RULE 2.265. MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS
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RULE 2.265. MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS
(a) References to Abolished Municipal Courts. All references to a municipal court or municipal judge in rules promulgated by the supreme court, in the Florida Statutes, and in any municipal ordinance refer, respectively, to the county court or county court judge.
(b) Costs in County Courts. The chief judge of a circuit must by administrative order establish a schedule of court costs in conformity with Florida law to be assessed against a defendant in the county court and paid to the county for violations of municipal ordinances which are prosecuted in county court.
(c) Style of Municipal Ordinance Cases. All prosecutions for violations of municipal ordinances in county court must have the following style: City of .................... v. ....................