Supreme Court of Florida

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No. SC14-1530

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IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL 

PROCEDURE.

[October 29, 2015]

CORRECTED OPINION

PER CURIAM.

This matter is before the Court for consideration of out-of-cycle 

amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 

2.140(e). We have jurisdiction1and adopt the amendments as proposed.

The Criminal Procedure Rules Committee (Rules Committee) filed its report 

proposing amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.800(a) 

(Correction, Reduction, and Modification of Sentences; Correction); 3.984 

(Application for Criminal Indigent Status); 3.987 (Motion for Postconviction 

Relief); and 3.993 (Forms Related to Capital Postconviction Records Production). 

 

1. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.
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The Rules Committee also proposed new rule 3.9875 (Motion for Jail Credit). The 

Florida Bar Board of Governors unanimously approved the amendments.

The majority of the proposals are in response to a request by the Court for 

the Rules Committee, with input from the Supreme Court Criminal Court Steering 

Committee (Steering Committee), to review the issue of successive rule 3.800(a) 

motions and the postconviction procedure forms in light of the Court’s decision in 

In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure & Florida Rules of 

Appellate Procedure, 132 So. 3d 734 (Fla. 2013). The Court specifically asked the 

Rules Committee to propose a rule amendment to rule 3.800(a) restricting such 

motions and propose corresponding amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal 

Procedure forms for use in postconviction proceedings.

The Rules Committee published its proposals prior to filing them with the 

Court. The Rules Committee received one comment from the Steering Committee, 

highlighting the differences between the Steering Committee’s recommendations 

and the Rules Committee’s proposals as published. The Rules Committee did not 

alter its proposals. The Court published the Rules Committee’s proposals for 

comment and received four comments addressing the proposals to amend rules 

3.800(a) and 3.987, and to adopt 3.9875. The Rules Committee filed a response to 

the comments, agreeing in part and revising some of its proposals accordingly. 
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Having considered the Rules Committee’s report, the comments, and the 

Rules Committee’s responses to the comments, we amend Florida Rules of 

Criminal Procedure 3.800, 3.984, 3.987, and 3.993 as proposed. We also adopt 

new rule 3.9875 as proposed. We discuss the amendments to these rules below.2 

Rule 3.800(a) (Correction, Reduction, and Modification of Sentences; 

Correction) is divided into four new subdivisions, as follows: (a)(1) (Generally); 

(a)(2) (Successive Motions); (a)(3) (Sexual Predator Designation); and (a)(4) 

(Appeals). Subdivision (a)(2) (Successive Motions) is added to rule 3.800 and is 

modeled after the successive motions provision in rule 3.850(h)(2) (Motion to 

Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence; Successive Motions). Subdivision (a)(2) 

creates a process for addressing successive motions and details the documents that 

must accompany a court’s ruling dismissing a motion. Because illegal sentences 

may be corrected at any time, the amendments to rule 3.800(a)(2) do not restrict 

the time for filing such a motion. Subdivision (a)(4) (Appeals) adds the phrase “or 

dismissing” to address the dismissal of successive motions. Finally, the Court 

Commentary to rule 3.800 is amended by the Court to explain that with respect to 

subdivision (a)(2), State v. McBride, 848 So. 2d 287 (Fla. 2003), still applies.

 

2. Minor, technical changes to the rules are not elaborated upon.
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Rule 3.984 (Application for Criminal Indigent Status) is amended to remove 

the phrase “to the best of my knowledge” from the attestation clause at the end of 

the form. This is consistent with case law that holds that the phrase renders an oath 

insufficient. See, e.g., State v. Rodriguez, 523 So. 2d 1141, 1142 (Fla. 1988); 

Scott v. State, 464 So. 2d 1171, 1172 (Fla. 1985).

Rule 3.987 (Motion for Postconviction Relief) is amended to conform the 

form to the Court’s amendments to rule 3.850 (Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or 

Correct Sentence) in In re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure &

Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, 132 So. 3d at 738. Instruction (1) in rule 

3.987 is amended to require that the motion must be typewritten or legibly handwritten in blue or black ink, with one inch margins, and on white 8 1/2 by 11 inch 

paper, and shall not exceed fifty pages without leave of court upon a showing of 

good cause. Instruction (1) no longer requires that the motion be signed by the 

defendant and that the defendant use either the notarized or unnotarized oath at the 

end of the form; instead, rule 3.987 includes a new oath, as well as a Certificate of 

Mailing, a Certificate of Service, and a Certificate of an Accurate and Complete 

Translation. Rule 3.987 includes a new instruction (6), which pertains to claims of 

newly discovered evidence; a new instruction (7), which provides that the motion

must be submitted under oath and sets out what must be included in the oath; and 

instruction (8), which was former instruction (6) and provides that when the 
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motion is complete, it must be mailed to the clerk of the court of the county where 

the sentence was imposed and adds the requirement “as stated in Florida Rule of 

Appellate Procedure 9.420 [Filing; Service of Copies; Computation of Time].” 

New rule 3.9875 (Motion for Jail Credit) is the “Model Form for Use in 

Motions for Correction of Jail Credit Pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal 

Procedure 3.801.” The form follows recently adopted rule 3.801 (Correction of 

Jail Credit). See In re Amends. to Fla. Rules of Crim. Pro. & Fla. Rules of App. 

Pro., 132 So. 3d at 737. 

Lastly, rule 3.993 is amended to require e-mail addresses throughout the rule 

to conform with Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.516 (Service of 

Pleadings and Documents).

