8 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2018-005.
Third Judicial Circuit (Columbia, Dixie, Hamilton, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee, Taylor). Check the order's own effective and rescission dates before relying on it. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order's own text layer, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. No OCR. Only sentences carrying mandatory language are reproduced — the full order is in custody and is the controlling text. • The statute provides that the circuit court must consider petitions seeking a temporary risk protection order, by holding an ex parte hearing, on the day the petition is filed or the next business day. • However, if emergency circumstances warrant immediate consideration of a petition seeking a temporary ex parte ri sk protection order during non-business hours, law enforcement shall attempt to contact the Chief Judge, the local judge, or the duty judge for immediate revi ew. • If the Chief Judge is unavailable to timely consider a petition seeking a temporary risk protection order, the petition shall be presented to the local judge or duty judge, who will handle the request for a temporary risk protection order and set the compliance hearing and final hearing before the C hief Judge in accordance with the dates and times set forth in this Administrative -- 1 of 13 -- Order. • Until the Office of the State Courts Administrator releases the official forms for risk protection orders, the attached forms shall be used to seek risk protection orders and to motion to vacate a risk protection order. • Who may file this form? • A petition must be filed by a law enforcement officer or law enforcement agency. • Where should this form be filed? • A petition must be filed in the county where the Petitioner's law enforcement office is located or the county where the Respondent resides. • The Petitioner further requests this Court to schedule a hearing for a Final Risk Protection Order to be held within 14 days. ___ A Final RISK PROTECTION ORDER in this matter requiring the Respondent to: 1. • Should a hearing be ordered, I understand that I must appear at the hearing and prove by clear and convincing evidence that I do not pose a significant danger of causing personal injury to myself or others by having in my custody or control, or purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or ammunition.
The statute provides that the circuit court must consider petitions seeking a temporary risk protection order, by holding an ex parte hearing, on the day the petition is filed or the next business day.
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25 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2022-004.
10 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2014-025.
The 17th Circuit's circuit-wide AI disclosure/certification mandate (Jan 2026, twice amended) was VACATED in its entirety effective June 15, 2026 by Chief Judge Phillips's AO 2026-19-Gen, expressly citing the statewide framework (AOSC26-12; Rule 2.515(d)(2), SC2026-0673). Several division procedure pages still cite the vacated order.