15 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2022-02-03 - Amended Order Governing Notices to Appear for Criminal Offenses, Orange County.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2022-02-03.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • When a person is arrested 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 or sex crimes pursuant to section 903.011, Florida Statutes, and as provided in Ninth Judicial Circuit Court Administrative Order 2022-03-02, the accused shall be released at the scene of the arrest through the issuance of a Notice to Appear, except in those cases requiring mandatory booking pursuant to section B below. • In any case where persons are not booked into jail, the Notice to Appear form must include information stating the type of identification provided by the person arrested and right and left thumb prints of the person arrested. • The arresting officer shall have the discretion, however, to book the accused person into the county jail if the officer determines that any of the following factors exist: • The accused person shall be booked into the county jail if any of the following circumstances exist: • Corrections staff shall begin a preliminary investigation to determine if the accused person is a likely candidate for Release on his/her own Recognizance (“ROR”). • The accused will be positively identified through AFIS, an interview, criminal history screening, and investigation shall include: • The accused person’s criminal history must not include felony or misdemeanor convictions, FTA’s, VOP’s, sex offender, predator or high risk sex offender; and • The accused person’s pretrial risk assessment must be Low or below. • Pursuant to paragraph C above, once it is determined that the accused person qualifies, he or she shall be released upon the issuance of a ROR pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal • Order, shall receive a notice substantially stating the following: -- 2 of 4 -- • As a condition of your release, you must refrain from criminal activity of any kind and you must refrain from any contact with the alleged victim of the crime which you have been charged except through pretrial discovery if stipulated by all parties or if ordered by the judge on a showing of good cause pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.220(h)(7). • You must notify the Clerk of Court if your address has been changed within 24 hours from the date the address has changed. • The capias shall be directed to all law enforcement officers, state, county or municipal, in the State, and may be executed in any county in this State. -- 3 of 4 -- • When a person signs a written Notice to Appear in the case at issue and fails to appear, a warrant of arrest shall be issued pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.121, or a capias pursuant to Rule 3.730, and that the minimum bond on either a capias or a warrant is set in the amount of $2,000.00, or such other amount, as required by section 903.046(d), Florida Statutes. • All Notices to Appear issued in Orange County shall be returnable to the Division of the
When a person is arrested 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 or sex crimes pursuant to section 903.011, Florida Statutes, and as provided in Ninth Judicial Circuit Court Administrative Order 2022-03-02, the accused shall be released at the scene of the arrest through the issuance of a Notice to Appear, except in those cases requiring mandatory booking pursuant to section B below.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 2487c19577f107c03c46dddff35a50b38c3759e3209e336b2549402ac41c6590. 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.