RULE 3.050. ENLARGEMENT OF TIME
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RULE 3.050. ENLARGEMENT OF TIME
When by these rules or by a notice given thereunder or by order of court an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a
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Committee Notes
1968 Adoption. Taken from the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
1972 Amendment. Same as prior rule.