The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 924
CRIMINAL APPEALS AND COLLATERAL REVIEW

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F.S. 924.20

924.20 Duty of court upon breach of undertaking.—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.

History.—s. 296, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(309); s. 156, ch. 70-339.

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Amendments to 924.20

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 924.20

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 924.20.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

In THOMPSON,, 396 B.R. 5 (Bankr. N.D. Ind. 2008)

. . . upon the foregoing, the court determines that the Trustee’s motion should be granted to the extent of $924.20 . . . IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Trustee’s motion is granted to the extent of $924.20. . . . IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the debtor shall turn over to the Trustee the amount of $924.20 within sixty . . . with respect to that interest; and thus the administrable property of the estate is in the amount of $924.20 . . . been claimed with respect to that interest, and thus the amount subject to turnover to the Trustee is $924.20 . . .

In L. HART, L. v. GMAC, 246 B.R. 709 (Bankr. D. Mass. 2000)

. . . It did not evidence an intent to make a regular monthly payment of $924.20 plus $180.27 under the repayment . . .

In TELTRONICS SERVICES, INC. ANACONDA- ERICSSON, INC. LM v. J. HESSEN,, 29 B.R. 139 (Bankr. E.D.N.Y. 1983)

. . . Tr. 920.20-924.20 (DMC), 927.15-929.4 (DMC), 2287.-15-17 (REH); see ¶¶ 184-203, infra. . . .

BRETTI, v. L. WAINWRIGHT,, 225 So. 2d 516 (Fla. 1969)

. . . Sec. 924.20, Fla.Stat., F.S.A.; Bronk v. Bronk, 46 Fla. 474, 35 So. 870 (1903); McCall v. . . .

CITY OF JACKSONVILLE v. LENTZ,, 13 Fla. Supp. 192 (Duval Cty. Cir. Ct. 1958)

. . . Appellee contends that this court has authority to dismiss an appeal under the provisions of section 924.20 . . .