12 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1997-21.
Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1997-21 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • That the civil citation issued to a minor for a violation of § 569.11, Florida Statutes shall gl indicate that the minor mg;]. appear in court to obtain a court date within the time prescribed therein. m Such mandatory appearance is intended to enable the Court to order and monitor the minor’s °‘ compliance with the statutorily required sanctions as well as to ensure that the minor suffers the consequences for noncompliance through court-ordered sanctions as statutorily required and set forth below. • That if the officer issuing the citation cannot verify the identity of the violator (who is a £ ` minor and may not have a driver license), he or she may detain the minor for a reasonable period of time sufficient to verify the minor’s identity through contact with the minor’s parent(s), legal guardian(s) or otherwise. • That ifa minor appears in Court on a citation for a violation § 569.11, Florida Statutes by knowingly possessing a tobacco product, and/or by misrepresenting his or her age or military service for the purpose of inducing a dealer (or agent or employee of the dealer) to sell, give, barter, furnish, or deliver any tobacco product, and/or by purchasing a tobacco product from a person or a vending machine, the County Court, after a hearing, shall make a determination as to whether the minor committed the noncriminal violation(s) of Chapter 569 and shall impose the following penalties in i accordance with § 569.11, Florida Statutes. a. lf the Court is presented with the minor’s (or second or subsequent violation not within the 12-week time period after the first violation), the Court shall impose either sixteen (16) hours of community service, or a $25.00 fine instead of performing community hours, and shall also require the minor to attend a school-approved anti-tobacco program, if such program is or becomes available in Nassau County. b. • If the Court is presented with the minor’s within twelve (12) weeks ofthe first violation, the Court shall impose a $25.00 fine on the minor. c. • If the Court is presented with the minor’s within twelve (l2) weeks ofthe first violation, the Court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and • That the Court shall also order the minor to contact thifglglf lofi| forty-eight (48) hours of the date the Order is signed, so that the Clerk may assign the minor to community g service if ordered as well as monitor the minor’s compliance with the school-approved anti-tobacco • IEQ tobacco program (if such program is or becomes available in Nassau County) within sixty (60) days rn; of the Court’s Order, the Clerk of Court shall file an Aflidavit notifying the Court of such *6 noncompliance. lg 8. • That, upon receipt ofthe Clerk’s Afiidavit of noncompliance, the Court shall enter an • That, after due notice and an opportunity to be heard, if the minor fails to comply and fails to show cause why he or she has not complied, the Court shall impose the following appropriate sanctions, depending on the number of previous violations, in accordance with §§ 569,11 and 322,056, Florida Statutes: a. • Court as a result of the minor’s irs; violation (or second or subsequent violation not within the 12- week time period afier the first violation), the Court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to revoke, withhold issuance of, or suspend the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days in accordance with §§ 569.1l(5)(a) and • Court shall direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to revoke, withhold issuance of or suspend the minor’s driver license or driving privilege for a period of forty-five (45) consecutive days in accordance with §§ 569.1 1(5)(b) and 322.056(2), Florida Statutes. 10, That this Administrative Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until further Order ofthe Court, and all terms and conditions set forth in this Administrative Order shall apply unless otherwise ordered by the Court. 3 -- 3 of 4 -- • That this Administrative Order shall be recorded in the Oiiicial Records of Nassau County g in the State ofFlorida, and copies shall be liimished by the Clerk ofthe Court to the Bar Associations •¢ tu of Nassau County and Jacksonville.
That the civil citation issued to a minor for a violation of § 569.11, Florida Statutes shall gl indicate that the minor mg;]. appear in court to obtain a court date within the time prescribed therein. m Such mandatory appearance is intended to enable the Court to order and monitor the minor’s °‘ compliance with the statutorily required sanctions as well as to ensure that the minor suffers the consequences for noncompliance through court-ordered sanctions as statutorily required and set forth below.
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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.