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45 verbatim mandatory provisions from 20-34-b-amd.
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. • PROCESS SERVERS - Procedures for Appointment of Certified Process Servers and Grievances _____________________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, sections 48.25 through 48.31, Florida Statutes, authorizes the chief judge of each circuit to qualify, appoint, and remove certified process servers in the respective circuits, it is therefore ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that pursuant to the authority vested in me as Chief Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, there shall be established an approved list of certified process servers, for Brevard County, who may be chosen by counsel without the necessity of a motion and order in each individual case, pursuant to the following requirements: • QUALIFICATION OF CERTIFIED PROCESS SERVERS TO BE INCLUDED ON THE APPROVED LIST The prospective certified process server must meet and comply with the following requirements: a. • Applicant must file with the Brevard County Clerk of the Circuit Court (the "Clerk") a certificate of good conduct, which specifies there is no pending criminal case against the applicant and that there is no record of any felony conviction, nor a record of a conviction of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or dishonesty, with respect to the applicant within the past five (5) years. h. • Applicant must file with the Clerk proof that the applicant has obtained a bond in the -- 1 of 5 -- 2 amount of $5,000 with said bond to remain in effect as long as the certified process server is authorized to act. • The bond shall be in favor of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida. • A certified process server, and if applicable, the employing agency, must notify the Clerk if the bond lapses for any reason during the period of appointment. • APPLICATION PROCESS FOR APPOINTMENT Any individual seeking appointment as a certified process server under this administrative order shall complete an application for appointment, which shall be in affidavit form, filed with the Clerk, and shall include the following information, at a minimum: a. • Each application shall include non-refundable processing fees made payable to the Clerk of the Court (required for the applicant's background check). • Said fees shall be forwarded to the appropriate Clerk and FDLE if the application facially meets the requirements set forth herein. • If the application does not facially meet said requirements, the fees shall be returned to the applicant with the deficiencies noted. i. • BACKGROUND CHECK OF CERTIFIED PROCESS SERVER Upon receiving an application, the Clerk of the Court shall conduct a background investigation of the applicant by referring him or her to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office or other LiveScan operator for fingerprinting and https://caps.fdle.state.fl.us for the background check. • The investigation will include, but is not limited to, a check of criminal records and fingerprints which must be submitted in accordance with FDLE’s requirements. • The Clerk shall maintain a current list of the certified process servers. • A certified process server appointed in Brevard -- 2 of 5 -- 3 County shall be eligible to execute process throughout the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. b. • The Clerk shall issue an identification card to each certified process server bearing his/her identification number, printed name, signature, photograph, seal of the Clerk, and an expiration date. • Each certified process server shall comply with all of the duties and responsibilities of certified process servers set forth in sections 48.25 through 48.31, Florida Statutes, and this administrative order, as the same now exists, and as may hereafter be amended or modified. b. • The certified process sever shall not receive any compensation from the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, the Clerk, or the Sheriff for service as a process server. c. • PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT Any appointment or reappointment granted under this administrative order shall be valid until the expiration of the certified process server's current order of appointment/reappointment, such appointment not exceeding one (1) year. • RENEWAL Persons appointed under this order may apply for reappointment prior to, or upon, expiration of their current order of appointment. • Effective May 1, 2014, the applicant must attend and successfully complete an annual renewal program prior to the expiration of the date of the previous order of appointment/reappointment. • Said request for renewal shall contain all information required by Section II, above, shall be sent to the Clerk and shall contain non-refundable processing fees payable to the Clerk. • The Clerk of Court shall conduct such background information of the applicant as it deems necessary to determine the applicant's continued fitness. • Upon compliance, as determined by the Chief Judge, through the Clerk, the certified process server shall continue in good standing until the expiration of the order of reappointment; have his/her identification card issued with a new expiration date; and the name of the certified process server shall continue on the list maintained by the Clerk and Court Administration. • Failure to renew properly shall cause the name of the