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Florida Statute 26.49 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 26.49 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 26.49 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
26.49 Executive officer of circuit court.The sheriff of the county shall be the executive officer of the circuit court of the county.
History.s. 14, ch. 4, 1845; RS 1396; GS 1841; RGS 3086; CGL 4869.

Cases Citing F.S. 26.49

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·Tirado v. Reese, 478 So. 2d 883 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2616

...out his sentence. The 180-day speedy trial period expired well before his eventual release and therefore he was entitled to discharge. The petition for writ of prohibition is granted. GRIMES, A.C.J., and SCHEB and SCHOONOVER, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] § 26.49, Fla....
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Cited as authorityBarron (1987)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·In Re Coll. Landings Ltd. P'ship, 248 B.R. 619 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1998).

Cited 1 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 1998 Bankr. LEXIS 1923, 1998 WL 1545437

...izes an attorney-client privilege that protects from discovery communications from a client to an attorney for the purpose of obtaining legal advice, provided they were intended to be confidential." 6 James Wm. Moore et al., Moore's Federal Practice § 26.49[1] (3d ed.1997). Generally, however, if a client seeks legal advice from an attorney in furtherance of a crime or fraud, the attorney-client communications are not privileged. Moore's, at § 26.49[6]....
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Cited as authorityHeyman (2006)
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1984).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

established certain persons as officers of the court. Section 26.49, F.S., provides that the sheriff of the county
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Knight v. Chief Judge of Florida's Twelfth Jud. Circuit, 235 So. 3d 996 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...Moreover, he “shall have the authority to require that all judges of the court, other court officers, and court personnel comply with all court and judicial branch policies, administrative orders, procedures and administrative plans.” Fla, R. Jud. Admin. 2.215(b)(2) (emphasis added). Pursuant to section 26.49, Florida Statutes (2016), “[t]he sheriff of the county shall be the executive officer of the circuit court of the county.” See also § 34.07, Fla....

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