Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure
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3.134. Time for Filing Formal Charges
The state shall file formal charges on defendants in
custody by information, or indictment, or in the case
of alleged misdemeanors by whatever documents
constitute
a formal charge, within 30 days from the date
on which defendants are arrested or from the date of
the service of capiases upon them. If the defendants
remain uncharged, the court on the 30th day and with
notice to the state shall:
(1) Order that the defendants automatically be
released on their own recognizance on the 33rd day
unless the state files formal charges by that date; or
(2) If good cause is shown by the state, order that
the defendants automatically be released on their own
recognizance on the 40th day unless the state files formal
charges by that date.
In no event shall any defendants remain in custody
beyond 40 days unless they have been formally
charged with a crime.
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