Florida Statute 90.2035 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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90.2035 Judicial notice of information taken from web mapping services, global satellite imaging sites, or Internet mapping tools.—

(1)(a) Upon request of a party, a court may take judicial notice of an image, map, location, distance, calculation, or other information taken from a widely accepted web mapping service, global satellite imaging site, or Internet mapping tool, if such image, map, location, distance, calculation, or other information indicates the date on which the information was created.

(b) A party intending to offer such information in evidence at trial or at a hearing must file notice of such intent within a reasonable time or as defined by court order. The notice must include a copy of the information and specify the Internet address or pathway where such information may be accessed and inspected.

(2)(a) A party may object to the court taking judicial notice of the image, map, location, distance, calculation, or other information taken from a widely accepted web mapping service, global satellite imaging site, or Internet mapping tool within a reasonable time or as defined by court order.

(b) In civil cases, there is a rebuttable presumption that information sought to be judicially noticed under this section should be judicially noticed. The rebuttable presumption may be overcome if the court finds by the greater weight of the evidence that the information does not fairly and accurately portray what it is being offered to prove or that it otherwise should not be admitted into evidence under the Florida Evidence Code.

(c) If the court overrules the objection, the court must take judicial notice of the information and admit the information into evidence.

(3) In criminal cases, the court must instruct the jury that the jury may or may not accept the noticed facts as conclusive.

(4) This section does not affect, expand, or limit standards for any matters that may otherwise be judicially noticed.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2022-100.

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In Re: Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code (Fla. 2022).

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...procedural of a recent amendment to the Florida Evidence Code. See Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.140(e). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. Earlier this year, the Florida Legislature amended the Florida Evidence Code to include section 90.2035, Florida Statutes (Judicial notice of information taken from web mapping services, global satellite imaging sites, or Internet mapping tools). See ch. 2022-100, § 1, Laws of Fla. Under new section 90.2035, whenever a party intends to offer into evidence information obtained from web mapping services, global satellite imaging sites, or Internet mapping tools, the party must file with the court a notice of intent that includes copies of any image, map, location, distance, or calculation the party intends to introduce. § 90.2035, Fla....

...If the court overrules the objection (in either a civil or criminal case), it must take judicial notice of the information and admit it into evidence. Id. In criminal cases, the court must then instruct the jury that it may or may not accept the noticed facts as conclusive. Id. The Committee recommends adopting section 90.2035, as enacted in chapter 2022-100, section 1, Laws of Florida, to the -2- extent it is procedural. 1 The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors unanimously approved the proposal. Having considered the Committee’s proposal and the relevant legislation, we hereby adopt section 90.2035, Florida Statutes, to the extent it is procedural....

...of the Clerk, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1927; no additional copies are required or will be accepted. -4- APPENDIX Chapter 2022-100, Section 1, Laws of Florida: 90.2035 Judicial notice of information taken from web mapping services, global satellite imaging sites, or Internet mapping tools. (1)(a) Upon request of a party, a court may take judicial notice of an image, map, location, distance, calculatio...

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