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FL H1091

Bill

Status

Failed

5/5/2017

Primary Sponsor

Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates section 948.33, Florida Statutes, allowing state prisoners with unserved violation of probation or community control warrants to file a notice in the circuit court where the warrant was issued.

  • Requires prisoners to serve notice on the state attorney of that circuit, and mandates the circuit court schedule a status hearing within 90 days of receiving the notice.

  • Prohibits transporting the state prisoner to the status hearing; at the hearing, the state attorney must inform the court whether an unserved warrant exists for the prisoner's arrest.

  • If a warrant exists, the court must enter an order within 30 days after the status hearing for the prisoner's transport to the county jail that issued the warrant for prosecution of the violation.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Arrest Warrants for State Prisoners

Last Action

Died in returning Messages

5/5/2017

Committee Referrals

Criminal Justice4/28/2017
Judiciary4/17/2017
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee3/29/2017
Criminal Justice Subcommittee3/6/2017

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