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20 verbatim mandatory provisions from 23-12-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. • In order to participate in the pretrial intervention program of the VTC, a defendant must meet the following criteria: 1. • The State, in consultation with the court, shall determine if the defendant meets the statutory criteria for eligibility and also whether or not the defendant should be admitted into VTC. 2. • The State, in consultation with the court, shall determine if the defendant meets the statutory criteria for eligibility and also whether or not the defendant should be admitted into VTC. -- 2 of 5 -- 3 B. • Prior to the first hearing in VTC, the defendant’s VA treatment eligibility status shall be verified by the State through the Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist. • At the defendant’s first hearing in VTC, the State shall determine if the defendant meets the statutory criteria for eligibility and also whether or not the defendant should be admitted into VTC. • If the case was not assigned to a criminal division prior to transfer to VTC, the case will be assigned to a criminal division by the clerk in accordance with the applicable administrative order. • If accepted into VTC, the defendant is required to attend court hearings as ordered by the court, based on each defendant’s needs. • This participation must include the voluntary and truthful provision of information to the court and all collaborating entities in the assessment and treatment process. • All participants are required to keep a copy of the Veterans’ Treatment Court Handbook and are responsible for following all rules outlined in the VTC Handbook. • The defendant must be under the supervision of Probation and Parole for all felony cases and Professional Probation Services for all misdemeanor -- 3 of 5 -- 4 cases. • At the end of the pretrial intervention period, the court shall consider the recommendation of the treatment program and the recommendation of the State Attorney as to disposition of the pending charges. 1. • The court shall determine whether the defendant has successfully completed the pretrial intervention program while in VTC. a. • The court shall dismiss the charges upon a finding that the defendant has successfully completed the pretrial intervention program. 2. • To be eligible to participate in the post-adjudicatory program of the VTC, a defendant must meet the following criteria: 1. • The defendant must be under the supervision of Probation and Parole for all felony cases and Professional Probation Services for all misdemeanor cases while in VTC. 2. • Must be in accordance with chapter 921, Florida Statutes, in a manner that appropriately addresses the severity of the mental illness, traumatic brain injury, substance abuse disorder, or psychological problem through services tailored to the individual needs of the participant. -- 4 of 5 -- 5 b. • The State, in consultation with the court, shall determine if the defendant meets the statutory criteria for eligibility and also whether or not the defendant should be admitted into VTC. • The court shall determine whether the probationer or community controllee has successfully completed the post-adjudicatory program. • All parties shall have notice and a fair opportunity to be heard before such determination. 1. • If the court finds that the probationer or community controllee has unsuccessfully completed the post-adjudicatory program, the VTC court must find the defendant in violation of their supervision and the VTC court must sentence or modify the supervision of the defendant in accordance with all relevant laws, after hearing input from all parties.
In order to participate in the pretrial intervention program of the VTC, a defendant must meet the following criteria: 1.
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 585558e00aff6b7167c21f8f07bb5c92688686b50ba60a9b4055094ba33f5aef (142017 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.