Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0725 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to collateral consequences and 2
16	16	penalties for criminal offenses; providing a short 3
17	17	title and legislative intent; adopting the Uniform 4
18	18	Collateral Consequences of Convictions Act; providing 5
19	19	a short title; providing definitions; providing 6
20	20	construction; providing duties of the Department of 7
21	21	Legal Affairs concerning certain laws; providing for 8
22	22	collateral consequences of criminal convictions; 9
23	23	requiring that certain notices be provided to criminal 10
24	24	defendants; specifying criteria to be used by 11
25	25	decisionmakers; imposing disqualifications on persons 12
26	26	convicted of criminal offenses; providing for effects 13
27	27	of convictions from other states; providing for 14
28	28	relief; providing for certificates of restoration of 15
29	29	rights; providing for construction of and reliance on 16
30	30	such certificates; providing for victim's rights; 17
31	31	providing applicability; amending s. 893.13, F.S.; 18
32	32	revising restrictions of possession and sale of 19
33	33	cannabis; amending s. 893.147, F.S.; revising 20
34	34	penalties for offenses involving cannabis 21
35	35	paraphernalia; creating s. 943.0596, F.S.; providing 22
36	36	for automatic sealing of certain convictions for minor 23
37	37	cannabis offenses; providing procedures; providing a 24
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47	47	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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51	51	Law Revision; providing Legislative intent; requiring 26
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54	54	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 29
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56	56	Section 1. SHORT TITLE; LEGISLATIVE INTENT. — 31
57	57	Short title. 32
58	58	(1) This act may be cited as the "Collateral Consequences 33
59	59	of Convictions and Decriminalization o f Cannabis and All Drugs 34
60	60	Act." 35
61	61	(2) In the interest of the health and public safety of the 36
62	62	residents of Florida, preserving individual freedoms without 37
63	63	sacrificing community costs, allowing law enforcement to focus 38
64	64	resources on violent and property crimes , generating revenue for 39
65	65	education, substance abuse prevention and treatment, freeing 40
66	66	public resources to invest in communities and other public 41
67	67	purposes rather than continuing to overburden prisons with a 42
68	68	population that needs medical attention, seeking c orrective 43
69	69	equity on the impact of the "war on drugs," and identifying real 44
70	70	people-centered solutions to various drugs crises like the 45
71	71	opioid epidemic, the Legislature is prioritizing treatment and 46
72	72	safety in an effort to preserve lives rather than discard t hem 47
73	73	through criminalization and incarceration. 48
74	74	Section 2. Uniform Collateral Consequences of Convictions 49
75	75	Act.— 50
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88	88	(1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the "Uniform 51
89	89	Collateral Consequences of Conviction Act." 52
90	90	(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 53
91	91	(a) "Collateral consequence" means a collateral sanction 54
92	92	or a disqualification. 55
93	93	(b) "Collateral sanction" means a penalty, disability, or 56
94	94	disadvantage, however denominated or imposed on an individual as 57
95	95	a result of the individual's c onviction of an offense which 58
96	96	applies by operation of law whether or not the penalty, 59
97	97	disability, or disadvantage is included in the judgment or 60
98	98	sentence. The term does not include imprisonment, probation, 61
99	99	parole, supervised release, forfeiture, restitutio n, fine, 62
100	100	assessment, or costs of prosecution. 63
101	101	(c) "Conviction" and "convicted" includes an adjudication 64
102	102	of juvenile delinquency which has a corresponding meaning. 65
103	103	(d) "Decisionmaker" means the state acting through a 66
104	104	department, agency, officer, or inst rumentality, including a 67
105	105	political subdivision, educational institution, board, or 68
106	106	commission or its employees. 69
107	107	(e) "Disqualification" means a penalty, disability, or 70
108	108	disadvantage, however denominated, that an administrative 71
109	109	agency, governmental official , or court in a civil proceeding is 72
110	110	authorized, but not required, to impose on an individual on 73
111	111	grounds relating to the individual's conviction of an offense. 74
112	112	(f) "Offense" means a felony, misdemeanor, or finding of 75
