| 24 | | - | Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 921.0024, Flor ida 11 |
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| 25 | | - | Statutes, is amended to read: 12 |
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| 26 | | - | 921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; 13 |
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| 27 | | - | scoresheets.— 14 |
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| 28 | | - | (1)(a) The Criminal Punishment Code worksheet is used to 15 |
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| 29 | | - | compute the subtotal and total sentence points as follows: 16 |
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| 30 | | - | FLORIDA CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT C ODE 17 |
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| 31 | | - | WORKSHEET 18 |
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| 32 | | - | OFFENSE SCORE 19 |
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| 33 | | - | 20 |
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| 34 | | - | Primary Offense |
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| 35 | | - | 21 |
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| 36 | | - | Level Sentence Points Total |
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| 37 | | - | 22 |
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| 38 | | - | 10 116 = ........ |
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| 24 | + | Section 2. Section 828.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to 11 |
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| 25 | + | read: 12 |
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| 26 | + | 828.02 Definitions. —In this chapter, and in every law of 13 |
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| 27 | + | the state relating to or in any way affecting animals :, 14 |
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| 28 | + | (1) The word "animal" includes shall be held to include 15 |
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| 29 | + | every living dumb creature .; 16 |
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| 30 | + | (2) The words "cruelty," "torture," and "torment," and 17 |
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| 31 | + | "cruelty" shall be held to include every act, omission, or 18 |
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| 32 | + | neglect whereby unnecessary or unjustifiable pain or suffering 19 |
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| 33 | + | is caused, except when done in the interest of medical science, 20 |
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| 34 | + | permitted, or allowed to continue whe n there is reasonable 21 |
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| 35 | + | remedy or relief.; 22 |
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| 36 | + | (3) "Domestic animal" means any animal that lives and 23 |
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| 37 | + | breeds in a tame condition, including, but not limited to, dogs, 24 |
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| 38 | + | cats, birds, hamsters, rabbits, pigs, turtles, fish, and animals 25 |
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| 51 | | - | 23 |
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| 51 | + | kept as pets. However, the te rm does not include any animal used 26 |
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| 52 | + | for agricultural purposes or any animal permitted as captive 27 |
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| 53 | + | wildlife. 28 |
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| 54 | + | (4) and The words "owner" and "person" shall be held to 29 |
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| 55 | + | include corporations, and the knowledge and acts of agents and 30 |
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| 56 | + | employees of corporations in regard to animals transported, 31 |
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| 57 | + | owned, employed by, or in the custody of a corporation, shall be 32 |
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| 58 | + | held to be the knowledge and act of such corporation. 33 |
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| 59 | + | Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 921.0024, Florida 34 |
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| 60 | + | Statutes, is amended to read: 35 |
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| 61 | + | 921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; 36 |
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| 62 | + | scoresheets.— 37 |
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| 63 | + | (1)(a) The Criminal Punishment Code worksheet is used to 38 |
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| 64 | + | compute the subtotal and total sentence points as follows: 39 |
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| 65 | + | FLORIDA CRIMINAL PUNISHMENT CODE 40 |
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| 66 | + | WORKSHEET 41 |
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| 67 | + | OFFENSE SCORE 42 |
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| 68 | + | 43 |
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| 69 | + | Primary Offense |
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| 70 | + | 44 |
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| 71 | + | Level Sentence Points Total |
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| 72 | + | 45 |
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| 73 | + | 10 116 = ........ |
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| 74 | + | 46 |
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| 239 | | - | SUBTOTAL........ 89 |
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| 240 | | - | PRISON RELEASEE REOFFENDER (no)(yes) ......................... 90 |
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| 241 | | - | VIOLENT CAREER CRIMINAL (no)(yes) ............................ 91 |
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| 242 | | - | HABITUAL VIOLENT OFFENDER (no)(yes) .......................... 92 |
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| 243 | | - | HABITUAL OFFENDER (no)(yes) ................................ .. 93 |
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| 244 | | - | AGGRAVATED ANIMAL CRUELTY (no)(yes) (x multiplier) ........... 94 |
