Florida Statutes Title XXXII Chapter 454 - Attorneys At Law

• 454.021 - Attorneys; Admission To Practice Law; Supreme Court To Govern And Regulate.
  (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...
• 454.026 - Authority Of Department Of Law Enforcement To Accept Fingerprints Of, And Exchange Criminal History Records With Respect To, Bar Applicants.
  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...
• 454.11 - Powers Of Attorneys.
  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...
• 454.17 - Attorneys May Administer Oaths In Open Court.
  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...
• 454.18 - Officers Not Allowed To Practice.
  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,...
• 454.19 - Certain Partnerships Prohibited.
  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...
• 454.20 - Attorneys Not To Be Sureties.
  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...
• 454.23 - Penalties.
  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...
• 454.31 - Practice While Disbarred Or Suspended Prohibited.
  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...
• 454.32 - Aiding Or Assisting Disbarred Or Suspended Attorney Prohibited.
  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...

Last modified: September 23, 2016