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By Representative Ball
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to mandatory minimum sentences;
3 amending s. 775.0823, F.S.; providing mandatory
4 minimum terms of imprisonment for certain
5 violent offenses against a law enforcement
6 officer or other designated officers and
7 officials; deleting an obsolete reference;
8 amending s. 775.087, F.S.; conforming cross
9 references; providing a mandatory minimum term
10 of imprisonment for committing certain offenses
11 while possessing a firearm or destructive
12 device; amending s. 775.0875, F.S.; providing a
13 mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for the
14 offense of taking a law enforcement officer's
15 firearm; amending s. 784.07, F.S.; increasing
16 the mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for
17 committing certain offenses while possessing a
18 firearm; conforming cross references; amending
19 s. 784.08, F.S.; providing a mandatory minimum
20 term of imprisonment for an aggravated assault
21 or aggravated battery committed against a
22 person of a specified age or older; amending
23 ss. 921.0014 and 947.146, F.S., relating to the
24 sentencing guidelines worksheet and the Control
25 Release Authority; conforming cross references
26 to changes made by the act; providing an
27 effective date.
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29 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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1 Section 1. Section 775.0823, Florida Statutes, is
2 amended to read:
3 775.0823 Violent offenses committed against law
4 enforcement officers, correctional officers, state attorneys,
5 assistant state attorneys, justices, or judges.--Any provision
6 of law to the contrary notwithstanding, the Legislature does
7 hereby provide for an increase and certainty of penalty for
8 any person convicted of a violent offense against any law
9 enforcement or correctional officer, as defined in s.
10 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9); against any state
11 attorney elected pursuant to s. 27.01 or assistant state
12 attorney appointed under s. 27.181; or against any justice or
13 judge of a court described in Art. V of the State
14 Constitution, which offense arises out of or in the scope of
15 the officer's duty as a law enforcement or correctional
16 officer, the state attorney's or assistant state attorney's
17 duty as a prosecutor or investigator, or the justice's or
18 judge's duty as a judicial officer, as follows:
19 (1) For murder in the first degree as described in s.
20 782.04(1), if the death sentence is not imposed, a sentence of
21 imprisonment for life without eligibility for release.
22 (2) For attempted murder in the first degree as
23 described in s. 782.04(1)(a)1. s. 782.04(1), a sentence
24 pursuant to the sentencing guidelines.
25 (3) For murder in the second degree as described in s.
26 782.04(2) and (3), a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of
27 25 years without eligibility for release sentence pursuant to
28 the sentencing guidelines.
29 (4) For attempted murder in the second degree as
30 described in s. 782.04(2) and (3), a sentence pursuant to the
31 sentencing guidelines.
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1 (5) For murder in the third degree as described in s.
2 782.04(4), a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 15
3 years without eligibility for release sentence pursuant to the
4 sentencing guidelines.
5 (6) For attempted murder in the third degree as
6 described in s. 782.04(4), a sentence pursuant to the
7 sentencing guidelines.
8 (6)(7) For manslaughter as described in s. 782.07
9 during the commission of a crime, a mandatory minimum term of
10 imprisonment of 10 years without eligibility for release
11 sentence pursuant to the sentencing guidelines.
12 (7)(8) For kidnapping as described in s. 787.01, a
13 mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 15 years without
14 eligibility for release sentence pursuant to the sentencing
15 guidelines.
16 (8)(9) For aggravated battery as described in s.
17 784.045, a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 3 years
18 without eligibility for release sentence pursuant to the
19 sentencing guidelines.
20 (9)(10) For aggravated assault as described in s.
21 784.021, a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 1 year
22 without eligibility for release sentence pursuant to the
23 sentencing guidelines.
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25 Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 948.01, with respect to
26 any person who is found to have violated this section,
27 adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence shall not be
28 suspended, deferred, or withheld.
