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Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 903
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F.S. 903.09

903.09 Justification of sureties.—

(1) A surety shall execute an affidavit stating that she or he possesses the qualifications and net worth required to become a surety. The affidavit shall describe the surety’s property and any encumbrances and shall state the number and amount of any bonds entered into by the surety at any court that remain undischarged.

(2) A bond agent, as defined in s. 648.25(3), shall justify her or his suretyship by attaching a copy of the power of attorney issued by the company to the bond or by attaching to the bond United States currency, a United States postal money order, or a cashier’s check in the amount of the bond; but the United States currency, United States postal money order, or cashier’s check cannot be used to secure more than one bond. Nothing herein shall prohibit two or more qualified sureties from each posting any portion of a bond amount, and being liable for only that amount, so long as the total posted by all cosureties is equal to the amount of bond required.

History.—s. 52, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(52); s. 1, ch. 57-63; s. 23, ch. 70-339; s. 44, ch. 84-103; s. 5, ch. 86-151; s. 1477, ch. 97-102; s. 1919, ch. 2003-261; s. 75, ch. 2023-144.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 903.09

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 903.09.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 903.09

Total Results: 3

A.S. v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-04-23

Citation: 616 So. 2d 1202, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 4530, 1993 WL 125112

Snippet: challenge to the facial validity of section 415.903(9)(e) on the basis of vagueness and overbreadth has

Al Estes Bonding Agency v. Citrus County

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-08-11

Citation: 417 So. 2d 1127, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 20840

Snippet: . See § 903.05, Fla.Stat. (1981). . See §§ 903.09, 903.16, 903.17, Fla.Stat. (1981). . See § 648

Godard v. Crenshaw

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1938-08-01

Citation: 186 So. 822, 136 Fla. 78, 1938 Fla. LEXIS 1339

Snippet: decree against Home Seekers Realty Co. for $138,903.09. Hollywood Land Water Co. was not indebted to