Senate Bill 1178
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Florida Senate - 1999 SB 1178
By Senator Silver
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the juvenile justice
3 continuum; creating s. 985.3065, F.S.;
4 authorizing a law enforcement agency or school
5 district to establish a prearrest diversion
6 program in cooperation with the state attorney;
7 providing that a child may be required to
8 surrender his or her driver's license under the
9 program; authorizing the state attorney to
10 notify the Department of Highway Safety and
11 Motor Vehicles to suspend the driver's license
12 of a child who fails to comply with the
13 requirements of the prearrest diversion
14 program; providing an effective date.
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16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18 Section 1. Section 985.3065, Florida Statutes, is
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20 985.3065 Prearrest diversion programs.--
21 (1) A law enforcement agency or school district, in
22 cooperation with the state attorney, may establish a prearrest
23 diversion program.
24 (2) As part of the prearrest diversion program, a
25 child who is alleged to have committed a delinquent act may be
26 required to surrender his or her driver's license, or refrain
27 from applying for a driver's license, for not more than 90
28 days. If the child fails to comply with the requirements of
29 the program, the state attorney may notify the Department of
30 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in writing to suspend the
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Florida Senate - 1999 SB 1178
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1 child's driver's license for a period that may not exceed 90
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3 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.
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6 SENATE SUMMARY
7 Provides for a prearrest diversion program to be
established by a law enforcement agency or school
8 district. Provides that a child may be required to
surrender his or her driver's license under the program
9 for not more than 90 days. Authorizes the state attorney
to notify the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
10 Vehicles to suspend the driver's license of a child who
fails to comply with the requirements of the program.
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