Fla. Stat. 918.0157
Right to trial by jury

In each prosecution for a violation of a state law or a municipal or county ordinance punishable by imprisonment, the defendant shall have, upon demand, the right to a trial by an impartial jury in the county where the offense was committed, except as to any such prosecution for a violation punishable for a term of imprisonment of 6 months or less, if at the time the case is set for trial the court announces that in the event of conviction of the crime as charged or of any lesser included offense a sentence of imprisonment will not be imposed and the defendant will not be adjudicated guilty, unless a right to trial by jury for such offense is guaranteed under the State or Federal Constitution.

Source: Section 918.0157 — Right to trial by jury, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0918.0157 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

918.03
Procedure when offense committed outside state 918.04
Procedure when offense committed in another county 918.05
View by jury 918.06
Separation and detention of jurors 918.07
Admonition to officer in charge of jurors 918.10
Charge to jury 918.12
Tampering with jurors 918.13
Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence 918.015
Right to speedy trial 918.016
Trial of remaining defendants after grant of continuance to others 918.16
Sex offenses 918.19
Closing argument 918.0155
Expeditious disposition of particular criminal cases involving a child under age 16 918.0157
Right to trial by jury

Current through Fall 2025

§ 918.0157. Right to trial by jury's source at flsenate.gov

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Original Source: Section 918.0157 — Right to trial by jury, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0918.0157 (last accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

Fla. Stat. 918.0157 Right to trial by jury

Fla. Stat. 918.0157
Right to trial by jury