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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the value of motor vehicles exempt 2
from legal process; amending s. 222.25, F.S.; revising 3
upward the value of motor vehicles owned by certain 4
natural persons that is exempt from certain legal 5
processes; providing an effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Section 222.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to 10
read: 11
222.25 Other individual propert y of natural persons exempt 12
from legal process.— 13
(1) The following property is exempt from attachment, 14
garnishment, or other legal process: 15
(a)(1) A debtor's interest, not to exceed $1,000 in value, 16
in a single motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01(1) s. 320.01. 17
(b)(2) A debtor's interest in any professionally 18
prescribed health aids for the debtor or a dependent of the 19
debtor. 20
(c)(3) A debtor's interest in a refund or a credit 21
received or to be received, or the traceable deposits in a 22
financial institution of a debtor's interest in a refund or 23
credit, pursuant to s. 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 24
as amended. This exemption does not apply to a debt owed for 25
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child support or spousal support. 26
(d)(4) A debtor's interest in personal property, not to 27
exceed $4,000, if the debtor does not claim or receive the 28
benefits of a homestead exemption under s. 4, Art. X of the 29
State Constitution. This exemption does not apply to a debt owed 30
for child support or spousal support. 31
(2) Notwithstanding parag raph (1)(a), an individual debtor 32
under the federal Bankruptcy Code may exempt a debtor's 33
interest, not to exceed $5,000 in value, in a single motor 34
vehicle as defined in s. 320.01(1). This subsection applies to 35
any bankruptcy action filed on or after July 1, 2022. 36
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 37