16th Cir. — 4.003 24-1 -Interviews of Young Victims in Child and Sexual Abuse Cases — IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH · BenchPath

16th Cir. — 4.003 24-1 -Interviews of Young Victims in Child and Sexual Abuse Cases — IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 16TH

High confidence· verified August 2, 2026Administrative Orders16th Jud. Cir., 4.003 24-1 -Interviews of Young Victims in Child and Sexual Abuse Cases — sha256-hashed 2026-08-02

Summary

5 verbatim requirements from 4.003 24-1 -Interviews of Young Victims in Child and Sexual Abuse Cases.

Applies to

Sixteenth Judicial Circuit (Monroe). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the operative section of https://e7tb82hwrcn.exactdn.com/wp-content/uploads/administrative-orders/Section%2004%20Circuit%20Court%20Criminal/4.003%2024-1%20-Interviews%20of%20Young%20Victims%20in%20Child%20and%20Sexual%20Abuse%20Cases.pdf, harvested 2026-08-02; whitespace normalised only. • There shall be one full and complete pre-file interview conducted by or on behalf of the State Attorney's Office. • Additionally, there shall be one full and complete pretrial interview conducted on or behalf of the St.ate Attorney's Office. • There shall be one discovery deposition permitted to be taken by the representative of the person alleged to be responsible for the abuse, subject to the limitations provided below. • Additional interviews shall be allowed only by order of the trial judge upon open motion for good cause shown, unless there are no objections to said interview by the victim's custodial parent, legal guardian, guardian ad !item or State Attorney. Additional interviews shall be limited in scope as much as possible to assure minimal impact on the victim. • Nothing contained in this Administrative Order shall prevent the trial court from limiting the discovery deposition pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, or the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, or ordering such further relief as may be deemed appropriate upon good cause shown. Administrative Order 4.003 entered into on December 13, 1994, is amended in its entirety and rescinded upon date of execution below. DO,Np AND SIGNED in Chambers, at Key West, Momoe County, Florida, this the i /.fl_~y of September, 2024. I to

Source of truth

There shall be one full and complete pre-file interview conducted by or on behalf of the State Attorney's Office.

Official source: 16th Circuit — Judges
Source health: Healthy · checked August 2, 2026
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Last verified: August 2, 2026benchpath-16th-2026-08-02

Reviewer note: PDF sha256: f24adae944804cf7e68665b5a964150e7370e6466bb36192715900f67eea5952. Read from the ORDERED section as numbered paragraphs.

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