{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-648.4425","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 648.4425","heading":"Notice.","body":"(1) Upon issuing a bond, the bail bond agent shall provide to the principal and, if applicable, to the party rendering collateral or indemnifying the surety an informational notice which shall include:\n(a) A statement noting with particularity the restrictions, if any, placed on the principal as a condition of the bond;\n(b) A statement of the bail bond agent’s powers relating to the cancellation of the bond and recommitment of the principal; and\n(c) The name, address, and telephone number of the department for complaints or inquiries.\n(2) Any bail bond agent that surrenders or recommits a defendant must provide the defendant with a statement of surrender on a department-prescribed form. The statement must be signed by the agent and must state the reason for surrender. The statement must be attached to the surrender form with a copy provided to the defendant and a copy maintained by the agent in the defendant’s file.\n(3) The department shall prescribe forms to administer this section.\nHistory.—ss. 2, 4, ch. 87-321; ss. 32, 46, 47, ch. 90-131; s. 4, ch. 91-429; s. 33, ch. 96-372; s. 20, ch. 2000-370; s. 24, 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":"d464de6efcd377d98a88ca1c97845c03541fcecfbfda57cc47a4ed947ec0992f","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-648.442","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-648.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}