Fla. R. Juv. P. 8.180 · I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
COMPUTATION AND ENLARGEMENT OF TIME
Text — October 1, 2026 edition
(a) Computation. Computation of time shall be governed by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.514, except for rules 8.013 and 8.010, to which rule 2.514(a)(2)(C) shall not apply and the statutory time period shall govern.
(b) Enlargement of Time. When by these rules or by a notice given thereunder or by order of court an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified time, the court for good cause shown may, at any time, in its discretion:
(1) with or without notice, order the period enlarged if request therefor is made before the expiration of the period originally prescribed or as extended by a previous order; or
(2) upon motion made and notice after the expiration of the specified period permit the act to be done where the failure to act was the result of excusable neglect. But it may not, except as provided by law or elsewhere in these rules, extend the time for making a motion for a new trial, a motion for rehearing, judgment of acquittal, vacation of judgment, or for taking an appeal. This rule shall not be construed to apply to detention hearings.
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Subdivision (a) of this rule refers to “rule 2.514(a)(2)(C).”
In the July 1, 2026 edition of Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.514, subdivision (a)(2) reads: “Period Stated in Days Less Than 7 Days. When the period stated in days is less than 7 days, Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays are not counted.” It has no subparagraph (C). Subdivision (a)(3), “Period Stated in Hours,” has a subparagraph (C): “if the period would end on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, or during any period of time extended through an order of the chief justice, the period continues to run until the same time on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday and does not fall within any period of time extended through an order of the chief justice.”
Rules 8.010 and 8.013, which subdivision (a) names, state detention periods in hours: rule 8.010(b), “A child who is detained shall be given a hearing within 24 hours after being taken into custody.”
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