29 Section 2. Subsection (2) and paragraph (a) of
30 subsection (3) of section 775.087, Florida Statutes, 1996
31 Supplement, are amended to read:
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1 775.087 Possession or use of weapon; aggravated
2 battery; felony reclassification; minimum sentence.--
3 (2) Any person who is convicted of a felony or an
4 attempt to commit a felony and the conviction was for:
5 (a) Murder;
6 (b) Sexual battery;
7 (c) Robbery;
8 (d) Burglary;
9 (e) Arson;
10 (f) Aggravated assault;
11 (g) Aggravated battery;
12 (h) Kidnapping;
13 (i) Escape;
14 (j) Aircraft piracy;
15 (k) Aggravated child abuse;
16 (l) Aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled
17 adult;
18 (m) Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a
19 destructive device or bomb;
20 (n) Carjacking;
21 (o) Home-invasion robbery; or
22 (p) Aggravated stalking
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24 and during the commission of the offense, such person
25 possessed a "firearm" as defined in s. 790.001(6) or
26 "destructive device" as those terms are defined in s.
27 790.001(4), shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of
28 imprisonment of 3 years. Notwithstanding s. 948.01,
29 adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence shall not be
30 suspended, deferred, or withheld, and the defendant is not
31 eligible for statutory gain-time under s. 944.275 or any form
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1 of discretionary early release, other than pardon or executive
2 clemency, or conditional medical release under s. 947.149,
3 prior to serving the minimum sentence.
4 (3)(a) Any person who is convicted of a felony or an
5 attempt to commit a felony and the conviction is was for:
6 1. Murder;
7 2. Sexual battery;
8 3. Robbery;
9 4. Burglary;
10 5. Arson;
11 6. Aggravated assault;
12 7. Aggravated battery;
13 8. Kidnapping;
14 9. Escape;
15 10. Sale, manufacture, delivery, or intent to sell,
16 manufacture, or deliver any controlled substance;
17 11. Aircraft piracy;
18 12. Aggravated child abuse;
19 13. Aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled
20 adult;
21 14. Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a
22 destructive device or bomb;
23 15. Carjacking;
24 16. Home-invasion robbery; or
25 17. Aggravated stalking
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27 and during the commission of the offense, such person
28 possessed a semiautomatic firearm and its high-capacity
29 detachable box magazine or a machine gun as defined in s.
30 790.001(9), shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of
31 imprisonment of 8 years. Notwithstanding s. 948.01,
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1 adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence shall not be
2 suspended, deferred, or withheld, and the defendant is not
3 eligible for statutory gain-time under s. 944.275 or any form
4 of discretionary early release, other than pardon or executive
5 clemency, or conditional medical release under s. 947.149,
6 prior to serving the minimum sentence.
7 Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 775.0875, Florida
8 Statutes, 1996 Supplement, is amended to read:
9 775.0875 Unlawful taking, possession, or use of law
10 enforcement officer's firearm; crime reclassification;
11 penalties.--
12 (1) A person who, without authorization, takes a
13 firearm from a law enforcement officer lawfully engaged in law
14 enforcement duties commits a felony of the third degree,
15 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
16 775.084, and the court shall impose a mandatory minimum term
17 of imprisonment of 3 years without eligibility for release.
18 Section 4. Section 784.07, Florida Statutes, 1996
19 Supplement, is amended to read:
20 784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers,
21 firefighters, emergency medical care providers, or other
22 specified officers; reclassification of offenses; minimum
23 sentences.--
24 (1) As used in this section, the term:
25 (a) "Law enforcement officer" includes a law
26 enforcement officer, a correctional officer, a correctional
27 probation officer, a part-time law enforcement officer, a
28 part-time correctional officer, an auxiliary law enforcement
29 officer, and an auxiliary correctional officer, as those terms
30 are respectively defined in s. 943.10, and any county
31 probation officer; employee or agent of the Department of
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1 Corrections who supervises or provides services to inmates;
2 officer of the Parole Commission; and law enforcement
3 personnel of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, the
4 Department of Environmental Protection, or the Department of
5 Law Enforcement.
6 (b) "Firefighter" means any person employed by any
7 public employer of this state whose duty it is to extinguish
8 fires; to protect life or property; or to enforce municipal,
9 county, and state fire prevention codes, as well as any law
10 pertaining to the prevention and control of fires.
