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Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
Chapter 717
FLORIDA DISPOSITION OF ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY ACT
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F.S. 717.1262
717.1262 Court documents.—Any person who claims entitlement to abandoned property by reason of a court document shall file a certified copy of the court document with the department. A certified copy of each pleading filed with the court to obtain a court document establishing entitlement, filed within 180 days before the date the claim form was signed by the claimant or claimant representative, must also be filed with the department.
History.—s. 130, ch. 2004-390; s. 5, ch. 2016-90; s. 75, ch. 2026-174.