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Active PTI supervision shouldn't be more than a year. Sounds like drug court. If the test comes back positive, you will be removed from the program to start at square one in court. That means you can review all your options from negotiating a plea to challenging the charge and evidence pretrial and of course a trial, which would take you out of drug court. You might get a bit of consideration for the time spent and costs paid in terms of a probationary offer to resolve the case but if it's in...
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A a "technical" violation of probation (as opposed to a new law violation), this will be scheduled in front of the felony V.O.P. division. V.O.P.'s start with no bond. (I'm not sure what "3 counts" refers to-the original charge or 3 violations. That affects the advice here.) There should be a bond hearing within ten days or so. A lawyer would schedule that as soon as possible. You should attend to address the court as guided by an attorney to "humanize" your husband and show his stability and...
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This is a third degree or lowest level felony under Florida law, the same as the actual commission of the offense, the object of the conspiracy. However, conspiracies, like attempts, will be scored one level lower under the sentencing guidelines, which categorize felonies from level 1 (lowest) to level 10 (highest). That could make the difference between a minimum score of a mandatory prison sentence versus probation depending upon the crime. The lowest scoring range, probation, would be the...
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The short answer is "no", as a practical matter, particularly in this economic climate. You can ask, of course, and if granted, the costs become a lien against your name in the public records and accrues interest. You can also explore requesting the Court permit you to perform community service for the county (i.e., parks) to work off at least some if not all of the outstanding costs.
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As she was a minor, depending on the age of the alleged victim, the allegations may not be a crime. But it may be that the case was not dismissed or remained open in some way or the record contains and error that needs to be addressed and probably requires an appearance or intervention by a defense attorney. If your friend is in custody, she will be returned for proceedings in Manatee. Bond or some form of release should be arranged. If it truly is a mistake, sometimes a call to the authorities...