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12 verbatim requirements extracted from 3712-01__2016-07-Amended.pdf, across 2 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, an administrative option for processing technical violations has the potential to offer benefits including reducing court dockets for probation violation hearings, reducing the workload of prosecutors and defense attorneys involved in technical violation hearings, reducing law enforcement time required to serve violation warrants for certain technical violations, and reducing jail population for offenders waiting for technical violation hearings; and • WHEREAS, offering the offender an alternative to a violation hearing in court permits the offender to remain employed, in school, or in treatment, and further allows the offender to accept immediate responsibility for his/her actions; • 1. Report twice a month for 60 days 2. Weekly report for 45 days 3. Additional 25 hours community service Condition (8): Failure to maintain employment and failure to comply with adequate job searches • 1. Weekly reporting with job search logs until employed 2. Daily reporting with job search logs until employed 3. Curfew from 8pm to 6am for 90 days (can be modified by probation officer for treatment/work purpose) Condition (8):Failure to complete community service hours as instructed • 1. Curfew from 10pm-6am until full compliance (probation officer can modify for treatment/work) 2. No recreational travel until in full compliance 3. Additional 25 hours of community service • Condition (10): Failure to pay restitution or court costs (monetary obligations) 1. If unemployed, daily job search logs until employed 2. If employed, monthly budget logs 3. No recreational travel/events 4. Additional 25 hours of community service 5. Payment plan, if appropriate • The probation officer shall inform offenders who have committed violations enumerated in Section III that they may participate in the Program for administrative disposition of the violation. No offender is required to participate in the Program and may opt for a formal violation of probation hearing in Circuit Court. • If the offender admits the violation, agrees to accept the administrative sanction(s) recommended by the probation offic er, and agrees to waive his/her formal violation hearing to modify his/her sentence, the probation officer will prepare an “Alternative Sanctions Program Technical Violation Notification,” which will provide details of the circumstances of the technical violation that occurred and the probation officer’s recommended sanction, based on the sanctions listed in the approved matrix. If the offender agrees to participate in the Program, he/she will sign the second section of the form entitled “Alternative Sanctions Program Waiver of Formal VOP/VOCC Hearing, Admission of Violation and Acceptance of Sanctions,” which will be submitted to the Court once it has been signed and dated by the probation officer. • OFFENDER’S WAIVER OF FORMAL VOP HEARING, ADMISSION OF VIOLATION, AND ACCEPTANCE OF SANCTIONS • By signing below, I understand that I have the right to a formal violation of probation hearing before the Court; however, I am agreeing to waive this right along with waiving the following rights to: a. Be represented by legal counsel, and the right to have one appointed if I cannot afford one; b. Subpoena and present witnesses and evidence in my defense and to present any defense I might have to the judge; c. See and hear witnesses testify and to confront and cross-examine the witnesses against me; d. Require the State to prove that I have willfully violated my probation by the greater weight of the evidence; and e. Appeal all matters except the legality of my sentence. • I further understand that if I fail to complete the additional sanction(s) within the time specified, a formal violation of probation action will be forwarded to the court and this form may be introduced into evidence at a subsequent hearing to establish the violation(s). I understand that if the court determines I have violated my probation, I may be sentenced as authorized by law. PROPOSED ORDERS • The judge shall review the “Alternative Sanctions Program Technical Violation Notification” and waiver form submitted and, if the judge agrees that the technical violation should be addressed via the Program and agrees with the recommended sanction, the judge will sign the “Order – Alternative Sanctions Program.” If the judge does not support the sanction recommended by the probation officer or does not agree that the technical violation should be addressed via the Program, the judge shall include further instructions on the order.
WHEREAS, an administrative option for processing technical violations has the potential to offer benefits including reducing court dockets for probation violation hearings, reducing the workload of prosecutors and defense attorneys involved in technical violation hearings, reducing law enforcement time required to serve violation warrants for certain technical violations, and reducing jail population for offenders waiting for technical violation hearings; and
Reviewer note: Document sha256: f24f4bba0508b72512fa967b2f4b716c8431fbb06cb5c7e1edf033aeab23ded9. 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.