Senate Bill sb0172

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                   SB 172

    By Senator Geller





    31-94-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to restrictions on the practice

  3         of law; amending s. 454.18, F.S.; deleting

  4         provisions prohibiting a sheriff from

  5         practicing law in this state; providing an

  6         effective date.

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  8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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10         Section 1.  Section 454.18, Florida Statutes, is

11  amended to read:

12         454.18  Officers not allowed to practice.--A No sheriff

13  or clerk of any court, or deputy clerk of the court thereof,

14  may not shall practice in this state, and nor shall any person

15  who is not of good moral character, or who has been convicted

16  of an infamous crime is not be entitled to practice. A But no

17  person may not shall be denied the right to practice on

18  account of gender sex, race, or color.  And any person,

19  whether an attorney or not, or whether within the exceptions

20  mentioned above or not, may conduct his or her own cause in

21  any court of this state, or before any public board,

22  committee, or officer, subject to the lawful rules and

23  discipline of such court, board, committee, or officer.  The

24  provisions of this section restricting the practice of law by

25  a sheriff or clerk, or deputy clerk of the court thereof, do

26  shall not apply in a case where such person is representing

27  the office or agency in the course of duties as an attorney.

28         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                   SB 172
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