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Fla. Stat. § 90.902 (2025)

Self-authentication.

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90.902 Self-authentication.—Extrinsic evidence of authenticity as a condition precedent to admissibility is not required for:

(1) A document bearing:

(a) A seal purporting to be that of the United States or any state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession thereof; the Panama Canal Zone; the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; or a court, political subdivision, department, officer, or agency of any of them; and

(b) A signature by the custodian of the document attesting to the authenticity of the seal.

(2) A document not bearing a seal but purporting to bear a signature of an officer or employee of any entity listed in subsection (1), affixed in the officer’s or employee’s official capacity.

(3) An official foreign document, record, or entry that is:

(a) Executed or attested to by a person in the person’s official capacity authorized by the laws of a foreign country to make the execution or attestation; and

(b) Accompanied by a final certification, as provided herein, of the genuineness of the signature and official position of:

1. The executing person; or

2. Any foreign official whose certificate of genuineness of signature and official position relates to the execution or attestation or is in a chain of certificates of genuineness of signature and official position relating to the execution or attestation.

The final certification may be made by a secretary of an embassy or legation, consul general, consul, vice consul, or consular agent of the United States or a diplomatic or consular official of the foreign country assigned or accredited to the United States. When the parties receive reasonable opportunity to investigate the authenticity and accuracy of official foreign documents, the court may order that they be treated as presumptively authentic without final certification or permit them in evidence by an attested summary with or without final certification.

(4) A copy of an official public record, report, or entry, or of a document authorized by law to be recorded or filed and actually recorded or filed in a public office, including data compilations in any form, certified as correct by the custodian or other person authorized to make the certification by certificate complying with subsection (1), subsection (2), or subsection (3) or complying with any act of the Legislature or rule adopted by the Supreme Court.

(5) Books, pamphlets, or other publications purporting to be issued by a governmental authority.

(6) Printed materials purporting to be newspapers or periodicals.

(7) Inscriptions, signs, tags, or labels purporting to have been affixed in the course of business and indicating ownership, control, or origin.

(8) Commercial papers and signatures thereon and documents relating to them, to the extent provided in the Uniform Commercial Code.

(9) Any signature, document, or other matter declared by the Legislature to be presumptively or prima facie genuine or authentic.

(10) Any document properly certified under the law of the jurisdiction where the certification is made.

(11) An original or a duplicate of evidence that would be admissible under s. 90.803(6), which is maintained in a foreign country or domestic location and is accompanied by a certification or declaration from the custodian of the records or another qualified person certifying or declaring that the record:

(a) Was made at or near the time of the occurrence of the matters set forth by, or from information transmitted by, a person having knowledge of those matters;

(b) Was kept in the course of the regularly conducted activity; and

provided that falsely making such a certification or declaration would subject the maker to criminal penalty under the laws of the foreign or domestic location in which the certification or declaration was signed.

(12) A legal notice published in accordance with the requirements of chapter 50 in the print edition of a qualified newspaper or on a publicly accessible website as provided in s. 50.0311.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 501, ch. 95-147; s. 3, ch. 2003-259; s. 8, ch. 2021-17; s. 11, ch. 2022-103.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 80 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Yisrael v. State, 993 So. 2d 952 (Fla. 2008).

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Yisrael v. State, 993 So. 2d 952 (Fla. 2008). · cites it 18× “See § 90.902(1), Fla. Stat. (2004). “Public record,” as used in section 90.”

Yisrael v. State, 986 So. 2d 491 (Fla. 2008). · cites it 18× “See § 90.902(1), Fla. Stat. (2004). "Public record," as used in section 90.”

Gray v. State, 910 So. 2d 867 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005). · cites it 5× “Section 90.902(11), Florida Statutes, requires that a certification from the custodian of the records or other qualified person accompany the original or duplicate business record which certifies or declares that the record: (a) Was made at or near the time of the occurrence of…”

Parker v. State, 973 So. 2d 1167 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007). · cites it 6× “Section 90.902(11), Florida Statutes, provides: 90.”

Riggs v. Aurora Loan Servs., LLC, 36 So. 3d 932 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010). · cites it 2× “Subsection 90.902(8), Florida Statutes (2008), provides that “[cjommercial papers and signatures thereon and documents relating to them [are self authenticating], to the extent provided in the Uniform Commercial Code.”

Arce v. Wackenhut Corp., 40 So. 3d 813 (Fla. 3d DCA 2010). · cites it 6× “Arce argues, in the alternative, that summary judgment was entered prematurely because he was not given sufficient time to obtain a certificate of authenticity for the disputed document pursuant to section 90.902 of the Florida Evidence Code.”

Kristy S. Holt v. Calchas, LLC, 155 So. 3d 499 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). · cites it 5× “§ 90.902(11), Fla. Stat. (2013). When the current note holder produces at trial a certification in accordance with section 90.”

Van Den Borre v. State, 596 So. 2d 687 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992). · cites it 12× “901, Florida Statutes (1989), nor were self-authenticating as defined in section 90.902, Florida Statutes (1989), the notes were inadmissible and do not constitute an effective express waiver by Belgium of Van Den Borre's immunity from criminal prosecution.”

Justin Friedle & Sandra Friedle v. The Bank of New York Mellon, Etc., 226 So. 3d 976 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017). · cites it 2× “self-authenticating under section 90.902, Florida Statutes (2016). While it was certified by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as being filed with that agency, and thus was self-authenticating, there is a difference between authentication and admissibility.”

Hidden Ridge Condo. Homeowners Ass'n v. Onewest Bank, N.A., 183 So. 3d 1266 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016). · cites it 2× “However, section 90.902, Florida Statutes (2014), states: “Extrinsic evidence of authenticity as a condition precedent to admissibility is not required for: .”

