Scheduling Hearings and Cancellation of Hearings: A motion must be filed with the Clerk of Court before setting the matter for hearing in JAWS. The court may change venue of a criminal case on the defendant's motion or on its own initiative with the defendant's consent.Thirteenth Judicial Circuit - Forms List. Please select the category below to expand and view general forms for those division. Change of venue is the transfer of a legal action from one county to another county for trial. Appellant challenges the order transferring his supplemental petition to modify child support from Putnam County to Hillsborough County. Defense attorneys are frequently filing motions to transfer venue. A trial court's decision on whether to transfer venue for the convenience of the parties or witnesses, or in the interest of justice, is subject. The reason for this change would be to make things more convenient for all interested parties. Angela, This is called a Motion for Venue.