Contents and introductory material

Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure

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FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CITATIONS TO OPINIONS ADOPTING OR AMENDING RULES.. 10

I. SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND CONSTRUCTION ............................ 17

RULE 3.010. SCOPE ............................................................... 17

RULE 3.020. PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION ....................... 18

RULE 3.025. STATE AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DEFINED18

II. GENERAL PROVISIONS ....................................................... 19

RULE 3.030. SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS AND DOCUMENTS .......................................................................... 19

RULE 3.040. COMPUTATION OF TIME ................................... 20

RULE 3.050. ENLARGEMENT OF TIME .................................. 20

RULE 3.060. TIME FOR SERVICE OF MOTIONS AND NOTICE OF HEARING .......................................................................... 21

RULE 3.080. NONVERIFICATION OF PLEADINGS .................. 21

RULE 3.090. PLEADING CAPTIONS ........................................ 22

RULE 3.111. PROVIDING COUNSEL TO INDIGENTS .............. 22

RULE 3.112. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ATTORNEYS IN CAPITAL CASES ....................................................................... 30

RULE 3.113. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ATTORNEYS IN FELONY CASES ....................................................................... 38

RULE 3.115. DUTIES OF STATE ATTORNEY; CRIMINAL INTAKE

.......................................................................... 39

RULE 3.116. USE OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY ........ 39

III. PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS ............................................ 42

RULE 3.120. COMMITTING JUDGE ........................................ 42

RULE 3.121. ARREST WARRANT ............................................ 43

RULE 3.125. NOTICE TO APPEAR .......................................... 44

RULE 3.130. FIRST APPEARANCE .......................................... 54

RULE 3.131. PRETRIAL RELEASE .......................................... 57

RULE 3.132. PRETRIAL DETENTION ...................................... 66

RULE 3.133. PRETRIAL PROBABLE CAUSE DETERMINATIONS AND ADVERSARY PRELIMINARY HEARINGS ........................... 71

RULE 3.134. TIME FOR FILING FORMAL CHARGES .............. 76

RULE 3.140. INDICTMENTS; INFORMATIONS ........................ 77

RULE 3.150. JOINDER OF OFFENSES AND DEFENDANTS ... 90

RULE 3.151. CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED OFFENSES ...... 93

RULE 3.152. SEVERANCE OF OFFENSES AND DEFENDANTS95

RULE 3.153. TIMELINESS OF DEFENDANT’S MOTION; WAIVER

.......................................................................... 97

IV. ARRAIGNMENT AND PLEAS ............................................... 98

RULE 3.160. ARRAIGNMENT .................................................. 98

RULE 3.170. PLEAS.............................................................. 101

RULE 3.171. PLEA DISCUSSIONS AND AGREEMENTS ........ 106

RULE 3.172. ACCEPTANCE OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE PLEA ........................................................................ 109

RULE 3.180. PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT ........................... 114

RULE 3.181. NOTICE TO SEEK DEATH PENALTY ................ 116

V. PRETRIAL MOTIONS AND DEFENSES ............................... 117

RULE 3.190. PRETRIAL MOTIONS ........................................ 117

RULE 3.191. SPEEDY TRIAL ................................................ 125

RULE 3.192. MOTIONS FOR REHEARING ............................ 136

RULE 3.200. NOTICE OF ALIBI ............................................ 137

RULE 3.201. BATTERED-SPOUSE SYNDROME DEFENSE ... 139

RULE 3.202. EXPERT TESTIMONY OF MENTAL MITIGATION DURING PENALTY PHASE OF CAPITAL TRIAL; NOTICE AND EXAMINATION BY STATE EXPERT......................................... 139

RULE 3.203. DEFENDANT’S INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AS A BAR TO IMPOSITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY .................... 141

RULE 3.210. INCOMPETENCE TO PROCEED: PROCEDURE FOR RAISING THE ISSUE .............................................................. 143

RULE 3.211. COMPETENCE TO PROCEED: SCOPE OF EXAMINATION AND REPORT ................................................. 151

RULE 3.212. COMPETENCE TO PROCEED: HEARING AND DISPOSITION ........................................................................ 158

RULE 3.213. CONTINUING INCOMPETENCY TO PROCEED, EXCEPT INCOMPETENCY TO PROCEED WITH SENTENCING; DISPOSITION ........................................................................ 166

