Florida Statutes Title XLVII Chapter 900 - General Provisions

• 900.01 - Title.
  Chapters 900-925 may be cited as the “Criminal Procedure Law.”History.—s. 320, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(333); s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 1,...
• 900.02 - Effective Date.
  The Criminal Procedure Law shall become effective at 12:01 a.m., January 1, 1971, and shall govern the procedure in all criminal cases instituted after that...
• 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...
• 900.04 - Contempts.
  Said courts, in the exercise of their criminal jurisdiction may punish for contempts as in the exercise of their civil jurisdiction, and the county courts...

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