What happened
A trial court granted Korson’s petition for removal from Florida’s registry, and the State appealed.
State appeals court Limited
State v. Korson
No. 2D2024-0807 (Fla. 2d DCA Mar. 26, 2025)
The State could not appeal an order removing a registrant from Florida’s registry.
- Court
- Florida Second District Court of Appeal
- Decided
- March 26, 2025
- Reach
- Florida’s Second District — now in conflict with the Fourth
- Verified
- September 30, 2026
Limited. The Fourth District expressly disagreed with Korson in FDLE v. Garcia (2026). The Florida Supreme Court declined to take up the question for lack of jurisdiction. Binds lower courts in its district or state until the state high court says otherwise.
What the court decided
The Second District dismissed the appeal, holding that the State has no right to appeal such removal orders.
Why it matters to the Registry
Korson made removal orders in the Second District effectively final. The Florida Supreme Court denied review for lack of jurisdiction on February 10, 2026, and did the same in a second case, Perdomo, on August 14, 2026 — leaving the district courts split once Garcia came down.
What it did not decide
It decided who can appeal, not who is eligible for removal. The Florida Supreme Court’s orders turned down review without deciding the question.
Developments
Second District dismisses the State’s appeal.
Florida Supreme Court denies review for lack of jurisdiction (SC2025-0970).
Florida Supreme Court declines a second State petition, in Perdomo (SC2025-1195).
Related
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Registry Wire coverage
- Florida Supreme Court twice declines State's bids to review orders removing registrantsOct. 2, 2026 · Florida
- Florida's registry-removal split is over who can appeal, not who qualifiesOct. 2, 2026 · Florida
- Florida's Fourth District holds registry removal is civil and lets FDLE appeal itSept. 22, 2026 · Florida
Sources
Last verified against the sources above on September 30, 2026.
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