Accordingly, we amend the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure as reflected 

in the appendix to this opinion. New language is indicated by underscoring; 

deletions are indicated by struck-through type. The Court Commentary is offered 

for explanation only and is not adopted as an official part of the rule. The 

amendments shall take effect on January 1, 2016, at 12:01 a.m.

It is so ordered.

LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, and PERRY, JJ., concur.

CANADY, J., concurs in part and dissents in part with an opinion, in which 

POLSTON, J., concurs.

THE FILING OF A MOTION FOR REHEARING SHALL NOT ALTER THE 

EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE AMENDMENTS.
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CANADY, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part.

I dissent from the majority’s rejection of an additional change to new rule 

3.800(a)(2) suggested by the Criminal Court Steering Committee. I would adopt 

the Steering Committee’s suggestion that new rule 3.800(a)(2), which authorizes 

the dismissal of successive motions raising grounds for relief previously rejected 

on the merits, also include a provision for the dismissal of successive motions 

raising “new or different grounds” if “the judge finds that the failure of the 

defendant or the attorney to assert those grounds in a prior motion constituted an 

abuse of the procedure or there was no good cause for the failure of the defendant 

or defendant’s counsel to have asserted those grounds in a prior motion.”

I otherwise concur with the rule amendments adopted by the majority.

POLSTON, J., concurs.

Original Proceeding – Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure

Meredith Charbula, Chair, Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, Jacksonville, 

Florida; Judge Samantha Lee Ward, Past Chair, Criminal Procedure Rules 

Committee, Tampa, Florida; John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and 

Heather Savage Telfer, Bar Staff Liaison, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, Florida,

for Petitioner

Judge Jay Paul Cohen, Chair, Criminal Court Steering Committee, Daytona Beach, 

Florida; Daryl Guildford, Blackwater River Correctional Facility, Milton, Florida; 

Chief Judge James T. McGrady, III, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Clearwater, Florida; B. 

Elaine New, Court Counsel, Sixth Judicial Circuit, Saint Petersburg, Florida; Luke

Newman of Luke Newman, PA, Tallahassee, Florida; and William Rudolf Ponall of 
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Snure & Ponall P.A., Winter Park, Florida,

Responding with Comments
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APPENDIX

RULE 3.800. CORRECTION, REDUCTION, AND MODIFICATION 

OF SENTENCES

(a) Correction. 

(1) Generally. A court may at any time correct an illegal sentence 

imposed by it, or an incorrect calculation made by it in a sentencing scoresheet, 

when it is affirmatively alleged that the court records demonstrate on their face an 

entitlement to that relief, provided that a party may not file a motion to correct an 

illegal sentence under this subdivision during the time allowed for the filing of a 

motion under subdivision (b)(1) or during the pendency of a direct appeal.

(2) Successive Motions. A court may dismiss a second or 

successive motion if the court finds that the motion fails to allege new or different 

grounds for relief and the prior determination was on the merits. When a motion is 

dismissed under this subdivision, a copy of that portion of the files and records 

necessary to support the court’s ruling must accompany the order dismissing the 

motion.

(3) Sexual Predator Designation. A defendant may seek 

correction of an allegedly erroneous sexual predator designation under this 

subdivision, but only when it is apparent from the face of the record that the 

defendant did not meet the criteria for designation as a sexual predator. 

(4) Appeals. All orders denying or dismissing motions under this 

subdivision (a) shallmust include a statement that the movantdefendant has the 

right to appeal within 30 days of rendition of the order. 

(b) – (c) [No Change]

Committee Notes

[No Change]
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Court Commentary

2015 Amendments. The amendment to rule 3.800(a)(2) is not intended to 

render inapplicable the “manifest injustice” exception as described in State v. 

McBride, 848 So. 2d 287 (Fla. 2003).

1999 Amendments. [No Change]

RULE 3.984. APPLICATION FOR CRIMINAL INDIGENT STATUS

IN THE CIRCUIT/COUNTY COURT OF THE ____________________ JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 

IN AND FOR _________________ COUNTY, FLORIDA

STATE OF FLORIDA vs. CASE. NO. .

 .

Defendant/Minor Child

APPLICATION FOR CRIMINAL INDIGENT STATUS

____ I AM SEEKING THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER

 OR

____ I HAVE A PRIVATE ATTORNEY OR AM SELF-REPRESENTED AND SEEK 

DETERMINATION OF INDIGENCE STATUS FOR COSTS

Notice to Applicant: The provision of a public defender/court appointed lawyer and costs/due 

process services are not free. A judgment and lien may be imposed against all real or personal 

property you own to pay for legal and other services provided on your behalf or on behalf of the 

person for whom you are making this application. There is a $50.00 fee for each application 

filed. 

If the application fee is not paid to the Clerk of the Court within 7 days, it will be added to any 

costs that may be assessed against you at the conclusion of this case. If you are a 

parent/guardian making this affidavit on behalf of a minor or tax-dependent adult, the 

information contained in this application must include your income and assets.

1. I have ______ dependents. (Do not include children not living at home and do not 

include a working spouse or yourself.)

2. I have a take home income of $_______________ paid ( ) weekly ( ) bi-weekly ( 

) semi-monthly ( ) monthly ( ) yearly
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(Take home income equals salary, wages, bonuses, commissions, allowances, overtime, 

tips and similar payments, minus deductions required by law and other court ordered support 

payments)

3. I have other income paid ( ) weekly ( ) bi-weekly ( ) semi-monthly ( ) monthly ( ) 

yearly: (Circle “Yes” and fill in the amount if you have this kind of income, otherwise circle 

“No.”)

