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The Domestic Violence Court Program's public policies-and-procedures manual (300th District Court): eligibility and disqualification criteria, referral/screening/entry process, and the accountability components (36- or 52-week BIPP, testing, curfews, compliance hearings). Associate Judge Lehmann conducts the DV Court every other Friday per the 300th General Guidelines.
Texas > Brazoria County > 300th District Court (Domestic Violence Court Program)
"To qualify for the Domestic Violence Court Program an offender MUST: Be charged with a criminal offense in Brazoria County; Have a history of abusive, controlling or violent behaviors towards an intimate partner; Be willing to commit to honesty and self-disclosure; Be a resident of Brazoria County or an adjacent County; Submit to an assessment prior to entering the program." Disqualifying: "Cases with pending charges will not be accepted into the Program until the pending case is resolved. Each case will be subjected to individual review to determine if prior criminal history is a disqualifier." Program components, verbatim: "successful completion of a 36 or 52 week Batterer's Intervention and Prevention Program (BIPP), participation in interactive journaling, chemical dependency assessment and treatment if recommended, random alcohol and drug testing, curfew checks, submitting to Polygraph if ordered by the Court, submitting to Psychological evaluation if ordered by the Court, attending a Domestic Violence Victim Impact Panel, reporting to the Court for compliance hearings and the Case Manager for office visits" — with advancements requested by the participant, reviewed by the DV Court Team and approved by the Judge, and "any violations … addressed and sanctions … imposed swiftly to enhance community and victim safety."
Establishes a Traffic Violations Bureau within the Clerk of the County Court under Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.100(a) (Burnstein, C.J., Nov. 1, 1988).
Approves the National Highway Safety Council Defensive Driving course as a school to which traffic courts may require attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).
Designates the D.W.I. Counterattack School (Broward County Commission on Alcoholism) as an approved school for court-ordered attendance (Fla. R. Traf. Ct. 6.110(a)).
Where a motion to compel alleges complete failure to respond to discovery with no extension requested, a county judge may enter an EX PARTE order compelling compliance within 10 days — the source of the "ten (10) days… failing which sanctions may be imposed" language quoted across Broward county-civil division procedures.