Florida Statute 47.121 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 47
VENUE

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47.121 Change of venue; when unable to obtain jury.—A change of venue shall be granted when it appears impracticable to obtain a qualified jury in the county where the action is pending.

History.—s. 1, ch. 4137, 1893; GS 1472; RGS 2671; CGL 4338; s. 3, ch. 67-254.

Note.—Former s. 53.05.

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Hennessy v. City of Fort Lauderdale, 101 So. 2d 176 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1958).

Cited 11 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida

ordinance, Article XI, "Board of Adjustment", Section 47-121, "Powers of the Board", provides as follows:

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Tindall v. Smith, 601 So. 2d 627 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1992 WL 143632

...nder which a change of venue is permissible. We recognize that all courts have the power to grant changes of venue. § 47.091, Fla. Stat. (1991). Chapter 47 contains the circumstances under which a court may grant a change of venue. See §§ 47.101, 47.121, 47.122, Fla....

...The motion for change of venue under this section shall be verified, shall set forth the facts on which it is based, and shall be supported by affidavits. Our record reflects that Smith did *628 not file a verified motion, as required by this section. Under section 47.121, the trial court shall grant a change of venue when it appears impracticable to obtain a qualified jury in the county where the action is pending....

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Rasheem Diquoine Dubose v. State of Florida, 210 So. 3d 641 (Fla. 2017).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 143, 2017 WL 526506, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 286

judge did not err in denying Dubose’s motion. Section 47.121, Florida Statutes (2010), states that “[a]

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