RULE 3.214. INCOMPETENCY TO PROCEED TO SENTENCING: DISPOSITION ........................................................................ 169

RULE 3.215. EFFECT OF ADJUDICATION OF INCOMPETENCY TO PROCEED: PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION ............................ 170

RULE 3.216. INSANITY AT TIME OF OFFENSE OR PROBATION OR COMMUNITY CONTROL VIOLATION: NOTICE AND APPOINTMENT OF EXPERTS ................................................. 171

RULE 3.217. JUDGMENT OF NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY; DISPOSITION OF DEFENDANT ............................. 176

RULE 3.218. COMMITMENT OF A DEFENDANT FOUND NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY ......................................... 177

RULE 3.219. CONDITIONAL RELEASE ................................. 179

VI. DISCOVERY ...................................................................... 180

RULE 3.220. DISCOVERY ..................................................... 180

VII. SUBSTITUTION OF JUDGE ............................................. 212

RULE 3.231. SUBSTITUTION OF JUDGE ............................. 212

VIII. CHANGE OF VENUE ....................................................... 212

RULE 3.240. CHANGE OF VENUE ........................................ 212

IX. THE TRIAL ........................................................................ 214

RULE 3.250. ACCUSED AS WITNESS ................................... 214

RULE 3.251. RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY ............................... 215

RULE 3.260. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL ................................. 215

RULE 3.270. NUMBER OF JURORS ..................................... 216

RULE 3.280. ALTERNATE JURORS ...................................... 216

RULE 3.281. LIST OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS ..................... 217

RULE 3.290. CHALLENGE TO PANEL ................................... 217

RULE 3.300. VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION, OATH, AND EXCUSING OF MEMBER ........................................................................ 218

RULE 3.310. TIME FOR CHALLENGE ................................... 219

RULE 3.315. EXERCISE OF CHALLENGES .......................... 220

RULE 3.320. MANNER OF CHALLENGE ............................... 220

RULE 3.330. DETERMINATION OF CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE220

RULE 3.340. EFFECT OF SUSTAINING CHALLENGE ........... 221

RULE 3.350. PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES .......................... 221

RULE 3.360. OATH OF TRIAL JURORS ................................ 223

RULE 3.361. WITNESS ATTENDANCE AND SUBPOENAS ..... 224

X. CONDUCT OF TRIAL; JURY INSTRUCTIONS ...................... 225

RULE 3.370. REGULATION AND SEPARATION OF JURORS . 225

RULE 3.371. JUROR QUESTIONS OF WITNESSES .............. 226

RULE 3.372. JUROR NOTEBOOKS ....................................... 226

RULE 3.380. MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL ...... 227

RULE 3.381. FINAL ARGUMENTS ........................................ 228

RULE 3.390. JURY INSTRUCTIONS ...................................... 228

RULE 3.391. SELECTION OF FOREPERSON OF JURY ......... 230

RULE 3.400. MATERIALS TO THE JURY ROOM ................... 230

RULE 3.410. JURY REQUEST TO REVIEW EVIDENCE OR FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS ................................................. 231

RULE 3.420. RECALL OF JURY FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS

........................................................................ 232

RULE 3.430. JURY NOT RECALLABLE TO HEAR ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE ........................................................................ 233

XI. THE VERDICT ................................................................... 233

RULE 3.440. RENDITION OF VERDICT; RECEPTION AND RECORDING ........................................................................ 233

RULE 3.450. POLLING THE JURY ........................................ 233

RULE 3.451. JUDICIAL COMMENT ON VERDICT ................. 234

RULE 3.470. PROCEEDINGS ON SEALED VERDICT ............ 234

RULE 3.490. DETERMINATION OF DEGREE OF OFFENSE . 235

RULE 3.500. VERDICT OF GUILTY WHERE MORE THAN ONE COUNT ........................................................................ 235

RULE 3.505. INCONSISTENT VERDICTS .............................. 236

RULE 3.510. DETERMINATION OF ATTEMPTS AND LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSES .......................................................... 236

RULE 3.520. VERDICT IN CASE OF JOINT DEFENDANTS ... 237

RULE 3.530. RECONSIDERATION OF AMBIGUOUS OR DEFECTIVE VERDICT ............................................................ 237

RULE 3.540. WHEN VERDICT MAY BE RENDERED ............. 238

RULE 3.550. DISPOSITION OF DEFENDANT ........................ 238

RULE 3.560. DISCHARGE OF JURORS ................................ 238

RULE 3.570. IRREGULARITY IN RENDITION, RECEPTION, AND RECORDING OF VERDICT ..................................................... 239

