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25 verbatim requirements from 6th Circuit Administrative Order 2023-020.
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. • COURT REPORTING PROCEDURES FOR HEARINGS BEFORE GENERAL MAGISTRATES AND HEARING OFFICERS All proceedings before general magistrates and hearing officers shall be reported by electronic recording with the exception of hearings before Civil Traffic Infraction Officers in Pasco County as more fully set forth in Section B(2)d of this Administrative Order. • Regardless of which recording method is used, the date, time, name of the judge or other presiding official, party names, and case number shall be stated at the outset of the recording. • First Appearance Hearings (Advisories) pursuant to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure or Juvenile Procedure Advisories commenced on weekends, holidays, or at any other time outside of regular court hours shall be electronically recorded. • All notices of hearings for proceedings where the Court does not provide a record must specify whether the party setting a matter for hearing will be securing the services of a court reporter; and, if so, the name and address of the court reporter. • Any proceeding involving the potential or actual imposition of the death penalty, excluding depositions and including but not limited to pretrial hearings, trials, sentencing hearings, and postconviction hearings, shall be reported. • Where immediate transcription instructions in a death penalty proceeding are required by this Administrative Order but are not given, the State Attorney or defense attorney shall move for transcription of the relevant proceedings and prepare an order to transcribe for the signature of the appropriate administrative judge. • All court participants in the courtroom, including Clerks of Court, bailiffs, attorneys, and employees of the Court shall: i. • Except for general magistrates and hearing officers, all AOC staff who have access to electronic recording equipment, including but not limited to all “approved court reporters” and Court Technology Office staff, shall execute an oath acknowledging their responsibilities to the Court. • A procedure for attorneys of record, parties to a case, and self-represented litigants to be provided with a copy of an audio recording without that recording being reviewed for confidential information only if the requestor signs a written acknowledgement that confidential information may be contained in the recording, that further dissemination of confidential information contained on the recording is prohibited, and that violation of the prohibition may subject the requestor to contempt of court. • AOC shall establish a procedure to review a recording prior to its release to anyone other than an attorney of record, party to a case, or self-represented litigant to ensure that matters protected from public disclosure are kept confidential in accordance with law. g. “Approved court reporters” and “approved transcriptionists” shall prepare transcripts of proceedings in accordance with protocols and procedures developed by the AOC. • Such protocols and procedures shall be in accordance with rules of court and shall include, but not be limited to, standards for addressing off-the-record discussions; sidebar conferences; attorney-client conversations not directed to the Court; confidential information; the process for identifying a need for and obtaining additional transcription services; and certifying the correctness of the transcript prepared. • AOC personnel shall prepare and post notices inside and outside of all courtrooms and hearing rooms that electronic recording equipment is in use, that any conversation occurring in the room may be recorded, and that persons should safeguard information they do not want recorded. i. • The State Attorney, Public Defender, and Regional Counsel shall decide how court reporting services will be provided to their offices. • However, counsel must pay for the entire cost of the transcript prior to receipt. • Transcripts requested by the Public Defender or State Attorney shall be billed in accordance with procedures established by the Trial Court Budget Commission. • Where a defendant is represented by the Regional Counsel, by the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, by an attorney appointed from the Registry of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, or by an attorney appointed from the Registry of the Commission on Capital Cases the transcript shall be provided without prepayment. • Where a defendant has been determined indigent for costs under section 27.52, Florida Statutes, a court order authorized by the Chief Judge or their designee is required to obtain transcripts as a due process cost. • The request form must include a notice that the CD cannot be used in subsequent court proceedings and inform the requestor of the procedures to obtain a transcript. • The request must include sufficient information necessary to identify the proceeding, including the date of the proceeding, name of the presiding judge, the case name, the Uniform Case Number, the portion of the proceedings requested, and must identify whether the requestor is an attorney of record, a party in the case, or a self-represented litigant in the case. • Attorneys of record, parties to a case, and self-represented litigants must sign a written acknowledgment that confidential information may be contained on the recording, further dissemination of confidential information on the recording is prohibited, and violation of the prohibition against dissemination may subject the requestor to contempt of court. • However, counsel must pay for the entire cost of the CD prior to receipt. • Requests for an audio CD from the State Attorney or Public Defender shall be billed in accordance with procedures established by the Trial Court Budget Commission. • Requests for audio from the Regional Counsel, the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, or a court appointed attorney shall be provided without prepayment. • The fees charged by the AOC for transcription services of proceedings where the Court is required to provide a record will be the calculated actual cost of the service including the cost of recovery. • The following fees are established for routine transcription services and expedited transcription services requiring no more than sixty pages of transcript per day:
COURT REPORTING PROCEDURES FOR HEARINGS BEFORE GENERAL MAGISTRATES AND HEARING OFFICERS All proceedings before general magistrates and hearing officers shall be reported by electronic recording with the exception of hearings before Civil Traffic Infraction Officers in Pasco County as more fully set forth in Section B(2)d of this Administrative Order.
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.
18 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., M-2018-65 — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
13 verbatim requirements from 5th Jud. Cir., Interpreter Services – English — sha256-hashed 2026-07-25.
25 verbatim mandatory provisions from AO 2022-004.