Florida Statute 90.956 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title VII
EVIDENCE

Chapter 90
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F.S. 90.956

90.956 Summaries.—When it is not convenient to examine in court the contents of voluminous writings, recordings, or photographs, a party may present them in the form of a chart, summary, or calculation by calling a qualified witness. The party intending to use such a summary must give timely written notice of his or her intention to use the summary, proof of which shall be filed with the court, and shall make the summary and the originals or duplicates of the data from which the summary is compiled available for examination or copying, or both, by other parties at a reasonable time and place. A judge may order that they be produced in court.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 503, ch. 95-147.

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Batlemento v. Dove Fountain, Inc.

593 So. 2d 234, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 12752, 1991 WL 273700

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 27, 1991 | Docket: 446316

Cited 28 times | Published

court, in violation of the requirements of section 90.956, Florida Statutes (1989), permitted appellees

Tallahassee Housing v. Unemp. Appeals Com'n

483 So. 2d 413, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 27

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 9, 1986 | Docket: 1511971

Cited 20 times | Published

misconduct under section 443.036(24). Although *415 section 90.956, Florida Statutes (1983), permits the introduction

Brake v. Murphy

736 So. 2d 745, 1999 WL 452159

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 23, 1999 | Docket: 2516306

Cited 17 times | Published

So.2d 69, 73 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). See generally § 90.956, Fla. Stat. (1997) (evidence code provision governing

Cayea v. Citimortgage, Inc.

138 So. 3d 1214, 2014 WL 2197616, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 8093

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 28, 2014 | Docket: 60240539

Cited 10 times | Published

forth in section 90.956. McKown v. State, 46 So.3d 174, 175 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010). See § 90.956, Fla. Stat

HEALTH OPTIONS v. Palmetto Pathology Servs.

983 So. 2d 608, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 5506, 2008 WL 1733673

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 16, 2008 | Docket: 1684694

Cited 8 times | Published

summary available at a "reasonable time and place." § 90.956, Fla. Stat. (2007). Since this summary and the

T/F SYSTEMS, INC. v. Malt

814 So. 2d 511, 2002 WL 662749

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 24, 2002 | Docket: 1718031

Cited 6 times | Published

trial court properly admitted exhibit 23 under section 90.956, Florida Statutes (2000), as a summary of the

Moore v. Gillett

96 So. 3d 933, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 11662, 2012 WL 2913937

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 18, 2012 | Docket: 60311597

Cited 4 times | Published

use the summary at trial in accordance with section 90.956, Florida Statutes (2010). At the beginning

McKown v. State

46 So. 3d 174, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 16292, 2010 WL 4226262

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 27, 2010 | Docket: 2400777

Cited 4 times | Published

argued that it had given notice to McKown under section 90.956, Florida *175 Statutes (2009), that it would

Marks v. Marks

576 So. 2d 859, 1991 WL 35290

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 19, 1991 | Docket: 1669885

Cited 4 times | Published

Equally misplaced is the wife's reliance on section 90.956, Florida Statutes (1989). The requirements

Mason v. Reiter

531 So. 2d 348, 1988 WL 81832

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 9, 1988 | Docket: 1528627

Cited 4 times | Published

summary to support the paternity finding violated section 90.956, Florida Statutes (1987); (4) the award of

S. Kornreich & Sons v. Titan Agencies, Inc.

423 So. 2d 940, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21708

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 23, 1982 | Docket: 544890

Cited 4 times | Published

we cannot agree that the technical violation of § 90.956,[1] Florida Statutes (1977) was harmful. Bernstein

Stokus v. Phillips

651 So. 2d 1244, 1995 WL 96813

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 10, 1995 | Docket: 476644

Cited 3 times | Published

"summaries" of evidence, reliance upon which offended section 90.956, Florida Statutes (1991). His contention was

Antun Investments Corp. v. Ergas

549 So. 2d 706, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2191, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 5128, 1989 WL 106775

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 19, 1989 | Docket: 1719707

Cited 3 times | Published

summaries that Ergas did not disclose as required by § 90.956, Fla. Stat. (1985). Antun did not preserve these

Bowmar Instr. Corp. v. Fidelity Elec.

466 So. 2d 344

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 5, 1985 | Docket: 438305

Cited 3 times | Published

of the trial court, we are of the view that Section 90.956, Florida Statutes (1983),[1] applies not only

Atkins v. State

728 So. 2d 288, 1999 WL 68769

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 12, 1999 | Docket: 78480

Cited 2 times | Published

introduce the information as a summary under section 90.956, Fla. Stat. (1995). Because the State failed

Cohen & Cohen, PA v. Angrand

710 So. 2d 166, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 4334, 1998 WL 187444

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 22, 1998 | Docket: 1731601

Cited 2 times | Published

So.2d 69, 73 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). See generally § 90.956, Fla. Stat. (1997) (evidence code provision governing

ZANJA WALTERS v. RICHARD PETGRAVE

248 So. 3d 1202

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 13, 2018 | Docket: 7144560

Cited 1 times | Published

income, provided that the mother complies with section 90.956, Florida Statutes (2017), and provided that

Johnson v. Johnson

761 So. 2d 345, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 16924, 1999 WL 1206715

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 17, 1999 | Docket: 64798334

Cited 1 times | Published

wife’s summary because she failed to comply with section 90.956, Fla. Stat. (1998), in that the Notice of Intent

Carolyn Michelle Mitchell v. Gabriel Fernando Faillace

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 28, 2025 | Docket: 70387860

Published

to support a contrary view of the evidence.”); § 90.956, Fla. Stat. (2023) (authorizing use of summaries);

Green Tree Servicing, LLC v. Simms

274 So. 3d 1187

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 2019 | Docket: 64718923

Published

they were a summary of records prepared under section 90.956, Florida Statutes, without Green Tree having

Green Tree Servicing, LLC v. Simms

274 So. 3d 1187

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 2019 | Docket: 64718922

Published

they were a summary of records prepared under section 90.956, Florida Statutes, without Green Tree having

Allstate Insurance Co. v. Total Rehab & Medical Centers, Inc.

123 So. 3d 1162, 2013 WL 949832, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 3970

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 13, 2013 | Docket: 60234884

Published

introduced into evidence as a summary based on section 90.956, Florida Statutes (2004). However, the trial

Johnson v. State

856 So. 2d 1085, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 15641, 2003 WL 22358162

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 17, 2003 | Docket: 64825810

Published

render it admissible as a summary pursuant to section 90.956, Florida Statutes (2001). Nevertheless, the

Moore v. Unemployment Appeals Commission

689 So. 2d 1304, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 3059, 1997 WL 136210

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 27, 1997 | Docket: 64771858

Published

should comport with the notice requirements of section 90.956, Florida Statutes (1995) and Tallahassee Housing

Resorts of Key Largo, Inc. v. Philippon

543 So. 2d 374, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1203, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 2673, 1989 WL 49920

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 16, 1989 | Docket: 64642583

Published

661 (Fla.1981), and the Florida Evidence Code, § 90.956, Florida Statutes (1987). Accordingly the final