Florida Statute 903.471 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 903
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F.S. 903.0471

903.0471 Violation of condition of pretrial release.—Notwithstanding s. 907.041, a court may, on its own motion, revoke pretrial release and order pretrial detention if the court finds probable cause to believe that the defendant committed a new crime while on pretrial release or violated any other condition of pretrial release in a material respect.

History.—s. 3, ch. 2000-178; s. 3, ch. 2023-27.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 903.0471

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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Cases Citing Statute 903.0471

Total Results: 35

Neeld v. State

977 So. 2d 740, 2008 WL 782885

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 26, 2008 | Docket: 2559892

Cited 16 times | Published

defendant refraining from criminal activity. Section 903.0471 provides that a court may, on its own motion

State v. Paul

783 So. 2d 1042, 2001 WL 298960

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 29, 2001 | Docket: 1675803

Cited 13 times | Published

believe the defendant committed a new crime." § 903.0471, Fla. Stat. (2000). Based on the enactment of

Parker v. State

843 So. 2d 871, 2003 WL 1563567

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 27, 2003 | Docket: 1670376

Cited 12 times | Published

reconsider the bond revocation, contending that section 903.0471, Florida Statutes (2000), is unconstitutional

Barns v. State

768 So. 2d 529, 2000 WL 1396323

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 27, 2000 | Docket: 526989

Cited 9 times | Published

(1999). Significantly, the legislature created section 903.0471, which provides: 903.0471 Violation of condition

Resendes v. Bradshaw

935 So. 2d 19, 2006 WL 1154876

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 28, 2006 | Docket: 1670945

Cited 7 times | Published

result of the commission of the burglary. See § 903.0471, Fla. Stat. (2005); Parker v. State, 843 So.2d

Hernandez v. Roth

890 So. 2d 1173, 2004 WL 3001006

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 29, 2004 | Docket: 1285944

Cited 6 times | Published

814 So.2d 1167 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002) (holding section 903.0471, Florida Statutes, constitutional and stating

Ginsberg v. Ryan

60 So. 3d 475, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 5354, 2011 WL 1434695

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 14, 2011 | Docket: 60300228

Cited 5 times | Published

constitute a criminal offense. See Fla. Stat. § 903.0471 (authorizing court, on its own motion, to "revoke

Blair v. State

15 So. 3d 758, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 9600, 2009 WL 2031305

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 15, 2009 | Docket: 1191856

Cited 4 times | Published

assure the presence of the accused at trial"). Cf. § 903.0471, Fla. Stat. (2008) (permitting court to order

Perry v. State

842 So. 2d 301, 2003 WL 1889106

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 2003 | Docket: 1730538

Cited 4 times | Published

the affidavit, or to confront the evidence. Section 903.0471, Florida Statutes, provides for revocation

Simeus v. Rambosk

100 So. 3d 2, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 12449, 2011 WL 3503504

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 10, 2011 | Docket: 60225696

Cited 3 times | Published

and ordered pretrial detention pursuant to section 903.0471, Florida Statutes (2010), after finding that

Alexander v. Judd

930 So. 2d 847, 2006 WL 1639869

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 2006 | Docket: 1469548

Cited 3 times | Published

charges. The Florida Supreme Court held that section 903.0471, Florida Statutes, *849 which allows a trial

Douse v. State

930 So. 2d 838, 2006 WL 1626908

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 12, 2006 | Docket: 1749607

Cited 3 times | Published

chapter 916" the court had the authority under section 903.0471 to revoke an incompetent defendant's release

Parker v. State

780 So. 2d 210, 2001 WL 99597

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 7, 2001 | Docket: 1298599

Cited 3 times | Published

pursuant to recently enacted Florida Statute § 903.0471 (2000), which provides: Violation of condition

Santiago v. Ryan

109 So. 3d 848, 2013 WL 870375, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 3883

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 11, 2013 | Docket: 60229821

Cited 2 times | Published

detaining him without bond entered pursuant to section 903.0471, Florida Statutes (2000): Notwithstanding

Baehren v. State

962 So. 2d 417, 2007 WL 2362342

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 20, 2007 | Docket: 2546442

Cited 2 times | Published

pretrial bond. His bond was revoked pursuant to section 903.0471, Florida Statutes, after the trial court found

In Re Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.132

19 So. 3d 306, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 538, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 1557, 2009 WL 2959235

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 17, 2009 | Docket: 1651065

Cited 1 times | Published

contrasts the language of section 907.041 with section 903.0471, Florida Statutes (2008), violation of condition

