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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 921
SENTENCE

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921.15 Stay of execution of sentence to fine; bond and proceedings.—

(1) When a defendant is sentenced to pay a fine, he or she shall have the right to give bail for payment of the fine and the costs of prosecution. The bond shall be executed by the defendant and two sureties approved by the sheriff or the officer charged with execution of the judgment.

(2) The bond shall be made payable in 90 days to the Governor and the Governor’s successors in office.

(3) If the bond is not paid at the expiration of 90 days, the sheriff or the officer charged with execution of the judgment shall indorse the default on the bond and file it with the clerk of the court in which the judgment was rendered. The clerk shall issue an execution as if there had been a judgment at law on the bond, and the same proceedings shall be followed as in other executions. After default of the bond, the convicted person may be proceeded against as if bond had not been given.

History.—s. 260a, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 8426, 8427; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(270); s. 123, ch. 70-339; s. 1543, ch. 97-102.

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Hughes v. State, 901 So. 2d 837 (Fla. 2005).

Cited 42 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2005 WL 977019

interpretation, this Court in Mays held that under section 921.0015(5), Florida Statutes (1995), trial courts

Singleton v. State, 554 So. 2d 1162 (Fla. 1990).

Cited 12 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1990 WL 888

one year) appears to directly conflict with section 921.0015, Florida Statutes (1987) (which adopts the

Betancourt v. State, 804 So. 2d 313 (Fla. 2001).

Cited 12 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2001 WL 1585050

scoresheets are themselves statutory, see id. § 921.0015, and provide specific scores for first-degree

Loeb v. State, 387 So. 2d 433 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980).

Cited 11 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...The effect of the order of dismissal was to leave the original order as if no appeal had been taken. Gaskins v. Mack, 91 Fla. 284, 107 So. 918 (1926). [2] Fla.R.App.P. 9.340(a). [3] Fla.R.App.P. 9.310(a). [4] § 924.14, Fla. Stat. (1979). [5] § 924.065, Fla. Stat. (1979). [6] Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.691(e). [7] § 921.15, Fla....

Scott v. State, 574 So. 2d 247 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1991 WL 9373

Procedure 3.701 as adopted by the legislature in section 921.0015, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1988), which expressly

JM v. State, 677 So. 2d 890 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996).

Cited 8 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1996 WL 346929

including the point scores, as statutes. See § 921.0015, Fla. Stat. (1993)(1988 version); id. § 921.0014

Slaughter v. State, 538 So. 2d 509 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1989 WL 6463

legislature in Chapter 86-273, Laws of Florida. See Section 921.0015, Florida Statutes (1986 Supp.). The appellant

Tuthill v. State, 518 So. 2d 1300 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1987 WL 658

2446, 96 L.Ed.2d 351 (1987) is to invalidate § 921.0015, Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1986), as it applies to this

State v. Rife, 733 So. 2d 541 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1999 WL 148030

to section 775.21, Florida Statutes (1995). Section 921.0015(4)(f), Florida Statutes (1995), reads in part

Gordon v. State, 649 So. 2d 326 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 28979

374, 375 (Fla. 1988); Ch. 88-131, Laws of Fla.; § 921.0015, Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1988). We note, however, that

State v. Green, 667 So. 2d 959 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 21 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 459

96 S.Ct. 267, 46 L.Ed.2d 250 (1975). Both section 921.0015, Florida Statutes (1993), and rule 3.701 provide

Wick v. State, 651 So. 2d 765 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 91851

been adopted by the legislature as statutes. See § 921.0015, Fla. Stat. (1993) (adopting Fla.R.Crim.P. 3

True v. State, 564 So. 2d 1104 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1990 WL 54993

the guidelines, not just the recommended range. § 921.0015, Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1988); Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.701(d)(8)

Bryan v. State, 156 So. 2d 885 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

...Thereafter Byrnes, as principal, and Allegheny Mutual Casualty Company, as surety, entered into a 90 day “fine and cost” bond in the sum of $3,104.20 conditioned to pay to the sheriff $3000 and costs in the three cases. The bond was made pursuant to section 921.15 F.S.A....

...oner and the bond-should be cancelled. The lower court after finding the bond to be in default and that the defendant Byrnes was in custody to. start serving his sentences denied the surety’s petition; in denying the petition the-order recited: “Section 921.15 F.S....

...No such authority is given the surety and certainly not after default. After default the undertaking is final, definite and due, as far as the surety is concerned.” As stated in Laney v. State, 100 Fla. 1141 , 130 So. 715 , in reference to the same statute as now known as section 921.15 F....

O'KEEFE v. State, 595 So. 2d 291 (Fla. 5th DCA 1992).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1992 WL 51090

establishing the broader permitted sentencing ranges. § 921.0015, Fla. Stat. (1988 Supp.). Therefore, these permitted

DPB v. State, 877 So. 2d 770 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2004 WL 1393381

conduct can result in a probation violation, and § 921.0015, Fla. Stat. (1993), and Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.701

Perkowski v. State, 920 So. 2d 836 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 2234, 2006 WL 399247

by the Florida Legislature when it enacted section 921.0015, Florida Statutes (1987). Rule 3.701(d)(5)

Florida Ins. Exch. v. State, 178 So. 2d 211 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1965).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1965 Fla. App. LEXIS 4075

...Florida.” (The implication of the quoted clause is not clear and in any event its effect is dubious.) Appellant relies for reversal on Bryan v. State, 156 So.2d 885 (Fla.App.2d 1963). Bryan is inapplicable because it involves an interpretation of Section 921.15, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., which relates only to fine and costs bonds given by persons who upon conviction of crime have a pecuniary fine or sum of money assessed against them as alternate punishment to imprisonment, and who by such bo...

Brown v. State, 585 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 9055, 1991 WL 178174

The deletion became effective October 1, 1986. § 921.0015, Fla. Stat. (Supp.1986). It was intended to reconcile

Rojas v. State, 506 So. 2d 1158 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1219, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 8214

adopted and implemented by the legislature, see § 921.0015, Fla.Stat. (Supp.1986), as required by section

J.M. v. State, 677 So. 2d 890 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 6691

including the point scores, as statutes. See § 921.0015, Fla. Stat. (1993)(1988 version); id. § 921.0014

D.P.B. v. State, 877 So. 2d 770 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 8741

conduct can result in a probation violation, and § 921.0015, Fla. Stat. (1993), and Fla. R.Crim. P. 3.701

Dennewitz v. State, 192 So. 3d 662 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2016 WL 3065079, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 8250

the primary offense, count two. See § 921.0015, Fla. Stat. (1991) (adopting and implementing

Jackson v. State, 556 So. 2d 513 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 721, 1990 WL 10226

Sentencing Guidelines, 522 So.2d 374 (Fla.1988); § 921.0015, Fla. Stat. (Supp.1988). As the appellee argues

Jones v. State, 571 So. 2d 56 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 9175, 1990 WL 195830

701(d)(14), as adopted by the legislature in section 921.0015, Florida Statutes (1987), states: Sentences

Betancourt v. State, 767 So. 2d 557 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 11038, 25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 2057

scoresheets are themselves statutory, see id. § 921.0015, and provide specific scores for first-degree

McGee v. State, 560 So. 2d 348 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 2881, 1990 WL 51704

without providing written reasons for departure. § 921.0015, Fla.Stat. (1988 Supp.). Instead, it departed

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