Florida legal term
Circuit in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Circuit” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Circuit” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Circuit” means any of the judicial circuits as set forth in s. 26.021. (Fla. Stat. § 984.03)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- County officers not to speculate in county warrants or certificates
- False reports concerning planting a bomb, explosive, or weapon of mass destruction in, or committing arson against, state-owned property, or concerning the use of firearms in a violent manner; penalty; reward
- Human trafficking victim expunction
- Inmate release; notification; identification card
- Judicial officer withholding records
- Jurisdiction
- Linen suppliers
- Mortgage fraud
- Oaths; records; confidential information
- Officer taking insufficient bail
- Referral selling
- Responsibilities of employing agency, commission, and program with respect to compliance with employment qualifications and the conduct of background investigations; injunctive relief
Related terms in the same statutes
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