Judge Mark S. Laughlin

Applies to

Formal discovery document

The State need not furnish a formal discovery document if its open-file policy satisfies the order's requirements.

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Motion

Boilerplate motions addressing any part of the matters covered by the order will be disregarded.

When the circumstances raise questions about the stop, detention, arrest, or search, the defense must file factually specific motions to suppress rather than boilerplate motions.

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Civil admin filing

Cashier's checks and money orders are accepted for civil and administrative filings.

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Criminal offense

For criminal offenses, the court accepts exact cash, credit card with a fee, cashier's checks, or money orders; cash overpayment is not accepted.

Fee

50

The $50 youth diversion administrative fee is optional, and diversion may not depend on paying it.

Issues known from the prosecutor's open-file policy must be raised before trial or they will be considered untimely if first raised during trial.

For registration-based dismissals, compliance must occur within 20 working days after the later of the offense date or the first court appearance.

The date of compliance may not be more than 20 working days after the date of offense or not after the first court appearance, whichever is later.

To arrange out-of-county or out-of-state citation service, the plaintiff must give the court the listed county and constable details and provide the constable’s service fee by money order or cashier’s check payable to the constable.

Service

Mail

The court mails the service fee and citation to the appropriate County Constable.

The prosecutor must disclose and make the listed materials available to the defendant at least 7 days before trial.