Social Security benefits..................... Yes $____________ No

Unemployment compensation........... Yes $____________ No

Union Funds...................................... Yes $____________ No

Workers compensation...................... Yes $____________ No

Retirement/pensions.......................... Yes $____________ No

Trusts or gifts.................................... Yes $____________ No

Veterans’ benefit............................... Yes $____________ No

Child support or other regular 

support from family 

members/spouse................................. Yes $____________ No

Rental income.................................... Yes $____________ No

Dividends or interest.......................... Yes $____________ No

Other kinds of income not on the 

list...................................................... Yes $____________ No

4. I have other assets: (Circle “yes” and fill in the value of the property, otherwise circle 

“No”)

Cash................................................... Yes $____________ No

Bank account(s)................................. Yes $____________ No

Certificates of deposit or money 

market accounts.................................

Yes $____________ No

* Equity in Motor vehicles/Boats/ 

Other tangible property...................... Yes $____________ No

Savings............................................... Yes $____________ No

Stocks/bonds...................................... Yes $____________ No

* Equity in Real estate (excluding 

homestead)........................................

Yes $____________ No

 * include expectancy of an interest 

in such property

5. I have a total amount of liabilities and debts in the amount of 

$ ,.

6. I receive: (Circle “Yes” or “No”)

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families-Cash 

Assistance............................................................. Yes No
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Poverty-related veterans’ benefits........................ Yes No

Supplemental Security Income (SSI)................... Yes No

7. I have been released on bail in the amount of $___________. Cash ___ Surety ___ 

Posted by: Self ___ Family ___ Other ____

A person who knowingly provides false information to the clerk or the court in seeking a 

determination of indigent status under s. 27.52, F.S. commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 

punishable as provided in s. 775.082, F.S. or s. 775.083, F.S. I attest that the information I 

have provided on this Application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Signed this day of , 20 .

Date of Birth . Signature of Applicant for Indigent Status

Driver’s license or ID number . Print full legal name .

Address .

City, State, Zip .

Phone number .

CLERK’S DETERMINATION

 Based on the information in this Application, I have determined the applicant to be ( ) 

Indigent ( ) Not Indigent

 The Public Defender is hereby appointed to the case listed above until relieved by the 

Court.

Dated this day of , 20 .

Clerk of the Circuit Court

This form was completed 

with the assistance of

Clerk/Deputy Clerk/Other authorized 

person
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APPLICANTS FOUND NOT INDIGENT MAY SEEK REVIEW BY ASKING FOR A 

HEARING TIME. Sign here if you want the judge to review the clerk’s decision of not 

indigent. 

RULE 3.987. MOTION FOR POSTCONVICTION RELIEF

MODEL FORM FOR USE IN MOTIONS FOR

POSTCONVICTION RELIEF PURSUANT TO

FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.850

In the Circuit Court of the

 Judicial Circuit,

in and for .

County, Florida

State of Florida, )

 )

v. ) Criminal Division

 )

) Case No.: .

 (your name) ) (the original case number)

 )

 )

MOTION FOR POSTCONVICTION RELIEF

Instructions — Read Carefully

(1) This motion must be legibly handwritten or typewritten, signed by the defendant, 

and contain either the first or second oath set out at the end of this rule typewritten or handwritten in legible printed lettering, in blue or black ink, double-spaced, with margins no less than 

1 inch on white 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper. No motion, including any memorandum of law, shall 

exceed 50 pages without leave of the court upon a showing of good cause. Any false statement 

of a material fact may serve as the basis for prosecution and conviction for perjury. All questions 

must be answered concisely in the proper space on the form.

(2) Additional pages are not permitted except with respect to the facts that you rely 

upon to support your grounds for relief. No citation of authorities need be furnished. If briefs or 

arguments are submitted in support of your legal claims (as opposed to your factual claims), they 

should be submitted in the form of a separate memorandum of law. This memorandum should 

have the same caption as this motion.
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(3) No filing fee is required when submitting a motion for postconviction relief.

(4) Only the judgment of one case may be challenged in a single motion for 

postconviction relief. If you seek to challenge judgments entered in different cases, or different 

courts, you must file separate motions as to each such case. The single exception to this is if you 

are challenging the judgments in the different cases that were consolidated for trial. In this event, 

show each case number involved in the caption.

(5) Your attention is directed to the fact that you must include all grounds for relief, 

and all facts that support such grounds, in the motion you file seeking relief from any judgment 

of conviction.

(6) Claims of newly discovered evidence must be supported by affidavits attached to 

your motion. If your newly discovered evidence claim is based on recanted trial testimony or a 

newly discovered witness, the attached affidavit must be from that witness. For all other newly 

discovered evidence claims, the attached affidavit must be from any person whose testimony is 

necessary to factually support your claim for relief. If the required affidavit is not attached to 

your motion, you must provide an explanation why the required affidavit could not be obtained. 

(7) Your motion must also be submitted under oath and state as follows:

(a) that you are the defendant in the cause, 

(b) that you understand English or, if you cannot understand English, that you 

have had the motion translated completely into a language that you understand, along with the 

name and address of the person who translated the motion and a certification from that person 

that he or she provided you with an accurate and complete translation, 

(c) that you have either read your motion or had it read to you, 

(d) that you understand all of its contents, 

(e) that your motion is filed in good faith, with a reasonable belief that it is 

timely filed, has potential merit, and does not duplicate previous motions that have been disposed 

of by the court, 

(f) that all of the facts stated in your motion are true and correct, and

(g) that you are subject to sanctions, whether imposed by the court or 

administratively by the Department of Corrections, including but not limited to forfeiture of gain 

time, if your motion is found to be frivolous, malicious, or otherwise made in bad faith or with 

reckless disregard for the truth.

