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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

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    Amendment No. 1 (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Garcia offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 4, between lines 2 and 3,

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17         Section 2.  Section 648.24, Florida Statutes, is

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19         648.24  Declaration of public policy.--It is the public

20  policy of this state and the intent of the Legislature that a

21  bond for which fees or premiums are charged must be executed

22  by a bail bond agent licensed pursuant to this chapter in

23  connection with the pretrial or appellate release of a

24  criminal defendant and shall be construed as a commitment by

25  and obligation upon the bail bond agent to ensure that the

26  defendant appears at all subsequent criminal proceedings.

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30  And the title is amended as follows:

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  2         creating s. 648.24, F.S.; providing a

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