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4 verbatim requirements from this First Circuit document.
First Judicial Circuit (Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• In cases where the Sheriff of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties, local Chiefs of Police, the State Attorney of the First Judicial Circuit, or any of their deputies, assistants, or designees object to a defendant’s release by notifying the Pre-Trial Program of said objection, the defendant shall not be released prior to First Appearance. Release decisions for all such defendants shall be made by the judge presiding at First Appearance. • All those not meeting the above requirements of release shall be evaluated for Pre-Trial Release consideration by the judge presiding at First Appearance. At the first appearance hearing, the pretrial release officer shall furnish the assigned judge a written form of investigated or otherwise verified information as follows: (a) The circumstances of the accused’s family, employment, financial resources, character, mental condition, and length of residence in the community; (b) The accused’s record of convictions, of appearances at court proceedings, of flight to avoid prosecution, or of failure to appear at court proceedings; and (c) Other facts necessary to assist the court in the determination of the indigency of the accused and whether she or he should be released under the supervision of the service. • Every defendant released on the Pre-Trial Release Program shall pay a $25.00 fee to the Office of Court Services. • A quarterly Pre-Trial Release Activities Report shall be completed and copies distributed to the Court Administrator and to the Chief Judge.
In cases where the Sheriff of Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa and Walton counties, local Chiefs of Police, the State Attorney of the First Judicial Circuit, or any of their deputies, assistants, or designees object to a defendant’s release by notifying the Pre-Trial Program of said objection, the defendant shall not be released prior to First Appearance. Release decisions for all such defendants shall be made by the judge presiding at First Appearance.
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