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12 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order 2019-066.
Sixth Judicial Circuit (Pinellas/Pasco). Administrative orders change without notice; the court's own order controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the order, fetched live 2026-08-03; whitespace normalised only. • The provisions of this Administrative Order do not apply to pre-trial diversion defendants. • The Administrative Office of the Courts shall notify the State Attorney when drug court does not have the capacity for additional defendants. • If the defense attorney desires to have a case heard in drug court, he or she must make a request to transfer, which must be processed and approved by the State Attorney’s Office. • If the judge decides that a case will not remain in the drug court section, the State Attorney’s Office and the defense attorney shall be notified and the case shall be transferred back to the regular criminal section from which it was transferred. • Upon a defendant electing not to have his or her case heard in drug court, the case shall be transferred back to the regular criminal section from which it was transferred. • If a pre- trial motion must be heard, the case shall be transferred back to the regular criminal section from which it was transferred. • A defendant whose case has been assigned to drug court must voluntarily and truthfully provide information to aid the court at each step in the process. • As a condition of having his or her case heard in drug court, the defendant must execute a written consent form with a waiver of confidentiality as to treatment in accordance with 42 C.F.R. § 2.31, prior to disposition of the case. • If the defendant refuses to execute the written consent, the case shall be transferred back to the regular criminal section from which it was transferred. • Before a plea is tendered or a defendant can be sentenced in drug court, the defendant must submit to an initial substance abuse evaluation. • The evaluation should occur within 21 days of arraignment or within such other time as may be ordered by the court. • Every defendant sentenced in drug court must periodically return to court for a judicial review.
The provisions of this Administrative Order do not apply to pre-trial diversion defendants.
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.
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