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Directive #20-23

Directive: Family – CIC – Revised Benchmark Hearings Protocol and Checklist (Supersedes Directive #03-22)
Section: Family
Document Date: Nov. 13, 2023
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Directive: #03-22

Directive #19-23

Directive: CJR - Pretrial Services - (a) Strict Home Detention (w/o Electronic Monitoring), (b) Home Detention with Limited Exceptions (w/o Electronic Monitoring), and (c) Home Detention with Electronic Monitoring (Supersedes Directive #27-21)
Sections: Criminal Municipal
Document Date: Oct. 17, 2023
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Directive: #27-21

Directive #18-23

Directive: Criminal Justice Reform - Promulgation of Revised Protocol for Responding to Emergent Pretrial Release Electronic Monitoring Alerts (Supersedes Directive #15-19)
Sections: Criminal Criminal Justice Reform Municipal
Document Date: Oct. 10, 2023
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Directive: #15-19

Directive #17-23

Directive: Domestic Violence Economic Mediation (DVEM) Program: Updated Operational Guidelines and Forms
Sections: Domestic Violence Family
Document Date: Sept. 11, 2023
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Directive: #06-20

Directive #16-23

Directive: Family - Parenting Coordinator Program - Guidelines; Forms
Section: Family
Document Date: Sept. 5, 2023

Directive #15-23

Directive: Landlord Tenant - Court Forms and Procedures as of September 1, 2023; Conclusion of Mandatory Case Management Conferences
Sections: Civil Landlord Tenant
Document Date: Aug. 23, 2023
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Directive: #21-21

Directive #14-23

Directive: ~~Guidelines for Judicial Officer Protection Orders~~ -- Superseded
Sections: Administration Criminal Judges
Document Date: Aug. 21, 2023
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Directive: #07-24

Directive #13-23

Directive: Pretrial Services - Reduction of Pretrial Monitoring Level to ROR for Certain Eligible Defendants (Remands; Recovery Court); Discharge of Defendants Whose Case Is Disposed of by Deferred Disposition
Section: Criminal
Document Date: Aug. 18, 2023

Directive #12-23

Directive: Family - Out-of-State Custody/Parenting Time/Visitation Orders - UCCJEA (Supersedes Directive #09-07)
Section: Family
Document Date: July 10, 2023
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Directive: #09-07

Directive #11-23

Directive: Responding to Information Security Incidents, Including Compromised Attorney Accounts
Sections: Administration Vicinage
Document Date: June 26, 2023

Directive #10-23

Directive: Prohibition of the Carrying of Weapons Inclusive of Firearms in State Court Locations; Limited Exceptions; Screening for Weapons
Sections: Administration Vicinage
Document Date: June 19, 2023

Directive #09-23

Directive: Directive #09-23 - Post-Conviction Applications on Indictable Offenses - Form Order; Statement of Reasons for Denial (Supersedes Directive #07-07)
Section: Criminal
Document Date: June 13, 2023
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Directive: #07-07

Directive #08-23

Directive: Pretrial Release - (1) Clarifying Penalties for Certain Violations of Pretrial Release; (2) Requirement for Prosecutor to Provide Copy of Pretrial Release Order to the Victim
Sections: Criminal Pretrial Release
Document Date: May 23, 2023

Directive #07-23

Directive: Use of Warrants and Incarceration in the Enforcement of Child Support Orders
Sections: Child Support Family
Document Date: May 15, 2023
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Directive: #02-14

Directive: #02-14-Supplement-1

Directive: #15-08

Directive #06-23

Directive: Guardianships of Incapacitated Adults - Revised Background Screening Policy for Proposed Guardians; Amended Court Rules and Revised Court Forms
Section: Civil
Document Date: April 14, 2023
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Directive: #11-21

Directive #05-23

Directive: Criminal - Expungements - (1) Guidance on the New Compelling Circumstances Standard; (2) Handling Fugitive from Justice Charges with Regard to Expedited Expungement; (3) Additional eCourts Expungement System Information and Enhancements
Section: Criminal
Document Date: March 13, 2023

Directive #04-23

Directive: Family – Children in Court (CIC) – Revised Judgment of Guardianship (CN 10265)
Section: Family
Document Date: Feb. 24, 2023

Directive #03-23

Directive: Family - Court Policies on Termination of Parental Rights and Adoption Matters
Section: Family
Document Date: Feb. 28, 2023
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Directive: #17-17

Directive #02-23

Directive: Policy Regarding Support Orders Monitored or Enforced by Probation
Section: Probation
Document Date: Jan. 30, 2023

Directive #01-23

Directive: Recovery Court - Revised Legal Rejection Codes
Sections: Criminal Recovery Court
Document Date: Jan. 17, 2023