Florida Senate - 2014                                     SB 592
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Sobel
       
       
       
       
       
       591-00954-14                                           2014592__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to criminal justice; amending s.
    3         944.70, F.S.; requiring the Department of Corrections
    4         to verify the authenticity of certain court orders
    5         before releasing a person from incarceration;
    6         providing an exception; providing an effective date.
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    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   10         Section 1. Subsection (3) is added to section 944.70,
   11  Florida Statutes, to read:
   12         944.70 Conditions for release from incarceration.—
   13         (3) If a court order has the effect of changing a person’s
   14  release date to an earlier date, the department must verify the
   15  authenticity of the order with the issuing judge before
   16  releasing the person from incarceration unless the order
   17  received from the clerk of court is accompanied by a
   18  confirmation from the issuing judge or authorized designee
   19  verifying the authenticity of the order.
   20         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.