Rule 3.025. STATE AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DEFINED

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RULE 3.025. STATE AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DEFINED

Whenever the terms “state,” “state attorney,” “prosecutor,”

“prosecution,” “prosecuting officer,” or “prosecuting attorney” are

used in these rules, they shall be construed to mean the

prosecuting authority representing the State of Florida.

Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure January 1, 2026

Committee Notes

2000 Adoption. This provision is new. Its purpose is to

include the Office of Statewide Prosecution as a prosecuting

authority under these rules. No substantive changes are intended

by the adoption of this rule.

II. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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