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FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE
FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE
CITATIONS TO OPINIONS ADOPTING OR AMENDING RULES
RULE 9.010. EFFECTIVE DATE; SCOPE; APPLICABILITY OF
FLORIDA RULES OF GENERAL PRACTICE AND
JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
RULE 9.020. DEFINITIONS
RULE 9.030. JURISDICTION OF COURTS
RULE 9.040. GENERAL PROVISIONS
RULE 9.045. FORM OF DOCUMENTS
RULE 9.050. MAINTAINING PRIVACY OF PERSONAL DATA
RULE 9.100. ORIGINAL PROCEEDINGS
RULE 9.110. APPEAL PROCEEDINGS TO REVIEW FINAL ORDERS
OF LOWER TRIBUNALS AND ORDERS GRANTING
NEW TRIAL IN JURY AND NONJURY CASES
RULE 9.120. DISCRETIONARY PROCEEDINGS TO REVIEW
DECISIONS OF DISTRICT COURTS OF APPEAL
RULE 9.125. REVIEW OF TRIAL COURT ORDERS AND
JUDGMENTS CERTIFIED BY THE DISTRICT COURTS
OF APPEAL AS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE
RESOLUTION BY THE SUPREME COURT OF
FLORIDA
RULE 9.130. PROCEEDINGS TO REVIEW NONFINAL ORDERS AND
SPECIFIED FINAL ORDERS
RULE 9.140. APPEAL PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES
RULE 9.141. REVIEW PROCEEDINGS IN COLLATERAL OR
POSTCONVICTION CRIMINAL CASES
RULE 9.142. PROCEDURE FOR REVIEW IN DEATH PENALTY
CASES
RULE 9.143. CRIME VICTIMS
RULE 9.145. APPEAL PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
CASES
RULE 9.146. APPEAL PROCEEDINGS IN JUVENILE DEPENDENCY
AND TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS CASES
AND CASES INVOLVING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN
IN NEED OF SERVICES
RULE 9.147. APPEAL PROCEEDINGS TO REVIEW FINAL ORDERS
DISMISSING PETITIONS FOR JUDICIAL WAIVER OF
PARENTAL NOTICE AND CONSENT OR CONSENT
ONLY TO TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY
RULE 9.148. APPEAL PROCEEDINGS TO REVIEW ORDERS UNDER
FLORIDA MENTAL HEALTH/BAKER ACT
RULE 9.150. DISCRETIONARY PROCEEDINGS TO REVIEW
CERTIFIED QUESTIONS FROM FEDERAL COURTS
RULE 9.160. DISCRETIONARY PROCEEDINGS TO REVIEW
DECISIONS OF COUNTY COURTS
RULE 9.170. APPEAL PROCEEDINGS IN PROBATE AND
GUARDIANSHIP CASES
RULE 9.180. APPEAL PROCEEDINGS TO REVIEW WORKERS’
COMPENSATION CASES
RULE 9.190. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION. 139
RULE 9.200. THE RECORD
RULE 9.210. BRIEFS
RULE 9.220. APPENDIX
RULE 9.225. NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY
RULE 9.300. MOTIONS
RULE 9.310. STAY PENDING REVIEW
RULE 9.315. SUMMARY DISPOSITION
RULE 9.320. ORAL ARGUMENT
RULE 9.330. REHEARING; CLARIFICATION; CERTIFICATION;
WRITTEN OPINION
RULE 9.331. DETERMINATION OF CAUSES IN A DISTRICT COURT
OF APPEAL EN BANC
RULE 9.340. MANDATE
RULE 9.350. DISMISSAL OF CAUSES
RULE 9.360. PARTIES
RULE 9.370. AMICUS CURIAE
RULE 9.380. NOTICE OF RELATED CASE OR ISSUE
RULE 9.400. COSTS AND ATTORNEYS’ FEES
RULE 9.410. SANCTIONS
RULE 9.420. FILING; SERVICE; COMPUTATION OF TIME
RULE 9.425. CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO STATE STATUTE
OR STATE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION
RULE 9.430. PROCEEDINGS BY INDIGENTS
RULE 9.440. ATTORNEYS
RULE 9.500. ADVISORY OPINIONS TO GOVERNOR
RULE 9.510. ADVISORY OPINIONS TO ATTORNEY GENERAL
RULE 9.600. JURISDICTION OF LOWER TRIBUNAL PENDING
REVIEW
RULE 9.700. MEDIATION RULES
RULE 9.710. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDIATION
RULE 9.720. MEDIATION PROCEDURES
RULE 9.730. APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION OF THE
MEDIATOR
RULE 9.740. COMPLETION OF MEDIATION
RULE 9.800. UNIFORM CITATION SYSTEM
RULE 9.900. FORMS
CITATIONS TO OPINIONS ADOPTING OR AMENDING RULES
1962 REVISION, Effective 10-1-62: 142 So. 2d 724
OTHER OPINIONS
Eff. Date Citation Description
3-1-78: 351 So.2d 981. Complete revision.
