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Florida Statute 47.121 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 47.121 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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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.

Cases Citing F.S. 47.121

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·Hennessy v. City of Fort Lauderdale, 101 So. 2d 176 (Fla. 2d DCA 1958).

Cited 11 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

ordinance, Article XI, "Board of Adjustment", Section 47-121, "Powers of the Board", provides as follows:
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Tindall v. Smith, 601 So. 2d 627 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1992 WL 143632

...nder which a change of venue is permissible. We recognize that all courts have the power to grant changes of venue. § 47.091, Fla. Stat. (1991). Chapter 47 contains the circumstances under which a court may grant a change of venue. See §§ 47.101, 47.121, 47.122, Fla....
...The motion for change of venue under this section shall be verified, shall set forth the facts on which it is based, and shall be supported by affidavits. Our record reflects that Smith did *628 not file a verified motion, as required by this section. 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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·Rasheem Diquoine Dubose v. State of Florida, 210 So. 3d 641 (Fla. 2017).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 143, 2017 WL 526506, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 286

...- 23 - Motion for Change of Venue Dubose argues that the trial court should have granted his motion for change of venue. We find that the trial judge did not err in denying Dubose’s motion. 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.” This Court has determined that some knowledge of th...
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