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FL H0875
Bill
Status
Failed
3/9/2012
Primary Sponsor
Carlos Trujillo
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AI Summary
- Revises eligibility criteria for pretrial intervention programs to exclude defendants with more than two prior felony arrests, any prior felony conviction, or charges of second-degree felony or higher
- Requires courts to determine defendant indigence within 72 hours of financial information submission and establish amenability to treatment based on family circumstances, employment, character, mental condition, and court appearance history
- Mandates pretrial programs to place liens on property of defendants who hire private counsel to secure payment of supervision costs
- Establishes preference for admission of defendants charged with misdemeanors over those charged with felonies
- Updates cross-references in sections 397.334, 910.035, and 921.0026 to reflect renumbered pretrial intervention program provisions, effective July 1, 2012
Legislative Description
Pretrial Intervention Programs
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/9/2012
Committee Referrals
Criminal Justice Subcommittee12/21/2011
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