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3 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1997-14.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval, Clay, Nassau). Administrative orders change without notice; the circuit's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, captured live 2026-08-03 from the Duval Clerk's store; whitespace normalised only. • That the presiding judge at any first appearance hearing in this judicial circuit shall, upon preliminarily finding that the accused is indigent and upon a request for court-appointed counsel, provisionally appoint the Public Defender or Conflict Attomey to represent the accused, pending further determination and verification of indigence in accordance with section 27.52, Florida Statutes. • That the Public Defender or Conflict Attomey shall be released from the provisional appointment of the accused and shall discontinue representation of the accused upon the tiling ofa notice of appearance by private counsel or upon a fmal determination by the court that the accused is not indigent provided the accused has had the opportunity to be heard pursuant to section 27.52(1)(d)2. • That in the event a conflict of interest arises or is discovered alter the provisional appointment of the Public Defender, such counsel shall be released by the Court and shall discontinue representation of the accused upon the filing of an appropriate conflict motion, and a Conflict Attomey will be appointed at such time.
That the presiding judge at any first appearance hearing in this judicial circuit shall, upon preliminarily finding that the accused is indigent and upon a request for court-appointed counsel, provisionally appoint the Public Defender or Conflict Attomey to represent the accused, pending further determination and verification of indigence in accordance with section 27.52, Florida Statutes.
Reviewer note: Composed from the clerk's own bytes during the 4th's ledger close 2026-08-03 (sha256 f8ae5cb1510c1d0d…).
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1987-09.