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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 withholding funds from the return 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | of cash bonds; amending s. 903.286, F.S.; requiring a 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | clerk of the court to withhold from the return of a 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | cash bond posted by a criminal defendant or his or her 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | spouse, rather than to withhold from the return of a 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | cash bond posted on behalf of the criminal defendant 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | by a person other than a bail bond agent, funds for 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | specified purposes; requiring all cash bond forms to 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | display a specified notice; providing an effective 10 |
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| 26 | 26 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Section 1. Section 903.286, Florida Statutes, is amended 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | to read: 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | 903.286 Return of cash bond; requirement to withhold 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | unpaid fines, fees, and court costs; cash bond forms. — 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) Notwithstanding s. 903.31(2), the clerk of the court 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | shall withhold from the return of a cash bond posted by on 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | behalf of a criminal defendant or his or her spouse by a person 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | other than a bail bond agent licensed pursuant to chapter 648 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | sufficient funds to pay any unpaid costs of prosecution, costs 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | of representation as provided by ss. 27.52 and 938.29, court 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | fees, court costs, and criminal penalties. If sufficient funds 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | are not available to pay a ll unpaid costs of prosecution, costs 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | of representation as provided by ss. 27.52 and 938.29, court 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | fees, court costs, and criminal penalties, the clerk of the 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | court shall immediately obtain payment from the defendant or 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | enroll the defendant in a payment pl an pursuant to s. 28.246. 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (2) All cash bond forms used in conjunction with the 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | requirements of s. 903.09 must prominently display a notice 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | explaining all of the following: 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (a) That all funds are subject to forfeiture . and 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | withholding by 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | (b) The clerk of the court is authorized to withhold funds 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | posted by a criminal defendant or his or her spouse for the 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | payment of costs of prosecution, costs of representation as 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | provided by ss. 27.52 and 938.29, court fees, court costs, and 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | criminal penalties on behalf of the criminal defendant 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | regardless of who posted the funds . 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 42 |
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