{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.616","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 90.616","heading":"Exclusion of witnesses.","body":"(1) At the request of a party the court shall order, or upon its own motion the court may order, witnesses excluded from a proceeding so that they cannot hear the testimony of other witnesses except as provided in subsection (2).\n(2) A witness may not be excluded if the witness is:\n(a) A party who is a natural person.\n(b) In a civil case, an officer or employee of a party that is not a natural person. The party’s attorney shall designate the officer or employee who shall be the party’s representative.\n(c) A person whose presence is shown by the party’s attorney to be essential to the presentation of the party’s cause.\n(d) In a criminal case, the victim of the crime, the victim’s next of kin, the parent or guardian of a minor child victim, or a lawful representative of such person, unless, upon motion, the court determines such person’s presence to be prejudicial.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 90-174; s. 1, ch. 92-107; s. 493, ch. 95-147.","path":["TITLE VII EVIDENCE","CHAPTER 90 EVIDENCE CODE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0000-0099/0090/0090.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:58:45Z","sha256":"2e67cd00d97666caf3facc94ef90d69dd695cf4639c0c06cbd872fbef3fdc6cd","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.615","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.701"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}