In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.420

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court amended Rule 2.420 to require clerks to maintain as confidential petitions, pleadings, and related documents filed for human trafficking victim expunction. The amendment implements recent legislation making those filings confidential and exempt from specified public-records disclosure requirements, and also makes conforming language revisions throughout the rule. The amendments took effect immediately, subject to a post-adoption comment period.