Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1182 By Senator Broxson 1-00907-22 20221182__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to breach of bond costs; amending s. 3 903.21, F.S.; providing for the exoneration from 4 liability of a surety on a bond under certain 5 circumstances if the surety agrees in writing to pay 6 the costs and expenses incurred in returning the 7 defendant to the jurisdiction of the court; redefining 8 the term jurisdiction; providing an effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1.Subsection (3) of section 903.21, Florida 13 Statutes, is amended to read: 14 903.21Method of surrender; exoneration of obligors. 15 (3)The surety shall be exonerated of liability on the bond 16 if it is determined prior to breach of the bond that the 17 defendant is in any jail or prison and the surety agrees in 18 writing to pay the costs and expenses incurred in transportation 19 cost of returning the defendant to the jurisdiction of the 20 court. For purposes of this subsection, jurisdiction means the 21 county from which the defendant was released on bail within the 22 judicial circuit as prescribed by law. 23 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.