Title: In Re the Fla. Bar Rules of Appellate P.
Citation: 529 So. 2d 687
Docket Number: 71643, 72262
State: Florida
Issuer: Florida Supreme Court
Date: July 14, 1988

529 So. 2d 687 (1988)
In re THE FLORIDA BAR RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE.
Nos. 71643, 72262.

Supreme Court of Florida.
July 14, 1988.
Rutledge R. Liles, President, The Florida Bar, Jacksonville, Stephen N. Zack, President-elect, Joseph Nesbitt, President, Florida Conference of Dist. Court of Appeal Judges, Miami, George W. Hersey, President-elect, Florida Conference of Dist. Court of Appeal Judges, Larry Klein, Chairman, The Florida Bar Appellate Rules Committee, West Palm Beach, and John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, for petitioners.
PER CURIAM.
The Florida Bar Appellate Rules Committee has submitted for our consideration proposed amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure pursuant to Rule of Judicial Administration 2.130. The Florida Conference of District Court Judges has, in a separate petition, requested that this Court amend Rule 9.300(d) to eliminate the tolling of time for motions filed in the district courts of appeal. The Appellate Rules Committee opposes the amendment suggested by the Conference and instead proposes an amendment to Rule 9.410. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.
We approve the amendments originally proposed by the Appellate Rules Committee. We also accept the committee's proposal to amend Rule 9.410 in lieu of the Conference proposal. We are hopeful that the strengthening of the language of Rule 9.410 will alleviate any problems relating to frivolous motion practice.
The following is a brief explanation of the rule changes approved by this Court.
Rules 9.020(g), 9.330(a) and (b), and 9.340(b) have been amended to allow a party to move for certification of a question to the Florida Supreme Court based on conflict or question of great public importance, without also having to file a separate motion for rehearing.
Rule 9.030(b)(1)(B) has been amended to clearly reference all non-final orders prescribed in Rule 9.130.
Rule 9.100(c) has been amended to include petitions for review of non-final agency action as petitions which must be filed within thirty days of rendition of the order to be reviewed.
Rule 9.200(b)(2) has been amended to provide that a party designating the transcript can make additional copies of the transcript by his own method rather than having the court reporter make extra copies, and to assure that parties timely receive copies of the transcript.
Rule 9.310(c)(1) has been amended by deleting the requirement that bonds must be approved by the clerk of the court.
Rule 9.410 has been amended to provide for more specific sanctions when necessary.
Rule 9.900(d) has been amended to properly name the district court of appeal in this form.
Rule 9.900(g)II.5. has been amended so that the court reporter can indicate in the amended form whether the transcript will be completed in a timely manner or if an *688 extension is needed, without having to file a separate request for extension.
Appended to this opinion are the amended and new rules of the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. Deletions are indicated by the use of struck-through type. New language is indicated by underscoring. All rules and statutes in conflict with the following rules are hereby superseded as of the effective date of these rules. These amendments shall become effective January 1, 1989, at 12:01 a.m.
It is so ordered.
EHRLICH, C.J., and OVERTON, McDONALD, SHAW, BARKETT, GRIMES and KOGAN, JJ., concur.