Florida Statute 47.101 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 47
VENUE

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F.S. 47.101

47.101 Change of venue; application.—

(1) If a party desires a change of venue he or she may move therefor stating the belief that he or she will not receive a fair trial in the court where the action is pending:

(a) Because the adverse party has an undue influence over the minds of the inhabitants of the county.

(b) Because movant is so odious to the inhabitants of the county that he or she could not receive a fair trial.

(2) Such motion shall be verified and filed not less than 10 days after the action is at issue unless good cause is shown for failure to so file. It shall set forth the facts on which the motion is based and be supported by affidavits of at least two reputable citizens of the county not of kin to the defendant or his or her attorney.

History.—s. 37, Nov. 23, 1828; RS 1079; GS 1471; s. 10, ch. 7838; s. 2, ch. 7852, 1919; RGS 2670; CGL 4337; s. 3, ch. 67-254; s. 11, ch. 73-334; s. 267, ch. 95-147.

Note.—Former s. 53.03.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 47.101

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 47.101.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 47.101

Total Results: 16

Pulkkinen v. Pulkkinen

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-11-26

Citation: 127 So. 3d 738, 2013 WL 6171269, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 18794

Snippet: See Maryland v. Louisiana, 451 U.S. 725, 746-47, 101 S.Ct. 2114, 68 L.Ed.2d 576 (1981); U.S. Const,

Florida Department of Children and Families v. Sun-Sentinel, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-02-05

Citation: 865 So. 2d 1278, 29 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 55, 2004 Fla. LEXIS 161, 2004 WL 212456

Snippet: request for change of venue pursuant to section 47.101(1)(b), Florida Statutes (1979), which provides

Management Computer v. Perry Const.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-10-27

Citation: 743 So. 2d 627, 1999 WL 973600

Snippet: finds it necessary to change venue under section 47.101, Florida Statutes, to ensure the right to a fair

Hill v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-11-27

Citation: 688 So. 2d 901, 1996 WL 681384

Snippet: Circumstance in Death Penalty Cases, 17 Stetson L.Rev. 47, 101 (1987). Further, we have not hesitated to find

Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Burns

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-05-01

Citation: 672 So. 2d 834, 1996 WL 13990

Snippet: upon a proper challenge. [4] By contrast, section 47.101, Florida Statutes, creates a right for a change

Tindall v. Smith

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-06-26

Citation: 601 So. 2d 627, 1992 WL 143632

Snippet: which a court may grant a change of venue. See §§ 47.101, 47.121, 47.122, Fla. Stat. (1991). Moreover, the

Lake Worth Premium Finance Co. v. Singletary

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-09-17

Citation: 493 So. 2d 1130, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1986, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 9699

Snippet: the stuff of which a motion pursuant to section 47.101 or section 47.122, Florida Statutes (1983) is made

Vance v. Minton

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-02-14

Citation: 444 So. 2d 1162

Snippet: a fair trial in Flagler County and that Section 47.101 Fla. Stat. (1981) was therefore implicated, it

Southeastern Office Supply and Furniture Co. v. Barley

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-03-16

Citation: 427 So. 2d 1139, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19244

Snippet: not the same as a change of venue under sections 47.101, 47.111 and 47.122, Florida Statutes. Transfer

E. J. Sales & Service, Inc. v. Southeast First National Bank of Miami

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-06-29

Citation: 415 So. 2d 906, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 20481

Snippet: Notwithstanding the trial judge’s misplaced reliance on Sec. 47.101, Fla.Stat. (1979), Section 47.051 alone controls

EJ Sales & Serv. Inc. v. SE FIRST NATL. BANK

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-06-29

Citation: 415 So. 2d 906

Snippet: Notwithstanding the trial judge's misplaced reliance on Sec. 47.101, Fla. Stat. (1979), Section 47.051 alone controls

Hubbard v. Cazares

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-12-14

Citation: 413 So. 2d 1192

Snippet: each requested a change of venue under section 47.101(1)(b), Florida Statutes (1979). The trial judge

Church of Scientology of California, Inc. v. Cazares

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1981-04-01

Citation: 401 So. 2d 810, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19055

Snippet: each moved for a change of venue under section 47.101(l)(b), Florida Statutes (1979), on the ground that

Bingham v. Manson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-09-21

Citation: 363 So. 2d 370

Snippet: language in the general change of venue statute, F.S. 47.101. In summary, we hold that inasmuch as Dade County

Cruz ex rel. Cruz v. Florida Power & Light Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1975-02-18

Citation: 307 So. 2d 924, 1975 Fla. App. LEXIS 14686

Snippet: for a change of venue pursuant to Fla.Stat. § 47.101. The order contains the following finding of fact:

Iseminger v. Morris

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-06-10

Citation: 249 So. 2d 488, 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 6381

Snippet: by the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff. F.S. Section 47.101, F.S.A., provides for a change of venue if a party