Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 47.121 (2025)

Change of venue; when unable to obtain jury.

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47.121 Change of venue; when unable to obtain jury.A change of venue shall be granted when it appears impracticable to obtain a qualified jury in the county where the action is pending.
History.s. 1, ch. 4137, 1893; GS 1472; RGS 2671; CGL 4338; s. 3, ch. 67-254.
Note.Former s. 53.05.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1992–2017 · leading case: Rasheem Diquoine Dubose v. State of Florida, 210 So. 3d 641 (Fla. 2017).
Rasheem Diquoine Dubose v. State of Florida, 210 So. 3d 641 (Fla. 2017). · cites it 2× “Section 47.121, Florida Statutes (2010), states that “[a] change of venue shall be granted when it appears impracticable to obtain a qualified jury in the county where the action is pending.”
Tindall v. Smith, 601 So. 2d 627 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992). “Under section 47.121, the trial court shall grant a change of venue when it appears impracticable to obtain a qualified jury in the county where the action is pending.”
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