RULE 3.575. MOTION TO INTERVIEW JUROR ..................... 239

XII. POST-TRIAL MOTIONS .................................................... 240

RULE 3.580. COURT MAY GRANT NEW TRIAL ..................... 240

RULE 3.590. TIME FOR AND METHOD OF MAKING MOTIONS; PROCEDURE; CUSTODY PENDING HEARING ....................... 240

RULE 3.600. GROUNDS FOR NEW TRIAL ............................ 243

RULE 3.610. MOTION FOR ARREST OF JUDGMENT; GROUNDS

........................................................................ 244

RULE 3.620. WHEN EVIDENCE SUSTAINS ONLY CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE ................................................................. 245

RULE 3.630. SENTENCE BEFORE OR AFTER MOTION FILED246

RULE 3.640. EFFECT OF GRANTING NEW TRIAL ................ 246

XIII. JUDGMENT .................................................................... 247

RULE 3.650. JUDGMENT DEFINED ..................................... 247

RULE 3.670. RENDITION OF JUDGMENT ............................ 247

RULE 3.680. JUDGMENT ON INFORMAL VERDICT ............. 248

RULE 3.690. JUDGMENT OF NOT GUILTY; DEFENDANT DISCHARGED AND SURETIES EXONERATED ....................... 249

RULE 3.691. POST-TRIAL RELEASE ..................................... 249

RULE 3.692. PETITION TO SEAL OR EXPUNGE ................... 251

RULE 3.693. PETITION TO SEAL OR EXPUNGE; HUMAN TRAFFICKING ........................................................................ 254

RULE 3.694. PETITION TO SEAL OR EXPUNGE; LAWFUL SELF- DEFENSE EXPUNCTION ........................................................ 256

XIV. SENTENCE ..................................................................... 258

RULE 3.700. SENTENCE DEFINED; PRONOUNCEMENT AND ENTRY; SENTENCING JUDGE ............................................... 258

RULE 3.701. SENTENCING GUIDELINES ............................. 259

RULE 3.702. SENTENCING GUIDELINES (1994) .................. 269

RULE 3.703. SENTENCING GUIDELINES (1994 AS AMENDED)276

RULE 3.704. THE CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT CODE ............... 288

RULE 3.710. PRESENTENCE REPORT ................................. 300

RULE 3.711. PRESENTENCE REPORT: WHEN PREPARED .. 302

RULE 3.712. PRESENTENCE REPORT: DISCLOSURE .......... 303

RULE 3.713. PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSURE: PARTIES ........................................................................ 303

RULE 3.720. SENTENCING HEARING .................................. 304

RULE 3.721. RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS ................... 306

RULE 3.730. ISSUANCE OF CAPIAS WHEN NECESSARY TO BRING DEFENDANT BEFORE COURT ................................... 306

RULE 3.750. PROCEDURE WHEN PARDON IS ALLEGED AS CAUSE FOR NOT PRONOUNCING SENTENCE ....................... 307

RULE 3.760. PROCEDURE WHEN NONIDENTITY IS ALLEGED AS CAUSE FOR NOT PRONOUNCING SENTENCE ....................... 307

RULE 3.770. PROCEDURE WHEN PREGNANCY IS ALLEGED AS CAUSE FOR NOT PRONOUNCING DEATH SENTENCE .......... 308

RULE 3.780. SENTENCING HEARING FOR CAPITAL CASES 309

RULE 3.781. SENTENCING HEARING TO CONSIDER THE IMPOSITION OF A LIFE SENTENCE FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS

........................................................................ 309

RULE 3.790. PROBATION AND COMMUNITY CONTROL ...... 311

RULE 3.800. CORRECTION, REDUCTION, AND MODIFICATION OF SENTENCES ..................................................................... 316

RULE 3.801. CORRECTION OF JAIL CREDIT ....................... 322

RULE 3.802. REVIEW OF SENTENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS ........................................................................ 323

XV. EXECUTION OF SENTENCE ............................................ 327

RULE 3.810. COMMITMENT OF DEFENDANT; DUTY OF SHERIFF

........................................................................ 327

RULE 3.811. INSANITY AT TIME OF EXECUTION: CAPITAL CASES

........................................................................ 328

RULE 3.812. HEARING ON INSANITY AT TIME OF EXECUTION: CAPITAL CASES ..................................................................... 329

