Computing Time — Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.514
Official rule; awaiting reverification against the current source text. Verify with the clerk, judicial assistant, or official court website before relying on it.
Summary
How Florida procedural deadlines are computed: exclude the trigger day; count every day for periods of 7 days or more; for periods under 7 days, skip intermediate weekends and legal holidays; roll forward when the last day is a weekend or holiday.
Applies to
Florida > All state courts
Requirement
When a period is stated in days: (1) exclude the day of the triggering event; (2) if the period is 7 days or more, count every day including weekends and holidays; (3) if the period is less than 7 days, exclude intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays; (4) include the last day, but if it is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the period runs to the end of the next business day. Five days are added when a party is permitted to act after service by mail. Verify the holiday list for the specific court.
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Deadline engine
5 calendar days after
Mail service +5 days
Trigger: Service by mail
Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.514
Computed periods follow Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.514 — always confirm holiday calendars for the specific court.
Source of truth
- Official source
- Florida Courts — State Courts System
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
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- Last verified
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Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at Florida Courts — State Courts System. Review before republishing dependent rules.
- July 6, 2026Monitor: content changed at Florida Courts — State Courts System. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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