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121	121	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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125	125	delinquency under the law of this state, another state, or the 76
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127	127	(g) "Person" means an individual, corporation, business 78
128	128	trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability company, 79
129	129	association, joint venture, public corporation, governmen t or 80
130	130	governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any 81
131	131	other legal or commercial entity. 82
132	132	(h) "State" means a state of the United States, the 83
133	133	District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin 84
134	134	Islands, or any territory or insular posse ssion subject to the 85
135	135	jurisdiction of the United States. 86
136	136	(3) LIMITATION ON SCOPE. — 87
137	137	(a) This section does not provide a basis for: 88
138	138	1. Invalidating a plea, conviction, or sentence; 89
139	139	2. A cause of action for money damages; or 90
140	140	3. A claim for relief fr om or defense to the application 91
141	141	of a collateral consequence based on a failure to comply with 92
142	142	subsection (4), subsection (5), or subsection (6). 93
143	143	(b) This section does not affect: 94
144	144	1. The duty an individual's attorney owes to the 95
145	145	individual; 96
146	146	2. A claim or right of a victim of an offense; or 97
147	147	3. A right or remedy under law other than this section 98
148	148	available to an individual convicted of an offense. 99
149	149	(4) IDENTIFICATION, COLLECTION, AND PUBLICATION OF LAWS 100
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158	158	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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162	162	REGARDING COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES. — 101
163	163	(a) The Department of Legal Affairs: 102
164	164	1. Shall identify or cause to be identified any provision 103
165	165	in this state's constitution, statutes, and administrative rules 104
166	166	which imposes a collateral sanction or authorizes the imposition 105
167	167	of a disqualification, and a ny provision of law that may afford 106
168	168	relief from a collateral consequence. 107
169	169	2. Not later than 180 days after the effective date of 108
170	170	this section, shall prepare or cause to be prepared a collection 109
171	171	of citations to, and the text or short descriptions of, the 110
172	172	provisions identified under subparagraph 1. 111
173	173	3. Shall update or cause to be updated the collection 112
174	174	within 90 days after each regular session of the Legislature. 113
175	175	4. In complying with subparagraphs 1. and 2., may rely on 114
176	176	the study of this state's collater al sanctions, 115
177	177	disqualifications, and relief provisions prepared by the 116
178	178	National Institute of Justice described in Section 510 of the 117
179	179	Court Security Improvement Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110 -177. 118
180	180	(b) The Department of Legal Affairs shall include or cause 119
181	181	to be included the following statements in a prominent manner at 120
182	182	the beginning of the collection required by paragraph (a): 121
183	183	1. This collection has not been enacted into law and does 122
184	184	not have the force of law. 123
185	185	2. An error or omission in this collection or in any 124
186	186	reference work cited in this collection is not a reason for 125
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195	195	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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200	200	a collateral sanction or authorizing a disqualification. 127
201	201	3. The laws of other jurisdictions and government 128
202	202	subdivisions that impose additional collateral sanctions and 129
203	203	authorize additional disqualifications are not included in this 130
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205	205	4. This collection does not include any law or other 132
206	206	provision regarding the imposition of or relief from a 133
207	207	collateral sanction or a disqualification enacted or adopted 134
208	208	after [insert date the collection was prepared or last updated]. 135
209	209	(c) The Department of Legal Affairs shall publish or cause 136
210	210	to be published the collection prepared and updated as required 137
211	211	by paragraph (a). If available , the department shall publish or 138
212	212	cause to be published, as part of the collection, the title and 139
213	213	website address of the most recent collection of: 140
214	214	1. The collateral consequences imposed by federal law. 141
