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  
           RULE 2.240. DETERMINATION OF NEED FOR ADDITIONAL 
                 JUDGES  
           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 COURTS 83 
           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  
           RULE 2.345. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OF COURT  
                  OFFICIAL  
           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 
           RULE 2.511. FLORIDA COURTS E-FILING PORTAL  
                                                   
           B. PRACTICE AND LITIGATION PROCEDURES  
           RULE 2.514. COMPUTING AND EXTENDING TIME  
           RULE 2.515. SIGNATURE AND REPRESENTATIONS TO  
                  COURT  
           RULE 2.516. SERVICE  
           RULE 2.520. DOCUMENTS  
           RULE 2.525. 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  
           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: 285 So.3d 870. 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: 407 So.3d 1201. 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: 344 So.3d 940 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: 344 So.3d 1236. Amended 2.510. 
           Effective 5-12-22: 346 So.3d 1097. Amended 2.215. 
           Effective 9-1-22: 347. So.3d 310. Amended 2.240. 
           Effective 10-1-22: 346 So.3d 1105. Amended 2.256, 2.451, 2.515, 2.516, and 
                                               2.530; added 2.601, 2.602, and 2.603.  
           Effective 10-24-22: AOSC22-78. Amendments to conform with the updated 
                                               style guide.  
           Effective 11-17-22: 351 So.3d 1085. Amended 2.420. 
           Effective 1-23-23: 356 So.3d 214. Amended 2.235. 
           Effective 2-1-23: 356 So.3d 766. Amended 2.320. 
           Effective 7-1-23: 361 So.3d 272.  Amended 2.540. 
           Effective 7-1-23: 361 So.3d 819. Amended 2.420 and added 2.533. 
           Effective 10-19-23: 373 So.3d 845. Amended 2.420. 
           Effective 12-14-23: 376 So.3d 1. Amended 2.320. 
           Effective 1-1-24: 382 So.3d 592. Amended 2.215. 
           Effective 2-8-24: 379 So.3d 1105. Amended 2.420. 
           Effective 7-1-24: 386 So.3d 79. Amended 2.215, 2.250, 2.546, 2.550; added 
                                               2.604, 2.605, 2.606. 
           Effective 10-31-24: 407 So.3d 1213. Amended Rule 2.240. 
           Effective 1-1-25: 393 So.3d 161. Amended 2.150, 2.270, 2.425, 2.430, 2.505, 
                                               2.560, 2.565. 
           Effective 1-1-25: 396 So.3d 211. Amended Rule 2.535. 
                                                   
           Effective 4-1-25: 399 So.3d 1094. Amended Rule 2.140. 
           Effective 7-1-25: 416 So.3d 242. Added Rule 2.345 and 2.511; amended Rules 
                                               2.514, 2.515, 2.516, 2.520, and 2.525. 
           Effective 12-1-25: 422 So.3d 103. Amended 2.215; 2.265; 2.430. 
           Effective 1-1-26: SC2025-1750 (2025 WL 3673575). Amended 2.140. 
           Effective 1-1-26: SC2024-1403 (2025 WL 3674289). Amended 2.120, 2.140, and  
                                                  2.215.