RULE 3.820. HABEAS CORPUS ............................................ 330

XVI. CRIMINAL CONTEMPT ................................................... 331

RULE 3.830. DIRECT CRIMINAL CONTEMPT ....................... 331

RULE 3.840. INDIRECT CRIMINAL CONTEMPT .................... 332

XVII. POSTCONVICTION RELIEF ............................................ 339

RULE 3.850. MOTION TO VACATE; SET ASIDE; OR CORRECT SENTENCE ........................................................................ 339

RULE 3.851. COLLATERAL RELIEF AFTER DEATH SENTENCE HAS BEEN IMPOSED AND AFFIRMED ON DIRECT APPEAL .. 353

RULE 3.852. CAPITAL POSTCONVICTION PUBLIC RECORDS PRODUCTION ........................................................................ 375

RULE 3.853. MOTION FOR POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING386

XVIII. FORMS ......................................................................... 389

RULE 3.984. APPLICATION FOR CRIMINAL INDIGENT STATUS389

RULE 3.9855. JUROR VOIR DIRE QUESTIONNAIRE ............ 394

RULE 3.986. FORMS RELATED TO JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE

........................................................................ 396

RULE 3.987. MOTION FOR POSTCONVICTION RELIEF ........ 413

RULE 3.9875. MOTION FOR JAIL CREDIT ........................... 429

RULE 3.9876. MOTION FOR CORRECTION OF SENTENCE . 435

RULE 3.988. SENTENCING GUIDELINES ............................. 440

RULE 3.989. SWORN STATEMENT; PETITION; AND ORDER TO EXPUNGE OR SEAL FORMS .................................................. 441

RULE 3.9895 HUMAN TRAFFICKING: SWORN STATEMENT; PETITION; AND ORDER TO EXPUNGE OR SEAL RECORDS .. 453

RULE 3.990. SENTENCING GUIDELINES SCORESHEET ..... 461

RULE 3.991. SENTENCING GUIDELINES SCORESHEETS (OCTOBER 1, 1995) ............................................................... 461

RULE 3.992. CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT CODE SCORESHEET461

THE SCORE SHEETS CAN BE FOUND ON THIS WEBPAGE: https://www.floridabar.org/rules/ctproc/ ............................. 461

RULE 3.993. FORMS RELATED TO CAPITAL POSTCONVICTION RECORDS PRODUCTION ....................................................... 462

RULE 3.994. ORDER CERTIFYING NO INCARCERATION ..... 491

RULE 3.995. ORDER OF REVOCATION OF PROBATION / COMMUNITY CONTROL ......................................................... 493

RULE 3.996. APPLICATION FOR SENTENCE REVIEW HEARING

........................................................................ 495

CITATIONS TO OPINIONS ADOPTING OR AMENDING RULES

ORIGINAL ADOPTION, effective 1-1-68: 196 So. 2d 124

OTHER OPINIONS:

Effective Date Citation Description 2-28-68: 207 So.2d 430. Amended 1.840(a)(4). 9-30-68: 211 So.2d 203. Amended 1.010, 1.120, 1.140(a)(2), 1.140(c)(2), 1.140(l), (o), 1.150, 1.200, 1.220(f), 1.790(b), 1.840(a)(6). 12-4-70: 241 So.2d 691. Deleted 1.860. 2-24-71: 245 So.2d 33. Added 1.191. 8-19-71: 251 So.2d 537. Amended 1.191(i)(2). 12-13-71: 253 So.2d 421. Renumbered rules 1.XXX to 3.XXX; added 3.025. 2-1-73: 272 So.2d 65. Four-year-cycle revision. 2-1-73: 272 So.2d 513. Amended 3.140, 3.170. 5-11-73: 281 So.2d 204. Added 3.125. 1-16-74: 287 So.2d 678. Amended 3.460. 3-1-74: 289 So.2d 3. Amended 3.131(b). 7-18-74: 297 So.2d 301. Amended 3.125(j). 3-31-75: 309 So.2d 544. Amended 3.040, 3.131, 3.140(g). 7-11-75: 315 So.2d 172. Added 3.986. 7-1-77: 343 So.2d 1247. Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 3.125, 3.130, 3.131, 3.140, 3.151, 3.171, 3.190, 3.191, 3.210, 3.220, 3.280, 3.350, 3.390, 3.505, 3.691, 3.692, 3.800, 3.850; added 3.172, 3.780; deleted 3.722. 7-1-77: 347 So.2d 434. Amended 3.125(m). 1-1-78: 353 So.2d 552. Amended 3.850; added 3.987. 5-1-79: 370 So.2d 764. Deleted 3.110. 7-1-79: 372 So.2d 449. Amended 3.080; deleted 3.025, 3.090, 3.100. 10-9-79: 375 So.2d 855. Former rules 3.210(a) and 3.210(e)(1)B(8) adopted as Transition Rules 23(a) and (b). 1-1-80: 376 So.2d 844. Amended 3.111(e). 7-1-80: 389 So.2d 610. Amended 3.210; added 3.211B3.219. 1-1-81: 389 So.2d 610. Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 3.111, 3.191, 3.220, 3.300, 3.380, 3.590, 3.720, 3.800, 3.986; added 3.315; deleted 3.460.

