Chapter 454 — Chapter 454
10 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 454.021 Attorneys; admission to practice law; Supreme Court to govern and regulate
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(1) Admissions of attorneys and counselors to practice law in the state is hereby declared to be a judicial function.(2) The Supreme Court of Florida, being the highest court of said state, is the proper court to govern and regulate admissions of attorneys and counselors to pract…
Fla. Stat. § 454.026 Authority of Department of Law Enforcement to accept fingerprints of, and exchange criminal history records with respect to, bar applicants
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The Department of Law Enforcement is authorized to accept fingerprints of applicants for admission to The Florida Bar and, to the extent provided for by federal law, to exchange state, multistate, and federal criminal history records with the Florida Board of Bar Examiners for li…
Fla. Stat. § 454.11 Powers of attorneys
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Every attorney duly admitted or authorized to practice in this state shall have the right to appear before any court of the state, or any public board, committee, or officer in the interest of any client, and may appear as amicus curiae when so permitted. All attorneys shall be d…
Fla. Stat. § 454.17 Attorneys may administer oaths in open court
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Attorneys authorized to practice law in this state may administer oaths in open court, in the presence of the presiding judge or justice thereof, and any person swearing falsely under an oath so administered shall be liable to the penalty prescribed for perjury.
Fla. Stat. § 454.18 Officers not allowed to practice
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No sheriff or clerk of any court, or full-time deputy thereof, shall practice in this state, nor shall any person not of good moral character, or who has been convicted of an infamous crime be entitled to practice. A person may not be denied the right to practice on account of se…
Fla. Stat. § 454.19 Certain partnerships prohibited
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No judge of a court of this state who is permitted by the constitution and laws to practice law shall form any partnership with the prosecuting attorney of such court or become a partner in any firm in which he or she is a partner. No attorney who may be a law partner with any ju…
Fla. Stat. § 454.20 Attorneys not to be sureties
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No attorney shall become surety on the official bond of any state, county, or municipal officer of this state, nor surety on any bond of a client in judicial proceedings.
Fla. Stat. § 454.23 Penalties
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Any person not licensed or otherwise authorized to practice law in this state who practices law in this state or holds himself or herself out to the public as qualified to practice law in this state, or who willfully pretends to be, or willfully takes or uses any name, title, add…
Fla. Stat. § 454.31 Practice while disbarred or suspended prohibited
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Any person who has been knowingly disbarred and who has not been lawfully reinstated or is knowingly under suspension from the practice of law by any circuit court of the state or by the Supreme Court of the state who practices law in this state or holds himself or herself out as…
Fla. Stat. § 454.32 Aiding or assisting disbarred or suspended attorney prohibited
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A person who knowingly aids or assists any person in carrying on the unauthorized practice of law, knowing that such person has been disbarred and has not been lawfully reinstated or is under suspension from the practice of law by any circuit court of the state or by the Supreme …