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| 3 | 3 | | HB 793 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 representation by counsel in 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | hearings on petitions for risk protection orders; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | amending s. 790.401, F.S.; providing that a respondent 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | may be represented by counsel; providing for 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | appointment of counsel for an indigent respondent; 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | providing an effective date. 7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 790.401, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 790.401 Risk protection orders. — 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (3) RISK PROTECTION ORDER HEARINGS AND ISSUANCE. — 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (a) Upon receipt of a petition, the court must order a 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | hearing to be held no later than 14 days after the date of the 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | order and must issue a notice of hearing to the respondent for 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | the same. 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1. The clerk of the court shall cause a copy of the notice 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | of hearing and petition to be forwarded on or before the next 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | business day to the appropriate law enforcement agency for 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | service upon the respondent as provided in subsection (5). 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2. The court may, as provided in subsection (4), issue a 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | temporary ex parte risk protection order pending the hearing 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | ordered under this subsection. Such temporary ex parte order 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | must be served concurrently with th e notice of hearing and 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | petition as provided in subsection (5). 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | 3. The court may conduct a hearing by telephone pursuant 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | to a local court rule to reasonably accommodate a disability or 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | exceptional circumstances. The court must receive assurances of 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | the petitioner's identity before conducting a telephonic 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | hearing. 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | 4. The respondent may be represented by counsel. If the 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | respondent is indigent and desires representation, counsel shall 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | be appointed as provided in s. 27.40. 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 36 |
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