Effective Date Citation Description 10-1-81: 403 So.2d 979. Added 3.490, 3.510. 11-1-81: 408 So.2d 207. Amended 3.986. 10-1-83: 436 So.2d 60. Amended 3.130, 3.131; added 3.132; renumbered 3.122 to 3.133. 10-1-83: 439 So.2d 848.

Added 3.701, 3.988. 7-1-84: 451 So.2d 824. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 1-1-85: 460 So.2d 907. Amended 3.850. 1-1-85: 462 So.2d 386. Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 3.130, 3.160, 3.191, 3.390, 3.692, 3.989. 7-1-85: 468 So.2d 220. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 12-19-85: 481 So.2d 480. Amended 3.850. 10-1-86: 482 So.2d 311. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 4-24-86: 487 So.2d 1045. Amended 3.800(a). 7-17-86: 491 So.2d 1128. Amended 3.988(e). 11-13-86: 497 So.2d 643. Added 3.811. 11-26-86: 498 So.2d 875. Amended 3.220(d). 4-1-87: 503 So.2d 320. Added 3.851. 7-1-87: 509 So.2d 1088. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 12-31-87: 518 So.2d 256. Amended 3.010, 3.811; added 3.812. 7-1-88: 522 So.2d 374. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 1-1-89: 536 So.2d 992. Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 3.040, 3.133, 3.172, 3.210, 3.211, 3.212, 3.213, 3.216, 3.217, 3.218, 3.219, 3.390, 3.710, 3.790; added 3.214; renumbered 3.214 to 3.215; deleted 3.740. 7-1-89: 542 So.2d 1330. Amended 3.191. 7-1-89:

544 So.2d 198. Amended 3.710, 3.988. 7-1-89: 550 So.2d 1097. Amended 3.220. 9-6-90 and 1-1-91: 566 So.2d 770. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 4-1-91: 573 So.2d 826. Amended 3.133(b)(6) and renumbered as 3.134. 3-7-91: 576 So.2d 1307. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 11-7-91: 589 So.2d 271. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 12-15-91: 591 So.2d 173. Amended 3.130(a), 3.131(j). 3-26-92: 596 So.2d 1036. Amended 3.370. 5-28-92: 603 So.2d 1144. Amended 3.140, 3.986. 1-1-93:

606 So.2d 227. Four-year-cycle revisions. Numerous changes. 1-1-93: 609 So.2d 465. Deleted 3.230. 2-11-93: 613 So.2d 1307. Amended 3.701(c), 3.988. 7-1-93: 615 So.2d 692. Amended 3.191(b). 10-21-93: 630 So.2d 172.

Adopted emergency rule 3.201. 11-30-93: 628 So.2d 1084. Amended 3.701(c), 3.988(b)B(c).

