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Fla. Stat. § 318.33 (2025)
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318.33 Appeals.—Decisions of the hearing officer are appealable, under the rules of court, to the circuit court. Appeals shall be based upon the record of the hearing before the hearing officer and shall not be hearings de novo. Appellants are responsible for producing the record of the hearing beyond that which normally results from the civil traffic infraction hearing process.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2021–2023 · leading case: James Nelson Obo Minor Child, N.N. v. State of Florida, No. 21-0380 (Fla. 3d DCA Aug. 4, 2021).
James Nelson Obo Minor Child, N.N. v. State of Florida, No. 21-0380 (Fla. 3d DCA Aug. 4, 2021). “See § 318.33, Fla. Stat. (2021). 4 We express no opinion on the merits of the appeal.”
Reginald Byron Colley Vs State of Florida, 358 So. 3d 804 (Fla. 5th DCA 2023). “The State correctly responds that Colley should have appealed this determination to the circuit court pursuant to section 318.33, Florida Statutes (2022), which provides that “[d]ecisions of the hearing officer are appealable, under the rules of court, to the circuit court,” and…”
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