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Florida Statute 705.106 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 705.106 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 705.106 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
705.106 Recovery from person wrongfully in possession.—Whenever any property described in this chapter, chapter 706, or chapter 707 is ascertained to be wrongfully withheld and the person in possession refuses to give it up to the sheriff on demand, the county attorney of the county in which the property is situated, or the city attorney, if within a municipality, when required to do so by the sheriff, shall enter a suit for said property and prosecute it to a final recovery. All moneys derived from these sources shall be paid by the sheriff into the State Treasury for the benefit of the State School Fund.
History.—ss. 4, 5, ch. 344, 1850; RS 2015; GS 2537; RGS 3892; CGL 5799; s. 4, ch. 63-267.
Note.—Former s. 705.06.

Cases Citing F.S. 705.106

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Monestime v. State, 220 So. 3d 493 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2017 WL 1927728, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 6589

property, citing the motion’s untimeliness under section 705.106, Florida Statutes (2016). That statute sets
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·Reyneldon J. Davis v. State, 198 So. 3d 1070 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 12578, 2016 WL 4415063

474 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006) (citations omitted). Section 705.106(1) provides that the title to property seized
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