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Fla. Stat. § 648.24 (2025)

Declaration of public policy.

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2004–2016 · leading case: Green v. Abony Bail Bond, 316 F. Supp. 2d 1254 (M.D. Fla. 2004).

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Green v. Abony Bail Bond, 316 F. Supp. 2d 1254 (M.D. Fla. 2004). · cites it 2× “30(1); see also Fla. Stat. § 648.24 (“It is the public policy of this state .”

Ramirez v. State, 113 So. 3d 28 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “See generally § 648.24. Because we conclude that a mens rea element should be read into the statute as it applies to a person who accepts an employment position with a bail bond agency as described in section 648.”

Wilcox v. Juerakhan (In re Juerakhan), 544 B.R. 711 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2016). · cites it 2× “§ 648.24, Fla. Stat. . § 648.27(1), Fla. Stat.”

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