SLR 19-7.011: Criminal Case Guilty Or No Contest Pleas 10

Th e court will not accept guilty or no contest pleas unless the defendant has first read and completed a Petition to Enter a Plea of Guilty or No Contest. The Plea Petition must be read, completed and e-filed with the court two (2) business days prior to the time set for Plea and Sentencing. For guilty or no contest pleas entered at a Pretrial Conference or Judicial Settlement Conference, the Plea Petition may be completed and conventionally filed in court the day of the hearing. When a plea petition is e-filed by 9:00 a.m. the Monday prior to the Pretrial Conference, the hearing will be set for 9:00 am, and the defendant may appear remotely.