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March 15, 2005

Legislative update - Florida - House Bill 523

Tomorrow, March 16, 2005, the House Judiciary Committee will hear House Bill 523, titled "An act relating to evidence; repealing s. 90.602, F.S.".

The bill's brief is "Repeals a provision relating to testimony of interested persons regarding oral communication with a deceased or mentally incompetent person; creates a hearsay exception for statements made by declarants unavailable due to death, illness, or infirmity that are similar to statements previously admitted."

This could effectively eliminate valuable protection for incapacitated persons in Florida by allowing self-serving hearsay to be admissible in guardianship proceedings.

The House Judiciary Committee's contact details follow. If you are in Florida and would like to make your displeasure with this proposal known, you can do so using the following details.

Posted by richard at March 15, 2005 10:55 AM

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