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Eighth Judicial Circuit — DIVISION/CIRCUIT-WIDE - Criminal only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the published source, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. • AO 4.06 (v2) Page 3 Bail Bond Actions Effective: November 14, 2012 C. Exoneration 1. When a defendant is in custody, the surety may apply for exoneration from the court by filing a pleading that includes a statement of the facts and legal argument in support of exoneration. 2. When the surety seeks exoneration for reasons set forth in section 903.21(3), Florida Statutes, the surety must provide to the court a written commitment that the surety will pay the cost of transporting the defendant to the detention center for the county where the case in which the bond is posted is pending, together with any other relevant documentation in support of exoneration which the surety wishes the court to consider. The surety must provide a copy of the proposed order to go the Sheriff’s Office and include the Sheriff’s Office on the certificate of service on the proposed order. 3. If the surety surrenders the defendant under section 903.21(1) and (2), Florida Statutes, and seeks exoneration, then the surety must attach to the pleading: (a) a certificate acknowledging the defendant’s surrender from the official into whose custody the defendant would have been placed if committed, including the location and jurisdiction of the facility in which the defendant is incarcerated; (b) a copy of the bond from which exoneration is sought; and (c) a certification showing that notice was given to the state attorney at least three (3) days before the pleading and attachments were filed. D. Discharge 1. The surety may petition the court to discharge a forfeiture within sixty (60) days of the forfeiture only for the reasons enumerated in section 903.26(5), Florida Statutes. A petition to discharge a forfeiture does not toll the statutory 60-day time period before entry of a judgment. See County Bonding v. State , 724 So. 2d 131 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998) (forfeitures must be paid or a discharge order entered to prevent entry of judgment) and
AO 4.06 (v2) Page 3 Bail Bond Actions Effective: November 14, 2012 C. Exoneration 1. When a defendant is in custody, the surety may apply for exoneration from the court by filing a pleading that includes a statement of the facts and legal argument in support of exoneration. 2. When the surety seeks exoneration for reasons set forth in section 903.21(3), Florida Statutes, the surety must provide to the court a written commitment that the surety will pay the cost of transporting the defendant to the detention center for the county where the case in which the bond is posted is pending, together with any other relevant documentation in support of exoneration which the surety wishes the court to consider. The surety must provide a copy of the proposed order to go the Sheriff’s Office and include the Sheriff’s Office on the certificate of service on the proposed order. 3. If the surety surrend
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 972c9d56db9ea484f318a16efb863049f7dbe5911b0b670ed763deae7aaabf88. Corpus categories: PROPOSED_ORDERS | FILING_OR_SERVICE. Operative status as recorded: CURRENT_DIRECTORY_CURRENT_VERSION. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
The Eighteenth Judicial Circuit (Seminole and Brevard) requires cover letters in PDF format and proposed orders in .docx format using DJMCA formatting codes, submitted through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.
Florida attorneys must file court documents electronically through the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com). Self-represented litigants may e-file through the same portal. Local circuits layer their own formatting and routing quirks on top.
Effective June 15, 2026, every signer of a Florida court filing — attorney or self-represented — represents that "the legal authorities identified exist and are accurately cited," with express sanctions (reprimand, contempt, striking, dismissal, costs, fees) for violations. Companion order AOSC26-12 preempts ALL circuit- and judge-level AI disclosure/certification requirements.