Florida Statute 29.001 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

29.001 State courts system elements and definitions.—

(1) For the purpose of implementing s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution, the state courts system is defined to include the enumerated elements of the Supreme Court, district courts of appeal, circuit courts, county courts, and certain supports thereto. The offices of public defenders and state attorneys are defined to include the enumerated elements of the 20 state attorneys’ offices and the enumerated elements of the 20 public defenders’ offices and five offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel. Court-appointed counsel are defined to include the enumerated elements for counsel appointed to ensure due process in criminal and civil proceedings in accordance with state and federal constitutional guarantees. Funding for the state courts system, the state attorneys’ offices, the public defenders’ offices, the offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and other court-appointed counsel shall be provided from state revenues appropriated by general law.

(2) Although a program or function currently may be funded by the state or prescribed or established in general law, this does not designate the program or function as an element of the state courts system, state attorneys’ offices, public defenders’ offices, or the offices of the circuit and county court clerks performing court-related functions as described in s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2000-237; s. 39, ch. 2003-402; s. 16, ch. 2007-62.

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·Crist v. Fl. Ass'n of Crim. Def. Lawyers, 978 So. 2d 134 (Fla. 2008).
Cited 36 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2008 WL 659435
...Whether the OCCCRC are de Facto Public Defenders In deciding whether the OCCCRC are public defenders for purposes of the constitution, the Court must essentially define their legal character. FACDL relies almost exclusively on the Legislature's statements in sections 29.001(1), Florida Statutes (2007), and 29.008(1), Florida Statutes (2007), which define the OCCCRC *145 as public defenders. In section 29.001(1), the Legislature defines the offices of the public defenders "to include the enumerated elements of the ....
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·McAden v. State, 21 So. 2d 33 (Fla. 1945).
Cited 31 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 155 Fla. 523, 1945 Fla. LEXIS 568
hearings after the administration of an oath. Section 29.01, Fla. Stats. 1941 (F.S.A.), prescribes the qualifications
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Cited "but see"Jackman (1962)
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·Harder v. Rafferty, 709 F. Supp. 1111 (M.D. Fla. 1989).
Cited 5 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3256, 1989 WL 30492
statute of limitations is the Indiana Code at Section 29-1-14-1. Plaintiff alleges that Section 733.702
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·Amendment to Rules of Juv. Proc. 8.350, 842 So. 2d 763 (Fla. 2003).
Cited 3 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 28 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 221, 2003 Fla. LEXIS 271, 2003 WL 746422
...e be considered a court appointment pursuant to chapter 39. Thus, this section does not apply. Nor does there appear to be any other applicable statutory provision for compensation of attorneys appointed pursuant to the rule adopted by the majority. Section 29.001, Florida Statutes (2002), which requires counties to fund the costs of court-appointed counsel, expressly defines court-appointed counsel as "counsel appointed to ensure due process in criminal and civil proceedings in accordance with state and federal constitutional guarantees." § 29.001(1), Fla....
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Cantrell v. Folsom, 332 F. Supp. 767 (M.D. Fla. 1971).
Cited 5 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1971 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12227
such act is hereby forbidden". Daytona Beach Code, § 29-1. The particular statute incorporated by reference
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·United States v. Halifax Hosp. Med. Ctr., 997 F. Supp. 2d 1272 (M.D. Fla. 2014).
Cited 2 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14911, 2014 WL 495378
1 Stat. 102, and Act of July 31, 1789, ch. 5, § 29, 1 Stat. 44-45). The historical review by the Vermont
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·Mr. Eddie I. Sierra v. City of Hallandale Beach Florida (11th Cir. 2021).
Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
fees and duties. See Act of July 31, 1789, ch. 5, § 29, 1 Stat. 29, 44–45. The Second, Third, and Fourth
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Cited as authorityJones (2026)
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·Florida Fruit & Vegetable Ass'n v. Brock, 771 F.2d 1455 (11th Cir. 1985).
Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 23283
generally K. Davis, Administrative Law Treatise § 29.01-02 at 287-88 (1980 Supp.). 7. The base AEWRs built
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Florida Fruit & Vegetable Ass'n v. Donovan, 583 F. Supp. 268 (S.D. Fla. 1984).
Cited 2 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1984 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 18479
generally K. Davis, Administrative Law Treatise § 29.01-02 at 287-88 (1980 Supp.). 7. The base AEWRs built
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Practice Mgmt. Assoc. v. Bitet, 654 So. 2d 966 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995).
Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 228259
practice... . N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 8 § 29.1(b)(3),(4). Thus, New York law prohibits payment
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·Robbin v. Brewer, 236 So. 2d 448 (Fla. 5th DCA 1970).
Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6320
new circuit, pursuant to the provisions of Section 29.01, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., was deemed to be
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Cleary Bros. Constr. Co. v. Phelps, 24 So. 2d 51 (Fla. 1945).
Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 156 Fla. 461, 1945 Fla. LEXIS 898
required that they be efficient and experienced, Section 29.01, Florida Statutes, 1941, and F.S.A.; and they
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Harder v. Rafferty, 712 F. Supp. 905 (M.D. Fla. 1989).
Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5504, 1989 WL 52364
statute of limitations is the Indiana Code at Section 29-1-14-1, while Plaintiff alleged that Section 733
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Robbin v. Carlton, 211 So. 2d 562 (Fla. 1968).
Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1968 Fla. LEXIS 2224
appears to have been made pursuant to F.S. Section 29.01, F.S.A., for a term beginning October 3, 1967
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1977).
Published | Florida Attorney General Reports
subsection was not amended by Ch. 72-404, supra. Section 29.01, which was substantially amended and reworded
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·Reedus v. Friedman, 287 So. 2d 355 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973).
Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 6187
circuit court have official status, conferred by § 29.01 Fla. Stat., F.S.A. The duty to furnish a transcription
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Cert. deniedFriedman (1974)
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Green v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, Metro. Dade Cnty., 396 So. 2d 1209 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981).
Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19286
*1210Reporters pursuant to the then existing Section 29.01, Florida Statutes. They, therefore, cannot claim

