§ 28.213, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 28. CLERKS OF THE CIRCUIT COURTS
Disposal of physical evidence filed as exhibits.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
The clerk of any circuit court or county court may dispose of items of physical evidence which have been held as exhibits in excess of 3 years in cases on which no appeal, or collateral attack, is pending or can be made. Items of evidence having no monetary value which are designated by the clerk for removal shall be disposed of as unusable refuse. Items of evidence having a monetary value which are designated for removal by the clerk shall be sold and the revenue placed in the clerk’s general revenue fund.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 72-7; s. 21, ch. 73-333; s. 2, ch. 89-176; s. 26, ch. 2003-402.
Note
Note.—Former s. 43.195.
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