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| 245 | | - | DRUG TRAFFICKER (no)(yes) (x multiplier) ..................... 95 |
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| 246 | | - | LAW ENF. PROTECT. (no)(yes) (x multiplier) ................... 96 |
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| 247 | | - | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT (no)(yes) (x multiplier) ................. 97 |
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| 248 | | - | CRIMINAL GANG OFFENSE (no)(yes) (x multiplier) ............... 98 |
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| 249 | | - | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE PRESENCE OF RELATED CHILD (no)( yes) 99 |
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| 250 | | - | (x multiplier)................................ ................... 100 |
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| 251 | | - | ADULT-ON-MINOR SEX OFFENSE (no)(yes) (x multiplier) .......... 101 |
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| 252 | | - | ................................................................ 102 |
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| 253 | | - | TOTAL SENTENCE POINTS........ 103 |
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| 254 | | - | (b) WORKSHEET KEY: 104 |
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| 255 | | - | 105 |
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| 256 | | - | Legal status points are assessed when any form of legal stat us 106 |
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| 257 | | - | existed at the time the offender committed an offense before the 107 |
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| 258 | | - | court for sentencing. Four (4) sentence points are assessed for 108 |
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| 259 | | - | an offender's legal status. 109 |
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| 260 | | - | 110 |
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| 261 | | - | Community sanction violation points are assessed when a 111 |
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| 262 | | - | community sanction violation is before the court for sentencing. 112 |
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| 263 | | - | Six (6) sentence points are assessed for each community sanction 113 |
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| 238 | + | 5 3.6 x .... = .... |
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| 239 | + | 97 |
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| 240 | + | 4 2.4 x .... = .... |
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| 241 | + | 98 |
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| 242 | + | 3 1.6 x .... = .... |
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| 243 | + | 99 |
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| 244 | + | 2 0.8 x .... = .... |
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| 245 | + | 100 |
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| 246 | + | 1 0.5 x .... = .... |
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| 247 | + | 101 |
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| 248 | + | M 0.2 x .... = .... |
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| 249 | + | 102 |
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| 276 | | - | violation and each successive community sanction violation, 114 |
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| 277 | | - | unless any of the following apply: 115 |
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| 278 | | - | 1. If the community sanction violation includes a new 116 |
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| 279 | | - | felony conviction before the sentencing court, twelve (12) 117 |
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| 280 | | - | community sanction violation points are assessed for the 118 |
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| 281 | | - | violation, and for each successive community sanction violation 119 |
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| 282 | | - | involving a new felony conviction. 120 |
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| 283 | | - | 2. If the community sanction violation is committed b y a 121 |
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| 284 | | - | violent felony offender of special concern as defined in s. 122 |
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| 285 | | - | 948.06: 123 |
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| 286 | | - | a. Twelve (12) community sanction violation points are 124 |
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| 287 | | - | assessed for the violation and for each successive violation of 125 |
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| 288 | | - | felony probation or community control where: 126 |
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| 289 | | - | I. The violation does not include a new felony conviction; 127 |
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| 290 | | - | and 128 |
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| 291 | | - | II. The community sanction violation is not based solely 129 |
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| 292 | | - | on the probationer or offender's failure to pay costs or fines 130 |
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| 293 | | - | or make restitution payments. 131 |
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| 294 | | - | b. Twenty-four (24) community sanction violation points 132 |
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| 295 | | - | are assessed for the violation and for each successive violation 133 |
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| 296 | | - | of felony probation or community control where the violation 134 |
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| 297 | | - | includes a new felony conviction. 135 |
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| 298 | | - | 136 |
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| 299 | | - | Multiple counts of community sanction violations before the 137 |
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| 300 | | - | sentencing court shall not be a ba sis for multiplying the 138 |
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| 275 | + | VIOLENT CAREER CRIMINAL (no)(yes) ............................ 114 |
