6 verbatim requirements from admin. order AO 30.23 - Order est mental health court for Charlotte County (12/1/04) [Parochial].
20th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.ca.cjis20.org/pdf/ao/par_20041201.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The court will h ear only those crim inal court matters that do not impact the public safe ty or the safet y of the victim. • Attorney's Off ice shall screen each defendant referred to the Mental Hea lth Court an d shal l determine which cases wi ll be pl aced i nto the Mental Health Court Program. • This deci s ion shall be made with inp ut from defense couns e l, the court and t h e Sta ff of the Mental Hea l th Court. • The Staff shall also ident ify treatment options i n the conunun ity and monitor for the Court an appropriate plan of treatment depending on whe the r the de f endant is on probation, diversion, or pretri al relea se. • The Mental Hea lt h Court shall handl e cases u n der the f o llowing two class ification s: • ( d) All ag r eements for deferred pros ecution shall be in writ ing, signed by the def e ndan t, defens e couns e l and the State Attorney, and sh a l l th ereafter be fil e d in th e court file.
The court will h ear only those crim inal court matters that do not impact the public safe ty or the safet y of the victim.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 556d13da9e0f546baa54866d8b196c447fa9215627ee118d1db9bbd1dd883e0f. 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.