FL S0892

Removes the requirement that defendants must not have received a pardon for prior felonies to qualify as habitual felony offenders, habitual violent felony offenders, three-time violent felony offenders, or violent career criminals

Consolidates language clarifying that convictions which have been pardoned, reversed on appeal, or set aside in postconviction proceedings do not count as prior convictions for enhanced sentencing purposes

Requires written notice of intent to seek enhanced sentencing to be served on defendants before trial commencement or plea entry, rather than simply "a sufficient time prior"

Eliminates the explicit requirement that findings for enhanced sentencing be established by a preponderance of the evidence, removing this standard from the statute

Takes effect July 1, 2026