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SLR 16.025 — TRIALS BY DECLARATION

Polk County Supplementary Local Rules (2026) · physical PDF page 18–19 · 2026

16.025 TRIALS BY DECLARATION
(1) Testimony by affidavit shall be allowed in violation cases only upon receipt of a signed
request from the defendant five (5) or more days before the scheduled violation trial.
Twelfth Judicial District – Polk County – February 1, 2026
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The defendant’s request must clearly waive the right to submit oral testimony in court
in favor of a written statement.
(2) Any declaration submitted by any party or witness must include the following language
in prominent letters immediately above the signature of the declarant: “I hereby declare
that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that I
understand it is made for the use as evidence in court and is subject to penalty for
perjury.”
(3) Declarations that do not include the language quoted in (2) above will not be considered
by the court.

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