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Fla. Stat. § 932.63 — Filing of charges; petitioner not incarcerated
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 932: Provisions Supplemental to Criminal Procedure Law, Florida Statutes.
Full text of Fla. Stat. § 932.63
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
If the petitioner is not incarcerated, the prosecuting attorney shall, within 30 days of receipt of the petition, after due and diligent consideration and investigation of defendant’s cause, file charges on behalf of the state against the defendant in the court providing criminal jury trial jurisdiction, or shall decline to file charges against the defendant, and the cause shall be dismissed upon the filing of a no true bill by the prosecuting attorney with the clerk. Upon failure of the prosecuting attorney to take action within 30 days, the cause shall be dismissed by the clerk of the court in which the cause is pending.
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