215	215	2. Any provision of federal law that may afford relief 142
216	216	from a collateral consequence. 143
217	217	(d) The collection described in paragraph (c) must be 144
218	218	available to the public on the Internet without charge not later 145
219	219	than 10 days after it is created or updated. 146
220	220	(5) NOTICE OF COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES IN PRETRIA L 147
221	221	PROCEEDING AND AT GUILTY PLEA. — 148
222	222	(a) When an individual receives formal notice that the 149
223	223	individual is charged with an offense, the state attorney shall 150
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236	236	cause information substantially similar to the following to be 151
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239	239	NOTICE OF ADDITIONAL LEGAL CONSEQUENCES 154
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241	241	If you plead guilty or are convicted of an offense you may 156
242	242	suffer additional legal consequences beyond jail or prison, 157
243	243	probation, periods of supervision, and fines. These 158
244	244	consequences may include: 159
245	245	• The inability to get or keep some licenses, permits, or 160
246	246	jobs. 161
247	247	• The inability to get or keep benefits such as public 162
248	248	housing or education. 163
249	249	• Receiving a harsher sentence if you are convicted of 164
250	250	another offense in the future. 165
251	251	• Having the government take your property. 166
252	252	• The inability to vote or possess a firearm. 167
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254	254	If you are not a United States citizen, a guilty plea or 169
255	255	conviction may also result in your deportation, removal, 170
256	256	exclusion from admission to the United States, or denial of 171
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259	259	The law may provide way s to obtain some relief from these 174
260	260	consequences. 175
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274	274	Further information about the consequences of conviction is 177
275	275	available on the Internet at [insert website address of the 178
276	276	collection of laws published under paragraphs 4(c) and 179
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279	279	(b) Before the court accepts a plea of guilty or nolo 182
280	280	contendre from an individual, the court must confirm that the 183
281	281	individual received and understands the notice required by 184
282	282	paragraph (a) and had an opportunity to discuss the notice with 185
283	283	counsel. 186
284	284	(6) NOTICE OF COLLATERAL CO NSEQUENCES AT SENTENCING AND 187
285	285	UPON RELEASE.— 188
286	286	(a) An individual convicted of an offense shall be given 189
287	287	notice, as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of: 190
288	288	1. Collateral consequences that may apply because of the 191
289	289	conviction. 192
290	290	2. The website address of the collection of laws published 193
291	291	under paragraph 4(c). 194
292	292	3. Ways that may be available to obtain relief from 195
293	293	collateral consequences. 196
294	294	4. Contact information for government or nonprofit 197
295	295	agencies, groups, or organizations, if any, offering assistance 198
296	296	to individuals seeking relief from collateral consequences. 199
297	297	5. When an individual convicted of an offense may vote 200
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306	306	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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310	310	under this state's law. 201
311	311	(b) The state attorney shall provide the notice in 202
312	312	paragraph (a) as a part of sentencing. 203
313	313	(c) If an individual is senten ced to imprisonment or other 204
314	314	incarceration, the officer or agency releasing the individual 205
315	315	shall provide the notice in paragraph (a) not more than 30 days, 206
316	316	and, if practicable, at least 10 days before release. 207
317	317	(7) AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED FOR COLLATERAL SA NCTION; 208
318	318	AMBIGUITY.— 209
319	319	(a) A collateral sanction may be imposed only by statute 210
320	320	or ordinance, or by a rule authorized by law and adopted in 211
321	321	accordance with chapter 120. 212
322	322	(b) A law creating a collateral consequence that is 213
323	323	ambiguous as to whether it imposes a collateral sanction or 214
324	324	authorizes a disqualification must be construed as authorizing a 215
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326	326	(8) DECISION TO DISQUALIFY. —In deciding whether to impose 217
327	327	a disqualification, a decisionmaker shall undertake an 218
328	328	individualized assessment to det ermine whether the benefit or 219
