Supreme Court of Florida

In Re Amendment to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140

September 26, 201338 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 679

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida amended Rule 9.140 of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure to replace the term “mentally retarded” with “intellectually disabled” in response to statutory changes. The amendment takes effect immediately, and a sixty‑day comment period is provided.