Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 903.05 (2025)

Qualification of sureties.

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903.05 Qualification of sureties.—A surety for the release of a person on bail, other than a company authorized by law to act as a surety, shall be a resident of the state or own real estate within the state.

History.—s. 48, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(48); s. 21, ch. 70-339.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1982–1995 · leading case: Minasian v. State, 655 So. 2d 1143 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995).

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Minasian v. State, 655 So. 2d 1143 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995). “Section 903.05 authorizes residents of this state to act as sureties for bail bonds, even though they are not licensed pursuant to chapter 648.”

Al Estes Bonding Agency v. Citrus Cnty., 417 So. 2d 1127 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). · cites it 2× “See § 903.05, Fla.Stat. (1981). . See §§ 903.”

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