Art. V, § 7, Fla. Const. · Article V. JUDICIARY
Specialized divisions.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
All courts except the supreme court may sit in divisions as may be established by general law. A circuit or county court may hold civil and criminal trials and hearings in any place within the territorial jurisdiction of the court as designated by the chief judge of the circuit.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
S.J.R. 52-D, 1971; adopted 1972.
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- As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
- Official file
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