Florida — 18th Judicial Circuit Court Process Server Bond
Arrange your Eighteenth Judicial Circuit process server bond through The Southern Agency. Brevard’s published instructions require $5,000 payable to the circuit, with dates covering the full appointment.
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- Recorded state
- Florida
- Category
- Professional & occupational licenses
What this bond does
The bond is part of the certified process server appointment or renewal process. Florida Section 48.29 provides $5,000 security for people wrongfully injured by a certified server’s misconduct or failure in service duties.
- Who needs it
- Individual process servers applying for appointment or renewal in Florida’s Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. Follow the instructions for your administering county rather than assuming a single circuit-wide submission desk.
- Who it protects
- Section 48.29 protects people wrongfully injured by malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty or incompetence in service of process. Brevard’s direction to make the bond payable to the circuit is not a statement that only the court benefits.
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
- Eighteenth Judicial Circuit: process server administration (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Brevard Clerk: process server applications and bonds (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
- Florida Statutes §48.29: certified process servers (opens in a new tab)Checked October 21, 2026
Have these ready
- Individual server name and administering county.
- Appointment/application reference and exact appointment start/expiration dates.
- Required $5,000 bond and circuit wording from the county instructions.
- For Brevard filing after issuance, the remaining signed application, acknowledgment and training evidence.
Questions about this bond
Does the bond replace the appointment order?
No. Brevard sends the application for Chief Judge review after receiving the required materials and background-check results. Bond purchase is only one part of that process.
Can I send a Seminole application to the Brevard Clerk?
Do not assume so. The circuit directs the two counties to different administering offices. Use the instructions for the appointment you seek.
What dates should the bond cover?
Brevard requires coverage from the effective date of the appointment through its expiration. Use the actual appointment dates, not dates copied from another circuit.