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13 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2021-008.
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 scheduling of court interpreters, pursuant to the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judi cial Administration, rule 2.560, shall occur only thrnugh the Cornt Interpreter Program. • Persons making the interpreter request must include the following information: a. the style of the case; b. th e date and time the int erpreter is needed; c. the language needed; d. the name of the person requiring the service; e. the name, telephone number, and email address of the person making the request; f. the location of the event (or platform if remote); and g. the estimated duration of the event. 5. • If receipt of the interpreter request is not confirmed within 24 hours, ca ll 386- 758-2 16 3 to confirm the request. • The appointment of an interpreter who is not certified langua ge skilled or provisionally approved sha ll be limited to a specific proceeding and shall not be extended to subsequent proceedings in a case wit h out add iti onal fmdings of good cause. • The presiding judge must qualify the l anguage interpreter prior to the utilization of the interpreter in a manner consistent with Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration rule 2.560(e)(2) or rule 2.560(e)(3). 9. • Interpreters certified by the Registry of Interpreters fo r the Deaf/ National Association of the Deaf shall be appointed to provide interpreting services to court -- 2 of 5 -- participants who are deaf, hard of bearing, late deafened, or deaf blind. lf, after diligent search, a registered interpreter is not available, an interpreter who is otherwise qualified may be appointed if good cause is found. • Use of VRI for providing services for persons with hearing loss shall comply with a ll federal r equ irements. • Currently, real-time, full-motion video and audio over a dedicated high-speed, wide-bandwidth video coru1ection or wireless connection that delivers hi gh quality video images that do not produce lags, choppy, gra iny or bluny images, or irregul ar pauses; a sharply delineated image that is large enough to display the interpreter's face, arms, hands, an d fingers and the participating individuals face, arms , hands, and fingers regardless of his or her body position; and a clear audible transmission of voices are required. • Persons who request a sign language interpreter must info rm the Court Interpreter Program of a cancellation at least two working days prior to the scheduled event. • Persons who request a foreign language interpreter must inform the Court Interpreter Program of a cancellation twenty-four hours prior to the scheduled court event. • A court in terpreter must notify the Cornt Interpreter Pro gram immediately if urn1ble to interpret at a scheduled event. • In those ins tance s, each defendant or party to a proceeding in need of interpr etat ive se rvice s shall be assigned an interpreter. • For in- person proceedmgs, the interpreter shall notify the bailiff upon arrival.
The scheduling of court interpreters, pursuant to the Florida Rules of General Practice and Judi cial Administration, rule 2.560, shall occur only thrnugh the Cornt Interpreter Program.
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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.