Fla. R. Juv. P. 8.000 · Part I. RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION
SCOPE AND PURPOSE
Text — October 1, 2026 edition
These rules shall govern the procedures in the juvenile division of the circuit court in the exercise of its jurisdiction under Florida law. Part II of these rules governs the procedures for delinquency cases in the juvenile court. Part IV governs the procedures for families and children in need of services cases in the juvenile court. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall be referred to as the “department” in these parts. Part III of these rules governs the procedures for dependency cases in the juvenile court. The Department of Children and Family Services shall be referred to as the “department” in that part. These rules are intended to provide a just, speedy, and efficient determination of the procedures covered by them and shall be construed to secure simplicity in procedure and fairness in administration. They shall be known as the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure and may be cited as Fla. R. Juv. P. When appropriate the use of singular nouns and pronouns shall be construed to include the plural and the use of plural nouns and pronouns shall be construed to include the singular.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
Committee Notes
1991 Amendment. All rules have been edited for style and to remove gender bias. The rules have been reorganized and renumbered to correspond to the types and stages of juvenile proceedings. Cross-references have been changed accordingly.
1992 Amendment. Scope and Purpose, previously found in rules 8.000, 8.200, 8.600, and 8.700, has been consolidated into one rule. Designations of subparts within the delinquency part of the rules have been changed accordingly. Reference to the civil rules, previously found in rule 8.200, has been removed because the rules governing dependency and termination of parental rights proceedings are self-contained and no longer need to reference the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
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- October 1, 2026 edition
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- https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2026/09/2027_04-OCT-Florida-Rules-of-Juvenile-Procedure-10-1-2026.pdf (PDF pages 18–19)
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