6th Cir. — AO 2016-011: Adult Drug Court Expansion – Pinellas County · BenchPath

6th Cir. — AO 2016-011: Adult Drug Court Expansion – Pinellas County

High confidence· verified August 3, 2026Administrative OrdersSixth Judicial Circuit Administrative Order 2016-011, published on the circuit's own year index — sha256-hashed 2026-08-03

Summary

7 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order 2016-011.

Applies to

Sixth Judicial Circuit (Pinellas/Pasco). Administrative orders change without notice; the court's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.

Requirement

Verbatim from the order, fetched live 2026-08-03; whitespace normalised only. • The State Attorney’s office shall identify those defendants who meet the criteria to be included in the drug court expansion and transferred to section Z. • A defendant’s case may not be initially assigned by direct information to section Z; rather, the case must first be set for arraignment in a circuit criminal section. • A defendant who is being considered for section Z must voluntarily and truthfully provide information to aid the Court at each step of the process. • The defendant must execute a written consent form with a waiver of confidentiality for the evaluation and treatment in accordance with 42 C.F.R § 2.31 prior to the evaluation. • Only those defendants who meet the criteria specified in Attachment A, who are approved by the State Attorney, and who are authorized by the section judge, including the section N judge, as appropriate for section Z shall be transferred. • The Administrative Office of the Courts shall notify the State Attorney when section Z does not have the capacity for additional defendants. • Stat. section 397.334(3)--Entry into any postadjudicatory treatment-based drug court program, as a condition of probation or community control (pursuant to sections 948.01, 948.06, 948.20), must be based on the sentencing court’s assessment of the Defendant’s:  Criminal history  Substance abuse screening outcome  Amenability to the services of the program  Total sentence points  Recommendation of the State Attorney and victim (if any)  Agreement to enter the program

Source of truth

The State Attorney’s office shall identify those defendants who meet the criteria to be included in the drug court expansion and transferred to section Z.

Official source: 6th Cir. — Administrative Orders index
Source health: Healthy · checked August 2, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: August 3, 2026benchpath-6th-close-2026-08-03

Reviewer note: Composed from the court's own bytes during the 6th's ledger close 2026-08-03; scope from the court's numbering convention (PI-/PA-/PA⁄PI) or an exclusive county mention.

Change history

July 29, 2026Monitor: content changed at 6th Cir. — Administrative Orders index. Review before republishing dependent rules.
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