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Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 903
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F.S. 903.14

903.14 Contracts to indemnify sureties.—

(1) A surety shall file with the bond an affidavit stating the amount and source of any security or consideration which the surety or anyone for his or her use has received or been promised for the bond. The affidavit may be filed in person or electronically.

(2) A surety may maintain an action against the indemnitor only on agreements set forth in the affidavit. In an action by the indemnitor to recover security or collateral, the surety shall have the right to retain only the security or collateral stated in the affidavit.

(3) A limited surety or licensed bond agent may file a statement in lieu of the affidavit required in subsection (1). Such statement must be filed within 30 days from the execution of the undertaking.

History.—s. 57, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(57); s. 1, ch. 65-492; s. 1, ch. 69-151; s. 25, ch. 70-339; s. 1479, ch. 97-102; s. 6, ch. 2013-192.

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Amendments to 903.14

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 903.14

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 903.14.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 903.14

Total Results: 9

Cornerstone Communities, Inc. v. City of Clearwater

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-03-31T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 545 So. 2d 903, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 818, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 1618, 1989 WL 29042

Snippet: Altenbernd, Frank, Ryder 31 March 1989 545 So. 2d 903, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 818, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 1618,

Long v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-03-29T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 540 So. 2d 903, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 819, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 1616, 1989 WL 29022

Snippet: Frank, Parker, Threadgill 29 March 1989 540 So. 2d 903, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 819, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 1616,

Allied Fidelity Insurance Co. v. Green

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1987-08-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 511 So. 2d 439, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2019, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 9952

Snippet: the laws of Florida, including section 903.14. Under section 903.14, Florida Statutes, where a contract …include any pleading that an affidavit under section 903.14, Florida Statutes had been filed with the bond.…Florida Statutes. The filing provisions of section 903.14 are merely a procedural aspect attaching to indemnification…because appellant had failed to comply with section 903.14. That section would not apply. Therefore, appellant…proceedings. SHIVERS and NIMMONS, JJ., concur. . Section 903.14 has been construed to place an indemnitor on an

Ewing v. Kaplan

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-07-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 474 So. 2d 302

Snippet: conclusions below that the provision of section 903.14(3), Florida Statutes (1981)[1] that the bondsman…. NOTES [1] The entire statute is as follows: 903.14 Contracts to indemnify sureties. (1) A surety

Boyd v. Brett-Major

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-05-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 449 So. 2d 952

Snippet: failed to file an affidavit as required by Section 903.14, Florida Statutes (1983), thereby creating an absolute… action, but failed to adequately plead Section 903.14 as an affirmative defense. A final summary judgment

Boyd v. International Fidelity Insurance

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-04-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 412 So. 2d 944, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 19850

Snippet: to file the full statement required by section 903.14, Florida Statutes (1979),1 setting forth the amount…wished to raise the lack of compliance with section 903.14 as “additional evidence.” We disagree. A party …the statement alleged to be violative of section 903.14 and to assert their affirmative defense prior to…issue on appeal. Incomplete compliance with section 903.14 does not defeat the court’s jurisdiction; the defense…Fla.1974); Fla. R.Civ.P. 1.140(b). Affirmed. . 903.14 Contracts to indemnify surities.— (1) A surety

Bailey v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1973-08-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 282 So. 2d 32

Snippet: interest as indemnitor in the bond as required by F.S. 903.14, F.S.A. [2] We have not overlooked F.S. 648.42

United Bonding Insurance Company v. Tuggle

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1968-11-21T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 216 So. 2d 80

Snippet: . The case involves the construction of Section 903.14, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., which reads in material…first time an Indemnity Affidavit called for by § 903.14. The reinstated bond was thereafter estreated a…to be decided here is whether Florida Statute § 903.14, F.S.A. requires an indemnity affidavit to be filed…Indiana, and New York, have statutes similar to our § 903.14, but they are likewise unconstrued. See Ill.Stat.Ann…N.Y.Code Crim.Proc. § 554-c (McKinney 1958). Section 903.14 begins by saying "Every surety for the release

State v. Limpus

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1949-06-14T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 41 So. 2d 164

Snippet: misdemeanor. The several provisions of Section 903.14, F.S.A., are applicable to personal sureties and