4th Cir. Admin. Order 2001-07 — FIFTH AMENDED RE: AUTHORITY OF THE CLERK IN TRAFFIC COURT CASES Authority of the Clerk in Traffic Court Cases · BenchPath

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4th Cir. Admin. Order 2001-07 — FIFTH AMENDED RE: AUTHORITY OF THE CLERK IN TRAFFIC COURT CASES 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

11 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 mechanisvi\ 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 mechanis for enlargement of time in which a defendant must render payment for any penalty imposed pur uant to a traffic citation; • ORDERED as follows: ' (A) All defendants shall have thirty (30) calendar days from the date of receipt o the citation in which to schedule a court date or render payment for any penalty imp sed. • If the defendant has not scheduled a court date, rendered payment in full, or ha not entered into a payment plan agreement by the end of the said thirty (30) caleiidar days, the Clerk of the Court shall commence administrative action for suspensidn of the defendant’s driving license. t (B) The Clerk of the Court shall have the authority to issue continuances in Traffic Court cases, at the request of the defendant, pursuant to the following requirements: i • I (1) The Clerk of the Court shall advise a defendant requesting a continuanceithat any defendant who requests and is granted a continuance pursuant toi the provisions of this Order shall be considered to have waived any rights ito a • (2) The Clerk of the Court shall issue only two (2) thirty (30) day continuances per defendant. • There shall be a notation made of each continuance issued to ensure compliance with this requirement. § :1 § 1 1» 1-,, 3: 5, r s t t • (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) These provisions for continuances shall not apply to Motions for Rehearipg or to the taking of Appeals. • I (C) 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 advised by the Court. • (D) This Order shall be recorded in the Official Records of Duval County in the State of

Source of truth

WHEREAS, Rule 6.360 of the Florida Traffic Court Rules provides a mechanisvi\ 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
Effective date: —
Last verified: July 26, 2026benchpath-duval-variants-2026-07-26

Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: ef6958225b27e0b1afc206e0084ed0c40a06ff9fb45b9a11506d1e2241f31aad. Extracted from the order's own text layer. One of several documents the Clerk publishes under order number 2001-07.