(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 or trial, 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.
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; s. 18, ch. 2013-25.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections
903.011 - “Bail” and “Bond” Defined; General Terms.
903.045 - Nature of Criminal Surety Bail Bonds.
903.046 - Purpose of and Criteria for Bail Determination.
903.047 - Conditions of Pretrial Release.
903.0471 - Violation of Condition of Pretrial Release.
903.05 - Qualification of Sureties.
903.06 - Validity of Undertaking by Minor.
903.08 - Sufficiency of Sureties.
903.09 - Justification of Sureties.
903.101 - Sureties; Licensed Persons; to Have Equal Access.
903.131 - Bail on Appeal, Revocation; Recommission.
903.132 - Bail on Appeal; Conditions for Granting; Appellate Review.
903.133 - Bail on Appeal; Prohibited for Certain Felony Convictions.
903.14 - Contracts to Indemnify Sureties.
903.16 - Deposit of Money or Bonds as Bail.
903.17 - Substitution of Cash Bail for Other Bail.
903.18 - Bail After Deposit of Money or Bonds.
903.20 - Surrender of Defendant.
903.21 - Method of Surrender; Exoneration of Obligors.
903.22 - Arrest of Principal by Surety Before Forfeiture.
903.27 - Forfeiture to Judgment.
903.28 - Remission of Forfeiture; Conditions.
903.29 - Arrest of Principal by Surety After Forfeiture.
903.33 - Bail Not Discharged for Certain Defects.