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1997 Florida Statutes
Department of Legal Affairs; powers and duties.
960.045 Department of Legal Affairs; powers and duties.--It shall be the duty of the department to assist persons who are victims of crime.
(1) The department shall:
(a) Establish and maintain an office in Tallahassee and prescribe the duties of the employees of the Crime Victims' Services Office.
(b) Adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind such rules as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
(c) Render, prior to January 1 of each year, to the presiding officers of the Senate and House of Representatives a written report of the activities of the Crime Victims' Services Office.
(d) Authorize other units within the department to assist in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The department shall provide the Crime Victims' Services Office with legal representation relative to its duties and responsibilities under this chapter.
History.--s. 1, ch. 77-452; s. 306, ch. 79-400; s. 6, ch. 80-146; s. 506, ch. 81-259; s. 4, ch. 85-326; s. 4, ch. 91-23; s. 5, ch. 92-107.
Note.--Former s. 960.06.