Florida Rules of General Practice
                       and Judicial Administration

                                  Table of Contents


CITATIONS TO OPINIONS ADOPTING OR AMENDING RULES
    ORIGINAL ADOPTION, effective 7-1-78: 360 So.2d 1076. 
PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS 
RULE 2.110.    SCOPE AND PURPOSE 
RULE 2.120.    DEFINITIONS 
RULE 2.130.    PRIORITY OF FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE
    PROCEDURE 
RULE 2.140.    AMENDING RULES OF COURT 
RULE 2.150.    SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS 
PART II. STATE COURT ADMINISTRATION
RULE 2.205.    THE SUPREME COURT
RULE 2.210.    DISTRICT COURTS OF APPEAL 
RULE 2.215.    TRIAL COURT ADMINISTRATION 
RULE 2.220.    CONFERENCES OF JUDGES 
RULE 2.225.    JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT COUNCIL 
RULE 2.230.    TRIAL COURT BUDGET COMMISSION 
RULE 2.235.    DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL BUDGET
    COMMISSION 
RULE 2.236.    FLORIDA COURTS TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION 57
RULE 2.240.    DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
    JUDGES 65
RULE 2.241.    DETERMINATION OF THE NECESSITY TO
    INCREASE, DECREASE, OR REDEFINE JUDICIAL CIRCUITS
    AND APPELLATE DISTRICTS 
RULE 2.244.    JUDICIAL COMPENSATION 
RULE 2.245.    CASE REPORTING SYSTEM FOR TRIAL COURTS83
RULE 2.250.    TIME STANDARDS FOR TRIAL AND APPELLATE
    COURTS AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
RULE 2.255.    STATEWIDE GRAND JURY 
RULE 2.256.    JUROR TIME MANAGEMENT 
RULE 2.260.    CHANGE OF VENUE 
RULE 2.265.    MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS 
RULE 2.270.    SUPREME COURT COMMITTEES ON STANDARD
     JURY INSTRUCTIONS 
PART III. JUDICIAL OFFICERS 
RULE 2.310.    JUDICIAL DISCIPLINE, REMOVAL, RETIREMENT,
     AND SUSPENSION 
RULE 2.320.    CONTINUING JUDICIAL EDUCATION 
RULE 2.330.    DISQUALIFICATION OF TRIAL JUDGES 
RULE 2.340.    JUDICIAL ATTIRE 
PART IV. JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS AND RECORDS 
RULE 2.410.    POSSESSION OF COURT RECORDS 
RULE 2.420.    PUBLIC ACCESS TO AND PROTECTION OF
     JUDICIAL BRANCH RECORDS
APPENDIX TO RULE 2.420 
RULE 2.423.    “MARSY’S LAW” CRIME VICTIM INFORMATION
     WITHIN COURT FILING
RULE 2.425.    MINIMIZATION OF THE FILING OF SENSITIVE
     INFORMATION 
RULE 2.430.    RETENTION OF COURT RECORDS 
RULE 2.440.    RETENTION OF JUDICIAL BRANCH
     ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS 
RULE 2.450.    TECHNOLOGICAL COVERAGE OF JUDICIAL
     PROCEEDINGS 
RULE 2.451.    USE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES 
PART V. PRACTICE OF LAW
A. ATTORNEYS 
RULE 2.505.    ATTORNEYS 
RULE 2.510.    FOREIGN ATTORNEYS
B. PRACTICE AND LITIGATION PROCEDURES 
RULE 2.514.    COMPUTING AND EXTENDING TIME
RULE 2.515.    SIGNATURE AND CERTIFICATES OF ATTORNEYS
     AND PARTIES 
RULE 2.516.    SERVICE OF PLEADINGS AND DOCUMENTS 
RULE 2.520.   DOCUMENTS
RULE 2.525.   ELECTRONIC FILING 
RULE 2.526.   ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION AND
    TECHNOLOGY 
RULE 2.530.   COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
RULE 2.533. OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS IN COURT 
RULE 2.535.   COURT REPORTING 
RULE 2.540.   REQUESTS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS BY
    PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 
RULE 2.545.   CASE MANAGEMENT 
RULE 2.546.   ACTIVE AND INACTIVE CASE STATUS
RULE 2.550.   CALENDAR CONFLICTS 
RULE 2.555.   INITIATION OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS 
