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13 verbatim mandatory provisions from 22-03.
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. • ADMINISTRATIVE RULES - COVID-19 PROCEDURES _____________________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, reopening the courts of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit has been in conformity with AOSC 20-23 and AOSC 20-32 as periodically amended; and WHEREAS, having determined that the judicial branch can now transition to operations where in- person contact is more broadly authorized, the Florida Supreme Court issued AOSC 21-17 on June 4, 2021 which provides that AOSC 20-23 and AOSC 20-32 shall terminate at 12:01 a.m. on June 21, 2021; and AOSC 21-17 Amendment 1 on July 29, 2021 provides the Chief Judge the authority for implementation of health and safety protocols; • All individuals prior to entering any courthouse facility MUST SELF CHECK themselves for any possible COVID symptoms. • Close contact is defined as contact that is less than 6 feet for 15 minutes or more) Should anyone have the above symptoms prior to coming to court they should remain home and should consult their doctor or other medical professional. • Any individual demonstrating any of the above symptoms are required to contact the judge and/or the judge’s judicial assistant himself or herself if unrepresented or through his or her attorney to inform the court of the inability to attend the court date. • Should any individual be confirmed COVID positive whether symptomatic or asymptomatic they are prohibited from entering the courthouse and are required to quarantine in accordance with the CDC guidelines. 3. • Remote proceedings-Each judge shall take all necessary steps to support the remote conduct of other trial court proceedings with the use of technology, in accordance with this administrative order. • Jury Trials-All jury trials shall be conducted in person, unless consent is provided as directed in Section II.E.(3)a of Supreme Court Administrative Order AOSC 21- 17. • All Judges may exercise their discretion in determining whether any other proceedings shall be conducted in person or remotely. 4. • If the judge requires a face mask the individual is required to wear one during the proceedings. • Clear Face Masks-In Florida Supreme Court Administrative Order AOSC 21-17, it is stated that the chief judge may adopt a policy authorizing the use of clear face masks.2Therefore, if a potential juror in any venire voluntarily wears a mask in court, all county and circuit judges in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit shall require the potential juror wear clear face masks while inside courtrooms during the voir dire. • Health and Safety Screening All agency employees and courthouse employees shall be required to continue to self-check for symptoms and remain home if they present symptoms. • A copy of the agency’s policy must be provided to the Chief Judge or his/her designee. • This Administrative Order shall remain in effect until further notice or until superseded by further order of this Court or the Florida Supreme Court.
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES - COVID-19 PROCEDURES _____________________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, reopening the courts of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit has been in conformity with AOSC 20-23 and AOSC 20-32 as periodically amended; and WHEREAS, having determined that the judicial branch can now transition to operations where in- person contact is more broadly authorized, the Florida Supreme Court issued AOSC 21-17 on June 4, 2021 which provides that AOSC 20-23 and AOSC 20-32 shall terminate at 12:01 a.m. on June 21, 2021; and AOSC 21-17 Amendment 1 on July 29, 2021 provides the Chief Judge the authority for implementation of health and safety protocols;
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 1a2c4e98d8096aa3ea257e710342a3947eb92c96add5140be33b514abd1b348d (222393 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.