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6 verbatim requirements extracted from 3961-01__2017-10.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. PROPOSED ORDERS • Whereas, the Florida Supreme Court in Administrative Order 17- 12 has provided general recommendations, standards of operation, and best practices as a means of to improve service delivery in the use of court appointed expert witnesses; • The Office of the Court Administrator (Court Administration) shall maintain a Court - Appointed Expert Witness Registry (Registry) of expert witnesses by field of expertise who shall be appointed on a rotating basis. Except as otherwise provided in this Administrative Order, an expert must be included on the Registry in order to provide and be compensated for the provision of expert witness services by Court Administration. An expert will not be added to the Registry until he or she has been approved by the Chief Judge. In addition, every expert must enter into an expert witness services contract with Court Administration before he or she will be included on the Registry. • Appointment of an expert who is not on the Registry may be made in the event an appropriate expert is not available within the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit or for other good cause. The court may appoint expert witnesses from another circuit’s registry of court - appointed expert witnesses if the appropriate expert is not available within the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit. Court Administration will maintain a list of expert s, their qualifications, and approved fees to share with other circuits. The order of appointment shall set forth findings to justify an off -Registry appointment. The expert will be compensated at the standard rates set forth herein, and payment of any fees in excess of the standard rates must be approved in advance as provided herein. The expert must enter into a contract to provide court-appointed expert witness services with Court Administration. • This Administrative Order shall take effect on July 1, 2017. The payment schedule for expert witnesses in Attachment “A” to Administrative Order 2009-04 Due Process Service Rates is hereby superseded by the expert witness rate structure set forth herein. HEARING TIME & ARGUMENT LIMITS • Maximum Allowable No Show Rate Maximum Hourly Testimony Rate, Court Ordered (including wait time, 2-hour cap) • An expert must immediately notify the court as soon as it is determined that additional services beyond what an expert can provide within the existing rate structure are necessary. The notification must set forth reasons as to why the particular case would require extraordinary time and effort on the part of the expert , any additional testing that is required, and the estimated number of hours needed to complete the evaluation. The notification should include a copy of the Uniform Invoice for Expert Witness Services and any relevant supporting documents. If the court determines that additional services are necessary, the court shall enter a written order that shall include findings to justify approval of payment in excess of the standard rate structure.
Whereas, the Florida Supreme Court in Administrative Order 17- 12 has provided general recommendations, standards of operation, and best practices as a means of to improve service delivery in the use of court appointed expert witnesses;
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 33c1915196bd9cdf0b209fbc140449c769cd0fbccf395f341152e0d361bfdf02. One rule per order rather than per topic, so an order's requirements stay together. Published during the completeness pass.
Division AO requires proposed orders to be submitted in Word format through the 15th Circuit Online Services System. Orders submitted online do not need a date or signature line.
3 verbatim requirements published by Palm Beach Division M on proposed orders & online scheduling.
When counsel is asked to prepare an order after a hearing, it must be drafted and circulated to opposing counsel within three working days and submitted to the Court within seven days of the hearing.