Title: Amendments to The Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SC00-562
State: Florida
Issuer: Florida Supreme Court
Date: November 9, 2000

Supreme 
Court 
of 
Florida
  
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No. SC00-562
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AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES 
OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
[November 2, 2000]
CORRECTED OPINION
PER CURIAM.
We have for consideration the quadrennial report of The Florida Bar
Criminal Procedure Rules Committee proposing rules changes in accordance with
Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.130(c)(3).  We have jurisdiction.  See art.
V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.  Pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.130(c),
the proposed changes were submitted to the Board of Governors of The Florida
Bar for its approval, and the Board approved the changes unanimously.  The
proposed changes were published for comments and several were filed.
  
The Committee asks us to amend Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure
1  At the Committee’s request, we postpone consideration of proposed rule 3.994, Order
of No Imprisonment, in order to allow for further study of this proposal and direct the Committee to
submit a separate out-of-cycle report of its recommendations concerning this proposal.  
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3.025, 3.030, 3.111, 3.125, 3.190, 3.191, 3.213, 3.217, 3.218, 3.219, 3.692, 3.800,
3.851, 3.986, 3.987, 3.989, 3.993, and 3.994.1  After reviewing the Committee’s
proposals, considering the comments filed by interested persons, and hearing oral
argument, we adopt the Committee’s proposed changes with the exceptions noted
below.
We decline to adopt the proposed change to subdivision (d)(4) (waiver of
counsel) of rule 3.111, Providing Counsel for Indigents, which would remove
language requiring two attesting witnesses to all out-of-court waivers of counsel. 
At oral argument, the Public Defender of the Second Judicial Circuit expressed
concern regarding defendants’ execution of out-of-court waivers without a formal
procedure.  Since all waivers of counsel must be voluntary, we conclude that the
Public Defender’s concerns have merit.  Therefore, we reject the amendment to
subdivision (d)(4).  
However, we do adopt the new subdivision (e)(2) of rule 3.111, which
conforms the criminal rules to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140(b)(5)
which requires that defense counsel not be allowed to withdraw until substitute
counsel has been obtained or appointed, or a statement has been filed with the
2Although we amend existing rule 3.851 as proposed by the Committee, we continue our
efforts to completely revise the rules governing capital post-conviction proceedings.  See Amendments
to Fla. R. Crim. Proc. 3.851, 3.852, & 3.993, 25 Fla. L. Weekly S569 (Fla. July 14, 2000).
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appellate court that the appellant has exercised the right to self-representation.  
We also do not adopt the proposed amendment to subdivision (h)(4) of rule
3.190, Pretrial Motions, which would add language requiring motions to suppress
evidence to be made “a reasonable time” before trial unless good cause is
demonstrated for the delay.  Numerous problems that could arise from the use of
the “reasonable time” language were raised in the comments and discussed at oral
argument.  The Chair of the Committee, the Honorable O. H. Eaton, Jr., Circuit
Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court, agreed that because the trial court
judges of this State already have the inherent authority to manage their dockets in
such a manner as to address the time for filing of motions to suppress, “criminal
justice won’t come to a standstill” if this proposed rule change is not adopted.   In
light of this inherent authority, we see no reason to adopt the proposed amendment
at this time.
We adopt all the proposed amendments to rule 3.851, Collateral Relief After
Death Sentence Has Been Imposed,2 with minor modifications and the addition of a
provision to new subdivision (d), Incompetency to Proceed in Capital Collateral
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Proceedings, as explained below.  The addition of the language “And Affirmed on
Direct Appeal,” to the title and subdivision (a), Scope, is intended to remove
ambiguity that could result when a death sentence is imposed but thereafter is
reduced to a life sentence on direct appeal.  We have modified the proposed
amendments to subdivisions (b) and (c) to delete references to time periods which
are no longer necessary.   New subdivision (d), Incompetence to Proceed in
Capital Collateral Proceedings, is added in response to this Court’s decision in
Carter v. State, 706 So. 2d 873, 876 n.3 (Fla. 1997).  In that case, the Court held
that “a judicial determination of competency is required when there are reasonable
grounds to believe that a capital defendant is incompetent to proceed in
postconviction proceedings in which factual matters are at issue, the development
or resolution of which require the defendant’s input.”  Carter, 706 So. 2d at 875. 
In drafting proposed subdivision (d), the Committee looked to rules 3.210-3.212,
which govern trial-level competency determinations.  However, it appears that the
Committee overlooked the need for a provision similar to rule 3.211(d), which
specifies the written findings that must be contained in an expert’s report to the 
trial court.   We believe that the expert report should contain detailed findings
similar to those required by rule 3.211(d).  Accordingly, we have added a 
provision modeled after that rule.  We also have made minor changes to
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subdivisions (d)(1) and (d)(4) to make clear that the rule applies in collateral
proceedings.
We adopt the following amendments as proposed by the Committee.  Rule
3.025, State and Prosecuting Attorney Defined, is adopted to clarify that when
terms such as “state,” “state attorney,” “prosecutor,” and “prosecution” are used
in the rules they should be construed to mean the prosecuting authority representing
the state. 
Rule 3.030, Service of Pleadings and Papers, is amended to add subdivision
(b)(5) which regulates the electronic service of pleadings and papers on parties.
The amendment is modeled after Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.080(b)(5),
which addresses service by facsimile.  The amendment to subdivision (d)
recognizes that electronic filing is permissible.
Rule 3.191, Speedy Trial, is amended to require demands for speedy trial
and notice of expiration of speedy trial time to be separately captioned and filed so
as to prevent these time-triggering pleadings from being buried in pleadings
addressing unrelated matters.  Additionally, the rule is amended to require service
of a copy of the pleading on the prosecuting authority.
Rules 3.213, 3.217, 3.218 and 3.219 are amended to change the reference
from the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services to the Department of
3  The remainder of the amendments reflected in the appendix, but not discussed, are technical in
nature.
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Children and Family Services.
Rules 3.692, Petition to Seal or Expunge, and 3.989, Affidavit, Petition, and
Order to Expunge or Seal Forms, are amended to require that a petition seeking to
seal or expunge nonjudicial criminal history records be accompanied by a
certificate of eligibility issued to the petitioner by Florida Department of Law
Enforcement.  The amendments conform these rules to the requirements of State v.
D.H.W., 686 So. 2d 1331 (Fla. 1996).   
Rule 3.800, Correction, Reduction, and Modification of Sentences, is
amended to provide that sentences that fail to grant proper credit for time served,
when proper credit is determinable from the record without the necessity of an
evidentiary hearing, are illegal and correctable under subdivision (a).  The purpose
of this amendment is to conform subdivision (a) to this Court’s opinion in State v.
Mancino, 714 So. 2d 429 (Fla. 1998).3   
 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 committee 
notes are offered for explanation only and are not adopted as an official part of the
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rules.  The amendments shall become effective January 1, 2001, at 12:01 a.m.  
It is so ordered.
WELLS, C.J., and SHAW, HARDING, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, LEWIS and
QUINCE, JJ., concur.
THE FILING OF A MOTION FOR REHEARING SHALL NOT ALTER THE
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE RULES.
Original Proceeding - Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure
Herman J. Russomanno, President, The Florida Bar, Miami, Florida; Terrence J.
Russell, President-elect, The Florida Bar, Fort Lauderdale, Florida; John F.
Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, Florida; O. H.
Eaton, Jr., Chair, Florida Bar Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, Sanford,
Florida, 
for Petitioner
Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Paula Saunders and Chet Kaufman,
Assistant Public Defenders, Tallahassee, Florida; Bob Dillinger, Public Defender,
St. Petersburg, Florida; Julianne M. Holt, Public Defender, and John J. Skye,
Assistant Public Defender, Tampa, Florida; Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender,
and John E. Morrison, Beth C. Weitzner and Rory S. Stein, Assistant Public
Defenders, Miami, Florida; and Honorable Robert W. Lee, County Court Judge,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 
Responding 
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APPENDIX
RULE 3.025.
STATE AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DEFINED
Whenever the terms “state,” “state attorney,” “prosecutor,” “prosecution,”
“prosecuting officer,” or “prosecuting attorney” are used in these rules, they shall
be construed to mean the prosecuting authority representing the state of Florida.
Committee Notes
2000 Adoption. This provision is new. Its purpose is to include the Office
of Statewide Prosecution as a prosecuting authority under these rules. No
substantive changes are intended by the adoption of this rule.
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RULE 3.030.
SERVICE OF PLEADINGS AND PAPERS
(a)
Service; When Required. Every pleading subsequent to the initial
indictment or information on which a defendant is to be tried unless the court
otherwise orders, and every order not entered in open court, every written motion
unless it is one as toabout which a hearing ex parte is authorized, and every written
notice, demand, and similar paper shall be served on each party; however, nothing
herein shall be construed to require that a plea of not guilty shall be in writing.
(b)
Same; How Made. When under these rules service is required or
permitted to be made on a party represented by an attorney, the service shall be
made on the attorney unless service on the party is ordered by the court. Service on
the attorney or on a party shall be made by delivering a copy to the party or by
mailing it to the party's last known address, or, if no address is known, by leaving it
with the clerk of the court who shall place it in the court file. Delivery of a copy
within this rule shall mean:
(1)
handing it to the attorney or to the party; or
(2)
leaving it at the attorney's office with the secretary or other
person in charge; or
(3)
if there is no one in charge, leaving it in a conspicuous place
therein; or
(4)
if the office is closed or the person to be served has no office,
leaving it at the person's usual place of abode with a family member above 15 years
of age and informing that person of the contents. Service by mail shall be
deemedconsidered complete upon mailing.; or
(5)
transmitting it electronically to each party with a cover sheet
indicating the sender's name, bar number, firm, address, telephone number,
facsimile or modem number, and the number of pages transmitted. Electronic
service occurs when transmission of the last page is complete. Service by delivery
or electronic transmission after 5:00 p.m. shall be deemed to have been made on
the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
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(c)
Filing. All original papers, copies of which are required to be served
on parties, must be filed with the court either before service or immediately
thereafter.
(d)
Filing with the Court Defined. The filing of pleadings and other
papers with the court as required by these rules shall be made by filing them with
the clerk of the court, except that the judge may permit the papers to be filed with
him or her, in which event the judge shall note thereon the filing date and transmit
them to the office of the clerk. Unless any rule expressly provides to the contrary,
filing of pleadings and other papers with the court may be made by electronic
transmission provided for and in accordance with the Florida Rules of Judicial
Administration.
(e)
Certificate of Service. When any attorney shall in substance certify:
I do certify that a copy (copies) hereof (has) (have) been furnished to
(here insert name or names) by (delivery) (mail) this ________ day of
___________________, 19____on.....(date)......
____________________
Attorney
the certificate shall be taken as prima facie proof of  service in compliance with all
rules of court and law.
Committee Notes
1968 Adoption. Taken from the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
1972 Amendment. Same as prior rule; (a) amended by deleting reference to
trial on affidavit.
2000 Amendment. Fraudulent manipulation of electronically transmitted
service should be considered contemptuous and dealt with by appropriate
sanctions by the court.
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RULE 3.111.
PROVIDING COUNSEL TO INDIGENTS
(a)
When Counsel Provided. A person entitled to appointment of
counsel as provided herein shall have counsel appointed when the person is
formally charged with an offense, or as soon as feasible after custodial restraint, or
at the first appearance before a committing magistrate, whichever occurs earliest.
(b)
Cases Applicable.
(1)
Counsel shall be provided to indigent persons in all
prosecutions for offenses punishable by imprisonment (or by incarceration in a
juvenile corrections institution) including appeals from the conviction thereof.
Counsel does not have to be provided to an indigent person in a prosecution for a
misdemeanor or violation of a municipal ordinance if the judge, prior tobefore trial,
files in the cause a statement in writing that the defendant will not be imprisoned if
convicted.
(2)
Counsel may be provided to indigent persons in all proceedings
arising from the initiation of a criminal action against a defendant, including post-
conviction proceedings and appeals therefrom, extradition proceedings, mental
competency proceedings, and other proceedings that are adversary in nature,
regardless of the designation of the court in which they occur or the classification
of the proceedings as civil or criminal.
(3)
Counsel may be provided to a partially indigent person on
request, provided that the person shall defray that portion of the cost of such
representation and the reasonable costs of investigation as he or she is able without
substantial hardship to the person or the person's family, as directed by the court.
(4)
“Indigent” as used herein shall mean a person who is unable to
pay for the services of an attorney, including costs of investigation, without
substantial hardship to the person or the person's family; “partially indigent” as
used herein shall mean a person unable to pay more than a portion of the fee
charged by an attorney, including costs of investigation, without substantial
hardship to the person or the person's family.
(5)
The court shall, prior toBefore appointing a public defender,
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the court shall:
(A)
inform the accused that, if the public defender is
appointed, a lien for the services rendered by the public defender may be imposed
under section 27.56, Florida Statutes;
(B)
make inquiry into the financial status of the accused in a
manner not inconsistent with the guidelines established by section 27.52, Florida
Statutes. The accused shall respond to the inquiry under oath;
(C)
require the accused to execute an affidavit of insolvency
in the format provided by section 27.52, Florida Statutes.
(c)
Duty of Booking Officer. In addition to any other duty, the officer
who commits a defendant to custody has the following duties:
(1)
The officer shall immediately advise the defendant:
(A)
of the right to counsel;
(B)
that, if the defendant is unable to pay a lawyer, one will be
provided immediately at no charge.
(2)
If the defendant requests counsel or advises the officer that he
or she cannot afford counsel, the officer shall immediately and effectively place the
defendant in communication with the (office of) public defender of the circuit in
which the arrest was made.
(3)
If the defendant indicates that he or she has an attorney or is
able to retain an attorney, the officer shall immediately and effectively place the
defendant in communication with the attorney or the Lawyer Referral Service of the
local bar association.
(4)
The public defender of each judicial circuit may interview a
defendant when contacted by, or on behalf of, a defendant who is, or claims to be,
indigent as defined by law.
(A)
If the defendant is in custody and reasonably appears to
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be indigent, the public defender shall tender such advice as is indicated by the facts
of the case, seek the setting of a reasonable bail, and otherwise represent the
defendant pending a formal judicial determination of indigency.
(B)
If the defendant is at liberty on bail or otherwise not in
custody, the public defender shall elicit from the defendant only such the
information from the defendant asthat may be reasonably relevant to the question of
indigency and shall immediately seek a formal judicial determination of indigency. If
the court finds the defendant indigent, it shall immediately appoint counsel to
represent the defendant.
(d)
Waiver of Counsel.
(1)
The failure of a defendant to request appointment of counsel or
the announced intention of a defendant to plead guilty shall not, in itself, constitute
a waiver of counsel at any stage of the proceedings.
(2)
A defendant shall not be deemedconsidered to have waived the
assistance of counsel until the entire process of offering counsel has been
completed and a thorough inquiry has been made into both the accused's
comprehension of that offer and the accused's capacity to make a knowing and
intelligent waiver. Before determining whether the waiver is knowing and intelligent,
the court shall advise the defendant of the disadvantages and dangers of self-
representation.
(3)
Regardless of the defendant's legal skills or the complexity of
the case, the court shall not deny a defendant's unequivocal request to represent
himself or herself, if the court makes a determination of record that the defendant
has made a knowing and intelligent waiver of the right to counsel.
(4)
A waiver of counsel made in court shall be of record; a waiver
made out of court shall be in writing with not less than 2 attesting witnesses. The
witnesses shall attest the voluntary execution thereof.
(5)
If a waiver is accepted at any stage of the proceedings, the offer
of assistance of counsel shall be renewed by the court at each subsequent stage of
the proceedings at which the defendant appears without counsel.
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(e)
Withdrawal of Defense Counsel After Judgment and Sentence.
The attorney of record for a defendant in a criminal proceeding shall not be relieved
of any duties, nor be permitted to withdraw as counsel of record, except with
approval of the lower tribunal on good cause shown on written motion, until after:
(1)
the filing of:
(A)
a notice of appeal;
(B)
a statement of judicial acts to be reviewed, if a transcript
will require the expenditure of public funds;
(C)
directions to the clerk, if necessary; and
(D)
a designation of that portion of the reporter's transcript
that supports the statement of judicial acts to be reviewed, if a transcript will require
expenditure of public funds; or
(2)
substitute counsel has been obtained or appointed, or a
statement has been filed with the appellate court that the appellant has exercised the
right to self-representation.  In publicly funded cases, the public defender for the
local circuit court shall be appointed initially until the record is transmitted to the
appellate court; or
(2)(3)  the time has expired for filing of a notice of appeal, and no
such notice has been filed.
Orders allowing withdrawal of counsel are conditional, and counsel shall remain of
record for the limited purpose of representing the defendant in the lower tribunal
regarding any sentencing error that the lower tribunal is authorized to address
during the pendency of the direct appeal pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal
Procedureunder rule 3.800(b)(2).
Committee Notes
1972 Adoption. Part 1 of the ABA Standard relating to providing defense
services deals with the general philosophy for providing criminal defense services
and while the committee felt that the philosophy should apply to the Florida Rules
of Criminal Procedure, the standards were not in such form to be the subject of
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that particular rule. Since the standards deal with the national situation, contained in
them were alternative methods of providing defense services, i.e., assigned counsel
vs. defender system; but, Florida, already having a defender system, need not be
concerned with the assigned counsel system.
(a)
Taken from the first sentence of ABA Standard 5.1. There was
considerable discussion within the committee concerning the time within which
counsel should be appointed and who should notify defendant's counsel. The
commentary in the ABA Standard under 5.1a, b, convinced the committee to adopt
the language here contained.
(b)
Standard 4.1 provides that counsel should be provided in all criminal
cases punishable by loss of liberty, except those types where such punishment is
not likely to be imposed. The committee determined that the philosophy of such
standard should be recommended to the Florida Supreme Court. The committee
determined that possible deprivation of liberty for any period makes a case serious
enough that the accused should have the right to counsel.
(c)
Based on the recommendation of ABA Standard 5.1b and the
commentary thereunder which provides that implementation of a rule for providing
the defendant with counsel should not be limited to providing a means for the
accused to contact a lawyer.
(d)
From standard 7.2 and the commentaries thereunder.
1980 Amendment. Modification of the existing rule (the addition of
(b)(5)(A)–(C)) provides a greater degree of uniformity in appointing counsel to
indigent defendants. The defendant is put on notice of the lien for public defender
services and must give financial information under oath.
A survey of Florida judicial circuits by the Committee on Representation of
Indigents of the Criminal Law Section (1978–79) disclosed the fact that several
circuits had no procedure for determining indigency and that there were circuits in
which no affidavits of insolvency were executed (and no legal basis for establishing
or collecting lien monies).
1992 Amendment. In light of State v. District Court of Appeal of Florida,
First District, 569 So.2d 439 (Fla. 1990), in which the supreme court pronounced
that motions seeking belated direct appeal based on ineffective assistance of
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counsel should be filed in the trial court pursuant to rule 3.850, the committee
recommends that rule 3.111(e) be amended to detail with specificity defense
counsel's duties to perfect an appeal prior to withdrawing after judgment and
sentence. The present provision merely notes that such withdrawal is governed by
Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140(b)(3).
1998 Amendment. The amendments to (d)(2)–(3) were adopted to reflect
State v. Bowen, 698 So.2d 248 (Fla. 1997), which implicitly overruled Cappetta v.
State, 204 So.2d 913 (Fla. 4th DCA 1967), rev'd on other grounds, 216 So.2d 749
(Fla. 1968). See Fitzpatrick v. Wainwright, 800 F.2d 1057 (11th Cir. 1986), for a
list of factors the court may consider. See also McKaskle v. Wiggins, 465 U.S.
168, 104 S.Ct. 944, 79 L.Ed.2d 122 (1984), and Savage v. Estelle, 924 F.2d 1459
(9th Cir. 1990), cert. denied 501 U.S. 1255, 111 S.Ct. 2900, 115 L.Ed.2d 1064
(1992), which suggest that the defendant's right to self-representation is limited
when the defendant is not able or willing to abide by the rules of procedure and
courtroom protocol.
2000 Amendment. This rule applies only to judicial proceedings and is
inapplicable to investigative proceedings and matters. See rule 3.010.
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RULE 3.125.
NOTICE TO APPEAR
(a)
Definition. Notice to appear means, uUnless indicated otherwise,
notice to appear means a written order issued by a law enforcement officer in lieu
of physical arrest requiring a person accused of violating the law to appear in a
designated court or governmental office at a specified date and time.
(b)
By Arresting Officer. If a person is arrested for an offense declared
to be a misdemeanor of the first or second degree or a violation, or is arrested for
violation of a municipal or county ordinance triable in the county, and demand to
be taken before a magistrate is not made, notice to appear may be issued by the
arresting officer unless:
(1)
the accused fails or refuses to sufficiently identify himself or
herself or supply the required information;
(2)
the accused refuses to sign the notice to appear;
(3)
the officer has reason to believe that the continued liberty of the
accused constitutes an unreasonable risk of bodily injury to the accused or others;
(4)
the accused has no ties with the jurisdiction reasonably
sufficient to assure the accused's appearance or there is substantial risk that the
accused will refuse to respond to the notice;
(5)
the officer has any suspicion that the accused may be wanted in
any jurisdiction; or
(6)
it appears that the accused previously has previously failed to
respond to a notice or a summons or has violated the conditions of any pretrial
release program.
(c)
By Booking Officer. If the arresting officer does not issue notice to
appear because of one of the exceptions listed in subdivision (b)(1) through (b)(6)
and takes the accused to police headquarters, the booking officer may issue notice
to appear if the officer determines that there is a likelihood that the accused will
appear as directed, based on a reasonable investigation of the accused’s:
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(1)
residence and length of residence in the community;
(2)
family ties in the community;
(3)
employment record;
(4)
character and mental condition;
(5)
past record of convictions; or
(6)
past history of appearance at court proceedings.
(d)
How and When Served. If notice to appear is issued, it shall be
prepared in quadruplicate. The officer shall deliver 1 copy of the notice to appear
to the arrested person and the person, to secure release, shall give a written promise
to appear in court by signing the 3 remaining copies: 1 to be retained by the officer
and 2 to be filed with the clerk of the court. These 2 copies shall be sworn to by
the arresting officer before a notary public or a deputy clerk. If notice to appear is
issued pursuant tounder subdivision (b), the notice shall be issued immediately
upon arrest. If notice to appear is issued pursuant tounder subdivision (c), the
notice shall be issued immediately upon completion of the investigation. The
arresting officer or other duly authorized official shall then shall release from
custody the person arrested from custody.
(e)
Copy to the Clerk of the Court. With the sworn notice to appear,
the arresting officer shall file with the clerk a list of witnesses and their addresses
and a list of tangible evidence in the cause. One copy shall be retained by the
officer and 2 copies shall be filed with the clerk of the court.
(f)
Copy to State Attorney. The clerk shall deliver 1 copy of the notice
to appear and schedule of witnesses and evidence filed therewith to the state
attorney.
(g)
Contents. If notice to appear is issued, it shall contain the:
(1)
name and address of the accused;
(2)
date of offense;
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(3)
offense(s) charged — by statute and municipal ordinance if
applicable;
(4)
counts of each offense;
(5)
time and place that the accused is to appear in court;
(6)
name and address of the trial court having jurisdiction to try the
offense(s) charged;
(7)
name of the arresting officer;
(8)
name(s) of any other person(s) charged at the same time; and
(9)
signature of the accused.
(h)
Failure to Appear. If a person signs a written notice to appear and
fails to respond to the notice to appear, a warrant of arrest shall be issued pursuant
tounder rule 3.121.
(i)
Traffic Violations Excluded. Nothing contained herein shall prevent
the operation of a traffic violations bureau, the issuance of citations for traffic
violations, or any procedure pursuant tounder chapter 316, Florida Statutes.
(j)
Rules and Regulations. Rules and regulations of procedure
governing the exercise of authority to issue notices to appear shall be established
by the chief judge of the circuit.
(k)
Procedure by Court.
(1)
Upon the appearance of When the accused appears before the
court pursuant tounder the requirements of the notice to appear, the court shall
advise the defendant as set forth in rule 3.130(b), and the provisions of that rule
shall apply. The accused at such appearance may elect to waive the right to counsel
and trial and enter a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by executing the waiver form
contained on the notice to appear, and the court may enter judgment and sentence
in the cause.
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(2)
In the event the defendant enters a plea of not guilty, the court
may set the cause for jury or nonjury trial on the notice to appear pursuant tounder
the provisions of rules 3.140 and 3.160. Upon the setting ofWhen the court sets a
trial date by the court, the clerk shall, without further praecipe, issue witness
subpoenas to the law enforcement officer who executed the notice to appear and to
the witnesses whose names and addresses appear on the list filed by the officer,
requiring their attendance at trial.
(l)
Form of Notice to Appear and Schedule of Witnesses and
Evidence. The notice to appear and schedule of witnesses and evidence shall be in
substantially the following form:
IN THE COUNTY COURT,
IN AND FOR              COUNTY, FLORIDA
NOTICE TO APPEAR
                    
