Florida Statute 90.501 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title VII
EVIDENCE

Chapter 90
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F.S. 90.501

90.501 Privileges recognized only as provided.—Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, any other statute, or the Constitution of the United States or the State Constitution, no person in a legal proceeding has a privilege to:

(1) Refuse to be a witness.

(2) Refuse to disclose any matter.

(3) Refuse to produce any object or writing.

(4) Prevent another from being a witness, from disclosing any matter, or from producing any object or writing.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; ss. 9, 22, ch. 78-361; ss. 1, 2, ch. 78-379.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 90.501

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Cases Citing Statute 90.501

Total Results: 20

SCOTT MCDERMOTT vs STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-05-12T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: 5th DCA 2002) (citations omitted); see also § 90.501, Fla. Stat. (2020).6 In this case, even if a privilege…privileges, and the text of 6 Section 90.501, Florida Statutes (2020), provides:

League of Women Voters v. Florida House of Representatives

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2013-12-13T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 132 So. 3d 135, 2013 WL 6570903

Snippet: privilege has been abolished is unwarranted. Section 90.501, Florida Statutes (2013), which the majority relies…acts of the Legislature of this state.” Section 90.501 does nothing to abolish any privilege established

Florida House of Representatives v. Romo

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-05-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 113 So. 3d 117, 2013 WL 2232315, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 8188

Snippet: to recognize such a privilege, saying: Section 90.501 of the Florida Evidence Code provides that no person…the Florida or United States Constitution. See § 90.501, Fla. Stat. No Florida legislative testimonial

Florida House of Representatives Ex Rel. Kriseman v. Expedia, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-03-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 85 So. 3d 517, 2012 WL 1033662, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 4933

Snippet: independently of the Florida Evidence Code. Section 90.501, Florida Statutes limits the testimonial privileges… States or of the State of Florida." See § 90.501, Fla. Stat. Because it arises from the separation

Doe v. SUNTRUST BANK

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-01-29T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 32 So. 3d 133, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 568, 2010 WL 323031

Snippet: Florida and United States Constitutions. See § 90.501, Fla. Stat. (2005); cf. § 316.066(4), Fla. Stat

City of Pompano Beach v. Swerdlow Lightspeed Management Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-11-29T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 942 So. 2d 455, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 19958, 2006 WL 3422109

Snippet: Servs., 164 F.R.D. 257 (N.D.Fla.1995). Section 90.501 of the Florida Evidence Code provides that no person…the Florida or United States Constitution. See § 90.501, Fla. Stat. No Florida legislative testimonial

Westerheide v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2002-10-17T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 831 So. 2d 93

Snippet: or the Florida or federal constitutions. See § 90.501, Fla. Stat. (2001). However, in certain circumstances

Guerrier v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2002-03-28T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 811 So. 2d 852

Snippet: Court pursuant to its rule making authority. See § 90.501, Fla. Stat. (2001); State v. Castellano, 460 So

Proposed Standards of Professional Conduct for Certified & Court-Appointed Mediators

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1992-05-28T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 604 So. 2d 764, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 315, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1041, 1992 WL 110885

Snippet: Statutory References § 44.102(3), Fla.Stat. §§ 90.501-510, Fla.Stat. RULE 10.090 PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

Southern Bell Tel. and Tel. Co. v. Beard

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-04-10T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 597 So. 2d 873

Snippet: In Florida, privileges exist only by statute. § 90.501, Fla. Stat. (1991); Proctor & Gamble Co

Fraternal Order of Police v. City of Miami

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-03-16T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 598 So. 2d 89

Snippet: POLICE, Appellant, v. CITY OF MIAMI, Appellee. No. 90-501. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District…Lines, Inc., 195 So.2d at 588. Affirmed. 90-501 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

Johnson v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-02-12T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 595 So. 2d 132

Snippet: 135 § 402.1 (2d edition 1984). See also section 90.501, Florida Statutes (providing that no person has

New Holland, Inc. v. Trunk

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-04-25T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 579 So. 2d 215

Snippet: , Etc., et al., Appellees/Cross-Appellants. No. 90-501. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District…extensions of credit that recovery can be had. 90-501 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

Epstein v. Hartford Cas. Ins. Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-08-24T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 566 So. 2d 331

Snippet: INSURANCE COMPANY, a Foreign Corporation, Appellee. No. 90-501. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District…opinion. WENTWORTH and NIMMONS, JJ., concur. 90-501 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

Wellman v. State, Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-04-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 559 So. 2d 707, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 2378

Snippet: WALDEN, STONE and WARNER, JJ., concur. No. 90-501 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

Tumulty v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-05-28T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 489 So. 2d 150

Snippet: empaneled according to the dictates of section 90.501, Florida Statutes (1983). The last point contends

State v. Castellano

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-12-06T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 460 So. 2d 480

Snippet: outset, we note that section 90.501, Florida Statutes (1983), provides: 90.501 Privileges recognized only

Marshall v. Anderson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-11-05T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 459 So. 2d 384

Snippet: Evidence Code, Section 90.501, Florida Statutes (1981), didactically states: 90.501 Privileges recognized…the grounds exclusively permitted under section 90.501 thus exists, the testimonial privilege enforced…complete divergence between the federal rule and § 90.501, virtually the entire federal law of privilege

Hope v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-04-10T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 449 So. 2d 1319

Snippet: has not created a son-father privilege. See §§ 90.501-90.506, Fla. Stat. (1983). Also, aside from the

Deehl v. Knox

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1982-05-11T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 414 So. 2d 1089

Snippet: ) as a basis for advising one not to testify. § 90.501, Fla. Stat. (1979); see also § 90.503 (psychotherapist-patient