RULE 7.080. SERVICE AND FILING OF PLEADINGS AND
DOCUMENTS OTHER THAN STATEMENT OF
CLAIM

(a) When Required. Copies of all pleadings and papers
subsequent to the summons/notice to appear, except applications
for witness subpoenas and orders and judgments entered in open
court, shall be served on each party. One against whom a default
has been entered is entitled to be served only with pleadings
asserting new or additional claims.

(b) How Made. When a party is represented by an attorney,
service of papers other than the statement of claim and
summons/notice to appear shall be made on the attorney unless
the court orders service to be made on the party. Service on an
attorney or a party not represented by an attorney must be made in
compliance with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial
Administration 2.516.

(c) Filing. All pleadings and papers shall be filed with the
court either before service or immediately thereafter.
(d) Filing with the Court Defined. The filing of documents
with the court as required by these rules is made by filing them
with the clerk, except that the judge may permit the documents to
be filed with the judge, in which event the judge shall note thereon
the filing date and transmit them to the clerk, and the clerk shall
file them as of the same date they were filed with the judge. Parties
represented by an attorney must file documents in compliance with
the electronic filing (e-filing) requirements set forth in Florida Rule
of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.525. Parties not
represented by an attorney may file documents in compliance with
the e-filing requirement if permitted by the Florida Rules of General
Practice and Judicial Administration.

(e) Certificate of Service.

(1) When any party or attorney in substance certifies:

“I certify that a copy hereof has been furnished to (here insert
name or names and address or addresses) by (delivery) (mail) (e-
mail) on .....(date)......


Party or party’s attorney”

the certificate is prima facie proof of such service in compliance
with all rules of court and law.

(2) When any paper is served by the clerk, a docket
entry shall be made showing the mode and date of service. Such
entry is sufficient proof of service without a separate certificate of
service.

(f) When a Party Who is Not Represented by an Attorney
Fails to Show Service. If a party who is not represented by an
attorney files a paper that does not show service of a copy on all
other parties, the clerk shall serve a copy of it on all other parties.

Court Commentary

1972 Amendment. Subdivisions (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) are
substantially the same as Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.080(a),
(b), (d), (e), and (f).