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2009 Florida Statutes

SECTION 602
Agency notification before release of mentally retarded inmates.
Section 944.602, Florida Statutes 2009

944.602  Agency notification before release of mentally retarded inmates.--Before the release by parole, release by reason of gain-time allowances provided for in s. 944.291, or expiration of sentence of any inmate who has been diagnosed as mentally retarded as defined in s. 393.063, the Department of Corrections shall notify the Agency for Persons with Disabilities in order that sufficient time be allowed to notify the inmate or the inmate's representative, in writing, at least 7 days prior to the inmate's release, of available community services.

History.--s. 8, ch. 83-274; s. 1657, ch. 97-102; s. 311, ch. 99-8; s. 64, ch. 2006-227.