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11 verbatim mandatory provisions from 18-52-b.
Eighteenth 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. • When the Clerk receives a death certificate or notification from DHSMV, the efficiency of the Clerk would greatly increase by administratively dismissing pending civil traffic citations and non-criminal infractions involving deceased persons; and WHEREAS, when the Clerk is presented with a death certificate or notification from DHSMV, the efficiency of the Clerk would greatly increase by the Clerk notifying the State Attorney for disposition action on pending criminal cases; and WHEREAS, when the Clerk is presented with a death certificate or notification from DHSMV, the efficiency of the Clerk would greatly increase by the Clerk administratively recalling any outstanding violation of probation warrant or violation of community control warrant and administratively dismissing the charge if applicable; and WHEREAS, Rule 6.575, Rules of Traffic Court, provides that for the purpose of record retention, case files with an outstanding or unsatisfied suspension notification (D6) shall be considered disposed of seven (7) years after the submission of the D6 by the clerk to DHSMV. • When the Clerk receives a death certificate or notification from DHSMV that a person who was issued a civil traffic citation or a non-criminal infraction has died and the charge is pending, the Clerk shall administratively dismiss the citation. 2. • When the Clerk receives a death certificate or notification from DHSMV that a person with a pending municipal ordinance, county ordinance, criminal traffic, misdemeanor, or felony criminal charge has died, the Clerk shall notify the State Attorney for disposition action. 3. • When the Clerk receives a death certificate or notification from DHSMV that a person with an outstanding violation of probation warrant or violation of community control warrant has died, the Clerk shall recall the warrant and administratively dismiss the charge if applicable. 4. • If a charge is administratively dismissed due to the person being deceased, all monetary obligations for that charge shall be suspended from the case. 5. • If more than seven (7) years has elapsed since the submission of a suspension notification (D6) to DHSMV and the suspension remains unsatisfied, the Clerk shall dismiss all pending civil traffic or criminal traffic charges. • On felony cases where a civil traffic charge(s) was attached and where, after seven (7) years, no action has been taken on the civil traffic charge(s), the Clerk shall dismiss the pending civil traffic charge(s). • SWORN COMPLAINTS: -- 2 of 3 -- 3 If more than four (4) years has elapsed since the filing of a municipal ordinance, county ordinance, criminal traffic, misdemeanor, or felony sworn complaint and the Clerk has received neither an Information nor a Notice of No Information from the State Attorney, the Clerk shall administratively dismiss the case. 8. • If more than seven (7) years has elapsed from the time a capias was issued and the named defendant has not been served, the Clerk shall recall the capias and dismiss the originating charge(s). • If more than seven (7) years has elapsed from the issuance of a bench warrant (failure to appear warrant, contempt warrant, noncompliance warrant, violation of pretrial release warrant, and violation of community supervision warrant), the Clerk shall recall the warrant and dismiss all pending charges. • If a Notice of No Information or Notice of Nolle Prosequi is filed by the State Attorney’s Office and the case has a pending failure to appear or contempt charge and/or an active bench warrant (failure to appear warrant, contempt warrant, noncompliance warrant, violation of pretrial release warrant, and violation of community supervision warrant), the Clerk shall recall the warrant and dismiss the failure to appear or contempt charge that caused the warrant to be issued, unless otherwise directed by the Court.
When the Clerk receives a death certificate or notification from DHSMV, the efficiency of the Clerk would greatly increase by administratively dismissing pending civil traffic citations and non-criminal infractions involving deceased persons; and WHEREAS, when the Clerk is presented with a death certificate or notification from DHSMV, the efficiency of the Clerk would greatly increase by the Clerk notifying the State Attorney for disposition action on pending criminal cases; and WHEREAS, when the Clerk is presented with a death certificate or notification from DHSMV, the efficiency of the Clerk would greatly increase by the Clerk administratively recalling any outstanding violation of probation warrant or violation of community control warrant and administratively dismissing the charge if applicable; and WHEREAS, Rule 6.575, Rules of Traffic Court, provides that for the purpose of record
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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.