Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 26.49 (2025)

Executive officer of circuit court.

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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1985–2017 · leading case: Tirado v. Reese, 478 So. 2d 883 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985).
Tirado v. Reese, 478 So. 2d 883 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985). · cites it 2× “…The petition for writ of prohibition is granted. GRIMES, A.C.J., and SCHEB and SCHOONOVER, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] § 26.49, Fla. Stat. (1983).”
In Re Coll. Landings Ltd. P'ship, 248 B.R. 619 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1998). · cites it 2× “” “Federal common law recognizes 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.”
Knight v. Chief Judge of Florida's Twelfth Jud. Circuit, 235 So. 3d 996 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017). · cites it 4× “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.”
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