Florida Legal Overview: Naples-Marco Island The Naples-Marco Island metropolitan area in southwest Florida is defined by the Census Bureau as covering Collier County. The county is served by the 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida and the Second District Court of Appeal. The circuit court is the main trial court with general jurisdiction. The county court has limited jurisdiction over traffic violations, misdemeanors and civil actions below $15,000. A small claims court handles civil complaints amounting to less than $5,000. Listed below are the main cities in the Naples-Marco Island metro area.
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1. The courthouse in the Collier Government Complex in Naples includes the circuit and county courts. The courts are divided into separate divisions for criminal, civil, family law, juvenile, drugs and probate matters. The criminal and civil divisions are further divided into circuit/county courts. The circuit criminal court handles felony prosecutions while the county criminal court decides on misdemeanors and traffic violations. The county civil court hears cases whose amounts are in between $5,000 and $15,000, while the circuit civil court handles the bigger cases.
20th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Trending Naples-Marco Island Legal Topics: The Second District Court of Appeal in Lakeland has jurisdiction over appellate hearings against decisions handed down by county and circuit courts in Collier County. The Florida Supreme Court may then take up a case for further review on appeal. Federal cases in Collier County are to be filed with the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Bankruptcy petitions may be filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. All federal appeals in Florida are handled by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. |