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| 276 | + | HABITUAL VIOLENT OFFENDER (no)(yes) .......................... 115 |
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| 277 | + | HABITUAL OFFENDER (no)(yes) ................................ .. 116 |
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| 278 | + | ANIMAL CRUELTY TOWARDS A DOMESTIC ANIMAL (no)(yes) (x 117 |
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| 279 | + | multiplier)................................ ...................... 118 |
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| 280 | + | DRUG TRAFFICKER (no)(yes) (x multiplier) ..................... 119 |
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| 281 | + | LAW ENF. PROTECT. (no) (yes) (x multiplier) ................... 120 |
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| 282 | + | MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT (no)(yes) (x multiplier) ................. 121 |
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| 283 | + | CRIMINAL GANG OFFENSE (no)(yes) (x multiplier) ............... 122 |
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| 284 | + | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN THE PRESENCE OF RELATED CHILD (no)(yes) 123 |
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| 285 | + | (x multiplier)................................ ................... 124 |
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| 286 | + | ADULT-ON-MINOR SEX OFFENSE (no)(yes) (x multipl ier).......... 125 |
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| 287 | + | ................................................................ 126 |
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| 288 | + | TOTAL SENTENCE POINTS........ 127 |
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| 289 | + | (b) WORKSHEET KEY: 128 |
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| 290 | + | Legal status points are assessed when any form of legal status 129 |
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| 291 | + | existed at the time the offender committed an offense before the 130 |
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| 292 | + | court for sentencing. Four (4) sentence points are assessed for 131 |
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| 293 | + | an offender's legal status. 132 |
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| 294 | + | Community sanction violation points are assessed when a 133 |
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| 295 | + | community sanction violation is before the court for sentencing. 134 |
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| 296 | + | Six (6) sentence points are assessed for each co mmunity sanction 135 |
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| 297 | + | violation and each successive community sanction violation, 136 |
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| 298 | + | unless any of the following apply: 137 |
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| 299 | + | 1. If the community sanction violation includes a new 138 |
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| 313 | | - | assessment of community sanction violation points. 139 |
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| 314 | | - | 140 |
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| 315 | | - | Prior serious felony points: If the offender has a primary 141 |
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| 316 | | - | offense or any additional offense ranked in level 8, level 9, or 142 |
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| 317 | | - | level 10, and one or more prior serious felonies, a single 143 |
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| 318 | | - | assessment of thirty (30) points shall be added. For purposes of 144 |
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| 319 | | - | this section, a prior serious felony is an offense in the 145 |
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| 320 | | - | offender's prior record that is ranked in level 8, level 9, or 146 |
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| 321 | | - | level 10 under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 and for which the 147 |
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| 322 | | - | offender is serving a sentence of confinement, supervision, or 148 |
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| 323 | | - | other sanction or for which the offender's date of release from 149 |
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| 324 | | - | confinement, supervision, or other sanction, whichever is later, 150 |
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| 325 | | - | is within 3 years before the date the primary offense or any 151 |
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| 326 | | - | additional offense was committed. 152 |
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| 327 | | - | 153 |
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| 328 | | - | Prior capital felony points: If the offender has one or more 154 |
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| 329 | | - | prior capital felonies in the offender's criminal record, points 155 |
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| 330 | | - | shall be added to the subtotal sentence points of the offender 156 |
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| 331 | | - | equal to twice the number of points th e offender receives for 157 |
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| 332 | | - | the primary offense and any additional offense. A prior capital 158 |
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| 333 | | - | felony in the offender's criminal record is a previous capital 159 |
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| 334 | | - | felony offense for which the offender has entered a plea of nolo 160 |
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| 335 | | - | contendere or guilty or has been found g uilty; or a felony in 161 |
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| 336 | | - | another jurisdiction which is a capital felony in that 162 |
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| 337 | | - | jurisdiction, or would be a capital felony if the offense were 163 |
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| 312 | + | felony conviction before the sentencing court, twelve (12) 139 |
