Amendments To The Florida Rules Of Judicial Administration - Supreme Court Of Florida Page 4
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15The Court has given due consideration to the Clerks’ concerns about the cost
of maintaining misdemeanor and criminal traffic records for the extended retention
periods. While we appreciate the Clerks’ concerns, all agree that the cost to
maintain paper records will continue to diminish as the judicial system moves to a
fully electronic filing and document management system. And the Court agrees
with the Rules Committee and the Judicial Branch Records Management
Committee that any remaining fiscal concerns attendant to electronically retaining
the records for the extended periods cannot outweigh the retention value of those
records in proving recidivism and protecting defendants against false allegations.
The more significant amendments to rule 2.510 (Foreign Attorneys) include
the following. The amendment to subdivision (a) (Eligibility) allows the court to
waive the pro hac vice filing fee in pro bono cases in which the foreign attorney’s
client may not be technically “indigent,” where good cause is shown. According to
the committee report, the trial judge would have discretion to determine what
constitutes a “pro bono” client and what constitutes “good cause” for purposes of
the rule. Subdivision (b)(1) is amended to provide that a certificate of good
standing from the foreign attorney’s home jurisdiction is not required. The
amendment to subdivision (b)(3) clarifies the requirements regarding disclosure of
all disciplinary, suspension, disbarment, or contempt proceedings that have been
initiated against the attorney in the preceding five years. This subdivision
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