Before a circuit judge the petition and the papers shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the prisoner is detained. Before the other courts, justices or judges, the papers shall be filed with the clerk of the court on which the justice or judge sits.
Fla. Stat. § 79.09
Filing of papers
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 249 So. 2d 67 - Ruiter v. Wainwright (1971)
Most recently applied in Newman v. Hornsby (June 1980)
History.--s. 8, Sept. 16, 1822; s. 8, ch. 3129, 1879; RS 1778; GS 2255; RGS 3578; CGL 5442; s. 29, ch. 67-254.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.