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TABLE OF CONTENTS CITATIONS TO OPINIONS ADOPTING OR AMENDING RULES.. 10 I. SCOPE, PURPOSE, AND CONSTRUCTION RULE 3.010. SCOPE RULE 3.020. PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION RULE 3.025. STATE AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DEFINED18 II. GENERAL PROVISIONS RULE 3.030. SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS AND DOCUMENTS RULE 3.040. COMPUTATION OF TIME RULE 3.050. ENLARGEMENT OF TIME RULE 3.060. TIME FOR SERVICE OF MOTIONS AND NOTICE OF HEARING RULE 3.080. NONVERIFICATION OF PLEADINGS RULE 3.090. PLEADING CAPTIONS RULE 3.111. PROVIDING COUNSEL TO INDIGENTS RULE 3.112. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ATTORNEYS IN CAPITAL CASES RULE 3.113. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR ATTORNEYS IN FELONY CASES RULE 3.115. DUTIES OF STATE ATTORNEY; CRIMINAL INTAKE RULE 3.116. USE OF COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY III. PRELIMINARY PROCEEDINGS RULE 3.120. COMMITTING JUDGE RULE 3.121. ARREST WARRANT RULE 3.125. NOTICE TO APPEAR RULE 3.130. FIRST APPEARANCE RULE 3.131. PRETRIAL RELEASE RULE 3.132. PRETRIAL DETENTION RULE 3.133. PRETRIAL PROBABLE CAUSE DETERMINATIONS AND ADVERSARY PRELIMINARY HEARINGS RULE 3.134. TIME FOR FILING FORMAL CHARGES RULE 3.140. INDICTMENTS; INFORMATIONS RULE 3.150. JOINDER OF OFFENSES AND DEFENDANTS RULE 3.151. CONSOLIDATION OF RELATED OFFENSES RULE 3.152. SEVERANCE OF OFFENSES AND DEFENDANTS95 RULE 3.153. TIMELINESS OF DEFENDANT’S MOTION; WAIVER IV. ARRAIGNMENT AND PLEAS RULE 3.160. ARRAIGNMENT RULE 3.170. PLEAS RULE 3.171. PLEA DISCUSSIONS AND AGREEMENTS RULE 3.172. ACCEPTANCE OF GUILTY OR NOLO CONTENDERE PLEA RULE 3.180. PRESENCE OF DEFENDANT RULE 3.181. NOTICE TO SEEK DEATH PENALTY V. PRETRIAL MOTIONS AND DEFENSES RULE 3.190. PRETRIAL MOTIONS RULE 3.191. SPEEDY TRIAL RULE 3.192. MOTIONS FOR REHEARING RULE 3.200. NOTICE OF ALIBI RULE 3.201. BATTERED-SPOUSE SYNDROME DEFENSE RULE 3.202. EXPERT TESTIMONY OF MENTAL MITIGATION DURING PENALTY PHASE OF CAPITAL TRIAL; NOTICE AND EXAMINATION BY STATE EXPERT RULE 3.203. DEFENDANT’S INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AS A BAR TO IMPOSITION OF THE DEATH PENALTY RULE 3.210. INCOMPETENCE TO PROCEED: PROCEDURE FOR RAISING THE ISSUE RULE 3.211. COMPETENCE TO PROCEED: SCOPE OF EXAMINATION AND REPORT RULE 3.212. COMPETENCE TO PROCEED: HEARING AND DISPOSITION RULE 3.213. CONTINUING INCOMPETENCY TO PROCEED, EXCEPT INCOMPETENCY TO PROCEED WITH SENTENCING; DISPOSITION RULE 3.214. INCOMPETENCY TO PROCEED TO SENTENCING: DISPOSITION RULE 3.215. EFFECT OF ADJUDICATION OF INCOMPETENCY TO PROCEED: PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION RULE 3.216. INSANITY AT TIME OF OFFENSE OR PROBATION OR COMMUNITY CONTROL VIOLATION: NOTICE AND APPOINTMENT OF EXPERTS RULE 3.217. JUDGMENT OF NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY; DISPOSITION OF DEFENDANT RULE 3.218. COMMITMENT OF A DEFENDANT FOUND NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY RULE 3.219. CONDITIONAL RELEASE VI. DISCOVERY RULE 3.220. DISCOVERY VII. SUBSTITUTION OF JUDGE RULE 3.231. SUBSTITUTION OF JUDGE VIII. CHANGE OF VENUE RULE 3.240. CHANGE OF VENUE IX. THE TRIAL RULE 3.250. ACCUSED AS WITNESS RULE 3.251. RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY RULE 3.260. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL RULE 3.270. NUMBER OF JURORS RULE 3.280. ALTERNATE JURORS RULE 3.281. LIST OF PROSPECTIVE JURORS RULE 3.290. CHALLENGE TO PANEL RULE 3.300. VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION, OATH, AND EXCUSING OF MEMBER RULE 3.310. TIME FOR CHALLENGE RULE 3.315. EXERCISE OF CHALLENGES RULE 3.320. MANNER OF CHALLENGE RULE 3.330. DETERMINATION OF CHALLENGE FOR CAUSE221 RULE 3.340. EFFECT OF SUSTAINING CHALLENGE RULE 3.350. PEREMPTORY CHALLENGES RULE 3.360. OATH OF TRIAL JURORS RULE 3.361. WITNESS ATTENDANCE AND SUBPOENAS X. CONDUCT OF TRIAL; JURY INSTRUCTIONS RULE 3.370. REGULATION AND SEPARATION OF JURORS. 225 RULE 3.371. JUROR QUESTIONS OF WITNESSES RULE 3.372. JUROR NOTEBOOKS RULE 3.380. MOTION FOR JUDGMENT OF ACQUITTAL RULE 3.381. FINAL ARGUMENTS RULE 3.390. JURY INSTRUCTIONS RULE 3.391. SELECTION OF FOREPERSON OF JURY RULE 3.400. MATERIALS TO THE JURY ROOM RULE 3.410. JURY REQUEST TO REVIEW EVIDENCE OR FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS RULE 3.420. RECALL OF JURY FOR ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS RULE 3.430. JURY NOT RECALLABLE TO HEAR ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE XI. THE VERDICT RULE 3.440. RENDITION OF VERDICT; RECEPTION AND RECORDING RULE 3.450. POLLING THE JURY RULE 3.451. JUDICIAL COMMENT ON VERDICT RULE 3.470. PROCEEDINGS ON SEALED VERDICT RULE 3.490. DETERMINATION OF DEGREE OF OFFENSE RULE 3.500. VERDICT OF GUILTY WHERE MORE THAN ONE COUNT RULE 3.505. INCONSISTENT VERDICTS RULE 3.510. DETERMINATION OF ATTEMPTS AND LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSES RULE 3.520. VERDICT IN CASE OF JOINT DEFENDANTS RULE 3.530. RECONSIDERATION OF AMBIGUOUS OR DEFECTIVE VERDICT RULE 3.540. WHEN VERDICT MAY BE RENDERED RULE 3.550. DISPOSITION OF DEFENDANT RULE 3.560. DISCHARGE OF JURORS RULE 3.570. IRREGULARITY IN RENDITION, RECEPTION, AND RECORDING OF VERDICT RULE 3.575. MOTION TO INTERVIEW JUROR XII. POST-TRIAL MOTIONS