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9 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Marion County Pre-Plea Diversion Drug Courts — 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/mdc-brochure-2022.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • In addition to the above criteria: • the Defendant may not have been previously convicted of a felony; • the Defendant must be a resident of • Marion County, Florida; • the Defendant’s participation must be voluntary and the Defendant must consent in writing to fully participate in the MDC before he/she may be accepted . • Final determination for the admission of a defendant will be made by the • Misdemeanor Drug Court Judge based on input from the Drug Court Team. and • the Defendant must waive their right to a speedy trial and execute an “Agreement • Court staff, as scheduled or instructed; • to attend court appearances as instructed by the court; • to seek and/or maintain lawful employment or demonstrate enrollment as a full-time student, unless in residential treatment or have proof of disability; • to be sanction free for at least 1 week prior to phase movement; • to pay all fees, in a timely manner; and • to follow added instructions from the court. • County Court Assistant as scheduled or instructed; • to continue to seek and/or maintain lawful employment or demonstrate enrollment as a full-time student, unless in residential treatment or have proof of disability; • to be sanction free for at least 2 weeks prior to phase movement; • to have all fees paid up to date; and • to follow added instructions from the court. • Marion County Drug Court Staff; • to maintain a journal outlining what you learned or gained from attendance at your support group meetings; • to have available for review, your journal before and at each court appearance; • to continue attending any required treatment or educational sessions, following through with any treatment plan objectives, goals or recommendations and to complete a relapse prevention plan approved by the counselor as part of your aftercare plan (This relapse prevention plan must be approved by the treatment provider); • if not attending treatment, to provide an aftercare relapse prevention plan to the court, , that will recount what you have learned during your time in the program, how you will apply these skills in the future and what safety plan you have in case you feel like you are slipping into a relapse (This aftercare plan must be approved by the drug court team); • To consistently have negative drug screens; • to be sanction free for at least 4 weeks; and • to have all fees paid in full. • The court shall dismiss the charges upon finding that the defendant has successfully completed the Misdemeanor • The application fee must accompany the completed application. • Drug screens) • All feels must be paid unless waived or adjusted by the Judge presiding over the drug court program.
In addition to the above criteria: • the Defendant may not have been previously convicted of a felony; • the Defendant must be a resident of
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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.