HB 381 2022
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to breach of bond costs; amending s. 2
903.21, F.S.; requiring sureties to pay costs and 3
expenses incurred in returning a defendant to the 4
jurisdiction of the court; revising the definition of 5
the term "jurisdiction" to which the defendant must be 6
returned; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 903 .21, Florida 11
Statutes, is amended to read: 12
903.21 Method of surrender; exoneration of obligors. — 13
(3) The surety shall be exonerated of liability on the 14
bond if it is determined prior to breach of the bond that the 15
defendant is in any jail or prison and the surety agrees in 16
writing to pay the costs and expenses incurred in transportation 17
cost of returning the defendant to the jurisdiction of the 18
court. For purposes of this subsection, "jurisdiction" means the 19
county from which the defendant was released on bail within the 20
judicial circuit as prescribed by law . 21
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 22