11 (c) "Emergency medical care provider" means an
12 ambulance driver, emergency medical technician, paramedic,
13 registered nurse, physician as defined in s. 401.23, medical
14 director as defined in s. 401.23, or any person authorized by
15 an emergency medical service licensed under chapter 401.
16 (2) Whenever any person is charged with knowingly
17 committing an assault or battery upon a law enforcement
18 officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, a
19 traffic accident investigation officer as described in s.
20 316.640, a traffic infraction enforcement officer as described
21 in s. 318.141, a parking enforcement specialist as defined in
22 s. 316.640, or a security officer employed by the board of
23 trustees of a community college, while the officer,
24 firefighter, emergency medical care provider, intake officer,
25 traffic accident investigation officer, traffic infraction
26 enforcement officer, parking enforcement specialist, or
27 security officer is engaged in the lawful performance of his
28 or her duties, the offense for which the person is charged
29 shall be reclassified as follows:
30 (a) In the case of assault, from a misdemeanor of the
31 second degree to a misdemeanor of the first degree.
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1 (b) In the case of battery, from a misdemeanor of the
2 first degree to a felony of the third degree.
3 (c) In the case of aggravated assault, from a felony
4 of the third degree to a felony of the second degree.
5 (d) In the case of aggravated battery, from a felony
6 of the second degree to a felony of the first degree.
7 (3) Any person who is convicted of a battery under
8 paragraph (2)(d) (2)(b) and, during the commission of the
9 offense, such person possessed:
10 (a) A "firearm" as defined in s. 790.001(6) or
11 "destructive device" as those terms are defined in s.
12 790.001(4), shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of
13 imprisonment of 5 3 years without eligibility for release.
14 (b) A semiautomatic firearm and its high-capacity
15 detachable box magazine, as defined in s. 775.087(3), or a
16 machine gun as defined in s. 790.001(9), shall be sentenced to
17 a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 8 years without
18 eligibility for release.
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20 Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 948.01, adjudication of
21 guilt or imposition of sentence shall not be suspended,
22 deferred, or withheld, and the defendant is not eligible for
23 statutory gain-time under s. 944.275 or any form of
24 discretionary early release, other than pardon or executive
25 clemency, or conditional medical release under s. 947.149,
26 prior to serving the minimum sentence.
27 Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 784.08, Florida
28 Statutes, is amended to read:
29 784.08 Assault or battery on persons 65 years of age
30 or older; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentence.--
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1 (1) If a person who is convicted of an aggravated
2 assault or aggravated battery upon a person 65 years of age or
3 older, the sentencing court shall impose a mandatory minimum
4 term of imprisonment of 3 years without eligibility for
5 release and the court shall also:
6 (a) Impose a fine of not more than $10,000;
7 (b) Order the person to make restitution to the victim
8 of the offense; and
9 (c) Order the person to perform up to 500 hours of
10 community service work. be sentenced pursuant to the
11 sentencing guidelines and fined not more than $10,000 and
12 shall also be ordered by the sentencing judge to make
13 restitution to the victim of such offense and to perform up to
14 500 hours of community service work. Restitution and
15 community service work shall be in addition to any fine or
16 sentence which may be imposed and shall not be in lieu
17 thereof.
18 Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 921.0014, Florida
19 Statutes, 1996 Supplement, is amended to read:
20 921.0014 Sentencing guidelines; worksheet
21 computations; scoresheets.--
22 (1)(a) The sentencing guidelines worksheet is used to
23 compute the subtotal and total sentence points as follows:
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25 FLORIDA SENTENCING GUIDELINES WORKSHEET
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27 OFFENSE SCORE
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29 Primary Offense
30 Level Sentence Points Total
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1 10 116 = ....
2 9 92 = ....
3 8 74 = ....
4 7 56 = ....
5 6 36 = ....
6 5 28 = ....
7 4 22 = ....
8 3 16 = ....
9 2 10 = ....
10 1 4 = ....
11 ..............................................................
12 Total
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15 Additional Offenses
16 Level Sentence Points Counts Total
17 ..............................................................
18 10 58 x .... = ....
19 9 46 x .... = ....
20 8 37 x .... = ....
21 7 28 x .... = ....
