By Elaine Walter
On June 11, 2026, the Florida Supreme Court amended Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.210 (Briefs, 9.310 (Stay Pending Review), 9.800 (Uniform Citation System), and 9.90 (Forms). In rule 9.210, the Court added new subdivision (b)(3) to require inclusion of a jurisdictional statement in the initial brief.
Newly renumbered subdivision (b)(6) is amended to specify that the initial brief must include “for each issue presented, argument with citation to appropriate authorities, a citation to the record on appeal where the issue was preserved, and a statement of the applicable appellate standard of review.” And renumbered subdivision (b)(9) now clarifies that a certificate of compliance is only required for computer-generated briefs.
Rule 9.310 is amended to add “Automatic Stay” to the title of subdivision (b) so that it reads “Exceptions; Automatic Stay.” Amendments to subdivision (b) delete the word “principal” to make it clear that the bond must be equal to the amount of the judgment plus twice the statutory rate of interest. And the words “on judgments on the total amount on which the party has an obligation to pay interest” is replaced by “in effect on the date the judgment is filed” to clarify whether postjudgment interest can be awarded on the portion of the judgment that was prejudgment interest.
The Court also amended the case citations in rule 9.800 to reflect the change from two-digit year and varied number of digits for case number designators to the four-digit year and four-digit case number designators.
Last, the Court amended subdivisions (c)(1) and (c)(2) of rule 9.900 to ask the filer to cite to the specific subdivision of the rule on which review is based and to clarify that the date requested is the date of the order being appealed.
These amendments become effective September 1, 2026 at 12:01 a.m.
