16 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2022-01-04 - Amended Order Governing Orange County Pretrial Release Program.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2022-01-04.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • However, persons found to meet specified criteria shall be released under certain conditions until proceedings are concluded and adjudication has been determined. • A person may not be released before his or her first appearance hearing . . . if the person meets and of the following criteria: • (E) The person has, at any time before the current arrest, been sentenced pursuant to section 775.082(9) or section 775.084, Florida Statutes, as a prison releasee 1 Those crimes that require a First Appearance hearing under section 903.011(6), Florida Statutes, must be held for First • The Pretrial Services staff designated by the Chief of Corrections shall review inmates for pretrial release (“PTR”) prior to first appearance and for possible court ordered PTR. • Judicial Circuit Court Administrative Order 2022-03-04, shall be reviewed for possible release into the Program before First Appearance provided that: • The accused person must reside in or own real property in the State of • In addition, the accused person must meet the following qualifications: a. • The accused person must have a risk assessment of Moderate or below; c. • Pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.131, no person charged with a dangerous crime, as set forth above and as defined in section 907.041, Florida Statutes, shall be released on nonmonetary conditions under the supervision of a pretrial release service, unless the service certifies to the court that it has investigated or otherwise verified the conditions set forth in section 907.041, Florida Statutes. • Based upon a criminal history investigation, the accused person must meet the following qualifications: • Pursuant to section 903.0351, Florida Statutes, in the instance of an alleged violation of felony probation or community control, bail or any other form of pretrial release shall not be granted prior to the resolution of the probation-violation hearing or the community-control violation hearing to: • However, Section V.D. of this Order shall not apply where the alleged violation of felony probation or community control is based solely on the probationer or offender’s failure to pay costs or fines or make restitution payments. • If an accused person is ordered to PTR or Bond with PTR and it is determined that the accused does not meet the criteria for acceptance into the Program, the jail must notify the judge who ordered the PTR or Bond with PTR (or the first appearance judge if it was ordered on a holiday or weekend) and the accused must then be brought before the first appearance judge to set new terms of release. • If the Chief of Corrections or his/her designee determines that an inmate incarcerated for a non-violent misdemeanor of the first or second degree, a criminal traffic offense, or a violation of a municipal or county ordinance, except for charges relating to domestic violence and has already appeared for First Appearance, qualifies for release based on established criteria as outlined above, then that inmate shall be released into the Program. • Release under this Program shall include a condition that the person comply with all orders of the court, appear at all court hearings, refrain from any criminal activity, refrain from contact with any alleged victims, and any other condition specifically ordered by the court. • If the Program reaches capacity as determined by the Chief of Corrections in consultation with the Chief Judge, no additional accused persons shall be admitted until such time as space becomes available.
However, persons found to meet specified criteria shall be released under certain conditions until proceedings are concluded and adjudication has been determined.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 4cca9589e54902ee9af9803094fd3be206d39ee156a28e44ee07df0ae41f8231. 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.