Florida Statute 705.106 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XL
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Chapter 705
LOST OR ABANDONED PROPERTY

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F.S. 705.106

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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 705.106

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 705.106.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 705.106

Total Results: 3

Monestime v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-05-10

Citation: 220 So. 3d 493, 2017 WL 1927728, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 6589

Snippet: citing the motion’s untimeliness under section 705.106, Florida Statutes (2016). That statute sets forth

Reyneldon J. Davis v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-08-19

Citation: 198 So. 3d 1070, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 12578

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

State v. Conforti

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-01-08

Citation: 688 So. 2d 350, 1997 WL 4632

Snippet: In Arcara v. Cloud Books, Inc., 478 U.S. 697, 705, 106 S.Ct. 3172, 3176, 92 L.Ed.2d 568 (1986), the Supreme