329	329	opportunity at issue should be denied the individual. In making 220
330	330	that decision, the decisionmaker may consider, if substantially 221
331	331	related to the benefit or opportunity at issue, the particular 222
332	332	facts and circumstances involved in the offense and the 223
333	333	essential elements of the offense. A conviction itself may not 224
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348	348	information, including the effect on third part ies of granting 227
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350	350	granted relief such as an order of limited relief or a 229
351	351	certificate of restoration of rights. 230
352	352	(9) EFFECT OF CONVICTION BY ANOTHER STATE OR THE UNITED 231
353	353	STATES; RELIEVED OR PARDON ED CONVICTION.— 232
354	354	(a) For purposes of authorizing or imposing a collateral 233
355	355	consequence in this state, a conviction of an offense in a court 234
356	356	of another state or the United States is deemed a conviction of 235
357	357	the offense in this state with the same elements. If there is no 236
358	358	offense in this state with the same elements, the conviction is 237
359	359	deemed a conviction of the most serious offense in this state 238
360	360	which is established by the elements of the offense. A 239
361	361	misdemeanor in the jurisdiction of conviction may not be deeme d 240
362	362	a felony in this state, and an offense lesser than a misdemeanor 241
363	363	in the jurisdiction of conviction may not be deemed a conviction 242
364	364	of a felony or misdemeanor in this state. 243
365	365	(b) For purposes of authorizing or imposing a collateral 244
366	366	consequence in this sta te, a juvenile adjudication in another 245
367	367	state or the United States may not be deemed a conviction of a 246
368	368	felony, misdemeanor, or offense lesser than a misdemeanor in 247
369	369	this state, but may be deemed a juvenile adjudication for the 248
370	370	delinquent act in this state wi th the same elements. If there is 249
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380	380	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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385	385	serious delinquent act in this state which is established by the 252
386	386	elements of the offense. 253
387	387	(c) A conviction that is reversed, overturned, or 254
388	388	otherwise vacated by a court of competent jurisdiction of this 255
389	389	state, another state, or the United States on grounds other than 256
390	390	rehabilitation or good behavior may not serve as the basis for 257
391	391	authorizing or imposi ng a collateral consequence in this state. 258
392	392	(d) A pardon issued by another state or the United States 259
393	393	has the same effect for purposes of authorizing, imposing, and 260
394	394	relieving a collateral consequence in this state as it has in 261
395	395	the issuing jurisdiction. 262
396	396	(e) A conviction that has been relieved by expungement, 263
397	397	sealing, annulment, set aside, or vacation by a court of 264
398	398	competent jurisdiction of another state or the United States on 265
399	399	grounds of rehabilitation or good behavior, or for which civil 266
400	400	rights are restored pursuant to statute, has the same effect for 267
401	401	purposes of authorizing or imposing collateral consequences in 268
402	402	this state as it has in the jurisdiction of conviction. However, 269
403	403	such relief or restoration of civil rights does not relieve 270
404	404	collateral consequences applicable under the law of this state 271
405	405	for which relief could not be granted under subsection (12) or 272
406	406	for which relief was expressly withheld by the court order or by 273
407	407	the law of the jurisdiction that relieved the conviction. An 274
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417	417	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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423	423	jurisdiction, other than those listed in subsection (12), and 278
424	424	the Board of Executive Clemency sha ll consider that the 279
425	425	conviction was relieved or civil rights restored in deciding 280
426	426	whether to issue an order of limited relief or certificate of 281
427	427	restoration of rights. 282
428	428	(f) A charge or prosecution in any jurisdiction which has 283
429	429	been finally terminated witho ut a conviction and imposition of 284
430	430	sentence based on participation in a deferred adjudication or 285
431	431	diversion program may not serve as the basis for authorizing or 286
432	432	imposing a collateral consequence in this state. This subsection 287
433	433	does not affect the validity of any restriction or condition 288
