IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION 2.240
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The Florida Supreme Court amended Rule of Judicial Administration 2.240 to adjust the monetary thresholds for civil claims in circuit and county courts. These changes align the rule with recent legislative amendments to Florida Statutes and the Small Claims Rules, reflecting updated jurisdictional limits.
Yes, the Florida Supreme Court amended Rule of Judicial Administration 2.240 to adjust the monetary thresholds for circuit court civil cases to $30,000.01 and above, and for county court civil cases to a range of $8,000.01 to $30,000, aligning with statutory and other rule amendments.
[1] The Florida Supreme Court may amend the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration on its own motion to conform to statutory changes.
[2] The jurisdictional limit for circuit court civil cases is adjusted to claims of $30,000.01 and above.
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PER CURIAM.
In response to recent statutory and rule amendments changing the county court civil and small claims jurisdictional limits, the Court, on its own motion, amends Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.240 (Determination of Need for Additional Judges). See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(g). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. Amendments Consistent with the amendment to the county court jurisdictional limit in section 34.01, Florida Statutes (2018) made by chapter 2019-58, section 9, Laws of Florida, we amend subdivision (b)(1)(A)(i) of rule 2.240 to replace the $15,000.01 minimum claim amount for a circuit court civil case referenced in that subdivision with a $30,000.01 minimum claim amount. We also amend subdivision (b)(1)(A)(ii) to replace the $5,000.01 to $15,000 claim range for a non-smallclaims county court civil case referenced in that subdivision with a $8,000.01 to $30,000 claim range, consistent with the above-referenced statutory amendment and the recent amendment to Florida Small Claims Rule 7.010 (Title and Scope), which increased the small claims jurisdictional limit from $5,000 to $8,000. See In re Amends. to Fla. Rules of Civ. Pro., Fla. Small Claims Rules, & Fla. Rules of App. Pro.—Jurisdiction, No. SC19-1354, slip op. at 3, 15 (Fla. Nov. 14, 2019).
Accordingly, the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration are amended as reflected in the appendix to this opinion. New language is indicated by underscoring; deletions are indicated by struck-through type. The amendments shall become effective January 1, 2020, at 12:01 a.m. Because the amendments were not published for comment prior to their adoption, interested persons shall have seventy-five days from the date of this opinion in which to file comments with the Court. 1
1. All comments must be filed with the Court on or before February 25, 2020, with a separate request for oral argument if the person filing the comment wishes to participate in oral argument, which may be scheduled in this case. If filed by an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the comment must be electronically filed via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (Portal) in accordance with In re Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb. 18, 2013). If filed by a nonlawyer or a lawyer not licensed to practice in Florida, the comment may be, but is not required to be, filed via the Portal. Comments filed via the Portal must be submitted in Microsoft Word 97 or higher. See In re Electronic Filing in the Florida Supreme Court, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC17-27 (May 9, -2-It is so ordered.
CANADY, C.J., and POLSTON, LABARGA, LAWSON, and MUÑIZ, JJ., concur. THE FILING OF A MOTION FOR REHEARING SHALL NOT ALTER THE