900.03

Courts vested with criminal jurisdiction; process.

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900.03 Courts vested with criminal jurisdiction; process.—

(1) Original jurisdiction in criminal cases is vested in the circuit courts and county courts.

(2) Courts having criminal jurisdiction may issue writs and process necessary to the exercise of the criminal jurisdiction and the writs and process shall have effect through the state.

History.—RS 2792, 2793; GS 3842, 3843; RGS 5937, 5938; CGL 8203, 8204; s. 10, ch. 65-483; s. 2, ch. 70-339; s. 34, ch. 73-334.

Note.—Former ss. 932.01, 932.02.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Davis v. State

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Davis v. State (2006) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “§ 900.03(2), Fla. Stat. (2001). Nor was appellate counsel ineffective for failing to raise lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the circuit court clearly had subject matter jurisdiction to prosecute this case.”

State v. Woods (1981) fla · cites it 2× “Further, the county court has the power to issue a writ of error coram nobis by virtue of its criminal jurisdiction, article V, section 7, Florida Constitution (1976), and pursuant to section 900.”

United States v. Gabriel Cortes (2011) ca11 “See Fla. Stat. § 900.03 . Under Florida’s Juvenile Justice Act, adjudications of law violations by children under the age of 18 occur in the juvenile court (i.”

Pedro Jose Moreno Hernandez v. State of Florida (2025) fladistctapp · cites it 6× “Further, section 900.03 of the Florida Statutes, a general law, provides that “Courts having criminal jurisdiction may issue writs .”

Gomez v. Koffinas (2025) flmd “§ 900.03 (1). And a broad reading of the statute could lead to anomalous results.”

— 900.03(2) — 2 cases

Davis v. State (2006) fladistctapp “§ 900.03(2), Fla. Stat. (2001). Nor was appellate counsel ineffective for failing to raise lack of subject matter jurisdiction because the circuit court clearly had subject matter jurisdiction to prosecute this case.”

Pedro Jose Moreno Hernandez v. State of Florida (2025) fladistctapp “Further, section 900.03 of the Florida Statutes, a general law, provides that “Courts having criminal jurisdiction may issue writs .”

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