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Florida Statute 137.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 137.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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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.

Cases Citing F.S. 137.01

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·Ocala Foundary & Mach. Works v. Lester, 49 Fla. 347 (Fla. 1905).

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section 299; 1 Foster’s Fed. Pr. (3rd. ed.), section 137; 1 Barbour’s Ch. Pr. * page 116; Huntington v
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1976).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

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

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