Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 941.18 — Forfeiture of bail
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Part I: Uniform Interstate Extradition, Florida Statutes.
Full text of Fla. Stat. § 941.18
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.
If the prisoner is admitted to bail, and fails to appear and surrender himself or herself according to the conditions of his or her bond, the judge shall declare the bond forfeited and order his or her immediate arrest without warrant if he or she is within this state. Recovery may be had on such bond in the name of the state as in the case of other bonds given by the accused in criminal proceedings within this state.
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