RULE 2.560.   APPOINTMENT OF SPOKEN LANGUAGE COURT
    INTERPRETERS FOR NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING AND
    LIMITED-ENGLISH-PROFICIENT PERSONS 
RULE 2.565.   RETENTION OF SPOKEN LANGUAGE COURT
    INTERPRETERS FOR NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING AND
    LIMITED-ENGLISH-PROFICIENT PERSONS BY ATTORNEYS
    OR SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS 
RULE 2.570.   PARENTAL-LEAVE CONTINUANCE 
RULE 2.580.   STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS 
FORM 2.601.      REQUEST TO BE EXCUSED FROM E-MAIL
    SERVICE BY A PARTY NOT REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY
                 215
FORM 2.602.      DESIGNATION OF E-MAIL ADDRESS BY A
    PARTY NOT REPRESENTED BY AN ATTORNEY
FORM 2.603.      CHANGE OF MAILING ADDRESS OR
    DESIGNATED E-MAIL ADDRESS 
FORM 2.604.      NOTICE OF PENDING MATTER 
FORM 2.605.      NOTICE OF INACTIVE STATUS 
FORM 2.606.      NOTICE OF ACTIVE STATUS 
JUDICIAL BRANCH RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR
    ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS 
              CITATIONS TO OPINIONS ADOPTING OR AMENDING RULES
              ORIGINAL ADOPTION, EFFECTIVE 7-1-78: 360 SO.2D 1076.

OTHER OPINIONS:
Effective 1-1-79:       364   So.2d   466.    Amended 2.070(f).
Effective 7-1-79:       372   So.2d   449.    Amended 2.010–2.130.
Effective 2-21-80:      380   So.2d   1027.   Amended 2.060(b).
Effective 1-1-81:       389   So.2d   202.    Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 2.050(e),
                                              2.130.
Effective   1-1-81:     391   So.2d   214.    Amended 2.040(b)(3), 2.050(c).
Effective   1-1-82:     403   So.2d   926.    Added 2.075.
Effective   12-1-83:    442   So.2d   198.    Added 2.035.
Effective   2-23-84:    446   So.2d   87.     Amended 2.035.
Effective   1-1-85:     458   So.2d   1110.   Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 2.140(b)(2);
                                              added 2.130(b)(5); renumbered 2.130(b)(6).
Effective   1-1-85:     462   So.2d   444.    Added 2.071.
Effective   3-1-85:     465   So.2d   1217.   Added 2.125.
Effective   7-1-86:     493   So.2d   423.    Added 2.085.
Effective   2-1-87:     500   So.2d   524.    Amended 2.040(a)(2), 2.050(c).
Effective   7-1-87:     507   So.2d   1390.   Amended 2.050(d), 2.070(e).
Effective   7-1-87:     509   So.2d   276.    Amended 2.130(f).
Effective   1-1-88:     518   So.2d   258.    Added 2.150.
Effective   1-1-89:     532   So.2d   667.    See revised opinion at 536 So.2d 195.
Effective   1-1-89:     536   So.2d   195.    Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 2.050(c),
                                              2.060(d), (h)–(j), 2.070(h), 2.085(a), (c).
Effective   6-1-89:     543   So.2d   1244.   Added 2.125(b)(1)(I), (b)(1)(J).
Effective   11-9-89:    552   So.2d   194.    Added 2.125(b)(1)(K).
Effective   1-11-90:    555   So.2d   848.    Added 2.125(b)(1)(L).
Effective   1-18-90:    550   So.2d   457.    Added 2.055.
Effective   6-15-90:    560   So.2d   786.    Added 2.030(a)(3)(D).
Effective   10-22-92:   607   So.2d   396.    Amended 2.130(b)(3).
Effective   10-29-92:   608   So.2d   472.    Added 2.051.
Effective   1-1-93:     609   So.2d   465.    Four-year-cycle revision. Substantively
                                              amended 2.040(b)(5), 2.055, 2.060, 2.071,
                                              2.085, 2.130; added 2.160, 2.170.
Effective   12-23-93:   634   So.2d   604.    Amended 2.110(b).
Effective   2-9-95:     650   So.2d   30.     Amended 2.170.
