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| 3 | 3 | | HB 279 2022 |
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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to payments to prisoners upon release; 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | creating ss. 944.6125 and 951.31, F.S.; providing that 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Florida releasees and county and municipal prisoners 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | who receive funds in the form of payment instruments 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | upon their release may not be charged a fee for 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | cashing the instruments at specified businesses; 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | providing an effective date. 8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 1. Section 944.6125, Florida Statutes, is created 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | to read: 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 944.6125 Florida releasee; gate money. —A Florida releasee 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | who receives funds upon his or her release in the form of a 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | payment instrument may no t be charged a fee for cashing the 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | instrument at a money services business, as those terms are 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | defined in s. 560.103. 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Section 2. Section 951.31, Florida Statutes, is created to 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | read: 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | 951.31 Releasee gate money. —A county or municipal prisoner 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | who receives funds upon his or her release in the form of a 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | payment instrument may not be charged a fee for cashing the 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | instrument at a money services business, as those terms are 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | defined in s. 560.103. 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 26 |
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