CS/CS/HB 443 Summary

• State attorneys and public defenders must electronically file and receive court documents (pleadings, motions, briefs, orders, judgments, transcripts) with clerks of court using the Florida Courts E-Portal or separate clerks' office portals.

• Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association and Florida Public Defender Association must report to legislative leadership by March 1, 2012, on electronic filing implementation progress and identify any additional activities needed for completion.

• Workers' compensation proceedings require electronic filing by approved means for petitions and carrier responses to the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims, with the Office (not Supreme Court) adopting procedural rules.

• Administrative proceedings require electronic filing by parties represented by attorneys through the Division of Administrative Hearings website; petitions must include the petitioner's email address for electronic document transmission.

• Multiple state agencies and administrative proceedings must use electronic means for filing documents, serving notices, and transmitting decisions, effective July 1, 2011.