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408 So. 2d 207 (1981)
In re FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
No. 58988-B.
Supreme Court of Florida.
October 15, 1981.
PER CURIAM.
Appended to this order is the revised Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.986 relating to uniform judgment and sentence forms.
This Court finds that the uniform application of judgments and sentences is essential to the proper administration of justice in the State of Florida. Thus this Court hereby adopts this revised rule pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.130(a).
This rule shall govern all proceedings within its scope after midnight, October 31, 1981. This Court respectfully requests that interested parties file any appropriate suggestions or objections on or before December 1, 1981.
The current rule is hereby stricken and the appended language is substituted therefor.
It is so ordered.
SUNDBERG, C.J., and ADKINS, BOYD, OVERTON, ALDERMAN and McDONALD, JJ., concur.

APPENDIX

PROPOSED LANGUAGE FOR RULE 3.986
RULE 3.986 JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE
The following uniform judgment and sentence shall be sufficient. Variation from this form does not void the judgment, sentence, and fingerprints that are otherwise sufficient.
  [] PROBATION VIOLATOR                   IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, ___________
        (Check if Applicable)             JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR
                                           _________________ COUNTY, FLORIDA
                                           DIVISION ________________________
       STATE OF FLORIDA                   CASE NUMBER _____________________
            -vs-
____________________________
          Defendant
                                 JUDGMENT
  The Defendant, __________________________, being personally before this
Court represented by _________________, his attorney of record, and having:
                    [] Been tried and found guilty of the following crime(s)
(Check Applicable   [] Entered a plea of guilty to the following crime(s)
  Provision)        [] Entered a plea o'nolo contenders to the following
                       crime(s)
                                 OFFENSE STATUTE      DEGREE     CASE
COUNT         CRIME                 NUMBER(S)        OF CRIME   NUMBER
_____  ____________________     __________________  ________  _________
_____  ____________________     __________________  ________  _________
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_____  ____________________     __________________  ________  _________
_____  ____________________     __________________  ________  _________
_____  ____________________     __________________  ________  _________
_____  ____________________     __________________  ________  _________
_____  ____________________     __________________  ________  _________
_____  ____________________     __________________  ________  _________
and no cause having been shown why the Defendant should not be adjudicated
guilty. IT IS ORDERED THAT the Defendant is hereby ADJUDICATED GUILTY of the
above crime(s).
                            *****************
  The Defendant is hereby ordered to pay the sum of ten dollars ($10.00)
pursuant to F.S. 960.20 (Crimes Compensation Trust Fund). The Defendant is
further ordered to pay the sum of two dollars ($2.00) as a court cost
pursuant to F.S. 943.25(4).
                       [] The Defendant is ordered to pay an additional sum
                          of two dollars ($2.00) pursuant to F.S. 943.25(8).
                          (This provision is optional; not applicable unless
                          checked).
(Check if Applicable)  [] The Defendant is further ordered to pay a fine in
                          the sum of $ __________________ pursuant to F.S.
                          775.0835.
                          (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 pursuant to F.S.
                          775.083 are to be recorded on the Sentence
                          page(s)).
                       [] The Court hereby imposes additional court costs in
                          the sum of $ ______________________
Imposition of Sentence [] The Court hereby stays and withholds the
Stayed and Withheld       imposition of sentence as to count(s) ____________
(Check if Applicable)     and places the Defendant on probation for a period
                          of ________________________________ under the
                          supervision of the Department of Corrections
                          (conditions of probation set forth in separate
                          order.)
Sentence Deferred      [] The Court hereby defers imposition of sentence
Until Later Date          until ________________________________
(Check if Applicable)                         (date)
  The Defendant in Open Court was advised of his right to appeal from this
Judgment by filing notice of appeal with the Clerk of Court within thirty
days following the date sentence is imposed or probation is ordered pursuant
to this adjudication. The Defendant was also advised of his right to the
assistance of counsel in taking said appeal at the expense of the State upon
showing of indigency.
