Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.220, Florida Rule of Civil Procedure for Involuntary…
August 25, 2022
Summary
The court adopted, with modifications, amendments to three Florida deposition and discovery rules governing visual recording, audiovisual recording, photographing, court oversight, and deposition locations. The amendments generally prohibit visual recording of adult deponents absent court order or agreement, require audiovisual recording of minors under eighteen absent a contrary court order, prohibit photographing deponents during discovery depositions, and increase the juvenile-rule age threshold from sixteen to eighteen. The amendments became effective October 1, 2022, at 12:02 a.m.