{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-648.24","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 648.24","heading":"Declaration of public policy.","body":"It is the public policy of this state and the intent of the Legislature that a bond for which fees or premiums are charged must be executed by a bail bond agent licensed pursuant to this chapter in connection with the pretrial or appellate release of a criminal defendant and shall be construed as a commitment by and obligation upon the bail bond agent to ensure that the defendant appears at all subsequent criminal proceedings.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 2002-260.","path":["CHAPTER 648 BAIL BOND AGENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0600-0699/0648/0648.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:11:15Z","sha256":"df937a31088fce92d6b3f706958b90d50249b95952103353e33634f0b6585c06","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-647.08","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-648.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}