Agency Case #
STATE OF FLORIDA, COUNTY OF 
In the name of                      County, Florida: The undersigned certifies that he or
she has just and reasonable grounds to believe, and does believe, that:
On the ______ day of _________________, 19______.....(date)....., at
___________ (  )a.m. (  )p.m.
                                             
Last Name            First          M.I                                                Aliases
                                  
Street—City and State
Date and Place of Birth
                                                            
Phone     Race/Sex Height Weight Hair   Eyes  Scars/Marks
                                                   
Occupation       Place of Employment      Employment Phone
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Complexion  Driver's License #   Yr./St.    Social Security #
at (location) 
in             County, Florida, committed the following offense(s):
(1)                              (2) 
(  ) State Statute
in violation of section(s):                 :                   
(  ) Municipal Ord.
DID (Narrative): 
                                  
Name of Officer
ID
 Agency
[  ]  Mandatory appearance in court, 
Location
, 19____ on .....(date)....., at ______ (  )a.m. (  )p.m.
Month  Day
[  ] You need not appear in court, but must comply with instructions on back.
CO-DEFENDANTS:
[  ] Cited
1.                                                  
[  ] Jailed
Name
DOB
Address
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[  ] Cited 
2.                                                  
[  ] Jailed
Name
DOB
Address
I AGREE TO APPEAR AT THE TIME AND PLACE DESIGNATED ABOVE
TO ANSWER THE OFFENSE CHARGED OR TO PAY THE FINE
SUBSCRIBED. I UNDERSTAND THAT SHOULD I WILLFULLY FAIL TO
APPEAR BEFORE THE COURT AS REQUIRED BY THIS NOTICE TO
APPEAR, I MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT AND A WARRANT
FOR MY ARREST SHALL BE ISSUED.
                                 
Signature of Defendant
I swear the above and reverse and attached statements are true and correct to
the best of my knowledge and belief.
                                 
Complainant
                                 
Agency or Department
Sworn to and subscribed before me this _________ day of
________________________ , 19_____on .....(date)......
_______________________________
Notary Public, State of Florida
WAIVER INFORMATION
If you desire to plead guilty or nolo contendere (no contest) and you need
not appear in court as indicated on the face of this notice, you may present this
notice at the county court named on the reverse of this page.
From ____________.....(date)....., _____ to ____________.....(date)....., _____
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          Date
   Hour
Date
  Hour
and pay a fine of ________________________ dollars in cash, money order, or
certified check.
The waiver below must be completed and attached. Read carefully.
Your failure to answer this summons in the manner subscribed will result in a
warrant being issued on a separate and additional charge.
“In consideration of my not appearing in court, I the undersigned, do hereby
enter my appearance on the affidavit for the offense charged on the other side of
this notice and waive the reading of the affidavit in the above named cause and the
right to be present at the trial of said action. I hereby enter my plea of Guilty [  ] or
Nolo Contendere [  ], and waive my right to prosecute appeal or error proceedings.
“I understand the nature of the charge against me; I understand my right to
have counsel and waive this right and the right to a continuance. I waive my right to
trial before a judge or jury. I plead Guilty [  ] or Nolo Contendere [  ] to the charge,
being fully aware that my signature to this plea will have the same effect as a
judgment of this court.”
Total Fine and Cost 
Defendant Signature 
Address 
IN THE COUNTY COURT,
IN AND FOR ____________ COUNTY, FLORIDA
SCHEDULE OF WITNESSES AND
EVIDENCE FOR NOTICE TO APPEAR
_______________________
Agency Case #
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Last Name
    First                   M.I.                                          Aliases
Address
 .....(date of notice to appear)..... Offense(s): (1)______________
Date of Notice to Appear
(2)______________
TANGIBLE EVIDENCE: (If none, write “None”)
Item: 
Obtained from (person and/or place): 
first received by: 
given to: 
WITNESSES: (If none, write “None”)
#1 Name: 
Res. Tel. No.                Address: 
Bus. Tel. No.                Business: 
Testimony: 
#2 Name: 
Res. Tel. No.                Address: 
Bus. Tel. No.                Business: 
Testimony: 
#3 Name: 
Res. Tel. No.                Address: 
Bus. Tel. No.                Business: 
Testimony: 
I certify that the foregoing is a complete list of witnesses and evidence known to
me.
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Investigating Officer
                         
