In re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure
The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure proposed by the Appellate Court Rules Committee, affecting rules governing jurisdiction, original proceedings, appeals from final and nonfinal orders, discretionary review, and indigent proceedings. Key substantive changes include clarifying that failure to timely pay filing fees is not jurisdictional, correcting a briefing-deadline discrepancy in nonfinal appeals under Rule 9.130(e), and conforming county-court certification language to statute.
Key facts
- The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure proposed by the Appellate Court Rules Committee, affecting rules governing jurisdiction, original proceedings, appeals, and indigent proceedings.
- The amendments clarified that failure to timely pay filing fees is not jurisdictional and corrected a briefing-deadline discrepancy in nonfinal appeals under Rule 9.130(e) by restoring a five-day buffer between the deadline for serving the initial brief and the deadline for serving a notice of cross-appeal.
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Why it matters
While primarily a civil/general appellate procedure opinion, several amendments directly affect criminal appellate practice, including the clarification that filing fees are non-jurisdictional (relevant to timeliness… — full analysis with a trial
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