Florida Juvenile Procedure Rule 8.000
RULE 8.000. SCOPE AND PURPOSE
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.
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.
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.
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.