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3 verbatim requirements from 2.059 21-1 -Sealing of Court Records.
Sixteenth Judicial Circuit (Monroe). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• All requests and orders regarding confidential trial court records shall strictly comply with Rule 2.420 of the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration and the attached sample pleadings. If this Administrative Order and Rule 2.420 appear to be inconsistent in any way, Rule 2.420 shall take precedence and serve as the legal binding authority. • Posting Public Notice of Court Order to Seal A. Upon the filing of any court order authorizing the sealing of the court record, the Clerk is hereby authorized and directed as follows, in accordance with Rule 2.420, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration: i. Civil and Appellate Cases-The Clerk must post a copy of the order on the Clerk's website and in a prominent public location in each county courthouse within IO days of the order, for no less than 30 days, per Rule 2.420(e)(4). ii .. Criminal Cases-Pursuant to Rule 2.420(f)(3)(D), the Clerk shall not post any orders unless directed by the Court. The docket shall indicate only the entry of the order. • Unsealing by the Clerk of Court for Limited Purposes of Filing A. The Clerk is hereby authorized to open any court file seakd by operation of law or court order for the purpose of filing documents pertinent to the particular file, as well as for microfilming or imaging files. B. The Clerk is hereby authorized to open any file or document sealed by operation of law or court order for the purpose of making a copy of the file or document for transmission to any appellate court for the purposes of appellate review. When transmitting such copies in the record on appeal, the Clerk shall clearly indicate to the appellate court which documents are under seal in the trial court. C. The Clerk shall re-seal such files or documents immediately upon completion of either instance referenced above and shall annotate the date of the unsealing and re-sealing with the deputy clerk's full name who completed the task.
All requests and orders regarding confidential trial court records shall strictly comply with Rule 2.420 of the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration and the attached sample pleadings. If this Administrative Order and Rule 2.420 appear to be inconsistent in any way, Rule 2.420 shall take precedence and serve as the legal binding authority.
Reviewer note: PDF sha256: 287b57034736038631ed5ba0f44ecbe79ceb9409a7f6f41df8aee2693a344c3f. Read from the ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs. Verbatim from the operative section of https://e7tb82hwrcn.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/administrative-orders/Section%2002%20General%20Applicability/2.059%2021-1%20-Sealing%20of%20Court%20Records.pdf, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
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