{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.705","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 90.705","heading":"Disclosure of facts or data underlying expert opinion.","body":"(1) Unless otherwise required by the court, an expert may testify in terms of opinion or inferences and give reasons without prior disclosure of the underlying facts or data. On cross-examination the expert shall be required to specify the facts or data.\n(2) Prior to the witness giving the opinion, a party against whom the opinion or inference is offered may conduct a voir dire examination of the witness directed to the underlying facts or data for the witness’s opinion. If the party establishes prima facie evidence that the expert does not have a sufficient basis for the opinion, the opinions and inferences of the expert are inadmissible unless the party offering the testimony establishes the underlying facts or data.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 76-237; s. 1, ch. 77-77; s. 22, ch. 78-361; s. 1, ch. 78-379; s. 496, 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":"78a37ff8291653d3bfed5181dc485fe4897a8713567b123d012aef2a53448f97","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.704","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-90.706"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}