15 | 15 | | An act relating to electronic monitoring of persons 2 |
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16 | 16 | | charged with or convicted of offenses involving 3 |
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17 | 17 | | schools or students; amending s. 907.041, F.S.; 4 |
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18 | 18 | | providing a definition; requiring a court to consider 5 |
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19 | 19 | | electronic monitoring and location restrictions as 6 |
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20 | 20 | | conditions of pretrial release for persons charged 7 |
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21 | 21 | | with certain offenses against schools or students; 8 |
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22 | 22 | | creating s. 948.301, F.S.; providing a definition; 9 |
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23 | 23 | | requiring a court to consider electronic monitoring 10 |
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24 | 24 | | and location restrictions as conditions of probation 11 |
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25 | 25 | | or community control for persons charged with certain 12 |
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26 | 26 | | offenses against schools or students; amending s. 13 |
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27 | 27 | | 790.065, F.S.; correcting a cross -reference; providing 14 |
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28 | 28 | | an effective date. 15 |
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29 | 29 | | 16 |
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30 | 30 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17 |
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32 | 32 | | Section 1. Subsection (4) of section 907.041, Florida 19 |
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33 | 33 | | Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5), paragraph (a) of 20 |
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34 | 34 | | subsection (3) of that section is amended, and a new subs ection 21 |
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35 | 35 | | (4) is added to that section, to read: 22 |
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36 | 36 | | 907.041 Pretrial detention and release. — 23 |
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37 | 37 | | (3) RELEASE ON NONMONETARY CONDITIONS. — 24 |
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38 | 38 | | (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to create a 25 |
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51 | 51 | | presumption in favor of release on nonmonetary conditions for 26 |
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52 | 52 | | any person who is granted pretrial release unless such person is 27 |
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53 | 53 | | charged with a dangerous crime as defined in subsection (5) (4). 28 |
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54 | 54 | | Such person shall be released on monetary conditions if it is 29 |
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55 | 55 | | determined that such monetary conditions are necessary to assure 30 |
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56 | 56 | | the presence of the person at trial or at other proceedings, to 31 |
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57 | 57 | | protect the community from risk of physical harm to persons, to 32 |
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58 | 58 | | assure the presence of the accused at trial, or to assure the 33 |
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59 | 59 | | integrity of the judicial process. 34 |
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60 | 60 | | (4) SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR CERTAIN OF FENSES INVOLVING 35 |
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61 | 61 | | SCHOOLS OR STUDENTS. - 36 |
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62 | 62 | | (a) As used in this subsection, the term "school" means 37 |
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63 | 63 | | the grounds or facility of any early learning, prekindergarten, 38 |
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64 | 64 | | kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, junior high 39 |
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65 | 65 | | school, secondary school, career ce nter, or postsecondary 40 |
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66 | 66 | | school, whether public or private. 41 |
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67 | 67 | | (b) When a person is charged with a crime under s. 42 |
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68 | 68 | | 790.115, s. 790.161, s. 790.1615, s. 790.162, s. 790.163, s. 43 |
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69 | 69 | | 790.164, s. 790.165, s. 790.166, s. 810.095, or s. 836.10, 44 |
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70 | 70 | | alleged to have been comm itted at or against a school or against 45 |
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71 | 71 | | a student while he or she is at school, the court must consider 46 |
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72 | 72 | | whether conditions of electronic monitoring and a prohibition 47 |
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73 | 73 | | from being within 1,000 feet of any school are appropriate to 48 |
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74 | 74 | | protect the community from r isk of physical harm to persons. 49 |
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75 | 75 | | Section 2. Section 948.301, Florida Statutes, is created 50 |
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88 | 88 | | to read: 51 |
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89 | 89 | | 948.301 Electronic monitoring as a condition of probation 52 |
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90 | 90 | | or community control for certain offenders. - 53 |
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91 | 91 | | (1) As used in this section, the term "school" means the 54 |
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92 | 92 | | grounds or facility of any early learning, prekindergarten, 55 |
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93 | 93 | | kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, junior high 56 |
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94 | 94 | | school, secondary school, career center, or postsecondary 57 |
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95 | 95 | | school, whether public or private. 58 |
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96 | 96 | | (2) Effective for any probatio ner or community controllee 59 |
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97 | 97 | | whose crime was committed on or after October 1, 2023, and who 60 |
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98 | 98 | | is placed under supervision for a violation of s. 790.115, s. 61 |
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99 | 99 | | 790.161, s. 790.1615, s. 790.162, s. 790.163, s. 790.164, s. 62 |
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100 | 100 | | 790.165, s. 790.166, s. 810.095, or s. 836 .10, committed at or 63 |
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101 | 101 | | against a school or against a student while he or she is at 64 |
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102 | 102 | | school, the court must consider whether conditions of electronic 65 |
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103 | 103 | | monitoring and a prohibition from being within 1,000 feet of any 66 |
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104 | 104 | | school are appropriate for the offender. 67 |
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105 | 105 | | Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 68 |
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106 | 106 | | 790.065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 69 |
