Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.515

SIGNATURE AND REPRESENTATIONS TO COURT

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RULE 2.515. 	SIGNATURE AND REPRESENTATIONS TO COURT
(a) 	Signature Required. Every document filed or served
must be signed by the attorney, unrepresented party, or other
person authorized by law to file or serve the document as provided
in this rule. If a document is not signed or is signed with intent to
defeat the purpose of this rule, it may be stricken by the court and
the action may proceed as though the document had not been filed
or served.
(b) 	Acts Constituting Signature.
(1) 	Electronically Filed Documents.

 

 
(A) 	Except as provided in subdivision (b)(1)(B)
below, the act of filing a document constitutes the filer’s signature.
The signature of each person who is not the filer must be identified
as a signer within the document in one of the following ways:
(i) 	by an electronic signature indicator in the
signature block;
(ii) 	by an electronic signature permitted by
law and in accordance with the Florida Courts Technology
Standards; or
(iii) 	when an attorney is filing a document on
behalf of an unrepresented party, by the:
a. 	placement of an electronic signature
indicator above the printed name of the unrepresented party on
whose behalf the filing is being made and who has requested that
the attorney affix the unrepresented party’s electronic signature
indicator and file the document; or
b. 	signature of the unrepresented party
in any form recognized by law on the paper document and the
inclusion of that document as part of an electronically filed
document or with a notice of filing containing the style of the case,
the name of the document, and certificate of service.
The electronic signature indicator may be an “/s/”
in front of the signer’s printed name or may be in any other form
that meets with the Florida Courts Technology Standards.
(B) 	Notwithstanding (A) above, when an attorney
files a document on behalf of an unrepresented party as permitted
in subdivision (b)(1)(A)(iii) and when the filing attorney’s signature is
omitted from the document, the act of filing that document does not
constitute the filer’s signature.
(2) 	Paper Documents. A person submitting a paper
document for filing under rule 2.525(c) must sign the document

 

 
before submitting it, using any form of signature recognized by law.
The person submitting the document becomes its filer for purposes
of this rule.
(3) 	Served Documents. For documents served, but not
contemporaneously filed, the act of serving constitutes the server’s
signature and the signature of each person identified as a signer.
(c) 	Signature Block. A document signed under this rule
must include a signature block containing the filer and each
signer’s name, electronic signature indicator, mailing address,
telephone number, and e-mail address for service of court
documents (if the document is filed or served electronically). If the
signer is an attorney, the signature block must also include the
signer’s Florida Bar number and the party the signer represents. If
a signer is represented by an attorney who is also a signer, then
only the attorney’s information is required.
(d) 	Representation to Court.
(1) 	Representation by Filer. By filing a document under
rule 2.525, the filer represents that:
(A) 	the filer has complied with all rules of
procedure regarding filing and service of the document;
(B) 	every person identified as a signer has
authorized that person’s signature and the filer accepts
responsibility for proving that authority if it is later disputed; and
(C) 	the document contains no confidential or
sensitive information, or that any confidential or sensitive
information has been properly protected by complying with rules
2.420 and 2.425.
(2) 	Representation by Signer. On filing, each signer
represents that:
(A) 	the signer has read the document;

 

 
(B) 	to the best of the signer’s knowledge,
information, and belief, there are good grounds to support the
document; and
(C) 	the document is not interposed for delay; and
(D) the legal authorities identified exist and are
accurately cited.
The Court may, on its own motion or the motion of
a party, impose sanctions for any filing inconsistent with this
representation after providing the signer notice and an opportunity
to be heard. Such sanctions may include reprimand, contempt,
striking of the document, dismissal of proceedings, costs, attorneys’
fees, or other sanctions.
(3) Representation by Person Serving. A person serving
a document under rule 2.516 makes the same representations
contained in subdivisions (d)(1) and (d)(2).
Court Commentary
2026 Amendment. The Court adopted the 2026 amendments
to subdivision (d)(2) principally to create a statewide, uniform
replacement for varied circuit court administrative orders imposing
disclosure and certification requirements about the use of artificial
intelligence in filings. Those circuit court administrative orders
included sanctions provisions. The Court included an express
sanctions provision in amended subdivision (d)(2) to avoid
uncertainty over courts’ continuing authority to impose sanctions in
this context, as provided for in the circuit court administrative
orders that have been replaced. By including an express sanctions
provision in amended subdivision (d)(2), the Court does not intend
to change or comment on (by negative implication or otherwise)
courts’ existing authority to impose sanctions for noncompliance
with these rules generally.

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