                        FINGERPRINTS OF DEFENDANT
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Fingerprints taken by:
_____________________________________________
Name and Title
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  DONE AND ORDERED in Open Court at _______ County, Florida, this ______ day
of __________ A.D., 19__. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
fingerprints are the fingerprints of the Defendant, ______________ and that
they were placed thereon by said Defendant in my presence in Open Court
this date.
                                   ________________________________________
                                                    JUDGE
                                             Defendant ____________________
                                             Case Number __________________
                                 SENTENCE
                     (As to Count _________________)
  The Defendant, being personally before this Court, accompanied by his
attorney, _____________________, 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 he should not
be sentenced as provided by law, and no cause being shown,
                       [] and the Court having on _________________ deferred
                                                        (date)
                          imposition of sentence until this date,
(Check either
provision if        [] and the Court having placed the Defendant on
   applicable)            probation and having subsequently revoked the
                          Defendant's probation by separate order entered
                          herein,
      IT IS THE SENTENCE OF THE LAW that;
[] The Defendant pay a fine of $ ___________, plus $ __________ as the 5%
   surcharge required by F.S. 960.25.
[] 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 (Name of local corrections authority to be
   inserted at printing, if other than Sheriff)
To be imprisoned (check one; unmarked sections are inapplicable)
       [] For a term of Natural Life
       [] For a term of _______________________
       [] For an indeterminate period of 6 months to _________ years.
                       [] Followed by a period of _______ on probation under
                          the supervision of the Department of Corrections
                          according to the terms and conditions of
                          probation set forth in a separate order entered
if "split" sentence       herein.
complete either of
these two paragraphs   [] However, after serving a period of _____________
                          imprisonment in ____________ the balance of such
                          sentence shall be suspended and the Defendant
                          shall be placed on probation for a period of
                          ___________ under supervision of the Department of
                          Corrections according to the terms and conditions
                          of probation set forth in a separate order entered
                          herein.
                            SPECIAL PROVISIONS
By appropriate notation, the following provisions apply to the sentence
imposed in this section:
Firearm  3 year       [] It is further ordered that the 3 year minimum
mandatory minimum         provisions of F.S. 775.087(2) are hereby imposed
                          for the sentence specified in this count, as the
                          Defendant possessed a firearm.
Drug Trafficking      [] It is further ordered that the ______ year minimum
mandatory minimum         provisions of F.S. 893.135(1)()() are hereby
                          imposed for the sentence specified in this count.
Retention of           [] The Court pursuant to F.S. 947.16(3) retains
Jurisdiction              jurisdiction over the defendant for review of any
                          parole Commission release order for the period of
                          ________. The requisite findings by the Court are
                          set forth in a separate order or stated on the
                          record in open court.
Habitual Offender      [] The Defendant is adjudged a habitual offender and
                          has been sentenced to an extended term in this
                          sentence in accordance with the provisions of
                          F.S. 775.084(4)(a). The requisite findings by
                          the court are set forth in a separate order or
                          stated on the record in open court.
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Jail Credit            [] It is further ordered that the Defendant shall be
                          allowed a total of ___________ credit for such
                          time as he has been incarcerated prior to
                          imposition of this sentence. Such credit reflects
                          the following periods of incarceration (optional):
Consecutive/Concurrent    It is further ordered that the sentence imposed
                          for this count shall run [] consecutive to []
                          concurrent with (check one) the sentence set
                          forth in count ____________ above.
Consecutive/Concurrent    It is further ordered that the composite term of
(As to other              all sentences imposed for the counts specified in
convictions)              this order shall run [] 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 together with a
copy of this Judgment and Sentence.
  The Defendant in Open Court was advised of his right to appeal from this
Sentence by filing notice of appeal within thirty days from this date with
the Clerk of this Court, and the Defendant's right to the assistance of
counsel in taking said appeal at the expense of the State upon showing of
indigency.
  In imposing the above sentence, the Court further recommends _____________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
  DONE AND ORDERED in Open Court at _______________ County, Florida, this
____________ day of ___________ A.D., 19__.
                                   _________________________________________
                                                        JUDGE