Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0611 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to criminal sentencing; amending s. 2
16	16	921.0024, F.S.; prohibiting points from being assessed 3
17	17	for violations of community sanctions that are 4
18	18	resolved under an alternative sanctioning program for 5
19	19	purposes of calculations under the criminal punishment 6
20	20	code; amending s. 948.06, F.S.; providing for the 7
21	21	resolution of low-risk violations of probation through 8
22	22	an alternative sanctioning program in cert ain 9
23	23	circumstances; correcting provisions concerning 10
24	24	limiting prison sentences for first time revocations 11
25	25	for technical violations; providing for structured 12
26	26	sentences when technical violations result in prison 13
27	27	terms in certain circumstances; providing time periods 14
28	28	for hearing and release of a probationer or offender 15
29	29	concerning alleged violations that are criminal 16
30	30	traffic offenses or technical violations; providing 17
31	31	that an alternative sanctioning program is the default 18
32	32	method for the resolution of certain low -risk 19
33	33	violations; providing an effective date. 20
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35	35	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 22
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37	37	Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 24
38	38	921.0024, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 25
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51	51	921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; wo rksheet computations; 26
52	52	scoresheets.— 27
53	53	(1) 28
54	54	(b) WORKSHEET KEY: 29
55	55	Legal status points are assessed when any form of legal status 30
56	56	existed at the time the offender committed an offense before the 31
57	57	court for sentencing. Four (4) sentence points are assessed for 32
58	58	an offender's legal status. 33
59	59	Community sanction violation points are assessed when a 34
60	60	community sanction violation is before the court for sentencing. 35
61	61	Six (6) sentence points are assessed for each community sanction 36
62	62	violation and each successive community sanc tion violation, 37
63	63	unless any of the following apply: 38
64	64	1. If the community sanction violation includes a new 39
65	65	felony conviction before the sentencing court, twelve (12) 40
66	66	community sanction violation points are assessed for the 41
67	67	violation, and for each successiv e community sanction violation 42
68	68	involving a new felony conviction. 43
69	69	2. If the community sanction violation is committed by a 44
70	70	violent felony offender of special concern as defined in s. 45
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72	72	a. Twelve (12) community sanction violation points are 47
73	73	assessed for the violation and for each successive violation of 48
74	74	felony probation or community control where: 49
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87	87	I. The violation does not include a new felony conviction; 50
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89	89	II. The community sanction violation is not based solely 52
90	90	on the probationer or offende r's failure to pay costs or fines 53
91	91	or make restitution payments. 54
92	92	b. Twenty-four (24) community sanction violation points 55
93	93	are assessed for the violation and for each successive violation 56
94	94	of felony probation or community control where the violation 57
95	95	includes a new felony conviction. 58
96	96	Multiple counts of community sanction violations before the 59
97	97	sentencing court shall not be a basis for multiplying the 60
98	98	assessment of community sanction violation points. 61
99	99	Prior serious felony points: If the offender has a primary 62
100	100	offense or any additional offense ranked in level 8, level 9, or 63
101	101	level 10, and one or more prior serious felonies, a single 64
102	102	assessment of thirty (30) points shall be added. For purposes of 65
103	103	this section, a prior serious felony is an offense in the 66
104	104	offender's prior record that is ranked in level 8, level 9, or 67
105	105	level 10 under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 and for which the 68
106	106	offender is serving a sentence of confinement, supervision, or 69
107	107	other sanction or for which the offender's date of release from 70
108	108	confinement, supervision, or other sanction, whichever is later, 71
109	109	is within 3 years before the date the primary offense or any 72
110	110	additional offense was committed. 73
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123	123	Prior capital felony points: If the offender has one or more 74
124	124	prior capital felonies in the offender's criminal re cord, points 75
125	125	shall be added to the subtotal sentence points of the offender 76
126	126	equal to twice the number of points the offender receives for 77
127	127	the primary offense and any additional offense. A prior capital 78
