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FL S0538
Bill
Status
Passed
6/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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AI Summary
- Requires at least one circuit judge in each circuit to be available at all times for hearings with limited notice, replacing the previous requirement that applied only to circuits with more than one judge
- Removes the $1,500 per diem cap on compensation for arbitrators in court-ordered, nonbinding arbitration, allowing arbitrators to set fees without a statutory maximum
- Transfers the authority to receive certified reimbursement requests from clerks of court for filing petitions related to domestic violence, repeat/sexual/dating violence, stalking, and exploitation of vulnerable adults from the Office of the State Courts Administrator to the Justice Administrative Commission, at a rate of $40 per petition
- Authorizes judges to authenticate a jurat or certificate of proof or acknowledgment by affixing their signature and printing their name, title, and court, as an alternative to using an official seal
- Expands the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation's annual budget request to include anticipated reimbursement amounts for protective injunction petitions across multiple statute sections, not just jury-related costs, with submissions prescribed by the Justice Administrative Commission; effective July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
State Courts System
Last Action
Chapter No. 2025-163
6/23/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules3/20/2025
Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice3/5/2025
Full Bill Text
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