12th Cir. — 2001-20.7 Adopting Manatee County Resolution R-99-241, Which Sets Forth the Procedures for the Enforcement and Collection of Animal Control Fines 7 · BenchPath

12th Cir. — 2001-20.7 Adopting Manatee County Resolution R-99-241, Which Sets Forth the Procedures for the Enforcement and Collection of Animal Control Fines 7

High confidence· verified August 2, 2026Administrative Orders12th Jud. Cir., 2001-20.7 Adopting Manatee County Resolution R-99-241, Which Sets Forth the Procedures for the Enforcement and Collection of Animal Control Fines 7 — sha256-hashed 2026-08-02

Summary

4 verbatim requirements from 2001-20.7 Adopting Manatee County Resolution R-99-241, Which Sets Forth the Procedures for the Enforcement and Collection of Animal Control Fines 7.

Applies to

Twelfth Judicial Circuit (Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section of https://www.jud12.flcourts.org/Portals/0/AdminOrders/Section07/01-20-7.pdf, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall send a notice to any person who_se payment of a civil fine for an animal control infraction described in Manatee County Oi:_dinance 90- 32, as amended by Manatee County Ordinance 95-29, is thirty (30) days overdue,arid who has not requested a court hearing to contest such fine. The Clerk's notice shall be st1bstantially in accordance with Exhibit B ofR-99-241, and shall provide such person an opportunity to pay the amount of the civil fine within an additional twenty (20) day period. 1 • The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall notify Animal Services where return of mail service indicates that attempts to notify or provide notice as described in R-99-241 to any person with unpaid fines has been unsuccessful. • Actual service by certified mail, return receipt requested, of the Clerk's Notice of Non-Payment (Exhibit B ofR-99-241), is required before any additional fine or jail sentence may be imposed. Service of the Order to Show Cause and the Order of Contempt and for Arrest shall be effected as provided by law. • This Administrative Order is effective immediately, and shall apply to all persons with unpaid fines who have been successfully notified or noticed by the Clerk of 2 .... !:·..-. Circuit ·coirrt regarding their °railure to pay civil fines for animal control infraction~ . . occurring after September 5, l 999, the date the Manatee Board ·of County Commissioners adopted Resolution R-99-241. '11"1 '1

Source of truth

The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall send a notice to any person who_se payment of a civil fine for an animal control infraction described in Manatee County Oi:_dinance 90- 32, as amended by Manatee County Ordinance 95-29, is thirty (30) days overdue,arid who has not requested a court hearing to contest such fine. The Clerk's notice shall be st1bstantially in accordance with Exhibit B ofR-99-241, and shall provide such person an opportunity to pay the amount of the civil fine within an additional twenty (20) day period. 1

Official source: 12th Circuit — Administrative Orders (all on one page)
Source health: Healthy · checked August 1, 2026
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Last verified: August 2, 2026benchpath-12th-2026-08-02

Reviewer note: PDF sha256: 89f90436a0a37906125525ae52c71109d2f6973560a25f37e165d8ae28cdd9f8. Read from the ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs. 1 paragraph(s) withheld as too scan-damaged to quote.

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