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Florida Statute 30.02 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 30.02 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 30.02 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
30.02 Bond of sheriffs; large counties.In each county in the state having a population in excess of 150,000 according to the last state census, the sheriff shall give bond as required by the board of county commissioners, to be filed with the clerk of the circuit court and be conditioned upon the faithful discharge of the duties of his or her office. When a sheriff is appointed to fill a vacancy, a bond may not be a prerequisite to succession in office; however, if the county commission requires a bond for the office of sheriff, the commission shall allow a period of 10 days after the effective date of the appointment in which the bond may be provided.
History.ss. 1, 4, ch. 3724, 1887; RS 1237; GS 1666; RGS 2871; CGL 4568; s. 1, ch. 17754, 1937; ss. 10, 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 172, ch. 95-147; s. 15, ch. 95-312; s. 11, ch. 98-34.

Cases Citing F.S. 30.02

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·Stahl v. Metro. Dade Cnty., 438 So. 2d 14 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983).

Cited 76 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

OF TORTS § 281 (1965) and W. PROSSER, supra at § 30. [2] The Florida cases often use the terms "but for"
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Cited as authorityHughes (2023)
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Cited as authorityGonzalez (2022)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2018)
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·David Jarrell v. Charles Balkcom, Warden, 735 F.2d 1242 (11th Cir. 1984).

Cited 67 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 21326

departure from established case law. Id. § 30.2(d) at 30-10. Consequently, most courts confronting
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2016)
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Cited as authorityMartinez (2013)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·State v. Hicks, 421 So. 2d 510 (Fla. 1982).

Cited 41 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...Ann. § 14:60 (1974); Minn. Stat. § 609.58 (1980); Mont. Code Ann. § 45-6-204 (1981); N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 635:1 (1974); N.Y.Penal Law § 140.20, .25, .30 (1982); Ore.Rev.Stat. § 164.215, 225 (1981); 18 Pa. C.S.A. § 3502 (1973); Tex.Penal Code § 30.02 (1974); Utah Code Ann....
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Cited "but see"Stephens (1992)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2017)
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·United States v. Marino-Garcia, 679 F.2d 1373 (11th Cir. 1982).

Cited 27 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 73 A.L.R. Fed. 144

1980); Restatement (Second) of Foreign Relations § 30(2); see also United States v. Columba-Colella, supra
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·United States v. Raymond Eugene Hill, 863 F.2d 1575 (11th Cir. 1989).

Cited 29 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 607, 1989 WL 526

...§ 2C:18-2; N.M.Stat. Ann. §§ 30-16-3 to 30-16-4; New York Penal Law §§ 140.20-30; N.C.Gen.Stat. §§ 14-51 to 14-54; Ohio Rev.Code Ann. §§ 2911.11-13; Ok. Stat. tit. 21, §§ 1431-35; Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 39-3-401 to 39-3-404; Texas Penal Code Ann. § 30.02; Wash.Rev.Code §§ 9A.52.020-030; Wis.Stat....
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Declined to followWhittaker (1989)
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Cited "but see"Whittaker (1989)
phrase: "but see"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2018)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Delgado v. State, 776 So. 2d 233 (Fla. 2000).

Cited 72 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 631

...[5] See Me.Rev.Stat. Ann. tit. 17-A, § 401 (West 1983); N.J. Stat. Ann. § 2C:18-2 (West 1995); N.D. Cent.Code § 12.1-22-02(1) (1997); Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 13, § 1201 (1998). See also S.C.Code Ann. § 16-11-310 (Law Co-op. Supp.1998); Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 30.02 (West 1994); Va.Code Ann....
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Receded fromBrown (2013)
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·Freddie Lee Scott v. Judge Wilson Hayes, 719 F.2d 1562 (11th Cir. 1983).

Cited 17 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 15139

clearly had jurisdiction over divorce cases, Ala.Code § 30-2-1. Further, the circuit court has discretion over
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Cited as authorityMartino (2025)
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Cited as authorityNunez (2025)
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·Tieder v. Little, 502 So. 2d 923 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).

