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Rules Regulating the Florida BarChapter 8 - LAWYER REFERRAL RULE
Rule 8-5 - IMMUNITY
Rule 8-5.1 - GENERALLY

R. Regul. Fl. Bar 8-5.1

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Rule 8-5.1 - GENERALLY

The Florida Bar Lawyer Referral Service and any local bar association lawyer referral service approved under this chapter, including their directors, officers, lawyer referral service committees, and staff, have absolute immunity from civil liability for all acts in the course of their official duties under this chapter.

R. Regul. Fl. Bar 8-5.1

Added and amended effective 3/23/2000 (763 So.2d 1002), amended November 9, 2017, effective 2/1/2018 (SC16-1962); amended May 9, 2024, effective 7/8/2024 (SC2024-0030).