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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to victim's right to candor in 2
criminal proceedings; amending s. 960.001, F.S.; 3
requiring a victim to be notified that he or she has 4
the right to be informed of specified information when 5
contacted by certain persons acting on behalf of a 6
defendant in a criminal proceeding; providing an 7
effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Paragraph (v) is a dded to subsection (1) of 12
section 960.001, Florida Statutes, to read: 13
960.001 Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and 14
witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems. — 15
(1) The Department of Legal Affairs, the state attorneys, 16
the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile 17
Justice, the Florida Commission on Offender Review, the State 18
Courts Administrator and circuit court administrators, the 19
Department of Law Enforcement, and every sheriff's department, 20
police department, o r other law enforcement agency as defined in 21
s. 943.10(4) shall develop and implement guidelines for the use 22
of their respective agencies, which guidelines are consistent 23
with the purposes of this act and s. 16(b), Art. I of the State 24
Constitution and are designed to implement s. 16(b), Art. I of 25
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the State Constitution and to achieve the following objectives: 26
(v) Victim's right to candor .–Each victim must be notified 27
that he or she has the right, if contacted to obtain information 28
relating to a criminal p roceeding by an attorney, investigator, 29
or any other agent acting on behalf of the criminal defendant, 30
to be informed of: 31
1. The person's name and employer. 32
2. The fact that such person is acting on behalf of the 33
defendant. 34
Section 2. This act shal l take effect July 1, 2023. 35