No motor vehicle repair shop may refuse to return a customer’s motor vehicle by virtue of any miscellaneous lien, nor may it enforce such a lien in any other fashion if it has failed to substantially comply with the provisions of this part.
Fla. Stat. § 559.919
Enforcement of liens restricted
Known as the Florida Commercial Collection Practices Act
The act spans §§ 559–559 (119 sections).
History.--s. 1, ch. 80-139; s. 10, ch. 93-219.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.