(1) Any municipality or county may apply to the chief judge of the circuit in which the municipality or county is situated for the county court to sit in a location suitable to the municipality or county and convenient in time and place to its citizens and police officers, and upon such application said chief judge shall direct the court to sit in the location unless he or she shall determine the request is not justified. If the chief judge does not authorize the county court to sit in the location requested, the county or municipality may apply to the Supreme Court for an order directing the county court to sit in such location.
(2) Any municipality or county which so applies shall be required to provide the appropriate physical facilities as defined in s. 29.008 in which the county court may hold court.
History.—s. 16, ch. 72-404; s. 199, ch. 95-147; s. 55, ch. 2003-402.
Structure Florida Statutes
34.01 - Jurisdiction of County Court.
34.011 - Jurisdiction in Landlord and Tenant Cases.
34.017 - Certification of Questions to District Court of Appeal.
34.021 - Qualifications of County Court Judges.
34.022 - Number of County Court Judges for Each County.
34.032 - Power of Clerk to Appoint Deputies.
34.045 - Cost Recovery; Use of the County Court for Ordinance or Special Law Violations.
34.07 - Sheriff to Be Executive Officer.
34.08 - Compensation of Sheriff.
34.13 - Method of Prosecution.
34.131 - To Be Open for Voluntary Pleas of Guilty.
34.161 - Persons Convicted in County Court Allowed 48 Hours to Pay Fine Before Being Worked.