§ 924.20, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 924. CRIMINAL APPEALS AND COLLATERAL REVIEW
Duty of court upon breach of undertaking.
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Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
When an appellant at liberty on bail fails to prosecute the appeal as required by the undertaking, the appellate court, in addition to declaring the bond forfeited, may dismiss the appeal and remand the case for further proceedings.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 296, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(309); s. 156, ch. 70-339.
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