Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420
November 7, 2019
Summary
The court amended Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420 to clarify that Baker Act court records must remain confidential, including all personal identifying information of a person subject to the Act. The court declined to expand confidentiality for domestic-violence-related records to entire records merely because they contain protected identifying information, concluding that only the confidential information may be restricted. The amendments became effective immediately upon release of the opinion.