434	434	imposed by law as part of participation in the deferred 289
435	435	adjudication or diversion program, before or after the 290
436	436	termination of the charge or prosecution. 291
437	437	(10) ORDER OF LIMITED RELIEF. — 292
438	438	(a) An individual convicted of an offe nse may petition for 293
439	439	an order of limited relief from one or more collateral sanctions 294
440	440	related to employment, education, housing, public benefits, or 295
441	441	occupational licensing. The petition may be presented to the: 296
442	442	1. Sentencing court at or before sentencin g; or 297
443	443	2. Board of Executive Clemency at any time after 298
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445	445	(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (12), the 300
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459	459	limited relief relieving one or more of the collateral sanctions 302
460	460	described in paragraph (a) if, after reviewing the petition, the 303
461	461	individual's criminal history, any filing by a victim under 304
462	462	subsection (15) or a prosecutor, and any other relevant 305
463	463	evidence, it finds the individual has established by a 306
464	464	preponderance of the evidence that: 307
465	465	1. Granting the petition will materially assist the 308
466	466	individual in obtaining or maintaining employment, education, 309
467	467	housing, public benefits, or occupational licensing. 310
468	468	2. The individual has substantial need for the relief 311
469	469	requested in order to live a law-abiding life. 312
470	470	3. Granting the petition would not pose an unreasonable 313
471	471	risk to the safety or welfare of the public or any individual. 314
472	472	(c) The order of limited relief must specify: 315
473	473	1. The collateral sanction from which relief is gran ted. 316
474	474	2. Any restriction imposed pursuant to paragraph (13)(a). 317
475	475	(d) An order of limited relief relieves a collateral 318
476	476	sanction to the extent provided in the order. 319
477	477	(e) If a collateral sanction has been relieved pursuant to 320
478	478	this section, a decisionmak er may consider the conduct 321
479	479	underlying a conviction as provided in subsection (8). 322
480	480	(11) CERTIFICATE OF RESTORATION OF RIGHTS. — 323
481	481	(a) An individual convicted of an offense may petition the 324
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491	491	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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496	496	after the individual's most recent conviction of a felony or 327
497	497	misdemeanor in any jurisdiction, or not sooner than 5 years 328
498	498	after the individual's release from confinement pursuant to a 329
499	499	criminal sentence in any jurisdiction, whichever is later. 330
500	500	(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (12), the 331
501	501	Board of Executive Clemency may issue a certificate of 332
502	502	restoration of rights if, after reviewing the petition, the 333
503	503	individual's criminal history, any filing by a victim under 334
504	504	subsection (15) or a prosecutor, and any other relevant 335
505	505	evidence, the board finds the individual has established by a 336
506	506	preponderance of the evidence that: 337
507	507	1. The individual is engaged in, or seeking to engage in, 338
508	508	a lawful occupation or activity, including employment, training, 339
509	509	education, or rehabilitative programs, or the individual 340
510	510	otherwise has a lawful source of support. 341
511	511	2. The individual is not in violation of the terms of any 342
512	512	criminal sentence, or that any failure to comp ly is justified, 343
513	513	excused, involuntary, or insubstantial. 344
514	514	3. A criminal charge is not pending against the 345
515	515	individual. 346
516	516	4. Granting the petition would not pose an unreasonable 347
517	517	risk to the safety or welfare of the public or any individual. 348
518	518	(c) A certificate of restoration of rights must specify 349
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532	532	relief has not been granted under paragraph (13)(a). 351
533	533	(d) A certificate of restoration of rights relieves all 352
534	534	collateral sanctions, except those listed in subsection (12) and 353
535	535	any others specifically excluded in the certificate. 354
536	536	(e) If a collateral sanction has been relieved pursuant to 355
537	537	this subsection, a decisionmaker may consider the conduct 356
538	538	underlying a conviction as provided in subsec tion (8). 357
539	539	(12) COLLATERAL SANCTIONS NOT SUBJECT TO ORDER OF LIMITED 358
540	540	RELIEF OR CERTIFICATE OF RESTORATION OF RIGHTS. —An order of 359
