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7 verbatim requirements from this First Circuit document.
First Judicial Circuit (Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• The Okaloosa County Drug Court was established within the Criminal Division to preside in cases involving defendants whose criminal behavior is a by-product of a substance abuse addiction. The defendant must have no significant violent criminal history. Defendant will be disqualified if defendant is currently serving a controlled release. Defendant will be disqualified if defendant has an active felony case or any felony charges pending in any county other than Okaloosa County. • Referral of a defendant for evaluation of his/her Drug Court eligibility shall be made to the Assistant State Attorney authorized and designated by the State Attorney in and for the First Judicial Circuit to serve as the assigned Assistant State Attorney to the Okaloosa County Drug Court. • The designated Assistant State Attorney shall make a determination of eligibility applying statutory guidelines and criteria approved by the Chief Judge and the Drug Court Judge. • Determination of ineligibility by the designated Assistant State Attorney shall be final. • Entry to and participation in Drug Court shall be upon a plea of nolo contendere or guilty with a deferred sentence, or upon a plea of nolo contendere with placement on probation or community control, and under such other terms and conditions as required by the sitting Drug Court Judge, who may approve or reject any plea. • The trial court judge of the referring division must approve any referral of a defendant to Okaloosa County Drug Court if the referral comes within the ten days prior to the first scheduled docket call in that trial division to which defendant is assigned. • A drug court fee of $500 will be assessed to all defendants who enter the Drug Court Treatment Program. This fee is to be paid to the Department of Corrections by the defendant on a monthly basis at a minimum of $50 per month. The Department of Corrections shall disburse the collected funds monthly to the Okaloosa County Clerk of Court who is ordered to deposit the funds in the Drug Court Treatment Fund Account.
The Okaloosa County Drug Court was established within the Criminal Division to preside in cases involving defendants whose criminal behavior is a by-product of a substance abuse addiction. The defendant must have no significant violent criminal history. Defendant will be disqualified if defendant is currently serving a controlled release. Defendant will be disqualified if defendant has an active felony case or any felony charges pending in any county other than Okaloosa County.
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