Florida Statute 27.50 | 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. 27.50

27.50 Public defender; qualifications; election.—For each judicial circuit, there shall be a public defender who shall be, and shall have been for the preceding 5 years, a member in good standing of The Florida Bar. The public defender shall be elected at the general election, for a term of 4 years, by the qualified electors of the judicial circuit. The public defender shall be an elector of the state and shall reside within the territorial jurisdiction of the judicial circuit in which he or she serves.

History.—s. 1, ch. 63-409; s. 15, ch. 73-333; s. 1, ch. 80-376; s. 137, ch. 95-147.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 27.50

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 27.50.

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Cases Citing Statute 27.50

Total Results: 20

Dane P. Abdool v. Pam Bondi, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-06-12

Citation: 141 So. 3d 529, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 421, 2014 WL 2609154, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 1887

Snippet: ch. 63^09, § 1, Laws of Fla. (enacting section 27.50, Florida Statutes (1963), which created the Office

Watts v. Justice Administrative Commission

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-06-12

Citation: 115 So. 3d 431, 2013 WL 2494685, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 9276

Snippet: extraordinary. and unusual but did not award Watts the $10,027.50 he requested. Instead, the court awarded Watts

Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-05-23

Citation: 115 So. 3d 261, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 339, 2013 WL 2248965, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 1038

Snippet: ch. 63-409, § 1, Laws of Fla. (enacting section 27.50, Florida Statutes (1963), which created the office

Johnson v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-01-05

Citation: 78 So. 3d 1305, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 22, 2012 WL 16692

Snippet: ch. 63-^09, § 1, Laws of Fla. (enacting section 27.50, Florida Statutes (1963), which created the Office

Crist v. FL. ASS'N OF CRIM. DEFENSE LAWYERS

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-03-13

Citation: 978 So. 2d 134, 2008 WL 659435

Snippet: ch. 63-409, § 1, Laws of Fla. (enacting section 27.50, Florida Statutes (1963), which created the Office

Flores v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-05-23

Citation: 819 So. 2d 740, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 499, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 1093, 2002 WL 1028332

Snippet: The amounts of the three bills were $5, $10 and $27.50. Allstate also presented evidence of a physician's

Schreiber v. Rowe

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-03-21

Citation: 814 So. 2d 396, 2002 WL 432575

Snippet: responded to this mandate by enacting section 27.50, Florida Statutes, creating the office of the public

Flores v. Allstate Ins. Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-07-21

Citation: 772 So. 2d 4, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 9201, 2000 WL 1005252

Snippet: PIP coverage, for which he did not pay ($5, $10, $27.50), and another bill that he altered from $30 to $130

Norman v. Gloria Farms, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-01-26

Citation: 766 So. 2d 1062, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 486, 2000 WL 60376

Snippet: earning ability $ 21,000.00 Past medical expenses 27,050.83 Future earning ability (100,000 over 25 years)

Carnival Corp. v. Hertz Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-12-01

Citation: 748 So. 2d 323, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 15754, 1999 WL 1075943

Snippet: Crenshaw Bros. Produce Co., v. Harper, 142 Fla. 27, 50-51, 194 So. 353, 362-63 (1940). . Interestingly

Florida Wood Services, Inc. v. Osprey Links Joint Venture

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-10-16

Citation: 720 So. 2d 591, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 13166, 1998 WL 727352

Snippet: and rough carpentry, after having been paid $573,027.50, and failed to pay FWS all that it was owed for

Kelly v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-03-25

Citation: 670 So. 2d 169, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 3089, 1996 WL 128172

Snippet: assessment of “other court costs” in the amount of $27.50, without reference to any statutory authority, is

Thomas v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-02-28

Citation: 668 So. 2d 344, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 1727, 1996 WL 82696

Snippet: However, we strike the requirement that Thomas pay $27.50 in court costs because there is no reference to

Pollock v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-01-23

Citation: 666 So. 2d 1016, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 377, 1996 WL 21677

Snippet: the judgment the requirement that appellant pay $27.50 in court costs, listed on the line identified as

Kelsey v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-07-03

Citation: 658 So. 2d 1073, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 7283, 1995 WL 387173

Snippet: appellant pay $225.00 in “Charges/Costs/Fees” and $27.50 as “additional court costs” must be stricken as

Lenders v. Durham

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-07-20

Citation: 564 So. 2d 1186, 1990 WL 100746

Snippet: Durham (father), and by ordering the mother to pay $27.50 per week for the support of the two minor children

State Ex Rel. Smith v. Brummer

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-01-12

Citation: 443 So. 2d 957

Snippet: of that office is regulated by statute, sections 27.50-.59, Florida Statutes (1981), and by court rule

Lamm v. Chapman

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-03-11

Citation: 413 So. 2d 749

Snippet: contained a provision requiring respondent to pay $27.50 per week for the support of his minor child. Respondent

Escambia County v. Behr

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-05-01

Citation: 384 So. 2d 147

Snippet: herein. I cannot agree. It is clear that Chapter 27.50, Florida Statutes (1977), does not impose an exclusive

Cyphers v. Cyphers

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1979-08-01

Citation: 373 So. 2d 442

Snippet: on it; (3) required the husband to contribute $27.50 per month toward a major medical insurance policy