Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure
Current through January 1, 2026
Chapter I · Scope, Purpose, and Construction
Chapter II · General Provisions
- 3.025 State and Prosecuting Attorney Defined
- 3.030 Service and Filing of Pleadings and Documents
- 3.040 Computation of Time Deadlines
- 3.050 Enlargement of Time
- 3.060 Time for Service of Motions and Notice of Hearing
- 3.080 Nonverification of Pleadings
- 3.090 Pleading Captions
- 3.111 Providing Counsel to Indigents Deadlines
- 3.112 Minimum Standards for Attorneys in Capital Cases Deadlines
- 3.113 Minimum Standards for Attorneys in Felony Cases
- 3.115 Duties of State Attorney; Criminal Intake
- 3.116 Use of Communication Technology
Chapter III · Preliminary Proceedings
- 3.120 Committing Judge
- 3.121 Arrest Warrant
- 3.125 Notice to Appear Deadlines
- 3.130 First Appearance Deadlines
- 3.131 Pretrial Release Deadlines
- 3.132 Pretrial Detention Deadlines
- 3.133 Pretrial Probable Cause Determinations and Adversary Preliminary Hearings Deadlines
- 3.134 Time for Filing Formal Charges Deadlines
- 3.140 Indictments; Informations Deadlines
- 3.150 Joinder of Offenses and Defendants
- 3.151 Consolidation of Related Offenses
- 3.152 Severance of Offenses and Defendants
- 3.153 Timeliness of Defendant’s Motion; Waiver
Chapter IV · Arraignment and Pleas
Chapter IX · The Trial
- 3.250 Accused as Witness
- 3.251 Right to Trial by Jury
- 3.260 Waiver of Jury Trial
- 3.270 Number of Jurors
- 3.280 Alternate Jurors
- 3.281 List of Prospective Jurors
- 3.290 Challenge to Panel
- 3.300 Voir Dire Examination, Oath, and Excusing of Member
- 3.310 Time for Challenge
- 3.315 Exercise of Challenges
- 3.320 Manner of Challenge
- 3.330 Determination of Challenge for Cause
- 3.340 Effect of Sustaining Challenge
- 3.350 Peremptory Challenges
- 3.360 Oath of Trial Jurors
- 3.361 Witness Attendance and Subpoenas
Chapter V · Pretrial Motions and Defenses
- 3.190 Pretrial Motions Deadlines
- 3.191 Speedy Trial Deadlines
- 3.192 Motions for Rehearing Deadlines
- 3.200 Notice of Alibi Deadlines
- 3.201 Battered-spouse Syndrome Defense Deadlines
- 3.202 Expert Testimony of Mental Mitigation During Penalty Phase of Capital Trial; Notice and Examination by State Expert Deadlines
- 3.203 Defendant’s Intellectual Disability as a Bar to Imposition of the Death Penalty Deadlines
- 3.210 Incompetence to Proceed: Procedure for Raising the Issue Deadlines
- 3.211 Competence to Proceed: Scope of Examination and Report
- 3.212 Competence to Proceed: Hearing and Disposition Deadlines
- 3.213 Continuing Incompetency to Proceed, Except Incompetency to Proceed with Sentencing; Disposition Deadlines
- 3.214 Incompetency to Proceed to Sentencing: Disposition
- 3.215 Effect of Adjudication of Incompetency to Proceed: Psychotropic Medication
- 3.216 Insanity at Time of Offense or Probation or Community Control Violation: Notice and Appointment of Experts Deadlines
- 3.217 Judgment of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity; Disposition of Defendant
- 3.218 Commitment of a Defendant Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity Deadlines
- 3.219 Conditional Release
Chapter VI · Discovery
Chapter VII · Substitution of Judge
Chapter VIII · Change of Venue
Chapter X · Conduct of Trial; Jury Instructions
- 3.370 Regulation and Separation of Jurors
- 3.371 Juror Questions of Witnesses
- 3.372 Juror Notebooks
- 3.380 Motion for Judgment of Acquittal Deadlines
- 3.381 Final Arguments
- 3.390 Jury Instructions
- 3.391 Selection of Foreperson of Jury
- 3.400 Materials to the Jury Room
- 3.410 Jury Request to Review Evidence or for Additional Instructions
- 3.420 Recall of Jury for Additional Instructions
- 3.430 Jury Not Recallable to Hear Additional Evidence
Chapter XI · The Verdict
- 3.440 Rendition of Verdict; Reception and Recording
- 3.450 Polling the Jury
- 3.451 Judicial Comment on Verdict
- 3.470 Proceedings on Sealed Verdict
- 3.490 Determination of Degree of Offense
- 3.500 Verdict of Guilty Where More Than One Count
- 3.505 Inconsistent Verdicts
- 3.510 Determination of Attempts and Lesser Included Offenses
- 3.520 Verdict in Case of Joint Defendants
- 3.530 Reconsideration of Ambiguous or Defective Verdict
- 3.540 When Verdict May Be Rendered
- 3.550 Disposition of Defendant
- 3.560 Discharge of Jurors
- 3.570 Irregularity in Rendition, Reception, and Recording of Verdict
- 3.575 Motion to Interview Juror Deadlines
Chapter XII · Post-Trial Motions
- 3.580 Court May Grant New Trial
- 3.590 Time for and Method of Making Motions; Procedure; Custody Pending Hearing Deadlines
- 3.600 Grounds for New Trial
- 3.610 Motion for Arrest of Judgment; Grounds
- 3.620 When Evidence Sustains Only Conviction of Lesser Offense
- 3.630 Sentence Before or After Motion Filed
- 3.640 Effect of Granting New Trial
Chapter XIII · Judgment
- 3.650 Judgment Defined
- 3.670 Rendition of Judgment Deadlines
- 3.680 Judgment on Informal Verdict
- 3.690 Judgment of Not Guilty; Defendant Discharged and Sureties Exonerated
- 3.691 Post-trial Release
- 3.692 Petition to Seal or Expunge
- 3.693 Petition to Seal or Expunge; Human Trafficking
- 3.694 Petition to Seal or Expunge; Lawful Self-defense Expunction
Chapter XIV · Sentence
- 3.700 Sentence Defined; Pronouncement and Entry; Sentencing Judge
- 3.701 Sentencing Guidelines Deadlines
- 3.702 Sentencing Guidelines (1994) Deadlines
- 3.703 Sentencing Guidelines (1994 as Amended) Deadlines
- 3.704 The Criminal Punishment Code Deadlines
- 3.710 Presentence Report Deadlines
- 3.711 Presentence Report: When Prepared
- 3.712 Presentence Report: Disclosure
- 3.713 Presentence Investigation Disclosure: Parties
- 3.720 Sentencing Hearing Deadlines
- 3.721 Record of the Proceedings
- 3.730 Issuance of Capias When Necessary to Bring Defendant Before Court
- 3.750 Procedure When Pardon Is Alleged as Cause for Not Pronouncing Sentence
- 3.760 Procedure When Nonidentity Is Alleged as Cause for Not Pronouncing Sentence
- 3.770 Procedure When Pregnancy Is Alleged as Cause for Not Pronouncing Death Sentence
- 3.780 Sentencing Hearing for Capital Cases
- 3.781 Sentencing Hearing to Consider the Imposition of a Life Sentence for Juvenile Offenders
- 3.790 Probation and Community Control Deadlines
- 3.800 Correction, Reduction, and Modification of Sentences Deadlines
- 3.801 Correction of Jail Credit Deadlines
- 3.802 Review of Sentences for Juvenile Offenders Deadlines