1-1-80: 374 So.2d 992. Adopted 9.331.
1-1-80: 376 So.2d 844. Added 9.140(b)(3).
1-1-80: 377 So.2d 700. Amended 9.331.
4-1-80: 381 So.2d 1370. Amended 9.030–9.150, 9.220.
1-1-81: 387 So.2d 920. Four-year-cycle revision. Amended 9.100,
9.200, 9.300, 9.420, 9.600.
1-1-81: 391 So.2d 203. Amended 9.030, 9.100–9.130, 9.200, 9.210,
9.900; ordered publication of 1980 committee
notes.
10-1-82: 416 So.2d 1127. Amended 9.331.
12-15-83: 443 So.2d 972. Added 9.140(c)(1)(J).
10-1-84: 463 So.2d 1114.* Amended 9.030, 9.160, and 9.165.
1-1-85: 463 So.2d 1114.* Amended and adopted numerous rules.
3-1-85: 463 So.2d 1124. Deleted 9.165; replaced 9.030(b)(4), 9.160.
3-19-87: 505 So.2d 1087. Amended 9.420(e).
7-1-87: 509 So.2d 276. Adopted 9.315; amended 9.140(c)(1)(J), 9.200,
9.600, 9.900(g).
1-1-89: 529 So.2d 687. Amended numerous rules.
1-1-89: 536 So.2d 240. Clarified 529 So.2d 687.
7-9-92: 605 So.2d 850. Amended 9.130(a)(3).
1-1-93: 609 So.2d 516. Four-year-cycle revision. Numerous
amendments.
12-5-94: 646 So.2d 730. Amended 9.331.
6-15-95: 657 So.2d 897. Amended 9.600.
10-12-95: 661 So.2d 815. Amended 9.800(n).
1-1-96: 663 So.2d 1314. Amended 9.130(a).
7-1-96: 675 So.2d 1374. Amended 9.020(g).
8-29-96: 678 So.2d 315. Added court commentary to 9.140.
1-1-97: 685 So.2d 773. Four-year-cycle revision. Numerous
amendments.
7-1-99: 756 So.2d 27. Amended 9.110(l).
11-12-99: 761 So.2d 1015. Amended 9.020(h), 9.140, 9.600.
1-1-00: 760 So.2d 74. Amended 9.100(g), (j)–(k).
1-1-01: 780 So.2d 834. Four-year-cycle revisions. Numerous
amendments.
Eff. Date Citation Description
10-18-01: 807 So.2d 633. Amended 9.140 and 9.141.
1-1-03: 827 So.2d 888. Two-year-cycle revisions. Numerous
amendments.
1-1-03: 837 So.2d 911 Amended 9.140; adopted 9.142.
10-23-03: 858 So.2d 1013. Amended 9.110.
1-1-04: 860 So.2d 394. Amended 9.360(b).
10-1-04: 875 So.2d 563. Amended 9.140.
10-1-04: 887 So.2d 1090. Amended 9.190, 9.200.
2-3-05: 894 So.2d 202. Two-year-cycle revisions. Numerous
amendments.
