# Fla. Stat. § 27.701: 27.701 Capital collateral regional counsel

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C27_PIV_S27.701

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 27.701
- **Heading:** 27.701 Capital collateral regional counsel
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title V / Chapter 27 / Part IV / Section 27.701

## Text

There are created three regional offices of capital collateral counsel, which shall be located in a northern, middle, and southern region of the state. The northern region shall consist of the First, Second, Third, Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Judicial Circuits; the middle region shall consist of the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Twelfth, Thirteenth, and Eighteenth Judicial Circuits; and the southern region shall consist of the Eleventh, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Seventeenth, Nineteenth, and Twentieth Judicial Circuits. Each regional office shall be administered by a regional counsel. A regional counsel must be, and must have been for the preceding 5 years, a member in good standing of The Florida Bar or a similar organization in another state. Each capital collateral regional counsel shall be appointed by the Governor, and is subject to confirmation by the Senate. The Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission shall recommend to the Governor three qualified candidates for each appointment as regional counsel. The Governor shall appoint a regional counsel for each region from among the recommendations, or, if it is in the best interest of the fair administration of justice in capital cases, the Governor may reject the nominations and request submission of three new nominees by the Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission. Each capital collateral regional counsel shall be appointed to a term of 3 years. Vacancies in the office of capital collateral regional counsel shall be filled in the same manner as appointments. A person appointed as a regional counsel may not run for or accept appointment to any state office for 2 years following vacation of office.

History: s. 3, ch. 85-332; s. 145, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 97-313; s. 84, ch. 2003-399; s. 1, ch. 2004-240; ss. 63, 76, ch. 2004-269; s. 3, ch. 2013-216.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 27.701 27.701 Capital collateral regional counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C27_PIV_S27.701.md)
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- [Fla. Stat. § 27.704 27.704 Appointment of assistants and other staff.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C27_PIV_S27.704.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 27.705 27.705 Salaries of capital collateral regional counsel and assistant capital collateral counsel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C27_PIV_S27.705.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 27.706 27.706 Private practice of law prohibited.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C27_PIV_S27.706.md)
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- [Fla. Stat. § 27.715 27.715 Capital Collateral Regional Counsel Trust Fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C27_PIV_S27.715.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 27.7001 27.7001 Legislative intent and findings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C27_PIV_S27.7001.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 27.7002 27.7002 Limitation on collateral representation; lawyer disqualification; use of state funds for excess fees not authorized.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C27_PIV_S27.7002.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 27.7045 27.7045 Capital case proceedings; constitutionally deficient representation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TV_C27_PIV_S27.7045.md)

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