22 6 18 x .... = ....
23 5 5.4 x .... = ....
24 4 3.6 x .... = ....
25 3 2.4 x .... = ....
26 2 1.2 x .... = ....
27 1 0.7 x .... = ....
28 M 0.2 x .... = ....
29 ..............................................................
30 Total
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2 Victim Injury
3 Level Sentence Points Number Total
4 ..............................................................
5 2nd degree
6 murder-
7 death 240 x .... = ....
8 Death 120 x .... = ....
9 Severe 40 x .... = ....
10 Sexual
11 penetration 80 x .... = ....
12 Moderate 18 x .... = ....
13 Sexual
14 contact 40 x .... = ....
15 Slight 4 x .... = ....
16 ..............................................................
17 Total
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19 Primary Offense + Additional Offenses + Victim Injury=
20 TOTAL OFFENSE SCORE
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22 PRIOR RECORD SCORE
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24 Prior Record
25 Level Sentence Points Number Total
26 ..............................................................
27 10 29 x .... = ....
28 9 23 x .... = ....
29 8 19 x .... = ....
30 7 14 x .... = ....
31 6 9 x .... = ....
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1 5 3.6 x .... = ....
2 4 2.4 x .... = ....
3 3 1.6 x .... = ....
4 2 0.8 x .... = ....
5 1 0.5 x .... = ....
6 M 0.2 x .... = ....
7 ..............................................................
8 Total
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10
11 TOTAL OFFENSE SCORE........................................
12 TOTAL PRIOR RECORD SCORE...................................
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14 LEGAL STATUS...............................................
15 COMMUNITY SANCTION VIOLATION...............................
16 PRIOR SERIOUS FELONY.......................................
17 PRIOR CAPITAL FELONY.......................................
18 FIREARM OR SEMIAUTOMATIC WEAPON............................
19 SUBTOTAL........
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21 VIOLENT CAREER CRIMINAL (no)(yes)..........................
22 VIOLENT HABITUAL OFFENDER (no)(yes)........................
23 HABITUAL OFFENDER (no)(yes)................................
24 DRUG TRAFFICKER (no)(yes) (x multiplier)...................
25 LAW ENF. PROTECT. (no)(yes) (x multiplier).................
26 MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT (no)(yes) (x multiplier)...............
27 CRIMINAL STREET GANG MEMBER (no)(yes) (x multiplier).......
28 ..............................................................
29 TOTAL SENTENCE POINTS........
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31 (b) WORKSHEET KEY:
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2 Legal status points are assessed when any form of legal status
3 existed at the time the offender committed an offense before
4 the court for sentencing. Four (4) sentence points are
5 assessed for an offender's legal status.
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7 Community sanction violation points are assessed when a
8 community sanction violation is before the court for
9 sentencing. Six (6) sentence points are assessed for each
10 community sanction violation, and each successive community
11 sanction violation; however, if the community sanction
12 violation includes a new felony conviction before the
13 sentencing court, twelve (12) community sanction violation
14 points are assessed for such violation, and for each
15 successive community sanction violation involving a new felony
16 conviction. Multiple counts of community sanction violations
17 before the sentencing court shall not be a basis for
18 multiplying the assessment of community sanction violation
19 points.
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21 Prior serious felony points: If the offender has a primary
22 offense or any additional offense ranked in level 8, level 9,
23 or level 10, and one or more prior serious felonies, a single
24 assessment of 30 points shall be added. For purposes of this
25 section, a prior serious felony is an offense in the
26 offender's prior record that is ranked in level 8, level 9, or
27 level 10 under s. 921.0012 or s. 921.0013 and for which the
28 offender is serving a sentence of confinement, supervision, or
29 other sanction or for which the offender's date of release
30 from confinement, supervision, or other sanction, whichever is
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1 later, is within 3 years before the date the primary offense
2 or any additional offense was committed.
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4 Prior capital felony points: If the offender has one or more
5 prior capital felonies, points shall be added to the subtotal
6 sentence points of the offender equal to twice the number of
7 points the offender receives for the primary offense and any
8 additional offense. A prior capital felony is a capital
9 felony offense for which the offender has been found guilty;
10 or a felony in another jurisdiction which is a capital felony
11 in that jurisdiction, or would be a capital felony if the
12 offense were committed in this state.
