IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

IN AND FOR PASCO AND PINELLAS COUNTIES, FLORIDA

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 2008-058 PI-CIR

 

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RE:     INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT             

PREDATORS

 

In order to consolidate the handling of proceedings for the Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators, section 394.910 et.seq, Florida Statutes, (Jimmy Ryce Act) in Pinellas County, it is

 

ORDERED:

1.      Section 60 is continued as a section within the Civil Division of the Circuit Court, in and for Pinellas County Florida.

 

2.      The State Attorney may request an order seeking return of a respondent for a determination of counsel and a determination of indigence prior to filing a petition for the Involuntary Civil Commitment of a Sexually Violent Predator, pursuant to section 394.910, et.seq, Florida Statutes.  The request shall be made to the judge assigned to section 60.

 

3.      When the Clerk of the Circuit Court receives a petition for the Involuntary Civil Commitment of a Sexually Violent Predator pursuant to section 394.910 et.seq, Florida Statutes, the Clerk shall assign the case to section 60. 

 

  1. Section 60 will handle all pre-trial, trial, and annual review proceedings for these cases. 

 

5.      Petitions for attorney’s fees shall be in accordance with Administrative Order 2004-028 PA/PI-CIR or subsequent order regarding attorney’s fees and where court approval is required shall be directed to the judge assigned to section 60.  Petitions for approval of fees for experts shall also be directed to the judge assigned to section 60.

 

This Administrative Order shall take effect January 1, 2009, at which time Administrative Order 2006-084 PI-CIR is hereby rescinded.

 

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida, this ____ day of September 2008.

 

                                                                                          ___________________________

                                                                                          Robert J. Morris, Jr., Chief Judge

 

cc:        All Pinellas Judges

            The Honorable Bernie McCabe, State Attorney

            The Honorable Bob Dillinger, Public Defender

            The Honorable Ken Burke, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Pinellas County

            Carol Heath, Executive Director, Pinellas County Clerk’s Office

            Gay L. Inskeep, Trial Courts Administrator

            Bar Associations, Pinellas and Pasco County

            Law Libraries, Pinellas and Pasco County