Amendment of Florida Evidence Code, In re, 69545
| Decision Date | 30 October 1986 |
| Docket Number | No. 69545,69545 |
| Citation | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 573,497 So.2d 239 |
| Parties | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 573 In re AMENDMENT OF FLORIDA EVIDENCE CODE. |
| Court | Florida Supreme Court |
This Court has the power and authority to adopt rules of court practice and procedure pursuant to article V, section 2(a) of the Florida Constitution.
Recent amendments to the Florida Evidence Code can be found in chapter 85-53, Laws of Florida, effective date July 1, 1985. The Florida Evidence Code is both substantive and procedural in nature. In re Florida Evidence Code, 372 So.2d 1369 (Fla.1979), as clarified by In re Florida Evidence Code, 376 So.2d 1161 (Fla.1979). We have previously adopted, as court rules, amendments to the Evidence Code to the extent that they are procedural in nature. In re Amendment of Florida Evidence Code, 404 So.2d 743 (Fla.1981).
Accordingly, we hereby adopt the amendments to the Evidence Code as found in chapter 85-53, Laws of Florida, to the extent that they concern court procedure. This decision does not alter the established effective date of chapter 85-53, Laws of Florida, which is July 1, 1985.
It is so ordered.
To continue reading
Request your trial
-
Delisle v. Crane Co.
...; In re Fla. Evidence Code , 675 So.2d 584 (Fla. 1996) ; In re Fla. Evidence Code , 638 So.2d 920 (Fla. 1993) ; In re Amend. of Fla. Evidence Code , 497 So.2d 239 (Fla. 1986) ; In re Amend. of Fla. Evidence Code , 404 So.2d 743 (Fla. 1981).Until 2000, the working arrangement between the Leg......
-
In re Commitment of Cartwright
...920 (Fla.1993) ("The Florida Evidence Code enacted by the Legislature is both substantive and procedural."); In re Amendment of Fla. Evidence Code, 497 So.2d 239 (Fla.1986); In re Amendment of Fla. Evidence Code, 404 So.2d 743 (Fla. 1981). The court has also specifically declined to approve......
-
In re Amendments to the Fla. Evidence Code
...; In re Fla. Evidence Code , 675 So.2d 584 (Fla. 1996) ; In re Fla. Evidence Code , 638 So.2d 920 (Fla. 1993) ; In re Amend. of Fla. Evidence Code , 497 So.2d 239 (Fla. 1986) ; In re Amend. of Fla. Evidence Code , 404 So.2d 743 (Fla. 1981).4 See, e.g. , In re Amends. to Fla. Evidence Code ,......
-
State v. Veilleux
...In re Florida Evidence Code, 675 So.2d 584 (Fla.1996); In re Florida Evidence Code, 638 So.2d 920 (Fla.1993); In re Amendment of Florida Evidence Code, 497 So.2d 239 (Fla.1986). As a result, I do not believe that a trial court is bound to obey this statute as a procedural rule of evidence u......