EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
IN THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 1.770 (B) [New Order No.
4.770(B)]
(Amending No. 1.770 (A) dated September 16, 1987)
AMENDED ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER REGARDING NCIC/FCIC
RECORDS
WHEREAS it is necessary to the efficient administration of the Criminal Divisions
of the
Alachua County Courts that in so far as is possible the routine handling of pleas and
sentencings in criminal cases be expedited, and whereas considerations for sentencing
based
on the prior record of the defendant must be taken into account not only by the Court
but
also by the State and by defense counsel at the earliest practical date, and whereas
such
information is routinely available to the Court through the Department of Court Services
as early as at arrest but generally has not been provided to the State until after First
Appearances or to defense counsel until a formal discovery demand is filed under the
applicable rules of procedures, even though the ultimate disclosure thereof will clearly
be
required at some point under Fla. Rule of Crim. Pro. 3.220(a)(5), and whereas,
the early
providing of such will expedite the handling of cases, it is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED
That the Department of Court Services shall obtain an NCIC/FCIC records check
on each
defendant arrested in Alachua County as soon thereafter as practical and shall provide
two
copies thereof to the Office of the State Attorney at First Appearances. Pursuant to
Fla.
Rule of Crim. Pro. 3.220(a)(5), the Office of the State Attorney shall provide one
copy
thereof to the Office of the Public Defender when that office is appointed to represent
the
defendant.
DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida,
this 27th
day of March, A.D., 1990.
/Signed
CHESTER B. CHANCE
CHIEF JUDGE
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