RULE 3.580. COURT MAY GRANT NEW TRIAL RULE 3.590. TIME FOR AND METHOD OF MAKING MOTIONS; PROCEDURE; CUSTODY PENDING HEARING RULE 3.600. GROUNDS FOR NEW TRIAL RULE 3.610. MOTION FOR ARREST OF JUDGMENT; GROUNDS RULE 3.620. WHEN EVIDENCE SUSTAINS ONLY CONVICTION OF LESSER OFFENSE RULE 3.630. SENTENCE BEFORE OR AFTER MOTION FILED246 RULE 3.640. EFFECT OF GRANTING NEW TRIAL XIII. JUDGMENT RULE 3.650. JUDGMENT DEFINED RULE 3.670. RENDITION OF JUDGMENT RULE 3.680. JUDGMENT ON INFORMAL VERDICT RULE 3.690. JUDGMENT OF NOT GUILTY; DEFENDANT DISCHARGED AND SURETIES EXONERATED RULE 3.691. POST-TRIAL RELEASE RULE 3.692. PETITION TO SEAL OR EXPUNGE RULE 3.693. PETITION TO SEAL OR EXPUNGE; HUMAN TRAFFICKING RULE 3.694. PETITION TO SEAL OR EXPUNGE; LAWFUL SELF- DEFENSE EXPUNCTION XIV. SENTENCE RULE 3.700. SENTENCE DEFINED; PRONOUNCEMENT AND ENTRY; SENTENCING JUDGE RULE 3.701. SENTENCING GUIDELINES RULE 3.702. SENTENCING GUIDELINES (1994) RULE 3.703. SENTENCING GUIDELINES (1994 AS AMENDED)276 RULE 3.704. THE CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT CODE RULE 3.710. PRESENTENCE REPORT RULE 3.711. PRESENTENCE REPORT: WHEN PREPARED RULE 3.712. PRESENTENCE REPORT: DISCLOSURE RULE 3.713. PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION DISCLOSURE: PARTIES RULE 3.720. SENTENCING HEARING RULE 3.721. RECORD OF THE PROCEEDINGS RULE 3.730. ISSUANCE OF CAPIAS WHEN NECESSARY TO BRING DEFENDANT BEFORE COURT RULE 3.750. PROCEDURE WHEN PARDON IS ALLEGED AS CAUSE FOR NOT PRONOUNCING SENTENCE RULE 3.760. PROCEDURE WHEN NONIDENTITY IS ALLEGED AS CAUSE FOR NOT PRONOUNCING SENTENCE RULE 3.770. PROCEDURE WHEN PREGNANCY IS ALLEGED AS CAUSE FOR NOT PRONOUNCING DEATH SENTENCE RULE 3.780. SENTENCING HEARING FOR CAPITAL CASES 309 RULE 3.781. SENTENCING HEARING TO CONSIDER THE IMPOSITION OF A LIFE SENTENCE FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS RULE 3.790. PROBATION AND COMMUNITY CONTROL RULE 3.800. CORRECTION, REDUCTION, AND MODIFICATION OF SENTENCES RULE 3.801. CORRECTION OF JAIL CREDIT RULE 3.802. REVIEW OF SENTENCES FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS XV. EXECUTION OF SENTENCE RULE 3.810. COMMITMENT OF DEFENDANT; DUTY OF SHERIFF RULE 3.811. INSANITY AT TIME OF EXECUTION: CAPITAL CASES RULE 3.812. HEARING ON INSANITY AT TIME OF EXECUTION: CAPITAL CASES RULE 3.820. HABEAS CORPUS XVI. CRIMINAL CONTEMPT RULE 3.830. DIRECT CRIMINAL CONTEMPT RULE 3.840. INDIRECT CRIMINAL CONTEMPT XVII. POSTCONVICTION RELIEF RULE 3.850. MOTION TO VACATE; SET ASIDE; OR CORRECT SENTENCE RULE 3.851. COLLATERAL RELIEF AFTER DEATH SENTENCE HAS BEEN IMPOSED AND AFFIRMED ON DIRECT APPEAL RULE 3.852. CAPITAL POSTCONVICTION PUBLIC RECORDS PRODUCTION