In re: Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code
On a fast-track report from the Bar's Code and Rules of Evidence Committee, the Florida Supreme Court adopted, to the extent procedural, newly enacted section 90.2035, Florida Statutes, governing judicial notice of images, maps, distances, and calculations taken from web mapping services, satellite imaging sites, or Internet mapping tools. The adoption is retroactive to the date the legislation became law, with a 75-day comment period.
Key facts
- Florida Supreme Court adopted newly enacted section 90.2035, Florida Statutes, governing judicial notice of images, maps, distances, and calculations from web mapping services and satellite imaging sites.
- The amendment requires parties intending to offer web-mapping or satellite-imaging information to file notice of intent within a reasonable time, including copies and the Internet address or pathway for access.
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Why it matters
Google Maps, satellite imagery, and distance calculations are routine proof in premises, auto, and property cases, and this opinion confirms that the new statutory judicial-notice procedure is in force as a procedural… — full analysis with a trial
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