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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
RULE 2.345. ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE OF COURT OFFICIAL
102
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
170
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
214
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
Effective 7-1-2025 SC2023-1401 Added Rule 2.345 and 2.511; amended Rules
2.514, 2.515, 2.516, 2.520, and 2.525