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13 verbatim mandatory provisions from 19-19.
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. • Any such request shall be in compliance with section 790.401(4)(a). 3 Petitions for Risk Protection Order shall be assigned to the Mental Health Division in both Brevard County and Seminole County, and shall be assigned an MH case number. -- 1 of 3 -- 2 4. • All petitions for Risk Protection Order shall be filed electronically via the statewide efiling portal. • A petition for Risk Protection Order filed in Brevard County shall include BrevardRPO@flcourts18.org and digitalcourtreporters@flcourts18.org in the service list. • A petition for Risk Protection Order that includes a request for a Temporary Risk Protection Order shall be presented to the presiding judge as soon as possible when filed. • The presiding judge shall review the petition and pursuant to Section 790.401(4)(d), hold a temporary ex parte Risk Protection Order hearing on the day of filing or within one business day after filing. • The temporary ex parte Risk Protection Order hearing shall be conducted by telephone or other electronic means, unless the presiding judge has specifically directed an in-person hearing. • The presiding judge shall be assigned on a rotating basis from among the judges assigned to handle Mental Health cases; the administrative judge for the Mental Health division shall maintain the rotation schedule and notify the clerk of the scheduled rotation. 6. • Petitions for Risk Protection Order filed in Seminole County shall include SeminoleRPO@flcourts18.org and Seminoledigitalcourtreporters@flcourts18.org in the service list. • Should a petition for Risk Protection Order filed in Seminole County on a weekday, include a request for a Temporary Risk Protection Order, it shall be presented to the business duty judge either on the day the petition is filed or the following day. • The business duty judge shall review the petition and pursuant to Section 790.401(4)(d), and hold a temporary ex parte Risk Protection Order hearing. • Should a petition for Risk Protection Order filed in Seminole County after close of business day on Friday and before opening of business day on Monday, include a request for a Temporary Risk Protection Order, it shall be presented to the after- hours duty judge. • The after-hours duty judge shall review the petition and pursuant -- 2 of 3 -- 3 to Section 790.401(4)(d), and hold a temporary ex parte Risk Protection Order hearing. • All other hearings under Section 790.401, including compliance hearings, final hearings, hearings on a request to vacate or to extend a Risk Protection Order, shall be heard in the Mental Health division and shall be recorded. 8 Nothing in this Administrative Order shall be deemed to conflict with or otherwise modify the rights, responsibilities and obligations of Petitioners, Respondents, the Clerk of Court, Sheriff or the Courts as provided in the Risk Protection Order Act.
Any such request shall be in compliance with section 790.401(4)(a). 3 Petitions for Risk Protection Order shall be assigned to the Mental Health Division in both Brevard County and Seminole County, and shall be assigned an MH case number. -- 1 of 3 -- 2 4.
Reviewer note: Document sha256: d1cd92efb50be811f62446e753d6b277d55674f0bc25d37689bbf7fb96dc06e1 (106232 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 Eighteenth Judicial Circuit (Seminole and Brevard) requires cover letters in PDF format and proposed orders in .docx format using DJMCA formatting codes, submitted through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal.
Florida attorneys must file court documents electronically through the statewide Florida Courts E-Filing Portal (myflcourtaccess.com). Self-represented litigants may e-file through the same portal. Local circuits layer their own formatting and routing quirks on top.
Effective June 15, 2026, every signer of a Florida court filing — attorney or self-represented — represents that "the legal authorities identified exist and are accurately cited," with express sanctions (reprimand, contempt, striking, dismissal, costs, fees) for violations. Companion order AOSC26-12 preempts ALL circuit- and judge-level AI disclosure/certification requirements.