Cited 14 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 37 Educ. L. Rep. 1005

OF TORTS § 281 (1965) and W. PROSSER, supra at § 30. [2] The Florida cases often use the terms "but for"
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2021)
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Cited as authorityKenz (2013)
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Cited as authorityPulawa (2006)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·United States v. James-Robinson, 515 F. Supp. 1340 (S.D. Fla. 1981).

Cited 11 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1981 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9614

basis of jurisdiction in Anglo-American law. Id., § 30(2); see Zenith, 494 F.Supp. 1179 n.38. But see United
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Cited as authorityReumayr (2008)
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Cited as authorityMedjuck (1996)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1993)
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·Drew v. State, 773 So. 2d 46 (Fla. 2000).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2000 WL 1675969

...eaking of" or removing of things from an enclosed or interior area: Because "enter" is defined exactly the same for burglary of a building or habitation as it is for burglary of a vehicle, the element of intrusion into a building or habitation under § 30.02 should be of the same nature as intrusion into a vehicle under § 30.04....
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Declined to follow(citing case) (2012)
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Cited as authorityA.D. (2013)
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·Cont'l Ins. Co. v. Polly Roberts, 410 F.3d 1331 (11th Cir. 2005).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2005 A.M.C. 1853, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 10177, 2005 WL 1313692

of first importance. 11 Williston on Contracts § 30:2 (4th ed.). We also all know that an ambiguous provision
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Cited as authorityRosin (2010)
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·Waters v. Miller, 564 F.3d 1355 (11th Cir. 2009).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 7889, 2009 WL 997647

term `termination'...."); 2 Couch on Insurance § 30:2 (3d ed. 2008) ("The right to cancel is distinct
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2018)
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Cited as authorityWalters (2009)
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·Bonifay v. Dickson, 459 So. 2d 1089 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).

Cited 14 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...y, forever barred and foreclosed of all rights, titles, interests and claims in and to said land. [5] However, there are no specific formalities necessary to constitute an effective common law dedication. 2 R. Boyer, Florida Real Estate Transactions § 30.02 (1984)....
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Vacated(citing case) (2019)
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Vacated(citing case) (2019)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2025)
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·Roberts v. Gordy, 359 F. Supp. 3d 1231 (S.D. Fla. 2019).

Cited 2 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida

...to the percentage of the income generated from the exploitation of the musical composition that is payable to the writer(s) of the musical composition, irrespective of who owns the copyright in such musical composition.") (citing Nimmer on Copyright § 30.02) (emphasis added)....
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Cited as authorityMosher (2024)
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Cited as authorityBadaan (2022)
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Vandegrift v. Vandegrift, 477 So. 2d 638 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2216

Super. 5, 370 A.2d 509 (1977). [7] Ala. Code § 30-2-51 (1975). [8] Compare Ill. Ann. Stat. Ch. 40
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·Mucktaru Kemokai v. U.S. Attorney Gen. (11th Cir. 2023).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

general larceny statute. See Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 266, § 30(2) (defining “[t]he term ‘property’ as used
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2026)
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Cited as authorityARDON-QUIROZ (2025)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2025)
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·Adam LaCroix v. Town of Fort Myers Beach, Florida (11th Cir. 2022).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

attached to the ground or a building.” Ordinance § 30-2. The Ordinance makes clear that portable signs
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Cited as authorityNetChoice (2025)
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Cited as authorityLADAPO (2024)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2024)
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Vandegrift v. Vandegrift, 477 So. 2d 638 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2216, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 16018

J. Super. 5, 370 A.2d 509 (1977). . Ala. Code § 30-2-51 (1975). . Compare Ill. Ann. Stat. Ch. 40 §
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Davis v. State, 988 So. 2d 1125 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 11222, 2008 WL 2812607

...occupied. However, the burglary statutes in those eases are different. They actually define a burglary as occurring upon entry of a “building (or any portion of a building) not then open to the public, with intent to commit....” Tex. Penal Code § 30.02(a)(1); De Albuquerque v....

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