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How to E-File – An Overview

There are three E-Filing portals used in Florida:  The Florida Supreme Court and the 2^nd DCA use the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, as do most Circuit Courts and County Courts.   Check each court for the most up-to-date information.  The other Florida District Courts of Appeal use eDCA but should be added to the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal in the future.  The Federal Courts use CM/ECF (Case Management/Electronic Case File).

If you're an attorney practicing in Florida, to register at the Florida Courts E-Filling Portal, you’ll need your Florida Bar number, at least one email address and your local address.  When you register you’ll choose a login name and password.  When you are approved you’ll receive an activation link in your email. Attorneys from other jurisdictions, court reporters, mental health professionals, mediators and self-represented litigants may also register. For eDCA and CM/ECF there are similar registration procedures.  

Once you have an active account you can add a new case or add to an existing case.  You login, find the appropriate court, and if it's an existing case find that case.  You'll be able to retrieve case information. In brief, you choose the parties you are filing for and choose the type of document you are filing and then attach it to the filing. There are excellent training videos here.

Check the relevant portions of Florida's Civil Procedure.  (1.080:30-31)

•  Determine which E-Filing portal is being used based on court.
  • Determine the E-Filing protocol for that court.
  • Check the court's website for current information.
  • Check individual judges for variations in protocol.
• To file a case electronically you'll need:
  • To register with the appropriate E-Filing Portal.
  • Have files appropriately formatted. 
  • Make sure all metadata is stripped from E-Filed documents
  • Know the court where the case is pending.
  • You should know filing deadlines.
  • Consider how long it will take to file and be confirmed as received.
• For more information always check the court's website.

There are excellent training videos here.

E-Filing is a way to electronically transmit legal documents from an attorney or even a self-represented litigant to a court.  Legal documents can also go from the court to the attorney or from one attorney to another.

Click here for the Florida E-Filing Portal

• Decisions
  • SC11-399 Revised Opinion 
• Standards
  • Standards for Electronic Access to the Court (Version 14)
  • Standards for Access to Electronic Court Records (December 2016)
• Administrative Orders
  • Standards for Access to Electronic Court Records No. AOSC114-19 Amended
  • Electronic Filing of Criminal, Juvenile, and Traffic Cases via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal No. AOSC14-67  
  • Amendments to Florida Rules of Judicial Administration No. SC14-721
  • Electronic Florida Appellate Courts Technology Solution (eFacts) Change Advisory Board No. AOSC14-61
  • Electronic Service via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal No. AOSC13-49 
  • Electronic Filing of Criminal Cases in the Trial Courts of Florida via Florida Courts  E-Filing Portal No AOSC13-48
• Rules
  • Florida Rules of Judicial Administration (see 2.525)
  • Amendments to the Florida Rule of Judicial Adminstration 2.520
• Electronic Court Filing System Approvals
• Electronic Filing and Electronic Service in the District Courts of Appeal  No. AOSC18-74