# Fla. Stat. § 92.08: 92.08 Deeds and powers of attorney of record for 20 years or more

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.08

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 92.08
- **Heading:** 92.08 Deeds and powers of attorney of record for 20 years or more
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title VII / Chapter 92 / Section 92.08

## Text

The recitals in any deed of conveyance or power of attorney shall be admissible in evidence when offered in evidence by either party to any suit at law or in equity as prima facie proof of the truth of the facts therein recited, provided such deed of conveyance or power of attorney appears regular on its face and is a muniment in the chain of title under which the party offering the deed claims, and has been recorded as provided by law for more than 20 years prior to the institution of the suit in which it is offered; and provided further, that the party offering the deed of conveyance or power of attorney for such purposes shall at least 10 days before the trial of the suit in which the said copy is offered in evidence give notice to the opposite side of the intention to offer such copy in evidence and the purpose for which the same will be offered, and deliver with such notice a copy of the deed or power of attorney. The original deed or power of attorney shall be offered unless the party offering the certified copy shall show that the original is not within the custody or control of the party offering the copy.

History: s. 2, ch. 10111, 1925; CGL 4392.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 92.05 92.05 Final judgments and decrees of courts of record.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.05.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.06 92.06 Judgments and decrees of United States District Courts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.06.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.07 92.07 Judgments and decrees of this state.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.07.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.08 92.08 Deeds and powers of attorney of record for 20 years or more.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.08.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.09 92.09 Effect of reversal, etc., of judgment or successful attack on deed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.09.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.13 92.13 Certified copies of records of certified copies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.13.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.14 92.14 United States deeds and patents and copies thereof.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.14.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.16 92.16 Certificates of Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund respecting the ownership, conveyance of, and other facts in connection with public lands.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.16.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.17 92.17 Effect of seal of Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.17.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.18 92.18 Certificate of state officer.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.18.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.19 92.19 Portions of records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.19.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.20 92.20 Certificates issued under authority of Congress.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.20.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.21 92.21 Certificate as to sanitary condition of buildings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.21.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 92.23 92.23 Rule of evidence in suits on fire policies for loss or damage to building.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TVII_C92_S92.23.md)

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