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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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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: 7

Allied Fidelity Insurance Co. v. Green

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-08-18

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

Snippet: include any pleading that an affidavit under section 903.14, Florida Statutes had been filed with the bond

Ewing v. Kaplan

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-07-16

Citation: 474 So. 2d 302, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1744

Snippet: conclusions below that the provision of section 903.14(3), Florida Statutes (1981)[1] that the bondsman's

Boyd v. Brett-Major

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-05-08

Citation: 449 So. 2d 952

Snippet: failed to file an affidavit as required by Section 903.14, Florida Statutes (1983), thereby creating an absolute

Boyd v. International Fidelity Insurance

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-04-20

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

Bailey v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1973-08-16

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: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1968-11-22

Citation: 216 So. 2d 80

Snippet: The case involves the construction of Section 903.14, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., which reads in material

State v. Limpus

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1949-06-15

Citation: 41 So. 2d 164, 1949 Fla. LEXIS 736

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