Agency
Committee Notes
1992 Amendment. The amendment deletes subdivision (k) and reletters
subdivisions (l) and (m). The elimination of subdivision (k) will entitle individuals
charged with criminal violations to the same discovery, without regard to the nature
of the charging instrument. As amended, persons charged by way of a notice to
appear can obtain the same discovery as persons charged by way of either an
information or an indictment. In this regard the committee also has proposed
amendments to rule 3.220(b)(1), (b)(2), (c)(1), and (h)(1) to change the reference
from “indictment or information” to “charging document.”
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RULE 3.190.
PRETRIAL MOTIONS
(a)
In General. Every pretrial motion and pleading in response to a
motion shall be in writing and signed by the party making the motion or the attorney
for the party. This requirement may be waived by the court for good cause shown.
Each motion or other pleading shall state the ground or grounds on which it is
based. A copy shall be served on the adverse party. A certificate of service must
accompany the filing of any pleading.
(b)
Motion to Dismiss; Grounds. All defenses available to a defendant
by plea, other than not guilty, shall be made only by motion to dismiss the
indictment or information, whether the same shall relate to matters of form,
substance, former acquittal, former jeopardy, or any other defense.
(c)
Time for Moving to Dismiss. Unless the court grants further time,
the defendant shall move to dismiss the indictment or information either before or
uponat arraignment. The court in its discretion may permit the defendant to plead
and thereafter to file a motion to dismiss at a time to be set by the court. Except for
objections based on fundamental grounds, every ground for a motion to dismiss
that is not presented by a motion to dismiss within the time hereinabove provided
for shall be taken to have beenconsidered waived. However, the court may at any
time entertain a motion to dismiss on any of the following grounds:
(1)
The defendant is charged with an offense for which the
defendant has been pardoned.
(2)
The defendant is charged with an offense offor which the
defendant has previously has been placed in jeopardy.
(3)
The defendant is charged with an offense for which the
defendant has previously has been granted immunity.
(4)
There are no material disputed facts and the undisputed facts do
not establish a prima facie case of guilt against the defendant.
The facts on which suchthe motion is based should be specifically alleged
specifically and the motion sworn to.
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(d)
Traverse or Demurrer. The state may traverse or demur to a motion
to dismiss that alleges factual matters. Factual matters alleged in a motion to
dismiss under subdivision (c)(4) of this rule shall be deemedconsidered admitted
unless specifically denied by the state in the traverse. The court may receive
evidence on any issue of fact necessary to the decision on the motion. A motion to
dismiss under subdivision (c)(4) of this rule shall be denied if the state files a
traverse that, with specificity, denies under oath the material fact or facts alleged in
the motion to dismiss. The demurrer or traverse shall be filed a reasonable time
before the hearing on the motion to dismiss.
(e)
Effect of Sustaining a Motion to Dismiss. If the motion to dismiss
is sustained, the court may order that the defendant be held in custody or admitted
to bail for a reasonable specified time pending the filing of a new indictment or
information. If a new indictment or information is not filed within the time specified
in the order, or within such additional time as the court may allow for good cause
shown, the defendant, if in custody, shall be discharged therefrom, unless some
other charge justifies a continuation in custody. If the defendant has been released
on bail, the defendant and the sureties shall be exonerated; if money or bonds have
been deposited as bail, suchthe money or bonds shall be refunded.
(f)
Order Dismissing. For the purpose of construing section 924.07(1),
Florida Statutes (1969), the statutory term “order quashing” shall be taken and held
to mean “order dismissing.”
(g)
Motion for Continuance.
(1)
Definition.  A continuance within the meaning of this rule is the
postponement of a cause for any period of time.
(2)
Cause.  The court oOn motion of the state or a defendant or on
its own motion, the court may grant a continuance, in its discretion for good cause
shown grant a continuance.
(3)
Time for Filing.  A motion for continuance may be made only
before or at the time the case is set for trial, unless good cause for failure to so
apply is shown or the ground for the motion arose after the cause was set for trial.
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(4)
Certificate of Good Faith.  A motion for continuance shall be
accompanied by a certificate of the movant's counsel that the motion is made in
good faith.
(5)
Affidavits.  The party applying for a continuance may file
affidavits in support of the motion, and the adverse party may file counter-affidavits
in opposition to the motion.
(h)
Motion to Suppress Evidence in Unlawful Search.
(1)
Grounds.  A defendant aggrieved by an unlawful search and
seizure may move to suppress anything so obtained for use as evidence because:
(A)
the property was illegally seized without a warrant;
(B)
the warrant is insufficient on its face;
(C)
the property seized is not thatthe property described in
the warrant;
(D)
there was no probable cause for believing the existence of
the grounds on which the warrant was issued; or
(E)
the warrant was illegally executed.
(2)
Contents of Motion.  Every motion to suppress evidence shall
clearly state clearly the particular evidence sought to be suppressed, the reasons for
suppression, and a general statement of the facts on which the motion is based.
(3)
Hearing.  Before hearing evidence, the court shall determine if
the motion is legally sufficient. If it is not, the motion shall be denied. If the court
hears the motion on its merits, the defendant shall present evidence supporting the
defendant's position, and the state may offer rebuttal evidence.
(4)
Time for Filing.  The motion to suppress shall be made before
trial unless opportunity therefor did not exist or the defendant was not aware of the
grounds for the motion, but the court may entertain the motion or an appropriate
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objection at the trial.
(i)
Motion to Suppress a Confession or Admission Illegally
Obtained.
(1)
Grounds.  On motion of the defendant or on its own motion,
the court shall suppress any confession or admission obtained illegally from the
defendant.
(2)
Time for Filing.  The motion to suppress shall be made prior
tobefore trial unless opportunity therefor did not exist or the defendant was not
aware of the grounds for the motion, but the court in its discretion may entertain the
motion or an appropriate objection at the trial.
(3)
Hearing.  The court shall receive evidence on any issue of fact
necessary to be decided in order to rule on the motion.
(j)
Motion to Take Deposition to Perpetuate Testimony.
(1)
After the filing of an indictment or information on which a
defendant is to be tried is filed, the defendant or the state may apply for an order to
perpetuate testimony. The application shall be verified or supported by the
affidavits of credible persons that a prospective witness resides beyond the
territorial jurisdiction of the court or may be unable to attend or be prevented from
attending a trial or hearing, that the witness's testimony is material, and that it is
necessary to take the deposition to prevent a failure of justice. The court shall order
a commission to be issued to take the deposition of the witnesses to be used in the
trial and that any nonprivileged designated books, papers, documents, or tangible
objects, not privileged, be produced at the same time and place. If the application is
made within 10 days before the trial date, the court may deny the application.
(2)
If the defendant or the state desires to perpetuate the testimony
of a witness living in or out of the state whose testimony is material and necessary
to the case, the same proceedings shall be followed as provided in the preceding
subdivision (j)(1), but the testimony of the witness may be taken before an official
court reporter, transcribed by the reporter, and filed in the trial court.
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(3)
If the deposition is taken on the application of the state, the
defendant and the defendant's attorney shall be given reasonable notice of the time
and place set for the deposition. The officer having custody of the defendant shall
be notified of the time and place and shall produce the defendant at the examination
and keep the defendant in the presence of the witness during the examination. A
defendant not in custody may be present at the examination, but the failure to
appear after notice and tender of expenses shall constitute a waiver of the right to
be present. The state shall pay to the defendant's attorney and to a defendant not in
custody the expenses of travel and subsistence for attendance at the examination.
The state shall make available to the defendant for examination and use at the
deposition any statement of the witness being deposed that is in the possession of
the state and that the state would be required to make available to the defendant if
the witness were testifying at trial.
(4)
The application and order to issue the commission may be
made either in term time or in vacation. The commission shall be issued at a time to
be fixed by the court.
(5)
Except as otherwise provided, the rules governing the taking
and filing of oral depositions, the objections thereto, the issuing, execution, and
return of the commission, and the opening of the depositions in civil actions shall
apply in criminal cases.
(6)
No deposition shall be used or read into evidence when the
attendance of the witness can be procured. If the court determines that any person
whose deposition has been taken is absent because of procurement, inducement, or
threats of any person on behalf of the state or of the defendant or of any person on
the defendant's behalf, the deposition shall not be read in evidence on behalf of the
defendant.
(k)
Motion to Expedite. UpoOn motion by the state, the court, in the
exercise of its discretion, shall take into consideration the dictates of sections
825.106 and 918.0155, Florida Statutes (1995).
Committee Notes
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1968 Adoption. (a) New; devised by committee.
(b)
Substantially the same as section 909.02, Florida Statutes, except
changes name of “motion to quash” to “motion to dismiss.” This conforms to the
terminology of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure. The statute authorizing the
state to appeal from certain orders, section 924.07, Florida Statutes, should be
amended by substituting the words “motion to dismiss” for “motion to quash.”
(c)
Combines the substance of sections 909.01 and 909.06, Florida
Statutes. Subdivision (4) affords a new remedy to an accused. Although there is
now a conclusive presumption of probable cause once an indictment or information
is filed (see Sullivan v. State, 49 So. 2d 794 (Fla. 1951)), it is felt that this rule is
necessary. Primarily, this procedure will permit a pretrial determination of the law of
the case when the facts are not in dispute. In a sense, this is somewhat similar to
summary judgment proceedings in civil cases, but a dismissal under this rule is not
a bar to a subsequent prosecution.
(d)
New; based on Marks v. State, 115 Fla. 497, 155 So. 727 (1934), and
what is generally regarded as the better practice. Hearing provision based on federal
rule 41(e).
(e)
Combines federal rule 12(b)(5) and section 909.05, Florida Statutes.
With reference to the maximum time that a defendant will be held in custody or on
bail pending the filing of a new indictment or information, the trial court is given
discretion in setting such time as to both the indictment and information. This
proposal differs from section 909.05, Florida Statutes, with reference to the filing
of a new indictment in that the statute requires that the new indictment be found by
the same grand jury or the next grand jury having the authority to inquire into the
offense. If the supreme court has the authority to deviate from this statutory
provision by court rule, it seems that the trial court should be granted the same
discretion with reference to the indictment that it is granted concerning the
information. The statute is harsh in that under its provisions a person can be in
custody or on bail for what may be an unreasonable length of time before a grand
jury is required to return an indictment in order that the custody or bail be
continued.
(g)(1)
This subdivision is almost the same as section 916.02(1),
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Florida Statutes.
(g)(2) This subdivision is almost the same as section 916.02(2), Florida
Statutes.
(g)(3) This subdivision is almost the same as section 916.03, Florida
Statutes.
(g)(4) This subdivision rewords a portion of section 916.04, Florida
Statutes.
(g)(5) This subdivision rewords section 916.07, Florida Statutes.
(h)
Same as federal rule 41(e) as to the points covered.
(i)
This rule is based on 38-144-11 of the Illinois Code of Criminal
Procedure and federal rule 41(e).
(j)
This subdivision rewords and adds to federal rule 14. It covers the
subject matter of section 918.02, Florida Statutes.
(k)
This rule is almost the same as federal rule 13, with provision added
for trial by affidavit.
(l)
Substantially same as section 916.06, Florida Statutes, with these
exceptions: application cannot be made until indictment, information, or trial
affidavit is filed; application must be made at least 10 days before trial; oral
deposition in addition to written interrogatories is permissible.
1972 Amendment. Subdivision (h) is amended to require the defendant to
specify the factual basis behind the grounds for a motion to suppress evidence.
Subdivision (l) is amended to permit the state to take depositions under the same
conditions that the defendant can take them. Former subdivisions (j) and (k)
transferred to rules 3.150, 3.151, and 3.152. Subdivisions (l) and (m) renumbered
(j) and (k) respectively. Otherwise, same as prior rule.
1977 Amendment. This amendment resolves any ambiguity in the rule as to
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whether the state must file a general or a specific traverse to defeat a motion to
dismiss filed under the authority of rule 3.190(c)(4).
See State v. Kemp, 305 So. 2d 833 (Fla. 3d DCA 1974).
The amendment clearly now requires a specific traverse to specific material
fact or facts.
1992 Amendment. The amendments, in addition to gender neutralizing the
wording of the rule, make a minor grammatical change by substituting the word
“upon” for “on” in several places. The amendments also delete language from
subdivision (a) to eliminate from the rule any reference as to when pretrial motions
are to be served on the adverse party. Because rule 3.030 addresses the service of
pleadings and papers, such language was removed to avoid confusion and reduce
redundancy in the rules.
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RULE 3.191.
SPEEDY TRIAL
(a)
Speedy Trial without Demand. Except as otherwise provided by
this rule, and subject to the limitations imposed under subdivisions (e) and (f),
every person charged with a crime by indictment or information shall be brought to
trial within 90 days if the crime charged is a misdemeanor, or within 175 days if the
crime charged is a felony. If trial is not commenced within these time periods, the
defendant shall be entitled to the appropriate remedy as set forth in subdivision (p).
The time periods established by this subdivision shall commence when the person
is taken into custody as defined under subdivision (d). A person charged with a
crime is entitled to the benefits of this rule whether the person is in custody in a jail
or correctional institution of this state or a political subdivision thereof or is at
liberty on bail or recognizance or other pretrial release condition. This subdivision
shall cease to apply whenever a person files a valid demand for speedy trial under
subdivision (b).
(b)
Speedy Trial upon Demand. Except as otherwise provided by this
rule, and subject to the limitations imposed under subdivisions (e) and (g), every
person charged with a crime by indictment or information shall have the right to
demand a trial within 60 days, by filing with the court having jurisdiction and
serving on the state attorney a separate pleading entitled “Demand for Speedy
Trial.,” and serving a copy on the prosecuting authority.
(1)
No later than 5 days from the filing of a demand for speedy trial,
the court shall hold a calendar call, with notice to all parties, for the express
purposes of announcing, in open court, receipt of the demand and of setting the
case for trial.
(2)
At the calendar call the court shall set the case for trial to
commence at a date no less than 5 days nor more than 45 days from the date of the
calendar call.
(3)
The failure of the court to hold such a calendar call on a
demand that has been properly filed and served shall not interrupt the running of
any time periods under this subdivision.
(4)
If the defendant has not been brought to trial within 50 days of
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the filing of the demand, the defendant shall have the right to the appropriate
remedy as set forth in subdivision (p).
(c)
Commencement of Trial. A person shall be deemedconsidered to
have been brought to trial if the trial commences within the time herein provided.
The trial is deemedconsidered to have commenced when the trial jury panel for that
specific trial is sworn for voir dire examination or, upon waiver of a jury trial, when
the trial proceedings begin before the judge.
(d)
Custody. For purposes of this rule, a person is taken into custody
 (1) when the person is arrested as a result of the conduct or criminal
episode that gave rise to the crime charged, or
(2) when the person is served with a notice to appear in lieu of
physical arrest.
(e)
Prisoners outside Jurisdiction. A person who is in federal custody
or incarcerated in a jail or correctional institution outside the jurisdiction of this state
or a subdivision thereof, and who is charged with a crime by indictment or
information issued or filed under the laws of this state, is not entitled to the benefit
of this rule until that person returns or is returned to the jurisdiction of the court
within which the Florida charge is pending and until written notice of this factthe
person's return is filed with the court and served on the prosecutor. For suchthese
persons, the time period under subdivision (a) commences on the date the last act
required under this subdivision occurs. For suchthese persons the time period
under subdivision (b) commences when the demand is filed so long as the acts
required under this subdivision occur prior tobefore the filing of the demand. If the
acts required under this subdivision do not precede the filing of the demand, then
the demand is invalid and shall be stricken upon motion of the prosecuting attorney.
Nothing hereinabove statedin this rule shall affect a prisoner's right to speedy trial
under sections 941.45–941.50, Florida Statutes (1979)law.
(f)
Consolidation of Felony and Misdemeanor. When a felony and a
misdemeanor are consolidated for disposition in circuit court, the misdemeanor
shall be governed by the same time period applicable to the felony.
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(g)
Demand for Speedy Trial; Accused Is Bound. A demand for
speedy trial binds the accused and the state. No demand for speedy trial shall be
filed or served unless the accused has a bona fide desire to obtain a trial sooner
than otherwise might be provided. A demand for speedy trial shall be
deemedconsidered a pleading that the accused is available for trial, has diligently
investigated the case, and is prepared or will be prepared for trial within 5 days. A
demand filed by an accused who has not diligently investigated the case or who is
not timely prepared for trial shall be stricken as invalid on motion of the prosecuting
attorney. A demand may not be withdrawn by the accused except on order of the
court, with consent of the state or on good cause shown. Good cause for
continuances or delay on behalf of the accused thereafter shall not thereafter
include nonreadiness for trial, except as to matters that may arise after the demand
for trial is filed and that reasonably could not reasonably have been anticipated by
the accused or his or her counsel for the accused. A person who has demanded
speedy trial, who thereafter is not prepared for trial, is not entitled to continuance or
delay except as provided in this rule.
(h)
Notice of Expiration of Time for Speedy Trial; When Timely. A
notice of expiration of speedy trial time shall be timely if filed and served on or after
the expiration of the periods of time for trial provided for herein; hin this rule.
However, a notice of expiration of speedy trial time filed before expiration of the
period of time for trial is invalid and shall be stricken on motion of the prosecuting
attorney.
(i)
When Time May Be Extended. The periods of time established by
this rule may be extended, provided the period of time sought to be extended has
not expired at the time the extension was procured. Such aAn extension may be
procured by:
(1)
upon stipulation, announced to the court or signed in proper
person or by counsel, by the party against whom the stipulation is sought to be
enforced;
(2)
by written or recorded order of the court on the court's own
motion or motion by either party in exceptional circumstances as hereafter defined
in subdivision (f)(l);
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(3)
by written or recorded order of the court with good cause
shown by the accused; or
(4)
by written or recorded order of the court for a period of
reasonable and necessary delay resulting from proceedings including but not limited
to an examination and hearing to determine the mental competency or physical
ability of the defendant to stand trial, for hearings on pretrial motions, for appeals
by the state, and for trial of other pending criminal charges against the accused.
(j)
Delay and Continuances; Effect on Motion. If trial of the accused
does not commence within the periods of time established by this rule, a pending
motion for discharge shall be granted by the court unless it is shown that:
(1)
a time extension has been ordered under subdivision (i) and that
extension has not expired;
(2)
the failure to hold trial is attributable to the accused, a
codefendant in the same trial, or their counsel;
(3)
the accused was unavailable for trial under subdivision (k); or
(4)
the demand referred to in subdivision (g) is invalid.
If the court finds that discharge is not appropriate for reasons under subdivisions
(j)(2), (3), or (4), the pending motion for discharge shall be denied, provided,
however, that trial shall be scheduled and commence within 90 days of a written or
recorded order of denial.
(k)
Availability for Trial. A person is unavailable for trial if the person
or the person's counsel fails to attend a proceeding whereat which either's presence
is required by these rules, or the person or counsel is not ready for trial on the date
trial is scheduled. A person who has not been available for trial during the term
provided for hereinin this rule is not entitled to be discharged. No presumption of
nonavailability attaches, but if the state objects to discharge and presents any
evidence tending to show nonavailability, the accused then must by competent
proof establish, by competent proof, availability during the term.
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(l)
Exceptional Circumstances. As permitted by subdivision (i) of this
rule, the court may order an extension of the time periods provided under this rule
when exceptional circumstances are shown to exist. Exceptional circumstances
shall not include general congestion of the court's docket, lack of diligent
preparation, failure to obtain available witnesses, or other avoidable or foreseeable
delays. Exceptional circumstances are those that, as a matter of substantial justice
to the accused or the state or both, require an order by the court. SuchThese
circumstances include:
(1)
unexpected illness, unexpected incapacity, or unforeseeable and
unavoidable absence of a person whose presence or testimony is uniquely
necessary for a full and adequate trial;
(2)
a showing by the state that the case is so unusual and so
complex, due tobecause of the number of defendants or the nature of the
prosecution or otherwise, that it is unreasonable to expect adequate investigation or
preparation within the periods of time established by this rule;
(3)
a showing by the state that specific evidence or testimony is not
available despite diligent efforts to secure it, but will become available at a later
time;
(4)
a showing by the accused or the state of necessity for delay
grounded on developments that could not have been anticipated and that will
materially will affect the trial;
(5)
a showing that a delay is necessary to accommodate a
codefendant, when there is reason not to sever the cases in order to proceed
promptly with trial of the defendant; and
(6)
a showing by the state that the accused has caused major delay
or disruption of preparation of proceedings, as by preventing the attendance of
witnesses or otherwise.
(m)
Effect of Mistrial; Appeal; Order of New Trial. A person who is
to be tried again or whose trial has been delayed by an appeal by the state or the
defendant shall be brought to trial within 90 days from the date of declaration of a
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mistrial by the trial court, the date of an order by the trial court granting a new trial,
the date of an order by the trial court granting a motion in arrest of judgment, or the
date of receipt by the trial court of a mandate, order, or notice of whatever form