541	541	limited relief or certificate of restoration of rights may not 360
542	542	be issued to relieve the following collateral sanctions: 361
543	543	(a) Requirements imposed by s. 775.021 or s. 943.0435; 362
544	544	(b) A motor vehicle license suspension, revocation, 363
545	545	limitation, or ineligibility pursuant to s. 316.193 or s. 364
546	546	322.27, for which restoration or relief is available pursuant to 365
547	547	s. 322.271; or 366
548	548	(c) Ineligibility for employment pursuant to general law. 367
549	549	(13) ISSUANCE, MODIFICATION, AND REVOCATION OF ORDER OF 368
550	550	LIMITED RELIEF AND CERTIFICATE OF RESTORATION OF RIGHTS. — 369
551	551	(a) When a petition is filed under subsection (10) or 370
552	552	subsection (11), including a pe tition for enlargement of an 371
553	553	existing order of limited relief or certificate of restoration 372
554	554	of rights, the Board of Executive Clemency shall notify the 373
555	555	office that prosecuted the offense giving rise to the collateral 374
556	556	consequence from which relief is sought and, if the conviction 375
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569	569	was not obtained in a court of this state, the Attorney General 376
570	570	of this state. The court may issue an order and the Board of 377
571	571	Executive Clemency may issue an order or certificate subject to 378
572	572	restriction, condition, or additional requi rement. When issuing, 379
573	573	denying, modifying, or revoking an order or certificate, the 380
574	574	Board of Executive Clemency may impose conditions for 381
575	575	reapplication. 382
576	576	(b) The Board of Executive Clemency may restrict or revoke 383
577	577	an order of limited relief or certificate of restoration of 384
578	578	rights it issued or an order of limited relief issued by a court 385
579	579	in this state if it finds just cause by a preponderance of the 386
580	580	evidence. Just cause includes subsequent conviction of a felony 387
581	581	in this state or of an offense in another jurisd iction that is 388
582	582	deemed a felony in this state under paragraph (9)(a). An order 389
583	583	of restriction or revocation may be issued: 390
584	584	1. On motion of the Board of Executive Clemency, the 391
585	585	office of the prosecutor that obtained the conviction, or a 392
586	586	government agency designated by that prosecutor. 393
587	587	2. After notice to the individual and any prosecutor that 394
588	588	has appeared in the matter. 395
589	589	3. After a hearing under the chapter 120 if requested by 396
590	590	the individual or the prosecutor that made the motion or any 397
591	591	prosecutor that has appeared in the matter. 398
592	592	(c) The court or Board of Executive Clemency shall order 399
593	593	any test, report, investigation, or disclosure by the individual 400
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607	607	modify, or revoke an order of limited relief or certificate of 402
608	608	restoration of rights. If there are material disputed issues of 403
609	609	fact or law, the individual and any prosecutor notified under 404
610	610	paragraph (a) or another prosecutorial agency designated by a 405
611	611	prosecutor notified under paragraph (a) may submi t evidence and 406
612	612	be heard on those issues. 407
613	613	(d) The Board of Executive Clemency shall maintain a 408
614	614	public record of the issuance, modification, and revocation of 409
615	615	orders of limited relief and certificates of restoration of 410
616	616	rights. The criminal history record system of the Department of 411
617	617	Law Enforcement must include issuance, modification, and 412
618	618	revocation of orders and certificates. 413
619	619	(e) The Board of Executive Clemency may adopt rules for 414
620	620	application, determination, modification, and revocation of 415
621	621	orders of limited relief and certificates of restoration of 416
622	622	rights. 417
623	623	(14) RELIANCE ON ORDER OR CERTIFICATE AS EVIDENCE OF DUE 418
624	624	CARE.—In a judicial or administrative proceeding alleging 419
625	625	negligence or other fault, an order of limited relief or a 420
626	626	certificate of restoratio n of rights may be introduced as 421
627	627	evidence of a person's due care in hiring, retaining, licensing, 422
628	628	leasing to, admitting to a school or program, or otherwise 423
629	629	transacting business or engaging in activity with the individual 424
630	630	to whom the order was issued, if t he person knew of the order or 425
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643	643	certificate at the time of the alleged negligence or other 426
644	644	fault. 427
645	645	(15) VICTIM'S RIGHTS. —A victim of an offense may 428
