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9 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., L-2016-55-A — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
Fifth Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter). Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://www.circuit5.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/l-2016-55-a.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, a separate circuit and county criminal division is required to assist in the referral and oversight of certain eligible veterans for drug and mental illness treatment and support toward the goal of preventing crime; and • Entry into any military veterans and service members court program must be based upon the sentencing court's assessment of the defendant's criminal history, military service, substance abuse treatment needs, mental health treatment needs, amenability to the services of the program, the recommendation of the State Attorney and the victim, if any, and the defendant's agreement to enter the program; and • An alternative court is hereby created in Lake County as a separate circuit and county criminal division, which shall be known as "Veterans' Treatment Court." • Veterans' Treatment Court shall consist of eligible cases from the other criminal divisions fo r possible referral into drug abuse/mental illness treatment and support. • The eligibility criteria, treatment format and procedures for referral to Veterans' Court shall be set out in a policy and procedures manual, separate from this Order. • Defendants must enter the Veterans' Treatment Court through one of the methods outlined in and pursuant to the terms of th e policy and procedures manual approved by the undersigned, separate from this Order. • Ifa defendant's participation in the progran1 is terminated for cause, the defendant shall be terminated from the Veterans' Treatment Court Program and the defendant's case will revert to being an active criminal prosecution for sentencing on the regular docket of the Lake County • All hearings conducted pursuant to this Administrative Order shall be recorded electronica ll y or by a court reporter. • The bond of any defendant entering the Lake County Veterans' Treatment Court Program through the diversion method shall be discharged when that defendant is admitted into the
WHEREAS, a separate circuit and county criminal division is required to assist in the referral and oversight of certain eligible veterans for drug and mental illness treatment and support toward the goal of preventing crime; and
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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.