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15 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Administrative Orders — 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/2017/10/s2016-38-a.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • The mission statement, eligibility criteria, treatment format and procedures for referral to Drug Court shall be set out in the Policy and • The Judge assigned to preside over the Drug Court shall make the final determination of the defendant's eligibility for the voluntary entry in the • The State Attorney shall advise the Court if the defendant is eligible to participate in the Drug Court. • If the State Attorney objects to a case being transferred to the Drug Court based upon allegations the defendant was dealing or selling the controlled substance, which is the basis for the arrest, he or she shall advise the court. • Thereafter, the Court shall conduct a pre admission hearing in accordance with 948.08 and 948.16 Florida Statutes. • If the objection is sustained, the defendant's case shall be transferred to the originally assigned criminal division Judge for further proceedings. • The Judge assigned to the Drug Court shall have the sole responsibility for preparing and entering a proper transfer order if the case is accepted into the Drug Court. • Any participant electing to voluntarily enter into Drug Court must: • Program the case shall be transferred back to the originally assigned criminal division Judge for further proceedings. • At the six (6) month anniversary of entry into the Drug Court, the court shall conduct a status conference and determine if: • The Co urt shall dismiss the ch arges upon finding the defendant has successfu ll y completed the Dru g Court Pro gram. • If a defendant's participation in the Pro gram is ter mi nated for cause, the defendant shall be terminated from the Dru g Com1 Program and the defendant will be se nt enced by the Drug Court Pro gra m Presiding Judge. • A Judge presiding in Sumter County shall be assigned to Dru g Court by separate order. • If that Judg e is a Co unty Com1 Jud ge that Judge shall have all the p owe r, juri sdicti on and authority of a Circuit Court Judge for purposes of • All h ea rings conducted pur sua nt to thi s Administrative Order shall be recorded elec tronically or by a com1 reporter.
The mission statement, eligibility criteria, treatment format and procedures for referral to Drug Court shall be set out in the Policy and
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 55b4da260822e0407218864fc619e077b3905aff4e295d085511a390a600f649. Extracted from the order's own text layer. Text layer cleaned 2026-09-08 (Phase 3a): page markers removed; wording untouched.
3 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1985-48.
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.