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18 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., L-2023-02 — 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/2023/01/l-2023-02.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • It is THEREFORE, ORDERED that the following policies and procedures shall be used in Lake County: • Law enforcement officers seeking to obtain search and arrest warrants shall use the E- • The E-Warrant System shall not be used (a) when the law enforcement officer is directed to use a paper warrant by the • In these limited situations, paper warrants are required. • The following procedures shall apply to all E-Warrants: • The affidavit shall be signed by both the affiant and a second certified officer or a licensed notary prior to email submission. • All warraints shall include a bond amount as set forth by the bail schedule, as stated in Fifth Judicial • All affidavit(s) and warrant(s) shall be sent as an attachment to an email in PDF format. • The email, which shall include the affidavit(s) and warrant(s) as a PDF attachment, shall include all special circumstances that may exist and/or special conditions requested to be imposed. • The law enforcement officer submitting the warrant shall contact the Lake County Sheriffs Office • The Duty Judge shall not review any affidavit or warrant until receiving a call from the Communications Center notifying the • Warrants submitted outside regular business hours must meet the criteria of an emergency. • The basis for the belief the warrant is exigent must be included in the email sent to the Duty Judge or in the accompanying affidavit. • Center that an email has been sent to the Duty Judge and the Duty Judge has not received the email, the Duty Judge shall immediately notify the Communications Center that the transmission of the email has failed. • Center shall immediately notify the law enforcement officer who submitted the affidavit(s) and warrant(s) to re-send the email. • If, after the second attempt, the Duty Judge still does not receive the email the law enforcement officer shall proceed to produce the documents on paper, hand delivered to the Duty Judge. • If this procedure is followed, the law enforcement officer shall notify the Communications Center he or she will proceed with a paper warrant. • Prior to submission, the law enforcement officer shall verify the statute number(s) listed within the affidavit(s) and warrant(s) are in conformity with the Florida Department of
It is THEREFORE, ORDERED that the following policies and procedures shall be used in Lake County:
Reviewer note: PDF sha256: 8ba6501a03e18b1c0fb5b998ba6761b233d6d5ed6d42fed24728f8e40d3cd521. Extracted from the document's own text layer.
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.