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1 verbatim requirement on judge preferences.
Eighth Judicial Circuit — DIVISION/CIRCUIT-WIDE - Criminal only. Practices change without notice; the court's own published text controls. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from the published source, captured 2026-07-24; whitespace normalised only. No OCR was used. • AO 4.06 (v2) Page 6 Bail Bond Actions Effective: November 14, 2012 H. Expiration If a bond has not been forfeited, the original appearance bond expires thirty-six (36) months after the bond was posted. I. Remission 1. A surety may petition for remission only by following the procedures set forth in section 903.28, Florida Statutes. A petition for remission must be filed within two (2) years from the date of forfeiture. Leach v. State, 293 So. 2d 77 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974); State f/u/b/o Dade County v. Romero, 456 So. 2d 1281 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984). Forfeitures which have gone to judgment do not qualify for remission, unless the judgment has been set aside. Accredited Surety & Casualty Co. v. State, 418 So. 2d 378 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). 2. A surety’s petition for remission must include an affidavit setting forth the facts on which the application for remission is founded. 3. A surety’s petition for remission based upon a claim of the surety’s attempt(s) to procure or cause the apprehension or surrender of the defendant must prove the attempt(s) by further documentation or other evidence. 4. The surety must give the Clerk of Court and the State Attorney twenty (20) days notice before a hearing on a petition for remission, or before submission of a proposed order of remission to the court. 5. The surety must submit to the court proof that costs have been paid, unless the ground for remission is that there was no breach of the bond. 6. The court has discretion to direct remission of less than the full percentage authorized under section 903.28(2)-(6), Florida Statutes. Accredited Surety v. Putnam County, 528 So. 2d 430 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988). If the court does not direct remission of the full percentage authorized under the applicable subsection, the court must make findings supporting its decision.
AO 4.06 (v2) Page 6 Bail Bond Actions Effective: November 14, 2012 H. Expiration If a bond has not been forfeited, the original appearance bond expires thirty-six (36) months after the bond was posted. I. Remission 1. A surety may petition for remission only by following the procedures set forth in section 903.28, Florida Statutes. A petition for remission must be filed within two (2) years from the date of forfeiture. Leach v. State, 293 So. 2d 77 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974); State f/u/b/o Dade County v. Romero, 456 So. 2d 1281 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984). Forfeitures which have gone to judgment do not qualify for remission, unless the judgment has been set aside. Accredited Surety & Casualty Co. v. State, 418 So. 2d 378 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). 2. A surety’s petition for remission must include an affidavit setting forth the facts on which the application for remission is founded. 3. A surety’s petition for
Reviewer note: Source sha256: 972c9d56db9ea484f318a16efb863049f7dbe5911b0b670ed763deae7aaabf88. Corpus categories: PROPOSED_ORDERS. Operative status as recorded: CURRENT_DIRECTORY_CURRENT_VERSION. Published during the 2026-07-24 completeness pass.
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.