(8) When the motion is fully completed, the original must be mailed to the clerk of 

the court whose address is (county where sentence was imposed) County 

Courthouse, (address of clerk), Florida as stated in Florida Rule of 

Appellate Procedure 9.420.
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MOTION

1. Name and location of the court that entered the judgment of conviction under attack: 

2. Date of judgment of conviction: 

3. Length of sentence: 

4. Nature of offense(s) involved (all counts): 

5. What was your plea? (check only one)

(a) Not guilty .

(b) Guilty .

(c) Nolo contendere .

(d) Not guilty by reason of insanity .

If you entered one plea to one count and a different plea to another count, give details:

6. Kind of trial: (check only one)

(a) Jury .

(b) Judge only without jury .

7. Did you testify at the trial or at any pretrial hearing?

Yes No .

If yes, list each such occasion: 
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8. Did you appeal from the judgment of conviction?

Yes No . 

9. If you did appeal, answer the following:

(a) Name of court: 

(b) Result: 

(c) Date of result: 

(d) Citation (if known): 

10. Other than a direct appeal from the judgment of conviction and sentence, have you 

previously filed any petitions, applications, motions, etc., with respect to this judgment in this 

court?

Yes No .

11. If your answer to number 10 was “yes,” give the following information (applies only to 

proceedings in this court):

(a) (1) Nature of the proceeding: 

(2) Grounds raised: 

(3) Did you receive an evidentiary hearing on your petition, application, 

motion, etc.?

Yes No .

(4) Result: 

(5) Date of result: 

(b) As to any second petition, application, motion, etc., give the same information:
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(1) Nature of the proceeding: 

(2) Grounds raised: 

(3) Did you receive an evidentiary hearing on your petition, application, 

motion, etc.?

Yes No . 

(4) Result: 

(5) Date of result: 

12. Other than a direct appeal from the judgment of conviction and sentence, have you 

previously filed any petitions, applications, motions, etc., with respect to this judgment in any 

other court?

Yes No .

13. If your answer to number 12 was “yes,” give the following information:

(a) (1) Name of court: 

(2) Nature of the proceeding: 

(3) Grounds raised: 

(4) Did you receive an evidentiary hearing on your petition, application, 

motion, etc.?

Yes No . 
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(5) Result: 

(6) Date of result: 

(b) As to any second petition, application, motion, etc., give the same information:

(1) Name of court: 

(2) Nature of the proceeding: 

(3) Grounds raised: 

(4) Did you receive an evidentiary hearing on your petition, application, 

motion, etc.?

Yes No .

(5) Result: 

(6) Date of result: 

(c) As to any third petition, application, motion, etc., give the same information:

(1) Name of court: 

(2) Nature of the proceeding: 

(3) Grounds raised: 
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(4) Did you receive an evidentiary hearing on your petition, application, 

motion, etc.?

Yes No .

(5) Result: 

(6) Date of result: 

14. State concisely every ground on which you claim that the judgment or sentence is 

unlawful. Summarize briefly the facts supporting each ground. If necessary, you may attach 

pages stating additional grounds and the facts supporting them.

For your information, the following is a list of the most frequently raised grounds for 

postconviction relief. Each statement preceded by a letter constitutes a separate ground for 

possible relief. You may raise any grounds that you may have other than those listed. However, 

you should raise in this motion all available grounds (relating to this conviction) on which you 

base your allegations that your conviction or sentence is unlawful.

DO NOT CHECK ANY OF THESE LISTED GROUNDS. If you select one or more of these 

grounds for relief, you must allege facts. The motion will not be accepted by the court if you 

merely check (a) through (i).

(a) Conviction obtained by plea of guilty or nolo contendere that was unlawfully 

induced or not made voluntarily with understanding of the nature of the charge and the 

consequences of the plea.

(b) Conviction obtained by the unconstitutional failure of the prosecution to disclose 

to the defendant evidence favorable to the defendant.

(c) Conviction obtained by a violation of the protection against double jeopardy.

(d) Denial of effective assistance of counsel.

(e) Denial of right of appeal.

(f) Lack of jurisdiction of the court to enter the judgment or impose sentence (such as 

an unconstitutional statute).

(g) Sentence in excess of the maximum authorized by law.

(h) Newly discovered evidence.

(i) Changes in the law that would be retroactive.
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A. Ground 1: 

Supporting FACTS (tell your story briefly without citing cases or law):

B. Ground 2: 

Supporting FACTS (tell your story briefly without citing cases or law):

C. Ground 3: 

Supporting FACTS (tell your story briefly without citing cases or law):
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D. Ground 4: 

Supporting FACTS (tell your story briefly without citing cases or law):

15. If any of the grounds listed in 14 A, B, C, and D were not previously presented on your 

direct appeal, state briefly what grounds were not so presented and give your reasons they were 

not so presented:

16. Do you have any petition, application, appeal, motion, etc., now pending in any court, 

either state or federal, as to the judgment under attack?

Yes No .

17. If your answer to number 16 was “yes,” give the following information:

(a) Name of court: 
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(b) Nature of the proceeding: 

(c) Grounds raised: 

(d) Status of the proceedings: 

18. Give the name and address, if known, of each attorney who represented you in the 

following stages of the judgment attacked herein.

(a) At preliminary hearing: 

(b) At arraignment and plea: 

(c) At trial: 

(d) At sentencing: 

(e) On appeal: 

(f) In any postconviction proceeding: 

(g) On appeal from any adverse ruling in a postconviction proceeding: 

WHEREFORE, movant requests that the court grant all relief to which the movant may be 

entitled in this proceeding, including but not limited to (here list the nature of the relief sought):
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1.

