(1) Pursuant to sections 120.53(1) and 120.533, F.S, this chapter establishes the minimum requirements for indexing final orders. Agencies may index and publish additional final orders as needed.

Terms Used In Florida Regulations 1B-32.001

  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
    (2) Agency orders that must be indexed are set forth in section 120.53(1)(a)2.c., F.S. Agencies shall maintain a list of final orders made by stipulation, agreed settlement, or consent order which are not required to be indexed. Final orders that must be indexed or listed pursuant to this chapter shall be maintained by each agency pursuant to the records retention schedule approved by the Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services.
    (3) Public Inspection. The following shall be made available by each agency for public inspection and copying, at no more than actual cost:
    (a) All rules adopted by the agency in the discharge of its rulemaking functions pursuant to Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 1B-30;
    (b) All final orders;
    (c) A current subject-matter index of final orders indexed, pursuant to section 120.53(1)(a)2.c., F.S.; and,
    (d) A list of final orders that are not required to be indexed.
    (4) If an agency contracts with a publishing firm to act as its official reporter, the publishing firm must have the capacity to timely index and publish the agency’s final orders, index and list. The official reporter that is designated by the agency shall be approved by the Department of State.
Rulemaking Authority 120.533 FS. Law Implemented 120.53(2) FS. History-New 1-1-92, Amended 3-25-97, Formerly 1S-6.001.