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Fla. Stat. § 34.01 (2025)

Jurisdiction of county court.

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 110 cases (19 in the last 5 years), 1960–2026 · leading case: Bonafide Props. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 198 So. 3d 694 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).

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Bonafide Props. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 198 So. 3d 694 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016). · cites it 4× “§ 34.01(4), Fla. Stat. (2015); ch. 90-269, § 1, at 1972-73, Laws of Fla.”

Spradley v. Doe, 612 So. 2d 722 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993). · cites it 13× “) Effective October 1, 1990, however, the legislature amended Section 34.01, Florida Statutes, relating to county court jurisdiction, to allow county court judges to "hear all matters in equity involved in any case within the jurisdictional amount of the county court, except as…”

Alexdex Corp. v. Nachon Enter., Inc., 641 So. 2d 858 (Fla. 1994). · cites it 6× “§ 34.01(1), Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1990). [3] The statute, which originally read that circuit courts had exclusive jurisdiction in "all actions involving the title, boundaries, or right of possession of real property," was changed in 1972 to provide that circuit courts have exclusive…”

Nettleton v. Doughtie, 373 So. 2d 667 (Fla. 1979). · cites it 8× “In conclusion, we hold that the county courts of this state have jurisdiction pursuant to section 34.01, Florida Statutes (1977), to hear and adjudicate traffic infraction cases within the meaning and intent of chapter 318, Florida Statutes (1977).”

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney Gen. re Referenda Required for Adoption, 963 So. 2d 210 (Fla. 2007). · cites it 2× “(2006) (prescribing the jurisdiction of the circuit courts); § 34.01, Fla. Stat. (2006) (prescribing the jurisdiction of the county courts).”

Condon v. Off. Depot, Inc., 855 So. 2d 644 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003). · cites it 2× “Under section 34.01(1)(c), Florida Statutes (2001), county courts have original jurisdiction over "all actions at law in which the matter in controversy does not exceed the sum of ,000, exclusive of interest, costs, and attorney's fees, except those within the exclusive…”

Blackton, Inc. v. Young, 629 So. 2d 938 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993). · cites it 10× “The problem in this case arises because section 34.01(4), Florida Statutes (1991) provides that county courts may hear all matters in equity involved in any case within their jurisdictional amount except as otherwise restricted by the State Constitution or the laws of Florida.”

Freeman v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 865 So. 2d 543 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003). · cites it 2× “; § 34.01(1)(c)(4), Fla. Stat. (1997). These claims may permit some customers to recoup a higher percentage of their losses than others.”

White v. Marine Transp. Lines, Inc., 372 So. 2d 81 (Fla. 1979). · cites it 3× “This constitutional provision was implemented through the enactment of section 34.01, Florida Statutes (1975), which reads in pertinent part: (1) County courts shall have original jurisdiction.”

Davis v. Chiles, 139 F.3d 1414 (11th Cir. 1998). · cites it 2× “V § 5; Fla. Stat. § 34.01 . 1 In a post-numbered multi-member district, each candidate runs for a specific (numbered) "post".”

Hazen v. Allstate Ins. Co., 952 So. 2d 531 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007). · cites it 2× “(2005); § 34.01(1)(c), Fla. Stat. (2005). "The jurisdiction of the circuit court is determined by the sums claimed and put into controversy in good faith.”

Pro-Art Dental Lab, Inc. v. V-Strategic Grp., LLC, 986 So. 2d 1244 (Fla. 2008). “See §§ 34.01(1)(c), 34.011, Fla. Stat. (2006).”

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— 34.01(1) — 12 cases

Nettleton v. Doughtie, 373 So. 2d 667 (Fla. 1979). “In conclusion, we hold that the county courts of this state have jurisdiction pursuant to section 34.01, Florida Statutes (1977), to hear and adjudicate traffic infraction cases within the meaning and intent of chapter 318, Florida Statutes (1977).”

Alexdex Corp. v. Nachon Enter., Inc., 641 So. 2d 858 (Fla. 1994). “§ 34.01(1), Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1990). [3] The statute, which originally read that circuit courts had exclusive jurisdiction in "all actions involving the title, boundaries, or right of possession of real property," was changed in 1972 to provide that circuit courts have exclusive…”

Calhoun v. New Hampshire Ins. Co., 354 So. 2d 882 (Fla. 1978).

White v. Marine Transp. Lines, Inc., 372 So. 2d 81 (Fla. 1979). “This constitutional provision was implemented through the enactment of section 34.01, Florida Statutes (1975), which reads in pertinent part: (1) County courts shall have original jurisdiction.”

Hunter v. State, 376 So. 2d 438 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979).

— 34.01(1)(4) — 1 case

Benitez v. Diaz, 696 So. 2d 524 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997).

