Senate Bill sb0174c1

    Florida Senate - 2007                            CS for SB 174

    By the Committee on Judiciary; and Senator Geller





    590-2048-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the practice of law;

  3         amending s. 454.18, F.S.; deleting provisions

  4         prohibiting a sheriff, deputy sheriff, clerk,

  5         or deputy clerk from practicing law; deleting

  6         an exception to the provision prohibiting a

  7         sheriff, deputy sheriff, clerk, or deputy clerk

  8         from practicing law; providing an effective

  9         date.

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

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13         Section 1.  Section 454.18, Florida Statutes, is

14  amended to read:

15         454.18  Practice of law; self-representation Officers

16  not allowed to practice.--No sheriff or clerk of any court, or

17  deputy thereof, shall practice in this state, nor shall any

18  person not of good moral character, or who has been convicted

19  of an infamous crime be entitled to practice. A But no person

20  may not shall be denied the right to practice law on account

21  of gender sex, race, or color. And Any person, whether an

22  attorney or not, or whether within the exceptions mentioned

23  above or not, may conduct his or her own cause in any court of

24  this state, or before any public board, committee, or officer,

25  subject to the lawful rules and discipline of such court,

26  board, committee, or officer. The provisions of this section

27  restricting the practice of law by a sheriff or clerk, or

28  deputy thereof, shall not apply in a case where such person is

29  representing the office or agency in the course of duties as

30  an attorney.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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    Florida Senate - 2007                            CS for SB 174
    590-2048-07




 1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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 4  Deletes provisions prohibiting a sheriff, deputy sheriff,
    clerk, or deputy clerk from the practice of law.
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    Deletes a provision prohibiting a person not of good moral
 6  character or who has been convicted of an infamous crime from
    the practice of law.
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    Deletes an exception provision to the prohibition on a
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    practicing law.
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