Florida Statute 903.29 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 903
BAIL

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F.S. 903.29

903.29 Arrest of principal by surety after forfeiture.—Within 2 years from the date of forfeiture of a bond, the surety may arrest the principal for the purpose of surrendering the principal to the official in whose custody she or he was at the time bail was taken or in whose custody the principal would have been placed had she or he been committed.

History.—s. 72, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(72); s. 1, ch. 59-192; s. 5, ch. 61-406; s. 5, ch. 65-492; s. 35, ch. 70-339; s. 47, ch. 84-103; s. 11, ch. 86-151; s. 1486, ch. 97-102.

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Amendments to 903.29

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 903.29

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 903.29.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 903.29

Total Results: 8

Rubin S. Williams Bailbonds, Inc. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-08-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 493 So. 2d 1065, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1869, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 9532

Snippet: Alachua County. That opinion suggests that section 903.29, Florida Statutes (Supp.1984), denies to the surety…escape forever. The only construction of section 903.29, Florida Statutes (Supp.1984) that comports with

Department of Corrections v. Piccirillo

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-08-22T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 474 So. 2d 1199

Snippet: Poindexter v. Greenhow, 114 U.S. 270, 5 S.Ct. 903, 29 L.Ed. 185 (1884). It is not enough, however, that

Allied Fidelity Ins. Co. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-06-15T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 415 So. 2d 109

Snippet: defendant and return him to the custody of the court. § 903.29, Fla. Stat. (1979). A surety which has not paid

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1977-01-10T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: arrest power of s. 903.29. Thus, if the bondsman establishes suretyship (pursuant to s.903.29[2]) by attaching…still legally arrest the principal pursuant to s. 903.29, F. S., if the bondsman had an indemnity agreement…was licensed by another company? SUMMARY: Section 903.29, F. S., authorizes a surety to arrest the principal…the bondsman cease to have any authority under s. 903.29 to arrest the principal of a bond given by the … licensed by some other surety company. Section 903.29, F. S., grants the following arrest authority to

Public Service Mutual Insurance Company v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1961-12-20T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 135 So. 2d 777

Snippet: contends that its rights are governed by Section 903.29(1), Florida Statutes 1959, F.S.A., which provides… The state contends, and we agree, that Section 903.29(1), Florida Statutes 1959, F.S.A., has no application

Huie v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1957-01-22T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 92 So. 2d 264

Snippet: for a remission of the forfeiture under Sections 903.29 and 903.30, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. This motion…for a remission of the forfeiture under Sections 903.29 and 903.30, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. These sections

Capitol Indemnity Insurance Company v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1956-03-13T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 86 So. 2d 156

Snippet: problem here presented are the provisions of Sections 903.29 and 903.30, ibid., authorizing the court to set… a remission of the forfeiture made by Sections 903.29 and 903.30 are inadequate protection, since the…forfeiture is expressly made by the statute, Section 903.29, supra. In any event the surety in the instant

City of Miami Beach v. the Texas Co.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1940-01-23T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 194 So. 368, 141 Fla. 616

Snippet: Poindexter v. Greenhow, 114 U.S. 270, 5 Sup. Ct. 903,29 L.Ed. 185; Nashville C. St. L. Ry. v. Walters,