from an appellate or other reviewing court that makes possible a new trial for the
defendant, whichever is last in time. If a defendant is not brought to trial within the
prescribed time periods, the defendant shall be entitled to the appropriate remedy
as set forth in subdivision (p).
(n)
Discharge from Crime; Effect. Discharge from a crime under this
rule shall operate to bar prosecution of the crime charged and of all other crimes on
which trial has not commenced nor conviction obtained nor adjudication withheld
and that were or might have been charged as a result of the same conduct or
criminal episode as a lesser degree or lesser included offense.
(o)
Nolle Prosequi; Effect. The intent and effect of this rule shall not be
avoided by the state by entering a nolle prosequi to a crime charged and by
prosecuting a new crime grounded on the same conduct or criminal episode or
otherwise by prosecuting new and different charges based on the same conduct or
criminal episode, whether or not the pending charge is suspended, continued, or is
the subject of entry of a nolle prosequi.
(p)
Remedy for Failure to Try Defendant within the Specified Time.
(1)
No remedy shall be granted to any defendant under this rule
until the court has made the required inquiry under subdivision (j).
(2)
The defendant may, aAt any time after the expiration of the
prescribed time period, the defendant may file a separate pleading entitled “Notice
of Expiration of Speedy Trial Time,” and serve a copy on the prosecuting
authoritynotice of expiration of speedy trial time.
(3)
No later than 5 days from the date of the filing of a notice of
expiration of speedy trial time, the court shall hold a hearing on the notice and,
unless the court finds that one of the reasons set forth in subdivision (j) exists, shall
order that the defendant be brought to trial within 10 days. A defendant not brought
to trial within the 10-day period through no fault of the defendant, on motion of the
defendant or the court, shall be forever discharged from the crime.
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Committee Notes
1972 Amendment. Same as prior rule. The schedule is omitted as being
unnecessary.
1977 Amendment. An appeal by the state from an order dismissing the case
constitutes an interlocutory appeal and should be treated as such. The additional
phrase removes any ambiguities in the existing rule.
1980 Amendment.
(a)(1).
Speedy Trial without Demand.
1.
Prisoners in Florida institutions are now treated like any other
defendant [formerly (b)(1)].
2.
Federal prisoners and prisoners outside Florida may claim the benefit
of this subdivision once special prerequisites are satisfied under (b)(1).
3.
Before a court can discharge a defendant, the court must make
complete inquiry to ensure that discharge is appropriate.
(a)(2).
Speedy Trial upon Demand.
1.
Trial cannot be scheduled within 5 days of the filing of the demand
without the consent of both the state and the defendant.
2.
Before a court can discharge a defendant, the court must make
complete inquiry to ensure that discharge is appropriate.
3.
Prisoners in Florida are now treated like any other defendant [formerly
(b)(2)].
4.
Federal prisoners and prisoners outside Florida may claim the benefit
of this subdivision once special prerequisites are satisfied under (b)(1).
(a)(3).
Commencement of Trial.
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1.
Minor change in language to reflect case law.
(a)(4).
Custody. [NEW]
1.
Custody is defined in terms tantamount to arrest. This definition was
formerly contained in (a)(1).
2.
Where a notice to appear is served in lieu of arrest, custody results on
the date the notice is served.
(b)(1).
Prisoners outside Jurisdiction. [NEW]
1.
Prisoners outside the jurisdiction of Florida may claim benefit under
(a)(1) and (a)(2) after the prisoner returns to the jurisdiction of the court where the
charge is pending and after the prisoner files and serves a notice of this fact.
2.
As an alternative, certain prisoners may claim the benefit of sections
941.45–941.50, Florida Statutes (1979).
3.
Former (b)(1) is repealed.
(b)(2).
[NEW]
1.
Where a misdemeanor and felony are consolidated for purposes of
trial in circuit court, the misdemeanor is governed by the same time period
applicable to the felony. To claim benefit under this provision, the crimes must be
consolidated before the normal time period applicable to misdemeanors has
expired.
2.
Former (b)(2) is repealed.
(b)(3).
Repealed and superseded by (b)(1).
(c).
Demand for Speedy Trial.
1.
The subdivision recognizes that an invalid (spurious) demand must be
stricken.
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2.
The subdivision now puts a 5-day limit on the time when a defendant
must be prepared.
(d)(1).
Motion for Discharge.
1.
Under the amended provision, a prematurely filed motion is invalid and
may be stricken.
(d)(2).
When Time May Be Extended.
1.
The terms “waiver,” “tolling,” or “suspension” have no meaning within
the context of the subdivision as amended. The subdivision addresses extensions
for a specified period of time.
2.
Except for stipulations, all extensions require an order of the court.
3.
The term “recorded order” refers to stenographic recording and not
recording of a written order by the clerk.
(d)(3).
Delay and Continuances.
1.
Even though the normal time limit has expired under (a)(1) or (a)(2), a
trial court may not properly discharge a defendant without making a complete
inquiry of possible reasons to deny discharge. If the court finds that the time period
has been properly extended and the extension has not expired, the court must
simply deny the motion. If the court finds that the delay is attributable to the
accused, that the accused was unavailable for trial, or that the demand was invalid,
the court must deny the motion and schedule trial within 90 days. If the court has
before it a valid motion for discharge and none of the above circumstances are
present, the court must grant the motion.
(e).
Availability for Trial.
1.
Availability for trial is now defined solely in terms of required
attendance and readiness for trial.
(f).
Exceptional Circumstances.
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1.
The 2 extension limit for unavailable evidence has been discarded.
2.
The new trial date paragraph was eliminated because it simply was
unnecessary.
(g).
Effect of Mistrial; Appeal; Order of New Trial.
1.
Makes uniform a 90-day period within which a defendant must be
brought to trial after a mistrial, order of new trial, or appeal by the state or
defendant.
(h)(1).
Discharge from Crime.
1.
No change.
(h)(2).
Nolle Prosequi.
1.
No change.
1984 Amendment.
(a)(1).
Repeals the remedy of automatic discharge from the crime and
refers instead to the new subdivision on remedies.
(a)(2).
Establishes the calendar call for the demand for speedy trial
when filed. This provision, especially sought by prosecutors, brings the matter to
the attention of both the court and the prosecution. The subdivision again repeals
the automatic discharge for failure to meet the mandated time limit, referring to the
new subdivision on remedies for the appropriate remedy.
(i).
The intent of (i)(4) is to provide the state attorney with 15 days within
which to bring a defendant to trial from the date of the filing of the motion for
discharge. This time begins with the filing of the motion and continues regardless of
whether the judge hears the motion.
This subdivision provides that, upon failure of the prosecution to meet the
mandated time periods, the defendant shall file a motion for discharge, which will
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then be heard by the court within 5 days. The court sets trial of the defendant within
10 additional days. The total 15-day period was chosen carefully by the committee,
the consensus being that the period was long enough that the system could, in fact,
bring to trial a defendant not yet tried, but short enough that the pressure to try
defendants within the prescribed time period would remain. In other words, it gives
the system a chance to remedy a mistake; it does not permit the system to forget
about the time constraints. It was felt that a period of 10 days was too short, giving
the system insufficient time in which to bring a defendant to trial; the period of 30
days was too long, removing incentive to maintain strict docket control in order to
remain within the prescribed time periods.
The committee further felt that it was not appropriate to extend the new
remedy provisions to misdemeanors, but only to more serious offenses.
1992 Amendment. The purpose of the amendments is to gender neutralize
the wording of the rule. In addition, the committee recommends the rule be
amended to differentiate between 2 separate and distinct pleadings now referred to
as “motion for discharge.” The initial “motion for discharge” has been renamed
“notice of expiration of speedy trial time.”
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RULE 3.213.
CONTINUING INCOMPETENCY TO PROCEED,
EXCEPT INCOMPETENCY TO PROCEED WITH
SENTENCING: DISPOSITION
(a)
Dismissal without Prejudice during Continuing Incompetency. If
at any time after 5 years after determining a person incompetent to stand trial or
proceed with a probation or community control violation hearing when charged
with a felony, or 1 year when charged with a misdemeanor, the court, after hearing,
determines that the defendant remains incompetent to stand trial or proceed with a
probation or community control violation hearing, that there is no substantial
probability that the defendant will become mentally competent to stand trial or
proceed with a probation or community control violation hearing in the foreseeable
future, and that the defendant does not meet the criteria for commitment, it shall
dismiss the charges against the defendant without prejudice to the state to refile the
charges should the defendant be declared competent to proceed in the future.
(b)
Commitment or Treatment during Continuing Incompetency. If
at any time after 5 years after determining a person incompetent to stand trial or
proceed with a probation or community control violation hearing when charged
with a felony, or 1 year when charged with a misdemeanor, the court, after hearing,
determines that the defendant remains incompetent to stand trial or proceed with a
probation or community control violation hearing, that there is no substantial
probability that the defendant will become mentally competent to stand trial or
proceed with a probation or community control violation hearing in the foreseeable
future, and that the defendant does meet the criteria for commitment, the court shall
dismiss the charges against the defendant and commit the defendant to the
Department of Health and Rehabilitative Children and Family Services for
involuntary hospitalization or residential services solely under the provisions of law
or may order that the defendant receive outpatient treatment at any other facility or
service on an outpatient basis subject to the provisions of those statutes. In the
order of commitment, the judge shall order that the administrator of the facility
notify the state attorney of the committing circuit no less than 30 days prior to the
anticipated date of release of the defendant. If charges are dismissed pursuant to
this subdivision, the dismissal shall be without prejudice to the state to refile the
charges should the defendant be declared competent to proceed in the future.
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(c)
Applicability. This rule shall not apply to defendants determined to be
incompetent to proceed with sentencing, which is provided in rule 3.214.
Committee Notes
1980 Adoption. As to involuntary hospitalization, see section 394.467(1),
Florida Statutes (1979); as to involuntary admission to residential services, see
chapter 393, Florida Statutes (1979).
(b)
This provision is meant to deal with the defendant who remains
incompetent after 5 years, and who does meet the criteria for involuntary
hospitalization. It provides that the criminal charges will be dismissed and the
defendant will be involuntarily hospitalized. It further provides that the administrator
of the facility must notify the state attorney prior to any release of a defendant
committed pursuant to this subdivision.
As to criteria for involuntary hospitalization, see section 394.467(1), Florida
Statutes (1979); in case of retardation, see chapter 393, Florida Statutes (1979).
(c)
Since commitment criteria for a defendant determined to be
incompetent to stand trial are the same as for civil hospitalization, there is no need
to continue the difference between felony and misdemeanor procedure.
Section 916.14, Florida Statutes, makes the statute of limitations and defense
of former jeopardy inapplicable to criminal charges dismissed because of
incompetence of defendant to stand trial.
1988 Amendment. Title. The title has been amended to comply with
changes in rule 3.210, but specifically excludes competency to proceed with
sentencing, which is addressed in the new rule 3.214.
(a)
This provision was amended to reflect changes in rules  3.210 and
3.211. New language is added which specifies that, if charges are dismissed under
this rule, it is without prejudice to the state to refile if the defendant is declared
competent to proceed in the future. Similar language was previously found in rule
3.214(d), but is more appropriate under this rule.
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(b)
This provision has been amended for the same reasons as (a) above.
(c)
This new provision specifically exempts this rule from being used
against a defendant determined to be incompetent to be sentenced, which is now
provided in the new rule 3.214. It is replaced by the new rule 3.214.
1992 Amendment. The purpose of the amendment is to gender neutralize
the wording of the rule.
Introductory Note Relating to Amendments to Rules 3.210 to 3.219. 
See notes following rule 3.210 for the text of this note.
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RULE 3.217.
JUDGMENT OF NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF
INSANITY: DISPOSITION OF DEFENDANT
(a)
Verdict of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. When a person is
found by the jury or the court not guilty of the offense or is found not to be in
violation of probation or community control by reason of insanity, the jury or
judge, in giving the verdict or finding of not guilty judgment, shall state that it was
given for that reason.
(b)
Treatment, Commitment, or Discharge after Acquittal. When a
person is found not guilty of the offense or is found not to be in violation of
probation or community control by reason of insanity, if the court shall then
determines that the defendant presently meets the criteria set forth by law, the court
shall commit the defendant to the Department of Health and RehabilitativeChildren
and Family Services or shall order outpatient treatment at any other appropriate
facility or service on an outpatient basis, or shall discharge the defendant. Any
order committing the defendant or requiring outpatient treatment or other outpatient
service shall contain:
(1)
findings of fact relating to the issue of commitment or other
court-ordered treatment;
(2)
copies of any reports of experts filed with the court; and
(3)
any other psychiatric, psychological, or social work report
submitted to the court relative to the mental state of the defendant.
Committee Notes
1980 Adoption.
(a)
Same substance as in prior rule.
(b)
The criteria for commitment are set forth in chapter 394, Florida
Statutes. This rule incorporates those statutory criteria by reference and then
restates the other alternatives available to the judge under former rule 3.210.
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See section 912.18, Florida Statutes, for criteria.
(1)
This subdivision is equivalent to rule 3.212(b)(2); see
commentary to that rule.
1988 Amendment. The amendments to this rule provide for evaluation of a
defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity in violation of probation or
community control proceedings as well as at trial. The amendments further reflect
1985 amendments to chapter 916, Florida Statutes.
1992 Amendment. The purpose of the amendment is to gender neutralize
the wording of the rule.
Introductory Note Relating to Amendments to Rules 3.210 to 3.219. 
See notes following rule 3.210 for the text of this note.
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RULE 3.218.
COMMITMENT OF A DEFENDANT FOUND NOT
GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY
(a)
Commitment; 6-Month Report. The Department of Health and
RehabilitativeChildren and Family Services shall admit to an appropriate facility a
defendant found not guilty by reason of insanity pursuant tounder rule 3.217 and
found to meet the criteria for commitment for hospitalization and treatment and may
retain and treat the defendant. No later than 6 months from the date of admission,
the administrator of the facility shall file with the court a report, withand provide
copies to all parties, which shall address the issues of further commitment of the
defendant. If at any time during the 6-month period, or during any period of
extended hospitalization that may be ordered pursuant tounder this rule, the
administrator of the facility shall determine that the defendant no longer meets the
criteria for commitment, the administrator shall notify the court by such a report
withand provide copies to all parties.
(b)
Right to Hearing if Committed upon Acquittal. The court shall
hold a hearing within 30 days of the receipt of any such report from the
administrator of the facility on the issues raised thereby, and the defendant shall
have a right to be present at the hearing. If, following the hearing, the court
determines that the defendant continues to meet the criteria for continued
commitment or treatment, the court shall order further commitment or treatment for
a period not to exceed 1 year. The same procedure shall be repeated prior tobefore
the expiration of each additional 1-year period in which the defendant is retained by
the facility.
(c)
Evidence to Determine Continuing Insanity. Prior toBefore any
hearing held pursuant tounder this rule, the court may, on its own motion, and shall,
on motion of counsel for the state or defendant, appoint no fewer than 2 nor more
than 3 experts to examine the defendant relative to the criteria for continued
commitment or placement of the defendant and shall specify the date by which
suchthe experts shall report to the court on these issues withand provide copies to
all parties.
Committee Notes
1980 Adoption. This provision provides for hospitalization of a defendant
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found not guilty by reason of insanity and is meant to track similar provisions in the
rules relating to competency to stand trial and the complementary statutes. It
provides for an initial 6-month period of commitment with successive 1-year
periods; it provides for reports to the court and for the appointment of experts to
examine the defendant when such hearings are necessary. The underlying rationale
of this rule is to make standard, insofar as possible, the commitment process,
whether it be for incompetency to stand trial or following a judgment of not guilty
by reason of insanity.
For complementary statute providing for hospitalization of defendant
adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity, see section 912.15, Florida Statutes.
1988 Amendment. The amendments to this rule, including the title, provide
for commitment of defendants found not guilty by reason of insanity in violation of
probation or community control proceedings, as well as those so found at trial. The
amendments further reflect 1985 amendments to chapter 916, Florida Statutes.
Introductory Note Relating to Amendments to Rules 3.210 to 3.219.
See notes following rule 3.210 for the text of this note.
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RULE 3.219.
CONDITIONAL RELEASE
(a)
Release Plan. The committing court may order a conditional release
of any defendant who has been committed according to a finding of incompetency
to proceed or an adjudication of not guilty by reason of insanity based on an
approved plan for providing appropriate outpatient care and treatment. At such
time asWhen the administrator shall determine outpatient treatment of the defendant
to be appropriate, the administrator may file with the court, withand provide copies
to all parties, a written plan for outpatient treatment, including recommendations
from qualified professionals. Such aThe plan may be submitted by the defendant.
The plan shall include:
(1)
special provisions for residential care, adequate supervision of
the defendant, or both;
(2)
provisions for outpatient mental health services; and
(3)
if appropriate, recommendations for auxiliary services such as
vocational training, educational services, or special medical care.
In its order of conditional release, the court shall specify the conditions of release
based on the release plan and shall direct the appropriate agencies or persons to
submit periodic reports to the court regarding the defendant's compliance with the
conditions of the release, and progress in treatment, withand provide copies to all
parties.
(b)
Defendant's Failure to Comply. If at any time it appears at any time
that the defendant has failed to comply with the conditions of release, or that the
defendant's condition has deteriorated to the point that inpatient care is required, or
that the release conditions should be modified, the court may, after hearing, may
modify the release conditions or, if the court finds the defendant meets the statutory
criteria for commitment, may order that the defendant be recommitted to the
Department of Health and RehabilitativeChildren and Family Services for further
treatment.
(c)
Discharge. If at any time it is determined after hearing that the
defendant no longer requires court-supervised follow-up care, the court shall
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terminate its jurisdiction in the cause and discharge the defendant.
Committee Notes
1980 Adoption. This rule implements the prior statutory law permitting
conditional release.
For complementary statute providing for conditional release, see section
916.17, Florida Statutes.
1988 Amendment. The amendments to this rule are designed to reflect
amendments to rules 3.210, 3.211, and 3.218 as well as 1985 amendments to
chapter 916, Florida Statutes.
(b)
This provision has been amended to permit the court to recommit a
conditionally released defendant to HRS under the provisions of chapter 916 only if
the court makes a finding that the defendant currently meets the statutory
commitment criteria found in section 916.13(1), Florida Statutes.
1992 Amendment. The purpose of the amendment is to gender neutralize
the wording of the rule.
Introductory Note Relating to Amendments to Rules 3.210 to 3.219. 
See notes following rule 3.210 for the text of this note.
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RULE 3.692.
PETITION TO SEAL OR EXPUNGE
(a)
Requirements of Petition. All relief sought by reason of sections
943.0585–943.059, Florida Statutes, shall be by written petition in writing, filed with
the clerk. The petition shall state the grounds on which it is based and the official
records to which it is directed and shall be supported by an affidavit of the party
seeking relief, which affidavit shall state with particularity the statutory grounds and
the facts in support of the motion. A petition seeking to seal or expunge nonjudicial
criminal history records must be accompanied by a certificate of eligibility issued to
the petitioner by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. A copy of the
completed petition and affidavit shall be served on the prosecuting attorney, and the
arresting authority, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Unless the
state indicates that it has no objection to the requested relief, no petition may be
granted until at least 30 days after service of the copies of the petition and affidavit.
Notice and hearing shall be as provided in rule 3.590(c).
(b)
State's Response; Evidence. The state may traverse or demur to the
petition and affidavit. The court may receive evidence on any issue of fact
necessary to the decision of the petition.
(c)
Written Order. If the petition is granted, the court shall enter its
written order in writing so stating and further setting forth the records and agencies
or departments to which it is directed.
(d)
Copies of Order. On the receipt of the an order sealing or expunging
nonjudicial criminal history records, the clerk shall furnish a certified copy thereof
to each agency or department named therein excepting the court.
(e)
Clerk's Duties. In regard to the official records of the court,
including the court file of the cause, the clerk shall:
(1)
remove from the official records of the court, excepting the
court file, all entries and records subject to the order;, provided that, if it shall not
beis not practical to remove the entries and records, then tothe clerk shall make
certified copies thereof and thereafterthen expunge by appropriate means the
original entries and records;
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(2)
seal the entries and records, or certified copies thereof, together
with the court file and retain the same in a non-publicnonpublic index, subject to
further order of the court (see Johnson v. State, 336 So. 2d 93 (Fla. 1976));
(3)
in multi-defendant cases, make a certified copy of the contents
of the court file that shall be sealed pursuant tounder subdivision (2). Thereafter, all
references to the petitioner shall be expunged from the original court file.
(f)
Costs. All costs of certified copies involved herein shall be borne by
the movant, unless the movant is indigent.
Committee Notes
1984 Amendment. Substantially the same as the former rule. The statutory
reference in (1) was changed to cite the current statute and terminology was
changed accordingly. Subdivision (f) of the former rule was deleted because it dealt
with substantive matters covered by section 943.058, Florida Statutes (1981).
2000 Amendment. Substantially the same as the former rule, but references
