RULE 6.540. TIME FOR AND METHOD OF MAKING MOTIONS;
PROCEDURE

(a) Time. A motion for new hearing or in arrest of judgment,
or both, may be made within 10 days, or such greater time as the
official may allow, not to exceed 30 days, after the finding of the
official.

(b) Method. When the defendant has been found to have
committed the infraction, the motion may be dictated into the
record, if a court reporter is present, and may be argued
immediately after the finding of the official. The official may
immediately rule on the motion.

(c) Procedure. The motion may be in writing, filed with the
clerk or violations bureau and shall state the grounds on which it is
based. When the official sets a time for the hearing, the clerk or
bureau shall notify the counsel, if any, for the defendant or, if no
attorney has been retained, the defendant.

Committee Notes
1988 Amendment. The Committee changed the time period to become
uniform with Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.590.