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Digital Recording Begin Dates

By County & Type of Proceeding

Proceeding Type Sarasota Manatee Desoto
County Criminal – Misdemeanors November 15, 2004 June 1, 2005 January 19 & 26, 2006
February 2, 2006
Circuit Criminal – Felonies Docket Soundings, VOP Conferences, Case Management, Case Scheduling, Video Bond Reductions and Jail Hearings July 7, 2008 July 7, 2008 July 7, 2008 *Arraignments only
Circuit Criminal – Felonies VOP Hearings and Daily Pleas & Motions October 5, 2009 (See Below) October 5, 2009 (See Below)  
Juvenile November 12, 2004 June 1, 2005 February 2, 2006
Family – TRO November 15, 2004 June 1, 2005 February 2, 2006
Family – Magistrate Sarasota November 15, 2004 Venice – June 15, 2005 June 1, 2005  
IV-D Hearing Officer/Child Support Department of Revenue November 15, 2004 June 1, 2005 February 2, 2006
Magistrate Civil Hearings February 14, 2005    
Guardianship November 15, 2004 June 1, 2005 February 2, 2006
Baker Acts April 1, 2005 December 29, 2004  
Marchman Acts August 17, 2006 July 18, 2007  
Drug Court Felony and Misdemeanors— Pleas and Violations July 12, 2005 June 9, 2005  
Jail Proceedings November 15, 2004 June 1, 2005 February 2, 2006
Truancy Court and Citizens Review (Manatee)   November 18, 2005  
Proceedings of any nature not required by state law or Rule to be recorded, but requested by a judge to be recorded as public record courtesy recordings. November 15, 2004 Expanded February 12, 2007 June 1, 2005 February 2, 2006
Effective October 5, 2009, the Digital Court Recording Office began digitally recording all felony proceedings with the following exceptions, which are set forth in Administrative Order No. 2010-1.2:
  1. all trials;
  2. testimony in grand jury proceedings;
  3. all hearings in capital cases;
  4. all post conviction hearings in cases in which the defendant is serving a prison sentence of ten years or more;
  5. any other proceedings in which the presiding judge may require a court reporter. See FLA. R. Jud. Admin. 2.535(g)(3)

To order a transcript of one of these proceedings, please contact the Official Court Reporters at (941) 861-7854 for Sarasota Proceedings or (941) 749-3661 for Manatee Proceedings.