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Computation and enlargement of timeRule 8.180

Part II · Delinquency Proceedings — I. General Provisions · Rules of Juvenile Procedure (October 1, 2026 ed.)

7 opinions cite Rule 8.180

  1. R.J.A. v. Foster 603 So. 2d 1167 · SC79296 · Florida Supreme Court 1992

    This opinion cites Rule 8.180 5 times: (j), and the section generally

    · cited by 23 in all courts

    …substantive right flowing from the constitutional authority for a separate statutory proceeding. They argue that the ten-day window added in our amendment to rule 8.180, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.180 (Speedy Trial), 536 So.2d 199 (Fla. 1988),…

  2. M.T. v. Department of Children & Families 816 So. 2d 227 · 5D01-1302 · 5th DCA 2002

    Reversed & remanded This opinion cites Rule 8.180 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 2 in all courts

    Dismissal of the dependency case reversed because the 30-day adjudicatory hearing deadline in sections 39.506 and 39.507 is directory, not jurisdictional.

    …and dismissed the dependency action. That dismissal is the subject of this cross-appeal by DCF. [1] The DCF points out that at one time, Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.180 provided a speedy trial time of 90 days applicable to both dependency and delinquency proceedings. See H.B. v. State, 455 So.2d 1146 (Fla. 1st DCA…

  3. D.D. v. Department of Children & Families 849 So. 2d 473 · 4D03-160 · 4th DCA 2003

    Affirmed This opinion cites Rule 8.180 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 1 in all courts

    Dependency adjudication affirmed; the 30-day deadline for the adjudicatory hearing in s. 39.507(1)(a) is directory, not mandatory, so dismissal was not required.

    … . The opinion noted that formerly, the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure applied a speedy trial rule to both delinquency and dependency matters, see Fla. R. Juv. P. 8.180 (1984), but due to subsequent amendments a rule governing speedy trial applicable to dependency was eliminated. See Petition of Fla. Bar to Amend Fla.…

  4. Gilbert v. K-Mart Corp. 664 So. 2d 335 · 1D93-657 · 1st DCA 1995

    This opinion cites Rule 8.180 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 5 in all courts

    … the supreme court addressed the substantive/procedural dilemma in the context of section 39.048, Florida Statutes (1991), in conjunction with its Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.180, in an effort to determine whether section 39.048 granted juveniles an absolute substantive right to be tried within 90 days, thereby overruling the court's…

  5. P.S. v. State 658 So. 2d 92 · SC84330 · Florida Supreme Court 1995

    This opinion cites Rule 8.180 1 time, the section generally

    …form continuum within which all aspects of speedy trial lie in neat relationship and are to be read as in pari materia ); In re Amendments to Fla.Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.180 (Speedy Trial), 532 So.2d 1272, 1273 (Fla.) ("The rule change proposed by the state attorneys is intended to conform to the procedures for dismissal for…

  6. In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida Probate Rules, Florida Rules of Traffic Court, Florida Small Claims Rules, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure SC21-1049 · Florida Supreme Court 2021

    Rule amendment This opinion cites Rule 8.180 1 time, the section generally

    … - 114 - (3)-(6) [NO CHANGE] (c)-(h) [NO CHANGE] Committee Notes [NO CHANGE] RULE 8.180. COMPUTATION AND ENLARGEMENT OF TIME (a) Computation. Computation of time shall be governed by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial…

  7. Amendments to Rules of Juv. Procedure-Forms 934 So. 2d 438 · SC05-950-2 · Florida Supreme Court 2006

    Rule amendment This opinion cites Rule 8.180 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 2 in all courts

    …related to the waiver of parental notification case. Three amendments have been made to rule 8.820. First, subdivision (d)(1) is amended to clarify that rules 8.180 and 8.240, which govern computation of time periods in delinquency and dependency cases, respectively, do not apply to the 48-hour time period for disposition…

Cited as rule 8.180 under earlier numbering (34)

These opinions cite a rule numbered 8.180 before that number meant this rule: before the rules were renumbered on July 1, 1991. They are about a different rule.

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(a) Computation. Computation of time shall be governed by Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.514, except for rules 8.013 and 8.010, to which rule 2.514(a)(2)(C) shall not apply and the statutory time period shall govern.

(b) Enlargement of Time. When by these rules or by a notice given thereunder or by order of court an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified time, the court for good cause shown may, at any time, in its discretion:

(1) with or without notice, order the period enlarged if request therefor is made before the expiration of the period originally prescribed or as extended by a previous order; or

(2) upon motion made and notice after the expiration of the specified period permit the act to be done where the failure to act was the result of excusable neglect. But it may not, except as provided by law or elsewhere in these rules, extend the time for making a motion for a new trial, a motion for rehearing, judgment of acquittal, vacation of judgment, or for taking an appeal. This rule shall not be construed to apply to detention hearings.

Amendments since the 1991 renumbering

From the Florida Bar edition's table of amending opinions. Where it lists a range of rules ("8.400–8.410"), each rule in the range today is listed.