Florida Statute 137.1 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 137
BONDS OF COUNTY OFFICERS

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F.S. 137.01

137.01 Bonds required by the board of county commissioners for county officers.—Each board of county commissioners may by ordinance require any county officer to give bond, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his or her office. The amount of the bond and the bond must be approved by the board of county commissioners. In determining the amount of the bond, the board of county commissioners may consider the amount of money or property likely to be in custody of the county officer at any one time. The bond of each of the county officers of whom a bond is required must be filed with the clerk of the circuit court.

History.—s. 1, ch. 3724, 1887; RS 616; GS 822; RGS 1568; CGL 2416; ss. 10, 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 837, ch. 95-147; s. 28, ch. 95-312; s. 20, ch. 98-34.

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Amendments to 137.01

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 137.01

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 137.01.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 137.01

Total Results: 2

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 23, 1976 | Docket: 3258232

Published

the tax collector's bond should be purchased. Section 137.01, F. S., provides that: Each of the county officers

Ocala Foundary & Machine Works v. Lester

49 Fla. 347

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 15, 1905 | Docket: 60405540

Published

section 299; 1 Foster’s Fed. Pr. (3rd. ed.), section 137; 1 Barbour’s Ch. Pr. * page 116; Huntington v