896.106 Fugitive disentitlement.

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Florida Code › Title XLVI › Chapter 896 › Section 896.106

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A person may not use the resources of the courts of this state in furtherance of a claim in any related civil forfeiture action or a claim in a third-party proceeding in any related forfeiture action if that person purposely leaves the jurisdiction of this state or the United States; declines to enter or reenter this state to submit to its jurisdiction; or otherwise evades the jurisdiction of the court in which a criminal case is pending against the person.

History: s. 22, ch. 2000-360.

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