Florida — 15th Judicial Circuit Court Process Server Bond
The Fifteenth Judicial Circuit’s Palm Beach County process-server programme calls for a $5,000 bond from a Florida-authorized surety. Its current renewal checklist names the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit as obligee and asks for January 1–December 31 coverage for the upcoming calendar year. The Southern Agency’s listing is for that individual certification request.
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- Recorded state
- Florida
- Category
- Professional & occupational licenses
What this bond does
The undertaking benefits people wrongfully injured by the server’s malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty or incompetence in process-server duties. It supports the Court’s certification process; it does not make a service company or its whole staff certified.
- Who needs it
- An individual applying, renewing or qualifying for the Fifteenth Circuit’s specified reciprocal route. The Chief Judge certifies the server and Court Administration administers the programme. Someone absent from the immediately preceding certified year who is not a reciprocal applicant must use the new-applicant path.
- Who it protects
- The $5,000 statutory undertaking addresses wrongful injury connected with process-server duties. It does not guarantee the outcome of litigation, replace lawful service or give general authority to enforce writs. The Court’s programme concerns its certified-server list, not automatic approval in every jurisdiction.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- Fifteenth Judicial Circuit: current Certified Process Servers programme (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Fifteenth Judicial Circuit: current-linked26–27 CPS renewal packet (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Fifteenth Judicial Circuit: currently linked AO2.705 renewal/removal order (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
Have these ready
- Individual applicant/CPS identity and the new, renewal or specifically eligible reciprocal application path.
- Fifteenth Judicial Circuit obligee, Florida-authorized surety, $5,000 sum and accepted upcoming-calendar-year dates.
- Required recorded proof/continuation or certified recorded copy and current electronic Court delivery instructions.
- Separate good-conduct/background evidence and applicable sixteen-hour initial training/exam or four-hour renewal education.
Questions about this bond
Does the document name my company instead of me?
This programme certifies the individual server. The application has separate individual and company fields; use the actual individual principal and the Circuit’s accepted obligee wording, rather than assuming one company document certifies everyone.
Can I send the unrecorded provider PDF and finish?
The programme requires recording and recorded proof for Court Administration. Renewal has its specified recorded-original/continuation or certified-copy instructions. Check the current package and timing rather than treating payment or an unrecorded first page as complete.
Can I renew if I was not certified here in the immediately preceding year?
The current programme says to apply as a new applicant if you were not certified here in the immediately preceding year and are not a reciprocal applicant. Its reciprocal route is specifically described for Eleventh Circuit applicants and has conditions; approval elsewhere alone is not automatic reciprocity.