Rule 3.030. SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS AND

RULE 3.030. SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS AND

DOCUMENTS

(a)

Service. Every pleading subsequent to the initial

indictment or information on which a defendant is to be tried

unless the court otherwise orders, and every order not entered in

open court, every written motion unless it is one about which a

hearing ex parte is authorized, and every written notice, demand,

and similar document must be served on each party in conformity

with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration

2.516. Nothing in these rules requires a plea of not guilty be in

writing.

(b)

Filing. Filings of all pleadings and documents must

comply with Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial

Administration 2.505, 2.515, and 2.525.

(c)

Deposit with the Clerk. Any paper document that is a

judgment and sentence or required by statute or rule to be sworn to

or notarized must be filed and deposited with the clerk immediately

after its filed. This requirement does not apply to the documents

filed under rules 3.111(b)(5)(C), 3.121, 3.125, 3.133(a)(3), 3.140(g),

3.160, 3.190, 3.240, 3.692, 3.693, 3.694, 3.811, 3.840, and 3.984.

This requirement also does not apply to the documents filed by

attorneys under rules 3.600, 3.801(c), 3.850(c), or 3.853(b).

(d)

Maintenance of Deposited Documents. The clerk must

maintain deposited original paper documents in accordance with

Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.430,

unless otherwise ordered by the court.

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Committee Notes

1968 Adoption. Taken from the Florida Rules of Civil

Procedure.

1972 Amendment. Same as prior rule; (a) amended by

deleting reference to trial on affidavit.

2000 Amendment. Fraudulent manipulation of electronically

transmitted service should be considered contemptuous and dealt

with by appropriate sanctions by the court.