Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 903.08 (2025)

Sufficiency of sureties.

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903.08 Sufficiency of sureties.—The combined net worth of the sureties, exclusive of any other bonds on which they may be principal, or surety and property exempt from execution, shall be at least equal to the amount specified in the undertaking.

History.—s. 51, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(51); s. 22, ch. 70-339.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1977–1977 · leading case: Robert Pugh & Nathaniel Henderson v. James Rainwater, 557 F.2d 1189 (5th Cir. 1977).

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Robert Pugh & Nathaniel Henderson v. James Rainwater, 557 F.2d 1189 (5th Cir. 1977). “Unless a friend or relative qualifies as surety under Fla.Stat. § 903.08 and is willing to post bond, the indigent must resort to the professional bondsman.”

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