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21 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 3.23 - Uniform Statewide Bond Schedule and Prohibitions Against Release Prior to Appearance Before Judge (Jessica Lunsford and Anti-Murder Acts) (Amended 12/26/23) [Criminal].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_3_23.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Supreme Court of Florida to the Uniform Statewide Bond Schedule shall be applicable within the • Sched ul e adopted by the Supreme Court of Florida shall be used within the Twentieth Judicial • Statewide Bond Schedule, consideration must first be given to the exclusions established by the • Specific procedures for use of the notice to appear must conform to section (I) of Fla. • In counties where the Administrative Office of the Courts has an established pretrial services division, the sheriff shall honor all written requests from a pretrial services officer, as an officer of the court, to hold a person pending the First Appearance Hearing. • In counties where the Administrative Office of the Courts has an established pretrial services division that operates from the county jail twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the sheriff shall not release any anested person prior to that person having been brought before a pretrial officer for screening. • Before releasing any person pursuant to the Unifonn Statewide Bond Schedule, or any other conditions of release, the sheriff shall run a FCIC/NCIC records report and certify to the court that the person does not qualify as a high-risk sex offender and does not qualify for a hearing to determine whether the person is a danger to the public under the Jessica Lunsford Act, • The certification shall comply substantively with the format of "Attachment B. " Both the FCIC/NCIC records report and the certification to the court shall f~~ also comply with the requirements oflocal Administrative Order No. 3.9. 3 -- 3 of 14 -- • The sheriff shall not release prior to the First Appearance Hearing any person who qualifies as a high-risk sex offender and who qualifies for a hearing to determine whether that person is a danger to the public. • Such person shall be brought before the First Appearance j udge, either in person or by court-approved electronic mean s. • Per sons who qualify as high-ri sk sex offenders and who qualify for a hearing to determine whether they are dangers to the public shall not be released unless or until a determination is made by the court, on the record and in writing, that the perso n is not a danger to the public, and unless or unti l the court sets bail or other conditions of release. • Uniform Statewide Bond Schedule, or any other conditions o frel ease, the she riff shall certify to the court that the person does not qualify for detention under the Anti-Murder Act, Chapter 2007-2, Law s of Florida. • The certification shall comply substantively with the format of "Attachment B." • The sheriff shall not release prior to the First Appearance Hearing any person wb {~ 4 ~ ~ . -- 4 of 14 -- qualifies as a violent fel ony offender and who qualifies for detention pending a probation- violation or community-control-violation hearing, pur suant to the Anti-Murder Ac t. • Such person shall be brought before the First Appearance jud ge, eith er in person or by co urt-approved electr onic means. • Per s on s who qualify as violent felony offenders and who qualify for detention pending a p robation-violation or com.munjty-control-violation hearing shall under no circ um stanc es be released from custody prior to a violation hearing. • This Administrative Order shall not be construed to mandate that the sheriffs within the Twentieth Judicial Circuit release persons pursuant to the Uniform Statewide Bond Schedule. • This Administrative Order shall not be construed to create any rights, including a right to be released from custody prior to a First Appearance Hearing, which do not already exist. • 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. • This amended version of Admirustrative Order No. 3.23 shall take effect January 1, • Pursuant to§ 903.047(1)(a), Flor ida Statutes, and Florida Ru le of Cri minal Procedure 3.131 (a), an arrested person released from jail before trial must refrain from cr iminal activity of any kind and - 4 - 10 -- 10 of 14 -- must refrain from any contact of any type with the victim, except through pretrial discovery pursuant to the Florida Rules of C riminal
Supreme Court of Florida to the Uniform Statewide Bond Schedule shall be applicable within the
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 357df55494f201d7899c6cc822725f3851acd7196f097970a980e1c54d9146f2. 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.