Florida Statute 113.7 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title X
PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS

Chapter 113
COMMISSIONS

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F.S. 113.07

113.07 Bond by surety company; when required.—

(1) When public officials, not honorary, either state, county or district, are required to post fidelity or performance bonds, such bonds must be written by surety companies authorized by law to do business in the state.

(2) The provisions of this law do not apply to deputy sheriffs, notaries public, or special process servers appointed to serve process under the provisions of s. 48.021.

(3) The cost of the premium on such bond must be paid out of the General Revenue Fund of the state or out of the county or out of the various districts, depending upon the class in which such officer belongs. If any excess premium over the base premium rate is charged in the procurement of the bonds, such excess premium must be paid by the individual officer or official.

History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, ch. 20523, 1941; s. 2, ch. 76-263; s. 18, ch. 98-34.

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Cases Citing Statute 113.07

Total Results: 2

Sierra Club v. Tennessee Valley Authority

430 F.3d 1337, 35 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20237, 61 ERC (BNA) 1545, 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 25127, 2005 WL 3110516

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Nov 22, 2005 | Docket: 213134

Cited 29 times | Published

and are not “federal enforcement” under Section 113. 7 Therefore, the plain language of the

Tappy v. State ex rel. Ervin

82 So. 2d 161, 1955 Fla. LEXIS 3888

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 8, 1955 | Docket: 64487231

Cited 1 times | Published

discharge of the duties of his office”; and Section 113.07, Florida Statutes 1953, F.S.A., requires that