— 34.01(1)(a) — 8 cases

Young v. State, 439 So. 2d 306 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).

State v. Coble, 704 So. 2d 197 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998).

State v. Witcher, 737 So. 2d 584 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999).

State v. Jones, 899 So. 2d 1280 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).

Knowles v. State of Florida (Fla. 2d DCA 2025).

— 34.01(1)(b) — 2 cases

Matias Sergio Quiroga v. State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2026).

Von Wezyk v. Marko, 468 So. 2d 1121 (Fla. 4th DCA 1985).

— 34.01(1)(c) — 25 cases

Condon v. Off. Depot, Inc., 855 So. 2d 644 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003). “Under section 34.01(1)(c), Florida Statutes (2001), county courts have original jurisdiction over "all actions at law in which the matter in controversy does not exceed the sum of ,000, exclusive of interest, costs, and attorney's fees, except those within the exclusive…”

Hazen v. Allstate Ins. Co., 952 So. 2d 531 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007). “(2005); § 34.01(1)(c), Fla. Stat. (2005). "The jurisdiction of the circuit court is determined by the sums claimed and put into controversy in good faith.”

Pro-Art Dental Lab, Inc. v. V-Strategic Grp., LLC, 986 So. 2d 1244 (Fla. 2008). “See §§ 34.01(1)(c), 34.011, Fla. Stat. (2006).”

Becker v. Re/Max Horizons Realty, Inc., 819 So. 2d 887 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).

— 34.01(1)(c)(3) — 1 case

Spradley v. Doe, 612 So. 2d 722 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993). “) Effective October 1, 1990, however, the legislature amended Section 34.01, Florida Statutes, relating to county court jurisdiction, to allow county court judges to "hear all matters in equity involved in any case within the jurisdictional amount of the county court, except as…”

— 34.01(1)(c)(4) — 2 cases

Freeman v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 865 So. 2d 543 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003). “; § 34.01(1)(c)(4), Fla. Stat. (1997). These claims may permit some customers to recoup a higher percentage of their losses than others.”

Mri Serv. Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., Co., 807 So. 2d 783 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).

— 34.01(1X0) — 1 case

Robert J. Bogdanoff v. Broken Sound Club, Inc., 154 So. 3d 410 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).

— 34.01(2) — 2 cases

Southland Corp. v. Smith, 426 So. 2d 1182 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).

— 34.01(2)(c) — 1 case

Christina Conner v. John Moran (Fla. 1st DCA 2019).

— 34.01(2)(c)(2) — 1 case

Laundromat Servs. Consultants, Inc. v. Investors' Real Est. Mgmt. of Tallahassee, Inc., 42 Fla. Supp. 2d 11 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990).

— 34.01(4) — 15 cases

Bonafide Props. v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 198 So. 3d 694 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016). “§ 34.01(4), Fla. Stat. (2015); ch. 90-269, § 1, at 1972-73, Laws of Fla.”

Blackton, Inc. v. Young, 629 So. 2d 938 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993). “The problem in this case arises because section 34.01(4), Florida Statutes (1991) provides that county courts may hear all matters in equity involved in any case within their jurisdictional amount except as otherwise restricted by the State Constitution or the laws of Florida.”

Brooks v. Ocean Vill. Condo. Ass'n, 625 So. 2d 111 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993).

— 34.01(5) — 1 case

State ex rel. Cosgrove v. Juv. & Dom. Relations Court ex rel. Dade Cnty., 252 So. 2d 597 (Fla. 3d DCA 1971).

— 34.01(a) — 1 case

SIRGANY INTERN., INC. v. Miami-Dade Cnty., 887 So. 2d 381 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004).

— 34.01(c) — 1 case

Robinson v. U.S. Employees Fed. Credit Union, 40 Fla. Supp. 2d 61 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990).

— 34.01(c)(2) — 1 case

Wisconsin Real Est. Inv. Trust v. Rouse, 12 Fla. Supp. 2d 39 (Fla. Orange Cty. Ct. 1985).

— 34.01(l)(a) — 3 cases

State v. Hamilton, 210 So. 3d 776 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017).

R.J., a Child v. State, 142 So. 3d 907 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014).

Deel v. State, 750 So. 2d 112 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999).

— 34.01(l)(c) — 7 cases

Dna Ctr. for Neurology & Rehab. v. Progressive Am. Ins. Co., 13 So. 3d 74 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009).

Martell v. Kurian, 626 So. 2d 705 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993).

Elisias v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co., 118 So. 3d 919 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).

Good To Go Food Store, Inc. v. LRM Realty, LLP, 93 So. 3d 362 (Fla. 2d DCA 2012).

State v. Carter, 28 Fla. Supp. 2d 105 (Fla. Volusia Cty. Ct. 1988).

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