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10 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 3.11 - Child And Sexual Abuse Victims (4/14/93) [Criminal].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_3_11.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Pursuant to -Florida Statute § 914.16, and after consultation with all appropriate persons, this Court finds it necessary to order that reasonable limits be established on the number of interviews that a victim of a violation of Chapters 794, 800, 827, 847 or 39, Florida Statutes, who is under 16 years of age must submit to for law enforcement or discovery purposes. "Interview" for the purposes of this order means any procedure by which the victim is required to provide a detailed account or demonstration of the nature and circumstances of the child or sexual abuse. ''Interview" does not include any of the following: • No victim of child abuse or sexual abuse who falls within the age guideline of this order shall be required to submit to more than three interviews in the course of the investigation and prosecution of an episode of child abuse or sexual abuse, except upon order of court as provid~d below. • Interested parties or agencies shall make every effort to gain all necessary information in the course of the same interview. • Interviews shall be conducted in a setting and in a manner designed to minimize the traumatic effects of the interview on the victim. • When more than one party or agency participates in a single interview, the interview shall be conducted by a single person who shall address the concerns of all 2 -- 2 of 4 -- '; •' parties in the course of the interview. • A prosecuting attorney who intends to call a victim to testify at trial shall have, with the consent of the • 8. intends ·to call a victim to testify at trial shall have, with the consent of the Guardian Ad Litem or other advocate appointed by the Court, the right to additional interviews for the purpose of trial preparation. • Additional interviews shall be allowed only by order of court upon motion for good cause shown. • Additiona~ interviews shall be limited in scope to assure the minimum possible impact on the victim. • Pursuant to Florida Statute§ 914.17, a guardian ad litem or other advocate appointed by the Court to ~epresent a minor in a criminal proceeding regardless of whether the minor is a witness or a victim of child abuse or neglect, has the right to be present at any interview and shall have access to all evidence and reports as provided in the cited statute.
Pursuant to -Florida Statute § 914.16, and after consultation with all appropriate persons, this Court finds it necessary to order that reasonable limits be established on the number of interviews that a victim of a violation of Chapters 794, 800, 827, 847 or 39, Florida Statutes, who is under 16 years of age must submit to for law enforcement or discovery purposes. "Interview" for the purposes of this order means any procedure by which the victim is required to provide a detailed account or demonstration of the nature and circumstances of the child or sexual abuse. ''Interview" does not include any of the following:
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: a2f2cfa3616d48a6330360a4af197d9601c947bf3fbd698bde33cc3c0c91b124. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
Judge Bell caps motions and responses at 5 pages for UMC hearings and 12 pages for special-set hearings.
Judge Alijewicz requires every motion for attorney's fees and/or costs to attach a document detailing time records — no records, no fee award.
Judge Corlew bars informal contact: every communication with the Court must be in writing, filed with the Clerk, with copies furnished to all parties — and no calls to the JA to schedule or cancel UMC.