10 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., L-2025-33 — 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/2025/11/l-2025-33.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • WHEREAS, Chapter 397.334(4), Florida Statute establishes that the treatment-based drug court programs shall include therapeutic jurisprudence principles and adhere to the 10 key components, recognized by the Drug Courts Program Office of the • IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: l.The Lake County Adult Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court is created and established as a pilot program, and shall be maintained subject to the availability of adequate funding or until such time that either a permanent program is established or the pilot program is no longer deemed judicially economical and/or efficiently administering justice. • The Lake County Adult Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court shall determine whether any potentially eligible case type and • Any application fee for a Defendant who applies for acceptance into the Lake County Adult Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court shall be waived. • Lake County Adult Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court shall be waived. • 6.There shall be no refunds of any assessed fees which have already been paid. • Adjudicatory Drug Court shall be set forth in the Policy 85 • Procedure Manual and shall include court requirements, eligibility criteria and referral procedures and will follow the • If defendants'participation in the program is terminated for cause, the defendant shall be terminated from the drug court program and sentenced accordingly by the drug court judge. • All hearings conducted pursuant to this administrative order shall be electronically recorded.
WHEREAS, Chapter 397.334(4), Florida Statute establishes that the treatment-based drug court programs shall include therapeutic jurisprudence principles and adhere to the 10 key components, recognized by the Drug Courts Program Office of the
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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.