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| 313 | + | community sanction violation points are assessed for the 140 |
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| 314 | + | violation, and for each successive community sanction violation 141 |
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| 315 | + | involving a new felony conviction. 142 |
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| 316 | + | 2. If the community sanction violation is committed by a 143 |
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| 317 | + | violent felony offender of special concern as defined in s. 144 |
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| 318 | + | 948.06: 145 |
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| 319 | + | a. Twelve (12) community sanction violation points are 146 |
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| 320 | + | assessed for the violation and for each successive violation of 147 |
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| 321 | + | felony probation or community control where: 148 |
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| 322 | + | I. The violation does not include a new felony conviction; 149 |
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| 323 | + | and 150 |
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| 324 | + | II. The community sanctio n violation is not based solely 151 |
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| 325 | + | on the probationer or offender's failure to pay costs or fines 152 |
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| 326 | + | or make restitution payments. 153 |
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| 327 | + | b. Twenty-four (24) community sanction violation points 154 |
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| 328 | + | are assessed for the violation and for each successive violation 155 |
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| 329 | + | of felony probation or community control where the violation 156 |
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| 330 | + | includes a new felony conviction. 157 |
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| 331 | + | 158 |
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| 332 | + | Multiple counts of community sanction violations before the 159 |
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| 333 | + | sentencing court shall not be a basis for multiplying the 160 |
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| 334 | + | assessment of community sanction violation points. 161 |
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| 335 | + | 162 |
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| 336 | + | Prior serious felony points: If the offender has a primary 163 |
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| 350 | | - | committed in this state. 164 |
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| 351 | | - | 165 |
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| 352 | | - | Possession of a firearm, semiautomatic firearm, or machine gun: 166 |
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| 353 | | - | If the offender is convict ed of committing or attempting to 167 |
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| 354 | | - | commit any felony other than those enumerated in s. 775.087(2) 168 |
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| 355 | | - | while having in his or her possession: a firearm as defined in 169 |
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| 356 | | - | s. 790.001, an additional eighteen (18) sentence points are 170 |
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| 357 | | - | assessed; or if the offender is conv icted of committing or 171 |
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| 358 | | - | attempting to commit any felony other than those enumerated in 172 |
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| 359 | | - | s. 775.087(3) while having in his or her possession a 173 |
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| 360 | | - | semiautomatic firearm as defined in s. 775.087(3) or a machine 174 |
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| 361 | | - | gun as defined in s. 790.001, an additional twenty -five (25) 175 |
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| 362 | | - | sentence points are assessed. 176 |
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| 363 | | - | 177 |
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| 364 | | - | Sentencing multipliers: 178 |
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| 365 | | - | 179 |
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| 366 | | - | Aggravated Animal Cruelty: If the primary offense is aggravated 180 |
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| 367 | | - | animal cruelty under s. 828.12(2), which included the knowing 181 |
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| 368 | | - | and intentional torture or torment of an animal that injured, 182 |
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| 369 | | - | mutilated, or killed the animal, the subtotal sentence points 183 |
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| 370 | | - | are multiplied by 1.25. As used in this paragraph, the term 184 |
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| 371 | | - | "animal" does not include an animal used for agricultural 185 |
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| 372 | | - | purposes or permitted as captive wildlife as authorized under s. 186 |
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| 373 | | - | 379.303. 187 |
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| 374 | | - | 188 |
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| 349 | + | offense or any additional offense ranked in level 8, level 9, or 164 |
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| 350 | + | level 10, and one or more prior serious felonies, a single 165 |
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| 351 | + | assessment of thirty (30) points shall be added. For purposes of 166 |
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| 352 | + | this section, a prior serious felony is an offense in the 167 |
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| 353 | + | offender's prior record that is ranked in level 8, level 9, or 168 |
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| 354 | + | level 10 under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 and for which the 169 |
