County Court of the State of Florida

The County Court of the State of Florida is the state of Florida's trial court, and is of general jurisdiction. There is a county court in each of Florida's 67 counties.

This court has jurisdiction to try criminal cases classified as misdemeanors, civil actions where the amount in controversy is less than $15,000, small claims cases, landlord and tenant disputes and other miscellaneous actions.^[1]

Where there are no municipal courts, county courts handle traffic citations. Parking tickets are handled by the municipality. The ticket recipient is responsible for paying the ticket.^[2]

References

↑ "History of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit". Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
↑ "Traffic - Brevard County, Florida - Clerk of the Court". Brevardclerk.us. Retrieved 2014-01-05.

Florida state courts

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