RULE 3.853. MOTION FOR POSTCONVICTION DNA TESTING386 XVIII. FORMS RULE 3.984. APPLICATION FOR CRIMINAL INDIGENT STATUS388 RULE 3.9855. JUROR VOIR DIRE QUESTIONNAIRE RULE 3.986. FORMS RELATED TO JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE RULE 3.987. MOTION FOR POSTCONVICTION RELIEF RULE 3.9875. MOTION FOR JAIL CREDIT RULE 3.9876. MOTION FOR CORRECTION OF SENTENCE RULE 3.988. SENTENCING GUIDELINES RULE 3.989. SWORN STATEMENT; PETITION; AND ORDER TO EXPUNGE OR SEAL FORMS RULE 3.9895 HUMAN TRAFFICKING: SWORN STATEMENT; PETITION; AND ORDER TO EXPUNGE OR SEAL RECORDS RULE 3.990. SENTENCING GUIDELINES SCORESHEET RULE 3.991. SENTENCING GUIDELINES SCORESHEETS (OCTOBER 1, 1995) RULE 3.992. CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT CODE SCORESHEET460 THE SCORE SHEETS CAN BE FOUND ON THIS WEBPAGE: https://www.floridabar.org/rules/ctproc/ RULE 3.993. FORMS RELATED TO CAPITAL POSTCONVICTION RECORDS PRODUCTION RULE 3.994. ORDER CERTIFYING NO INCARCERATION RULE 3.995. ORDER OF REVOCATION OF PROBATION / COMMUNITY CONTROL RULE 3.996. APPLICATION FOR SENTENCE REVIEW HEARING CITATIONS TO OPINIONS ADOPTING OR AMENDING RULES ORIGINAL ADOPTION, effective 1-1-68: 196 So. 2d 124 OTHER OPINIONS: Effective Date Citation Description 2-28-68: 207 So.2d 430. Amended 1.840(a)(4). 9-30-68: 211 So.2d 203. Amended 1.010, 1.120, 1.140(a)(2), 1.140(c)(2), 1.140(l), (o), 1.150, 1.200, 1.220(f), 1.790(b), 1.840(a)(6). 12-4-70: 241 So.2d 691. Deleted 1.860. 2-24-71: 245 So.2d 33. Added 1.191. 8-19-71: 251 So.2d 537. Amended 1.191(i)(2). 12-13-71: 253 So.2d 421. Renumbered rules 1.XXX to 3.XXX; added 3.025. 2-1-73: 272 So.2d 65. Four-year-cycle revision. 2-1-73: 272 So.2d 513. Amended 3.140, 3.170. 5-11-73: 281 So.2d 204. Added 3.125. 1-16-74: 287 So.2d 678. Amended 3.460. 3-1-74: 289 So.2d 3. Amended 3.131(b). 7-18-74: 297 So.2d 301. Amended 3.125(j). 3-31-75: 309 So.2d 544. Amended 3.040, 3.131, 3.140(g). 7-11-75: 315 So.2d 172. Added 3.986. 7-1-77: 343 So.2d 1247. Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 3.125, 3.130, 3.131, 3.140, 3.151, 3.171, 3.190, 3.191, 3.210, 3.220, 3.280, 3.350, 3.390, 3.505, 3.691, 3.692, 3.800, 3.850; added 3.172, 3.780; deleted 3.722. 7-1-77: 347 So.2d 434. Amended 3.125(m). 1-1-78: 353 So.2d 552. Amended 3.850; added 3.987. 5-1-79: 370 So.2d 764. Deleted 3.110. 7-1-79: 372 So.2d 449. Amended 3.080; deleted 3.025, 3.090, 3.100. 10-9-79: 375 So.2d 855. Former rules 3.210(a) and 3.210(e)(1)B(8) adopted as Transition Rules 23(a) and (b). 1-1-80: 376 So.2d 844. Amended 3.111(e). 7-1-80: 389 So.2d 610. Amended 3.210; added 3.211B3.219. 1-1-81: 389 So.2d 610. Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 3.111, 3.191, 3.220, 3.300, 3.380, 3.590, 3.720, 3.800, 3.986; added 3.315; deleted 3.460. Effective Date Citation Description 10-1-81: 403 So.2d 979. Added 3.490, 3.510. 11-1-81: 408 So.2d 207. Amended 3.986. 10-1-83: 436 So.2d 60. Amended 3.130, 3.131; added 3.132; renumbered 3.122 to 3.133. 10-1-83: 439 So.2d 848. Added 3.701, 3.988. 7-1-84: 451 So.2d 824. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 1-1-85: 460 So.2d 907. Amended 3.850. 1-1-85: 462 So.2d 386. Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 3.130, 3.160, 3.191, 3.390, 3.692, 3.989. 7-1-85: 468 So.2d 220. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 12-19-85: 481 So.2d 480. Amended 3.850. 10-1-86: 482 So.2d 311. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 4-24-86: 487 So.2d 1045. Amended 3.800(a). 7-17-86: 491 So.2d 1128. Amended 3.988(e). 11-13-86: 497 So.2d 643. Added 3.811. 11-26-86: 498 So.2d 875. Amended 3.220(d). 4-1-87: 503 So.2d 320. Added 3.851. 7-1-87: 509 So.2d 1088. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 12-31-87: 518 So.2d 256. Amended 3.010, 3.811; added 3.812. 7-1-88: 522 So.2d 374. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 1-1-89: 536 So.2d 992. Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 3.040, 3.133, 3.172, 3.210, 3.211, 3.212, 3.213, 3.216, 3.217, 3.218, 3.219, 3.390, 3.710, 3.790; added 3.214; renumbered 3.214 to 3.215; deleted 3.740. 7-1-89: 542 So.2d 1330. Amended 3.191. 7-1-89: 544 So.2d 198. Amended 3.710, 3.988. 7-1-89: 550 So.2d 1097. Amended 3.220. 9-6-90 and 1-1-91: 566 So.2d 770. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 4-1-91: 573 So.2d 826. Amended 3.133(b)(6) and renumbered as 3.134. 3-7-91: 576 So.2d 1307. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 11-7-91: 589 So.2d 271. Amended 3.701, 3.988. 12-15-91: 591 So.2d 173. Amended 3.130(a), 3.131(j). 3-26-92: 596 So.2d 1036. Amended 3.370. 5-28-92: 603 So.2d 1144. Amended 3.140, 3.986. 1-1-93: 606 So.2d 227. Four-year-cycle revisions. Numerous changes. 1-1-93: 609 So.2d 465. Deleted 3.230. 2-11-93: 613 So.2d 1307. Amended 3.701(c), 3.988. 7-1-93: 615 So.2d 692. Amended 3.191(b). 10-21-93: 630 So.2d 172. Adopted emergency rule 3.201. 11-30-93: 628 So.2d 1084. Amended 3.701(c), 3.988(b)B(c). Effective Date Citation Description 12-2-93: 628 So.2d 1102. Amended 3.987. 1-1-94: 626 So.2d 198. Amended 3.850, 3.851. 1-1-94: 628 So.2d 1084. Added 3.702, 3.990, amended 3.701. 1-1-94: 630 So.2d 552. Amended 3.133, 3.692, 3.986, 3.987, 3.989. 3-10-94: 633 So.2d 1056. Amended 3.170, 3.700. 6-16-94: 639 So.2d 15. Amended 3.692, 3.989. 6-1-95: 657 So.2d 1134. Amended 3.400. 10-1-95: 660 So.2d 1374. Adopted 3.703, 3.991. 