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14 Possession of a firearm, semiautomatic firearm, or machine
15 gun: If the offender is convicted of committing or attempting
16 to commit any felony other than those enumerated in s.
17 775.087(2) while having in his possession: a firearm as
18 defined in s. 790.001(6), an additional 18 sentence points are
19 assessed; or if the offender is convicted of committing or
20 attempting to commit any felony other than those enumerated in
21 s. 775.087(3) while having in his possession a semiautomatic
22 firearm as defined in s. 775.087(3) or a machine gun as
23 defined in s. 790.001(9), an additional 25 sentence points are
24 assessed.
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26 Sentencing multipliers:
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28 Drug trafficking: If the primary offense is drug trafficking
29 under s. 893.135, the subtotal sentence points are multiplied,
30 at the discretion of the court, for a level 7 or level 8
31 offense, by 1.5. The state attorney may move the sentencing
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1 court to reduce or suspend the sentence of a person convicted
2 of a level 7 or level 8 offense, if the offender provides
3 substantial assistance as described in s. 893.135(4).
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5 Law enforcement protection: If the primary offense is a
6 violation of the Law Enforcement Protection Act under s.
7 775.0823(2), the subtotal sentence points are multiplied by
8 2.5. If the primary offense is a violation of s. 775.0823(3),
9 (4), (5), (6), (7), or (8), the subtotal sentence points are
10 multiplied by 2.0. If the primary offense is a violation of s.
11 784.07(3) or s. 775.0875(1), or of the Law Enforcement
12 Protection Act under s. 775.0823(8) or (9) s. 775.0823(9) or
13 (10), the subtotal sentence points are multiplied by 1.5.
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15 Grand theft of a motor vehicle: If the primary offense is
16 grand theft of the third degree involving a motor vehicle and
17 in the offender's prior record, there are three or more grand
18 thefts of the third degree involving a motor vehicle, the
19 subtotal sentence points are multiplied by 1.5.
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21 Criminal street gang member: If the offender is convicted of
22 the primary offense and is found to have been a member of a
23 criminal street gang at the time of the commission of the
24 primary offense pursuant to s. 874.04, the subtotal sentence
25 points are multiplied by 1.5.
26 Section 7. Subsection (3) of section 947.146, Florida
27 Statutes, 1996 Supplement, is amended to read:
28 947.146 Control Release Authority.--
29 (3) Within 120 days prior to the date the state
30 correctional system is projected pursuant to s. 216.136 to
31 exceed 99 percent of total capacity, the authority shall
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1 determine eligibility for and establish a control release date
2 for an appropriate number of parole ineligible inmates
3 committed to the department and incarcerated within the state
4 who have been determined by the authority to be eligible for
5 discretionary early release pursuant to this section. In
6 establishing control release dates, it is the intent of the
7 Legislature that the authority prioritize consideration of
8 eligible inmates closest to their tentative release date. The
9 authority shall rely upon commitment data on the offender
10 information system maintained by the department to initially
11 identify inmates who are to be reviewed for control release
12 consideration. The authority may use a method of objective
13 risk assessment in determining if an eligible inmate should be
14 released. Such assessment shall be a part of the department's
15 management information system. However, the authority shall
16 have sole responsibility for determining control release
17 eligibility, establishing a control release date, and
18 effectuating the release of a sufficient number of inmates to
19 maintain the inmate population between 99 percent and 100
20 percent of total capacity. Inmates who are ineligible for
21 control release are inmates who are parole eligible or inmates
22 who:
23 (a) Are serving a sentence that includes a mandatory
24 minimum provision for a capital offense or drug trafficking
25 offense and have not served the number of days equal to the
26 mandatory minimum term less any jail-time credit awarded by
27 the court;
28 (b) Are serving the mandatory minimum portion of a
29 sentence enhanced under s. 775.087(2) or (3), or s. 784.07(3);
30 (c) Are convicted, or have been previously convicted,
31 of committing or attempting to commit sexual battery, incest,
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1 or any of the following lewd or indecent assaults or acts:
2 masturbating in public; exposing the sexual organs in a