128	128	felony in the offender's criminal record is a previous capital 79
129	129	felony offense for which the offender has entered a plea of nolo 80
130	130	contendere or guilty or has been found guilty; or a felony in 81
131	131	another jurisdiction which is a capital felony in that 82
132	132	jurisdiction, or would be a capital felony if the offense were 83
133	133	committed in this state. 84
134	134	Possession of a firearm, semiautomatic firearm, or machine gun: 85
135	135	If the offender is convicted of committing or attempting to 86
136	136	commit any felony other than those enumerated in s. 775.087(2) 87
137	137	while having in his or her possession: a firea rm as defined in 88
138	138	s. 790.001(6), an additional eighteen (18) sentence points are 89
139	139	assessed; or if the offender is convicted of committing or 90
140	140	attempting to commit any felony other than those enumerated in 91
141	141	s. 775.087(3) while having in his or her possession a 92
142	142	semiautomatic firearm as defined in s. 775.087(3) or a machine 93
143	143	gun as defined in s. 790.001(9), an additional twenty -five (25) 94
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145	145	Sentencing multipliers: 96
146	146	Drug trafficking: If the primary offense is drug trafficking 97
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159	159	under s. 893.135, the subtotal sentence points are multiplied, 98
160	160	at the discretion of the court, for a level 7 or level 8 99
161	161	offense, by 1.5. The state attorney may move the sentencing 100
162	162	court to reduce or suspend the sentence of a person convicted of 101
163	163	a level 7 or level 8 offe nse, if the offender provides 102
164	164	substantial assistance as described in s. 893.135(4). 103
165	165	Law enforcement protection: If the primary offense is a 104
166	166	violation of the Law Enforcement Protection Act under s. 105
167	167	775.0823(2), (3), or (4), the subtotal sentence points are 106
168	168	multiplied by 2.5. If the primary offense is a violation of s. 107
169	169	775.0823(5), (6), (7), (8), or (9), the subtotal sentence points 108
170	170	are multiplied by 2.0. If the primary offense is a violation of 109
171	171	s. 784.07(3) or s. 775.0875(1), or of the Law Enforcement 110
172	172	Protection Act under s. 775.0823(10) or (11), the subtotal 111
173	173	sentence points are multiplied by 1.5. 112
174	174	Grand theft of a motor vehicle: If the primary offense is grand 113
175	175	theft of the third degree involving a motor vehicle and in the 114
176	176	offender's prior record, there are th ree or more grand thefts of 115
177	177	the third degree involving a motor vehicle, the subtotal 116
178	178	sentence points are multiplied by 1.5. 117
179	179	Offense related to a criminal gang: If the offender is convicted 118
180	180	of the primary offense and committed that offense for the 119
181	181	purpose of benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of 120
182	182	a criminal gang as defined in s. 874.03, the subtotal sentence 121
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195	195	points are multiplied by 1.5. If applying the multiplier results 122
196	196	in the lowest permissible sentence exceeding the statutory 123
197	197	maximum sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the 124
198	198	court may not apply the multiplier and must sentence the 125
199	199	defendant to the statutory maximum sentence. 126
200	200	Domestic violence in the presence of a child: If the offender is 127
201	201	convicted of the primary offense and t he primary offense is a 128
202	202	crime of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, which was 129
203	203	committed in the presence of a child under 16 years of age who 130
204	204	is a family or household member as defined in s. 741.28(3) with 131
205	205	the victim or perpetrator, the subtotal se ntence points are 132
206	206	multiplied by 1.5. 133
207	207	Adult-on-minor sex offense: If the offender was 18 years of age 134
208	208	or older and the victim was younger than 18 years of age at the 135
209	209	time the offender committed the primary offense, and if the 136
210	210	primary offense was an offense committed on or after October 1, 137
211	211	2014, and is a violation of s. 787.01(2) or s. 787.02(2), if the 138
212	212	violation involved a victim who was a minor and, in the course 139
213	213	of committing that violation, the defendant committed a sexual 140
214	214	battery under chapter 794 or a lewd act under s. 800.04 or s. 141
215	215	847.0135(5) against the minor; s. 787.01(3)(a)2. or 3.; s. 142
216	216	787.02(3)(a)2. or 3.; s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 143
217	217	800.04; or s. 847.0135(5), the subtotal sentence points are 144
218	218	multiplied by 2.0. If applying the multipli er results in the 145
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231	231	lowest permissible sentence exceeding the statutory maximum 146
232	232	sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the court 147
233	233	may not apply the multiplier and must sentence the defendant to 148
