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FL S0434
Bill
AI Summary
- Creates the Statewide Council on Prosecutorial Misconduct within the Department of Legal Affairs to review complaints and investigate credible reports of misconduct by state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, and special assistant state attorneys
- Council consists of 11 members: 4 prosecutors, 4 public defenders or assistant public defenders, 1 district court of appeal judge, and 2 county or circuit court judges, appointed by the Governor, Senate President, and House Speaker
- Members serve 4-year terms with staggered initial appointments (4 years for Governor's appointees, 3 years for Senate President's, 2 years for House Speaker's), and the council must meet at least quarterly with 8 members constituting a quorum
- Upon completing each investigation, the council must submit a written report of findings and recommendations to the Department of Lawyer Regulation within The Florida Bar and to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
- Council must submit an annual report by January 14 to the Governor, Senate President, House Speaker, and Chief Justice summarizing recommendations and findings from the previous calendar year; effective date of July 1, 2021
Legislative Description
Statewide Council on Prosecutorial Misconduct
Last Action
Died in Judiciary
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/15/2021
Full Bill Text
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