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| 355 | + | offender is serving a sentence of confinement, supervision, or 170 |
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| 356 | + | other sanction or for which the offender's date of release from 171 |
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| 357 | + | confinement, supervision, or other sanction, whichever is later, 172 |
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| 358 | + | is within 3 years before the date the primary offense or any 173 |
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| 359 | + | additional offense was committed. 174 |
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| 360 | + | 175 |
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| 361 | + | Prior capital felony points: If the offender has one or more 176 |
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| 362 | + | prior capital felonies in the offender's criminal record, points 177 |
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| 363 | + | shall be added to the subtotal sentence points of the offender 178 |
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| 364 | + | equal to twice the number of points the offender receives for 179 |
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| 365 | + | the primary offense and any additional offense. A prio r capital 180 |
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| 366 | + | felony in the offender's criminal record is a previous capital 181 |
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| 367 | + | felony offense for which the offender has entered a plea of nolo 182 |
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| 368 | + | contendere or guilty or has been found guilty; or a felony in 183 |
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| 369 | + | another jurisdiction which is a capital felony in that 184 |
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| 370 | + | jurisdiction, or would be a capital felony if the offense were 185 |
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| 371 | + | committed in this state. 186 |
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| 372 | + | 187 |
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| 373 | + | Possession of a firearm, semiautomatic firearm, or machine gun: 188 |
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| 387 | | - | Drug trafficking: If the primary offense is drug trafficking 189 |
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| 388 | | - | under s. 893.135, the subtotal sentence points are multiplied, 190 |
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| 389 | | - | at the discretion of the court, for a level 7 or level 8 191 |
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| 390 | | - | offense, by 1.5. The state attorney may move the sentencing 192 |
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| 391 | | - | court to reduce or s uspend the sentence of a person convicted of 193 |
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| 392 | | - | a level 7 or level 8 offense, if the offender provides 194 |
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| 393 | | - | substantial assistance as described in s. 893.135(4). 195 |
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| 394 | | - | 196 |
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| 395 | | - | Violent offenses committed against specified justice system 197 |
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| 396 | | - | personnel: If the primary offense is a vi olation of s. 198 |
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| 397 | | - | 775.0823(2), (3), or (4), the subtotal sentence points are 199 |
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| 398 | | - | multiplied by 2.5. If the primary offense is a violation of s. 200 |
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| 399 | | - | 775.0823(5), (6), (7), (8), or (9), the subtotal sentence points 201 |
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| 400 | | - | are multiplied by 2.0. If the primary offense is a viol ation of 202 |
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| 401 | | - | s. 784.07(3) or s. 775.0875(1), or s. 775.0823(10) or (11), the 203 |
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| 402 | | - | subtotal sentence points are multiplied by 1.5. 204 |
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| 403 | | - | 205 |
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| 404 | | - | Grand theft of a motor vehicle: If the primary offense is grand 206 |
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| 405 | | - | theft of the third degree involving a motor vehicle and in the 207 |
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| 406 | | - | offender's prior record, there are three or more grand thefts of 208 |
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| 407 | | - | the third degree involving a motor vehicle, the subtotal 209 |
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| 408 | | - | sentence points are multiplied by 1.5. 210 |
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| 409 | | - | 211 |
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| 410 | | - | Offense related to a criminal gang: If the offender is convicted 212 |
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| 411 | | - | of the primary offense and committed that offense for the 213 |
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| 386 | + | If the offender is convicted of committing or attempting to 189 |
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| 387 | + | commit any felony other than those enumerate d in s. 775.087(2) 190 |
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| 388 | + | while having in his or her possession: a firearm as defined in 191 |
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| 389 | + | s. 790.001, an additional eighteen (18) sentence points are 192 |
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| 390 | + | assessed; or if the offender is convicted of committing or 193 |
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| 391 | + | attempting to commit any felony other than those enumer ated in 194 |
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| 392 | + | s. 775.087(3) while having in his or her possession a 195 |
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| 393 | + | semiautomatic firearm as defined in s. 775.087(3) or a machine 196 |
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| 394 | + | gun as defined in s. 790.001, an additional twenty -five (25) 197 |
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| 395 | + | sentence points are assessed. 198 |
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| 396 | + | 199 |
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| 397 | + | Sentencing multipliers: 200 |
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| 398 | + | 201 |
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| 399 | + | Animal Cruelty Towards a Domestic Animal: If the offender is 202 |
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| 400 | + | convicted of the primary offense and the primary offense is a 203 |
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| 401 | + | crime of animal cruelty under s. 828.12 towards a domestic 204 |
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| 402 | + | animal as defined in s. 828.02, the subtotal sentence points are 205 |
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| 403 | + | multiplied by 1.25. Pur suant to s. 828.12, this section may not 206 |
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| 404 | + | apply to any animal used for agricultural purposes or any animal 207 |
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| 405 | + | permitted as captive wildlife. 208 |
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| 406 | + | 209 |
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| 407 | + | Drug trafficking: If the primary offense is drug trafficking 210 |
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| 408 | + | under s. 893.135, the subtotal sentence points are multip lied, 211 |
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| 409 | + | at the discretion of the court, for a level 7 or level 8 212 |
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| 410 | + | offense, by 1.5. The state attorney may move the sentencing 213 |
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| 424 | | - | purpose of benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of 214 |
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| 425 | | - | a criminal gang as defined in s. 874.03, the subtotal sentence 215 |
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| 426 | | - | points are multiplied by 1.5. If applying the multiplier results 216 |
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| 427 | | - | in the lowest permissible sentence exceed ing the statutory 217 |
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| 428 | | - | maximum sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the 218 |
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| 429 | | - | court may not apply the multiplier and must sentence the 219 |
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| 430 | | - | defendant to the statutory maximum sentence. 220 |
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| 431 | | - | 221 |
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| 432 | | - | Domestic violence in the presence of a child: If the offender is 222 |
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| 433 | | - | convicted of the primary offense and the primary offense is a 223 |
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| 434 | | - | crime of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, which was 224 |
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| 435 | | - | committed in the presence of a child under 16 years of age who 225 |
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| 436 | | - | is a family or household member as defined in s. 741.28(3) with 226 |
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| 437 | | - | the victim or perpetrator, the subtotal sentence points are 227 |
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| 438 | | - | multiplied by 1.5. 228 |
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| 439 | | - | 229 |
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| 440 | | - | Adult-on-minor sex offense: If the offender was 18 years of age 230 |
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| 441 | | - | or older and the victim was younger than 18 years of age at the 231 |
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| 442 | | - | time the offender committed the primary offense, and if th e 232 |
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| 443 | | - | primary offense was an offense committed on or after October 1, 233 |
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| 444 | | - | 2014, and is a violation of s. 787.01(2) or s. 787.02(2), if the 234 |
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| 445 | | - | violation involved a victim who was a minor and, in the course 235 |
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| 446 | | - | of committing that violation, the defendant committed a sexual 236 |
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| 447 | | - | battery under chapter 794 or a lewd act under s. 800.04 or s. 237 |
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| 448 | | - | 847.0135(5) against the minor; s. 787.01(3)(a)2. or 3.; s. 238 |
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| 423 | + | court to reduce or suspend the sentence of a person convicted of 214 |
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| 424 | + | a level 7 or level 8 offense, if the offender provides 215 |
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| 425 | + | substantial assistance as described in s. 893.135(4). 216 |
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| 426 | + | 217 |
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| 427 | + | Violent offenses committed against specified justice system 218 |
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| 428 | + | personnel: If the primary offense is a violation of s. 219 |
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| 429 | + | 775.0823(2), (3), or (4), the subtotal sentence points are 220 |
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| 430 | + | multiplied by 2.5. If the primary offens e is a violation of s. 221 |
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| 431 | + | 775.0823(5), (6), (7), (8), or (9), the subtotal sentence points 222 |
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| 432 | + | are multiplied by 2.0. If the primary offense is a violation of 223 |
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| 433 | + | s. 784.07(3) or s. 775.0875(1), or s. 775.0823(10) or (11), the 224 |
