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14 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 30.18 - Order est mental health court for Lee County (Revised 8/8/03) [Parochial].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/par_20030808.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The court will hear only those criminal court matters that do not impact the public safety or the safety of the victim. • The State Attorney's Office shall screen each defendant referred to the • Mental HealU1 Cou1t and shall determine which cases will be placed into the Mental Health Court • This decision shall be made with input from defense counsel, the court and the Staff of the • The Mental Health Court Program shall be composed of Staff whose services are employed or utilized by or contracted to the Office of the • The Program Staff shall evaluate defendants who might have or have previously been identified as having a mental illness. • The Staff shall also identify treatment options in the community and monitor for the Court an appropriate plan of treatment depending on whether the defendant is on probation, diversion, or pretrial release. • The Mental Health Court shall handle cases under the following two classifications: • The mental competency evaluation process, as set fo rth in the Rules of Cri minal Procedure shall be within the purview of the Mental Health Court and shall be app li ca ble to the p oi nt of a co ntested hearing. • The policies, procedures and conduct of court proceedings in the Mental Health Court shall he as follows: • (d) All agreements for defencd prosecution shall be in writing, signed by the defendant, defense counsel and the State Attorney, and shall thcreaftcr be filed in the court file. • (e) Upon agreement of the State Attorney and defense counsel, pleas for sentences of probation based upon mental health treatment may be accepted by the Mental Health Court judge and shall include regular monitoring of probation as that may relate to mental health issues. • Violation of probation hearings shall be handled by the assigned trial judge, unless the • However, patient treatment records are deemed confidential by florida law. fn order to be accepted into the Mental Health Court Program, a defendant must sign a wai vcr of confidentiality to the extent that his lreaunent may be monitored by Mental Health Co urt Staff, the State Attorney and defense counsel. ln th e even t a treatment record or report is placed in the court file of a Mental Health Co urt case, the court will determine whether s uch report is confidential under Florida law, and if so, sha ll order that the document be sealed by the Clerk.
The court will hear only those criminal court matters that do not impact the public safety or the safety of the victim.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: b50530fd1a9502321b7c3360e0a61e71b9a0e3858781f7fe406719f878dc17ec. 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.