Thirteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Hillsborough County Sealing & Redaction Procedures

CRITICALCriminal cases

Attached documentation must be redacted as applicable, including removal of banking or credit card account numbers from proof of payment.

Any attached documentation must be redacted as applicable (e.g., removal of banking or credit card account numbers on proof of payment).

CRITICALCriminal cases

Confidential patient treatment records generally may not be filed in the court file.

Patient treatment records are deemed confidential as provided by Florida law and generally must not be filed in the court file.

CRITICALCriminal cases

If sealing any portion of the application or sworn affidavit is requested, the agency must email a separate Motion to Determine Confidentiality of Court Records to the County Criminal Division C judicial assistant simultaneously with the application.

If the law enforcement agency wishes the court to seal any portion of the application or sworn affidavit, it must e-mail to the judicial assistant of County Criminal Division "C" a separate Motion to Determine Confidentiality of Court Records simultaneously with the application.

CRITICAL

The court file must be sealed unless the court orders otherwise.

As provided by Rule 8 .835(b), the court file must be sealed unless otherwise ordered by the court.

CRITICALCivil cases

The arbitration decision remains under seal if a timely request for trial de novo is filed.

If a request for trial de novo is timely filed , the clerk will continue to maintain the arbitrators' decision under seal.

CRITICALCivil cases

A party may not file documents under seal without first obtaining a court order authorizing sealing based on a particularized showing of need under Florida law.

A party-must not file documentsunder seal withouthaving first obtained an order granting leave·of court to file documentsunderseal based upon a showing of particularizedneed·in accordance with Floridalaw.

CRITICALCivil cases

The arbitrators' decision must be filed under seal so that it is not disclosed to the presiding judge.

Arbitrators are required to file their decision under seal so that the decision is not made known to the presiding judge.

INFOCivil cases

The court may seal portions of the court file concerning contingent-fee approval or authorization of a fee division exceeding 25%.

The court may seal any portion of the court file pertaining to the request for approval of a fee contract or for authorization for a fee division in excess of 25%.