The statute of limitations shall not be applicable to criminal charges dismissed because of the incompetency of the defendant to proceed. If a defendant is declared incompetent to proceed during trial and afterwards is declared competent to proceed, the defendant’s other, uncompleted trial shall not constitute former jeopardy.
Fla. Stat. § 916.14
Statute of limitations; former jeopardy
Known as the Forensic Client Services Act
The act spans §§ 916.10 to 916.304 (28 sections).
History.--s. 1, ch. 80-75; s. 1531, ch. 97-102; s. 17, ch. 98-92.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.