Continuance Requests at Least 5 Days Before Court — Division T/KK2
Summary
Judge Hafele requires continuance requests at least five days before the scheduled court date — and no remote appearance at first appearances or RPO hearings.
Applies to
Florida > Fifteenth Judicial Circuit > Palm Beach County > Criminal Division T/KK2 (Judge Donald W. Hafele)
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"A request for continuance must be submitted at least five days prior to the scheduled court date" / "The court does not allow remote appearance for first appearance hearings" / "Parties in RPO hearings are required to appear in person"
- Official source
- 15th Cir. — Division T/KK2 Instructions (Judge Hafele)
- Source health
- Healthy · checked July 7, 2026
- Effective date
- —
- Last verified
- July 5, 2026Live fetch of official division page — 2026-07-05
Reviewer note: Verified against the live official page on 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.
Change history
- July 7, 2026Monitor: content changed at 15th Cir. — Division T/KK2 Instructions (Judge Hafele). Review before republishing dependent rules.
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