The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 648
BAIL BOND AGENTS

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F.S. 648.24

648.24 Declaration of public policy.—It is the public policy of this state and the intent of the Legislature that a bond for which fees or premiums are charged must be executed by a bail bond agent licensed pursuant to this chapter in connection with the pretrial or appellate release of a criminal defendant and shall be construed as a commitment by and obligation upon the bail bond agent to ensure that the defendant appears at all subsequent criminal proceedings.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2002-260.

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Amendments to 648.24

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 648.24

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 648.24.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

IN RE JUERAKHAN, v., 544 B.R. 711 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2016)

. . . . § 648.24, Fla. Stat. . § 648.27(1), Fla. Stat. . § 648.295(1), Fla. . . .

RAMIREZ, v. STATE, 113 So. 3d 28 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . See generally § 648.24. . . . bail bond agent ... to ensure that the defendant appears at all subsequent criminal proceedings.” § 648.24 . . .

GREEN v. ABONY BAIL BOND, d b a R. V. L., 316 F. Supp. 2d 1254 (M.D. Fla. 2004)

. . . . § 648.24 (“It is the public policy of this state ... that a bond for which fees or premiums are charged . . .

In CLAEYS, 81 B.R. 985 (Bankr. D.N.D. 1987)

. . . The land can be characterized as four distinct tracts of 160, 280, 640 and 648.24 acres respectively. . . .

SILVERTON LOAN AND BUILDING COMPANY, v. UNITED STATES, 412 F. Supp. 17 (S.D. Ohio 1976)

. . . the years in question in this litigation plaintiff treated as a deduction the respective sums of $25,-648.24 . . .