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12 verbatim requirements extracted from 4271-01__2021-15-Amended.pdf, across 4 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, on January 8, 2022, the Florida Supreme Court issued AOSC21- 17, Amendment 3, amending its previous administrative order as to hearings conducted under the Baker Act or Marchman Act;2 • 1 AOSC21 -17, Amendment 2 was incorporated in Administrative Order 2021- 15 which was effective November 15, 2021 and superseded AO2020- 11. AOSC21 -17, Amendment 2 updated the introductory paragraphs to reflect the latest emergency status of the declaration of a national public health emergency; specify the latest statewide data relating to vaccinations and new COVID-19 cases; and provide an effective date of November 15, 2021 for Amendment 2 of AOSC21-17 and a termination date for Amendment 1. AOSC21-17, Amendment 2 also modified the health and safety protocols spec ified in Section I. and required hearings under the Baker Act or Marchman Act to be conducted in person in Section II.E.(2)b. 2 Section II.A. of this Amended Administrative Order 2021-15 incorporates changes set forth in AOSC21- 17, Amendment 3, Section II.E.(2)b. relating to the conduct of hearings under the Baker Act or Marchman Act. • Non-statewide grand jury selection and proceedings Civil jury selection proceedings and civil jury trial proceedings Criminal jury selection and trial proceedings, including delinquency cases Termination of parental rights trials Return/Final Hearings for Injunctions for Protection (all types) Risk Protection Orders (RPO’s) • 3 As used in this order, the term “face mask” refers to face masks that completely cover the nose and mouth and that fit snugly around the nose, chin, and sides of the face as described by the CDC. See your Guide to Masks, CDC (June 29, 2021). 4 As used i n this order, the term “courthouse” means any portion of a facility or building that houses jury assembly rooms, courtrooms, hearing rooms, judicial officers, or court staff or areas where court business is conducted, whether or not that facility or building is formally called a courthouse. 5 As used in this order, the term “in person court proceedings” means the assembly of prospective jurors, voir dire, juror deliberations, and any status conference, hearing, trial, or other proceeding conducted by a judge, magistrate, or hearing officer if conducted in person, and other court events conducted in person, as may be determined by the Chief Justice or chief judge. • Baker Act or Marchman Act-proceedings to determine whether an individual should be involuntarily committed unless the facility in which the individual is located is closed due to health and safety measures implemented by the facility for the pandemic or the individual waives the right to physical presence at the hearing.6 • B. All Other Trial Court Proceedings. All trial court proceedings not listed above must be conducted remotely 7 unless the presiding judge determines that the interests of justice require the proceeding to be conducted in person. All remote proceedings must be conducted by the judge or other judicial officer from her or his courtroom, hearing room, or judicial chambers or office..8 PROPOSED ORDERS • WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020 the Florida Supreme Court issued its first administrative order related to the COVID -19 pandemic , and on March 19, 2020 the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit’s issued its first administrative order related to same; and • WHEREAS, the Florida Supreme Court has subsequently issued several administrative orders providing temporary emergency protocols and operating measures to keep the courts operating to the fullest possible extent consistent with public safety and the chief judges of this Circuit have issued administrative orders implementing the evolving, subsequent directives of the Florida Supreme Court; and • D. Duration of Order . This administrative order shall remain in full force and effect until further order of the chief judge. • 6 See AOSC21-17, Amendment 3, Section II.E.(2)b. 7 For purposes of this administrative order, “remote” or “conducted remotely” means the conduct, in whole or part, of a court proceeding using telephonic or other electronic means. 8 Proceedings conducted remotely during weekend duty shall be exempt from this requirement. REMOTE & VIRTUAL APPEARANCES • A. In -Person Court P roceedings. Unless authorized and approved to be conducted remotely pursuant to AOSC21-17 Amendment 2, Section II.E.(2) or (3), the following proceedings shall be conducted in person: CONTINUANCES • C. Case Resolution . To maximize the resolution of all cases, all judges must strictly comply with Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.545(a), (b), and (e), which respectively require judges to conclude litigation as soon as it is reasonably and justly possible to do so, to take charge of all cases at an early stage and to control the progress of the case thereafter until it is determined, and to apply a firm continuance policy allowing continuances only for good cause shown.
WHEREAS, on March 13, 2020 the Florida Supreme Court issued its first administrative order related to the COVID -19 pandemic , and on March 19, 2020 the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit’s issued its first administrative order related to same; and
Reviewer note: Document sha256: b5ddaa17e960105aca330d2770e2196baee1e1829cdea0e3ffbd64758470a6e7. 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.