{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-902.15","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 902.15","heading":"Undertaking by witness.","body":"When a defendant is held to answer on a charge for a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment, the trial court judge at the preliminary hearing may require each material witness to enter into a written recognizance to appear at the trial or forfeit a sum fixed by the trial court judge. Additional security may be required in the discretion of the trial court judge.\nHistory.—ss. 39, 40, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(39), (40); s. 16, ch. 70-339; s. 26, ch. 2004-11.","path":["CHAPTER 902 PRELIMINARY HEARINGS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0900-0999/0902/0902.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:15:59Z","sha256":"e9567a5b2aae63facd90c1131849134baa3472984e59943cb36eea3385b4250c","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-901.43","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-902.17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}