1-1-96: 674 So.2d 83. Adopted 3.202. 5-2-96: 654 So.2d 915. Amended 3.202. 7-1-96: 675 So.2d 1374. Amended 3.800. 10-1-96: 681 So.2d 666. Amended 3.220. 10-1-96: 685 So.2d 1213 Amended 3.703. 10-31-96: 683 So.2d 475. Adopted 3.852. 11-15-96: 684 So.2d 173. Amended 3.986. 1-1-97: 685 So.2d 1213. Amended 3.991. 1-1-97: 685 So.2d 1253. Four-year-cycle revision. Adopted 3.090, 3.361; amended 3.170, 3.172, 3.180, 3.190, 3.212, 3.216, 3.780, 3.800, 3.850, 3.851, 3.986. 7-7-97: 696 So.2d 1171. Amended 3.703, 3.991. 4-2-98: 710 So.2d 961. Amended 3.220(h)(1). 4-2-98: 711 So.2d 27. Amended 3.702(d)(9)B(10), 3991. 7-16-98: 719 So.2d 873. Amended 3.111(d)(2)B(3). 10-1-98: 721 So.2d 265. Adopted 3.704, 3.992. 10-1-98: 723 So.2d 163. Adopted 3.993; amended 3.852. 12-3-98: 724 So.2d 1162. Amended 3.220(h)(1), (3), 3.361. 12-10-98: 745 So.2d 319. Amended 3.380(b). 2-18-99: 745 So.2d 319. Amended 3.220(a). 5-27-99: 750 So.2d 592. Amended 3.850. 5-27-99: 747 So.2d 931. Amended 3.850(b). 7-1-99: 754 So.2d 640. Amended 3.852, 3.993. 11-12-99: 760 So.2d 67. Amended 3.670, 3.700(b). 11-12-99: 761 So.2d 1015. Amended 3.111(e), 3.800. 12-9-99: 763 So.2d 997. Amended 3.704(d). 1-1-00: 760 So.2d 67. Amended 3.670. 1-14-00: 763 So.2d 273. Readopted 3.850, 3.851, 3.852. 2-10-00: 763 So.2d 274 Amended 3.220(a). 7-1-00: 759 So.2d 610. Adopted 3.112. 10-19-00: 779 So.2d 1290. Amended 3.850(a). 11-22-00: 789 So.2d 262. Amended 3.850(g). 1-1-01: 794 So.2d 457. Four-year-cycle revision: Adopted 3.025; amended 3.030, 3.111, 3.125, 3.190, 3.191, 3.213, 3.217, 3.218, 3.219, Effective Date Citation Description 3.692, 3.800, 3.851, 3.986, 3.987, 3.989, 3.993. 9-26-01: 810 So.2d 826. Amended 3.704 and 3.992(a). 10-1-01: 797 So.2d 1213. Amended 3.851. 10-1-01: 802 So.2d 298. Amended 3.851, 3.852. 10-18-01: 807 So.2d 633. Adopted 3.853. 7-1-02: 820 So.2d 185. Amended 3.112. 9-19-02: 828 So.2d 999. Amended 3.851. 1-1-03: 837 So.2d 924. Two-year-cycle revisions. Adopted 3.994; amended 3.111, 3.170, 3.190, 3.361. 2-27-03: 842 So.2d 110. Committee note to 3.704(d)(14)(B). 9-30-03: 857 So.2d 190. Suspended 3.853 deadline until further order of court. 9-15-04: 884 So.2d 934. Amended 3.853. 10-1-04: 875 So.2d 563. Adopted 3.203. 10-1-04: 887 So.2d 1090. Amended 3.111, 3.120, 3.121, 3.125, 3.130, 3.131, 3.133, 3.220, 3.852. 1-1-05: 886 So.2d 197. Amended 3.150, 3.191, 3.710, 3.800, 3.986; adopted 3.575, 3.995. 4-7-05: 900 So.2d 528. Amended 3.111, 3.220, 3.670; adopted 3.984. 7-1-05: 910 So.2d 194. Amended 3.984. 9-1-05: 911 So.2d 763. Amended 3.172(c). 9-29-05: 935 So.2d 1218. Amended 3.853(d). 9-21-06: 938 So.2d 977. Amended 3.853. 9-21-06: 938 So.2d 978. Amended 3.170, 3.172. 