Amendment to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.055(c)

In Amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, 682 So.2d 89 (Fla.1996), we amended Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.055(c) to require a blank space on papers filed with clerks of court that were to be subsequently recorded. The amendment as proposed by the Judicial Administration Rules Committee was adopted to ensure compliance with section 695.26, Florida Statutes (1997). Comments received after we adopted the rule change indicated that the amendment was broader than what is required by the statute and that the amendment was being interpreted by some clerks to…