CS for SB 1750 - Timely Justice Act of 2013

• Capital collateral regional counsel (rather than public defenders or other court-appointed attorneys) shall represent persons convicted and sentenced to death in clemency proceedings, with compensation paid by the Justice Administrative Commission instead of the Department of Corrections.

• Eliminates the northern region pilot program using registry attorneys and establishes that capital collateral regional counsel may represent defendants in clemency proceedings under chapter 940.

• Prohibits attorneys from representing capital defendants if a court determined in two separate postconviction proceedings that they provided constitutionally deficient representation and relief was granted, with a five-year ban commencing after final appellate review.

• Increases the caseload limit for private registry attorneys from five to ten capital postconviction cases simultaneously and requires they participate in at least two capital trials or sentencing proceedings to be eligible for appointment.

• Establishes procedures for public records production in capital postconviction cases through a records repository maintained by the Secretary of State, with mandatory submission deadlines for prosecutors, law enforcement, and the Department of Corrections within 90 days of the direct appeal mandate.

• Requires the Governor to issue an execution warrant within 30 days after the Florida Supreme Court clerk certifies that a defendant has completed all state and federal proceedings or allowed federal habeas corpus filing deadlines to expire.