Administrative Orders

As of September 11, 2025 and pursuant to Supreme Court of Florida Order SC2024-1778, please refer to the 16th Judicial Circuit Court website for current local court rules.

Order Suspending Court Operations Due To Threat of Tropical Storm Conditions
RULE NO. 2 - Consolidation of Related Cases in Family Law Matters
RULE NO. 4 - Special Jury Districts for Monroe County
RULE NO. 5 - Jury Selection
RULE NO. 6 - Division of Court
RULE NO. 7 - The Establishment of the Family Law Division
2.001 / 24-1 - Termination of Orders
2.002 - Mediation
2.002 / 02-1 - Mediation
2.002 / 04-1 - Mediation
2.003 - Release of Bonds
2.004 / 24-1 - Circuit Court Division Assignments; Official Headquarters
2.004 / 24-2 - Circuit Court Division Assignments; Official Headquarters
2.004 / 24-3 - Circuit Court Division Assignments; Official Headquarters
2.004 / 24-4 - Circuit Court Divisions Assignments; Official Headquarters
2.004 / 25-1 - Circuit Court Division Assignments; Official Headquarters
2.004 / 25-2 - Circuit Court Division Assignments; Official Headquarters
2.004 / 25-3 - Circuit Court Division Assignments; Official Headquarters
2.004 / 25-4 - Circuit Court Division Assignments; Official Headquarters
2.004 / 26-1 - Circuit Court Division Assignments; Official Headquarters
2.005 / 23-1 - County Court Division Assignments; Official Headquarters
2.005 / 24-1 - County Court Division Assignments; Official Headquarters
2.005 / 25-1 - County Court Division Assignments/Official Headquarters
2.006 - Recordation of Death Certificate
2.007 / 24-1 - Duty Judges/Emergencies
2.009 - Sentencing Guidelines/Local Procedures
2.012 / 99-1 - Electronic Recording of Depositions
2.012 / 02-1 - Electronic Recording of Depositions
2.018 - Complaint Affidavit Procedures
2.024 / 03-1 - Motions to Compel Discovery
2.027 - Habeas Corpus Proceedings /Filing Fees Not Required
2.032 - Certified Process Servers
2.034 - Pretrial Release/Procedures for Setting Bail
2.036 - Stipulations for Continuance of Trial Dates in Criminal Actions
2.043 / 98-1 - Procedure for the Classification and Assignment Inmates to Work release within Monroe County Detention Facilities
2.049 - Divisions of Court
2.055 - Instructions For The Use Of Form Developed By The Florida Supreme Court To Determine Indigent Status For The Purpose Of Appointing The Public Defender Or Private Attorney
2.058 - Indigent Status and Payment Schedules Determined by Clerk of Court
2.059 / 21-1 - Sealing of Court Records
2.063 / 25-1 - Uniform Statewide Bond Schedule
2.064 - Judicial Facility Security and Screening Procedures
2.065 / 13-1 - Vehicle Immobilization
2.065 / 25-1 - Vehicle Immobilization
2.066 / 22-1 - Court Interpreter Program Protocol
2.067 - Americans with Disabilies Act of 1990
2.068 - Technological Coverage of Judicial Proceedings
2.069 - Prohibition on Use of Cellular Telephones and Personal Communications Devices in the Courtroom
2.071 / 14-1 - Court Appointed Attorneys and Compensation Rates for Due Process Services
2.072 / 21-1 - Civil Case Management Plan
2.073 - Distribution of Summaries of FCIC/NCIC Criminal History of Defendants
2.074 - Establishment of Local Professionalism Panel
2.075 / 24-1 - Appointment of Members to Local Professionalism Panel
2.075 / 25-1 - Appointment of Members to Local Professionalism Panel
2.076 - Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Pro Bond Committee
2.080 / 20-1 - Filing Cases and Conducting Proceedings in Circuit and County Court
2.081 - Court Reporting Services Plan
2.081 / 25-1 - Court Reporting Services Plan
2.083 - Electronic Filing of Documents
2.084 - Exemplification Certificates
2.085 - Appointment of General Magistrate in Court Proceedings
2.086 - Local Professionalism Panel
2.087 - Attorney Fees in Extraordinary and Unusual Cases - (Rescinded)
2.087 / 25-1 - Attorney Fees in Extraordinary and Unusual Cases
3.003 - Case Reporting Procedures for "Jimmy Ryce Involuntary Civil Committment for Sexually Violent Predators' Treatment and Care" Act Cases
3.009 - Case Status Reporting Requirements for Real Property Mortgage Foreclosure Cases
3.010 - Order Adopting and Implementing Civil Differentiated Case Management Plan
