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25 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Marion County – Veteran’s Treatment Court — 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/vtc-policies-manual-15-final.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • General: • Public safety is the highest priority. • An EVD must have an attorney representing the EVD and that attorney has the primary responsibility of making certain that all of the EVD’s legal rights are respected in all matters pertaining to the • A person can only be accepted or placed into the VTC as follows: • The person must be a EVD; • The person has the burden of proof to establish their EVD status to the satisfaction of the SAO; • EVD status may be established by a DD-214 Form; • Both misdemeanor and felony VOP cases are eligible for acceptance or placement into the VTC provided the sentencing judge on a pending VOP case affirmatively authorizes the transfer of the VOP case into the VTC; • Both misdemeanor and felony cases are eligible for admission into the • VTC by a motion pursuant to Fla.R.Crim.P. 3.800( c ) [“Reduction and Modification” of Sentences] upon agreement of the sentencing judge, the SAO and the EVD; • The EVD must be represented by an attorney; and • The EVD must be accepted or placed into the VTC according to one of the methods specified in this Manual. • The VTC Coordinator may keep personal handwritten notes pertaining to individual EVDs separate from the regular court file but those notes shall be intended and kept only for use by the VTC Coordinator and must be destroyed by the VTC Coordinator when the EVD is no longer a participant in the VTC. • When confidential or privileged material does get filed in a EVD’s court file, then the Clerk shall maintain those items in sealed envelopes while making a note on the outside of each envelope to generally identify what type of item is contained in the envelope. • MISDEMEANOR DEFENDANTS must enter the VTC through one of the following 3 methods: • A Misdemeanor Defendant must enter a guilty or no contest plea to each charge pending - with sentencing deferred - to be placed into the VTC by the • A Misdemeanor Defendant must consent in writing to fully participate in the VTC - including accepting whatever rewards and sanctions the VTC • VTC by the MISDEMEANOR DIVERSION METHOD, then the SAO shall promptly file with the VTC Judge a written statement explaining the reason for such recommendation and the VTC Judge will review the matter, hold a hearing and make a final decision in accordance with Section 948.16(2)(a) of the Florida Statutes. • A Misdemeanor Defendant must enter a guilty or no contest plea to each charge pending and be sentenced on each charge to be placed into the VTC by the MISDEMEANOR SENTENCE METHOD. • FELONY DEFENDANTS must enter the VTC through one of the following 3 methods: • A Felony Defendant must enter a guilty or no contest plea to each charge pending - with sentencing deferred - to be placed into the VTC by the • A Felony Defendant must consent in writing to fully participate in the • VTC - which consent must include accepting whatever rewards and sanctions the VTC Judge may impose on that Felony Defendant while in the • DIVERSION METHOD, then the SAO shall promptly file with the VTC • A Felony Defendant must enter a guilty or no contest plea to each charge pending and be sentenced on each charge to be placed into the VTC by the • County VTC by the TRANSFER METHOD according to the requirements set forth in Section 910.035(5), Florida Statues, which include the following: a. the defendant must agree to the transfer and must have signed a written consent to abide by the rules and procedures of the Marion • County VTC; b. the authorized representative of the sending VTC and the authorized representative of the Marion County VTC must have consulted with each other and both must agree to the transfer; and c. the presiding Judge of the sending VTC must enter a transfer Order directing the Clerk of the sending VTC to transfer the case to the • Clerk of the Marion County VTC with a copy of the sending VTC’s file being sent to the Clerk of the Marion County VTC which file shall include a copy of the following: • VTC who do not reside in Marion County or who desire to relocate to someplace not in Marion County may be placed into the Veterans Treatment • The authorized representative of the Marion County VTC in matters pertaining to transfer cases and the Transfer Method shall be designated by the VTC Judge. • The SAO shall always be a voting member of the VTC Team. • PDO: • The PDO shall always be a voting member of the VTC Team. • VTC Coordinator: • To be eligible for consideration as an additional member of the VTC Team, the prospective member must commit to consistently participate in VTC Team meetings on a weekly basis for a period of at least 6 months and must be approved by the VTC Judge. • For a CVD or EVD to graduate from the VTC, that CVD or EVD must successfully complete the following program phases:
General: • Public safety is the highest priority. • An EVD must have an attorney representing the EVD and that attorney has the primary responsibility of making certain that all of the EVD’s legal rights are respected in all matters pertaining to 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.