The County Attorney of Broward County and designated persons employed by the County
Attorney are authorized to accept service of process for purposes of Chapter 48, F.S.
on behalf of Broward County, Florida, the Board of County Commissioners of Broward
County, Florida, and any member of the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County,
Florida, who is sued in his or her official capacity except as provided herein. Any
such process accepted by the County Attorney or persons authorized by the County Attorney
pursuant to this ordinance shall not be challenged in the proceeding by Broward County
or the Board of County Commissioners of Broward County or the member of the Board
of County Commissioners of Broward County on the basis of failure to serve such process
upon the appropriate person identified in Chapter 48, F.S. Any other challenge or
defense to service of process may be asserted by Broward County, Florida, or the Board
of County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida, or the member of the Board of
County Commissioners of Broward County, Florida.
Any Commissioner who is an individual defendant in a lawsuit in his or her official
capacity may, in a writing to the County Attorney, revoke the authority to accept
service of process on his or her behalf. In such event, the process must be served
in accordance with Chapter 48, F.S.
(Ord. No. 1997-11, § 1, 3-11-97)
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