646	646	participate in a proceeding for issuance, modification, or 429
647	647	revocation of an order of limited relief or a cer tificate of 430
648	648	restoration of rights in the same manner as at a sentencing 431
649	649	proceeding. 432
650	650	(16) APPLICABILITY AND CONSTRUCTION. — 433
651	651	(a) In applying and construing this uniform act, 434
652	652	consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of 435
653	653	the law with respect to its subject matter among states that 436
654	654	enact it. 437
655	655	(b) This section applies to collateral consequences 438
656	656	whenever enacted or imposed, unless the law creating the 439
657	657	collateral consequence expressly states that this section does 440
658	658	not apply. 441
659	659	(c) This section does not invalidate the imposition of a 442
660	660	collateral sanction on an individual before the effective date 443
661	661	of this section, but a collateral sanction validly imposed 444
662	662	before the effective date of this section may be the subject of 445
663	663	relief under this section. 446
664	664	Section 3. Subsection (3) and paragraph (b) of subsection 447
665	665	(6) of section 893.13, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 448
666	666	893.13 Prohibited acts; penalties. — 449
667	667	(3) A person who delivers, without consideration, one 450
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680	680	ounce 20 grams or less of cannabis, as defined in this chapter, 451
681	681	commits a noncriminal violation misdemeanor of the first degree , 452
682	682	punishable by a fine of $50 as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 453
683	683	775.083. As used in this subsection, the term "cannabis" does 454
684	684	not include the resin extracted from the plants of the genus 455
685	685	Cannabis or any compound manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, 456
686	686	or preparation of such resin. 457
687	687	(6) 458
688	688	(b) If the offense is the possession of one ounce 20 grams 459
689	689	or less of cannabis, as defined in this chapter, the person 460
690	690	commits a noncriminal violation misdemeanor of the first degree , 461
691	691	punishable by a fine of $50 as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 462
692	692	775.083. As used in this subsection, the term "cannabis" does 463
693	693	not include the resin extracted from the plants of the genus 464
694	694	Cannabis, or any compound manufacture, salt, derivative, 465
695	695	mixture, or preparation of such resin. 466
696	696	Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 893.147, Florida 467
697	697	Statutes, is amended to read: 468
698	698	893.147 Use, possession, manufacture, delivery, 469
699	699	transportation, adverti sement, or retail sale of drug 470
700	700	paraphernalia, specified machines, and materials. — 471
701	701	(1)(a) USE OR POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. —It is 472
702	702	unlawful for any person to use, or to possess with intent to 473
703	703	use, drug paraphernalia: 474
704	704	1.(a) To plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, 475
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717	717	manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, 476
718	718	analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, or conceal a controlled 477
719	719	substance in violation of this chapter; or 478
720	720	2.(b) To inject, ingest, inhale, o r otherwise introduce 479
721	721	into the human body a controlled substance in violation of this 480
722	722	chapter. 481
723	723	(b) Any person who violates this subsection commits: is 482
724	724	guilty of 483
725	725	1. A noncriminal violation, punishable by a fine of $500 484
726	726	for a violation involving parapher nalia used exclusively for 485
727	727	personal use and consumption of cannabis as it relates to 486
728	728	storing, preparing, containing, or concealing . 487
729	729	2. A misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 488
730	730	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083 for any other violation of 489
731	731	this subsection. 490
732	732	Section 5. Section 943.0596, Florida Statutes, is created 491
733	733	to read: 492
734	734	943.0596 Automatic sealing of records for minor cannabis 493
735	735	offenses.— 494
736	736	(1) RULEMAKING.—Notwithstanding any law dealing generally 495
737	737	with the preservation and destruction of pub lic records, the 496
738	738	department shall adopt rules addressing the automatic sealing of 497
739	739	any criminal history record of a minor or adult described in 498
740	740	this section. 499
741	741	(2) ELIGIBILITY.— 500
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754	754	(a) The department shall automatically seal a criminal 501
