Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 932.48 (2025)

Informations; duties of clerks of courts.

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932.48 Informations; duties of clerks of courts.—Upon the filing of an information, the clerk of the circuit court shall docket the information and shall, without leave or order of the court first being had and obtained, issue a capias for the arrest of the person charged; and the clerk shall likewise issue any and all other necessary process incident to the information.

History.—s. 2, ch. 17172, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 8363(1).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1969–2004 · leading case: Wells v. State, 881 So. 2d 54 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004).

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Wells v. State, 881 So. 2d 54 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). · cites it 2× “131(j) (requiring issuance of capias upon filing of information, if person named is neither in custody nor at large on bail); § 932.48, Fla. Stat. (requiring clerk to issue capias upon filing of information); State v.”

Mattox v. Carson, 295 F. Supp. 1054 (M.D. Fla. 1969). · cites it 2× “Respondent contends that petitioners’ claim for relief is premature, pointing out that petitioners are each in custody merely by operation of a capias for arrest issued pursuant to Section 932.48, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. Section 2254, U.”

Spicer v. Overby, 613 So. 2d 548 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to section 932.48, Florida Statutes (1991), the clerk of the circuit court may issue a capias for the arrest of a defendant upon the filing of the information.”

State v. Gross, 874 So. 2d 1292 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). · cites it 2× “131(j)(requiring issuance of capias upon filing of information, if person named is neither in custody nor at large on bail); see also § 932.48, Fla. Stat. (2003)(requir-ing clerk to issue capias upon filing of information); Datema v.”

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