Parties may consent to electronic service, or the court may require electronic service by local rule or court order, under rule 2.251. The court may provide in a case management order that documents filed electronically in a central electronic depository available to all parties are deemed served on all parties.
If everyone involved in a case agrees, legal documents can be sent to each other by email or through an online system instead of by mail or in person. A local court rule or a judge's order can also require this.
In some cases, a judge may set up a shared online system where all parties can access filed documents. When that happens, uploading a document to that system counts as officially serving it on everyone in the case. No separate mailing or email is needed.
Summary generated March 14, 2026
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Rule 3.751 amended effective January 1, 2017; adopted as rule 1830 effective January 1, 2000; renumbered as rule 3.751 effective January 1, 2007. Chapter 6 renumbered effective July 1, 2008; adopted as chapter 5 effective January 1, 2007.
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