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7 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1987-10.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1987-10 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • In compliance with Section 903.26, Florida Statutes, the following procedures shall be followed by all Circuit and • (a) Upon the failure of a criminal defendant, whose bond has been posted by a surety, to appear' for a' scheduled court date, the court shall pass said defendant's case for 'an /,-;- additional pre-trial or trial date not less than ten (10) days from the date of the failure to appear. • On said failure to appear date, the Judge shall not enter a forfeiture or estreature of the bond posted by the surety. • The Clerk of the Court shall notate a fail~re to appear on the part of the Defendant in the officiaf "'court file. • The Clerk of the court shall also. notate the next scheduled court appearance da,te of the Defendant in the court file. • Court shall take the necessary steps to insure that the surety has actual written notice of the next scheduled court appearance date for the defendant, in compliance with Section 903.26 Florida • In the event that the defendant does appear for this next scheduled cour~t -date, the court shall not enter either an estreature or a forfeiture of the bond. e2.J This Order shall not and does not apply to S~nds posted in cash by the criminal defendant, to other forms of pre-trial release not involving the services of a surety, or to situations Where the failure to appear ,occurs on a date which is specifically stated in writing on the bond.
In compliance with Section 903.26, Florida Statutes, the following procedures shall be followed by all Circuit and
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 4c51fce1fabd970e2585cf6ca4cc84cbd991823f90ba60e7be1d6eeb7e6cd06d. Extracted from the order's own text layer. Identity confirmed by the document's /Title.
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.