The clerk of the circuit court may appoint a deputy or deputies, for whose acts the clerk shall be liable, and the said deputies shall have and exercise each and every power of whatsoever nature and kind as the clerk may exercise, excepting the power to appoint a deputy or deputies.
Fla. Stat. § 28.06
Power of clerk to appoint deputies
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 49 Fla. Supp. 163 - Kleinman v. Etheridge (1979)
Most recently applied in 49 Fla. Supp. 163 - Kleinman v. Etheridge (October 1979)
History.--s. 1, Feb. 12, 1834; s. 1, ch. 254, 1849; RS 1384; GS 1825; RGS 3070; CGL 4851; s. 1, ch. 21956, 1943; s. 156, ch. 95-147.
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