{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-30.20","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 30.20","heading":"False return.","body":"For every false return, the sheriff shall forfeit and pay $500, one moiety thereof to the party aggrieved, and the other moiety to him or her who will sue for the same, to be recovered with costs by action of debt; and the said sheriff shall be further liable to an action of the party aggrieved.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 997, 1859; RS 1251; GS 1679; RGS 2887; CGL 4584; s. 181, ch. 95-147.","path":["CHAPTER 30 SHERIFFS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0030/0030.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:57:17Z","sha256":"3e14d6e6abb500d318ff0348afd53f57965af5e1b130ee154c241a59c941a291","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-30.15","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-30.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}