1-1-07 942 So.2d 407. Amended 3.170, 3.180, 3.213, 3.640. 1-1-07: 945 So.2d 1124. Amended 3.590, 3.851. 2-8-07: 949 So.2d 196. Amended 3.800. 3-29-07: 953 So.2d 513. Amended 3.170, 3.172. 4-1-07: 948 So.2d 731. Amended 3.131, 3.132, 3.853. 4-19-07: 957 So.2d 1160. Amended 3.704, 3.992. 5-3-07: 957 So.2d 1164. Amended 3.250; adopted 3.381. 6-21-07: 959 So.2d 250. Amended 3.131, 3.170. 7-5-07: 959 So.2d 1187. Amended 3.790. 10-4-07: 967 So.2d 178. Amended 3.390, 3.400; adopted 3.371, 3.372, 3.9855. 1-10-08: 972 So.2d 862. Amended 3.992. 9-25-08: 992 So.2d 239. Amended 3.992(a). 10-8-08: 993 So.2d 501. Amended 3.112. 11-20-08: 998 So.2d 1128. Amended 3.704, 3.986. 12-30-08: 1 So.3d 163. Amended 3.851. 2-26-09: 3 So.3d 1175. Amended 3.112. 3-19-09: 5 So.3d 662. Amended 3.984. 5-28-09: 11 So.3d 341. Amended 3.130. Effective Date Citation Description 7-16-09: 19 So.3d 274. Amended 3.992. 8-28-09: 17 So.2d 272. Amended 3.111. 9-10-09: 22 So.3d 1. Amended 3.704 and 3.986. 10-1-09: 20 So.3d 376. Amended 3.172, 3.985. 1-1-10: 19 So.3d 306. Amended 3.132. 1-1-10: 26 So.3d 534. Three-year-cycle revision. Adopted rule 3.192. Amended rules 3.131, 3.172, 3.190, 3.191, 3.203, 3.210, 3,211, 3.216, 3.220, 3.231, 3.240, 3.800, 3.851, 3.852, 3.853, form 3.986. 9-2-10: 43 So.3d 688. Amended 3.853. 9-23-10: 48 So.3d 17. Amended 3.111, 3.704, 3.720, form 3.986. 6-9-11: 66 So.3d 851. Amended 3.191. 7-1-11: 72 So.3d 735. Amended 3.850 and 3.851. 9-28-11: 73 So.3d 202. Amended 3.992(a). 10-1-11: 80 So.3d 317. Amended 3.140, 3.211, 3.212, 3.218 and 3.219. 12-8-11: 76 So.3d 913. Amended 3.800(c). 3-8-11: 84 So.3d 254. Amended 3.130. 9-1-12: 102 So.3d 505. Amended 3.030, 3.070, 3.852. 10-1-12: 95 So.3d 96. Amended 3.040. 10-11-12: 101 So.3d 1263. Amended 3.992. 10-1-13: 102 So.3d 451. Amended 3.030, 3.070, 3.080, 3.090, 3.240, 3.851. 12-20-12: 105 So.3d 1275. Amended 3.220(b) 1-1-13: 104 So.3d 304. Amended 3.111, 3.125, 3.140, 3.191, 3.220, 3.410, 3.590, 3.691, 3.800, 3.851. 5-23-13: 115 So.3d 207. Amended 3.220(b). 7-1-13: 132 So.3d 734. Amended 3.800, 3.850, and 3.851. Adopted 3.801. 12-12-13: 132 So.3d 123. Amended 3.121, 3.203, 3.211, 3.212, 3.213, 3.851, and 3.852. 1-1-14: 132 So.3d 123. Amended 3.692 and 3.989. 4-24-14: 137 So.3d 1015. Amended 3.692 and 3.989. 5-16-14: 139 So.3d 292. Adopted 3.113. 7-1-14: 140 So.3d 507. Amended 3.852. 7-1-14: 140 So.3d 538. Amended 3.220. 1-1-15: 148 So. 3d 1171. Amended 3.112, 3.851, 3.852. 1-29-15: 156 So.3d 1036. Amended 3.851. 4-30-15: 163 So.3d 476. Amended 3.852. 6-11-15: 167 So.3d 395. Amended 3.192, 3.800, 3.850. 10-8-15: 176 So.3d 980. Amended 3.220 and 3.989. Adopted 3.781 and 3.802. Effective Date Citation Description 1-1-16: 176 So.3d 980. Amended 3.220. 