Fees for Service:
The fees the Hendry County Sheriff's Office Civil Division assesses for docketing and service of process are fixed by Florida Statute 30.231 and are non-refundable. All checks must be made payable to "Hendry County Sheriff's Office". Documents for service not properly issued,  incorrect fees or incorrect payee on the check, will be returned.

While the Civil Division serves numerous types of process, the most common of these types and their respective service fees are as follows:

All summons and subpoenas
$40.00 for each person or entity served

Witness Subpoenas
$40.00 for each subpoena 

Out-of-State Non-Enforceable Process
$40.00

Injunction for Protection
No charge

Writ of Execution (Levy)
$40.00 Service Fee
+$50.00 Levy Fee (Contact the Civil Division for a compete list of fees and cost deposits associated with this type of writ.)

Writ of Replevin
$40.00 Service Fee
+ $50.00 Levy Fee
+ any applicable cost deposits
+ $40.00 per each additional person to be served
Note: If the replevin of property is expected to exceed 1 hour, a Special Detail for the standby will have to be requested. The rate is assessed in hourly increments with a minimum of 4 hours. See Special Detail rates here. 

Writ of Possession (Landlord/Tenant or Foreclosure)
$40.00 Service Fee 
+ $50.00 Levy Fee
Note: If a deputy sheriff is requested to standby for more than 1/2 hour, the request must be made in writing at the time the writ is presented for service, accompanied by a Special Detail Application. The Special Detail rate is assessed in hourly increments with a minimum of 4 hours. See Special Detail rates here. 

Distress Writ (service only)
$40.00 per person served
+$50.00 per writ action

Writ of Attachment (Bodily)
$40.00 Service Fee 
+ $50.00 Levy Fee

Writ of Attachment (Property)
Contact the Civil Division for a complete list of fees and cost deposits associated with this type of writ.

Child Custody Orders
No charge