Division 1B Guidelines (rev. 2/5/26), as registered in the statewide TOPICs local-rules registry (posted 02/06/2026). The operative requirements are quoted verbatim; the registered document is the controlling text.
The parties must create a single email list that they and the court will use when communicating by email. … All emails involving the court must be through the Court Manager and the Staff Lawyer and include all counsel of record. … When a disagreement arises, counsel with authority to agree to solutions must actually communicate with each other in good faith to resolve their dispute before involving judicial resources. … In all instances, parties must actually confer about an issue before seeking the court's guidance. … The non-moving party shall file any response at least seven days before any related hearing. … 199.4 motion to quash depositions, the movant must tell the court whether the motion needs to be set for hearing, or if the parties are in the process of resolving the dispute. … Along with a motion for permanent sealing order, parties must file, to the extent practical, a public, redacted copy of all papers for which sealing is requested. … The movant must give public notice of the hearing and file a verified copy of the posted notice with the clerk of the court pursuant to Rule 76a(3). … Once a hearing on a motion is set, proper notice must be provided under TRCP 21(b). … The jury fee must be paid at least eight weeks before trial to ensure a jury may be summoned. … Closer to trial, the court will issue a Jury Fee Order, but in any circumstance, the parties must pay the jury fee on time. … Counsel with authority to bind their client(s) must communicate and attempt to resolve the dispute. … Unless set by the Scheduling Order or otherwise provided, responses must be filed no later than 14 days after a motion is filed. … Replies must be filed not later than 7 days after responses are filed. … Notice must be posted and filed with the court pursuant to TRCP 76a(3) 14 days before the hearing. … Notice must be provided under TRCP 21(b). … No less than 3 days before the pre-trial conference, parties must submit (1) a proposed pretrial order, (2) motions in limine, and (3) any revisions to flowcharts/outlines. … Parties must submit formal, requested jury charges or findings and conclusions by the first day of trial.
Reviewer note: Operative mandatory-language provisions quoted verbatim from the registered document; the full document (sha256 e85050fd3a8c…) is the controlling text.
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)).