to certificate of eligibility for obtaining nonjudicial criminal history records were
added pursuant to State v. D.H.W., 686 So. 2d 1331 (Fla. 1996).
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RULE 3.800.
CORRECTION, REDUCTION, AND MODIFICATION
OF SENTENCES
(a)
Correction. A court may at any time correct an illegal sentence
imposed by it, or an incorrect calculation made by it in a sentencing scoresheet, or
a sentence that does not grant proper credit for time served 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 pursuant
tounder this subdivision during the time allowed for the filing of a motion pursuant
tounder subdivision (b)(1) or during the pendency of a direct appeal.
(b)
Motion to Correct Sentencing Error. A motion to correct any
sentencing error, including an illegal sentence, may be filed as allowed by this
subdivision. This subdivision shall not be applicable to those cases in which the
death sentence has been imposed and direct appeal jurisdiction is in the Supreme
Court pursuant tounder article V, section 3(b)(1) of the Florida Constitution. The
motion must identify the error with specificity and provide a proposed correction.
A response to the motion may be filed within 15 days, either admitting or contesting
the alleged error. Motions may be filed by the Sstate pursuant tounder this
subdivision only if the correction of the sentencing error would benefit the
defendant or to correct a scrivener’s error.
(1)
Motion Prior toBefore Appeal. During the time allowed for the
filing of a notice of appeal of a sentence, a defendant or the Sstate may file a
motion to correct a sentencing error.
(A)
This motion shall stay rendition pursuant tounder Florida
Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.020(h).
(B)
Unless the trial court determines that the motion can be
resolved as a matter of law without a hearing, it shall hold a calendar call no later
than 20 days from the filing of the motion, with notice to all parties, for the 
express purposes of either ruling on the motion or determining the need for an
evidentiary hearing. If an evidentiary hearing is needed, it shall be set no more 
than 20 days from the date of the calendar call. Within 60 days from the filing of 
the motion, the trial court shall file an order ruling on the motion. If no order is 
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filed within 60 days, the motion shall be deemedconsidered denied.
(2)
Motion Pending Appeal. If an appeal is pending, a defendant or
the Sstate may file in the trial court a motion to correct a sentencing error. The
motion may be filed by appellate counsel and must be served before the party’s
first brief is served. A notice of pending motion to correct sentencing error shall be
filed in the appellate court, which notice shall automatically shall extend the time for
the filing of the brief until 10 days after the clerk of circuit court transmits the
supplemental record pursuant tounder Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure
9.140(e)(6).
(A)
The motion shall be served on the trial court and on all
trial and appellate counsel of record. Unless the motion expressly states that
appellate counsel will represent the movant in the trial court, trial counsel will
represent the movant on the motion pursuant tounder Florida Rule of Appellate
Procedure 9.140(b)(5). If the Sstate is the movant, trial counsel will represent the
defendant unless appellate counsel for the defendant notifies trial counsel and the
trial court that he or she will represent the defendant on the Sstate’s motion.
(B)
The trial court shall resolve this motion in accordance
with the procedures in subdivision (b)(1)(B).
(C)
Pursuant toIn accordance with Florida Rule of Appellate
Procedure 9.140(e)(6), the clerk of circuit court shall supplement the appellate
record with the motion, the order, any amended sentence, and, if designated, a
transcript of any additional portion of the proceedings.
(c)
Reduction and Modification. A court may reduce or modify to
include any of the provisions of chapter 948, Florida Statutes, a legal sentence
imposed by it within 60 days after suchthe imposition, or within 60 days after
receipt by the court of a mandate issued by the appellate court on affirmance of the
judgment and/or sentence on an original appeal, or within 60 days after receipt by
the court of a certified copy of an order of the appellate court dismissing an 
original appeal from the judgment and/or sentence, or, if further appellate review 
is sought in a higher court or in successively higher courts, then within 60 days 
after the highest state or federal court to which a timely appeal has been taken 
under authority of law, or in which a petition for certiorari has been timely filed
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under authority of law, has entered an order of affirmance or an order dismissing
the appeal and/or denying certiorari. This subdivision of the rule shall not, however,
be applicable to those cases in which the death sentence is imposed or those cases
in which the trial judge has imposed the minimum mandatory sentence or has no
sentencing discretion.
Committee Notes
1968 Adoption. Same as sections 921.24 and 921.25, Florida Statutes.
Similar to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 35.
1972 Amendment. Same as prior rule.
1977 Amendment. This amendment provides a uniform time within which a
defendant may seek a reduction in sentence and excludes death and minimum
mandatory sentences from its operation.
1980 Amendment. Permits the sentencing judge, within the 60-day time
period, to modify as well as to reduce the sentence originally imposed. Such
modification would permit the judge to impose, in the modification, any sentence
which could have been imposed initially, including split sentence or probation. The
trial judge may not, in such modification, increase the original sentence.
1996 Amendments. Subdivision (b) was added and existing subdivision (b)
was renumbered as subdivision (c) in order to authorize the filing of a motion to
correct a sentence or order of probation, thereby providing a vehicle to correct
sentencing errors in the trial court and to preserve the issue should the motion be
denied. A motion filed under subdivision (b) is an authorized motion which tolls the
time for filing the notice of appeal. The presence of a defendant who is represented
by counsel would not be required at the hearing on the disposition of such a motion
if it only involved a question of law.
2000 Amendment. The amendment to subdivision (a) is intended to
conform the rule with State v. Mancino, 714 So.2d 429 (Fla. 1998).
Court Commentary
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1999 Amendments.   Rule 3.800(b) was substantially rewritten to
accomplish the goals of the Criminal Appeal Reform Act of 1996 (Ch. 96-248,
Laws of Fla.).  As revised, this rule permits the filing of a motion during the initial
stages of an appeal.  A motion pursuant to this rule is needed only if the sentencing
error has not been adequately preserved for review at an earlier time in the trial
court.  
The State may file a motion to correct a sentencing error pursuant to rule
3.800(b) only if the correction of that error will benefit the defendant or correct a
scrivener’s error.  This amendment is not intended to alter the substantive law of
the State concerning whether a change to the defendant's sentence violates the
constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy.  See, e.g., Cheshire v. State, 568
So.2d 908 (Fla. 1990); Goene v. State, 577 So.2d 1306, 1309 (Fla. 1991); Troupe
v. Rowe, 283 So.2d 857, 859 (Fla. 1973).  
A scrivener’s error in this context describes clerical or ministerial errors in a
criminal case that occur in the written sentence, judgment, or order of probation or
restitution.  The term scrivener's error refers to a mistake in the written sentence that
is at variance with the oral pronouncement of sentence or the record but not those
errors that are the result of a judicial determination or error. See, e.g., Allen v.
State, 739 So.2d 166 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1999) (correcting a "scrivener’s error" in the
written order that adjudicated the appellant in contempt for “jailing polygraph
exam”); Pressley v. State, 726 So.2d 403 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999) (correcting
scrivener’s error in the sentencing documents that identified the defendant as a
habitual offender when he was not sentenced as a habitual offender); Ricks v. State,
725 So.2d 1205 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999) (correcting scrivener’s error that resulted from
the written sentence not identifying the defendant as a habitual offender although the
court had orally pronounced a habitual offender sentence), review denied, 732
So.2d 328 (Fla. 1999); McKee v. State, 712 So.2d 837 (Fla. 2d DCA 1998)
(remanding for the trial court to determine whether a scrivener's error occurred
where the written order of probation imposed six years' probation, which conflicted
with the written sentence and the trial court minutes that reflected only five years'
probation had been imposed); Florczak v. State, 712 So.2d 467, 467 (Fla. 4th
DCA 1998) (correcting a scrivener’s error in the judgment of conviction where the
defendant was acquitted of grand theft but the written judgment stated otherwise);
Stombaugh v. State, 704 So.2d 723, 725-26 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998) (finding a
scrivener's error occurred where the State had nol prossed a count of the
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information as part of plea bargain but the written sentence reflected that the
defendant was sentenced under that count).  But see Carridine v. State, 721 So.2d
818, 819 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998) (trial court’s failure to sign written reasons for
imposing an upward departure sentence did not constitute a scrivener's error that
could be corrected nunc pro tunc by the trial court), and cases cited therein.
When a trial court determines that an evidentiary hearing is necessary to
resolve a factual issue, it is possible that the court will need to utilize the entire 60-
day period authorized by this rule.  However, trial courts and counsel are strongly
encouraged to cooperate to resolve these motions as expeditiously as possible
because they delay the appellate process.  For purposes of this rule, sentencing
errors include harmful errors in orders entered as a result of the sentencing process. 
This includes errors in orders of probation, orders of community control, cost and
restitution orders, as well as errors within the sentence itself.
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RULE 3.851.
COLLATERAL RELIEF AFTER DEATH SENTENCE
HAS BEEN IMPOSED AND AFFIRMED ON DIRECT
APPEAL
(a)
Scope. This rule shall apply to all motions and petitions for any type
of postconviction or collateral relief brought by a prisoners in state custody who
havehas been sentenced to death and whose conviction and death sentence have
been affirmed on direct appeal.
(b)
Time Limitation.
(1)
Any rule 3.850 motion to vacate judgment of conviction and
sentence of death shall be filed by the prisoner within one1 year after the judgment
and sentence become final. For the purposes of this rule, a judgment is final:
(aA) upon the expiration of the time permitted to file in the
United States Supreme Court a petition for writ of certiorari in the United States
Supreme Court seeking review of the Supreme Court of Florida decision of the
Supreme Court of Florida affirming a judgment and sentence of death (90 days
after the opinion becomes final),; or
(bB) upon the disposition of the petition for writ of certiorari by
the United States Supreme Court, if filed.
(2)
All petitions for extraordinary relief in which the Supreme Court
of Florida has original jurisdiction, including petitions for writ of habeas corpus,
shall be filed simultaneously with the initial brief filed on behalf of the death-
sentenced prisoner in the appeal of the circuit court's order on the rule 3.850
motion.
(3)
The time limitation in subdivision (b)(1) is established with the
understanding that each death-penaltysentenced prisoner will have counsel assigned
and available to begin addressing the prisoner's postconviction issues within 30
days after the judgment and sentence become final. Should the governor sign a
death warrant before the expiration of the time limitation in subdivision (b)(1),
thisthe Supreme  Court of Florida will, upon a defendant's request, will 
grant a stay of execution to allow any postconviction relief motions to proceed in a
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timely and orderly manner. Furthermore, this time limitation shall not preclude the
right to amend or to supplement pending pleadings pursuant tounder these rules.
(4)
An extension of time may be granted by the Supreme Court of
Florida for the filing of postconviction pleadings if the prisoner's counsel makes a
showing of good cause for counsel's inability to file the postconviction pleadings
within the one1-year period established by this sectionrule.
(5)
The provisions of rule 3.850, tTo the extent that they are not
inconsistent with this rule, the provisions of rule 3.850 remain applicable to
postconviction or collateral relief.
(6)
The Court will review the operation and effectiveness of this
rule on or before July 1, 1995. This rule will govern the cases of all death-sentenced
individualprisoners whose convictions and sentences become final after January 1,
1994.
(c)
Hearing Requirement. Prior toBefore ruling on any rule 3.850
motion filed by a death-sentenced prisoner who has been sentenced to death, the
trial court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether an evidentiary hearing is
required. This rule shall apply only to rule 3.850 motions that have not been ruled
on as of January 1, 1997.
(d)
Incompetence to Proceed in Capital Collateral Proceedings.
(1)
A death-sentenced prisoner pursuing collateral relief under rule
3.850 or rule 3.851 who is found by the court to be mentally incompetent shall not
be proceeded against, subject to the limitations in subdivision (d)(3). All collateral
relief issues that involve only matters of record and claims that do not require the
prisoner’s  input shall proceed in collateral proceedings notwithstanding the
prisoner’s incompetency.
(2)
Collateral counsel may file a motion for competency
determination and an accompanying certificate of counsel that the motion is made
in good faith and on reasonable grounds to believe that the death-sentenced
prisoner is incompetent to proceed. The motion and certificate shall replace the
signed oath by the prisoner that otherwise must accompany a rule 3.850 motion. 
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(3)
If, at any stage of a postconviction proceeding, the court
determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that a death-sentenced
prisoner is incompetent to proceed and that factual matters are at issue, the
development or resolution of which require the prisoner’s input, a judicial
determination of incompetency is required.
(4)
The motion for competency examination shall be in writing and
shall allege with specificity the factual matters at issue and the reason that
competent consultation with the prisoner is necessary with respect to each factual
matter specified. To the extent that it does not invade the lawyer-client privilege
with collateral counsel, the motion shall contain a recital of the specific
observations of, and conversations with, the death-sentenced prisoner that have
formed the basis of the motion.
(5)
If the court finds that there are reasonable grounds to believe
that a death-sentenced prisoner is incompetent to proceed in a postconviction
proceeding in which factual matters are at issue, the development or resolution of
which require the prisoner’s input, the court shall order the prisoner examined by
no more than 3, nor fewer than 2, experts before setting the matter for a hearing.
The court may seek input from the death-sentenced prisoner’s counsel and the
state attorney before appointment of the experts.
(6)
The order appointing experts shall:
(A)
identify the purpose of the evaluation and specify the area
of inquiry that should be addressed;
(B)
specify the legal criteria to be applied; and 
(C)
specify the date by which the report shall be submitted
and to whom it shall be submitted.
(7)
Counsel for both the death-sentenced prisoner and the state
may be present at the examination, which shall be conducted at a date and time
convenient for all parties and the Department of Corrections.
(8)
On appointment by the court, the experts shall examine the
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death-sentenced prisoner with respect to the issue of competence to proceed, as
specified by the court in its order appointing the experts to evaluate the prisoner,
and shall evaluate the prisoner as ordered.
(A)
The experts first shall consider factors related to the issue
of whether the death-sentenced prisoner meets the criteria for competence to
proceed, that is, whether the prisoner has sufficient present ability to consult with
counsel with a reasonable degree of rational understanding and whether the prisoner
has a rational as well as factual understanding of the pending collateral proceedings.
(B)
In considering the issue of competence to proceed, the
experts shall consider and include in their report:
(i)
the prisoner’s capacity to understand the adversary
nature of the legal process and the collateral proceedings;
(ii)
the prisoner’s ability to disclose to collateral
counsel facts pertinent to the postconviction proceeding at issue; and
(iii)
any other factors considered relevant by the
experts and the court as specified in the order appointing the experts.
(C) Any written report submitted by an expert shall:
(i)  identify the specific matters referred for evaluation;
(ii)  describe the evaluative procedures, techniques, and
tests used in the examination and the purpose or purposes for each;
(iii) state the expert’s clinical observations, findings, and
opinions on each issue referred by the court for evaluation, and indicate specifically
those issues, if any, on which the expert could not give an opinion; and 
(iv)  identify the sources of information used by the
expert and present the factual basis for the expert’s clinical findings and opinions.
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(9)
If the experts find that the death-sentenced prisoner is
incompetent to proceed, the experts shall report on any recommended treatment for
the prisoner to attain competence to proceed. In considering the issues relating to
treatment, the experts shall report on:
(A)
the mental illness or mental retardation causing the
incompetence;
(B)
the treatment or treatments appropriate for the mental
illness or mental retardation of the prisoner and an explanation of each of the
possible treatment alternatives in order of choices; and 
(C)
the likelihood of the prisoner attaining competence under
the treatment recommended, an assessment of the probable duration of the
treatment required to restore competence, and the probability that the prisoner will
attain competence to proceed in the foreseeable future.
(10)
Within 30 days after the experts have completed their
examinations of the death-sentenced prisoner, the court shall schedule a hearing on
the issue of the prisoner’s competence to proceed.
(11)
If, after a hearing, the court finds the prisoner competent to
proceed, or, after having found the prisoner incompetent, finds that competency
has been restored, the court shall enter its order so finding and shall proceed with a
postconviction motion. The prisoner shall have 60 days to amend his or her rule
3.850 motion only as to those issues that the court found required factual
consultation with counsel.
(12)
If the court does not find the prisoner incompetent, the order
shall contain:
(A)
findings of fact relating to the issues of competency;
(B)
copies of the reports of the examining experts; and 
(C)
copies of any other psychiatric, psychological, or social
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work reports submitted to the court relative to the mental state of the death-
sentenced prisoner.
(13)
If the court finds the prisoner incompetent or finds the prisoner
competent subject to the continuation of appropriate treatment, the court shall
follow the procedures set forth in rule 3.212(c), except that, to the extent
practicable, any treatment shall take place at a custodial facility under the direct
supervision of the Department of Corrections.
Court Commentary
1993 Adoption. This rule is consistent with the recommendation of the
Supreme Court Committee on Postconviction Relief in Capital Cases, which was
created because of the substantial delays in the death penalty postconviction relief
process. The committee was created because of the inability of the capital collateral
representative to properly represent all death penalty inmates in postconviction
relief cases and because of the resulting substantial delays in those cases. That
committee recognized that, to make the process work properly, each death row
prisoner should have counsel available to represent him or her in postconviction
relief proceedings. The committee found that one of the major problems with the
process was that the triggering mechanism to start or assure movement of the
postconviction relief proceedings was the signing of a death warrant. In a number
of instances, the courts were not aware of the problems concerning representation
of a defendant until a death warrant was signed. In other instances, the committee
found that, when postconviction relief motions had been filed, they clearly had not
moved at an orderly pace and the signing of a death warrant was being used as a
means to expedite the process. The committee recommended that specific named
counsel should be designated to represent each prisoner not later than 30 days after
the defendant's judgment and sentence of death becomes final. To assure that
representation, the committee's report noted that it was essential that there be
adequate funding of the capital collateral representative and sought temporary
assistance from The Florida Bar in providing pro bono representation for some
inmates.
There is a justification for the reduction of the time period for a capital
prisoner as distinguished from a noncapital prisoner, who has two years to file a
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postconviction relief proceeding. A capital prisoner will have counsel immediately
available to represent him or her in a postconviction relief proceeding, while
counsel is not provided or constitutionally required for noncapital defendants to
whom the two-year period applies.
In the event the capital collateral representative is not fully funded and
available to provide proper representation for all death penalty defendants, the
reduction in the time period would not be justified and would necessarily have to be
repealed, and this Court will forthwith entertain a petition for the repeal of the rule.
In this context, it is important to emphasize that the governor agrees that absent the
circumstance where a competent death-sentenced individual voluntarily requests
that a death warrant be signed, no death warrants will be issued during the initial
round of federal and state review, provided that counsel for death penalty
defendants is proceeding in a timely and diligent manner. This Court agrees that the
initial round of postconviction proceedings should proceed in a deliberate but
timely manner without the pressure of a pending death warrant.  Subdivision
3.851(b)(4) above addresses concerns of The Florida Bar and The Florida Bar
Foundation.
The provisions of the present rule 3.851 providing for time periods where a
60-day warrant is signed by the governor are abolished because they are
unnecessary if the guidelines are followed. The proceedings and grounds for
postconviction relief remain as provided under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure
3.850, which include, as one of the grounds, the opportunity for a defendant to
present newly discovered evidence in accordance with Scott v. Dugger, 604 So. 2d
465 (Fla. 1992), Jones v. State, 591 So. 2d 911 (Fla. 1991), and Richardson v.
State, 546 So. 2d 1037 (Fla. 1989).
1996 Amendment. Subdivision (c) is added to make the Court's decision in
Huff v. State, 622 So. 2d 982 (Fla. 1993), applicable to all rule 3.850 motions filed
by a prisoner who has been sentenced to death. Florida Rule of Judicial
Administration 2.071(b) allows for telephonic and teleconferencing 
communication equipment to be utilized “for a motion hearing, pretrial 
conference, or a status conference.” Teleconferencing sites have been established
by the Department of Management Services, Division of Communications at
various metropolitan locations in the state. The “Shevin Study” examined, at this
Court's request, the issue of delays in capital postconviction relief proceedings and
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noted that travel problems of counsel cause part of those delays. The Court
strongly encourages the use of the new telephonic and teleconferencing technology
for postconviction relief proceedings that do not require evidentiary hearings, such
as the hearing required under subdivision (c) of this rule. Only the attorneys need
be involved in a hearing held under subdivision (c) of this rule; attendance of the
postconviction defendant is not required.
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RULE 3.986. FORMS RELATED TO JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE
(a)
Sufficiency of Forms.  The forms as set forth below, or computer generated formats
that duplicate these forms, shall be used by all courts. Variations from these forms do not void a
judgment, sentence, order, or fingerprints that are otherwise sufficient.
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(b)
Form for Judgment.
      Probation Violator
      Community Control Violator
      Retrial
      Resentence
In the Circuit Court,
     Judicial Circuit, in and for
           County, Florida
Division      
Case Number      
State of Florida
v.
                    