2. Such other and further relief as the court deems just and proper.

OATH

(Complete 1 or 2)

1. Notarized Oath.

STATE OF FLORIDA )

 )

COUNTY OF )

Before me, the undersigned authority, this day personally appeared

 , who first being duly sworn, says that he or she is the defendant in the 

above-styled cause, that he or she has read the foregoing motion for postconviction relief and has 

personal knowledge of the facts and matters therein set forth and alleged and that each and all of 

these facts and matters are true and correct.

 .

(your signature)

SWORN AND SUBSCRIBED TO before me on .....(date)......

 .

NOTARY PUBLIC or other person 

authorized to administer an oath

(print, type, or stamp commissioned name of 

notary public)

Personally known or produced identification .
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Type of Identification produced 

2. Unnotarized Oath.

Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have read the foregoing motion and that the

facts stated in it are true.

 .

(your signature)

Under penalties of perjury and administrative sanctions from the Department of 

Corrections, including forfeiture of gain time if this motion is found to be frivolous or made in 

bad faith, I certify that I understand the contents of the foregoing motion, that the facts contained 

in the motion are true and correct, and that I have a reasonable belief that the motion is timely 

filed. I certify that this motion does not duplicate previous motions that have been disposed of by 

the court. I further certify that I understand English and have read the foregoing motion or had 

the motion read to me, or the foregoing motion was translated completely into a language which 

I understand and read to me by . . . . .(name). . . . ., whose address is . . . . .(address). . . . ., and 

whose certification of an accurate and complete translation is attached to this motion.

/s/ 

Name 

DC# 

Certificate of Mailing

(Must use Certificate of Mailing OR Certificate of Service)

I certify that I placed this document in the hands of . . . . .(here insert name of institution 

official). . . . . for mailing to . . . . .(here insert name or names and addresses used for service). . . . 

. on . . . . .(date). . . . . .

/s/ 

Name 

Address 

DC# 

Certificate of Service

(Must use Certificate of Mailing OR Certificate of Service)

I certify that the foregoing document has been furnished to . . . . .(here insert name or 

names, addresses used for service and mailing addresses). . . . . by (e-mail) (delivery) (mail) (fax) 

on . . . . .(date). . . . . .

/s/ 

Attorney
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Certificate of an Accurate and Complete Translation

(To be used if translation of the motion was necessary.)

I certify that a complete and accurate translation of this motion was provided to the 

Defendant in this case on . . . . .(date). . . . . .

/s/ 

Name 

Address 

DC# 

RULE 3.9875. MOTION FOR JAIL CREDIT

MODEL FORM FOR USE IN MOTIONS FOR

CORRECTION OF JAIL CREDIT PURSUANT TO 

FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.801

In the Circuit Court of the

 Judicial Circuit,

in and for .

County, Florida

State of Florida )

 )

 v. )

 )

)

(your name) )

 )

)

MOTION FOR CORRECTION OF JAIL CREDIT

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING MOTION FOR JAIL CREDIT

PURSUANT TO FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.801

READ CAREFULLY

1. The attached motion is the only type of motion you are permitted to file to obtain 

in-state jail credit omitted from your sentence. It may not be used to obtain out-of-state jail 

credit. 
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2. You must file this motion within 1 year of the date your sentence became final.

3. Only 1 motion may be filed to obtain jail credit omitted from your sentence. No 

successive motion for jail credit will be considered.

4. You must complete the attached motion by filling in the blank spaces. 

5. You must tell the truth and sign the attached motion. If you make a false 

statement of a material fact in your motion, you may be prosecuted for perjury.

6. You must file the attached motion in the court that imposed the sentence on which 

the jail credit was omitted. 

7. You are not required to pay a filing fee to file the attached motion.

MOTION FOR CORRECTION OF JAIL CREDIT

 (hereinafter “Defendant”), in pro se fashion, respectfully moves this 

Honorable Court for jail credit pursuant to section 921.161(1), Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule 

of Criminal Procedure 3.801. In support of the motion, the Defendant states the following in a 

question-and-answer format:

1. What is/are the FACT(S) that was/were omitted from any sentence(s) imposed in 

this case that entitle you to jail credit?

2. Is this the first motion you have filed requesting this jail credit?

If you answered NO, how many prior motions have you filed?

As to EACH motion, what was the result?

3. If you have already received jail credit on any sentence(s) imposed in this case, 

what was the total time for jail credit on each sentence?
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What dates did this jail credit cover?

Where were you incarcerated?

4. What is the total time for jail credit that you are requesting in this motion that you 

have NOT YET RECEIVED on any sentence(s) imposed in this case?

What dates does this jail credit cover?

Where were you incarcerated?

Did you have any other charge(s) pending during this time frame?

If the answer is YES, as to EACH charge, what is the case number, name of county, and 

resolution of charge(s)?

5. Was your sentence the result of a trial or plea?

If your sentence was the result of a plea:

Was it a negotiated plea with the State or was it an open plea to the Court?

Did you sign a written plea agreement?

Did you sign a written rights waiver form?

Did you waive any county jail credit as part of the plea? 

If so, how many days did you agree to waive?

