Florida Juvenile Procedure Rule 8.855
RULE 8.855. COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS
(a) Petition to Be Filed. Proceedings to determine or
enforce truancy actions under this section must be commenced by
filing a petition in the circuit court in the circuit in which the
student is enrolled.
(b) Jurisdiction. While original jurisdiction to hear a
truancy petition shall be in the circuit court, a general or special
magistrate may be used in these proceedings, pursuant to Supreme
Court rules.
(c) Summons. Upon the filing of a petition, the clerk shall
issue a summons to the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the
student, or if the student is in foster care, the case manager,
directing that person and the student to appear for a hearing at a
time and place specified in the summons.
(a) Petition to Be Filed. Proceedings to determine or
enforce truancy actions under this section must be commenced by
filing a petition in the circuit court in the circuit in which the
student is enrolled.
(b) Jurisdiction. While original jurisdiction to hear a
truancy petition shall be in the circuit court, a general or special
magistrate may be used in these proceedings, pursuant to Supreme
Court rules.
(c) Summons. Upon the filing of a petition, the clerk shall
issue a summons to the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the
student, or if the student is in foster care, the case manager,
directing that person and the student to appear for a hearing at a
time and place specified in the summons.