Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 896.106 (2025)
Fugitive disentitlement.
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896.106 Fugitive disentitlement.—A person may not use the resources of the courts of this state in furtherance of a claim in any related civil forfeiture action or a claim in a third-party proceeding in any related forfeiture action if that person purposely leaves the jurisdiction of this state or the United States; declines to enter or reenter this state to submit to its jurisdiction; or otherwise evades the jurisdiction of the court in which a criminal case is pending against the person.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2002–2002 · leading case: Tejada v. In Re Forfeiture of the Following Described Prop. 6,626.11 in Us Currency, 820 So. 2d 385 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002).
Tejada v. In Re Forfeiture of the Following Described Prop. 6,626.11 in Us Currency, 820 So. 2d 385 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002). “The trial court based its dismissal of Tejada's claim upon section 896.106, Florida Statutes (2000), which codified what is commonly referred to as the "fugitive disentitlement doctrine.”
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