SB 774 — Electronic Transmittal of Court Orders

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 774 By Senatorthe WrightAppropriations 8-00924-25Committee 2025774__on ACriminal billand toCivil beJustice; entitled An act relating to electronic transmittal of court orders;

and Senator Wright 604-02782-25 2025774c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to electronic transmittal of court orders;

requiring the clerk of the court, within 6a hourscertain timeframe after a court issues an ex parte order for involuntary commitment, to submit the order electronically to the sheriff or law enforcement agency in the county where the order is to be served;

requiring the clerk of the court, within 6a hourscertain timeframe after a certain summons is issued, to submit the summons electronically and, if applicable, a copy of the petition for involuntary services and a notice of the hearing to a law enforcement agency to effect service on certain persons;

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 774 8-00924-25604-02782-25 2025774__2025774c1 electronic copy be served in the same manner as the certified copy;

Within 6 business hours after the court issues an order, the clerk of the court shall electronically submit the Page 2 of 8 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 774 8-00924-25604-02782-25 2025774__2025774c1 submit the order to the sheriff or a law enforcement agency in the county where the order is to be served may be submitted electronically through existing data systems, if available.

The report must include all emergency contact information for the person that is readily accessible to the law enforcement officer, including information available through electronic databases maintained by the Department of Law Enforcement or by the Department of Highway Page 3 of 8 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 774 8-00924-25604-02782-25 2025774__2025774c1 Department of Law Enforcement or by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

The report and certificate must shall be made a partPage 4 of the8 patient’sCODING: clinical record.

Any facility accepting Page 4 of 8 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 774 8-00924-25604-02782-25 2025774__2025774c1 thepart patient based on this certificate must send a copy of the certificatepatient’s toclinical therecord. department within 5 working days.

Any facility accepting the patient based on this certificate must send a copy of the certificate to the department within 5 working days.

The clerk shall also issue a summons to the person whose admission is sought, and, unless a circuit court’s chief judge authorizes disinterested private process servers to serve parties under this chapter, within 6 business hours after the summons being issued, the clerk of the court shall electronically submit the summons and, if applicable, a copy of the petition and notice of hearing to a law enforcement agency to must effect such service on the person Page 5 of 8 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 774 8-00924-25604-02782-25 2025774__2025774c1 law enforcement agency to must effect such service on the person whose admission is sought for the initial treatment hearing.

The clerk of the court shall electronically transmit within 6 business hours after the court issues an order and notice of hearing cause a copy of the order, notice of hearing, and petition to be forwarded on or before the next business day to the appropriate law enforcement agency for service upon the respondent as provided in subsection (5).

(5) SERVICE.— (a) Within 6 business hours after the court issues a temporary ex parte risk protection order or risk protection order, the clerk of the court shall electronically transmit furnish a copy of the Page 6 of 8 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 774 8-00924-25604-02782-25 2025774__2025774c1 order, the clerk of the court shall electronically transmit furnish a copy of the notice of hearing, petition, and temporary ex parte risk protection order or risk protection order, as applicable, to the sheriff of the county where the respondent resides or can be found, who shall serve it upon the respondent as soon thereafter as possible on any day of the week and at any time of the day or night.

The parties may acknowledge receipt of such order in writing on Page 7 of 8 CODING:

Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 774 8-00924-25604-02782-25 2025774__2025774c1 The parties may acknowledge receipt of such order in writing on the face of the original order.