THE FLORIDA BAR. IN RE AMENDMENT OF FLORIDA EVIDENCE CODE
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The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Florida Evidence Code as court rules to reflect legislative changes effective October 1, 1981, including modifications to the scope of applicability and the definition of hearsay.
The Court adopted the amendments to the Florida Evidence Code as part of the Rules of Evidence to the extent they concern court procedure, modifying the rules to incorporate the statutory changes effective October 1, 1981.
[1] The Florida Supreme Court adopts amendments to the Rules of Evidence to conform to statutory changes in the Florida Evidence Code concerning procedural matters.
[2] Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code concerning procedural matters are adopted by the Florida Supreme Court as part of the Rules of Evidence.
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PER CURIAM.
We previously adopted, as court rules, the Florida Evidence Code1 as enacted by the legislature insofar as it deals with procedural matters. 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). The Florida Bar has petitioned this Court to amend these Rules of Evidence to conform to recent statutory changes in the Code.
Chapter 81-93, Laws of Florida, which will become effective October 1, 1981, substantially changes two sections of the Code. Section 90.103(2) has been amended to provide that the Code provisions shall apply to civil actions and all other proceedings pending on or brought after October 1, 1981.2 Additionally, the definition of hearsay has been changed to reflect pre-Code Florida law and to conform to Rule 801(c), Federal Rules of Evidence.3
To the extent that these amendments concern court procedure, we adopt them as part of the Rules of Evidence and hereby modify those rules to incorporate the changes. The amended rules shall become effective October 1, 1981.
It is so ordered.
SUNDBERG, C. J., and ADKINS, BOYD, OVERTON, ALDERMAN and Mc-DONALD, JJ., concur. . §§ 90.101-.958, Fla.Stat. (1979).
. The text of chapter 81-93, section 1, is as follows:
90.103 Scope; applicability.—
(2) This act shall apply to criminal proceedings related to crimes committed after the effective date of this code, and to civil actions and all other proceedings pending on or brought after October 1, 1981.
.Chapter 81-93, section 2, provides:
90.801 Hearsay; definitions; exceptions.— (1) The following definitions apply under this chapter:
(c) “Hearsay” is a statement, other than one made by the declarant while testifying at the trial or hearing, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted.
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In re Florida Evidence Code, 638 So. 2d 920 (Fla. 1993)…e, 376 So. 2d 1161 (Fla.1979). We also have adopted amendments to the Evidence Code as court rules to the extent that they are procedural. In re Amendment of Florida Evidence Code, 497 So. 2d 239 (Fla.1986); In re Amendment of Florida Evidence Code, 404 So. 2d 743 (Fla.1981). The Florida Bar has petitioned this Court to amend the Rules of Evidence to conform to statutory changes in the Evidence Code. The changes at issue are: Ch. 81-259, §§ 41, 42, at 1032, 1033, Laws of Florida; ch. 83-284, § 1, at 1468, La…
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In re Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code, 782 So. 2d 339 (Fla. 2000)…gislature. See In re Fla. Evidence Code, 372 So. 2d 1369 (Fla.1979) (adopting Evidence Code to the extent it is procedural), clarified, In re Florida Evidence Code, 376 So. 2d 1161 (Fla.1979); see also Florida Bar re Amendment of Fla. Evidence Code, 404 So. 2d 743 (Fla.1981); In re Amendment of Fla. Evidence Code, 497 So. 2d 239 (Fla.1986) (adopting amendments to Code to the extent they are procedural); In re Florida Evidence Code, 638 So. 2d 920 (Fla.1993) (same); In re Florida Evidence Code, 675 So. 2d 584…1 / 2
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In re Commitment: John R. Cartwright. John R. Cartwright v. State, 870 So. 2d 152 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004)…Fla. Evidence Code, 638 So. 2d 920, 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 and adopt an amendment made by the legislature to the Evidence Code. The court withheld its approval from section 90.803(22), Florida Statutes (2000), which allows for the admission of…
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