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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to designated safe exchange locations; 2
providing a short title; amending s. 61.13, F.S.; 3
requiring a court to consider the use of a safe 4
exchange location when approving, granting, or 5
modifying a parenting plan; amending s. 125.01, F.S.; 6
requiring boards of county commissioners to designate 7
certain areas as safe exchange locations; providing 8
requirements for such areas; providing for immunity 9
from liability; providing an effective date. 10
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12
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Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Cassie Carli 14
Law." 15
Section 2. Subsection (10) is added to section 61.13, 16
Florida Statutes, to read: 17
61.13 Support of children; parenting and time -sharing; 18
powers of court.— 19
(10) In a proceeding under this chapter where a court 20
approves, grants, or modifies a parenting plan, the court must 21
consider whether it is in the best interests of the minor child 22
and the parties to require the parties to use a safe exchange 23
location as provided in s. 125.01(8) for the periodic exchange 24
of the minor child. 25
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Section 3. Subsection (8) is added to section 125.01, 27
Florida Statutes, to read: 28
125.01 Powers and duties .— 29
(8)(a) The board of county commissioners in each county 30
shall designate at least one parking lot at a sheriff's office, 31
or substation thereof, as a safe exchange location at which 32
parents who exercise time -sharing pursuant to a parenting plan 33
or time-sharing schedule may meet to exchange custody of the 34
minor child. 35
(b) Each sheriff's office or substation parking lot 36
designated as a safe exchange location must install a purple 37
light on the parking lot premises to clearly identify the 38
designated area as a safe exchange location. The safe exchange 39
location must: 40
1. Be accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 41
2. Provide adequate lighting and an external video 42
surveillance system that records continuously, 24 hours a day, 7 43
days a week. 44
3. Provide at least one camera that is fixed on the 45
parking lot; is able to record the area in the vicinity of the 46
purple light during both day and night; records images that 47
clearly and accurately display the time and date; and retains 48
video surveillance recordings o r images for at least 45 days. 49
(c) A cause of action shall not lie against the county, 50
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the sheriff, a county commissioner, a law enforcement officer, 51
or an employee of the designated safe exchange location based on 52
any incident arising out of a meeting at a safe exchange 53
location pursuant to this subsection. 54
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 55