The local rules of practice of the Hood County Statutory County Court at Law (adopted January 10, 2023): decorum, civil settings and ADR, criminal arraignment and plea practice, family procedure, the uncontested docket, and trial procedure.
Applies to civil, criminal and family matters in the Hood County Court at Law.
The Hood County Court at Law local rules govern civil, criminal and family practice. Title 1 sets decorum (business suits or sport coats, no resort wear or bluejeans; no tank tops, T-shirts, shorts or hats; phones on silent; electronic devices only with approval; enforcement by the bailiff with a fine up to $100) and continuance and conflict rules. Title 2 (civil) requires an ex parte certificate,
Reviewer note: Composed 2026-09-06 from the TOPICs custody (35 pp, vision lane, read in full). Court-specific CCL; judge-joined to Hattox (named). Exhibit 4 (CCL Standard Discovery Order) composes as its own rule on this receipt; Exhibits 1-2 are appointed-counsel fee schedules and Exhibit 3 a form (records inside the print); Exhibit 5 is the family standing order (registration 1012).
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)).
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