Newton v. State

963 So. 2d 929, 2007 WL 2428596

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 29, 2007 | Docket: 310702

Cited 1 times | Published

deny pretrial release in this case. Id.; see § 903.0471, Fla. Stat. (2006). If it has not already done

Reyes v. McCray

879 So. 2d 1269, 2004 WL 1781349

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 11, 2004 | Docket: 463756

Cited 1 times | Published

justify the trial court's action by reference to § 903.0471, Fla. Stat. (2000), which reads: Notwithstanding

Markeith Thomas v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 2025 | Docket: 69715393

Published

consider whether to revoke his pretrial release. See § 903.0471, Fla. Stat. (2025) (providing in pertinent part:

ALBERT ARMSTRONG v. STATE OF FLORIDA AND GRADY JUDD, SHERIFF OF POLK COUNTY

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 26, 2024 | Docket: 69087599

Published

The Florida Supreme Court found that Section 903.0471, which allows a trial court, on its own motion

In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.131

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 25, 2024 | Docket: 68470936

Published

assigned to that judge in accordance with section 903.0471, Florida Statutes (2023). First, subdivision

DINO SARAC v. BOB GUALTIERI, SHERIFF OF PINELLAS COUNTY

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 12, 2024 | Docket: 68430711

Published

existing bond and order commitment."); see also § 903.0471, Fla. Stat. (2023) (providing that a trial court

OBDULIO IRIZARRY, JR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 18, 2024 | Docket: 68349953

Published

court revoked Defendant’s bond pursuant to section 903.0471, Florida Statutes, after finding probable

RICHARD CALDWELL v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 18, 2022 | Docket: 63318843

Published

revoked his bond on that first case pursuant to section 903.0471, Florida Statutes. Id. at 850. That statute

ROSNIEL ORFELIA v. DANIEL JUNIOR, etc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 7, 2021 | Docket: 59890670

Published

commission of a new offense;1 and the State 1 See § 903.0471, Fla. Stat. (2021) (providing that a trial court

SHAVIS JOHNSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 1, 2019 | Docket: 15034052

Published

this condition by committing a new offense. Section 903.0471, Florida Statutes, “Violation of condition

Yul Medina v. State of Florida and Scott Israel, as Sheriff of Broward County, Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 6, 2016 | Docket: 3027779

Published

pretrial release and order pretrial detention. See § 903.0471, Fla. Stat. (2015) (“Notwithstanding s. 907.041

Yul Medina v. State of Florida and Scott Israel, as Sheriff of Broward County, Florida

182 So. 3d 843, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 179, 2016 WL 65024

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 6, 2016 | Docket: 3026011

Published

and order pretrial detention. See § 903.0471, Fla. Stat. (2015) (“Notwithstanding s. 907.041

Harris v. Ryand, Director

147 So. 3d 1100, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 15289

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 1, 2014 | Docket: 1400844

Published

“[r]efrain from criminal activity of any kind.” Section 903.0471, Florida Statutes (2014), provides that “a

Knight v. Gee

161 So. 3d 473, 2014 WL 2756538, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 9194

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 18, 2014 | Docket: 60247165

Published

committed a new crime while on pretrial release,” § 903.0471, Fla. Stat. (2013), it has no authority to increase

Griglen v. Ryan

138 So. 3d 1172, 2014 WL 2116365, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 7710

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 21, 2014 | Docket: 60240520

Published

his release could not be revoked pursuant to section 903.0471 as a result of his subsequent arrest for a

Paolercio v. State

129 So. 3d 1174, 2014 WL 92317, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 250

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 10, 2014 | Docket: 60237321

Published

that Petitioner could be detained pursuant to section 903.0471, Florida Statutes (2012), as there was probable

Bynum v. Ryan

954 So. 2d 1225, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 5645, 2007 WL 1138898

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 18, 2007 | Docket: 64850348

Published

ordered him held without bond pursuant to section 903.0471, Florida Statutes, for violating the conditions

Gadson v. Jenne

882 So. 2d 531, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 13892, 2004 WL 2101804

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 22, 2004 | Docket: 64832591

Published

committed a new crime while on pretrial release.” See § 903.0471, Fla. Stat. (2000). However, the original judge

Williams v. Spears

814 So. 2d 1167, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 4983, 2002 WL 561381

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 2002 | Docket: 64814673

Published

COPE, J. The question presented is whether section 903.0471, Florida Statutes (2001) is constitutional