Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.025

State and Prosecuting Attorney Defined

Text of the rules effective October 1, 2026.

Whenever the terms “state,” “state attorney,” “prosecutor,” “prosecution,” “prosecuting officer,” or “prosecuting attorney” are used in these rules, they shall be construed to mean the prosecuting authority representing the State of Florida.

Notes

Committee Notes

2000 Adoption. This provision is new. Its purpose is to include the Office of Statewide Prosecution as a prosecuting authority under these rules. No substantive changes are intended by the adoption of this rule.