IN RE AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION 2.425
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The Florida Supreme Court adopted out-of-cycle amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.425 to add two new exceptions to the minimization requirements for sensitive information filed in criminal cases: information needed to contact witnesses supporting a newly discovered evidence claim under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851, and information needed to complete a sentencing scoresheet.
The Court amended Rule 2.425 by adding two new exceptions to subdivision (b)(8): subdivision (b)(8)(H) exempts information needed to contact witnesses supporting a defendant's claim of newly discovered evidence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851, and subdivision (b)(8)(I) exempts information needed to complete a sentencing scoresheet.
[1] Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.425 is amended to include new exceptions for sensitive information in criminal proceedings.
[2] Information needed to contact witnesses supporting a defendant's claim of newly discovered evidence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 is exempt from minimiza…
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“We amend subdivision (b)(8) (Exceptions in Traffic and Criminal Proceedings) of rule 2.425 to add two new items to the list of documents and information filed in criminal cases that are exempt from the minimization requirements of subdivision (a) (Limitation for Court Filings) of the rule.”
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceThe Criminal Procedure Rules Committee requested amendments to Rule 2.425, which governs the minimization of sensitive information in court filings. T…
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This matter is before the Court for consideration of proposed out-of-cycle amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.425 (Minimization of the Filing of Sensitive Information). See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(f).1 We amend rule 2.425, as requested by the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee and proposed by the Rules of Judicial Administration Committee.
The Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar unanimously approved the proposed amendments. The Court published the amendments for comment. No comments were filed.
We amend subdivision (b)(8) (Exceptions in Traffic and Criminal Proceedings) of rule 2.425 to add two new items to the list of documents and information filed in criminal cases that are exempt from the minimization requirements of subdivision (a) (Limitation for Court Filings) of the rule. New subdivision (b)(8)(H) exempts “information needed to contact witnesses who will support the defendant’s claim of newly discovered evidence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851.” Subdivision (b)(8)(I) exempts “information needed to complete a sentencing scoresheet.”
Accordingly, we amend the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration as reflected in the appendix to this opinion. The new language is indicated by underscoring. The new rule shall become effective immediately upon the release of this opinion.
It is so ordered.
LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, POLSTON, and PERRY, JJ., concur.
APPENDIX
RULE 2.425. MINIMIZATION OF THE FILING OF SENSITIVE INFORMATION
(a) Limitation for Court Filings. Unless authorized by subdivision (b), statute, another rule of court, or the court orders otherwise, designated sensitive information filed with the court must be limited to the following format:
(1) The initials of a person known to be a minor;
(2) The year of birth of a person’s birth date;
(3) No portion of any
(A) social security number,
(B) bank account number,
(C) credit card account number,
(D) charge account number, or
*593(E)debit account number;
(4) The last four digits of any
(A) taxpayer identification number (TIN),
(B) employee identification number,
(C) driver’s license number,
(D) passport number,
(E) telephone number,
(F) financial account number, except as set forth in subdivision (a)(3),
(G) brokerage account number,
(H) insurance policy account number, ■
(I) loan account number,
(J) customer account number, or ■
(K) patient or health care number;
(5) A truncated version of any
(A) email address,
(B) computer user name,
(C) password, or
(D) personal identification number (PIN); and
(6) A truncated version of any other sensitive information as provided by court order.
(b) Exceptions. Subdivision (a) does not apply to the following:
(l)-(7) [No Change]
(8) In traffic and criminal proceedings
(A)-(G) A pro se filing:
(B) )a court filing that is related to a criminal matter or investigation and that is prepared before the filing of a criminal charge or is not filed as part of any docketed criminal case;
(C) an arrest or search warrant or any information in support thereof;
(D) a charging document and an affidavit or other documents filed in support of any charging document, including any-driving records;
(E) a statement of particulars;
(F) discovery material introduced into evidence or otherwise filed with the court;
(G) all information necessary for the proper issuance and execution of a subpoena duces tecum;
(H) information needed to contact witnesses who will support the defendant’s claim of newly discovered évidence under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851; and
(I) information needed to complete a sentencing scoresheet;
(9)-(10)- [No Change]
(c) — (e) [No Change]