Rule 8.41 Protection of privacy in documents and records

Rule 1.201 privacy protections apply to all documents filed in appellate cases. This means you must remove or hide certain personal information from any papers you submit to an appellate court.

Personal details like Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, and information about minors must be left out or shortened in court filings. If a document requires this kind of sensitive information, there are specific steps you must follow to protect it.

If you are filing documents in an appeals case, check rule 1.201 to make sure you are handling private information correctly before you submit anything to the court.