Effective   2-23-95:    650   So.2d   38.     Amended 2.070.
Effective   3-23-95:    651   So.2d   1185.   Amended 2.051.
Effective   3-30-95:    652   So.2d   811.    Amended 2.125.
Effective   5-9-95:     654   So.2d   917.    Amended 2.070(d)(2).
Effective   6-15-95:    656   So.2d   926.    Amended 2.125.
Effective   1-1-96:     661   So.2d   806.    Amended 2.070(b).
Effective   1-1-96:     665   So.2d   218.    Amended 2.035.
Effective   4-11-96:    672   So.2d   523.    Amended 2.050(b)(4), 2.050(b)(7); added
                                              2.050(h).
Effective 6-27-96:      675 So.2d 1376.       Added 2.072.
Effective 8-29-96:      678 So.2d 1285.       Added court commentary to 2.050.
Effective 1-1-97:       681 So.2d 698.        Added 2.060(f), renumbered 2.060(f)–(l);
                                              amended 2.075, 2.090.
Effective 1-1-97:       682 So.2d 89.         Four-year-cycle revision. Added
                                              2.030(a)(2)(B)(iv), 2.052, 2.065, 2.135, 2.180;
                                              amended 2.050(c), (e)(1)(F), (e)(3), (h), 2.055(c),
                                              2.125 (for style); deleted 2.055(e).
Effective 2-7-97:       688 So.2d 320.        Added 2.050(b)(10).
Effective 7-17-97:      697 So.2d 144.        Partially suspended application of 2.055(c)
                                              until January 1, 1999.
Effective 1-1-98:   701 So.2d 1164.           Amended 2.060(f), 2.090(c).
Effective 11-20-97: 701 So.2d 864.            Amended 2.050(b)(10).
Effective 1-1-99:   711 So.2d 29.             Amended 2.055(c), added a new (d), and
                                              redesignated former (d) as (e).
Effective   2-1-99:     746   So.2d   1073.   Amended 2.051(c)(7).
Effective   5-25-00:    766   So.2d   999.    Added 2.071(f).
Effective   7-14-00:    772   So.2d   532.    Added 2.070(i).
Effective   12-1-00:    774   So.2d   625.    Added 2.053.
Effective   1-1-01:     780   So.2d   819.    Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 2.020,
                                              2.053(b)(1)(A), 2.060, 2.070, 2.071(d),
                                              2.130(a), (c), (e)–(g); added 2.061, 2.140(c).
Effective   7-1-01:     796   So.2d   477.    Added 2.054.
Effective   10-1-01:    797   So.2d   1213.   Amended 2.050(b).
Effective   1-1-02:     812   So.2d   401.    Amended 2.054(e).
Effective   3-7-02:     825   So.2d   889.    Amended 2.030, 2.040, 2.051, 2.075; added
                                              2.076 and Judicial Branch Retention
                                              Schedule for Administrative Records.
Effective   10-1-02:    826   So.2d   233.    Amended 2.050, 2.052, 2.085.
Effective   9-19-02:    828   So.2d   994.    Amended 2.130.
Effective   7-10-03:    851   So.2d   698.    Amended 2.050, 2.053, 2.130.
Effective   1-1-04:     851   So.2d   698.    Two-year-cycle revision. Amended 2.060,
                                              2.070, 2.085, 2.160, 2.170.
Effective   1-1-04:     860   So.2d   394.    Amended 2.060.
Effective   10-14-04:   888   So.2d   614.    Amended 2.035.
Effective   1-1-05:     885   So.2d   870.    Amended 2.160.
Effective   1-1-05:     889   So.2d   68.     Amended 2.085.
Effective   5-12-05:    907   So.2d   1138.   Amended 2.061.
Effective   11-3-05:    915   So.2d   157.    Two-year-cycle revision. Amended 2.130.
Effective   1-1-06:     915   So.2d   157.    Two-year-cycle revision. Amended 2.050,
                                              2.051, 2.060, 2.071, 2.085.
Effective   1-1-06:     915   So.2d   145.    Amended 2.030.
Effective   2-16-06:    921   So.2d   615.    Adopted 2.036.
Effective   3-2-06:     923   So.2d   1160.   Amended 2.050.
Effective   7-1-06:     933   So.2d   504.    Adopted 2.073(a)–(d), (f).
