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1 verbatim mandatory provision from ECAD 2024-01 Escambia County Clerk of Court and Comptroller – Time Period for Same Day Review of Baker Act and Marchman .
First Judicial Circuit. Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order's own text layer, harvested 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. Only sentences containing mandatory language (shall, must, may not, no later than, within N) are reproduced — the full document is in custody and is the controlling text. • THE ESCAMBIA COUNTY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER - TIME PERIOD FOR SAME DAY REVIEW OF BAKER ACT AND MARCHMAN ACT PETITIONS IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY WHEREAS, the Court must provide appropriate opportunities for any person who qualifies under the provisions of Ch. 394 (Baker Act), Florida Statutes, and Ch. 397 (Marchman Act), Florida Statutes, to file a sworn Baker Act Petition and Affidavit Seeking Ex Parte Order Requesting Involuntary Examination and to file a sworn Marchman Act Petition and Affidavit for Involuntary Assessment and Stabilization; and WHEREAS, it is imperative to the orderly administration of justice that the judiciary have adequate time to properly consider and rule upon any sworn petition; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish a time period within which a qualified person may file a sworn Baker or Marchman Act petition in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller and receive a same day review by the Court; it is ORDERED that: 1.
THE ESCAMBIA COUNTY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT AND COMPTROLLER - TIME PERIOD FOR SAME DAY REVIEW OF BAKER ACT AND MARCHMAN ACT PETITIONS IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY WHEREAS, the Court must provide appropriate opportunities for any person who qualifies under the provisions of Ch. 394 (Baker Act), Florida Statutes, and Ch. 397 (Marchman Act), Florida Statutes, to file a sworn Baker Act Petition and Affidavit Seeking Ex Parte Order Requesting Involuntary Examination and to file a sworn Marchman Act Petition and Affidavit for Involuntary Assessment and Stabilization; and WHEREAS, it is imperative to the orderly administration of justice that the judiciary have adequate time to properly consider and rule upon any sworn petition; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish a time period within which a qualified person may file a sworn Baker or Marchman Act petition in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit C
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A DV injunction petition is reviewed promptly; the court may issue a temporary injunction ex parte, and when it does, a full evidentiary hearing is generally set within 15 days. There is no filing fee.
Judge Lee requires a detailed emergency motion stating the issues, why an emergency hearing is necessary, and the presentation time needed — the FSC-template standard now appearing across 2026 division procedures.
Judge Thomas: an emergency motion not properly filed with the clerk will not be treated as an emergency — the clerk channel is the only emergency channel.