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7 verbatim requirements extracted from 15090-01__2026-01.pdf, across 3 topics.
Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie). Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used anywhere in this chain. HEARING TIME & ARGUMENT LIMITS • WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has enacted section 903.011(5)(a), Florida Statutes, requiring the Florida Supreme Court to adopt an annual uniform statewide bond schedule that applies when the police or county jail or pretrial release employees exercise discretion to release a person on bond before the person’s first appearance hearing; and • ORDERED, t hat all police or county jail or pretrial release employees of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit exercising discretion to release a person on bond before the person’s first appearance hearing shall follow the Uniform Statewide Bond Schedule set forth in AOSC2 5-69, a copy of such order being attached hereto as Exhibit A. Such schedule shall be effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. It is further, • ORDERED, those crimes that require a First Appearance hearing under section 903.011(6), Florida Statutes, to include those persons who meet the definition of unauthorized alien, as defined by section 811.101, Florida Statutes, must be held for First Appearance, even if a bond is set on the warrant, at which time the first appearance judge will decide conditions of release, if any. • IN RE: UNIFORM STATEWIDE BOND SCHEDULE ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER Effective January 1, 2026, the Florida Supreme Court hereby issues a uniform statewide bond schedule to the extent it is procedural. This bond schedule applies when the police or county jail or pretrial release employees exercise their discretion to release a person on bond before that person’s first appearance hearing. The uniform statewide bond schedule shall not bind a judge in an individual case who is conducting a first appearance hearing or bail determination. The chief judge of a judicial circuit may establish a local bond schedule that adds conditions of release and/or increases the bond amounts above those required by this schedule. The chief judge of a judicial circuit may petition this Court for approval of a local bond schedule that sets lower bond amounts than those required by this schedule. • - 2 - § 903.011(6), Florida Statutes, states in pertinent part: A person may not be released before his or her first appearance hearing . . . if the person meets any of the following criteria: (a) The person was, at the time of arrest for any felony, on pretrial release, probation, or community control in this state or any other state; (b) The person was, at the time of arrest, designated as a sexual offender or sexual predator in this state or any other state; (c) The person was arrested for violating a protective injunction; (d) The person was, at the time of arrest, on release from supervision under s. 947.1405, s. 947.146, s. 947.149, or s. 944.4731; (e) The person has, at any time before the current arrest, been sentenced pursuant to s. 775.082(9) or s. 775.084 as a prison releasee reoffender, habitual violent felony offender, three-time violent felony offender, or violent career criminal; (f) The person has been arrested three or more times in the 6 months immediately preceding his or her arrest for the current offense; or EXHIBITS & EVIDENCE • - 4 - 6. Sexual battery; indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching; exposure of sexual organs; incest; luring or enticing a child; or child pornography; 7. Abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult; 8. Child abuse or aggravated child abuse; 9. Arson; riot, aggravated riot, inciting a riot, or aggravated inciting a riot; or a burglary or theft during a riot; 10. Escape; tampering or retaliating against a witness, victim, or informant; destruction of evidence; or tampering with a jury; 11. Any offense committed for the purpose of benefitting, promoting, or furthering the interests of a criminal gang; 12. Trafficking in a controlled substance, including conspiracy to engage in trafficking in a controlled substance; 13. Racketeering; or 14. Failure to appear at required court proceedings while on bail. In addition, Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.132(a) states: A person arrested for a dangerous crime listed in section 907.041, Florida Statutes, must not be released from jail before his or her first DISCOVERY DISPUTES • Under § 903.047(1)(a), Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.131(a), an arrested person released from jail before trial must refrain from criminal activity of any kind and must refrain from any contact of any type with the victim, except through pretrial discovery pursuant to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure. A violation of either of these conditions of pretrial release subjects the arrestee to revocation of bond. Each crime of arrest requires a separate bond pursuant to § 903.02(4), Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.131. The bond schedule below is effective from January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. 1. For persons arrested for a crime Bond: None listed in § 903.011(6), Fla. Stat., 1st appearance or who meet the criteria in required. § 903.011(6), Fla. Stat., or a person arrested for a crime designated as a
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature has enacted section 903.011(5)(a), Florida Statutes, requiring the Florida Supreme Court to adopt an annual uniform statewide bond schedule that applies when the police or county jail or pretrial release employees exercise discretion to release a person on bond before the person’s first appearance hearing; and
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 0c571eb2db59b47d347460b8adf3b5ad36234df2f86877e78229a22425f9e19f. One rule per order rather than per topic, so an order's requirements stay together. Published during the completeness pass.
1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach magistrate 01 on hearing time & argument limits.
1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach magistrate 02 on hearing time & argument limits.
1 verbatim requirement published by Palm Beach magistrate 03 on hearing time & argument limits.