Effective   7-6-06:     933   So.2d   1136.   Amended 2.035.
Effective   9-21-06:    939   So.2d   966.    Reorganization of rules. Adopted 2.140(g).
Effective   9-28-06:    939   So.2d   1051.   Amended 2.235.
Effective   4-5-07:     954   So.2d   16.     Amended 2.420.
Effective   5-17-07:    957   So.2d   1168.   Adopted 2.244.
Effective   11-3-07:    915   So.2d   145.    Amended 2.150(b)(3) [2.320(b)(3)].
Effective   1-1-08:     967   So.2d   178.    Adopted 2.256, 2.430(l)
Effective   1-17-08:    973   So.2d   437.    Amended 2.430.
Effective   1-31-08:    974   So.2d   1066.   Amended 2.240.
Effective   4-1-08:     978   So.2d   805.    Amended 2.215.
Effective   7-1-08:     933   So.2d   504.    Adopted 2.073(e) [2.560(e)].
Effective   10-1-08:    992   So.2d   237.    Amended 2.215.
Effective   1-1-09:     986   So.2d   560.    Three-year-cycle revision. Amended 2.130,
                                              2.140, 2.215, 2.330.
Effective   1-1-09:     991 So.2d 842.        Amended 2.510.
Effective   7-16-09:    13 So.3d 1044.        Amended 2.535.
Effective   11-12-09:   24 So.3d 47.          Amended 2.250, 2.535.
Effective   3-18-10:    31 So.3d 756.         Amended 2.420.
Effective   5-20-10:    41 So.3d 881.         Amended 2.540.
Effective   7-1-10:     41 So.3d 128.         Adopted 2.236.
Effective   10-1-10:    31 So.3d 756.         Amended 2.420(d).
Effective   12-9-10:    51 So.3d 1151.        Amended 2.320(a)(2).
Effective   2-24-11:    75 So.3d 1241.        Amended 2.215(b)(10)(C).
Effective   7-7-11      68 So.3d 228.         Amended 2.420(d)(1)(B)(xx).
Effective   10-1-11:    80 So.3d 317.         Adopted 2.425.
Effective   1-1-12:     73 So.3d 210.         Amended 2.505, 2.510, 2.525, 2.530. Adopted
                                              2.526.
Effective 2-9-12:       121 So.3d 1.          Amended 2.205, 2.210, 2.215, 2.220, 2.225,
                                              2.230, 2.235, 2.244.
Effective   7-12-12:    95 So.3d 115.         Amended 2.425.
Effective   9-1-12:     102 So.3d 505.        Amended 2.515, Adopted 2.516.
Effective   10-01-12:   95 So.3d 96.          Adopted 2.514.
Effective   6-21-12:    102 So.3d 451.        Amended 2.430, 2.510, 2.516, 2.520, 2.525,
                                              2.535.
Effective   12-20-12:   119 So.3d 1211.       Amended 2.205, 2.220.
Effective   2-7-13:     124 So.3d 807.        Amended 2.140.
Effective   4-4-13:     112 So.3d 1173.       Amended 2.516.
Effective   5-1-13:     124 So.3d 819.        Amended 2.420.
Effective   10-1-13:    118 So.3d 193.        Adopted 2.451.
Effective   10-31-13:   125 So.3d 754.        Amended 2.220.
Effective   1-1-14:     125 So.3d 743.        Amended 2.205, 2.210.
Effective   11-14-13:   129 So.3d 358.        Amended 2.240 and 2.241.
Effective   11-14-13:   126 So.3d 222.        Amended 2.515, 2.516, 2.525.
Effective   4-1-14:     132 So.3d 1114.       Amended 2.545.
Effective   12-18-14:   153 So.3d 896.        Amended 2.420.
Effective   1-1-15:     148 So.3d 1171.       Amended 2.215, 2.535.
Effective   1-1-15:     150 So.3d 787.        Amended 2.430, 2.510.
Effective   1-1-15:     39 FLW S718.          Amended 2.520. (Opinion withdrawn; see 4-2-
                                              15.)
Effective   1-22-15:    156   So.3d   499.    Amended 2.420.
Effective   4-2-15:     161   So.3d   1254.   Amended 2.520.
Effective   9-10-15:    174   So.3d   991.    Adopted 2.340.
