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13 verbatim requirements from 2nd Circuit Administrative Order 2025-02.
Second Judicial Circuit. Administrative orders change without notice; the court's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
• UNIFORM BOND SCHEDULE AND PRETRIAL RELEASE PROCEDURES WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature amended section 903.011, Florida Statutes, to require the Florida Supreme Court to adopt a Uniform Statewide Bond Schedule (“bond schedule”); and WHEREAS, in compliance with section 903.011, Florida Statutes, on December 12, 2023, the Florida Supreme Court adopted a bond schedule in AOSC23-88; and WHEREAS, in compliance with section 903.011(5)(a), Florida Statutes, the Florida Supreme Court adopted its’ annual bond schedule in AOSC25-69, effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026; and WHEREAS, Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.131 provides that unless charged with a capital offense or an offense-punishable by life imprisonment and the proof of guilt is evident or the presumption is great, every person charged with a crime or a violation of a municipal or county ordinance shall be entitled to pretrial release on reasonable conditions. • If no conditions of release can reasonably protect the community from risk of physical harm to persons, assure the presence of the accused at trial, or assure the integrity of the judicial process, the accused may be detained; and WHEREAS, the bond schedule applies when police or county jail staff or pretrial release employees exercise their discretion to release a person on bond before that person’s first appearance hearing; and WHEREAS, the bond schedule stated herein shall not bind a judge in an individual case who is conducting a first appearance hearing or bail determination; and WHEREAS, the Chief Judge of a judicial circuit may establish a local bond schedule that adds conditions of release and/or increases the bond amounts above those required by the bond schedule established in AOSC23-88 and updated in AOSC25-69; • Pursuant to section 903.011(6), Florida Statutes and Florida Supreme Court AOSC23-88 and AOSC25-69, a person may not be released before his or her first appearance hearing . . . if the person meets any of the following criteria: • Pursuant to section 903.047(1)(a), Florida Statutes, and Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.131(a), an arrested person released from jail before trial must refrain from criminal activity of any kind and must refrain from any contact of any type with the victim, except through pretrial discovery. • The bond schedule below is effective beginning January 1, 2025, and must be used by the police, county jail or pretrial release employees upon a person’s arrest: a. • If a person arrested is eligible for bond under this bond schedule, but the police, county jail, or pretrial release employees are unable to determine their status under section 903.011(6), Florida Statutes, the defendant shall be required to attend a first appearance hearing. • If the warrant is silent as to a bond amount, then there will be no bond and first appearance is required. • GENERAL PROVISIONS For the purposes of this administrative order, the booking officer or pretrial release officer shall be responsible for collecting information from each defendant for use in determining eligibility for bond pursuant to this bond schedule or for the judge at first appearance. • The pretrial release officer, along with the booking officer, shall be responsible for collecting information from each defendant for use in determining eligibility for bond pursuant to this bond schedule or for the judge’s use at first appearance. • The defendant must stay in regular contact with his or her pretrial release officer as required by the officer. b. • The affidavit and proposed order to show cause shall be presented to the assigned trial judge. • Emergency situations during non-business hours, as determined by the pretrial release officer, shall be presented to any available judge. • Otherwise, violations of pretrial release conditions should be promptly presented to the judge having trial jurisdiction over the case. "Emergency situations" shall be defined as circumstances necessary to protect the community from risk of personal injury, to assure the presence of the accused at trial, or to assure the integrity of the judicial process. e.
UNIFORM BOND SCHEDULE AND PRETRIAL RELEASE PROCEDURES WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature amended section 903.011, Florida Statutes, to require the Florida Supreme Court to adopt a Uniform Statewide Bond Schedule (“bond schedule”); and WHEREAS, in compliance with section 903.011, Florida Statutes, on December 12, 2023, the Florida Supreme Court adopted a bond schedule in AOSC23-88; and WHEREAS, in compliance with section 903.011(5)(a), Florida Statutes, the Florida Supreme Court adopted its’ annual bond schedule in AOSC25-69, effective January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026; and WHEREAS, Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.131 provides that unless charged with a capital offense or an offense-punishable by life imprisonment and the proof of guilt is evident or the presumption is great, every person charged with a crime or a violation of a municipal or county ordinance shall be entitled
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9 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-10.
6 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-13.