Defendant
JUDGMENT
The defendant,           , being personally before this court represented by           , the attorney
of record, and the state represented by           , and having
     
been tried and found guilty by jury/by court of the following crime(s)
     
entered a plea of guilty to the following crime(s)
     
entered a plea of nolo contendere to the following crime(s)
Count
Crime
Offense
Statute
Number(s)
Degree
Of
Crime
Case
Number
OBTS
Number
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and no cause being shown why the defendant should not be adjudicated guilty, IT IS
ORDERED THAT the defendant is hereby ADJUDICATED GUILTY of the above
crime(s).
     
and having been convicted or found guilty of, or having entered a plea of nolo
contendere or guilty, regardless of adjudication, to attempts or offenses relating to
sexual battery (ch. 794), lewd and lascivious conduct (ch. 800), or murder (s. 782.04),
aggravated battery (s. 784.045), carjacking (s. 812.133), or home invasion robbery (s.
812.135), or any other offense specified in section 943.325, the defendant shall be
required to submit blood specimens.
     
and good cause being shown; IT IS ORDERED THAT ADJUDICATION OF
GUILT BE WITHHELD.
DONE AND ORDERED in open court in            County, Florida, this       day of           ,
19     on .....(date)......
                                                  
Judge
State of Florida
v.
                    
Defendant
Case Number 
FINGERPRINTS OF DEFENDANT
R. Thumb
R. Index
R. Middle
R. Ring
R. Little
L. Thumb
L. Index
L. Middle
L. Ring
L. Little
Fingerprints taken by: 
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Name
Title
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing fingerprints on this judgment are the
fingerprints of the defendant,           , and that they were placed thereon by the defendant in my
presence in open court this date.
Judge
(c)
Form for Charges, Costs, and Fees.
In the Circuit Court,
      Judicial Circuit, in and for
           County, Florida
Division      
Case Number      
State of Florida
v.
                    
Defendant
CHARGES/COSTS/FEES
The defendant is hereby ordered to pay the following sums if checked:
     
$50.00 pursuant to section 960.20, Florida Statutes (Crimes Compensation Trust
Fund).
     
$3.00 as a court cost pursuant to section 943.25(3), Florida Statutes (Criminal Justice
Trust Fund).
     
$2.00 as a court cost pursuant to section 943.25(13), Florida Statutes (Criminal Justice
Education by Municipalities and Counties).
     
A fine in the sum of $      pursuant to section 775.0835, Florida Statutes. (This
provision refers to the optional fine for the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund and is not
applicable unless checked and completed. Fines imposed as part of a sentence to
section 775.083, Florida Statutes, are to be recorded on the sentence page(s).)
     
$20.00 pursuant to section 939.015, Florida Statutes (Handicapped and Elderly
Security Assistance Trust Fund).
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A 10% surcharge in the sum of $      pursuant to section 775.0836, Florida Statutes
(Handicapped and Elderly Security Assistance Trust Fund).
     
A sum of $      pursuant to section 27.3455, Florida Statutes (Local Government
Criminal Justice Trust Fund).
     
A sum of $      pursuant to section 939.01, Florida Statutes (Prosecution/Investigative
Costs).
     
A sum of $      pursuant to section 27.56, Florida Statutes (Public Defender Fees).
     
Restitution in accordance with attached order.
     
Other 
DONE AND ORDERED in open court in                      County, Florida, this       day of
          , 19     on .....(date)......
Judge
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(d)
Form for Sentencing.
Defendant 
Case Number 
OBTS Number 
SENTENCE
(As to Count      )
The defendant, being personally before this court, accompanied by the defendant's attorney of
record,           , and having been adjudicated guilty herein, and the court having given the defendant an
opportunity to be heard and to offer matters in mitigation of sentence, and to show cause why the
defendant should not be sentenced as provided by law, and no cause being shown,
(Check one if applicable)
     
and the court having on (date)      .....(date)..... deferred imposition of sentence until this
date
     
and the court having previously entered a judgment in this case on (date)
     .....(date)..... now resentences the defendant
     
and the court having placed the defendant on probation/community control and having
subsequently revoked the defendant's probation/community control
It Is The Sentence Of The Court That:
     
The defendant pay a fine of $     , pursuant to section 775.083, Florida Statutes, plus $      as
the 5% surcharge required by section 960.25, Florida Statutes.
     
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections.
     
The defendant is hereby committed to the custody of the Sheriff of            County, Florida.
     
The defendant is sentenced as a youthful offender in accordance with section 958.04, Florida
Statutes.
To Be Imprisoned (check one; unmarked sections are inapplicable):
     
For a term of natural life.
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For a term of           .
     
Said SENTENCE SUSPENDED for a period of            subject to conditions set forth in this
order.
If “split” sentence complete the appropriate paragraph
     
Followed by a period of            on probation/community control under the supervision of the
Department of Corrections according to the terms and conditions of supervision set forth in a
separate order entered herein.
     
