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Florida Statute 454.20 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

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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F.S. 454.20 on Casetext

Amendments to 454.20


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 454.20
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 454.20.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

WOOTEN, v. BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY, a, 387 F. Supp. 3d 1078 (D. Mont. 2019)

. . . First-class fare allows passengers to check two bags without incurring additional cost for a total of $ 454.20 . . . first-class fare costs 14% more than basic economy when passengers bring two bags that require checking ($ 454.20 . . .

US BANK, N. A. v. B. BOYER A. W. S. A. A., 125 So. 3d 997 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . See § 454.20, Fla. Stat. (2011); Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.505(c). . . . nonresident cost bond is different from the type of official bond with surety contemplated in section 454.20 . . . the circuit court granted the motion to dismiss with prejudice “on the basis of’ sections 57.011 and 454.20 . . . We disagree and hold that section 454.20 was not violated in this case. . . . Attorneys routinely advance their client’s costs and in doing so do not violate section 454.20. . . .

TORRES, a TORRES, v. TRINITY INDUSTRIES, INC. a v., 229 F. Supp. 2d 598 (N.D. Tex. 2002)

. . . CO 5.90% 56,420.35 16,420.35 1/1/97 1/1/98 lo CO CO 5.90% 56,538.91 16,538.91 1/1/98 1/14/98 CO H (454.20 . . .

A. CROWNOVER C. v. SCHONFELD G., 214 So. 2d 499 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1968)

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

J. GOLDBERG, v. S. R. MORGAN, 196 F. Supp. 626 (W.D. La. 1961)

. . . Harry Campbell, Jr., Attorney $454.20 Mr. Joseph P. McAuliffe, Investigator 138.43 Mr. T. . . .

STATE FLORIDA BAR, v. H. E. OXFORD,, 127 So. 2d 107 (Fla. 1960)

. . . Section 454.20, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., is pertinent and is as follows: “No attorney shall become surety . . . Canon 10 is in effect much the same as § 454.20, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., both of which, as well as . . .

In MEAD, 16 F. Cas. 1274 (D.N.J. 1871)

. . . the monies of the estate, to the petitioning creditor, the amount of his claim, to wit, the sum of $454.20 . . .