Effective Date Citation Description 12-2-93: 628 So.2d 1102. Amended 3.987. 1-1-94: 626 So.2d 198. Amended 3.850, 3.851. 1-1-94: 628 So.2d 1084. Added 3.702, 3.990, amended 3.701. 1-1-94: 630 So.2d 552. Amended 3.133, 3.692, 3.986, 3.987, 3.989. 3-10-94: 633 So.2d 1056. Amended 3.170, 3.700. 6-16-94: 639 So.2d 15. Amended 3.692, 3.989. 6-1-95: 657 So.2d 1134. Amended 3.400. 10-1-95: 660 So.2d 1374. Adopted 3.703, 3.991. 1-1-96: 674 So.2d 83. Adopted 3.202. 5-2-96: 654 So.2d 915. Amended 3.202. 7-1-96: 675 So.2d 1374. Amended 3.800. 10-1-96: 681 So.2d 666. Amended 3.220. 10-1-96: 685 So.2d 1213 Amended 3.703. 10-31-96: 683 So.2d 475. Adopted 3.852. 11-15-96: 684 So.2d 173. Amended 3.986. 1-1-97: 685 So.2d 1213. Amended 3.991. 1-1-97: 685 So.2d 1253. Four-year-cycle revision. Adopted 3.090, 3.361; amended 3.170, 3.172, 3.180, 3.190, 3.212, 3.216, 3.780, 3.800, 3.850, 3.851, 3.986. 7-7-97: 696 So.2d 1171. Amended 3.703, 3.991. 4-2-98: 710 So.2d 961. Amended 3.220(h)(1). 4-2-98: 711 So.2d 27. Amended 3.702(d)(9)B(10), 3991. 7-16-98: 719 So.2d 873. Amended 3.111(d)(2)B(3). 10-1-98: 721 So.2d 265. Adopted 3.704, 3.992. 10-1-98: 723 So.2d 163. Adopted 3.993; amended 3.852. 12-3-98: 724 So.2d 1162. Amended 3.220(h)(1), (3), 3.361. 12-10-98: 745 So.2d 319. Amended 3.380(b). 2-18-99: 745 So.2d 319. Amended 3.220(a). 5-27-99: 750 So.2d 592. Amended 3.850. 5-27-99: 747 So.2d 931. Amended 3.850(b). 7-1-99: 754 So.2d 640. Amended 3.852, 3.993. 11-12-99: 760 So.2d 67. Amended 3.670, 3.700(b). 11-12-99: 761 So.2d 1015. Amended 3.111(e), 3.800. 12-9-99: 763 So.2d 997. Amended 3.704(d). 1-1-00: 760 So.2d 67. Amended 3.670. 1-14-00: 763 So.2d 273. Readopted 3.850, 3.851, 3.852. 2-10-00: 763 So.2d 274 Amended 3.220(a). 7-1-00: 759 So.2d 610. Adopted 3.112. 10-19-00: 779 So.2d 1290. Amended 3.850(a). 11-22-00: 789 So.2d 262. Amended 3.850(g). 1-1-01: 794 So.2d 457. Four-year-cycle revision: Adopted 3.025; amended 3.030, 3.111, 3.125, 3.190, 3.191, 3.213, 3.217, 3.218, 3.219,

Effective Date Citation Description 3.692, 3.800, 3.851, 3.986, 3.987, 3.989, 3.993. 9-26-01: 810 So.2d 826. Amended 3.704 and 3.992(a). 10-1-01: 797 So.2d 1213. Amended 3.851. 10-1-01: 802 So.2d 298. Amended 3.851, 3.852. 10-18-01: 807 So.2d 633. Adopted 3.853. 7-1-02: 820 So.2d 185. Amended 3.112. 9-19-02: 828 So.2d 999. Amended 3.851. 1-1-03: 837 So.2d 924. Two-year-cycle revisions. Adopted 3.994; amended 3.111, 3.170, 3.190, 3.361. 2-27-03: 842 So.2d 110. Committee note to 3.704(d)(14)(B). 9-30-03: 857 So.2d 190. Suspended 3.853 deadline until further order of court. 9-15-04: 884 So.2d 934. Amended 3.853. 10-1-04: 875 So.2d 563. Adopted 3.203. 10-1-04: 887 So.2d 1090. Amended 3.111, 3.120, 3.121, 3.125, 3.130, 3.131, 3.133, 3.220, 3.852. 1-1-05: 886 So.2d 197. Amended 3.150, 3.191, 3.710, 3.800, 3.986; adopted 3.575, 3.995. 4-7-05: 900 So.2d 528. Amended 3.111, 3.220, 3.670; adopted 3.984. 7-1-05: 910 So.2d 194.

