Fla. Stat. 57.061
Costs; recovery of illegally exacted; procedure

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SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS.—Any person aggrieved by any charge for costs by any officer may have its correctness determined by a court and jury by giving 5 days’ notice to the officer making the charge, stating in the notice the time and place of trial. The judge shall enter the action for trial on the day specified in the notice unless he or she extends the time.

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VERDICT AND JUDGMENT.—If the jury finds for plaintiff, it shall find the amount which has been improperly collected and the court shall enter judgment for 4 times the amount on which execution shall issue.

Source: Section 57.061 — Costs; recovery of illegally exacted; procedure, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0057.061 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

57.021
Costs 57.031
Costs 57.041
Costs 57.051
Costs 57.061
Costs 57.071
Costs 57.081
Costs 57.082
Determination of civil indigent status 57.085
Deferral of prepayment of court costs and fees for indigent prisoners 57.104
Computation of attorney fees 57.105
Attorney’s fee 57.106
Recovery of attorney fees and costs in certain disputes regarding property rights 57.111
Civil actions and administrative proceedings initiated by state agencies 57.112
Attorney fees and costs and damages 57.115
Execution on judgments

Current through Fall 2025

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Original Source: Section 57.061 — Costs; recovery of illegally exacted; procedure, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0057.061 (last accessed Aug. 6, 2025).

Fla. Stat. 57.061 Costs; recovery of illegally exacted; procedure

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Fla. Stat. 57.061
Costs; recovery of illegally exacted; procedure