4th Cir. Admin. Order 2001-07 — Third Amended Administrative Order No. 2001-7 Authority of the Clerk in Traffic Court Cases · BenchPath

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4th Cir. Admin. Order 2001-07 — Third Amended Administrative Order No. 2001-7 Authority of the Clerk in Traffic Court Cases

High confidence· verified July 26, 2026Administrative Orders4th Jud. Cir. Admin. Order 2001-07 (Duval Clerk repository)

Summary

14 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2001-07 (a further document filed under the same order number).

Applies to

Fourth Judicial Circuit (Duval). Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2001-07 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-26; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, Rule 6.360 of the Florida Traffic Court Rules provides a mechanism for enlargement of the time in which a defendant must appear in Traffic Court; • WHEREAS, Rule 6.480 of the Florida Traffic Court Rules provides a mechanism for enlargement ofthe time in which a defendant must render payment for any penalty imposed pursuant to a traffic citation; • (A) The Clerk of Court shall have the authority to issue continuances in Traffic Court cases, at the request of the defendant, pursuant to the following requirements: • (I) The Clerk of Court shall advise a defendant requesting a continuance that any defendant who requests and is granted a continuance pursuant to the provisions of this Order shall be considered to have waived any rights to a Court hearing pursuant to Rule 6.325 of the Florida • (2) The Clerk of Court shall issue only (1) continuance per defendant. • (4) For requests for continuance made before the scheduled court date, the date to which the appearance is continued shall be within thirty (30) days of the originally scheduled appearance. • (5) For requests for continuance made after the originally scheduled court date, if such request is made within ten (10) calendar days of the original court date, the Clerk of Court shall recall any administrative action taken as to the driving license ofthe defendant and issue a new court date that is within ten (10) calendar days from the date ofthe request. • The Clerk of Court shall have no authority to grant requests for continuances that are made ten (10) or more calendar days after the originally scheduled court date. • (6) These provisions for continuances shall not apply to Motions for Rehearing or to the taking of Appeals. • (B) All defendants shall have one hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the date of receipt of the citation in which to render payment for any penalty imposed. • Court shall commence administrative action for suspension ofthe defendant’s driving license. • The above one hundred twenty (120) days shall be considered sufficient time in which to pay the required penalty, and no continuances for payment shall be permitted. © Any defendant who fails to schedule a court date within ninety (90) days of receipt of a payable citation, as provided on the face of the citation, shall be considered to have waived any rights to a court hearing pursuant to Rule 6.325 of the Florida Traffic Court Rules. -- 2 of 3 -- • OR BK 13696 PAGE 62 (D) This Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until further Order of the Court, and all terms and conditions set forth in this Administrative Order shall apply unless otherwise ordered by the Court. • (E) This Order shall be recorded in the Official Records of Duval County in the State of Florida, and copies furnished by the Clerk of the Court to the Jacksonville Bar Association.

Source of truth

WHEREAS, Rule 6.360 of the Florida Traffic Court Rules provides a mechanism for enlargement of the time in which a defendant must appear in Traffic Court;

Official source: Duval County Clerk of Courts — Fourth Circuit administrative orders
Source health: Healthy · checked July 26, 2026
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Last verified: July 26, 2026benchpath-duval-variants-2026-07-26

Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 6b3e985ac51aab17dea1a9c2a05e5b0b2052e62ebdbc75b1e6aa4561362d314f. Extracted from the order's own text layer. One of several documents the Clerk publishes under order number 2001-07.