4.001 / 04-1 - Assessment of Costs of Prosecution in Criminal Cases
4.003 / 24-1 - Interviews of Young Victims in Child and Sexual Abuse Cases
4.004 / 04-1 - Required DNA Testing for Offenders Convicted of Certain Felonies
4.006 / 20-1 - Extradition
4.007 / 24-1 - Drug Court Cost Assessment
4.008 - Location Of Depositions in Criminal Cases
4.009 / 07-1 - IN RE: Use of Photographs and/or Documentation of contraband Seized by Florida Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement Officers as Evidence in the Prosecution of Offenders
4.010 - Establishment Of An Adult Diversion Treatment-Based Drug Court Program
4.011 - Pretrial Services
4.012 - Forfeiture and Disposal of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife
4.013 - Establishment of an Alternative Sanctions Program for Fellony Offenders
4.014 - IN RE: Appointment of Criminal Administrative Judge
4.015 - Order Governing Introduction of Evidence Containing High-Potency Narcotics
5.002 / 05-06 - Injunctions For Protection Against Domestic Violence
5.004 - Mandatory Disclosure of Title IV-D Cases Pursuant to the Family Law Rules of Procedure
5.013 / 24-1 - Approval of Parent Education and Family Stabilization Courses
5.014 - The Establishment of the Family Court Self-Help Program
5.032 / 03-1 - Procedures for Handling Violations of Injunctions for Protection
5.032 / 24-1 - Procedures for Handling Violations of Injunctions for Protection
5.036 / 10-1 - Monroe County Treatment-Based Dependency Drug Court Program
5.037 - Family and Dependency Mediation
5.037 / 24-1 - Family and Dependency Mediation
5.038 / 15-1 - Appointment of Administrative Judge for Family Court
5.039 - Procedures Relating to Emergency Matters in the Family Court Division
5.040 - Parental Notice of Abortion Act Cases
5.041 - Appointment of General Magistrate for Family Court Proceedings
5.042 - Standing Domestic Relations Order
6.003 - Probate Adversary Proceedings/Caption of Documents and Filing by Clerk
6.006 - Guardianship Investment of Property into Brokerage Accounts
6.007 / 97-1 - Appointment of Special Master for Involuntary Commitment Hearings
6.008 - Approval of Guardianship Education Provider
6.008 / 21-1 - Approval of Guardianship Education Provider
6.009 / 10-1 - Appointment of General and Special Magistrates For Involuntary Placement And Involuntary Treatment Hearings
6.009 / 25-1 - Appointment of General And Special Magistrates For Involuntary Placement and Involuntary Treatment Hearings
6.010 - Guardianship Accounting Standards
6.011 - Proceedings to Prohibit Purchase of Firearms by the Mentally Ill
6.012 - Procedures for Risk Proteccion Orders
7.002 - Order Authorizing Notices to Appear in Juvenile Cases and Establishing Procedures for Issuance of Notices to Appear
7.003 - Case Plans and Judicial Review Reports in Juvenile Dependency Cases
7.005 - Evacuation Procedures for Dependent Children
7.007 - Juvenile Alternative Sanctions
7.008 - Juvenile Drug Court Program
8.005 / 06-1 - County Court Appeals and Related Procedures
8.005 / 14-2 - County Court Appeals and Related Procedures
8.007 - Appeals to the Circuit Court
10.004 / 01-1 - Notice to Appear
10.007 / 01-1 - Court Costs for Local Law Enforcement Training
11.009 - Judicial Personnel
11.011 / 13-1 - Court Security Personnel Requirements
11.012 / 24-1- Emergency Preparedness
11.014 - Authorization and Approval of Travel and Contracts
11.016 - Judicial Annual Leave
11.017 - Sexual Harassment Policy and Procedures for Complaints Against Judges
11.018 - Administrative Plan
12.001 / 25-1 - Special Assignment Acting Chief Judge
12.003 County Judges/Temporary and Special Assignment Circuit Court
12.003 / 23-2 - County Judges: Temporary and Special Assignment Circuit Court
12.003 / 24-1 - County Judges: Temporary and Special Assignment
12.003 / 24-2 - County Judges: Temporary and Special Assignment
12.003 / 25-1 - County Judges: Temporary and Special Assignment
12.022 / 24-9 - Special Assignment Senior Judge
12.032 / 23-1 - Appointment of Members to County Canvassing Board
12.032 / 24-1 - Appointment of Members to County Canvassing Board
12.032 / 24-2 - Appointment of Members to County Canvassing Board