Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.060

Transfers of Actions

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RULE 1.060. 	TRANSFERS OF ACTIONS
(a) 	Transfers of Courts. If it should appear at any time that
an action is pending in the wrong court of any county, it may be
transferred to the proper court within said county by the same
method as provided in rule 1.170(j).
(b) 	Wrong Venue. When any action is filed laying venue in
the wrong county, the court may transfer the action in the manner
provided in rule 1.170(j) to the proper court in any county where it
might have been brought in accordance with the venue statutes.
When the venue might have been laid in 2 or more counties, the
person bringing the action may select the county to which the
action is transferred, but if no such selection is made, the matter
shall be determined by the court.
(c) 	Method. The service charge of the clerk of the court to
which an action is transferred under this rule shall be paid by the
party who commenced the action within 30 days from the date the
order of transfer is entered, subject to taxation as provided by law
when the action is determined. If the service charge is not paid
within the 30 days, the action shall be dismissed without prejudice
by the court that entered the order of transfer.
Court Commentary
1984 Amendment. Because of confusion in some circuits,
subdivision (c) is added:
(a) 	to specify who is to pay the clerk’s service charge on
transfer;

(b) 	to provide for the circumstance in which the service
charge is not paid; and
(c) 	to require the dismissal to be by the court which entered
the order of transfer.

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