§ 26.20, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 26. CIRCUIT COURTS
Availability of judge for hearings.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
At least one circuit judge in each circuit must be available at all times to hold and conduct hearings with limited notice. In each circuit, there must be at least one judge available on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and after hours on weekdays to hear motions for a temporary injunction ex parte in domestic violence cases. The chief judge may assign a judge for this purpose.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 4, ch. 17085, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4738(4); s. 2, ch. 91-210; s. 1, ch. 2025-163.
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