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37 verbatim mandatory provisions from S-2024-062.
Thirteenth 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. • This term also means an assignment of a standard division made by the clerk at the request of the state attorney's office upon the referral of a criminal investigation to the state attorney's office prior to an arrest, i.e. direct file cases . • Eligible defendants must be identified as having a substance abuse problem and amenable to drug treatment . • Defendants will be required to enter into a pre-trial intervention contract, but will not be required to enter a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to the charges that caused them to be transferred to the drug court division. • Direct File Cases If the state attorney's office files an information prior to the arrest of a defendant (direct file cases), the clerk will designate a sequential case number, reveal the proposed division, and assign the case to Division "O." The clerk will notate the proposed division in the progress docket of the case . • Indictments If the state attorney's office files an indictment prior to the arrest of a defendant, in accordance with section 905 . 26, Florida Page 6 of 22 - Administrative Order S-2024-062 (Circuit Criminal Division) -- 6 of 22 -- Statutes, the clerk will not disclose that an indictment has been filed until the defendant has been arrested. • The state attorney's office must identify in writing to the clerk the division to which the case was originally assigned. • Identification of Court Reporters The clerk must ensure that the names of court reporters and the names of court reporting entities, if applicable, are captured in the progress docket for all court proceedings . 12. • Applications for modification of bail in such cases will not be heard at first appearance or in Division "O" without the specific concurrence of the judge assigned the violation, or in that judge 's absence, the administrative judge of the Circuit Criminal Division or the chief judge. • The arraignment hearings must be scheduled by the clerk and set to be heard on the respective judge's docket within seven working days (excluding weekends and holidays) after the filing of the information or indictment. • If an indictment or information has been filed prior to the arrest of a defendant, arraignment hearings must be scheduled by the clerk and set to be heard on the respective judge's docket within seven working days (excluding weekends and holidays) after the arrest of the defendant . • The revocation hearings must be scheduled by the clerk and s et to be heard on the respective judge's docket no later than seven working days (excluding weekends and holidays) after the arrest of the defendant. • Score Sheet, Plea Offer, and Police Report Whenever possible, the state attorney's office will prepare a criminal punishment code score sheet and furnish a copy of it together with a plea offer to defense counsel at or prior to arraignment. • Time of Hearing All motions will be heard prior to pre-trial conference unless such opportunity did not exist or the defendant was not aware of the grounds for the motion prior to the pre-trial conference. • If there is no pre-trial conference, then motions will be heard prior to the date of the trial. • Scheduling of Hearing Prior to filing any motion and scheduling a hearing with the assigned judge, counsel should consult with opposing counsel as to the date and the time required for such hearing. • Timely Notice of Hearing Except for demands for speedy trial and motions for discharge, all motions must be filed simultaneously with a notice of hearing containing the scheduled hearing time. • Counsel must file all motions and attached notices of hearing no later than 12:00 p.m. the day preceding the scheduled hearing . • Submission of Legal Authority All legal authority relied upon in support of the motion should be provided to the court and opposing party at least three days prior to the motion hearing. • Response from State Attorney A copy of any motion which is subject to a traverse, demurrer , or other responsive pleading by the state attorney should be delivered to and received by the assistant state attorney assigned to the case or that attorney's immediate supervisor at least five working days prior to any scheduled hearing. • A copy of the traverse, demurrer, or other responsive pleading should be delivered to and received by the defense counsel at least two working days prior to the hearing. • Submission of Proposed Orders and Judgments An attorney who is requested to submit a proposed order or judgment must do so through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal ("Portal") . • Unless the presiding judge directs otherwise, all proposed orders and judgments must be submitted through the Portal for electronic signature in Portable Document Format (PDF) or Portable Document Format for Archiving (PDF/ A). • Title All proposed orders will contain, in the title of the order, the exact nature of the court's ruling and must fairly apprise the reader of the action being ordered. • D. 0 bi ections Any attorney or party who objects to the entry of a proposed order which has been submitted to the presiding judge must immediately notify the judge's office via telephone or e- mail. • If the objection notification is made by e-mail, the opposing attorney or party must be copied on the e-mail message. • The objecting attorney or party must submit an alternative proposed order within two days of communicating the objection. • Within 24 hours of the filing of a demand for speedy trial, a notice of expiration of speedy trial time, or a motion for discharge, the clerk will notify the presiding judge of the filing. • Timely Submission of Evaluation Report Unless otherwise required by the court, the examining mental health expert need not be physically present at the scheduled hearing if the expert has electronically submitted the evaluation report to both the court and counsel at least 24 hours in advance of the scheduled hearing. • In accordance with section 916.12(2), Florida Statutes, a defendant must be evaluated by no fewer than two experts before the court commits the defendant, except if one expert finds that the defendant is incompetent to proceed and the parties stipulate to that finding, the court may commit the defendant without further evaluation. • Appearance and Withdrawal The appearance of an attorney and termination of the appearance of an attorney must comply with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.505. • Counsel seeking a continuance must file a uniform motion for continuance and notice of hearing and must be present for hearing on the motion. • Timing of Filing and Hearing All motions for continuance of a trial or VOP hearing will be filed and heard prior to the scheduled trial or VOP hearing date. • Witness and Exhibit Lists Prior to the commenc e ment of trial or at such other time as the court may direct , counsel will file written witness and exhibit lists with the courtroom clerk and provide copies to the presiding judge, court reporter , and opposing counsel. 25. • Jury Instructions Prior to the commenc e ment of jury selection or at such other time as the court may dire ct , counsel will provide to the court and opposing counsel all requested jury instructions. 26. • Court Information to be Provided to Sheriff The clerk must ensure the Sheriffs Office Detention Department receives on a daily basis all information captured by the clerk during all court proceedings for each Circuit Criminal Division. 31. • Court-Appointed Private Attorneys Court- appointed private attorneys must follow the procedures for payment of fees and costs promulgated by the Justice Administrative Commission ("JAC") , which may be accessed at http: //www . justiceadmin.org . • Report of Unpaid Fees, Charges, and Costs Prior to the administrative judge signing an order granting expunction or sealing of a criminal history record or any part of a Page 20 of 22 - Administrative Order S-2024-062 (Circuit Criminal Division) -- 20 of 22 -- criminal history record, the clerk will report to the judge the amount of all court-related fees, charges and costs unpaid in the case.
This term also means an assignment of a standard division made by the clerk at the request of the state attorney's office upon the referral of a criminal investigation to the state attorney's office prior to an arrest, i.e. direct file cases .
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 295ea10bc472045569cb3bf4304863267c1e8d01114dfc2edd46a111994b61c6 (9639723 bytes). BenchPath harvested this circuit itself because no research corpus existed for it. Extraction is conservative: mandatory-language sentences only, so this rule is a faithful subset of the order, never a summary of it.
The 17th Circuit's circuit-wide AI disclosure/certification mandate (Jan 2026, twice amended) was VACATED in its entirety effective June 15, 2026 by Chief Judge Phillips's AO 2026-19-Gen, expressly citing the statewide framework (AOSC26-12; Rule 2.515(d)(2), SC2026-0673). Several division procedure pages still cite the vacated order.
Every circuit-civil case reviewed within 120 days of commencement and assigned a track (complex, streamlined, or general); case management orders required; firm continuance policy; sanctions for missed deadlines. Rescinds AO 21-09.
Circuit-civil hearing-availability standards: motion calendars ~2 weeks from request; 15-30 min special sets within 45-60 days; longer special sets scale.