(a) Application. These rules, cited as “Florida Rules of Traffic Court” and abbreviated as “Fla. R. Traf. Ct.,” shall take effect at 12:00 a.m. on January 1, 1975. These rules govern practice and procedure in any traffic case and specifically apply to practice and procedure in county courts and before civil traffic infraction hearing officers.
(b) Part III. The rules under Part III of these rules apply to all criminal traffic offenses.
(c) Part IV. The rules under Part IV of these rules apply only to traffic infractions adjudicated in a court of the state, whether by a county court judge or civil traffic infraction hearing officer.