Florida Statute 27.02 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 27
STATE ATTORNEYS; PUBLIC DEFENDERS; RELATED OFFICES

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F.S. 27.02

27.02 Duties before court.—

(1) The state attorney shall appear in the circuit and county courts within his or her judicial circuit and prosecute or defend on behalf of the state all suits, applications, or motions, civil or criminal, in which the state is a party, except as provided in chapters 39, 984, and 985. The intake procedures of chapters 39, 984, and 985 shall apply as provided therein. The state attorney shall appear in the circuit and county courts within his or her judicial circuit for the purpose of prosecuting violations of special laws and county or municipal ordinances punishable by incarceration if the prosecution is ancillary to a state prosecution or if the state attorney has contracted with the county or municipality for reimbursement for services rendered in accordance with s. 27.34(1).

(2) The state attorney, when complying with the discovery obligation pursuant to the applicable rule of procedure, may charge the defendant fees as provided for in s. 119.07(4), not to exceed 15 cents per page for a copy of a noncertified copy of a public record. However, these fees may be deferred if the defendant has been determined to be indigent as provided in s. 27.52.

History.—s. 3, ch. 1661, 1868; RS 1344; GS 1779; RGS 3005; CGL 4739; s. 5, ch. 72-404; s. 7, ch. 90-208; s. 116, ch. 95-147; s. 4, ch. 98-280; s. 6, ch. 2003-402; s. 4, ch. 2004-265; s. 31, ch. 2004-335.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 27.02

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 27.02.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 27.02

Total Results: 20

Reynolds v. State of Florida and Department of Children and Families

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-05-02

Snippet: at the time the offense was committed. See § 775.027(2), Fla. Stat.; Bourriague v. State, 820 So. 2d 997

State of Florida v. Robert Jean Morris

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-03-06

Snippet: with an altered or removed serial number. See § 790.27(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2014). This makes the video depicting

BRAYANT ELWYN MCCULLOUGH vs STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-09-15

Snippet: incurred, thereby failing to comply with section 938.27(2)(c)(8), Florida Statutes (2022). Furthermore, the

SHAUN WYRICH v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-09-01

Snippet: without rendering aid in violation of section 316.027(2)(c), Florida Statutes (2020). He was also sentenced

CA FLORIDA HOLDINGS, LLC, Publisher of THE PALM BEACH POST v. DAVE ARONBERG, as State Attorney of Palm Beach County, Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-05-10

Snippet: disclosure in the furtherance of justice. Section 905.27(2)—which appears to limit the disclosure to pending

JESUS G. GONSALEZ vs STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-04-21

Snippet: accident with only property damage. See §§ 316.027(2)(b), .061(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). Ground 3 fully

Echo River Sanctuary, LLC f/k/a TSE Plantation, LLC v. 21st Mortgage Corp., Meri L. Harrell Curtis R. Harrell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-09-14

Snippet: certificate of title that notes the lien. See § 319.27(2), Fla. Stat. If a creditor files lien documents

JILLIAN SCHAEFER vs STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-06-17

Snippet: jeopardy issue in the trial 1 See § 316.027(2)(c), Fla. Stat. (2019) (leaving scene of crash with

State of Florida v. Deontae Palinski Johnson

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-03-17

Snippet: conviction on multiple counts under section 316.027(2), Florida Statutes, stemming from a single

State of Florida v. Elizabeth Francis Marsh a/k/a Elizabeth Frances Marsh

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-12-10

Snippet: statute provides no aggravation for s. 322.27(2), or s. 322.28(2) or (4), and who by careless or

Deontae Palinski Johnson v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-09-14

Snippet: under section 316.027(2)(c) must stand, while the two convictions based on section 316.027(2)(a) must be vacated

ARK REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC. v. 21ST MORTGAGE CORPORATION

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-07-29

Snippet: interest in a mobile home is controlled by section 319.27(2), Florida Statutes (2013), which provides in relevant

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-06

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-12-19

Snippet: element for the offense charged under section 790.27(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2019). Finally, instruction

HARVEY L. LINEN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-03-29

Citation: 268 So. 3d 874

Snippet: violating sections 316.027(2)(a) and 316.061(1), Florida Statutes (2015). Section 316.027(2)(a) provides as

GEORGE GOMILLION v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-03-20

Citation: 267 So. 3d 502

Snippet: of leaving the scene of an accident, see § 316.027(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2016), and one count of carelessly

Howitt v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-02-08

Citation: 266 So. 3d 219

Snippet: JACOBUS, B.W., Senior Judge, concur. Sections 316.027(2)(c), 316.193(3)(c)1., and 316.193(3)(c)3.a., Florida

Howitt v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-02-08

Citation: 266 So. 3d 219

Snippet: JACOBUS, B.W., Senior Judge, concur. Sections 316.027(2)(c), 316.193(3)(c)1., and 316.193(3)(c)3.a., Florida

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-09.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-04

Citation: 262 So. 3d 59

Snippet: [DEATH] [SERIOUS BODILY INJURY] [INJURY] § 316.027(2), Fla. Stat.; § 316.062, Fla. Stat. To prove

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2017-05.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-02-08

Citation: 236 So. 3d 244

Snippet: [SERIOUS BODILY INJURY] [INJURY] § 316.027(2), Fla. Stat.; § 316.062, Fla. Stat. To

Flatirons Bank v. the Alan W. Steinberg Limited Partnership

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-12-06

Snippet: 27 (2) Steinberg had knowledge of the benefit conferred