Amended 3.984. 9-1-05: 911 So.2d 763. Amended 3.172(c). 9-29-05: 935 So.2d 1218. Amended 3.853(d). 9-21-06: 938 So.2d 977. Amended 3.853. 9-21-06: 938 So.2d 978. Amended 3.170, 3.172. 1-1-07 942 So.2d 407. Amended 3.170, 3.180, 3.213, 3.640. 1-1-07: 945 So.2d 1124. Amended 3.590, 3.851. 2-8-07: 949 So.2d 196. Amended 3.800. 3-29-07: 953 So.2d 513. Amended 3.170, 3.172. 4-1-07: 948 So.2d 731. Amended 3.131, 3.132, 3.853. 4-19-07: 957 So.2d 1160. Amended 3.704, 3.992. 5-3-07: 957 So.2d 1164. Amended 3.250; adopted 3.381. 6-21-07: 959 So.2d 250. Amended 3.131, 3.170. 7-5-07: 959 So.2d 1187. Amended 3.790. 10-4-07: 967 So.2d 178. Amended 3.390, 3.400; adopted 3.371, 3.372, 3.9855. 1-10-08: 972 So.2d 862. Amended 3.992. 9-25-08: 992 So.2d 239.

Amended 3.992(a). 10-8-08: 993 So.2d 501. Amended 3.112. 11-20-08: 998 So.2d 1128. Amended 3.704, 3.986. 12-30-08: 1 So.3d 163. Amended 3.851. 2-26-09: 3 So.3d 1175. Amended 3.112. 3-19-09: 5 So.3d 662. Amended 3.984. 5-28-09: 11 So.3d 341. Amended 3.130.

Effective Date Citation Description 7-16-09: 19 So.3d 274. Amended 3.992. 8-28-09: 17 So.2d 272. Amended 3.111. 9-10-09: 22 So.3d 1. Amended 3.704 and 3.986. 10-1-09: 20 So.3d 376. Amended 3.172, 3.985. 1-1-10: 19 So.3d 306. Amended 3.132. 1-1-10: 26 So.3d 534. Three-year-cycle revision. Adopted rule 3.192. Amended rules 3.131, 3.172, 3.190, 3.191, 3.203, 3.210, 3,211, 3.216, 3.220, 3.231, 3.240, 3.800, 3.851, 3.852, 3.853, form 3.986. 9-2-10: 43 So.3d 688. Amended 3.853. 9-23-10: 48 So.3d 17. Amended 3.111, 3.704, 3.720, form 3.986. 6-9-11: 66 So.3d 851. Amended 3.191. 7-1-11: 72 So.3d 735. Amended 3.850 and 3.851. 9-28-11: 73 So.3d 202. Amended 3.992(a). 10-1-11: 80 So.3d 317. Amended 3.140, 3.211, 3.212, 3.218 and 3.219. 12-8-11: 76 So.3d 913. Amended 3.800(c). 3-8-11: 84 So.3d 254. Amended 3.130. 9-1-12: 102 So.3d 505. Amended 3.030, 3.070, 3.852. 10-1-12: 95 So.3d 96. Amended 3.040. 10-11-12: 101 So.3d 1263. Amended 3.992. 10-1-13: 102 So.3d 451. Amended 3.030, 3.070, 3.080, 3.090, 3.240, 3.851. 12-20-12: 105 So.3d 1275. Amended 3.220(b) 1-1-13: 104 So.3d 304. Amended 3.111, 3.125, 3.140, 3.191, 3.220, 3.410, 3.590, 3.691, 3.800, 3.851. 5-23-13: 115 So.3d 207. Amended 3.220(b). 7-1-13: 132 So.3d 734. Amended 3.800, 3.850, and 3.851. Adopted 3.801. 12-12-13: 132 So.3d 123. Amended 3.121, 3.203, 3.211, 3.212, 3.213, 3.851, and 3.852. 1-1-14: 132 So.3d 123. Amended 3.692 and 3.989. 4-24-14: 137 So.3d 1015. Amended 3.692 and 3.989. 5-16-14: 139 So.3d 292. Adopted 3.113. 7-1-14: 140 So.3d 507. Amended 3.852. 7-1-14: 140 So.3d 538. Amended 3.220. 1-1-15: 148 So. 3d 1171. Amended 3.112, 3.851, 3.852. 1-29-15: 156 So.3d 1036. Amended 3.851. 4-30-15: 163 So.3d 476. Amended 3.852. 6-11-15: 167 So.3d 395. Amended 3.192, 3.800, 3.850. 10-8-15: 176 So.3d 980. Amended 3.220 and 3.989. Adopted 3.781 and 3.802.

