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The 2011 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 903
BAIL
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F.S. 903.32
903.32 Defects in bond.
(1) A bond shall not be held invalid because of any irregularity if it was taken by a legally authorized official and states the place of appearance and the amount of bail.
(2) If no day, or an impossible day, is stated in a bond for the defendant’s appearance before a trial court judge for a hearing, the defendant shall be bound to appear 10 days after receipt of notice to appear by the defendant, the defendant’s counsel, or any surety on the undertaking. If no day, or an impossible day, is stated in a bond for the defendant’s appearance for trial, the defendant shall be bound to appear on the first day of the next term of court that will commence more than 3 days after the undertaking is given.
History.s. 75, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(75); s. 37, ch. 70-339; s. 1487, ch. 97-102; s. 31, ch. 2004-11.