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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 454
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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F.S. 454.20
454.20 Attorneys not to be sureties.—No attorney shall become surety on the official bond of any state, county, or municipal officer of this state, nor surety on any bond of a client in judicial proceedings.
History.—s. 20, ch. 10175, 1925; CGL 4198.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 454.20
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Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 454.20.

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Cases Citing Statute 454.20

Total Results: 3

US Bank, N.A. v. Boyer

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-06-28

Citation: 125 So. 3d 997, 2013 WL 3239624, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 10263

Snippet: acting as a surety for his or her client. See § 454.20, Fla. Stat. (2011); Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.505(c)

Crownover v. Schonfeld

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1968-10-01

Citation: 214 So. 2d 499, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 4988

Snippet: paid. The appellants’ main contention is that § 454.20, Fla.Stat., F.S.A., which prohibits an attorney

State Ex Rel. Florida Bar v. Oxford

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1960-11-30

Citation: 127 So. 2d 107

Snippet: shall become surety on any undertaking." Section 454.20, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., is pertinent and is