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Cases Citing F.S. 29.001

·Crist v. Fl. Ass'n of Crim. Def. Lawyers, 978 So. 2d 134 (Fla. 2008).

·McAden v. State, 21 So. 2d 33 (Fla. 1945).

·Harder v. Rafferty, 709 F. Supp. 1111 (M.D. Fla. 1989).

·Amendment to Rules of Juv. Proc. 8.350, 842 So. 2d 763 (Fla. 2003).

Cantrell v. Folsom, 332 F. Supp. 767 (M.D. Fla. 1971).

·United States v. Halifax Hosp. Med. Ctr., 997 F. Supp. 2d 1272 (M.D. Fla. 2014).

·Mr. Eddie I. Sierra v. City of Hallandale Beach Florida (11th Cir. 2021).

·Florida Fruit & Vegetable Ass'n v. Brock, 771 F.2d 1455 (11th Cir. 1985).

Florida Fruit & Vegetable Ass'n v. Donovan, 583 F. Supp. 268 (S.D. Fla. 1984).

Practice Mgmt. Assoc. v. Bitet, 654 So. 2d 966 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995).

·Robbin v. Brewer, 236 So. 2d 448 (Fla. 5th DCA 1970).

Cleary Bros. Constr. Co. v. Phelps, 24 So. 2d 51 (Fla. 1945).

Harder v. Rafferty, 712 F. Supp. 905 (M.D. Fla. 1989).

Robbin v. Carlton, 211 So. 2d 562 (Fla. 1968).

Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1977).

·Reedus v. Friedman, 287 So. 2d 355 (Fla. 3d DCA 1973).

Green v. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, Metro. Dade Cnty., 396 So. 2d 1209 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981).