UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                  FORM 8-K


                           CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                        TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


     Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  April 20, 2005	

                         COMMERCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.
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          (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                  Florida
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              (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

              33-67254                           65-0050176
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      (Commission File Number)       (IRS Employer Identification No.)

	
      1550 S.W. 57th Avenue, Miami, Florida                     33144
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     (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

                                (305) 267-1200
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           (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                      N/A
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         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 20, 2005 Commercial Bankshares, Inc., the parent holding company of 
Commercial Bank of Florida, announced its unaudited earnings for the three 
months ended March 31, 2005 pursuant to a press release.  

A copy of the press release is being furnished as exhibit 99.1 to this form 8-K.





Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1  Press Release, dated April 20, 2005. 






                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the 
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                    COMMERCIAL BANKSHARES, INC.  

Date:  April 22, 2005               /s/ Barbara E. Reed
                                    ________________________ 
                                    Senior Vice President &
                                    Chief Financial Officer






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