6. Under penalties of perjury and administrative sanctions from the Department of 

Corrections, including forfeiture of gain time if this motion is found to be frivolous or made in 
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bad faith, I certify that I understand the contents of the foregoing motion, that the facts contained 

in the motion are true and correct, and that I have a reasonable belief that the motion is timely 

filed. I certify that this motion does not duplicate previous motions that have been disposed of by 

the court. I further certify that I understand English and have read the foregoing motion or had 

the motion read to me, or the foregoing motion was translated completely into a language which 

I understand and read to me by . . . . .(name). . . . ., whose address is . . . . .(address). . . . ., and 

whose certification of an accurate and complete translation is attached to this motion.

WHEREFORE, the Defendant respectfully moves the Court to grant this motion for

 days of additional jail credit, for a total of days of credit.

/s/ 

Name 

DC# 

Certificate of Mailing

(Must use Certificate of Mailing OR Certificate of Service)

I certify that I placed this document in the hands of . . . . .(here insert name of institution 

official). . . . . for mailing to . . . . .(here insert name or names and addresses used for service). . . . 

. on . . . . .(date). . . . . .

/s/ 

Name 

Address 

DC# 

Certificate of Service

(Must use Certificate of Mailing OR Certificate of Service)

I certify that the foregoing document has been furnished to . . . . .(here insert name or 

names, addresses used for service and mailing addresses). . . . . by (e-mail) (delivery) (mail) (fax) 

on . . . . .(date). . . . . .

/s/ 

Attorney

Certificate of an Accurate and Complete Translation

(To be used if translation of the motion was necessary.)

I certify that a complete and accurate translation of this motion was provided to the 

Defendant in this case on . . . . .(date). . . . . .
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/s/ 

Name 

Address 

DC# 

RULE 3.993. FORMS RELATED TO CAPITAL POSTCONVICTION 

RECORDS PRODUCTION

(a) Notice to State Attorney of Affirmance of Death Penalty.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

NOTICE TO STATE ATTORNEY OF AFFIRMANCE OF DEATH PENALTY

TO:

[name of state attorney and circuit]

The Attorney General of the State of Florida, under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 

3.852(d)(1), gives notice that on .....(date)....., the Florida Supreme Court issued its mandate 

affirming the death sentence in this case.

Within 15 days after receipt of this notice, you should provide written notice to each law 

enforcement agency involved in this case.

Within 90 days after receipt of this notice, you and each law enforcement agency 

involved in this case, should copy, index, and deliver to the records repository of the Secretary of 

State all public records that were produced in the investigation or prosecution of this case, except 

those previously filed in the trial court.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], [name of state 

attorney], and [name of trial counsel for defendant].....(name 

of trial court)....., .....(name of state attorney)....., and .....(name of trial counsel for defendant).....

on .....(date)......

[name, and address, and e-mail address of 

attorney general]

(b) Notice to Secretary of Department of Corrections of Affirmance of Death 

Penalty.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

NOTICE TO SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

OF AFFIRMANCE OF DEATH PENALTY

TO:

[name of Secretary of Department of Corrections]

The Attorney General of the State of Florida, under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 

3.852(d)(1), gives notice that on .....(date)....., the Florida Supreme Court issued its mandate 

affirming the death sentence in this case.

Within 90 days after receipt of this notice, you should copy, index, and deliver to the 

records repository of the Secretary of State all public records determined by your department to 
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be relevant to the subject matter of a proceeding under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 

or 3.851 unless the production of these records would be unduly burdensome.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], 

[name of Secretary of Department of Corrections], and [name of trial counsel 

for defendant].....(name of trial court)....., .....(name of Secretary of Department of 

Corrections)....., and .....(name of trial counsel for defendant)..... on .....(date)......

[name, and address, and e-mail address of 

attorney general]

(c) Notice by State Attorney to Law Enforcement Agency.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

NOTICE OF AFFIRMANCE OF DEATH PENALTY

AND TO PRODUCE PUBLIC RECORDS

TO:

[name of chief law enforcement officer]

The State Attorney of the Judicial Circuit of the State of Florida, under Florida 

Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.852(e)(1), hereby gives notice to 

[name of chief law enforcement officer and agency],.....(name of chief law enforcement office 

and agency)....., that was involved in this case by investigation, arrest, prosecution or 

incarceration, that on .....(date)....., the Florida Supreme Court issued its mandate affirming the 

death sentence in this case.
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Within 90 days after receipt of this notice, you and each law enforcement agency 

involved in this case should copy, index, and deliver to the records repository of the Secretary of 

State all public records that were produced in the investigation, arrest, prosecution, or 

incarceration of this case, except those filed in the trial court.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], [name of chief law enforcement officer], 

[name of attorney general], and [name of collateral 

counsel],.....(name of trial court)....., .....(name of chief law enforcement officer)....., .....(name of 

attorney general)....., and .....(name of collateral counsel)....., on .....(date)......

[name, and address, and e-mail address of 

state attorney]

(d) Notice of Compliance by State Attorney.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE BY STATE ATTORNEY

TO:

[name, and address, and e-mail address of attorney general]

The State Attorney for the _____________ Judicial Circuit gives notice to the Attorney 

General of compliance by delivery of public records involving this case to the records repository 

of the Secretary of State. To the best of my knowledge and belief, all public records in my 

possession that were produced in the investigation or prosecution of the case, except those 

previously filed in the trial court, have been copied, indexed, and delivered to the records 
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repository of the Secretary of State as required by Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 

3.852(e)(2).

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], [name of attorney general], and 

[name of collateral counsel].....(name of trial court)....., .....(name of attorney general)....., and 

.....(name of collateral counsel)..... on .....(date)......