However, after serving a period of            imprisonment in            the balance of the sentence
shall be suspended and the defendant shall be placed on probation/community control for a
period of            under supervision of the Department of Corrections according to the terms
and conditions of probation/community control set forth in a separate order entered herein.
In the event the defendant is ordered to serve additional split sentences, all incarceration portions shall
be satisfied before the defendant begins service of the supervision terms.
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
(As to Count      )
By appropriate notation, the following provisions apply to the sentence imposed:
Mandatory/Minimum Provisions:
Firearm
     
It is further ordered that the 3-year minimum imprisonment provision of section
775.087(2), Florida Statutes, is hereby imposed for the sentence specified in this count.
Drug Trafficking
     
It is further ordered that the            mandatory minimum imprisonment provision of
section 893.135(1), Florida Statutes, is hereby imposed for the sentence specified in
this count.
Controlled Substance
Within 1,000 Feet of School
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It is further ordered that the 3-year minimum imprisonment provision of section
893.13(1)(e)1, Florida Statutes, is hereby imposed for the sentence specified in this
count.
Habitual Felony Offender
     
The defendant is adjudicated a habitual felony offender and has been sentenced to an
extended term in accordance with the provisions of section 775.084(4)(a), Florida
Statutes. The requisite findings by the court are set forth in a separate order or stated
on the record in open court.
Habitual Violent Felony Offender
     
The defendant is adjudicated a habitual violent felony offender and has been sentenced
to an extended term in accordance with the provisions of section 775.084(4)(b),
Florida Statutes. A minimum term of       year(s) must be served prior to release. The
requisite findings of the court are set forth in a separate order or stated on the record in
open court.
Law Enforcement Protection Act
     
It is further ordered that the defendant shall serve a minimum of       years before
release in accordance with section 775.0823, Florida Statutes.
Capital Offense
     
It is further ordered that the defendant shall serve no less than 25 years in accordance
with the provisions of section 775.082(1), Florida Statutes.
Short-Barreled Rifle, Shotgun, Machine Gun
     
It is further ordered that the 5-year minimum provisions of section 790.221(2), Florida
Statutes, are hereby imposed for the sentence specified in this count.
Continuing Criminal Enterprise
     
It is further ordered that the 25-year minimum sentence provisions of section 893.20,
Florida Statutes, are hereby imposed for the sentence specified in this count.
Taking a Law Enforcement Officer's Firearm
     
It is further ordered that the 3-year mandatory minimum imprisonment provision 
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of section 775.0857(1), Florida Statutes, is hereby imposed for the sentence specified
in this count.
Other Provisions:
Retention of Jurisdiction
     
The court retains jurisdiction over the defendant pursuant to section 947.16(3), Florida
Statutes (1983).
Jail Credit
     
It is further ordered that the defendant shall be allowed a total of       days as credit for
time incarcerated before imposition of this sentence.
CREDIT FOR TIME SERVED IN RESENTENCING AFTER VIOLATION OF PROBATION
OR COMMUNITY CONTROL
     
It is further ordered that the defendant be allowed        days time served between date
of arrest as a violator following release from prison to the date of resentencing. The
Department of Corrections shall apply original jail time credit and shall compute and
apply credit for time served and unforfeited gain time previously awarded on case/count
                    . (Offenses committed before October 1, 1989)
     
It is further ordered that the defendant be allowed        days time served between date
of arrest as a violator following release from prison to the date of resentencing. The
Department of Corrections shall apply original jail time credit and shall compute and
apply credit for time served on case/count                     . (Offenses committed between
October 1, 1989, and December 31, 1993)
     
The Court deems the unforfeited gain time previously awarded on the above
case/count forfeited under section 948.06(6).
     
The Court allows unforfeited gain time previously awarded on the above
case/count. (Gain time may be subject to forfeiture by the Department of
Corrections under section 944.28(1)).
     
It is further ordered that the defendant be allowed        days time served
between date of arrest as a violator following release from prison to the date of
resentencing. The Department of Corrections shall apply original jail time credit
and shall compute and apply credit for time served only pursuant to section
921.0017, Florida Statutes, on case/count                     . 
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(Offenses committed on or after January 1, 1994)
Consecutive/Concurrent as to Other Counts
It is further ordered that the sentence imposed for this count shall run (check one)
      consecutive to       concurrent with the sentence set forth in count       of this case.
Consecutive/Concurrent as to Other Convictions
It is further ordered that the composite term of all sentences imposed for the counts
specified in this order shall run (check one)       consecutive to       concurrent with
(check one) the following:
     
any active sentence being served.
     
specific sentences: 
In the event the above sentence is to the Department of Corrections, the Sheriff of           
County, Florida, is hereby ordered and directed to deliver the defendant to the Department of
Corrections at the facility designated by the department together with a copy of this judgment and
sentence and any other documents specified by Florida Statute.
The defendant in open court was advised of the right to appeal from this sentence by filing
notice of appeal within 30 days from this date with the clerk of this court and the defendant's right to the
assistance of counsel in taking the appeal at the expense of the state on showing of indigency.
In imposing the above sentence, the court further recommends 
.
DONE AND ORDERED in open court at           County, Florida, this       day of           ,
19   on .....(date)......
Judge
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(e)
Form for Order of Probation.
In the            Court
of 
 County, Florida
Case Number 
State of Florida
v.
                    
Defendant
ORDER OF PROBATION
This cause coming on this day to be heard before me, and you, the defendant,                     ,
being now present before me, and you having
(check one)
     
entered a plea of guilty to
     
entered a plea of nolo contendere to
     
been found guilty by jury verdict of
     
been found guilty by the court trying the case without a jury of the offense(s) of 
SECTION 1: Judgment Of Guilt
     
The Court hereby adjudges you to be guilty of the above offense(s).
Now, therefore, it is ordered and adjudged that the imposition of sentence is hereby withheld
and that you be placed on probation for a period of                      under the supervision of the
Department of Corrections, subject to Florida law.
SECTION 2: Order Withholding Adjudication
     
Now, therefore, it is ordered and adjudged that the adjudication of guilt is hereby
withheld and that you be placed on probation for a period of                      under the
supervision of the Department of Corrections, subject to Florida law.
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SECTION 3: Probation During Portion Of Sentence
It is hereby ordered and adjudged that you be
     
committed to the Department of Corrections
     
confined in the County Jail
for a term of            with credit for            jail time. After you have served            of the term you shall
be placed on probation for a period of            under the supervision of the Department of Corrections,
subject to Florida law.
     
confined in the County Jail
for a term of            with credit for            jail time, as a special condition of probation.
It is further ordered that you shall comply with the following conditions of probation during the
probationary period.
(1)
Not later than the fifth day of each month, you will make a full and truthful report to
your officer on the form provided for that purpose.
(2)
You will pay the State of Florida the amount of $                     per month toward the
cost of your supervision, unless otherwise waived in compliance with Florida Statutes.
(3)
You will not change your residence or employment or leave the county of your
residence without first procuring the consent of your officer.
(4)
You will not possess, carry, or own any firearm. You will not possess, carry, or own
any weapons without first procuring the consent of your officer.
(5)
You will live without violating the law. A conviction in a court of law shall not be
necessary for such a violation to constitute a violation of your probation.
(6)
You will not associate with any person engaged in any criminal activity.
(7)
You will not use intoxicants to excess or possess any drugs or narcotics unless
prescribed by a physician. Nor will you visit places where intoxicants, drugs, or other
dangerous substances are unlawfully sold, dispensed, or used.
(8)
You will work diligently at a lawful occupation, advise your employer of your probation
status, and support any dependents to the best of your ability, as directed by your
officer.
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(9)
You will promptly and truthfully answer all inquiries directed to you by the court or the
officer, and allow your officer to visit in your home, at your employment site, or
elsewhere, and you will comply with all instructions your officer may give you.
(10)
You will pay restitution, costs, and/or fees in accordance with the attached orders.
(11)
You will report in person within 72 hours of your release from confinement to the
probation office in                      County, Florida, unless otherwise instructed by your
officer. (This condition applies only if section 3 on the previous page is checked.)
Otherwise, you must report immediately to the probation office located at
                    .
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
     
You must undergo a (drug/alcohol) evaluation and, if treatment is deemed necessary,
you must successfully complete the treatment.
     
You will submit to urinalysis, breathalyzer, or blood tests at any time requested by your officer,
or the professional staff of any treatment center where you are receiving treatment, to determine
possible use of alcohol, drugs, or controlled substances. You shall be required to pay for the
tests unless payment is waived by your officer.
     
You must undergo a mental health evaluation, and if treatment is deemed necessary,
you must successfully complete the treatment.
     
You will not associate with            during the period of probation.
     
You will not contact            during the period of probation.
     
Other 
(Use the space below for additional conditions as necessary.)
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You are hereby placed on notice that the court may at any time rescind or modify any of the
conditions of your probation, or may extend the period of probation as authorized by law, or may
discharge you from further supervision. If you violate any of the conditions of your probation, you may
be arrested and the court may revoke your probation, adjudicate you guilty if adjudication of guilt was
withheld, and impose any sentence that it might have imposed before placing you on probation or
require you to serve the balance of the sentence.
It is further ordered that when you have been instructed as to the conditions of probation, you
shall be released from custody if you are in custody, and if you are at liberty on bond, the sureties
thereon shall stand discharged from liability. (This paragraph applies only if section 1 or section 2 is
checked.)
It is further ordered that the clerk of this court file this order in the clerk's office and provide
certified copies of same to the officer for use in compliance with the requirements of law.
DONE AND ORDERED, this the       day of           , 19     on .....(date)......
Judge
I acknowledge receipt of a certified copy of this order. The conditions have been explained to
me and I agree to abide by them.
Date 
.....(date)..... Probationer 
Instructed by 
Original: Clerk of the Court
Certified Copies:  Probationer
Florida Department of Corrections,
Probation and Parole Services
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(f)
Form for Community Control.
In the            Court
of                 County, Florida
Case Number           
State of Florida
v.
                    
Defendant
ORDER OF COMMUNITY CONTROL
This cause coming on this day to be heard before me, and you, the defendant,                     ,
being now present before me, and you having
(check one)
     
entered a plea of guilty to
     
entered a plea of nolo contendere to
     
been found guilty by jury verdict of
     
been found guilty by the court trying the case without a jury of the offense(s) of 
SECTION 1: Judgment of Guilt
     
The court hereby adjudges you to be guilty of the above offense(s).
Now, therefore it is ordered and adjudged that you be placed on community control for a
period of            under the supervision of the Department of Corrections, subject to Florida law.
SECTION 2: Order Withholding Adjudication
     
Now, therefore, it is ordered and adjudged that the adjudication of guilt is hereby
withheld and that you be placed on Community Control for a period of            under the supervision of
the Department of Corrections, subject to Florida law.
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SECTION 3: Community Control During Portion Of Sentence
It is hereby ordered and adjudged that you be
     
committed to the Department of Corrections
     
confined in the County Jail
for a term of            with credit for            jail time. After you have served            of the term, you shall
be placed on community control for a period of            under the supervision of the Department of
Corrections, subject to Florida law.
     
confined in the County Jail
for a term of            with credit for            jail time, as a special condition of community control.
It is further ordered that you shall comply with the following conditions of community control
during the community control period.
(1)
Not later than the fifth day of each month, you will make a full and truthful report to your
officer on the form provided for that purpose.
(2)
You will pay the State of Florida the amount of $           per month toward the cost of
your supervision, unless otherwise waived in compliance with Florida Statutes.
(3)
You will not change your residence or employment or leave the county of your residence
without first procuring the consent of your officer.
(4)
You will not possess, carry, or own any firearm. You will not possess, carry, or own other
weapons without first procuring the consent of your officer.
(5)
You will live without violating the law. A conviction in a court of law shall not be
necessary for such a violation to constitute a violation of your community control.
(6)
You will not associate with any person engaged in any criminal activity.
(7)
You will not use intoxicants to excess or possess any drugs or narcotics unless prescribed
by a physician. Nor will you visit places where intoxicants, drugs, or other dangerous
substances are unlawfully sold, dispensed, or used.
(8)
You will work diligently at a lawful occupation, advise your employer of your community
control status, and support any dependents to the best of your ability as directed by your
officer.
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(9)
You will promptly and truthfully answer all inquiries directed to you by the court or your
officer and allow your officer to visit in your home, at your employment site or elsewhere,
and you will comply with all instructions your officer may give you.
(10) You will report to your officer at least 4 times a week, or, if unemployed full time, daily.
(11) You will perform            hours of public service work as directed by your officer.
(12) You will remain confined to your approved residence except for one half hour before and
after your approved employment, public service work, or any other special activities
approved by your officer.
(13) You will pay restitution, costs, and/or fees in accordance with the attached orders.
(14) You will report in person within 72 hours of your release from confinement to the
probation office in            County, Florida, unless otherwise instructed by your officer.
(This condition applies only if section 3 on the previous page is checked.) Otherwise, you
must report immediately to the probation office located at           .
SPECIAL CONDITIONS
     
You must undergo a (drug/alcohol) evaluation, and if treatment is deemed necessary, you must
successfully complete the treatment.
     
You must undergo a mental health evaluation, and if treatment is deemed necessary, you must
successfully complete the treatment.
     
You will submit to urinalysis, breathalyzer, or blood tests at any time requested by your officer,
or the professional staff of any treatment center where you are receiving treatment, to determine
possible use of alcohol, drugs, or controlled substances. You shall be required to pay for the
tests unless payment is waived by your officer.
     
You will not associate with            during the period of community control.
     
You will not contact            during the period of community control.
     
You will maintain an hourly accounting of all your activities on a daily log which you will submit
to your officer on request.
     
You will participate in self-improvement programs as determined by the court or your officer.
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You will submit to electronic monitoring of your whereabouts as required by the Florida
Department of Corrections.
     
Other 
(Use the space below for additional conditions as necessary.)
You are hereby placed on notice that the court may at any time rescind or modify any of the
conditions of your community control, or may extend the period of community control as authorized by
law, or may discharge you from further supervision or return you to a program of regular probation
supervision. If you violate any of the conditions and sanctions of your community control, you may be
arrested, and the court may adjudicate you guilty if adjudication of guilt was withheld, revoke your
community control, and impose any sentence that it might have imposed before placing you on
community control.
It is further ordered that when you have reported to your officer and have been instructed as to
the conditions of community control, you shall be released from custody if you are in custody, and if
you are at liberty on bond, the sureties thereon shall stand discharged from liability. (This paragraph
applies only if section 1 or section 2 is checked.)
It is further ordered that the clerk of this court file this order in the clerk's office, and forthwith
provide certified copies of same to the officer for use in compliance with the requirements of law.
DONE AND ORDERED, this the       day of           , 19     on .....(date)......
Judge
I acknowledge receipt of a certified copy of this order. The conditions have been explained to
me and I agree to abide by them.
Date 
.....(date)..... Community controller 
Instructed by 
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Original: Clerk of the Court
Certified Copies:  Community Controllee
Florida Department of Corrections,
Probation and Parole Services
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(g)
Form for Restitution Order.
In the Circuit Court,
      Judicial Circuit in and for
           County, Florida
Division      
Case Number      
State of Florida
v.
                    
Defendant
RESTITUTION ORDER
By appropriate notation, the following provisions apply to the sentence imposed in this section:
     Restitution is not ordered as it is not applicable.
     Restitution is not ordered due to the financial resources of the defendant.
     Restitution is not ordered due to 
.
     Due to the financial resources of the defendant, restitution of a portion of the damages is
ordered as prescribed below.
     Restitution is ordered as prescribed below.
     Restitution is ordered for the following victim. (Victim refers to the aggrieved party,
aggrieved party's estate, or aggrieved party's next of kin if the aggrieved party is deceased
as a result of the offense. In lieu of the victim's address and phone number, the address
and phone number of the prosecuting attorney, victim's attorney, or victim advocate may
be used.)
  
