Emergency Preparedness
TROPICAL STORMS / HURRICANES:
Due to the closure of the Bay County Courthouse on November 10, Judge Vann's Pretrials scheduled for November 10, have been moved to November 18. Times will remain the same.
Due to intrepid weather, the Bay County Courthouse was closed on Tuesday, November 10, 2009. All of Judge Albritton's scheduled pretrial motion hearings were cancelled on that date. The Court will reschedule said pretrial motion hearings at a later date. All parties will be notified prior to the rescheduled date of the pretrial motion hearings.
All Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Courts will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 in honor of Veteran’s Day.
Emergency Hotline Number: (850) 914-6270
The Court's Emergency Hotline Number was established to assist in keeping the public informed on the Court's status in the event of an emergency and is accessible at any time for up-to-date information during a hurricane or other emergency situation.
Although facilities may be forced to close during hurricanes or other disasters, it will be the goal of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit to ensure that no person is deprived of access to the courts in the aftermath of an emergency event.
Issues of personal safety, due process, and many other matters addressed everyday in the courts will still need to be addressed in the immediate aftermath of an emergency. If courthouses in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit are forced to close because of a disaster, this page and the hotline number will be updated with explanations of how various court functions will be handled. The updates will continue as long as conditions allow or until the emergency is over.
For more information on emergency preparedness efforts in the Fourteenth Judicial Ciruit, email the Emergency Operations Team.
Emergency Hotline Number: (850) 914-6270
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