3 perverted manner; or nonconsensual handling or fondling of the
4 sexual organs of another person;
5 (d) Are convicted, or have been previously convicted,
6 of committing or attempting to commit assault, aggravated
7 assault, battery, or aggravated battery, and a sex act was
8 attempted or completed during commission of such offense;
9 (e) Are convicted, or have been previously convicted,
10 of committing or attempting to commit kidnapping, burglary, or
11 murder, and the offense was committed with the intent to
12 commit sexual battery or a sex act was attempted or completed
13 during commission of the offense;
14 (f) Are convicted, or have been previously convicted,
15 of committing or attempting to commit false imprisonment upon
16 a child under the age of 13 and, in the course of committing
17 the offense, the inmate committed aggravated child abuse,
18 sexual battery against the child, or a lewd, lascivious, or
19 indecent assault or act upon or in the presence of the child;
20 (g) Are sentenced, have previously been sentenced, or
21 have been sentenced at any time under s. 775.084, or have been
22 sentenced at any time in another jurisdiction as a habitual
23 offender;
24 (h) Are convicted, or have been previously convicted,
25 of committing or attempting to commit assault, aggravated
26 assault, battery, aggravated battery, kidnapping,
27 manslaughter, or murder against an officer as defined in s.
28 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9); against a state
29 attorney or assistant state attorney; or against a justice or
30 judge of a court described in Art. V of the State
31 Constitution; or against an officer, judge, or state attorney
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1 employed in a comparable position by any other jurisdiction;
2 or
3 (i) Are convicted, or have been previously convicted,
4 of committing or attempting to commit murder in the first,
5 second, or third degree under s. 782.04(1), (2), (3), or (4),
6 or have ever been convicted of any degree of murder or
7 attempted murder in another jurisdiction;
8 (j) Are convicted, or have been previously convicted,
9 of DUI manslaughter under s. 316.193(3)(c)3., and are
10 sentenced, or have been sentenced at any time, as a habitual
11 offender for such offense, or have been sentenced at any time
12 in another jurisdiction as a habitual offender for such
13 offense;
14 (k)1. Are serving a sentence for an offense committed
15 on or after January 1, 1994, for a violation of the Law
16 Enforcement Protection Act under s. 775.0823(2), (3), (4), or
17 (5), and the subtotal of the offender's sentence points is
18 multiplied pursuant to s. 921.0014;
19 2. Are serving a sentence for an offense committed on
20 or after October 1, 1995, for a violation of the Law
21 Enforcement Protection Act under s. 775.0823(2), (3), (4),
22 (5), (6), or (7), or (8), and the subtotal of the offender's
23 sentence points is multiplied pursuant to s. 921.0014;
24 (l) Are serving a sentence for an offense committed on
25 or after January 1, 1994, for possession of a firearm,
26 semiautomatic firearm, or machine gun in which additional
27 points are added to the subtotal of the offender's sentence
28 points pursuant to s. 921.0014; or
29 (m) Are convicted, or have been previously convicted,
30 of committing or attempting to commit manslaughter,
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1 kidnapping, robbery, carjacking, home-invasion robbery, or a
2 burglary under s. 810.02(2).
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4 In making control release eligibility determinations under
5 this subsection, the authority may rely on any document
6 leading to or generated during the course of the criminal
7 proceedings, including, but not limited to, any presentence or
8 postsentence investigation or any information contained in
9 arrest reports relating to circumstances of the offense.
10 Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 1997.
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13 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Provides mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for
15 certain violent offenses against a law enforcement
officer or other designated officers and officials.
16 Provides a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for
committing certain offenses while possessing a firearm or
17 destructive device. Provides a mandatory minimum term of
imprisonment for the offense of taking a law enforcement
18 officer's firearm. Increases the mandatory minimum term
of imprisonment for committing certain offenses while
19 possessing a firearm. Provides a mandatory minimum term
of imprisonment for an aggravated assault or aggravated
20 battery committed against a person of a specified age or
older. Conforms cross references to changes made by the
21 act.
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