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12 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 2.33 - Procedure for Determining Compensation for Court-Appointed Counsel in Excess of Flat Fee Rates Established by the Florida Legislature, effective February 11, 2025 [Judicial].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_2_33_8amended.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS , in 2007, the Florida Legislature amended Florida Statute § 27.5304, so as to provide that compensation for court-appointed counsel shall be in accordance with specific flat fee amounts established annually in the General Appropriations Act; and • The original of all motions by court-appointed counsel seeking compensation in excess of the established flat fee shall be filed in the underlying case with the respective Clerk of • Court of the county in which the case is pending, and counsel shall be responsible for providing a courtesy copy of the motion. accompanied by a cover letter. to the Chief Judge, to the appropriate designee. as described below, and to the Administrative Office of the Court s, attn. • Stat.§ 27.5304(12), prior to filing any motion seeking compensation in excess of the established flat fee, counsel must deliver a copy of the intended billing, together with supporting affidavits and a ll other necessary doc umentation to the Justice • Administrative Order 2 .33 objects to any portion of the billing or the sufficiency of documentation, and shall attach the • Court by the Legislature· s decision to limit multi-county circuits to the use of only two designees, and, finaJl y, acknowledging the expense and inconvenience upon counsel an d witnesses who must travel from Charlotte, Hendry, and Glades counties to appear before the designees in Lee County and Collier County, upon m ot io n. the designees in Lee County and • However, to the extent that evidence or testimony may be presented, counsel shall be responsible for ensuring that it is pre se nted appropriately and in accordance wi th the rules of evidence. even if that requires an appearance from a remote location in the presence of a person wi th the authority to administer the proper oath, or a personal appearance in Lee County or Collier County. • In a criminal case, as per statute, relief may not be granted if the nwnber of work hours does not exceed seventy-five (75) or the number of the state's witnesses deposed does not exceed twenty (20). • However, the percentage may be only the rate necessary to ensure that the fees paid are not confiscatory under common law , and may not exceed 200 percent of the es ta bl ished flat fee. absent a specific finding that 200 percent of the flat fee in the case would be confiscatory. • If the designated judge determines that 200 percent of the flat fee would be confiscatory, the judge is to order the amount of compensation using an hourly rate not to exceed $75.00 per hour for a noncapital case and $ 100.00 per hour for a capital case. • To the extent that any provision of this Administrative Order may be construed as being in conflict with any law , statute, or rule, the law. statute. or rule shall prevail. • The amendment to paragraph 2.a of this Administrative Order shall be effective upon signing, even as it relates to motions which may have been filed prior to execution.
WHEREAS , in 2007, th e Florida Legislature amended Florida Statute § 27.5304, so as to provide that compensation for court-appointed counsel shall be in accordance with specific flat fee amounts established annually in the General Appropriations Act; and
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: d41f927e7df4bdead9ecc6f83c64536cd8ef8754c14e71f3004ccdb7eb2e9115. Extracted from the order's own text layer. Text layer cleaned 2026-09-08 (Phase 3a): page markers removed; wording untouched. Text layer cleaned 2026-09-08 (Phase 3g): 13 kerning-split words rejoined; wording untouched.
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2003-06.