4-7-05: 901 So.2d 109. Amended 9.140(c)(1).
1-19-06: 919 So.2d 431. Amended 9.160, 9.420(d).
7-6-06: 934 So.2d 438 Amended 9.110, 9.900.
11-9-06: 942 So.2d 406. Adopted 9.510.
1-1-07: 941 So.2d 352. Amended 9.120, 9.140, 9.146, 9.180, 9.200,
9.210, 9.300, 9.370.
11-15-07: 969 So.2d 357. Amended 9.141, 9.142.
1-1-08: 967 So.2d 194. Amended 9.300.
9-25-08: 992 So.2d 233. Amended 9.141(c).
12-30-08: 1 So.3d 163. Amended 9.142.
1-1-09: 2 So.3d 89. Three-year cycle revisions. Numerous
amendments.
1-29-09: 1 So.3d 166. Amended 9.110(b), (g), 9.360.
1-29-09: 1 So.3d 168. Amended 9.141(c).
7-16-09: 13 So.3d 1044. Amended 9.140, 9.200, 9.900(h).
10-15-09: 20 So.3d 380. Amended 9.142, 9.200.
11-12-09 24 So.3d 47. Amended 9.146, 9.340, 9430.
3-18-10: 31 So.3d 756. Amended 9.040(i), 9.100(d), 9.110.
7-1-10: 41 So.3d 161. Adopted 9.700, 9.710, 9.730, 9.740.
12-1-10: 41 So.3d 885. Amended 9.300, 9.400, 9.410.
7-1-11: 72 So.3d 735. Amended 9.141, 9.142.
10-1-11: 80 So.3d 317. Adopted 9.050.
1-1-12: 84 So.3d 192. Three-year cycle revisions. Numerous
amendments.
3-1-12: 84 So.3d 224. Amended 9.110(n).
6-14-12: 93 So.3d 325. Amended 9.200.
9-1-12: 102 So.3d 505. Amended 9.420.
10-1-12: 95 So.3d 96. Amended 9.420.
Eff. Date Citation Description
2-27-13 for 102 So.3d 451. Amended 9.020, 9.110, 9.120, 9.125, 9.130,
Supreme Court of 9.140, 9.141, 9.142, 9.145, 9.146, 9.160,
Florida and 9.180, 9.200, 9.210, 9.220, 9.360, 9.500,
7-22-13–12-27- 9.510, 9.900.
13 for District
Courts of Appeal:
7-01-13: 123 So.3d 734. Amended 9.140, 9.141.
9-26-13: 123 So.3d 53. Amended 9.140.
1-1-14: 125 So.3d 743. Amended 9.340.
2-20-14: 133 So.3d 927. Clarified 9.110
1-1-15: 148 So.3d 1171. Amended 9.142.
1-1-15: 183 So.3d 245. Amended 9.020, 9.100, 9.110, 9.130, 9.140,
9.141, 9.142, 9.145, 9.146, 9.160, 9.180,
9.190, 9.210, 9.300, 9.320, 9.330, 9.331,
9.340, 9.350, 9.400, 9.410, 9.420, 9.430,
9.600, 9.720, 9.800, 9.900. Adopted 9.147.
1-1-15: 151 So.3d 1217. Amended 9.130.
3-12-15: 160 So.3d 62. Amended 9.210.
8-27-15: 173 So.3d 951. Amended 9.210.
10-1-15: 173 So.3d 953. Amended 9.210.
10-8-15: 176 So.3d 980. Amended 9.140.
1-5-16: 177 So.3d 1254. Amended 9.200 and 9.210.
7-1-16: 194 So.3d 309. Amended 9.140.
7-1-16: 204 So.3d 13. Amended 9.140.
9-29-16: 200 So.3d 1221. Amended 9.141.
3-23-17: 213 So.3d 803. Amended 9.146.
10-1-17: 225 So.3d 223. Amended 9.020, 9.120, 9.141, 9.160, 9.180,
9.220, and 9.220.
