The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure govern how civil cases proceed in Florida’s state courts — pleadings, motions, discovery, trial, and judgment. Below are the rules we’ve broken down in plain English, each cross-linked to its federal parallel where one exists. Citations are to Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.XXX.

The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure

• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.010 — Scope and Title of Rules
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.020 — Privacy and Court Records
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.030 — Nonverification of Pleadings
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.040 — One Form of Action
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.041 — Limited Appearance Attorneys
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.050 — When Action Commenced
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.060 — Transfers of Actions
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.061 — Choice of Forum
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.070 — Process
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.071 — Constitutional Challenge to State
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.090 — Time
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.100 — Pleadings and Motions
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.110 — General Rules of Pleading
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.115 — Pleading Mortgage Foreclosures
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.120 — Pleading Special Matters
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.130 — Attaching Copy of Cause of Action and
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.140 — Defenses
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.150 — Sham Pleadings
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.160 — Motions
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.170 — Counterclaims and Crossclaims
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.180 — Third-party Practice
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.200 — Case Management; Pretrial
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.201 — Complex Litigation
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.202 — Conferral Prior to Filing Motions
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.210 — Parties
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.220 — Class Actions
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.221 — Homeowners’ Associations and
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.222 — Mobile Homeowners’ Associations
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.230 — Interventions
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.240 — Interpleader
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.250 — Misjoinder and Nonjoinder of
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.260 — Survivor; Substitution of Parties
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.270 — Consolidation; Separate Trials
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.280 — General Provisions Governing Discovery
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.285 — Inadvertent Disclosure of Privileged
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.290 — Depositions Before Action or Pending
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.300 — Persons Before Whom Depositions May
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.310 — Depositions on Oral Examination
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.330 — Use of Depositions in Court
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.340 — Interrogatories to Parties
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.350 — Production of Documents
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.351 — Production of Documents and Things
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.360 — Examination of Persons
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.370 — Requests for Admission
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.380 — Failure to Make Discovery; Sanctions
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.390 — Depositions of Expert Witnesses
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.410 — Subpoena
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.420 — Dismissal of Actions
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.430 — Demand for Jury Trial; Waiver
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.431 — Trial Jury
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.440 — Setting Action for Trial
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.442 — Proposals for Settlement
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.450 — Evidence
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.452 — Questions by Jurors
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.453 — Jury Request to Review Testimony
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.455 — Juror Notebooks
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.460 — Motions to Continue Trial
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.470 — Exceptions Unnecessary; Jury
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.480 — Motion for a Directed Verdict
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.481 — Verdicts
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.490 — Magistrates
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.500 — Defaults and Final Judgments
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.510 — Summary Judgment
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.520 — View
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.525 — Motions for Costs and Attorneys’
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.530 — Motions for New Trial and Rehearing;
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.540 — Relief from Judgment, Decrees, or Orders
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.545 — Final Disposition Form
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.550 — Executions and Final Process
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.560 — Discovery in Aid of Execution
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.570 — Enforcement of Final Judgments
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.580 — Writ of Possession
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.590 — Process in Behalf of and Against
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.600 — Deposits in Court
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.610 — Injunctions
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.620 — Receivers
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.625 — Proceedings Against Surety on Judicial
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.630 — Extraordinary Remedies
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.650 — Medical Malpractice Presuit Screening
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.700 — Rules Common to Mediation and
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.710 — Mediation Rules
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.720 — Mediation Procedures
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.730 — Completion of Mediation
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.750 — County Court Actions
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.800 — Exclusions From Arbitration
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.810 — Selection and Compensation of
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.820 — Hearing Procedures for Non-binding
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.830 — Voluntary Binding Arbitration
• Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.900 — Forms

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