Florida Statute 918.04 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 918
CONDUCT OF TRIAL

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F.S. 918.04

918.04 Procedure when offense committed in another county.—When a court determines that it does not have jurisdiction because the offense charged was committed in another county of this state, the defendant shall be committed to custody or admitted to bail for a reasonable time to await a warrant for his or her arrest from the proper county. The clerk shall notify the prosecuting attorney of the proper county of the location of the defendant. If the defendant is not arrested on a warrant from the proper county within the time set by the court, he or she shall be discharged. If the defendant has been admitted to bail, the court shall order the bond canceled and any deposit of money or bonds returned.

History.—s. 209, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(217); s. 113, ch. 70-339; s. 1537, ch. 97-102.

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State v. Stephens

586 So. 2d 1073, 1991 WL 93535

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 17, 1991 | Docket: 1488077

Cited 2 times | Published

should not bar a trial in Volusia County. See § 918.04, Fla. Stat. (1987). However, that question is