Sikes v. Seaboard Coast Line R. Co., 429 So. 2d 1216 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). · cites it 2× “That the handbook is an official book, pamphlet, or other publication "purporting to be issued by a governmental authority" in this case the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and is consequently self-authenticating by virtue of Section 90.902(5), Florida Statutes,…”

MBL Life Assur. Corp. v. Suarez, 768 So. 2d 1129 (Fla. 3d DCA 2000). · cites it 4× “902, the prior statement of Saez, which was under official seal within the Coast Guard's report, is a public document which is self-authenticating and therefore, should have been admitted as a prior inconsistent statement.”

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— 90.902(1) — 10 cases

Yisrael v. State, 993 So. 2d 952 (Fla. 2008). “See § 90.902(1), Fla. Stat. (2004). “Public record,” as used in section 90.”

Yisrael v. State, 986 So. 2d 491 (Fla. 2008). “See § 90.902(1), Fla. Stat. (2004). "Public record," as used in section 90.”

Amos v. Gartner, Inc., 17 So. 3d 829 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009).

State v. Davis, 133 So. 3d 1101 (Fla. 3d DCA 2014).

Smith v. State, 990 So. 2d 1162 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008).

— 90.902(1)(a) — 1 case

Ferayorni v. Hyundai Motor Co., 711 So. 2d 1167 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998).

— 90.902(11) — 26 cases

Yisrael v. State, 993 So. 2d 952 (Fla. 2008). “See § 90.902(1), Fla. Stat. (2004). “Public record,” as used in section 90.”

Parker v. State, 973 So. 2d 1167 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007). “Section 90.902(11), Florida Statutes, provides: 90.”

Yisrael v. State, 986 So. 2d 491 (Fla. 2008). “See § 90.902(1), Fla. Stat. (2004). "Public record," as used in section 90.”

Gray v. State, 910 So. 2d 867 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005). “Section 90.902(11), Florida Statutes, requires that a certification from the custodian of the records or other qualified person accompany the original or duplicate business record which certifies or declares that the record: (a) Was made at or near the time of the occurrence of…”

Kristy S. Holt v. Calchas, LLC, 155 So. 3d 499 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015). “§ 90.902(11), Fla. Stat. (2013). When the current note holder produces at trial a certification in accordance with section 90.”

— 90.902(11)(a) — 1 case

Yisrael v. State, 986 So. 2d 491 (Fla. 2008). “See § 90.902(1), Fla. Stat. (2004). "Public record," as used in section 90.”

— 90.902(11)(b) — 1 case

Mishelle Addys Perdomo Vindel v. Scott Aron Stewart (Fla. 3d DCA 2024).

— 90.902(11)(c) — 1 case

Mishelle Addys Perdomo Vindel v. Scott Aron Stewart (Fla. 3d DCA 2024).

— 90.902(2) — 2 cases

Roberts v. Hart, 573 So. 2d 12 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990).

Smith v. State, 194 So. 3d 483 (Fla. 3d DCA 2016).

— 90.902(3) — 3 cases

Ordonez v. State, 862 So. 2d 927 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).

Van Den Borre v. State, 596 So. 2d 687 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992). “901, Florida Statutes (1989), nor were self-authenticating as defined in section 90.902, Florida Statutes (1989), the notes were inadmissible and do not constitute an effective express waiver by Belgium of Van Den Borre's immunity from criminal prosecution.”

In re Est. of Hagman, 46 Fla. Supp. 2d 146 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1991).

— 90.902(3)(a) — 1 case

In re Est. of Hagman, 46 Fla. Supp. 2d 146 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1991).

— 90.902(3)(b) — 4 cases

In Re Est. of Perez, 470 So. 2d 48 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985).

Lopez v. Perez, 470 So. 2d 48 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985).

In re Est. of Hagman, 46 Fla. Supp. 2d 146 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1991).

— 90.902(4) — 12 cases

Moncus v. State, 69 So. 3d 341 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011).

Campbell v. State, 949 So. 2d 1093 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007).

Christie v. State, 951 So. 2d 1029 (Fla. 4th DCA 2007).

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., As Tr., etc. v. James Ousley A/K/A James E. Ousley, Jr.,etal, 212 So. 3d 1056 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).

— 90.902(5) — 1 case

Sikes v. Seaboard Coast Line R. Co., 429 So. 2d 1216 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). “That the handbook is an official book, pamphlet, or other publication "purporting to be issued by a governmental authority" in this case the Florida Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and is consequently self-authenticating by virtue of Section 90.902(5), Florida Statutes,…”

— 90.902(6) — 1 case

Dollar v. State, 685 So. 2d 901 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996).

— 90.902(8) — 8 cases

Riggs v. Aurora Loan Servs., LLC, 36 So. 3d 932 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010). “Subsection 90.902(8), Florida Statutes (2008), provides that “[cjommercial papers and signatures thereon and documents relating to them [are self authenticating], to the extent provided in the Uniform Commercial Code.”

Third Fed. Sav. & Loan Associaiton of Cleveland v. Leah G. Koulouvaris a/ k/ a Leah Koulouvaris, 247 So. 3d 652 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018).

Bennett v. Deutsche Bank Nat'l Trust Co., 124 So. 3d 320 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013).

AS Lily, LLC v. Morgan, 164 So. 3d 124 (Fla. 2d DCA 2015).

U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n v. Roseman, 214 So. 3d 728 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017).

— 90.902(9) — 1 case

Mills v. Barker, 664 So. 2d 1054 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995).

— 90.902(H) — 1 case

Brown v. State, 49 So. 3d 336 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010).

— 90.902(ll)(a) — 1 case

Yisrael v. State, 993 So. 2d 952 (Fla. 2008). “See § 90.902(1), Fla. Stat. (2004). “Public record,” as used in section 90.”

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