1st Cir. — IN THE COURTS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, · BenchPath

1st Cir. — IN THE COURTS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

High confidence· verified August 2, 2026Administrative Orders1st Jud. Cir. — IN THE COURTS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

Summary

2 verbatim requirements from this First Circuit document.

Applies to

First Judicial Circuit (Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • In those cases in which the Public Defender has been appointed and a Public Defender Application Fee has been ordered, the first $50 collected shall be applied to the Public Defender Application Fee. In the event multiple case numbers generate multiple Public Defender Application Fees and one disposition hearing resolves multiple cases, the first $50 collected shall be applied to the Public Defender Application Fee, if previously unpaid, in the earliest case number. Any additional Public Defender Application Fees, other fees owed for Public Defender services, subsequent Public Defender Application Fees, or other Public Defender fees assessed in the same case(s) shall be paid after any and all restitution as described below has been paid. • Additional monies received shall be applied first to payment of restitution to the victim and shall include application of $3.50 to the Clerk’s processing fee.

Source of truth

In those cases in which the Public Defender has been appointed and a Public Defender Application Fee has been ordered, the first $50 collected shall be applied to the Public Defender Application Fee. In the event multiple case numbers generate multiple Public Defender Application Fees and one disposition hearing resolves multiple cases, the first $50 collected shall be applied to the Public Defender Application Fee, if previously unpaid, in the earliest case number. Any additional Public Defender Application Fees, other fees owed for Public Defender services, subsequent Public Defender Application Fees, or other Public Defender fees assessed in the same case(s) shall be paid after any and all restitution as described below has been paid.

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Reviewer note: PDF sha256: d9d0e98d5426f8b97f63a769f38fff761709005365ee4bdcff1158fa57c4c766. Read from the ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs.