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Florida Court Filing System Modernizes with New Rules and Fee Changes

Florida’s electronic court filing system E-Portal rolled out key changes on July 1, streamlining how legal documents are filed online and adjusting convenience fees for users.

The updates are part of the Florida Supreme Court’s “E-Everything” rules package (case SC2023-1401), which formally standardizes electronic filing procedures across the state. One of the most significant changes involves the Correction Queue — the system used when filings are rejected and need to be resubmitted.

Previously, clerks could write free-form reasons for rejecting documents, leading to thousands of different explanations. Now, there are just seven standardized reasons a filing can be placed in the Correction Queue. These include missing or incorrect case numbers, wrong formatting, unreadable files, and documents that violate court rules.

To increase transparency, users will now receive a timestamped copy of any rejected filing. This can be used as proof of submission and must be included if a filer requests a judge to review the clerk’s decision. Additionally, rejected documents will stay in the system for 30 days instead of five, giving filers more time to correct and resubmit.

Fee changes also took effect July 1. With the growing use of credit cards—especially rewards cards—the cost of processing payments has increased sharply. To help cover these expenses, the credit card convenience fee rose from 3.5% to 3.95%. The $5 flat fee for ACH (bank transfer) payments remains the same.

Officials say these updates are designed to improve efficiency, reduce filing errors, and support the long-term sustainability of Florida’s court technology systems.

For more information, visit www.myflcourtaccess.com.  

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 20, 2022, all users of the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal are required to designate whether case-initiating documents contain confidential information when filing Circuit Civil, County Civil, and Small Claims cases. 

Filers will now be prompted to select one of three options on the Documents page to denote the filing as containing no confidential information or is accompanied by a Notice of Confidential Information or Motion to Determine Confidentiality.