FL H0665

Requires probation officers to evaluate and document a defendant's employment status, earning ability, financial resources, willfulness of non-payment, and other special circumstances before alleging a probation violation for failure to pay court-ordered restitution

Court must consider the same factors—employment status, earning ability, financial resources, willfulness of failure to pay, and special circumstances—when deciding whether to revoke probation for restitution non-payment

Maintains that restitution ordered under Florida statute 775.089 remains a condition of probation and the court may revoke probation for non-compliance

Takes effect July 1, 2011