234	234	the statutory maximum sentence. 149
235	235	3. If the community sanction violation is resolved through 150
236	236	the alternative sanctioning program under s. 948.06(9), no 151
237	237	points are assessed. If a community sanction violation not 152
238	238	resolved through the alternative sanctioning program is before 153
239	239	the court, no points are assessed for prior violations that were 154
240	240	resolved through the alternative sanctioning program. 155
241	241	Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1), paragraph (f) 156
242	242	of subsection (2), subsection (4), and paragraphs (c), (d), (e), 157
243	243	and (i) of subsection (9) of section 948.06, Florida Statutes, 158
244	244	are amended to read: 159
245	245	948.06 Violation of probation or community control; 160
246	246	revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay 161
247	247	restitution or cost of supervision. — 162
248	248	(1) 163
249	249	(c) If a probationer or offender on community control 164
250	250	commits a technical violation, the probation officer shall 165
251	251	determine whether the probationer or offender on community 166
252	252	control is eligible for the alternative sanctioning program 167
253	253	under subsection (9). If the probation officer determines that 168
254	254	the probationer or offend er on community control is eligible, 169
255	255	the probation officer may proceed with the alternative 170
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268	268	sanctioning program in lieu of filing an affidavit of violation 171
269	269	with the court. If the probationer or offender on community 172
270	270	control is eligible for the alternative sanctioning program and 173
271	271	the violation is a low -risk violation, as defined in paragraph 174
272	272	(9)(b), the probation officer shall proceed with the alternative 175
273	273	sanctioning program in lieu of filing an affidavit of violation 176
274	274	with the court unless directed by the co urt to submit or file an 177
275	275	affidavit of violation pursuant to paragraph (9)(i). For 178
276	276	purposes of this section, the term "technical violation" means 179
277	277	an alleged violation of supervision that is not a new felony 180
278	278	offense, a misdemeanor violation of chapter 784, a misdemeanor 181
279	279	crime of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, or a 182
280	280	misdemeanor under s. 316.193, s. 741.29, s. 741.31, s. 784.046, 183
281	281	s. 784.047, s. 784.048, s. 784.0487, s. 784.049, or s. 787.025 184
282	282	misdemeanor offense, or criminal traffic offense other than a 185
283	283	misdemeanor violation of s. 322.34 . 186
284	284	(2) 187
285	285	(f)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 4. 3. or upon 188
286	286	waiver by the probationer, the court shall modify or continue a 189
287	287	probationary term upon finding a probationer in violation when 190
288	288	all of the following apply: 191
289	289	a. The term of supervision is probation. 192
290	290	b. The probationer does not qualify as a violent felony 193
291	291	offender of special concern, as defined in paragraph (8)(b). 194
292	292	c. The violation is a low -risk technical violation, as 195
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306	306	d. The court has not, on two or more separate occasions, 197
307	307	previously found the probationer in violation of his or her 198
308	308	probation pursuant to a filed violation of probation affidavit 199
309	309	during the current term of supervision. A probationer who has 200
310	310	successfully completed sanctions through the alternative 201
311	311	sanctioning program is eligible for mandatory modification or 202
312	312	continuation of his or her probation. 203
313	313	2. Upon modifying probation under subparagraph 1., the 204
314	314	court may include in the sentence a maximum of 90 days in cou nty 205
315	315	jail as a special condition of probation. If the court has 206
316	316	previously found the probationer in violation of his or her 207
317	317	probation and modified probation with up to 90 days in county 208
318	318	jail as a special condition of probation it may, upon 209
319	319	modification of probation under subparagraph 1., include in the 210
320	320	sentence a maximum of 120 days in county jail as a special 211
321	321	condition of probation. 212
322	322	3.2. Upon modifying probation under subparagraph 1., the 213
323	323	court may include in the sentence a maximum of 90 days in county 214
324	324	jail as a special condition of probation. 215
325	325	4.3. Notwithstanding s. 921.0024, if a probationer meets 216
326	326	the criteria for mandatory modification in subparagraph 1. but 217
327	327	has less time on supervision remaining than the number of days 218
328	328	in jail authorized in subparagr aph 2. than 90 days of 219
329	329	supervision remaining on his or her term of probation and meets 220
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342	342	the criteria for mandatory modification or continuation in 221