Effective Date Citation Description 1-1-16: 176 So.3d 980. Amended 3.220. 1-1-16: 185 So.3d 1169. Amended 3.800, 3.984, 3.987, 3.993 Adopted 3.9875. 1-1-16: 188 So.3d 764. Amended 3.112, 3.121, 3.172, 3.192, 3.212, 3.220, 3.410, 3.590, 3.984, 3.986. 9-15-16: 200 So.3d 758. Adopted 3.181, amended 3.202, 3.220, 3.780 9-29-16: 200 So.3d 1221. Amended 3.781, 3.802. 11-23-16: 204 So.3d 944. Amended 3.800, 3.801, 3.9875. 11-09-17: 229 So.3d 1116. Clarified 3.192. 5-10-17: 242 So.3d 317. Amended 3.220. 1-1-19: 265 So.3d 494. Amended 3.101, 3.025, 3.030, 3.130, 3.131, 3.172, 3.180, 3.190, 3.191, 3.203, 3.213, 3.217, 3.218, 3.219, 3.220, 3.240, 3.330, 3.470, 3.590, 3.600, 3.610, 3.691, 3.692, 3.704, 3.710, 3.770, 3.810, 3.850, 3.986, 3.989. Adopted 3.9876. 1-1-19: 257 So.3d 66. Amended 3.040. Deleted 3.070. 12-19-19: 286 So.3d 214. Amended 3.692 and 3.989. Adopted 3.693, 3.694 and 3.9895 4-1-19: 2020 WL 1064825. Amended 3.390 and deleted 3.985. 3-5-20: 407 So. 3d 1201 Amended 3.390. Deleted 3.985. 1-28-21: 312 So.3d 445. Amended 1.470, 2.270, 2.580, and 3.390. 4-1-21: 309 So. 3d 657. Amended Rule 3.830. 7-1-21: 314 So. 3d 248. Amended Rule 3.112. 7-1-21: 320 So. 3d 34. Amended Rule 3.131,3.220, 3.800, 3.9855, and 3.987. 10-1-21: 324 So.3d 457. Amended Rule 3.212. 10-28-21: 344 So.3d 940. Amended Rule 3.191, 3.211, 3.218, 3.219, 3.220, 3.390, 3.851. 10-28-21: 344 So.3d 931. Amended 3.693, 3.986, 3.9895. 1-1-22: 334 So.3d 585 Amended 3.030. 3-24-22: 345 So.3d 834. Amended 3.992. 4-1-22: 335 So.3d 678 Amended 3.781 and 3.802. Adopted 3.996. 5-5-22: 351 So.3d 574. Amended 3.851. 7-1-22: 345 So.3d 841. Amended 3.691. 7-14-22: 346 So.3d 1102. Amended 3.720. 9-22-22: 348 So.3d 483. Amended 3.790. 10-1-22: 356 So.3d 685. Adopted 3.116. Amended 3.130, 3.160, 3.180, 3.191, 3.220, 3.851.

Effective Date Citation Description 10-1-22: 346 So.3d 1102. Amended 3.720. 11-22-23: 397 So.3d 613. Amended 3.211, 3.212, 3.704, 3.992. 4-1-24: 375 So.3d 215. Amended 3.030 and 3.704. 4-1-24: 378 So.3d 598. Amended 3.670. 7-1-24: 385 So.3d 1018. Amended 3.116. 7-1-24: 386 So.3d 100. Amended 3.131. 1-1-25: 393 So.3d 579. Amended 3.210. 4-1-25: 404 So.3d 303. Amended 3.802. 5-1-25: 407 So.3d 396. Amended 3.116 and 3.132. 5-22-25: 410 So.3d 543. Amended 3.130 and 3.132. 7-1-25: 407 So.3d 1230. Amended 3.220, 3.851, and 3.853. 7-1-25: 411 So.3d 385. Amended 3.191 and 3.134. 7-10-25: 415 So.3d 121. Amended 3.040. 10-1-25: 418 So.3d 137. Amended 3.220. 10-23-25: 427 So.3d 497. Amended 3.992. 11-6-25: 422 So.3d 123. Amended 3.112, 3.131, 3.202, 3.203, 3.704. 11-26-25: 423 So.3d 828. Amended 3.130, 3.132. 1-1-26: 419 So.3d 629. Amended 3.850, 3.853. 1-1-26: 419 So.3d 1069. Amended 3.131. 7-13-26: 421 So.3d 424. Amended 3.190. 10-1-26: SC2024-0839. Amended 3.190.