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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH
Chapter 34
COUNTY COURTS
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F.S. 34.01
34.01 Jurisdiction of county court.—
(1) County courts shall have original jurisdiction:
(a) In all misdemeanor cases not cognizable by the circuit courts.
(b) Of all violations of municipal and county ordinances.
(c) Of all actions at law, except those within the exclusive jurisdiction of the circuit courts, in which the matter in controversy does not exceed, exclusive of interest, costs, and attorney fees:
1. If filed on or before December 31, 2019, the sum of $15,000.
2. If filed on or after January 1, 2020, the sum of $30,000.
3. If filed on or after January 1, 2023, the sum of $50,000.

Effective July 1, 2030, and every 10 years thereafter, the $50,000 jurisdictional limit in subparagraph 3. must be adjusted and increased by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average, All Items, 1982-1984=100, or successor reports, for the preceding 10 calendar years as initially reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The adjusted jurisdictional limit must be rounded to the nearest $5,000. However, the jurisdictional limit may not be lower than $50,000. The Office of Economic and Demographic Research must calculate the adjusted jurisdictional limit and certify the adjusted jurisdictional limit to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court beginning January 31, 2030, and every 10 years thereafter. The Office of Economic and Demographic Research and the Office of the State Courts Administrator must publish the adjusted jurisdictional limit on their websites.

(d) Of disputes occurring in the homeowners’ associations as described in s. 720.311(2)(a), which shall be concurrent with jurisdiction of the circuit courts.
(2) The county courts shall have jurisdiction previously exercised by county judges’ courts other than that vested in the circuit court by s. 26.012, except that county court judges may hear matters involving dissolution of marriage under the simplified dissolution procedure pursuant to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure or may issue a final order for dissolution in cases where the matter is uncontested, and the jurisdiction previously exercised by county courts, the claims court, small claims courts, small claims magistrates courts, magistrates courts, justice of the peace courts, municipal courts, and courts of chartered counties, including but not limited to the counties referred to in ss. 9, 10, 11, and 24, Art. VIII of the State Constitution of 1885, as preserved by s. (6)(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution.
(3) Judges of county courts shall also be committing trial court judges. Judges of county courts shall be coroners unless otherwise provided by law or by rule of the Supreme Court.
(4) Judges of county courts may hear all matters in equity involved in any case within the jurisdictional amount of the county court, except as otherwise restricted by the State Constitution or the laws of Florida.
(5) A county court is a trial court.
History.—s. 6, ch. 3730, 1887; RS 1572, 2833; GS 2034, 3890; s. 1, ch. 6463, 1913; RGS 3325, 3326, 5985; CGL 5169, 5170, 8278; s. 3, ch. 63-559; s. 9, ch. 72-404; s. 1, ch. 77-135; s. 1, ch. 80-165; s. 1, ch. 90-269; s. 3, ch. 2000-336; s. 4, ch. 2004-11; s. 31, ch. 2004-265; s. 29, ch. 2004-345; s. 25, ch. 2004-353; s. 9, ch. 2019-58; s. 4, ch. 2021-230.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 34.01
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 34.01.

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Cases Citing Statute 34.01

Total Results: 20

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority v. Ryan T. Fernandez and Silvia Fernandez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-11

Snippet: internal quotation marks omitted). Pursuant to section 34.01, Florida Statutes (2023), county courts have original

Petro Welt Trading ges.M.B.h v. Edward Brinkmann

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-08

Snippet: Art. V., § 5(b), Fla. Const.; §§ 26.012(2)(a), 34.01(1)(c), Fla. Stat. (2018).7

In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.240

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-31

Snippet: and circuit courts’ civil jurisdiction. See § 34.01, Fla. Stat. (2024). Rule 2.240 is amended

American Airlines Group American Airlines and Sedgwick CMS v. Alejandro Lopez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-05-22

Snippet: costs in a final order dated May 3, 2021. See § 440.34(1), Fla. Stat. (requiring JCC or court approval of

Sarah Lazow v. Amber B. Glasper, P.A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-01-31

Snippet: 000. § 26.012(2)(a), Fla. Stat.; § 34.01(1)(c)2., Fla. Stat. Generally, “[t]he pleading

Michael D. Rudolph v. Darien Smith, The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-01-24

Snippet: considering the statutory factors set forth in section 440.34(1)(a)–(h), Florida Statutes, the JCC found that the

MERLIN HOWARD v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-01-19

Snippet: complete exercise of their jurisdiction."); § 34.01, Fla. Stat. (2022) (setting forth the jurisdiction

In Re: Judicial Circuit Assessment

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-21

Snippet: Stat. (1969). 13 § 26.012, Fla. Stat. (2023). 14 § 34.01, Fla. Stat. (2023).

Emma Gomez Torres v. Brickell Key One Condominium Association, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-11-15

Snippet: Corrigan, 746 So. 2d 1198, 1202 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999); §34.01(4), Fla. Stat. (2022).

LILIA BELKOVA, Individually, and as successor Trustee of the Land Trust Agreement, No:072003 Dated 2/9/04 v. DEER RUN PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-08-23

Snippet: the State Constitution or the laws of Florida.” § 34.01(4), Fla. Stat. (2016). Lien foreclosure actions

JUSTIN AUGUST MEYER v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-08-23

Snippet: felonies and county courts over misdemeanors. § 34.01, Fla. Stat. (2019); § 26.012, Fla. Stat. (2019)

DANIELLE ELIZABETH HITCHMAN v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-07-28

Snippet: cases not cognizable by the circuit courts.” § 34.01(1)(a), Fla. Stat. Further, by Florida Statute, “[a]ny

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Small Claims Rules, and Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure – Jurisdiction

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-08-13

Snippet: See ch. 2019-58, § 9, Laws of Fla. (amending § 34.01, Fla. Stat. (2018)).

In re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.240

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-12-12

Snippet: the county court jurisdictional limit in section 34.01, Florida Statutes (2018) made by chapter 2019-58

In re: Certification of Need for Additional Judges

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-11-27

Snippet: amendment. Effective January 1, 3. Section 34.01(1)(c), Florida Statutes (2019), states that county

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Small Claims Rules, and Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure – Jurisdiction

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-11-14

Snippet: See ch. 2019-58, § 9, Laws of Fla. (amending § 34.01, Fla. Stat. (2018)). 7. See Work Group Recommendations

PATTY DAVIS v. SHERIDAN HEALTHCARE, INC. AND SHERIDAN RADIOLOGY SERVICES OF PINELLAS, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-10-16

Snippet: Orlando, 997 So. 2d 1089 (Fla. 2008), and rules 69L- 34.001(6), 69L-34.003(1) and 69L-34.003(4)(i) of the Florida

EDWIN BEJARANO v. CITY OF HOLLYWOOD

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-09-25

Snippet: controversy does not exceed the sum of $15,000.” § 34.01(1)(c), Fla. Stat. (2014). Circuit courts have “original

Christina Conner v. John Moran

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-08-09

Snippet: and other civil claims up to $15,000.00. See § 34.01(2)(c), Fla. Stat. (2014). Neither the transcript

Edward A. Crapo, in his capacity as Alachua County Property Appraiser v. Academy for Five Element Acupuncture, Inc., a Florida Non-Profit Corporation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-07-08

Snippet: 10 Florida Statutes. § 194.034(1)(i), Fla. Stat. (“Chapter 120 does not apply to