Skip to main content

California soon Florida v1 Texas v1

Search Judges Library Intelligence Florida Workflows Pro Se Firms Pricing

Loading…

BenchPath

The procedural intelligence platform for Florida and Texas courts, judges, counties, and case types. Official sources, archived versions, human review, change alerts.

Platform

Search Rules
Law Library
Deadline Calculator
Judge Reports
For Law Firms
For Self-Represented
Pricing
Changelog
Newsroom
Roadmap

Trust

Coverage & Gaps
About
Contact
Methodology
Source Registry
Review Queue
Developers / API

Legal

Corrections
Accessibility
Terms of Use
Privacy
Security

Not legal advice. BenchPath provides procedural information compiled from official public sources. BenchPath's materials are not a substitute for the advice of an attorney or for attorney judgment; they create no attorney–client relationship and do not guarantee acceptance of any filing by any court. Court sources change without notice — verify urgent deadlines with the court, the clerk, or the judicial assistant. Every rule card shows its source, confidence level, and last-verified date; treat anything below high confidence as a lead, not an answer.

© 2026 BenchPath · Florida V1 · Built on official public court sources

Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, I. — SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND CONSTRUCTION · BenchPath

Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure

I. SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND CONSTRUCTION

October 1, 2026 edition. Published by The Florida Bar (rules index); rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Florida.

Florida
Law Library
Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure
I

Search the text

Words from the text, or a citation such as § 90.803 or Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.510

Contents

Rule 3.010SCOPE
Rule 3.020PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION
Rule 3.025STATE AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DEFINED
Rule 3.030SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS AND DOCUMENTS
Rule 3.040COMPUTATION OF TIME
Rule 3.050ENLARGEMENT OF TIME
Rule 3.060TIME FOR SERVICE OF MOTIONS AND NOTICE OF HEARING
Rule 3.080NONVERIFICATION OF PLEADINGS
Rule 3.090PLEADING CAPTIONS
Rule 3.111PROVIDING COUNSEL TO INDIGENTS
Rule 3.112MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ATTORNEYS IN CAPITAL CASES
Rule 3.113MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ATTORNEYS IN FELONY CASES
Rule 3.115DUTIES OF STATE ATTORNEY; CRIMINAL INTAKE
Rule 3.116USE OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
Rule 3.120COMMITTING JUDGE
Rule 3.121ARREST WARRANT
Rule 3.125NOTICE TO APPEAR
Rule 3.130FIRST APPEARANCE
Rule 3.131PRETRIAL RELEASE
Rule 3.132PRETRIAL DETENTION
Rule 3.133PRETRIAL PROBABLE CAUSE DETERMINATIONS AND ADVERSARY PRELIMINARY HEARINGS
Rule 3.134TIME FOR FILING FORMAL CHARGES
Rule 3.140INDICTMENTS; INFORMATIONS
Rule 3.150JOINDER OF OFFENSES AND DEFENDANTS
Rule 3.151CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED OFFENSES
Rule 3.152SEVERANCE OF OFFENSES AND DEFENDANTS
Rule 3.153TIMELINESS OF DEFENDANT’S MOTION; WAIVER
Rule 3.160ARRAIGNMENT
Rule 3.170PLEAS
Rule 3.171PLEA DISCUSSIONS AND AGREEMENTS
Rule 3.172ACCEPTANCE OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE PLEA
Rule 3.180PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT
Rule 3.181NOTICE TO SEEK DEATH PENALTY

Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.