19th Cir. — 3896-01__2017-04.pdf: published requirements

High confidence· verified July 24, 2026Special Set Hearings19th Jud. Cir., 3896-01__2017-04.pdf (pp. 2, 6) — sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Summary

3 verbatim requirements extracted from 3896-01__2017-04.pdf, across 2 topics.

Applies to

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.

Requirement

Verbatim from the order, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used anywhere in this chain. HEARING TIME & ARGUMENT LIMITS • A. Pursuant to §948.08(6)(a ), Florida Statutes, any person charged with a nonviolent felony (as such term is defined by Florida Statutes) and who is identified as having a substance abuse problem or is charged with a felony of the second or third degree for purchase or possession of a controlled substance under chapter 893, prostitution, tampering with evidence, solicitation for purchase of a controlled substance, or obtaining a prescription by fraud; who has not been charged with a crime involving violence and who has not previously been convicted of a felony , is eligible for voluntary admission into a pretrial substance abuse education and treatment intervention program, including drug court pursuant to s. 397.334, except if the defendant was offered the program previously on the record and the defendant rejected the admission to the program or , if the state attorney believes that the defendant was involved in the dealing or selling of controlled substances and, if requested by the defense, this belief is demonstrated by the standards set forth in §948.08(6)(a)2, Florida Statutes, in a preadmission hearing. • E. After the case is approved for Dependency Drug Court, the Clerk shall transfer the case to the Dependency Drug Court docket. Dependency Drug Court shall be heard on a separate docket. Judicial Reviews shall be heard by either the Dependency Drug Court Judge or the Magistrate hearing dependency cases. CONTINUANCES • C. At the arraignment, the court shall inquire as to whether the defendant is in terested in participating in Drug Court. If the defendant desires to be considered for Drug Court, then the defendant must request a continuance of arraignment, waive speedy trial, and submit to a substance abuse evaluation by a provider approved by the court.

Source of truth

A. Pursuant to §948.08(6)(a ), Florida Statutes, any person charged with a nonviolent felony (as such term is defined by Florida Statutes) and who is identified as having a substance abuse problem or is charged with a felony of the second or third degree for purchase or possession of a controlled substance under chapter 893, prostitution, tampering with evidence, solicitation for purchase of a controlled substance, or obtaining a prescription by fraud; who has not been charged with a crime involving violence and who has not previously been convicted of a felony , is eligible for voluntary admission into a pretrial substance abuse education and treatment intervention program, including drug court pursuant to s. 397.334, except if the defendant was offered the program previously on the record and the defendant rejected the admission to the program or , if the state attorney believes that t

Official source: 19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org)
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Last verified: July 24, 2026benchpath-completeness-2026-07-24

Reviewer note: Document sha256: 492b124ec3f8c2fcb11fdaa09cd42c36a8c0c0c576a19b278f9d3e48aee3eb7a. One rule per order rather than per topic, so an order's requirements stay together. Published during the completeness pass.