343	343	subparagraph 1., the court may revoke probation and sentence the 222
344	344	probationer to a maximum of 90 or 120 days in county jail as 223
345	345	provided in subparagraph 2 . 224
346	346	5.4. For purposes of imposing a jail sentence under this 225
347	347	paragraph only, the court may grant credit only for time served 226
348	348	in the county jail since the probationer's most recent arrest 227
349	349	for the violation. However, the court may not order the 228
350	350	probationer to a total term of incarceration greater than the 229
351	351	maximum provided by s. 775.082. 230
352	352	(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a 231
353	353	felony probationer or an offender in community control who is 232
354	354	arrested for violating his or her probation or community control 233
355	355	in a material respect may be taken before the court in the 234
356	356	county or circuit in which the probationer or offender was 235
357	357	arrested. That court shall advise him or her of the charge of a 236
358	358	violation and, if such charge is admitted, shall cause him or 237
359	359	her to be brought before the court that granted the probation or 238
360	360	community control. If the violation is not admitted by the 239
361	361	probationer or offender, the court may commit him or her or 240
362	362	release him or her with or without bail to await further 241
363	363	hearing. However, if the probationer or offender is under 242
364	364	supervision for any criminal offense p roscribed in chapter 794, 243
365	365	s. 800.04(4), (5), (6), s. 827.071, or s. 847.0145, or is a 244
366	366	registered sexual predator or a registered sexual offender, or 245
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379	379	is under supervision for a criminal offense for which he or she 246
380	380	would meet the registration criteria in s. 775.21, s. 943.0435, 247
381	381	or s. 944.607 but for the effective date of those sections, the 248
382	382	court must make a finding that the probationer or offender is 249
383	383	not a danger to the public prior to release with or without 250
384	384	bail. In determining the danger posed by the offe nder's or 251
385	385	probationer's release, the court may consider the nature and 252
386	386	circumstances of the violation and any new offenses charged; the 253
387	387	offender's or probationer's past and present conduct, including 254
388	388	convictions of crimes; any record of arrests without con viction 255
389	389	for crimes involving violence or sexual crimes; any other 256
390	390	evidence of allegations of unlawful sexual conduct or the use of 257
391	391	violence by the offender or probationer; the offender's or 258
392	392	probationer's family ties, length of residence in the community, 259
393	393	employment history, and mental condition; his or her history and 260
394	394	conduct during the probation or community control supervision 261
395	395	from which the violation arises and any other previous 262
396	396	supervisions, including disciplinary records of previous 263
397	397	incarcerations; the likelihood that the offender or probationer 264
398	398	will engage again in a criminal course of conduct; the weight of 265
399	399	the evidence against the offender or probationer; and any other 266
400	400	facts the court considers relevant. The court, as soon as is 267
401	401	practicable, shall g ive the probationer or offender an 268
402	402	opportunity to be fully heard on his or her behalf in person or 269
403	403	by counsel. If the alleged violation is a criminal traffic 270
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416	416	offense or a low-risk violation, as defined in paragraph (9)(b), 271
417	417	the court shall, within 20 days a fter arrest, give the 272
418	418	probationer or offender an opportunity to be fully heard on his 273
419	419	or her behalf in person or by counsel. If no hearing is held 274
420	420	within 20 days after arrest, the court shall release the 275
421	421	probationer or offender without bail. The court may impose 276
422	422	nonmonetary conditions of release. After the hearing, the court 277
423	423	shall make findings of fact and forward the findings to the 278
424	424	court that granted the probation or community control and to the 279
425	425	probationer or offender or his or her attorney. The findings of 280
426	426	fact by the hearing court are binding on the court that granted 281
427	427	the probation or community control. Upon the probationer or 282
428	428	offender being brought before it, the court that granted the 283
429	429	probation or community control may revoke, modify, or continue 284
430	430	the probation or community control or may place the probationer 285
431	431	into community control as provided in this section. However, the 286
432	432	probationer or offender shall not be released and shall not be 287
433	433	admitted to bail, but shall be brought before the court that 288
434	434	granted the probation or community control if any violation of 289
435	435	felony probation or community control other than a failure to 290