Effective   10-1-15:    176   So.3d   267.    Amended 2.560, Adopted 2.565.
Effective   2-4-16:     198   So.3d   592.    Amended 2.425.
Effective   3-24-16:    190   So.3d   1053.   Amended 2.535.
Effective   4-16-16:    189   So.3d   141.    Amended 2.516 and 2.525.
Effective   4-21-16:    190   So.3d   1080.   Amended 2.240.
Effective   12-8-16:   206 So.3d 1.  Amended 2.560 and 2.565.
Effective   4-6-17:    214 So.3d 623.Amended 2.305.
Effective   1-1-18:    226. So.3d 223.
                                     Amended 2.140, 2.510, and 2.516.
Effective   1-19-18:   233 So.3d 1022.
                                     Amended 2.420.
Effective   7-1-18:    244 So.3d 1005.
                                     Amended 2.560 and 2.565.
Effective   7-6-18:    248 So.3d 1083.
                                     Amended 2.205.
Effective   1-1-19:    257 So.3d 66. Amended 2.514 and 2.516.
Effective   7-1-19:    44 FLW S189.  Amended 2.420. (Opinion adjustment; see 11-
                                     7-19.)
Effective 7-11-19: 276 So.3d 257.    Amended 2.230.
Effective 10-3-19. 280 So.3d 452.    Amended 2.420.
Effective 11-7-19. 284 So.3d 964.    Amended 2.420.
Effective 1-1-20.   285 So.3d 931.   Amended 2.240.
Effective 1-1-20.   288 So.3d 512.   Adopted 2.570.
Effective 3-13-20. 291 So.3d 899.    Amended 2.205.
Effective 4-1-20.   2020 WL 1593030. Adopted 2.270 and 2.580.(Opinion
                                     adjustment; see 1-28-21.)
Effective 6-1-20.   289 So.3d 1264.  Amended 2.140.
Effective 7-2-20.   302 So.3d 873.   Amended 2.420.
Effective 9-10-20. 302 So.3d 315.    Amended 2.220.
Effective 1-28-21. 312 So.3d 445.    Amended 2.270 and 2.580.
Effective 1-28-21. 317 So.3d 1050.   Amended 2.140.
Effective 3-1-21.   310 So.3d 374.   Amended 2.110, 2.265, 2.330, 2.505, and
                                     2.510.
Effective 7-1-21.   320 So.3d 626.   Amended 2.420.
Effective 10-28-21. 2021 WL 5050374. Amended 2.140, 2.241, 2.420, 2.451, Judicial
                                     Branch Records Retention Schedule.
Effective 11-18-21. 334 So.3d 292.   Adopted 2.423.
Effective 2-7-22.   2021 WL 5832880. Amended 2.510.
Effective 5-12-22. SC22-521.         Amended 2.215.
Effective 9-1-2022 SC21-1601         Amended 2.240.
Effective 10-1-2022 SC21-990         Amended 2.256, 2.451, 2.515, 2.516, and
                                     2.530; added 2.601, 2.602, and 2.603.
Effective 10-24-2022 AOSC22-78       Amendments to conform with the updated
                                     style guide.
Effective 11-17-2022 SC22-1387       Amended 2.420
Effective 1-23-2023 SC23-66          Amended 2.235
Effective 2-1-2023 SC23-114          Amended 2.320
Effective 7-1-2023 SC22-1277         Amended 2.540.
Effective 7-1-2023 SC23-14           Amended 2.420 and added 2.533.
Effective 10-19-23   SC23-1320       Amended 2.420
Effective 12-14-23   SC23-1612       Amended 2.320
Effective 1-1-2024   SC23-1114       Amended 2.215
Effective 2-8-2024   SC24-0059       Amended 2.420
Effective 7-1-2024   SC23-0837       Amended 2.215, 2.250, 2.546, 2.550; added
                                     2.604, 2.605, 2.606
Effective 10-31-24   SC2024-1459     Amended Rule 2.240
Effective 1-1-2025 SC2023-1321       Amended 2.150, 2.270, 2.425, 2.430, 2.505,
                                     2.560, 2.565
Effective 1-1-2025   SC2023-1170     Amended Rule 2.535
Effective 4-1-2025 SC2023-1373   Amended Rule 2.140