The purpose of this chapter is to expand the delivery of legal assistance services to military personnel stationed in the state of Florida. This chapter authorizes military lawyers licensed to practice law in jurisdictions other than Florida to be certified to practice before Florida courts while formally assigned as a legal assistance lawyers at a military base in the state of Florida. Nothing contained in this chapter limits the scope of practice or services provided by legal assistance lawyers under Title 10, United States Code, section 1044, and applicable service regulations.
Added June 27, 1996, effective July 1, 1996 (677 So.2d 272). Amended March 23, 2000 (763 So.2d 1002). Amended May 21, 2015, corrected June 25, 2015, effective October 1, 2015 (SC14-2107).