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Fla. Stat. § 896.106 — Fugitive disentitlement

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 896: Offenses Related to Financial Transactions, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 896.106

Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.

Fla. Stat. § 896.106Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
A person may not use the resources of the courts of this state in furtherance of a claim in any related civil forfeiture action or a claim in a third-party proceeding in any related forfeiture action if that person purposely leaves the jurisdiction of this state or the United States; declines to enter or reenter this state to submit to its jurisdiction; or otherwise evades the jurisdiction of the court in which a criminal case is pending against the person.

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