Supreme Court of Florida

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration 2.420 - 2019 Fast-Track Report

October 3, 2019280 So. 3d 452

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida amended Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420(d)(1)(B)(i) to add a reference to section 39.202, Florida Statutes, thereby requiring confidentiality for records containing identifying information about persons who report child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. The amendment was adopted immediately, with a seventy-five-day period for interested persons to submit comments because the amendment had not been published for comment before adoption.