Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.490 · I. SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND CONSTRUCTION
CORRECTION AND REDUCTION OF PENALTY
Text — January 1, 2026 edition
(a) Correction of Penalty. An official may at any time correct an illegal penalty.
(b) Reduction of Penalty. An official may reduce a legal penalty:
(1) within 180 days after its imposition, or thereafter with good cause shown;
(2) within 60 days after the appellate court issues a mandate affirming the judgment and/or penalty;
(3) within 60 days after the appellate court issues a mandate dismissing an appeal from the judgment and/or penalty; or
(4) if further appellate review is sought in a higher court or in successively higher courts, then within 60 days after the highest state or federal court to which a timely appeal has been taken under authority of law, or in which a petition for certiorari has been timely filed under authority of law, has entered an order of affirmance or an order dismissing the appeal and/or denying certiorari.
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- January 1, 2026 edition
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