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2025 Florida Statutes
SECTION 30
Jurisdiction and venue.
Jurisdiction and venue.
1542.30 Jurisdiction and venue.—Without regard to the amount in controversy, a suit or proceeding brought under this part shall be brought in the circuit court in and for any county in which the cause of action arose; in which any defendant resides, is found, or has an agent; or in which any act in furtherance of the conduct prohibited by this part occurred.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-28; s. 16, ch. 2025-213.
1Note.—Amended by s. 16, ch. 2025-213, effective July 1, 2025, per s. 22, ch. 2025-213. Chapter 2025-213 became law without the Governor’s signature on July 3, 2025, per s. 8(a), Art. III of the State Constitution. In Re Advisory Opinion to the Governor Request of June 29, 1979, 374 So. 2d 959 (Fla. 1979), specifies the constitutional effective date in s. 9, Art. III of the State Constitution in this situation. The constitutional effective date is August 15, 2025, for ch. 2025-213.