Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.265

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS

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RULE 2.265. 	MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS
(a) 	References to Abolished Municipal Courts. All
references to a municipal court or municipal judge in rules
promulgated by the supreme court, in the Florida Statutes, and in
any municipal ordinance refer, respectively, to the county court or
county court judge.
(b) 	Costs in County Courts. The chief judge of a circuit
must by administrative order establish a schedule of court costs in
conformity with Florida law to be assessed against a defendant in
the county court and paid to the county for violations of municipal
ordinances which are prosecuted in county court.
(c) 	Style of Municipal Ordinance Cases. All prosecutions
for violations of municipal ordinances in county court must have
the following style: City of .................... v. ....................

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