436	436	pay costs or fines or make restitution payments is alleged to 291
437	437	have been committed by: 292
438	438	(a) A violent felony offender of special concern, as 293
439	439	defined in this section; 294
440	440	(b) A person who is on felony probation or community 295
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453	453	control for any offense committed on or after the effective date 296
454	454	of this act and who is arrested for a qualifying offense as 297
455	455	defined in this section; or 298
456	456	(c) A person who is on felony probation or community 299
457	457	control and has previously been found by a court to be a 300
458	458	habitual violent felony offender as defined in s. 775.084(1)(b), 301
459	459	a three-time violent felony offender as defined in s. 302
460	460	775.084(1)(c), or a sexual predator under s. 775.21, and who is 303
461	461	arrested for committing a qualifying offense as defined in this 304
462	462	section on or after the effective date of this act. 305
463	463	(9) 306
464	464	(c) As used in this subsection, the term "moderate -risk 307
465	465	violation" means any of the following: 308
466	466	1. A violation identified in paragraph (b), when committed 309
467	467	by an offender on community control. 310
468	468	2. Failure to remain at an approved residence by an 311
469	469	offender on community control. 312
470	470	3. A third violation identified in paragraph (b) by a 313
471	471	probationer within the current term of supervision. 314
472	472	4. A new misdemeanor offense that is not a misdemeanor 315
473	473	violation of chapter 784, a misdemeanor crime of domestic 316
474	474	violence, as defined in s. 741.28, or a misdemeanor under s. 317
475	475	316.193, s. 741.29, s. 741.31, s. 784.046, s. 784.047, s. 318
476	476	784.048, s. 784.0487, s. 784.049, or s. 787.025. 319
477	477	5.4. Any other violation as determined by administrative 320
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486	486	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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491	491	(d) A probationer or offender on community control is not 322
492	492	eligible for an alternative sanction if: 323
493	493	1. He or she is a violent felony offender of special 324
494	494	concern as defined in paragraph (8)(b); 325
495	495	2. The violation is a felony, a misdemeanor violation of 326
496	496	chapter 784, a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, as 327
497	497	defined in s. 741.28, or a misdemeanor under s. 316.193, s. 328
498	498	741.29, s. 741.31, s. 784.046, s. 784.047, s. 784.048, s. 329
499	499	784.0487, s. 784.049, or s. 787.025 misdemeanor, or criminal 330
500	500	traffic offense other than a misdemeanor violation of s. 322.34 ; 331
501	501	3. The violation is absconding; 332
502	502	4. The violation is of a stay -away order or no-contact 333
503	503	order; 334
504	504	5. The violation is not identified as low -risk or 335
505	505	moderate-risk under this subsection or by administrative order; 336
506	506	6. He or she has a prior moderate -risk level violation 337
507	507	during the current term of supervision; 338
508	508	7. He or she has three prior low-risk level violations 339
509	509	during the same term of supervision; 340
510	510	8. The term of supervision is scheduled to terminate in 341
511	511	less than 90 days; or 342
512	512	9. The terms of the sentence prohibit alternative 343
513	513	sanctioning. 344
514	514	(e) For a first or second low -risk violation, as defined 345
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527	527	in paragraph (b), within the current term of supervision, a 346
528	528	probation officer shall may offer an eligible probationer one or 347
529	529	more of the following as an alternative sanction: 348
530	530	1. Up to 5 days in the county jail. 349
531	531	2. Up to 50 additional community service hours. 350
532	532	3. Counseling or treatment. 351
533	533	4. Support group attendance. 352
534	534	5. Drug testing. 353
535	535	6. Loss of travel or other privileges. 354
536	536	7. Curfew for up to 30 days. 355
537	537	8. House arrest for up to 30 days. 356
538	538	9.a. Any other sanction as determined by administrative 357
539	539	order of the chief judge of the circuit. 358
540	540	b. However, in no circumstance shall participation in an 359
541	541	alternative sanctioning program convert a withheld adjudication 360
542	542	to an adjudication of guilt. 361
543	543	(i) If the violation is a low -risk violation under 362
544	544	paragraph (b), the court shall impose the recommended sanction 363
545	545	unless it records a finding of specific, identified risk to 364
546	546	public safety, in which case it may direct the department to 365
547	547	submit a violation report, affidavit, and warrant to the court. 366
548	548	In all other cases, the court may impose the recommended 367
549	549	sanction or direct the department to submit a violation report, 368
550	550	affidavit, and warrant to the court. 369
551	551	Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 370