[name, and address, and e-mail address of 

state attorney]

(e) Notice of Compliance by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE BY THE SECRETARY

OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

TO:

[name, and address, and e-mail address of attorney general]

The Secretary of the Department of Corrections, having received notice of the affirmance 

of the death penalty in this case from the Attorney General on .....(date)....., hereby gives notice 

and certifies that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all public records determined by the 

Department to be relevant to the subject matter of a proceeding under Florida Rule of Criminal 

Procedure 3.850 or 3.851, except those previously filed in the trial court, have been copied, 

indexed, and delivered to the records repository of the Secretary of State.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], [name of attorney general], 

[name of state attorney], and [name of collateral counsel],.....(name of trial court)....., 

.....(name of attorney general)....., .....(name of state attorney)....., and .....(name of collateral 

counsel)....., on .....(date)......

[name, and address, and e-mail address of 

Secretary of Department of Corrections]

(f) Notice of Compliance by Law Enforcement Agency.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY

TO:

[name, and address, and e-mail address of attorney general]

___________________________________________ [name of chief law 

enforcement officer and agency] .....( name of chief law enforcement officer and agency)..... that 

was involved in this case by an investigation, arrest, prosecution, or incarceration, hereby gives 

notice to the Attorney General of compliance by delivery of public records involving this case to 

the records repository of the Secretary of State. I further certify that, to the best of my knowledge 

and belief, all public records in possession of this agency or in the possession of any employee of 

this agency that were produced in the investigation or prosecution of the case, except those 

previously filed in the trial court, have been copied, indexed, and delivered to the records 

repository of the Secretary of State.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], [name of attorney general], 

[name of state attorney], and [name of collateral counsel],.....(name of trial court)....., .....(name 

of attorney general)....., .....(name of state attorney)....., and .....(name of collateral counsel)....., 

on .....(date)......

[name, and address, and e-mail address of 

chief law enforcement officer]

(g) Notice to Attorney General of Pertinent Information.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

STATE ATTORNEY’S NOTICE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL 

OF PERTINENT INFORMATION

TO:

[name, and address, and e-mail address of attorney general]

The undersigned ________________ [name of state attorney].....(name of state 

attorney)..... hereby gives notice to the Attorney General of the following name(s) and 

address(es) of any person or agency having information pertinent to this case in addition to those 

persons and agencies who previously furnished public records to the records repository of the 

Secretary of State:

[list names and addresses of persons or agencies]
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Please provide prompt written notification to each identified person or agency of the duty 

to deliver to the records repository of the Secretary of State all public records pertaining to this 

case, except those previously filed in the trial court.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], [name of attorney general], and 

[name of public defender or defense counsel],.....(name of trial court)....., .....(name of attorney 

general)....., and .....(name of public defender or defense counsel)....., on .....(date)......

[name, and address, and e-mail address of 

state attorney]

(h) Notice to Attorney General of Pertinent Information.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

TRIAL COUNSEL’S NOTICE TO ATTORNEY

GENERAL OF PERTINENT INFORMATION

TO:

[name, and address, and e-mail address of attorney general]

The undersigned [name of public defender or 

other counsel], for , [name of defendant].....(name of public defender or 

other counsel)....., for .....(name of defendant)..... hereby gives notice to the Attorney General of 

the following name(s) and address(es) of persons or agencies that may have information 

pertinent to this case, in addition to those previously furnished to collateral counsel.
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[list names and addresses of persons or agencies]

Please provide prompt written notification to each identified person or agency of the duty 

to deliver to the records repository of the Secretary of State all public records pertaining to this 

case, except those previously filed in the trial court.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], [name of attorney general], and 

[name of state attorney],.....(name of trial court)....., .....(name of attorney general)....., and 

.....(name of state attorney)....., on .....(date)......

[name, and address, and e-mail address of trial 

counsel]

(i) Notice by Attorney General to Person or Agency Having Pertinent 

Information.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

NOTICE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PERSON

OR AGENCY HAVING PERTINENT INFORMATION

TO:

[name, and address, and e-mail address of person or agency]

Pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.852(d)(2), the undersigned has been 

notified by [name of trial counsel or state attorney],.....(name of trial 

counsel or state attorney)....., that you have public records pertinent to this case. 
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Under the provisions of rule 3.852(e)(5), you must:

1. Within 90 days of receipt of this notice, copy, index, and deliver to the records 

repository of the Secretary of State all public records in your possession pertinent to this case, 

except those previously filed in the trial court; and

2. Provide written notice to me that you have complied with these provisions.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the pleading has been served on 

[name of person or agency]and [name of trial court],.....(name of person or 

agency)..... and .....(name of trial court)....., on .....(date)......

[name, and address, and e-mail address of 

attorney general]

(j) Notice of Compliance by Person or Agency.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

NOTICE OF COMPLIANCE BY PERSON OR AGENCY

TO:

[name, and address, and e-mail address of attorney general]

The undersigned having received notice under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 

3.852(e)(5) from the Attorney General on .....(date)....., to copy, index, and deliver all public 

records in my possession or in the possession of the undersigned agency to the records repository 

of the Secretary of State, hereby gives notice to the Attorney General and further certifies that, to 

the best of my knowledge and belief, all of these public records in my possession or in the 
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possession of the undersigned agency pertaining to this case, except those previously filed in the 

trial court, have been copied, indexed, and delivered to the records repository of the Secretary of 

State.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], [name of attorney general], [name of state 

attorney], and [name of collateral counsel],.....(name of trial court)....., .....(name of 

attorney general)....., .....(name of state attorney)....., and .....(name of collateral counsel)....., on 

.....(date)......