1-1-16: 185 So.3d 1169. Amended 3.800, 3.984, 3.987, 3.993 Adopted 3.9875. 1-1-16: 188 So.3d 764. Amended 3.112, 3.121, 3.172, 3.192, 3.212, 3.220, 3.410, 3.590, 3.984, 3.986. 9-15-16: 200 So.3d 758. Adopted 3.181, amended 3.202, 3.220, 3.780 9-29-16: 200 So.3d 1221. Amended 3.781, 3.802. 11-23-16: 204 So.3d 944. Amended 3.800, 3.801, 3.9875. 11-09-17: 229 So.3d 1116. Clarified 3.192. 5-10-17: 242 So.3d 317. Amended 3.220. 1-1-19: 265 So.3d 494. Amended 3.101, 3.025, 3.030, 3.130, 3.131, 3.172, 3.180, 3.190, 3.191, 3.203, 3.213, 3.217, 3.218, 3.219, 3.220, 3.240, 3.330, 3.470, 3.590, 3.600, 3.610, 3.691, 3.692, 3.704, 3.710, 3.770, 3.810, 3.850, 3.986, 3.989. Adopted 3.9876. 1-1-19: 257 So.3d 66. Amended 3.040. Deleted 3.070. 12-19-19: 286 So.3d 214. Amended 3.692 and 3.989. Adopted 3.693, 3.694 and 3.9895 4-1-19: 2020 WL 1064825. Amended 3.390 and deleted 3.985. 1-28-21: 312 So.3d 445. Amended 1.470, 2.270, 2.580, and 3.390. 4-1-21: 309 So. 3d 657. Amended Rule 3.830. 7-1-21: 314 So. 3d 248. Amended Rule 3.112. 7-1-21: 320 So. 3d 34. Amended Rule 3.131,3.220, 3.800, 3.9855, and 3.987. 10-1-21: 324 So.3d 457. Amended Rule 3.212. 10-28-21: 344 So.3d 940. Amended Rule 3.191, 3.211, 3.218, 3.219, 3.220, 3.390, 3.851. 10-28-21: 344 So.3d 931. Amended 3.693, 3.986, 3.9895. 1-1-22: 334 So.3d 585 Amended 3.030. 3-24-22: 345 So.3d 834. Amended 3.992. 4-1-22: 335 So.3d 678 Amended 3.781 and 3.802. Adopted 3.996. 5-5-22: 351 So.3d 574. Amended 3.851. 7-1-22: 345 So.3d 841. Amended 3.691. 7-14-22: 346 So.3d 1102. Amended 3.720. 9-22-22: 348 So.3d 483. Amended 3.790. 10-1-22: 356 So.3d 685. Adopted 3.116. Amended 3.130, 3.160, 3.180, 3.191, 3.220, 3.851. 10-1-22: 346 So.3d 1102. Amended 3.720. Effective Date Citation Description 11-22-23: 397 So.3d 613. Amended 3.211, 3.212, 3.704, 3.992. 4-1-24: 375 So.3d 215. Amended 3.030 and 3.704. 4-1-24: 378 So.3d 598. Amended 3.670. 7-1-24: 385 So.3d 1018. Amended 3.116. 7-1-24: 386 So.3d 100. Amended 3.131. 1-1-25: 393 So.3d 579. Amended 3.210. 4-1-25: 404 So3d 303. Amended 3.802. 5-1-25: 407 So.3d 396. Amended 3.116 and 3.132. 5-22-25: 410 So.3d 543. Amended 3.130 and 3.132. 7-1-25: 407 So.3d 1230. Amended 3.220, 3.851, and 3.853. 7-1-25: 411 So.3d 385. Amended 3.191 and 3.134. 7-10-25: 415 So.3d 121. Amended 3.040. 10-1-25: 418 So.3d 137. Amended 3.220. 10-23-25: 2025 WL 2982413. Amended 3.992. 11-6-25: 422 So.3d 123. Amended 3.112, 3.131, 3.202, 3.203, 3.704. 11-26-25: 2025 WL 3290419. Amended 3.130, 3.132. 1-1-26: 419 So.3d 629. Amended 3.850, 3.853. 1-1-26: 419 So.3d 1069. Amended 3.131.

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