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Fla. Stat. § 903.02

Actions following denial; changes in bail conditions or bond amount; separation by charge or offense

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 274 F. Supp. 2d 1334 - Hughes v. Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida (2003)

Most recently applied in Fireline Bail Bonds v. Brock (February 2013)

History.--s. 45, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(45); s. 1, ch. 70-86; s. 1, ch. 77-119; s. 37, ch. 82-175; s. 40, ch. 84-103; s. 1, ch. 2006-279.

(1) If application for bail is made to an authorized court and denied, no court of inferior jurisdiction shall admit the applicant to bail unless such court of inferior jurisdiction is the court having jurisdiction to try the defendant.

(2) No judge of a court of equal or inferior jurisdiction may remove a condition of bail or reduce the amount of bond required, unless such judge:

(a) Imposed the conditions of bail or set the amount of bond required;

(b) Is the chief judge of the circuit in which the defendant is to be tried;

(c) Has been assigned to preside over the criminal trial of the defendant; or

(d) Is the designee of the chief judge and a judge has not yet been assigned to the criminal trial.

(3) The term “court,” as used in this chapter, includes all state courts.

(4) Any judge setting or granting monetary bail shall set a separate and specific bail amount for each charge or offense. When bail is posted, each charge or offense requires a separate bond.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.