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2004 Admin Order 04-49-b

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Whereas, F.S. 28.246(4) authorizes the Clerk of the Court to accept partial payments for court related fees, service charges, costs and fines; Whereas the Clerk of the Court has established a Deferred Payment Plan which provides for periodic payments by parties seeking to participate in the partial payment arrangement; Whereas, the enrollment of individuals in a Deferred Payment Program requires an Order of the Court; Therefore it is hereby ordered; That the Judges of Brevard County (Circuit and County Court) authorizes the Clerk of Court to enroll individuals in a Deferred Payment Program to accept partial payments for court related fees, service charges, costs and fines without a signed Court Order by the judge.

2004 Admin Order 04-48

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WHEREAS, it is the intent of the legislature as expressed in Section 741.2901, 741.2902, 741.30, and 741.31, 784.046, and 784.047 Florida Statutes, that criminal prosecution shall be the favored method of enforcing compliance with injunctions for protection against domestic violence; and WHEREAS, the legislature acknowledges the Court’s inherent right to enforce compliance with injunctions for protection against domestic violence through indirect criminal contempt; and WHEREAS, the legislature directs the Court, the Clerk of the Circuit Court, and the State Attorney to develop procedures for the receipt and processing of violations of injunctions for protection against domestic, repeat, sexual, and dating violence, it has become necessary to review and revise existing procedures to conform with these new laws:

2004 Admin Order 04-46

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WHEREAS, or there are many children in this Judicial Circuit who are under the court’s jurisdiction/have been adjudicated dependent pursuant to Chapter 39, Florida Statutes; and WHEREAS, these children may be in the temporary legal custody of, and residing with, relatives, non-relatives, or in the Department of Children and Families (hereafter “DCF”) foster homes; and WHEREAS, these children may be in the permanent legal custody of DCF as parental rights have been terminated; and WHEREAS, this Court recognizes the ongoing threat of emergency weather conditions that periodically face the State of Florida , especially during hurricane season; and WHEREAS it is necessary for the efficient administration of justice and for the safety of the children who are currently under this Court’s jurisdiction pursuant to Chapter 39; it is therefore ORDERED AND ADJUDGED:

2004 Admin Order 04-38-b Amended

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On September 24, 2004, this court entered an emergency administrative order providing that individuals arrested for looting or burglary were to be held without bond pending first appearance before a judge. As the State of Emergency created by Hurricane Jeanne no longer exists, such emergency administrative order is hereby rescinded.

2004 Admin Order 04-34-s

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This order shall serve as a directive to the Clerk of the Court for the purpose of disposing of Grand Jury Notes that have met the retention required period; It is hereby Ordered: That the Clerk of the Court is hereby authorized to dispose of Grand Jury notes pursuant to Judicial Administrative Rule 2.076(b), retained ten years from the closing of the session.

2004 Admin Order 04-32-b Amended

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On September 4, 2004, this court entered an emergency administrative order providing that individuals arrested for looting or burglary were to be held without bond pending first appearance before a judge. As the State of Emergency created by Hurricane Frances no longer exists, such emergency administrative order is hereby rescinded.

2004 Admin Order 04-27-b

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WHEREAS, there are occasions in which petitioners in guardianship cases seek to have a guardian appointed for more than one individual in the same family, particularly in cases in which a guardian must be appointed for more than one minor based on facts common to the minors; and WHEREAS, confusion on the part of the Clerk and the Court often results from having multiple wards in a single case because (a) only one of the wards may be the subject of certain motions and orders; (b) because the wards must often be treated differently because of their individual circumstances; (c) the guardianship as to one ward may be terminated at a different time than the guardianship for the remaining wards; and (d) for other similar reasons; and WHEREAS, the Clerk has requested appropriate authority from the Court to require that a separate guardianship proceeding be opened for each prospective ward in such situations; and WHEREAS, the Court finds that efficient administration of justice requires separate guardianship cases to be filed under such circumstances.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is ORDERED:

2004 Admin Order 04-25

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IT IS ORDERED, THAT THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS ARE HEREBY RESCINDED: 93-77-T-B: IN RE: ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS – ORDER RESCINDING ORDERS, DIRECTIVES AND MEMORANDA; 93-76: IN RE: ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS – DISTRIBUTION, RECORDING AND POSTING; 95-7 AMD: IN RE: SHERIFF – NCIC/FCIC HISTORIES; 99-9-B: IN RE: ADMINISTRATIVE RULES – FACSIMILES; 99-13-S: IN RE: JUDGES CASELOAD; ASSIGNMENT – RE-ASSIGNMENT OF CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE NANCY F. ALLEY; 00-2-B: IN RE: JUDGES CASELOAD ASSIGNMENT – RE-ASSIGNMENT OF CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE W. DAVID DUGAN; 02-16: IN RE: JUDGES – TEMPORARY DIVISION ASSIGNMENT; 02-21-S: IN RE: JUDGES – CASELOAD ASSIGNMENT – RE-ASSIGNMENT OF CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE THOMAS G. FREEMAN

2004 Admin Order 04-16-b

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By a majority of the judges in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit it is Ordered: The Florida Today newspaper, a newspaper qualified under the terms of FS 50.011, is designated as the record newspaper for publications related to the clerk’s court docket fund.

2004 Admin Order 04-09-b

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ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the Clerk is hereby directed and authorized, upon giving thirty (30) days written notice to the attorneys of record, or any party not represented by an attorney, who filed such exhibit (where the name and address of such party is apparent from an examination of the court file), in every action wherein a Final Judgment or Order of Dismissal has been rendered over ninety (90) days and no appeal is pending, either to release upon request or destroy the itemized exhibits thirty (30) days following such notification. If more than one party request a particular exhibit, such exhibit shall be released to the party who sought the introduction of such exhibit into evidence.

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