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6 verbatim requirements extracted from 4137-01__2019-01.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.
HEARING TIME & ARGUMENT LIMITS • 2. Mental Health Court will monitor the progress of the defendant in treatment, and the degree of compliance with the rules and regulations of the Mental Health Court program. Defendants will be subject to scheduled and random drug screens to monitor any alcohol, or illegal and non-prescribed drug use. Mental Health Court will work to develop defendants’ cognitive, behavioral, coping, and social s kills. Defendants shall attend regular court hearings as ordered by the Court, participate in continued assessment and treatment, engage in discharge planning, and do such other things as directed by the mental health coordinator, team and/or Court. • 1. If, after entry into Mental Health Court, the Mental Health Court judge determines that the defendant does not have a mental illness or developmental disability, or has demanded a trial or other hearing which would preclude continue d participation in Mental Health Court, then the defendant is no longer eligible f or the Mental Health Court and shall be transferred back to the referring court. • 4. Pursuant to section 394.47892, Florida Statutes, a defendant who is participating in Mental Health Court under paragraph C3 above and becomes the subject of a violation of probation or community control, shall have the violation of probation or community control heard by the Mental Health Court presiding judge. After a hearing on or • 5. All Mental Health Court hearings shall be recorded electronically. DISCOVERY DISPUTES • Any pre-plea transfer of a defendant to Mental Health Court, unless specifically objected to by defense counsel, except when transferred pursuant to paragraph C4 above, shall be deemed a waiver of the defendant’s right to a speedy trial and formal discovery. Post-plea transfers shall be deemed a waiver of the right to be sentenced by the judge who accepts a plea of Guilty or No Contest to the charge(s). PROPOSED ORDERS • Administrative Order 2014-11 is hereby replaced and superseded by this order.
Any pre-plea transfer of a defe ndant to Mental Health Court, un less specifically objected to by defense counsel, ex cept when transferred pursuan t to paragraph C4 above, shall be deemed a waiver of the defendant’s right to a s peedy trial and formal discovery. Post-plea transfers shall be deemed a waiver of the right to be sentenced by the judge who accepts a plea of Guilty or No Contest to the charge(s).
Reviewer note: Document sha256: eea30d4b28b80ebf539c12241d9e21bba039fb3d63ebc7899478ff757311497f. One rule per order rather than per topic, so an order's requirements stay together. Published during the completeness pass. Text layer cleaned 2026-09-08 (Phase 3g): 8 kerning-split words rejoined; wording untouched. Verbatim from the order, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used anywhere in this chain. [moved from the text 2026-09-14]
4 verbatim requirements on hearings.
2 verbatim requirements on hearing time in LAUREN N. PEFFER's division.