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Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.425

Minimization of the Filing of Sensitive Information

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(a) Limitation for Court Filings. Unless authorized by

subdivision (b), statute, another rule of court, or court order,

designated sensitive information filed with the court must be limited

to:

(1) the initials of a person known to be a minor;

(2) the year of birth of a person’s birth date;

(3) no portion of any:

(A) social security number,

(B) bank account number,

(C) credit card account number,

(D) charge account number, or

(E) debit account number;

(4) the last four digits of any:

(A) taxpayer identification number (TIN),

(B) employee identification number,

(C) driver’s license number,

(D) passport number,

(E) telephone number,

(F) financial account number, except as set forth

in subdivision (a)(3),

(G) brokerage account number,

(H) insurance policy account number,

(I) loan account number,

(J) customer account number, or

(K) patient or health care number;

(5) a truncated version of any:

(A) email address,

(B) computer user name,

(C) password, or

(D) personal identification number (PIN); and

(6) a truncated version of any other sensitive

information as provided by court order.

(b) Exceptions. Subdivision (a) does not apply to:

(1) an account number which identifies the property

alleged to be the subject of a proceeding;

(2) the record of an administrative or agency

proceeding;

(3) the record in appellate or review proceedings;

(4) the birth date of a minor whenever the birth date is

necessary for the court to establish or maintain subject matter

jurisdiction;

(5) the name of a minor in any order relating to

parental responsibility, time-sharing, or child support;

(6) the name of a minor in any document or order

affecting the minor’s ownership of real property;

(7) the birth date of a party in a writ of attachment or

notice to payor;

(8) in traffic and criminal proceedings:

(A) a pro se filing;

(B) a court filing that is related to a criminal

matter or investigation and that is prepared before the filing of a

criminal charge or is not filed as part of any docketed criminal case;

(C) an arrest or search warrant or any information

in support thereof;

(D) a charging document and an affidavit or other

documents filed in support of any charging document, including

any driving records;

(E) a statement of particulars;

(F) discovery material introduced into evidence or

otherwise filed with the court;

(G) all information necessary for the proper

issuance and execution of a subpoena duces tecum;

(H) information needed to contact witnesses who

will support the defendant’s claim of newly discovered evidence

under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851; and

(I) information needed to complete a sentencing

scoresheet;

(9) information used by the clerk for case maintenance

purposes or the courts for case management purposes; and

(10) information which is relevant and material to an

issue before the court.

(c) Remedies. The court may order remedies, sanctions, or

both for a violation of subdivision (a) on motion by a party or

interested person or sua sponte by the court. The court may

impose sanctions if the filing was not made in good faith after notice

and an opportunity to respond.

(d) Motions Not Restricted. This rule does not restrict a

party’s right to move for protective order, to move to file documents

under seal, or to request a determination of the confidentiality of

records.

(e) Application. This rule does not affect the application of

constitutional provisions, statutes, or rules of court regarding

confidential information or access to public information.

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2026-09-14
Edition
2026-09-14
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