Name of victim
Name of attorney or advocate if applicable
Address 
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City, State, and Zip Code 
Phone Number                     
     The sum of $      for medical and related services and devices relating to physical,
psychiatric, and psychological care, including non-medical care and treatment rendered in
accordance with a recognized method of healing.
     The sum of $      for necessary physical and occupational therapy and rehabilitation.
     The sum of $      to reimburse the victim for income lost as a result of the offense.
     The sum of $      for necessary funeral and related services if the offense resulted in bodily
injury resulting in the death of the victim.
     The sum of $      for damages resulting from the offense.
     The sum of $      for 
It is further ordered that the defendant fulfill restitution obligations in the following manner:
     Total monetary restitution is determined to be $      to be paid at a rate of $      per (check
one)       month       week       other (specify)                      and is to be paid (check one)
      through the clerk of the circuit court,       to the victim's designee, or       through the
Department of Corrections, with an additional 4% fee of $      for handling, processing,
and forwarding the restitution to the victim(s).
     For which sum let execution issue.
DONE AND ORDERED at            County, Florida, this       day of           , 19     on
.....(date)......
Judge
Original: Clerk of the Court
Certified Copy: Victim
Committee Note
1980 Amendment. The proposed changes to Rule 3.986 are housekeeping in nature.
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References to the Department of Offender Rehabilitation have been changed to Department of
Corrections to reflect a legislative change. See section 20.315, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1978). The
reference to “hard labor” has been stricken as the courts have consistently held such a condition of
sentence is not authorized by statute. See, e.g., McDonald v. State, 321 So. 2d 453, 458 (Fla. 4th
DCA 1975).
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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. 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.
(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 
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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)
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.
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:
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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: 
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: 
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(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:
(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                     
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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                     
(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.?
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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: 
(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 
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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.
A.
Ground 1: 
Supporting FACTS (tell your story briefly without citing cases or law):
B.
Ground 2: 
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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):
D.
Ground 4: 
Supporting FACTS (tell your story briefly without citing cases or law):
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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: 
(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 
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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):
1.
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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 this                      day of                               , 19
          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           
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)
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RULE 3.989. AFFIDAVIT, PETITION, AND ORDER TO EXPUNGE OR SEAL FORMS
(a)
Affidavit in Support of Petition.
In the Circuit Court of the
......... Judicial Circuit,
in and for ..................
County, Florida
Case No.: ....................
Division ....................
State of Florida
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
v.
)
)
......................................................
)
)
Defendant/Petitioner.
)
)
                                                      
)
AFFIDAVIT
State of Florida
County of 
I, .....(name of defendant/petitioner)....., am the defendant/petitioner in the above-styled cause
and I do hereby swear or affirm that:
1.  I fully understand the meaning of all of the terms of this affidavit.
2.  I have never been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance
violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section
943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes.
3.  I was arrested on the ..... day of .........., 19.........(date)....., by .....(arresting agency).....,
and I have not been adjudicated guilty of, nor adjudicated delinquent for committing, any of  the
chargesacts stemming from that arrest or the alleged criminal activity surrounding my arrest.
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4.  I am eligible for the relief requested, to the best of my knowledge and belief, and do not
have any other petition to expunge or seal pending before any court.
5.  I have never secured a prior records expunction or sealing under any law.
6.  (For use in expunction petitions only.) My record of arrest for this date has been sealed for
at least 10 years; or an indictment, or information, or other charging document was not filed against me
for the above criminal transaction; or an indictment, or information, or other charging document filed
against me was dismissed by the prosecutor or the court.
                                                               
Petitioner                                               
Sworn to and subscribed before me this ..... day of .........., 19.....on .....(date)......
                                                               
NOTARY PUBLIC, or other person     
authorized to administer an oath           
Printed, typed, or stamped                    
commissioned name of Notary Public  
Personally known .......... or produced identification ..........
Type of identification produced ....................
My commission expires:
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(b)
Order to Expunge.
In the Circuit Court of the
.......... Judicial Circuit,
in and for ..........
County, Florida
Case NumberNo.: ....................
Division ....................
State of Florida,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
v.
)
)
.....................................................,
)
)
Defendant/Petitioner.
)
)
                                                      
)
ORDER TO EXPUNGE PURSUANT TOUNDER
SECTION 943.0585, FLORIDA STATUTES,
AND FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.692
THIS CAUSE having come on to be heard before me this date upon a petition to expunge
certain records of the petitioner's arrest on the ..... day of .........., 19.........(date)....., by .....(arresting
agency)....., for .....(charges)....., and the court having heard argument of counsel and being otherwise
fully advised in the premises, the court hereby finds the following:
1.  The petitioner has never previously been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a
comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor
specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes.
2.  The petitioner was not adjudicated guilty of nor adjudicated delinquent for committing any of
the chargesacts stemming from the arrest or criminal activity to which this expunction petition pertains.
3.  The petitioner has not secured a prior records expunction or sealing.
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4.  This record has either been sealed for at least 10 years; or no indictment, or information, or
other charging document was ever filed in this case against the petitioner; or an indictment, or
information, or other charging document filed against the defendant was dismissed by the prosecutor or
the court. Whereupon it is
5.  A Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
accompanied the petition for expunction of nonjudicial criminal history records. Whereupon it is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the petition to expunge is hereby granted. All court
records pertaining to the above-styled case shall be sealed in accordance with the procedures set forth
in Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.692; and it is further
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the clerk of this court shall forward a certified copy of this
order to the (check one) ..... state attorney, ..... special prosecutor, ..... statewide prosecutor,
.....(arresting agency)....., and the Sheriff of .................... County, who will comply with the procedures
set forth in section 943.0585, Florida Statutes, and appropriate regulations of the Florida Department
of Law Enforcement, and who will further forward a copy of this order to any agency that their records
reflect has received the instant criminal history record information; and it is further
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that .....(arresting agency)..... shall expunge all information
concerning indicia of arrest or criminal history record information regarding the arrest or alleged criminal
activity to which this petitioner pertains in accordance with the procedures set forth in section
943.0585, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.692.
All costs of certified copies involved herein are to be borne by the ....................
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at .......... County, Florida, this ..... day of ..........,
19.....on .....(date)......
Circuit Court Judge
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(c)
Order to Seal.
In the Circuit Court of the
.......... Judicial Circuit,
in and for
.......... County, Florida
Case No.: ....................
Division ....................
State of Florida,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
v.
)
)
.....................................................,
)
)
Defendant/Petitioner.
)
)
                                                      
)
ORDER TO SEAL RECORDS PURSUANT TOUNDER
SECTION 943.059, FLORIDA STATUTES,
AND FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.692
THIS CAUSE having come on to be heard before me this date upon petitioner's petition to seal
records concerning the petitioner's arrest on the ..... day of .........., 19.........(date)....., by the
.....(arresting agency)....., and the court having heard argument of counsel and being otherwise advised
in the premises, the court hereby finds:
1.  The petitioner has never been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or
comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor
specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes.
2.  The petitioner was not adjudicated guilty of nor adjudicated delinquent for committing any of
the chargesacts stemming from the arrest or criminal activity to which the instant petition pertains.
3.  The petitioner has not secured a prior records expunction or sealing; whereupon it is.
4.  A Certificate of Eligibility issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement
accompanied the instant petition for sealing nonjudicial criminal history records. Whereupon it is
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ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the petition to seal records be and the same hereby is
granted. All court records pertaining to the above-styled case shall be sealed in accordance with the
procedures set forth in Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.692; and it is further
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the clerk of this court shall forward a certified copy of this
order to the (check one) ..... state attorney, ..... special prosecutor, ..... statewide prosecutor,
.....(arresting agency)....., and the Sheriff of .................... County, who will comply with the procedures
set forth in section 943.059, Florida Statutes, and appropriate regulations of the Florida Department of
Law Enforcement, and who will further forward a copy of this order to any agency that their records
reflect has received the instant criminal history record information; and it is further
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that .....(arresting agency)..... shall seal all information
concerning indicia of arrest or criminal history record information regarding the arrest or alleged criminal
activity to which this petitioner pertains in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 943.059,
Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.692.
All costs of certified copies involved herein are to be borne by the ....................
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at .................... County, Florida, this ..... day of
.........., 19.....on .....(date)......
Circuit Court Judge
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(d)
Petition to Expunge or Seal.
In the Circuit Court of the
......... Judicial Circuit,
in and for ..........
County, Florida
Case NumberNo.: ....................
Division ....................
State of Florida,
)
)
Plaintiff,
)
)
v.
)
)
.....................................................,
)
)
Defendant/Petitioner.
)
)
                                                      
)
PETITION TO EXPUNGE OR SEAL
The petitioner, ...................., by and through the undersigned attorney, petitions this honorable
court, pursuant tounder Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.692 and section ..... 943.0585, or .....
section 943.059 Florida Statutes, to .....expunge/seal..... all criminal history record information in the
custody of any criminal justice agency and the official records of the court concerning the petitioner's
arrest on the ..... day of .........., 19.........(date)....., by .....(arresting agency)....., for .....(charges).....,
and as grounds therefor shows:
1.  On the ..... day of .........., 19.........(date)....., the petitioner, ...................., a
.....(race/sex)....., whose date of birth is .....(date of birth)....., was arrested by .....(arresting
agency)....., and charged with .....(charges)......
2.  The petitioner has not been adjudicated guilty of nor adjudicated guilty of committing any of
the chargesacts stemming from this arrest or alleged criminal activity.
3.  The petitioner has not been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a
comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor
specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes.
4.  The petitioner has not secured a prior records expunction or sealing under section
943.0585, or 943.059, Florida Statutes, former section 943.058, Florida Statutes, former section
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893.14, Florida Statutes, or former section 901.33, Florida Statutes, or any other law, rule, or
authority.
5.  (To be used only when requesting expunction.) SuchThe petitioner's record has been sealed
under section 943.059, Florida Statutes, former section 943.058, Florida Statutes, former section
893.14, Florida Statutes, or former section 901.33, Florida Statutes, for at least 10 years; or there has
not been an indictment, or information, or other charging document filed against the petitioner who is the
subject of this criminal history record information; or an indictment, or information, or other charging
document filed against the petitioner who is the subject of this criminal history information was
dismissed by the prosecutor or the court.
6.  A Certificate of Eligibility for .....expunction/sealing..... of nonjudicial criminal history records
issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement accompanies this petition.
WHEREFORE, the petitioner moves to .....expunge/seal..... any criminal history record
information and any official court records regarding his/her arrest by .....(arresting agency)....., for
.....(charges)....., on the ..... day of .........., 19..........(date)......
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing pleading has been served
on .....(name of prosecuting authority)....., (check one) ..... State Attorney for the .......... Judicial
Circuit, in and for .......... County, ..... Special Prosecutor, ..... Statewide Prosecutor); .....(arresting
agency).....; .................... (Sheriff of county wherein which defendant was arrested, if different); and
the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, this ..... day of .........., 19.....on .....(date)......
Name:
Address:
City/State:
Telephone Number:
Fla. Bar No.:
Committee Notes
1984 Adoption. In order to have uniformity throughout the state, the committee proposes these
forms for petition to expunge or seal, order to seal, and order to expunge and affidavit. These also
should be a great asset to counsel and an invaluable asset to the clerks and FDLE, etc., who will be
receiving orders in the future. The subcommittee working on these proposed forms has contacted law
enforcement agencies, clerks, etc., for their input as to these proposed forms.
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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, pursuant tounder Florida Rule of Criminal
Procedure 3.852(d)(1), gives notice that on the       day of           ,      .....(date)....., the Florida
Supreme Court issued its mandate affirming the death sentence in this case.
Within 15 days of 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, except those previously filed in the trial court, that were produced in the investigation or
prosecution of 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            
                    ,                                        , and                                                                          ,
[name of trial court]  [name of state attorney]
[name of trial counsel for defendant]
this       day of           ,      on .....(date)......
                                                                        
[name and address of attorney general]
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(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, pursuant tounder Florida Rule of Criminal
Procedure 3.852(d)(1), gives notice that on the       day of           ,      .....(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 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            
                               ,                                                                                  , and                             
[name of trial court]
   [name of Secretary of Department of Corrections]          [name of trial
                                        , this       day of           ,      on .....(date)......
counsel for defendant]
                                                                        
[name and address of attorney general]
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(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, pursuant tounder
Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.852(e)(1), hereby gives notice to                                            
     [name of chief law 
                                                    , that was involved in this case by  investigation, arrest, pro- 
enforcement officer and agency]
secution or incarceration, that on the       day of           ,      .....(date)....., the Florida Supreme Court
issued its mandate affirming the death sentence 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, except those filed in the trial court, which 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                                              , this       day of           ,      on .....(date)......
       [name of collateral counsel]
                                                             
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[name and address of state attorney]
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(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 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, except those previously filed in the trial court 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 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
                                  ,                                              , and                                                      ,
[name of trial court]     [name of attorney general] 
        [name of collateral counsel]
 this       day of           ,      on .....(date)......
                                                                        
[name and address of state attorney]
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(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 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 the       day of           ,      .....(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.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on
                                     ,                                          ,                                             , and                      
[name of trial court]
  [name of attorney general]
[name of state attorney]            [name of 
                               , this       day of           ,      on .....(date)......
collateral counsel]
                                                       
[name and address of Secretary of
    Department of Corrections]
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(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 of attorney general]
___________________________________________ that was involved in this case by an 
[name of chief law enforcement officer and agency]
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, except those previously filed in the trial
court 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.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been served on
                                 ,                                           ,                                       , and                              
[name of trial court]   [name of attorney general] [name of state attorney]
     [name of collateral
              , this       day of           ,      on .....(date)......
counsel]
                                                            
[name and address of chief law
        enforcement officer]
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(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 of attorney general]
The undersigned _____________________ hereby gives notice to the Attorney General 
     [name of state attorney]
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]
Please provide prompt written notification to each identified person or agency of theirthe duty
to deliver to the records respository of the Secretary of State all such public records pertaining to this
case, except those previously filed in the trial court, 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
                                ,                                          , and                                                                        ,
[name of trial court]  [name of attorney general]       [name of public defender or defense counsel]
this       day of           ,      on .....(date)......
                                                                     
[name and address of state attorney]
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(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 of attorney general]
The undersigned                                                                  , for                                          , 
                [name of public defender or other counsel]    [name of defendant]
hereby gives notice to the Attorney General of the following name(s) and address(es) of persons or
agencies in addition to those previously furnished to collateral counsel which that may have information
pertinent to this case, in addition to those previously furnished to collateral counsel.
[list names and addresses of persons or agencies]
Please provide prompt written notification to each identified person or agency of theirthe duty to
deliver to the records repository of the Secretary of State all such public records pertaining to this case,
except those previously filed in the trial court, 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                  
                     ,                                             , and                                                 , 
[name of trial court]
       [name of attorney general]     
[name of state attorney]
this       day of           ,      on .....(date)......
                                                                 
[name and address of trial counsel]
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(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 of person or agency]
Pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.852(d)(2), the undersigned has been notified by
                                                    , that you have public records pertinent to this case.  
      [name
of trial counsel or state attorney]
Pursuant toUnder 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
                                             and                                  , this       day of           ,      on .....(date)......
[name of person or agency]
    [name of trial court]
                                                                         
[name and address of attorney general]
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(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 of attorney general]
The undersigned, pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.852(e)(5), having received
notice under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.852(e)(5) from the Attorney General on the       day of
          ,      .....(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 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             
                    ,                                            ,                                      , and                               
[name of trial court]    [name of attorney general]  [name of state attorney]        [name of collateral 
              , this      day of           ,      on .....(date)......
counsel]
                                                                        
[name and address of person or agency]
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(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 of person or agency]
The defendant, by and through undersigned counsel, hereby makes demand of
                                                                      , pursuant tounder Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure [name
of person or agency submitting public records] 3.852(i), for additional public records pertinent to this case.
1.
Undersigned counsel represents that, after a timely and diligent search, the records specifically
described below:
(a)  are relevant to a pending proceeding pursuant tounder rule 3.850; or
(b)  appear reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence; and
(c)  have not previously been obtained previously in discovery or from a previousprior public
records request from either the above-named person or agency or any other; and
(d)  are not presently are not available from the public records repository.
2.
The public records requested are as follows:
[list public records requested]
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3.
Pursuant toUnder rule 3.852, any objection to production, including any claim of exemption,
must be filed with the trial court and served upon all counsel of record within 60 days of receipt of this
demand, or suchthat objection will be deemedconsidered waived.
4.
Pursuant toUnder 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               
                 ,                                              ,                                              , and
[name of trial court]
[name of person or agency]
[name of attorney general]
                                      , this            day of           ,      on .....(date)......
[name of state attorney]
                                                                         
[name and 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 on the            day of           ,      ,
hereby files this objection and respectfully moves the court to hold a hearing to determine if the
requirements of ruleFlorida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.852      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 
                                 ,                                                       , and                                                    , 
[name of trial court]    [name of attorney for defendant]          [name of attorney general]
this       day of          ,      on .....(date)......
                                                                  
[name of attorney]
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(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,                                          , hereby gives notice to the records repository
    [name of person or agency]
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]
                                      , and                                             , this            day of           ,      on 
[name of state attorney]        [name of collateral counsel]
.....(date)......
                                                                         
[name and address of person or agency]
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(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 the       day of           ,       .....(date)....., that certain records
for which a claim of confidentiality or exemption from disclosure has been claimedmade 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                                                                    for further
proceedings consistent with Florida Rule of Criminal 
[name of clerk of circuit court]
Procedure 3.852(f).                                              shall bear all costs associated with the transportation
         [name of moving party]
and inspection of saidthese records by the trial court.
DONE AND ORDERED in                      County, Florida, this            day of           ,      on
.....(date)......
                                                                       
     Judge
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(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 of clerk of circuit court]
The Secretary of State, by and through the undersigned, having received an appropriate court
order pursuant to ruleunder 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. Pursuant toUnder the provisions of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedurerule 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
                                 ,                                                   ,                                          , and
[name of trial court]  [name of clerk of circuit court]    [name of attorney general]
                                            , this       day of           ,      on .....(date)......
[name of collateral counsel]
                                                                       
[name of secretary of state]
By:                                                                 
[name of representative of secretary of state]