Rule 4.430 Demand for Jury Trial; Waiver

(a) Right Preserved. The right of trial by jury as declared by the constitution or by statute must be preserved to the parties inviolate.

(b) Waiver of Jury Trial; Demand. The trial must be before the court without a jury unless the petitioner files a demand for jury trial with the petition or the respondent files such a demand with the answer.

(c) Late Demand for Jury Trial. If waived, a jury trial may not be granted without the consent of the parties, but the court Florida Rules of Civil Procedure for Involuntary Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators January 1, 2024 24 may allow an amendment in the proceedings to demand a trial by jury or order a trial by jury on its own motion.