1-1-19: 256 So.3d 1218. Amended 9.010, 9.020, 9.030, 9.040, 9.100,
9.110, 9.120, 9.125, 9.130, 9.140, 9.141,
9.142, 9.145, 9.146, 9.150, 9.160, 9.170,
9.180, 9.190, 9.200, 9.210, 9.225, 9.310,
9.330, 9.331, 9.350, 9.360, 9.370, 9.400,
9.410, 9.420, 9.430, 9.500, 9.510, 9.700,
9.710, 9.720, 9.900. Adopted 9.380
1-1-19: 257 So.3d 91. Amended 9.800.
1-1-19: 257 So.3d 66. Amended 9.100, 9.110, 9.120, 9.125, 9.130,
9.140, 9.141, 9.142, 9.146, 9.180, 9.200,
9.210, 9.300, 9.320, 9.330, 9.331, 9.350,
9.360, 9.410.
1-1-19: 258 So.3d 1245. Amended 9.146 and 9.210.
1-1-20: 285 So.3d 1246. Amended 9.030.
1-23-20: 289 So.3d 866. Amended 9.130.
Eff. Date Citation Description
3-31-20: 284 So.3d 967. Amended 9.120 and 9.210.
4-1-20: 288 So.3d 1187. Amended 9.130 and 9.200.
7-2-20: 302 So.3d 746. Amended 9.900(f).
1-1-21: 345 So.3d 30. Amended 9.020, 9.030, 9.040, 9.110, 9.130,
9.140, 9.145, 9.146, 9.170, 9.180, 9.200,
9.300, 9.310, 9.320, 9.330, 9.350, 9.360,
9.425, 9.430, 9.440, 9.800, and 9.900.
1-1-21: 307 So.3d 626. Amended 9.120 and 9.210.
1-1-21: 304 So.3d 755. Amended 9.030, 9.140, 9.141, and 9.160.
1-14-21: 310 So.3d 19. Amended 9.142(a).
3-4-21: 313 So.3d 63. Amended 9.147, 9.300, and 9.900(f).
4-8-21: 318 So.3d 1240. Amended 9.410, and 9.420,
10-1-21: 327 So.3d 1200. Amended 9.020.
10-28-21: 344 So.3d 940. Amended 9.010, 9.020, 9.040, 9.045, 9.050,
9.100, 9.140, 9.146, 9.200, 9.420, 9.440,
9.800, and 9.900.
1-6-22: 335 So.3d 86. Adopted 9.143.
4-1-22: 345 So.3d 725. Amended 9.130.
5-5-22: 351 So.3d 574. Amended 9.142.
7-1-22: 345 So.3d 842. Amended 9.141(c).
10-1-22: 346 So.3d 1105. Amended 9.320, 9.700, 9.720, 9.740.
7-1-23: 361 So.3d 246. Amended 9.140, 9.141, 9.142, 9.145, 9.146,
9.310.
7-1-23: 361 So.3d 237. Amended 9.190, 9.400, 9.440.
7-6-23: 367 So.3d 1204. Amended 9.130.
12-14-23: 376 So.3d 2. Amended 9.130.
1-1-24: 369 So.3d 203. Amended 9.030, 9.040, 9.100, 9.110, 9.120,
9.130, 9.160, 9.170, 9.360, 9.430.
1-1-24: 371 So.3d 328. Adopted 9.148, amended 9.210.
1-1-24: 372 So.3d 591. Amended 9.020, 9.147, 9.180, 9.200, 9.320,
9.420, 9.800, 9.900.
1-1-24: 382 So.3d 597. Amended 9.020 and 9.400.
7-1-24: 385 So.3d 592. Amended 9.130.
10-1-24: 392 So.3d 1051. Amended 9.142 and 9.210.
3-27-25: 406 So.3d 937. Amended 9.130.
7-1-25: 405 So.3d 332. Amended 9.110, 9.130, and 9.800.
9-4-25: SC2025-1181. Amended 9.510.
NOTE TO USERS: Rules on this webpage are current through SC2025-1181
issued September 4, 2025. Subsequent amendments, if any, can be found at
https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/Opinions/Amendments-to-Approved-
Rules