# Florida — Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state

For Florida, attorney's fees for the prevailing party is The court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in connection with a claim that an action was filed in violation of this section; statute is Fla. Stat. § 768.295, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Florida _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Attorney's fees for the prevailing party:** The court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in connection with a claim that an action was filed in violation of this section. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** Fla. Stat. § 768.295 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> The court may award, subject to the limitations in s. 768.28 , the party sued by a governmental entity actual damages arising from a governmental entity’s violation of this section. The court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in connection with a claim that an action was filed in violation of this section.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Attorney's fees for the prevailing party

> The court may award, subject to the limitations in s. 768.28 , the party sued by a governmental entity actual damages arising from a governmental entity’s violation of this section. The court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in connection with a claim that an action was filed in violation of this section.

## Source

- http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799/0768/Sections/0768.295.html

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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