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The 2026 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Chapter 717
FLORIDA DISPOSITION OF ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY ACT
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F.S. 717.1261
717.1261 Death certificates.—Any person who claims entitlement to abandoned property by means of the death of one or more persons shall file a copy of the death certificate of the decedent or decedents that has been certified as being authentic by the issuing governmental agency.
History.—s. 129, ch. 2004-390; s. 74, ch. 2026-174.