7 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2018-03-01 - Amended Order Governing Alternative Sanctions Program.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2018-03-01.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • There are a substantial number of technical violations that do not involve a new arrest or other serious violations. • Circuit a program that shall be known as the Alternative Sanctioning Program in accordance with section 948.06(1)(h), Florida Statutes. • To be eligible for the program, offenders must have been placed on probation or community control under the supervision of the Department of Corrections by a judge in the Ninth Judicial Circuit, have stable community ties, and have a stable residence in either Orange or Osceola County, Florida. • If the offender elects to discontinue participation in the Alternative Sanctioning Program, the offender’s prior admission to the technical violation may not be used as evidence in subsequent proceedings. • The judge shall review the “Alternative Sanctioning Program Technical Violation • Acceptance of Sanctions” (DC3-2027) form submitted and, if the judge agrees that the technical violation should be addressed via the Alternative Sanctioning Program and agrees with the recommended sanction, the judge will sign the “Order - Alternative Sanctions Program.” If the judge does not agree with the particular sanction recommended by the officer or does not agree that the technical violation should be addressed via the Alternative Sanctioning Program, the judge shall reflect further instructions on the order. • The Alternative Sanctioning Program shall be administered by the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court and the Florida Department of Corrections.
There are a substantial number of technical violations that do not involve a new arrest or other serious violations.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: aea2e331fbf2c938ea1eab121a2c76f092e2d0f37a063174a8b606f4ed01b80e. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
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.