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3 verbatim requirements from Eleventh Circuit administrative order 05-08.
Eleventh Judicial Circuit (Miami-Dade). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the operative section of Eleventh Circuit administrative order 05-08, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • Additionally, if the State Attorney believes that the facts and circumstances of the case suggest the youth’s involvement in the dealing and selling of controlled substances, the court shall hold a preadmission hearing after a petition has been filed, and within 35 days of the initial sounding on the petition, but prior to the day of the adjudicatory hearing. If the State Attorney establishes by a preponderance of the evidence at such hearing that the youth was involved in the dealing and selling of controlled substances, the youth is ineligible and the court shall deny the youth’s admission into Juvenile Drug Court. B. Ineligible Pre-Adjudication Cases The following offenses are ineligible and do not meet the criteria for pre- adjudication participation in Juvenile Drug Court: • Youths who were previously referred to any diversion program on the same case are presumptively not eligible for pre-adjudicatory Juvenile Drug Court. The Court shall determine the eligibility upon review of facts and circumstances of the case. C. Acceptance: Pre-Adjudicatory Drug Court After a petition has been filed, and within 35 days of the initial sounding on the petition, but prior to the day of the adjudicatory hearing, and after the Staffing Team determines a juvenile is eligible to participate in Juvenile Drug Court, the - 3 - Defense Counsel then meets with his/her client to discuss whether or not the juvenile wishes to participate in Juvenile Drug Court. If the juvenile wishes to participate, the case is referred to the Juvenile Drug Court Judge for acceptance into the Juvenile Drug Court. D. Pre and Post Adjudication Process • As provided in Section 985.345 (3), Fla. Stat., at the end of the delinquency pretrial intervention period, the court shall consider recommendation of the state attorney and the program administrator as to disposition of the pending charges. The court shall determine, by written findings, whether the child has successfully completed the delinquency pretrial intervention program. Not withstanding the coordinated strategy developed by a drug court team pursuant to s. 397.334 (3), if the court finds that the child has not successfully completed the delinquency pretrial intervention program, the court may order the child to continue in an education, treatment, or urine monitoring program if resources and funding are available or order that the charges revert to normal channels for prosecution. The court may dismiss the charges upon a finding that the child has successfully completed the delinquency pretrial intervention program. E. Non-eligible Post-Adjudication Cases Youths who have been charged with the following offenses will not be eligible for post-adjudicatory drug court:
Additionally, if the State Attorney believes that the facts and circumstances of the case suggest the youth’s involvement in the dealing and selling of controlled substances, the court shall hold a preadmission hearing after a petition has been filed, and within 35 days of the initial sounding on the petition, but prior to the day of the adjudicatory hearing. If the State Attorney establishes by a preponderance of the evidence at such hearing that the youth was involved in the dealing and selling of controlled substances, the youth is ineligible and the court shall deny the youth’s admission into Juvenile Drug Court. B. Ineligible Pre-Adjudication Cases The following offenses are ineligible and do not meet the criteria for pre- adjudication participation in Juvenile Drug Court:
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 5dcb3c80745ba40294dad06153dab792431c66f8254311e372588e600056274f. Read from the order's ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs.
18 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., M-2018-65 — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
13 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Interpreter Services – English — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
25 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2022-004.