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3 verbatim requirements extracted from 4330-01__2024-02.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 • ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2024-02 (Superseding Administrative Order 2022-01) RE: ADULT DRUG COURT PROGRAMS WHEREAS, the purpose of an Adult Drug Court Program is to provide a valuable alternative to prosecution for eligible defendants identified as having a substance use disorder by emphasizing treatment and rehabilitation while also requiring offender accountability; and WHEREAS, sections 948.08(6) and 397.334, Florida Statutes, allow for the establishment of treatment-based drug court programs to include both a pretrial treatment-based drug court component as authorized by section 948.08(6), Florida Statutes, and a post-adjudicatory treatment- based drug court component as a condition of probation or community control pursuant to sections 948.01, 948.06, or 948.20, Florida Statutes. WHEREAS, the Florida Supreme Court has adopted the Florida Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards which are intended to clearly define the practices that adult drug courts should implement to adhere to evidence-based principles that have been shown to improve overall court outcomes; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to the authority of the Chief Judge under section 43.26, Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.215, effective immediately, it is hereby: ORDERED as follows: I. General Provisions • i. A defendant who meets the criteria for ADC set forth in section 397.334(3)(a), Florida Statutes, may be sentenced to attend and complete ADC as a condition of probation or community control or as a sanction for violating probation or community control. ii. Such a defendant shall be under the direction of the ADC judge while participating in the program. Any warrants alleging violation of probation or community control shall be presented to and disposed of by the ADC judge in accord with section 397.334(3)(b), Florida Statutes. IV. Duration and Supervision The duration of participation in the ADC program shall be determined by the court based on the clinical needs of the defendant, depending on the defendant’s participation and progress in the program. The defendant will be supervised by the Florida Department of Corrections. V. Previous Administrative Order Superseded This Administrative Order replaces Administrative Order 2022-01 and shall remain in full force and effect until further order of the Chief Judge. CASE MANAGEMENT • C. Court Administration staff will facilitate the process by which a defendant is evaluated; coordinate the treatment of defendants; assist the court in managing caseload; compile statistics; prepare the cases scheduled on the docket ; and perform other case management functions as required.
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2024-02 (Superseding Administrative Order 2022-01) RE: ADULT DRUG COURT PROGRAMS WHEREAS, the purpose of an Adult Drug Court Program is to provide a valuable alternative to prosecution for eligible defendants identified as having a substance use disorder by emphasizing treatment and rehabilitation while also requiring offender accountability; and WHEREAS, sections 948.08(6) and 397.334, Florida Statutes, allow for the establishment of treatment-based drug court programs to include both a pretrial treatment-based drug court component as authorized by section 948.08(6), Florida Statutes, and a post-adjudicatory treatment- based drug court component as a condition of probation or community control pursuant to sections 948.01, 948.06, or 948.20, Florida Statutes. WHEREAS, the Florida Supreme Court has adopted the Florida Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards which are
Reviewer note: Document sha256: 20d9506226d46ed875612bda5c2f74d1c7f12c5a39e27bb7b5317a679abd9f89. 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.