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Civil Process Servers

Following are the requirements for placement on the approved list of Certified Civil Process Servers for the Second Judicial Circuit:

1. A completed application.
2. A surety bond of $5,000. (Minimum)
3. Sheriff's advisory letters from each of the six (6) county Sheriffs (included in the application).
4. A certified criminal background check may be obtained from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the Federal Bureau of Investigation or any other applicable law enforcement agency.
5. $250.00 application fee. Checks should be payable Leon County, Florida.

The completed Process Server Application (.pdf) and required documentation must be submitted to:
Paula Watkins, Administrative Services Manager
Leon County Courthouse
Office of Court Administration, Room 225
301 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 606-4422
no later than one (1) day prior to attending the seminar and taking the exam or you will not be permitted to participate. Please note that a national criminal background check may be conducted on all applicants.

Court Appointed/Conflict Attorney

If you are currently on our Registry and do not wish to make any changes, you do not need to file a new Conflict Attorney Application. If you do wish to make changes in counties/categories requested, please notify us at this time.

The Registry will be used for appointment of attorneys for persons entitled to court-appointed counsel, in cases in which the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel has a conflict of interest.

Paula Watkins, Administrative Services Manager
Leon County Courthouse
Office of Court Administration, Room 225
301 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 606-4422

Instructions

In order to apply for any position vacancies, please submit a separate, completed State of Florida Application for each vacancy in which you have an interest. You may obtain a State of Florida application from the Office of Personnel Services at (850) 488-3695 or you may download an application.

All successful applicants will be subject to a Criminal Background Check.

The Florida State Courts System does not accept electronically transmitted applications, unless stated on the vacancy announcement. Please mail your completed application to:
Paula Watkins
Administrative Services Manager
301 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32301
or fax your resume, state application and any other corresponding documentation to Paula Watkins attention at (850) 606-4343 for each respective vacancy in which you would like to be considered. Your application must be received by the 5:00 p.m. on the indicated closing date.

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