certified process server to automatically be removed from the list and such person shall lose all standing as a certified process server to and until such time as standing is reestablished. • If a certified process server does not attend and successfully complete an annual renewal program prior to the expiration date of the server's current order of appointment, the applicant must submit to an orientation program and begin the process as if a new applicant. • The Clerk and Court Administration shall maintain for public inspection a current list of all persons authorized to act as a certified process server in Brevard County pursuant to an -- 3 of 5 -- 4 order of appointment. b. • Admin., the Clerk shall maintain for public inspection a file for each certified process server which shall contain, at a minimum: copies of all original and renewal applications and exhibits thereto; all orders of appointment for the certified process server; any orders denying appointment; any complaints or grievances against the certified process server as outlined in Section IX; and any orders removing certified process servers from the approved list of certified process servers. c. • The Clerk shall provide a copy of the list of certified process servers to the Sheriffs of Brevard and Seminole Counties, the Seminole County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and Court Administration. • Any complainant seeking to file a grievance against a certified process server shall be required to make such a grievance in writing and file the same with the Clerk. • The grievance shall contain, at a minimum: the name of the complainant; an address to which the Clerk or the Chief Judge may send mail to the complainant; and the details of the grievance. • All grievances shall be acknowledged before an officer authorized to take oaths pursuant to section 92.50, Florida Statutes, or under penalty of perjury pursuant to section 92.525. • The grievance shall be filed into the certified process server's administrative file. • Admin., any grievance shall be held as confidential by the Clerk pending resolution of the grievance, allowing access only to the aggrieved party, the certified process server, the Chief Judge, and the Clerk. • Upon issuance of an order removing a certified process server or an order dismissing the grievance, the Clerk shall make the complaint available to the public. b. • The Clerk shall forward a copy of the grievance to the Chief Judge, whereupon the Chief Judge will determine whether probable cause exists to support the claims made in the grievance against the certified process server. • The Chief Judge may request a written response from the certified process server prior to finding probable cause. • If the Chief Judge finds that no probable cause exists after reviewing the contents of the grievance and the response, if any, an order dismissing the grievance shall issue forthwith. • If the Chief Judge finds probable cause exists, an Order to Show Cause shall be issued to the certified process server with a copy of the grievance attached. • Any hearing on an Order to Show Cause shall be summary in nature, and the formal rules of evidence shall not apply. • The complainant and the certified process server may choose to be represented by counsel; however, any fees and costs shall be borne by the respective party(ies). e. • If, based on the evidence presented, the Chief Judge finds the certified process server guilty of malfeasance, misfeasance, neglect of duty, or incompetence, the Chief Judge shall order the certified process server removed from the list of eligible process servers, thereby revoking any current order of appointment. f. • Removal from the list of certified process servers shall be effective for no less than two (2) calendar years from the date of removal, and may extend beyond such time frame or be permanent in nature, in the discretion of the Chief Judge and dependent on the nature of the grievance. g. • APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THIS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER The 2020 amendments to this administrative order shall take effect immediately, except as provided herein. • Any changes to the form for appointment or reappointment shall apply for all new applicants after the effective date of this order and all renewal applications after the effective date of this order. • Section IX regarding removal of a certified process server shall be effective immediately, and shall apply to all process servers, including those currently in the middle of their terms.
PROCESS SERVERS - Procedures for Appointment of Certified Process Servers and Grievances _____________________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, sections 48.25 through 48.31, Florida Statutes, authorizes the chief judge of each circuit to qualify, appoint, and remove certified process servers in the respective circuits, it is therefore ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that pursuant to the authority vested in me as Chief Judge of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, there shall be established an approved list of certified process servers, for Brevard County, who may be chosen by counsel without the necessity of a motion and order in each individual case, pursuant to the following requirements:
Reviewer note: Document sha256: de99d4af9159c7cc8b527ff19fe2c17d8d183922aa36bca08cb34a9f0e5e0ffa (127966 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.