Florida Statute 903.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 903
BAIL

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903.03 Jurisdiction of trial court to admit to bail; duties and responsibilities of Department of Corrections.—

(1) After a person is held to answer by a trial court judge, the court having jurisdiction to try the defendant shall, before indictment, affidavit, or information is filed, have jurisdiction to hear and decide all preliminary motions regarding bail and production or impounding of all articles, writings, moneys, or other exhibits expected to be used at the trial by either the state or the defendant.

(2)(a) The Department of Corrections shall have the authority on the request of a circuit court when a person charged with a noncapital crime or bailable offense is held, to make an investigation and report to the court, including:

1. The circumstances of the accused’s family, employment, financial resources, character, mental condition, and length of residence in the community;

2. The accused’s record of convictions, of appearance at court proceedings, of flight to avoid prosecution, or failure to appear at court proceedings; and

3. Other facts that may be needed to assist the court in its determination of the indigency of the accused and whether she or he should be released on her or his own recognizance.

(b) The court shall not be bound by the recommendations.

History.—s. 46, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(46); s. 1, ch. 67-151; s. 21, ch. 70-339; s. 1, ch. 70-439; s. 5, ch. 75-301; s. 13, ch. 77-120; s. 22, ch. 79-3; s. 1474, ch. 97-102; s. 30, ch. 2004-11.

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Campbell v. Johnson, 586 F.3d 835 (11th Cir. 2009).

Cited 47 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 21462, 2009 WL 3109910

...the government's goal). As the district court correctly recognized, Florida law grants the court having jurisdiction to try the defendant the sole authority to hear and decide issues regarding bail, including the conditions of bail. See Fla. Stat. § 903.03(1) (“[a]fter a person is held to answer by a trial court judge, the court ....

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Langfitt v. Fed. Marine Terminals, Inc., 647 F.3d 1116 (11th Cir. 2011).

Cited 20 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 32 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 994, 2011 A.M.C. 1819, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 15658, 2011 WL 3207771

"loading [or] unloading" certain vessels. Id. § 903.[3] Every "employer" of covered employees"person[s]

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Hlad v. State, 565 So. 2d 762 (Fla. 5th DCA 1990).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1990 WL 98751

...§ 306 (1980); Me.R.Evid. 303; Mich.R. Evid. 302; Nev. Stat. § 47.230 (1973); N.M.R. Evid. 303; Okla. Stat., Tit. 12, § 2304 (1978); S.D. Codified Laws § 19-11-2 through § 19-11-4 (Rules 302(a), (b), (c)) (1979); Vt.R. Evid. § 303(b), (c) and (d) (1983); Wis. Stat. § 903.03 (1975)....

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Schlosser v. Coleman, 818 F. Supp. 1534 (M.D. Fla. 1993).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1993 WL 127720

...greement, and oversaw the hearings at issue, he was acting pursuant to his judicial functions. Florida Statutes, section 34.13 (1991) states that a county court judge shall issue arrest warrants upon submission of affidavits from the state attorney. Section 903.03(1) provides that county courts have the jurisdiction "to hear and decide all preliminary motions regarding bail...." Thus, the actions Plaintiff alleges Defendant Parker took fall within the judicial function as defined by the relevant state statutes....

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Metzler v. State, 241 So. 2d 172 (Fla. 1st DCA 1970).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 5402

issue a capias before an information is filed. Section 903.03(1), Fla.Stat, F.S.A. Gossett v. Hanlon, Fla

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Shavis Johnson v. State of Florida (Fla. 4th DCA 2019).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...ority to order pretrial detention in those cases. Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.132(b) (“A motion for pretrial detention may be filed at any time prior to trial. The motion shall be made to the court with trial jurisdiction.” (emphasis supplied)); see also § 903.03(1), Fla....

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Langfitt v. Fed. Marine Terminals, Inc. (11th Cir. 2011).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

“loading [or] unloading” certain vessels. Id. § 903.3 Every “employer” of covered employees—“person[s]

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King v. State, 401 So. 2d 931 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 20776

released on his own recognizance pursuant to Section 903.03(1), Florida Statutes (1979). When King failed

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Schlosser v. Coleman, 818 F. Supp. 1534 (M.D. Fla. 1993).

Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5500

...greement, and oversaw the hearings at issue, he was acting pursuant to his judicial functions. Florida Statutes, section 34.13 (1991) states that a county court judge shall issue arrest warrants upon submission of affidavits from the state attorney. Section 903.03(1) provides that county courts have the jurisdiction “to hear and decide all preliminary motions regarding bail____” Thus, the actions Plaintiff alleges Defendant Parker took fall within the judicial function as defined by the relevant state statutes....

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