Leon County Justice of the Peace Courts Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

Pretrial hearings remain set for their scheduled day unless the Court grants a written State or Defense motion for continuance.

All pretrial hearings will be held on the day set unless a written State or Defense motion for continuance is granted.

CRITICAL

Cases are tried on their scheduled date unless the Court grants a written State or Defense motion for continuance.

All cases shall be tried when set unless a written State or Defense motion for continuance is granted.

CRITICAL

A written request to reset a hearing must be submitted to the court within 24 hours of the scheduled hearing, unless a situation prevents meeting that timeline.

Requests for a reset of your hearing must be made in writing and submitted to the court within 24 hours of the scheduled hearing, unless a situation arises that prevents the timeline of the requests.

CRITICAL

Attorneys or defendants may request one reset under court rules, no later than the day before the current setting.

Attorneys or defendants may request one reset no later than the day before the current setting in accordance with court rules.

CRITICAL

For a jury trial, State and Defense must announce ready or file a written continuance motion at least 24 hours before trial.

State and Defense must either announce ready or file a written motion for continuance J not less than 24 hours before trial by jury.

CRITICAL

Continuances are heard at times scheduled by the court, must meet applicable notice and pleading requirements, and may be heard later only when based on grounds arising after the scheduled time.

Continuances will be heard at such times as scheduled by the court. The notice and pleading requirements of the law must be followed. Continuances may not be heard thereafter unless they allege grounds which arose only after that time.

INFO

Defendants may discuss their cases with a prosecutor, enter a guilty or no-contest plea, or reset the case for trial.

Defendants may discuss their cases with a prosecutor, plead guilty or no contest to resolve the case, or reset the case for trial