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3 verbatim mandatory provisions from OCAD 2024-03 Procedure Regarding Appointment of Counsel Following A Petition for Involuntary Placement.
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. • PROCEDURE REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL FOLLOWING A PETITION FOR INVOLUNTARY INPATIENT PLACEMENT WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Administrative Order 2007-51, General Magistrates appointed within the First Judicial Circuit have been appointed to hear all matters arising from the Baker Acts, Chapter 394, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 394.467(4), Florida Statutes, the Court shall appoint counsel, i.e., the Public Defender, to represent any individual subject to the filing of a Petition for Involuntary Inpatient Placement; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 394.467(4), Florida Statutes, the Court shall appoint any such Public Defender within one day, excluding weekends and Court holidays, it is therefore ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: 1. • The administrative policies and procedures herein, shall be effective April 9, 2024. 2. • It is further ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that, respondent has the right to an independent expert examination, and if respondent wishes to exercise that right, the Court must be informed in writing prior to the scheduled hearing date.
PROCEDURE REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL FOLLOWING A PETITION FOR INVOLUNTARY INPATIENT PLACEMENT WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Administrative Order 2007-51, General Magistrates appointed within the First Judicial Circuit have been appointed to hear all matters arising from the Baker Acts, Chapter 394, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 394.467(4), Florida Statutes, the Court shall appoint counsel, i.e., the Public Defender, to represent any individual subject to the filing of a Petition for Involuntary Inpatient Placement; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Chapter 394.467(4), Florida Statutes, the Court shall appoint any such Public Defender within one day, excluding weekends and Court holidays, it is therefore ORDERED AND ADJUDGED: 1.
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