Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.025 · I. SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND CONSTRUCTION
STATE AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DEFINED
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — October 1, 2026 edition
Whenever the terms “state,” “state attorney,” “prosecutor,” “prosecution,” “prosecuting officer,” or “prosecuting attorney” are used in these rules, they shall be construed to mean the prosecuting authority representing the State of Florida.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
Committee Notes
2000 Adoption. This provision is new. Its purpose is to include the Office of Statewide Prosecution as a prosecuting authority under these rules. No substantive changes are intended by the adoption of this rule.
Source of truth
- Edition
- October 1, 2026 edition
- Official file
- https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2026/10/2027_04-Oct-Criminal-Procedure-Rules-10-1-2026.pdf (PDF pages 18–19)
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