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107 | 107 | | 790.065 Sale and delivery of firearms. — 70 |
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108 | 108 | | (2) Upon receipt of a request for a criminal history 71 |
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109 | 109 | | record check, the Department of Law Enforcement shall, during 72 |
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110 | 110 | | the licensee's call or by return call, forthwith: 73 |
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111 | 111 | | (c)1. Review any records available to it to determine 74 |
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112 | 112 | | whether the potential buyer or transferee has been indicted or 75 |
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125 | 125 | | has had an information filed against her or him for an offense 76 |
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126 | 126 | | that is a felony under either state or federal law, or, as 77 |
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127 | 127 | | mandated by federal law, has had an injunction for protection 78 |
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128 | 128 | | against domestic violence entered against the potential buyer or 79 |
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129 | 129 | | transferee under s. 741.30, has had an injunction for protection 80 |
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130 | 130 | | against repeat violenc e entered against the potential buyer or 81 |
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131 | 131 | | transferee under s. 784.046, or has been arrested for a 82 |
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132 | 132 | | dangerous crime as specified in s. 907.041(5)(a) s. 83 |
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133 | 133 | | 907.041(4)(a) or for any of the following enumerated offenses: 84 |
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134 | 134 | | a. Criminal anarchy under ss. 876.01 and 8 76.02. 85 |
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135 | 135 | | b. Extortion under s. 836.05. 86 |
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136 | 136 | | c. Explosives violations under s. 552.22(1) and (2). 87 |
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137 | 137 | | d. Controlled substances violations under chapter 893. 88 |
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138 | 138 | | e. Resisting an officer with violence under s. 843.01. 89 |
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139 | 139 | | f. Weapons and firearms violations under this chapter. 90 |
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140 | 140 | | g. Treason under s. 876.32. 91 |
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141 | 141 | | h. Assisting self-murder under s. 782.08. 92 |
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142 | 142 | | i. Sabotage under s. 876.38. 93 |
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143 | 143 | | j. Stalking or aggravated stalking under s. 784.048. 94 |
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145 | 145 | | If the review indicates any such indictment, information, or 96 |
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146 | 146 | | arrest, the department sh all provide to the licensee a 97 |
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147 | 147 | | conditional nonapproval number. 98 |
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148 | 148 | | 2. Within 24 working hours, the department shall determine 99 |
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149 | 149 | | the disposition of the indictment, information, or arrest and 100 |
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162 | 162 | | inform the licensee as to whether the potential buyer is 101 |
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163 | 163 | | prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm. For purposes 102 |
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164 | 164 | | of this paragraph, "working hours" means the hours from 8 a.m. 103 |
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165 | 165 | | to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. 104 |
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166 | 166 | | 3. The office of the clerk of court, at no charge to the 105 |
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167 | 167 | | department, shall respond to any department request for data on 106 |
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168 | 168 | | the disposition of the indictment, information, or arrest as 107 |
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169 | 169 | | soon as possible, but in no event later than 8 working hours. 108 |
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170 | 170 | | 4. The department shall determine as quickly as possible 109 |
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171 | 171 | | within the allotted time period whe ther the potential buyer is 110 |
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172 | 172 | | prohibited from receiving or possessing a firearm. 111 |
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173 | 173 | | 5. If the potential buyer is not so prohibited, or if the 112 |
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174 | 174 | | department cannot determine the disposition information within 113 |
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175 | 175 | | the allotted time period, the department shall provide the 114 |
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176 | 176 | | licensee with a conditional approval number. 115 |
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177 | 177 | | 6. If the buyer is so prohibited, the conditional 116 |
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178 | 178 | | nonapproval number shall become a nonapproval number. 117 |
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179 | 179 | | 7. The department shall continue its attempts to obtain 118 |
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180 | 180 | | the disposition information and may retain a record of all 119 |
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181 | 181 | | approval numbers granted without sufficient disposition 120 |
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182 | 182 | | information. If the department later obtains disposition 121 |
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183 | 183 | | information which indicates: 122 |
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184 | 184 | | a. That the potential buyer is not prohibited from owning 123 |
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185 | 185 | | a firearm, it shall treat the record of the transaction in 124 |
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186 | 186 | | accordance with this section; or 125 |
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199 | 199 | | b. That the potential buyer is prohibited from owning a 126 |
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200 | 200 | | firearm, it shall immediately revoke the conditional approval 127 |
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201 | 201 | | number and notify local law enforcement. 128 |
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202 | 202 | | 8. During the time that disposition of the indictment, 129 |
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203 | 203 | | information, or arrest is pending and until the department is 130 |
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204 | 204 | | notified by the potential buyer that there has been a final 131 |
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205 | 205 | | disposition of the indictment, information, or arrest, the 132 |
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206 | 206 | | conditional nonapproval number shall remain in effect. 133 |
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207 | 207 | | Section 4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023. 134 |
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