Broward County FL Sheriff’s Office

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Civil Division carries out the sheriff’s statutory responsibility for the service of process and execution of writs. These judicial process documents originate from the courts, governmental agencies and private attorneys in Florida and throughout the United States and include:

• summonses, complaints and subpoenas
• writs of possession for real estate
• injunctions for protection against domestic violence
• writs of garnishment
• arrest orders/writs of bodily attachment

The Civil Division also enforces levies and writs of attachment and conducts Sheriff’s sales to aid in the collection of money judgments.

Annually, the division processes and serves more than 315,000 documents.

When filing a Writ of Possession with the Broward Sheriff’s Office, you can expect your eviction to be completed in approximately 10 working days of the posting. If the deputies are able to complete the eviction sooner they will.

If your eviction is not completed within that time frame please call us and we will research the status of your writ.

For information about having your documents served, call the Civil Division at (954) 831-8787 (Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.) or visit the division’s public window during regular business hours (Monday – Friday, 8:45 a.m.-5 p.m.) in the lobby of the Public Safety Building, 2601 West Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312. You can also mail your documents with the service fee to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Civil Division, P.O. Box 9507, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310.

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