Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.410

POSSESSION OF COURT RECORDS

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RULE 2.410. 	POSSESSION OF COURT RECORDS
No person other than judges and authorized court employees
shall remove court records as defined in rule 2.430 from the clerk’s
office except by order of the chief judge or chief justice upon a
showing of good cause.
Court Commentary
1996 Adoption. This rule was written as a result of the
problems being encountered in the removal of files from clerks’
offices. While the purpose of the rule is to discourage the removal of
court files, it is not intended to prohibit chief judges or the chief
justice from issuing for good cause a general order providing that
attorneys or authorized individuals may be allowed to check out
files on a routine basis to assist in the administrative efficiency of a
court. We note that section 28.13, Florida Statutes (1995), similarly
prohibits the removal of files from clerks’ offices.

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