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M.D. Fla. Local Rule 3.11 - Disclosure in a Criminal Action — the district court's own Local Rule, verbatim from the court's own per-rule page (Local Rules as amended effective November 1, 2025). Court-level requirement: applies in every M.D. Fla. courtroom alongside any judge-specific preferences.
(a) GENERAL RULE. Before judgment in, or dismissal of, a criminal action, a lawyer or law enforcement agent directly or through a surrogate must not extrajudicially and publicly disclose information about the action if the disclosure will interfere with a fair trial or otherwise prejudice the administration of justice. (b) EXAMPLES. (1) A lawyer or law enforcement agent directly or through a surrogate must not extrajudicially and publicly disclose: (A) the defendant’s criminal record or information about the defendant's character or reputation except, if the defendant remains at large, information necessary to aid in apprehension or to warn the public; (B) the existence, absence, or content of a confession, admission, or statement by the defendant; (C) the defendant’s performance on, or failure to submit to, a mental, physical, or other assessment; (D) a witness’s identity, testimony, or credibility unless the witness is a victim and the disclosure is lawful and ethical; (E) the possibility of a guilty plea; or (F) an opinion about the guilt of the defendant or the merit of the action. (2) A lawyer or law enforcement agent directly or through a surrogate may request assistance and may extrajudicially and publicly disclose: (A) the defendant’s name, age, residence, occupation, and family status; (B) the fact and circumstances of the arrest and a description of evidence seized; (C) the substance of the charge; (D) a public record; (E) the status of the action; and (F) the defendant's denial of the charge.
(a) GENERAL RULE. Before judgment in, or dismissal of, a criminal action, a lawyer or law enforcement agent directly or through a surrogate must not extrajudicially and publicly disclose information about the action if the disclosure will interfere with a fair trial or otherwise
Establishes a Traffic Violations Bureau within the Clerk of the County Court under Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.100(a) (Burnstein, C.J., Nov. 1, 1988).
Approves the National Highway Safety Council Defensive Driving course as a school to which traffic courts may require attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).
Designates the D.W.I. Counterattack School (Broward County Commission on Alcoholism) as an approved school for court-ordered attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).