[name, and address, and e-mail address of 

person or agency]

(k) Defendant’s Demand for Production of Additional Public Records Pertaining 

to Defendant’s Case.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

DEFENDANT’S DEMAND FOR ADDITIONAL PUBLIC

RECORDS PERTAINING TO DEFENDANT’S CASE

TO:

[name, and address, and e-mail address of person or agency]

The defendant, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby makes demand of 

[name of person or agency submitting public 

records],.....(name of person or agency submitting public records)..... under Florida Rule of 

Criminal Procedure 3.852(i), for additional public records pertinent to this case.
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1. Undersigned counsel represents that, after a timely and diligent search, the 

records specifically described below:

(a) are relevant to a pending proceeding under rule 3.850; or

(b) appear reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible 

evidence; and

(c) have not been obtained previously in discovery or from a prior public 

records request from either the above-named person or agency or any other; and

(d) presently are not available from the public records repository.

2. The public records requested are as follows:

[list public records requested]

3. Under rule 3.852, any objection to production, including any claim of exemption, 

must be filed with the trial court and served on all counsel of record within 60 days of receipt of 

this demand, or that objection will be considered waived.

4. Under rule 3.852, you shall, within 90 days after receipt of this demand:

(a) copy, index, and deliver to the records repository of the Secretary of State 

any additional public records in the possession of your agency that pertain to this case; and

(b) certify that, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all additional public 

records have been delivered to the records repository of the Secretary of State; and

(c) recertify that the public records previously delivered are complete if no 

additional public records are found.

[name of attorney for defendant]

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], [name of person or agency], 

[name of attorney general], and [name of state attorney],.....(name of trial court)....., .....(name of 

person or agency)....., .....(name of attorney general)....., and .....(name of state attorney)....., on 

.....(date)......

[name, and address, and e-mail address of 

attorney for defendant]
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(l) Objection to Defendant’s Request for Production of Additional Public 

Records Pertaining to Defendant’s Case and Motion for Hearing.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

OBJECTION TO DEFENDANT’S REQUEST FOR PRODUCTION

OF ADDITIONAL PUBLIC RECORDS PERTAINING TO

DEFENDANT’S CASE AND MOTION FOR HEARING

The undersigned person or agency, having received on .....(date)..... defendant’s demand 

for production of additional public records pertaining to defendant’s case, hereby files this 

objection and respectfully moves the court to hold a hearing to determine if the requirements of 

Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.852[(g)(3)] have been met. The grounds for this objection 

are:

[specify grounds and identify records]

Respectfully submitted,

[name of attorney]

Attorney for .

 [name of person or agency]

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], [name of attorney for defendant], and 

[name of attorney general],.....(name of trial court)....., .....(name of attorney for defendant)....., 

and .....(name of attorney general)....., on .....(date)......
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[name, address, and e-mail address of 

attorney]

(m) Notice of Delivery of Exempt Public Records to Records Repository.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

NOTICE OF DELIVERY OF EXEMPT PUBLIC

RECORDS TO RECORDS REPOSITORY

TO: Records Repository

[address of records repository]

The undersigned, [name of person or 

agency],.....(name of person or agency)..... hereby gives notice to the records repository of the 

Secretary of State that certain delivered records are confidential or exempt from the requirements 

of section 119.07(1), Florida Statutes. These public records have been separately contained 

without being redacted, sealed, and the nature of the public records and the legal basis under 

which the public records are exempt has been identified.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], [name of records repository], 

[name of attorney general]

, [name of state attorney], and [name of collateral counsel].....(name of 

trial court)....., .....(name of records repository)....., .... (name of attorney general) ...., .....(name 

of state attorney)....., and .....(name of collateral counsel)....., on .....(date)......
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[name, and address, and e-mail address of 

person or agency]

(n) Order to Deliver Exempt Public Records to the Clerk of Circuit Court.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

ORDER TO DELIVER EXEMPT

PUBLIC RECORDS

TO: Records Repository

[address of records repository]

This court having received notice on .....(date)....., that certain records for which a claim 

of confidentiality or exemption from disclosure has been made have been copied, indexed, 

separately contained without being redacted, sealed, identified as to their nature and the legal 

basis for their confidentiality or exemption, and delivered to the records repository of the 

Secretary of State, it is ordered that said records be delivered to 

[name of clerk of circuit court].....(name of clerk of circuit court)..... for further 

proceedings consistent with Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.852(f). 

[name of moving party].....( name of moving party)..... shall bear all costs associated with 

the transportation and inspection of these records by the trial court.

DONE AND ORDERED in County, Florida, on .....(date)......

Judge
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 .

Judge’s address and e-mail address

(o) Notice of Delivery of Exempt Public Records to the Clerk of Circuit Court.

In the Circuit Court of the .

Judicial Circuit, in and for .

County, Florida

Case No. .

Division .

State of Florida, 

 Plaintiff,

v.

 ,

 Defendant.

NOTICE OF DELIVERY OF EXEMPT

PUBLIC RECORDS TO CLERK

OF CIRCUIT COURT

TO:

[name, and address, and e-mail address of clerk of circuit court]

The Secretary of State, by and through the undersigned, having received an appropriate 

court order under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.852, hereby gives notice that the sealed 

container(s) of exempt public records has/have been shipped to the above-listed clerk of circuit 

court. Under the provisions of rule 3.852(f)(2), these public records may be opened only for an 

inspection by the trial court in camera.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on 

[name of trial court], [name of clerk of circuit court], [name 

of attorney general], and [name of collateral counsel],.....(name of trial court)....., 

.....(name of clerk of circuit court)....., .....(name of attorney general)....., and .....(name of 

collateral counsel)....., on .....(date)......

[name of secretary of state]

By: .
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[name of representative of secretary of state]

 .

Address and e-mail address