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4 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 3.30 - In Re: Establishment of Mental Health Courts (4/5/16) [Criminal].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/ao_3_30.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • Mental Health Courts shall be within the division of the Criminal Court (felony or misdemeanor), as may be appropriate. • All defendants identified for referral to Mental Health Courts must meet all requirements for participation set forth under applicable Florida Statutes, as well as requirements of any other controlling Mental Health Court orders and program manuals. • Entry by a qualified defendant into a Mental Health Court program shall be on a voluntary basis. • 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.
Mental Health Courts shall be within the division of the Criminal Court (felony or misdemeanor), as may be appropriate.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 69fbb47205fb7d95eaac2aa9309d775792b3301e364de1aeff3edca63c4221e5. 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.