Florida Senate Bill S1462 Latest Draft

 Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1462  By Senator Stewart 13-01697A-22 20221462__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to withholding funds from the return 3 of cash bonds; amending s. 903.286, F.S.; requiring a 4 clerk of the court to withhold from the return of a 5 cash bond posted by a criminal defendant on his or her 6 own behalf, rather than to withhold from the return of 7 a cash bond posted on behalf of the criminal defendant 8 by a person other than a bail bond agent, sufficient 9 funds to pay specified unpaid costs, fees, and 10 penalties; providing an effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1.Subsection (1) of section 903.286, Florida 15 Statutes, is amended to read: 16 903.286Return of cash bond; requirement to withhold unpaid 17 fines, fees, court costs; cash bond forms. 18 (1)Notwithstanding s. 903.31(2), the clerk of the court 19 shall withhold from the return of a cash bond posted by on 20 behalf of a criminal defendant on his or her own behalf by a 21 person other than a bail bond agent licensed pursuant to chapter 22 648 sufficient funds to pay any unpaid costs of prosecution, 23 costs of representation as provided by ss. 27.52 and 938.29, 24 court fees, court costs, and criminal penalties. If sufficient 25 funds are not available to pay all unpaid costs of prosecution, 26 costs of representation as provided by ss. 27.52 and 938.29, 27 court fees, court costs, and criminal penalties, the clerk of 28 the court shall immediately obtain payment from the defendant or 29 enroll the defendant in a payment plan pursuant to s. 28.246. 30 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.