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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 conditions of pretrial release; 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | amending s. 903.047, F.S.; providing requirements 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | concerning release of a defendant when a secure 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | continuous remote alcohol monitor is required as a 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | condition of release; prohibiting a defendant from 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | being required to surrender a license to carry a 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | concealed weapon or concealed firearm in conjunction 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | with a first misdemeanor offense except in certain 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | circumstances; providing an effective date. 10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Section 1. Subsections (3) and (4) are added to section 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | 903.047, Florida Statutes, to read: 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 903.047 Conditions of pretrial release. — 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (3)(a) If a secure continuous remote alcohol monitor is 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | required as a condition of release, the defendant's release may 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | not be delayed more than 2 hours after the oral pronouncement of 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | the order if the defendant is to be released on his or her own 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | recognizance or, if there i s a monetary component to the 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | release, more than 2 hours after the defendant's bail or bond is 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | posted. 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (b) A requirement of a secure continuous remote alcohol 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | monitor vendor to have a cosignor for the monitoring device or 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | payment from a person other than the defendant may not delay the 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | defendant's release. Such a vendor requirement must be 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | established no later than 24 hours after the defendant's 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | release. 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | (c) A secure continuous remote alcohol monitor may not be 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | required for a first misdemeanor offense u nless it is shown by 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | clear and convincing evidence that such a monitor is required to 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | protect the public safety. 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (4) Notwithstanding any other law, a defendant may not be 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | required to surrender a license to carry a concealed weapon or 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | concealed firearm in conjunction with a first misdemeanor 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | offense unless it appears that the defendant would present a 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | danger to the public if he or she were to possess the concealed 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | weapon or concealed firearm. 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 40 |
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