755	755	history record for a v iolation of s. 893.13(3) or paragraph 502
756	756	(6)(b), if: 503
757	757	1. One year or more has elapsed since the date of the 504
758	758	arrest or law enforcement interaction documented in the records. 505
759	759	2. No criminal charges were filed relating to the arrest 506
760	760	or law enforcement interac tion or criminal charges were filed 507
761	761	and subsequently dismissed or vacated or the arrestee was 508
762	762	acquitted. 509
763	763	(b) If the law enforcement agency is unable to verify 510
764	764	satisfaction of the condition in subparagraph (a)2., records 511
765	765	that satisfy the condition in subp aragraph (a)1. shall be 512
766	766	automatically expunged. 513
767	767	(c) There is no limitation on the number of times a person 514
768	768	may obtain an automatic sealing for a criminal history record 515
769	769	described in paragraph (a). 516
770	770	(3) PROCESS FOR AND EFFECT OF AUTOMATIC SEALING. — 517
771	771	(a)1. Records shall be expunged under the following 518
772	772	timelines: 519
773	773	a. Records created before the effective date of this act, 520
774	774	but on or after January 1, 2013, shall be automatically expunged 521
775	775	before January 1, 2024. 522
776	776	b. Records created before January 1, 2013, bu t on or after 523
777	777	January 1, 2000, shall be automatically expunged before January 524
778	778	1, 2025. 525
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791	791	c. Records created before January 1, 2000, shall be 526
792	792	automatically expunged before January 1, 2026. 527
793	793	2. This section does not restrict or modify an 528
794	794	individual's right to have his or her records expunged except as 529
795	795	otherwise may be provided in this chapter, or diminish or 530
796	796	abrogate any rights or remedies otherwise available to the 531
797	797	individual. 532
798	798	(b) Upon the disposition of a criminal case resulting in a 533
799	799	criminal history rec ord eligible for automatic sealing under 534
800	800	paragraph (2)(a), the clerk of the court shall transmit a 535
801	801	certified copy of the disposition of the criminal history record 536
802	802	to the department, which shall seal the criminal history record 537
803	803	upon receipt of the certifie d copy. 538
804	804	(c) Automatic sealing of a criminal history record does 539
805	805	not require sealing by the court or other criminal justice 540
806	806	agencies, or that such record be surrendered to the court, and 541
807	807	such record shall continue to be maintained by the department 542
808	808	and other criminal justice agencies. 543
809	809	(d) Except as provided in this section, automatic sealing 544
810	810	of a criminal history record shall have the same effect, and the 545
811	811	department may disclose such a record in the same manner, as a 546
812	812	record sealed under s. 943.059. 547
813	813	Section 6. The Legislature intends the prioritization of 548
814	814	rehabilitative health intervention in lieu of criminalization 549
815	815	for personal usage of controlled substances, including but is 550
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828	828	not limited to stimulants including cocaine, methamphetamine, 551
829	829	opioids, heroin, fentanyl, depressants or benzodiazepines, and 552
830	830	other addictive controlled substances. 553
831	831	(1) Crimes associated with the personal usage and 554
832	832	possession of controlled substances that do not involve 555
833	833	production, distribution or sale shall be decriminalized in 556
834	834	favor or civil fines and referral for drug rehabilitation. 557
835	835	(2) The Department of Health shall conduct a study on more 558
836	836	effective methods of addressing drug addiction in lieu of 559
837	837	criminalizing. This study shall include but not be limited to 560
838	838	supervised drug consumption facilities, which have been proven 561
839	839	to reduce public disorder associated with drugs, and lead to a 562
840	840	drop in the behaviors linked to HIV and Hepatitis C 563
841	841	transmission; programs that have been successful in Seattle, San 564
842	842	Francisco and Philadelphia; and any other rehabilitative 565
843	843	centered solutions. The Department shall make a report to the 566
844	844	Governor, The President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 567
845	845	House of Representatives no later than December 31, 2022. 568
846	846	Section 7. The Division of Law Revision i s directed to 569
847	847	replace the phrases "the effective date of this act" and "the 570
848	848	effective date of this section" wherever they occur in this act 571
849	849	with the date this act becomes a law. 572
850	850	Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 573