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| 434 | + | subtotal sentence points are multiplied by 1.5. 225 |
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| 435 | + | 226 |
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| 436 | + | Grand theft of a motor vehicle: If the primary offense is grand 227 |
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| 437 | + | theft of the third degree involving a motor vehicle and in the 228 |
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| 438 | + | offender's prior record, there are three or more grand thefts of 229 |
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| 439 | + | the third degree involving a motor vehicle, the subtota l 230 |
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| 440 | + | sentence points are multiplied by 1.5. 231 |
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| 441 | + | 232 |
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| 442 | + | Offense related to a criminal gang: If the offender is convicted 233 |
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| 443 | + | of the primary offense and committed that offense for the 234 |
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| 444 | + | purpose of benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of 235 |
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| 445 | + | a criminal gang as defined in s. 874.03, the subtotal sentence 236 |
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| 446 | + | points are multiplied by 1.5. If applying the multiplier results 237 |
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| 447 | + | in the lowest permissible sentence exceeding the statutory 238 |
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| 461 | | - | 787.02(3)(a)2. or 3.; s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 239 |
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| 462 | | - | 800.04; or s. 847.0135(5), the subtotal sentence points are 240 |
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| 463 | | - | multiplied by 2.0. If applying the multiplier results in the 241 |
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| 464 | | - | lowest permissible sentence exceeding the statutory maximum 242 |
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| 465 | | - | sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the court 243 |
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| 466 | | - | may not apply the multiplier and must sentence the defendant to 244 |
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| 467 | | - | the statutory maximu m sentence. 245 |
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| 468 | | - | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 246 |
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| 460 | + | maximum sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the 239 |
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| 461 | + | court may not apply the multipl ier and must sentence the 240 |
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| 462 | + | defendant to the statutory maximum sentence. 241 |
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| 463 | + | 242 |
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| 464 | + | Domestic violence in the presence of a child: If the offender is 243 |
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| 465 | + | convicted of the primary offense and the primary offense is a 244 |
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| 466 | + | crime of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, whic h was 245 |
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| 467 | + | committed in the presence of a child under 16 years of age who 246 |
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| 468 | + | is a family or household member as defined in s. 741.28(3) with 247 |
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| 469 | + | the victim or perpetrator, the subtotal sentence points are 248 |
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| 470 | + | multiplied by 1.5. 249 |
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| 471 | + | 250 |
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| 472 | + | Adult-on-minor sex offense: If the offender was 18 years of age 251 |
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| 473 | + | or older and the victim was younger than 18 years of age at the 252 |
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| 474 | + | time the offender committed the primary offense, and if the 253 |
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| 475 | + | primary offense was an offense committed on or after October 1, 254 |
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| 476 | + | 2014, and is a violation of s. 787.01(2) or s. 787.02(2), if the 255 |
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| 477 | + | violation involved a victim who was a minor and, in the course 256 |
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| 478 | + | of committing that violation, the defendant committed a sexual 257 |
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| 479 | + | battery under chapter 794 or a lewd act under s. 800.04 or s. 258 |
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| 480 | + | 847.0135(5) against the minor; s. 787.01(3)(a)2. o r 3.; s. 259 |
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| 481 | + | 787.02(3)(a)2. or 3.; s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 260 |
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| 482 | + | 800.04; or s. 847.0135(5), the subtotal sentence points are 261 |
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| 483 | + | multiplied by 2.0. If applying the multiplier results in the 262 |
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| 484 | + | lowest permissible sentence exceeding the statutory maximum 263 |
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| 497 | + | sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the court 264 |
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| 498 | + | may not apply the multiplier and must sentence the defendant to 265 |
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| 499 | + | the statutory maximum sentence. 266 |
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| 500 | + | Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 267 |
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