§ Rule 1.985 Standard Jury Instructions

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Rule 1.985. Standard Jury Instructions

    The forms of Florida Standard Jury Instructions appearing on the court's website at  www%1f.florida%1fsupreme %1fcourt.%1forg/ jury_inst%1fructions/%1finstructions.%1fshtml may be used by the trial judges of this state in charging the jury in civil actions to the extent that the forms are applicable, unless the trial judge determines that an applicable form of instruction is erroneous or inadequate. In that event the trial judge shall modify the form or give such other instruction as the judge determines necessary to accurately and sufficiently instruct the jury in the circumstances of the action. In that event the trial judge shall state on the record or in a separate order the manner in which the judge finds the standard form erroneous or inadequate and the legal basis of that finding. Similarly, in all circumstances in which the notes accompanying the Florida Standard Jury Instructions contain a recommendation that a certain type of instruction not be given, the trial judge may follow the recommendation unless the judge determines that the giving of such an instruction is necessary to accurately and sufficiently instruct the jury, in which event the judge shall give such instruction as the judge deems appropriate and necessary. In that event the trial judge shall state on the record or on a separate order the legal basis of the determination that such instruction is necessary.

DELETION

This rule is deleted effective January 1, 2011 (2010 WL 3488983).