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39 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2024-07-01 - Amended Order Governing Marchman Act Procedures.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2024-07-01.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • (A) Upon the filing of a Petition for Involuntary Treatment Services for a substance abuse impaired person, the Clerk of the Court shall forward the court records to the assigned division judge. • Any self-represented party filing a Petition for Involuntary Treatment Services for a substance abuse impaired person shall utilize the standard Petition attached hereto as Attachment “A”. • (B) Upon receipt of a Petition for Involuntary Treatment Services, the assigned division judge shall either: • The judge shall utilize the order attached hereto as Attachment “B”. • Respondent is represented by counsel and, if appropriate based on the contents of the Petition, enter an order provisionally appointing the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel to represent the Respondent until a determination of indigency is completed; or (2) Enter an order denying the Petition for Involuntary Treatment Services if the judge determines the allegations do not reasonably meet the criteria for involuntary admission (or none of the provisions of section 397.68111(2)-(4), Florida Statutes, have been met), or that the • In this case, the judge shall utilize the order attached hereto as Attachment “C”. -- 1 of 18 -- • The Clerk of Court shall also furnish to the Sheriff such information on the • If the Petitioner is represented by counsel, the judge shall, in addition to transmitting the order to the Clerk for filing and docketing, transmit the order to counsel for the Petitioner who may utilize a private certified process server in lieu of the • The Sheriff, or counsel for Petitioner, as appropriate, shall file with the court a return indicating service or non-service. • In this case, the assigned judge shall utilize the order attached hereto as • Attachment “D” and shall enter, if appropriate, an order appointing counsel; or (2) Enter an order denying a request for involuntary assessment and stabilization if the judge determines the allegations do not demonstrate that exigent and/or emergency circumstances exist and/or an assessment has already been completed in the previous 30 days. • In this case, the judge shall utilize the order attached hereto as Attachment “E”. • Respondent is entered pursuant to (D)(1), the judge shall transmit the order to the Clerk of the • Court who shall furnish a copy of the Petition, ex parte order, order and summons to appear, and any other document related to the action to the Sheriff of the county in which the Respondent resides or can be found, who shall effect service upon the respondent as soon thereafter as possible on any day of the week and at any time of the day or night. • The Clerk of the Court shall also furnish to the Sheriff such information on the respondent’s physical description and location. • The Sheriff shall file with the court a return indicating service or non-service, as appropriate. • (F) If an order denying ex parte relief is entered pursuant to (D)(2), the judge shall transmit the order to the Clerk of the Court who shall furnish a copy of the order denying ex parte relief to the Sheriff to be included with the documents to be served by the Sheriff pursuant to (C). • Respondent is entered, a licensed service provider shall conduct an assessment and stabilization of any individual involuntarily admitted pursuant to the Marchman Act within 72 hours of such person’s admission to such facility. • If such provider is unable to conduct an assessment within 72 hours of the person’s admission, the provider may file a written request for an extension of time to complete the assessment. • Such request for extension of time shall be furnished to all parties, -- 2 of 18 -- • Upon receipt of such filing, the assigned judge may, after hearing, grant additional time not to exceed the time period within which the Petition for Involuntary Treatment Services has been scheduled for hearing. • The licensed service provider shall file with the Clerk of the Court no later than the ordinary close of business on the day before the hearing on the Petition for Involuntary Treatment Services, the Respondent’s clinical assessment, which shall satisfy the provisions of section 397.6758, Florida Statutes if it contains the Respondent’s admission and discharge information. • The certificate or report must include the qualified professional’s findings regarding the • If the Respondent was not assessed before the filing of a treatment petition or refused to submit to an evaluation, the lack of assessment or refusal must be noted in the petition. • If YES, attach a copy of the certificate or report, which must include the qualified professional’s findings relating to the assessment of the Respondent and treatment recommendations. • ORDERED that a hearing on the Petition for Involuntary Treatment Services, and specifically on the issue of whether the Respondent should be court-ordered to undergo involuntary substance abuse treatment and services, shall be heard before , on , 20 , at a.m./p.m. in Courtroom , __________ County • The Respondent shall be summoned to appear and is hereby ORDERED TO APPEAR at said hearing. • The Clerk of the Court shall electronically transmit a copy of this Order to the Office of Criminal • IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of the Petition and this Order shall be provided to the Petitioner, counsel for Petitioner, if applicable, Respondent, and counsel for Respondent. • The Clerk of the Court shall furnish a copy of the Petition, this Order and Summons, and any other document related to the Petition to the Sheriff of ___________ County, or any other authorized law enforcement officer or certified process server, who shall effect service upon the • The Clerk of the Court shall also furnish to the Sheriff such information, on an attached document of not included in the above caption of this Order, on the Respondent’s physical description and location. • The Sheriff, certified process server, or counsel for Petitioner, as appropriate, shall file with the Court, a return indicating service or non-service. • Avenue, Suite 510, Orlando, Florida, (407) 836-2303, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. • Courthouse, 2 Courthouse Square, Suite 6300, Kissimmee, Florida 34741, (407) 742-2417, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. • The Clerk of the Court shall electronically transmit a copy of this Order to the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel. • Any objection to the disclosure by the Respondent, service provider, or other interested party(ies) shall be made in writing prior to any subsequent hearings in this matter, if any. • If the above-named person is already in custody or taken into custody for a matter other than this order, Corrections shall treat this Order as a hold for the balance of the 10 days so that if the person is released from custody before the expiration of the 10 days the person will be transported as Ordered. • V.2; 2/2025 undergo involuntary substance abuse treatment and services, shall be heard before , on , 20 , at a.m./p.m. in • Square, Suite 6300, Kissimmee, Florida 34741, (407) 742-2417, at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.
(A) Upon the filing of a Petition for Involuntary Treatment Services for a substance abuse impaired person, the Clerk of the Court shall forward the court records to the assigned division judge.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: fcf8ff6d434ee957c00da871573427433b0680ca100d30c4fdc8df9e471f0bd0. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
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