Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 27.706 (2025)

Private practice of law prohibited.

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27.706 Private practice of law prohibited.Each capital collateral regional counsel and all full-time assistants appointed by him or her shall serve on a full-time basis and may not engage in the private practice of law.
History.s. 3, ch. 85-332; s. 150, ch. 95-147; s. 6, ch. 97-313.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2007–2011 · leading case: State v. Kilgore, 976 So. 2d 1066 (Fla. 2007).
State v. Kilgore, 976 So. 2d 1066 (Fla. 2007). · cites it 4× “§ 27.706, Fla. Stat. (2002). Once again, we see an expression of intent to provide counsel only in capital postconviction proceedings.”
Melton v. State, 56 So. 3d 868 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011). · cites it 2× “Section 27.706, Florida Statutes (2009) prohibits lawyers employed by CCRC from engaging in the private practice of law on any *871 body’s behalf.”
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