Florida Statute 28.213 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 28
CLERKS OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS

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F.S. 28.213

28.213 Disposal of physical evidence filed as exhibits.—The clerk of any circuit court or county court may dispose of items of physical evidence which have been held as exhibits in excess of 3 years in cases on which no appeal, or collateral attack, is pending or can be made. Items of evidence having no monetary value which are designated by the clerk for removal shall be disposed of as unusable refuse. Items of evidence having a monetary value which are designated for removal by the clerk shall be sold and the revenue placed in the clerk’s general revenue fund.

History.—s. 1, ch. 72-7; s. 21, ch. 73-333; s. 2, ch. 89-176; s. 26, ch. 2003-402.

Note.—Former s. 43.195.

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Cases Citing Statute 28.213

Total Results: 3

Waterhouse v. State

82 So. 3d 84, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 112, 2012 WL 386752, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 267

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 8, 2012 | Docket: 60306273

Cited 15 times | Published

In 2003, this *90statute was renumbered as section 28.213. See ch.2003-402, § 26, Laws of Fla. . In

Webber v. State

931 So. 2d 169, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 7240, 2006 WL 1288605

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 12, 2006 | Docket: 64845380

Published

record before us, as well as the provisions of section 28.213, Florida Statutes (2005), we conclude that

Chestnut v. State

900 So. 2d 624, 2005 WL 600653

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 16, 2005 | Docket: 287058

Published

884 So.2d 1074 (Fla. 2nd DCA 2004), Fla. Stat. § 28.213. GUNTHER, GROSS and TAYLOR, JJ., concur.