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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-05-02T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-03-06T00:00:00-08:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-09-15T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-09-01T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-05-10T00:53:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-04-21T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-09-14T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: certificate of title that notes the lien. See § 319.27(2), Fla. Stat. If a creditor files lien documents…against third parties like Echo River. See § 319.27(2), Fla. Stat. The absence of valid certificates…Florida law.” Id. at 1213. Next, it quoted section 319.27(2) for the proposition that a lien on a mobile home…established its lien in the mobile home” under section 319.27(2), the mobile home’s status as a fixture was immaterial…third parties in the courts of this state. See § 319.27(2), Fla. Stat.; see also Bay Cty. Sheriff’s Office

JILLIAN SCHAEFER vs STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-06-17T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. | Date Filed: 2022-03-17T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: conviction on multiple counts under section 316.027(2), Florida Statutes, stemming from a single …DCA 2020). Because we conclude that section 316.027(2) contemplates prosecution on a per-crash-victim…charged Johnson with four violations of section 316.027(2)— one violation for each crash victim—and the jury…Judge Winokur would have held that “section 316.027(2) permits separate punishments for each victim” …unit of prosecution for a violation of section 316.027(2). “Unit of prosecution” refers to “the aspect of

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

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-12-09T23:53:00-08:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2020-09-14T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: under section 316.027(2)(c) must stand, while the two convictions based on section 316.027(2)(a) must be vacated…emphasis added). Section 316.027(2)(c), is substantially identical to section 316.027(2)(a)—except that paragraph… 3 Section 316.027(2)(a), Florida Statutes, states: The driver…is killed rather than injured. Sections 316.027(2)(a) and (c) require the driver of a vehicle involved…stated, “[o]ne of the main purposes of [section 316.027(2)] is to ensure that accident victims receive medical

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

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2020-07-29T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: interest in a mobile home is controlled by section 319.27(2), Florida Statutes (2013), which provides in relevant… lien in the mobile home pursuant to section 319.27(2). The mobile home was identified as personal property

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

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2019-12-18T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: element for the offense charged under section 790.27(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2019). Finally, instruction… the firearm. Give only if §_790.27(2)(a), Fla. Stat. is charged. 1. (Defendant

Corry Mency v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-06-12T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: home before using lawful deadly force. Ch. 2005-27, §§ 2-3, Laws of Fla. Second, the bill created a presumption

HARVEY L. LINEN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-03-29T00:53:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-03-20T00:53:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-02-08T00:00:00-08:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-02-08T00:00:00-08:00

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: Fla. | Date Filed: 2019-01-04T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 262 So. 3d 59

Snippet: - 316.027(2)(c) CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. Leaving the Scene of a 316.027(2)(b) 28.4… - 316.027(2)(b) CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. Leaving the Scene of a 316.027(2)(a) 28.4… and 316.027(2)(c) CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. Leaving Scene of a 316.027(2)(c) 28.4…and § 316.027(2)(c) CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. Leaving Scene of a 316.027(2)(c) 28.4…Scene of 316.027(2)(b) 28.4 Crash Involving Serious Bodily Injury* Leaving Scene of a 316.027(2)(a) 28.4

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

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-02-08T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 236 So. 3d 244

Snippet: - 316.027(2)(c) CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. Leaving the Scene of a 316.027(2)(b) 28.4… - 316.027(2)(b) CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. Leaving the Scene of a 316.027(2)(a) 28.4… and 316.027(2)(c) CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA.STAT. INS. NO. Leaving Scene of a 316.027(2)(c) 28.4 …and § 316.027(2)(c) CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA.STAT. INS. NO. Leaving Scene of a 316.027(2)(c) 28.4 …Scene of 316.027(2)(b) 28.4 Crash involving Serious Bodily Injury* Leaving Scene of a 316.027(2)(a) 28.4