19th Cir. — judge-lauren-sweet__SLC-Judge-Sweet-Plea-Form-With-Counsel-5-6-2026.pdf: published requirements · BenchPath

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19th Cir. — judge-lauren-sweet__SLC-Judge-Sweet-Plea-Form-With-Counsel-5-6-2026.pdf: published requirements

High confidence· verified July 24, 2026Special Set Hearings19th Jud. Cir., judge-lauren-sweet__SLC-Judge-Sweet-Plea-Form-With-Counsel-5-6-2026.pdf (pp. 1, 2, 4) — sha256-hashed 2026-07-24

Summary

6 verbatim requirements extracted from judge-lauren-sweet__SLC-Judge-Sweet-Plea-Form-With-Counsel-5-6-2026.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 • Page 2 of 4 LKS/ 5/6/2026 6. I understand that both mandatory and discretionary fees and costs may be imposed by the court at the time of sentencing. I agree to the following: a ______ cost of Attorney (if applicable), a ________ public defender fee and $50.00 public defender application fee, and a _________ cost of prosecution. I understand that I have the right to request the State to prove these costs at a hearing and hereby agreed to waive the right to a hearing. The cost of investigation requested by Law Enforcement is __________, and I hereby agree to pay this cost. I understand that I have the right to require the law enforcement agency to prove this cost at a hearing but hereby waive the right to a hearing. • 7. I understand that the cost of probation is $65.00 for the first month and $55.00 every month thereafter until probation is terminated. If community service hours are ordered as part of my probation sentence I understand and agree to pay the $25.00 insurance fee as an additional cost of probation. (If applicable) • 12. I understand that if the Court accepts my plea of Guilty or Nolo Contendere (No Contest), the Court will impose a sentence for the offenses which I am entering my plea. 13. I understand that if the Court accepts my plea of Guilty or Nolo Contendere (No Contest), I will be giving up the following rights: a. I am giving up my right to a trial including my right to have my case decided by a jury or a judge. (If this is a violation of probation - I am giving up my right to a hearing before the Judge). There will be no further determination of guilt or innocence. b. I am giving up my right to ask questions of the State's witnesses and to call defense witnesses. c. I am giving up my right to testify if I choose, and my right to remain silent and not to testify or incriminate myself. I realize if I did not testify, that fact could not be used against me. d. I am giving up my right to make the State prove me guilty by presenting evidence beyond a reasonable doubt. (In violation of probation cases, the standard of proof is the greater weight of the evidence.) I rtestify or at a trial, I would not need to prove my innocence, or • enter my plea and waive my rights to a trial or hearing in this case. I offer my plea freely and voluntarily with full understanding of the matter in the Information/Violation Affidavit and in this document. EXHIBITS & EVIDENCE • 2. I understand that a plea of Not Guilty denies that I committed the crime or crimes for which I am charged; that by entering a plea of Guilty, I am admitting that I committed the crime or crimes for which I am charged; and that by entering a plea of Nolo Contendere (No Contest), I am not contesting the evidence against me and that the Court can adjudge me guilty of the charge or charges. • CERTIFICATE OF DEFENDANT’S ATTORNEY I, Counsel for the Defendant herein certify that: I have discussed with the Defendant the nature of the charge or charges , the essential elements thereof, any lesser included charge or charges, the evidence against the Defendant of which I am aware, the possible defenses to the charge or charges, the mandatory minimum penalty that can be imposed by the Court on the charge or charges, and the scope and time limitations of the right to appeal. Furthermore, no promises have been made to the Defendant by me or anyone else to the best of my knowledge except as set forth in this written plea form or on the record. Therefore, I believe that the Defendant fully understands this written plea form, the consequences of entering the plea and that the Defendant does so freely and voluntarily.

Source of truth

2. I understand that a plea of Not Guilty denies that I committed the crime or crimes for which I am charged; that by entering a plea of Guilty, I am admitting that I committed the crime or crimes for which I am charged; and that by entering a plea of Nolo Contendere (No Contest), I am not contesting the evidence against me and that the Court can adjudge me guilty of the charge or charges.

Official source: 19th Circuit — Administrative Orders (circuit19.org)
Source health: Healthy · checked July 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 24, 2026benchpath-completeness-2026-07-24

Reviewer note: Document sha256: 023c0af744bf855d8423e7be326089b603727bec44a7bd91c3fe165810d826a0. One rule per order rather than per topic, so an order's requirements stay together. Published during the completeness pass.