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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to civil commitment of sexually
3 violent predators; providing a directive to the
4 Division of Statutory Revision; transferring
5 provisions relating to civil commitment of
6 sexually violent predators to ch. 394, F.S.,
7 relating to mental health; amending s. 27.51,
8 F.S.; clarifying duty of the public defender to
9 represent sexually violent predators who are
10 indigent; prohibiting a public defender from
11 representing such persons in civil actions and
12 administrative proceedings; renumbering and
13 amending s. 916.31, F.S.; conforming
14 cross-references; creating s. 394.911, F.S.;
15 declaring legislative intent with respect to
16 procedures to be used for commitment of
17 sexually violent predators; renumbering and
18 amending s. 916.32, F.S.; defining the term
19 "secretary"; redefining the term "sexually
20 violent offense" to revise the applicability of
21 the act; clarifying the term "total
22 confinement" for purposes of the act;
23 renumbering and amending s. 916.33, F.S.;
24 prescribing additional notice requirements;
25 requiring additional information; revising
26 composition of multidisciplinary teams;
27 providing for additional elements of assessment
28 of offenders; providing clarification on
29 assessments and recommendations to state
30 attorneys; creating s. 394.9135, F.S.;
31 prescribing procedures to be followed for
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1 evaluation and filing petitions for offenders
2 being immediately released from confinement;
3 renumbering and amending s. 916.34, F.S.;
4 revising requirements for filing a petition;
5 renumbering and amending s. 916.35, F.S.;
6 revising procedures relating to determination
7 of probable cause; creating s. 394.9155, F.S.;
8 providing rules of procedure and evidence;
9 renumbering and amending s. 916.36, F.S.;
10 prescribing jury size in a trial to determine
11 whether a person is a sexually violent
12 predator; renumbering and amending s. 916.37,
13 F.S.; revising commitment procedures; providing
14 for payment for counsel and costs in cases
15 involving indigent defendants; renumbering and
16 amending s. 916.38, F.S.; conforming
17 cross-references; renumbering and amending s.
18 916.39, F.S.; conforming terminology;
19 renumbering and amending s. 916.40, F.S.;
20 revising procedures for petitioning for
21 release; renumbering and amending s. 916.41,
22 F.S.; revising guidelines relating to release
23 of records; renumbering and amending s. 916.42,
24 F.S.; conforming cross-references; renumbering
25 and amending s. 916.43, F.S.; conforming
26 cross-references; renumbering and amending s.
27 916.44, F.S.; conforming cross-references;
28 renumbering and amending s. 916.45, F.S.;
29 revising provision relating to applicability of
30 act; renumbering and amending s. 916.46, F.S.;
31 revising notice requirements upon release of
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1 persons committed as sexually violent
2 predators; renumbering and amending s. 916.47,
3 F.S.; providing requirement to notify specified
4 persons upon escape of person committed as
5 sexually violent predators; renumbering and
6 amending s. 916.48, F.S.; conforming
7 cross-references; renumbering and amending s.
8 916.49, F.S.; conforming cross-references;
9 creating s. 394.930, F.S.; directing the
10 Department of Children and Family Services to
11 adopt certain rules; requiring the Department
12 of Corrections to produce quarterly reports;
13 requiring the Office of Program Policy Analysis
14 and Government Accountability to conduct a
15 study and report to the Legislature; requiring
16 the Department of Children and Family Services
17 to contract with the Correctional Privatization
18 Commission to create the Jimmy Ryce Treatment
19 Facility; directing a request for proposals be
20 developed and issued by a specified date;
21 providing for an initial capacity of the
22 facility, exempting specified provisions;
23 providing for an interagency agreement for
24 monitoring and auditing of the facility;
25 providing for financing options to be used by
26 the selected contractor; providing an effective
27 date.
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29 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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1 Section 1. The Division of Statutory Revision is
2 requested to designate sections 394.910-394.930, Florida
3 Statutes, as part V of chapter 394, Florida Statutes, and to
4 entitle such part as "Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually
5 Violent Predators."
6 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 27.51, Florida
7 Statutes, is amended to read:
8 27.51 Duties of public defender.--
9 (1) The public defender shall represent, without
10 additional compensation, any person who is determined by the
11 court to be indigent as provided in s. 27.52 and who is:
12 (a) Under arrest for, or is charged with, a felony;
13 (b) Under arrest for, or is charged with, a
14 misdemeanor, a violation of chapter 316 which is punishable by
15 imprisonment, criminal contempt, or a violation of a municipal
16 or county ordinance in the county court, unless the court,
17 prior to trial, files in the cause an order of no imprisonment
18 which states that the defendant will not be imprisoned if he
19 or she is convicted;
20 (c) Alleged to be a delinquent child pursuant to a
21 petition filed before a circuit court; or
22 (d) Sought by petition filed in such court to be
23 involuntarily placed as a mentally ill person or sexually
24 violent predator or involuntarily admitted to residential
25 services as a person with developmental disabilities. However,
26 a public defender does not have the authority to represent any
27 person who is a plaintiff in a civil action brought under the
28 Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, the Federal Rules of Civil
29 Procedure, or the Federal Statutes, or who is a petitioner in
30 an administrative proceeding challenging a rule under chapter
31 120, unless specifically authorized by statute.
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1 Section 3. Section 916.31, Florida Statutes, 1998
2 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.910,
3 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
4 394.910 916.31 Legislative findings and intent.--The
5 Legislature finds that a small but extremely dangerous number
6 of sexually violent predators exist who do not have a mental
7 disease or defect that renders them appropriate for
8 involuntary treatment under the Baker Act, part I of this
9 chapter ss. 394.451-394.4789, which is intended to provide
10 short-term treatment to individuals with serious mental
11 disorders and then return them to the community. In contrast
12 to persons appropriate for civil commitment under the Baker
13 Act, sexually violent predators generally have antisocial
14 personality features which are unamenable to existing mental
15 illness treatment modalities, and those features render them
16 likely to engage in criminal, sexually violent behavior. The
17 Legislature further finds that the likelihood of sexually
18 violent predators engaging in repeat acts of predatory sexual
19 violence is high. The existing involuntary commitment
20 procedures under the Baker Act for the treatment and care of
21 mentally ill persons are inadequate to address the risk these
22 sexually violent predators pose to society. The Legislature
23 further finds that the prognosis for rehabilitating sexually
24 violent predators in a prison setting is poor, the treatment
25 needs of this population are very long term, and the treatment
26 modalities for this population are very different from the
27 traditional treatment modalities for people appropriate for
28 commitment under the Baker Act. It is therefore the intent of
29 the Legislature to create a civil commitment procedure for the
30 long-term care and treatment of sexually violent predators.
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1 Section 4. Section 394.911, Florida Statutes, is
2 created to read:
3 394.911 Legislative intent.--The Legislature intends
4 that persons who are subject to the civil commitment procedure
5 for sexually violent predators under this part be subject to
6 the procedures established in this part and not to the
7 provisions of part I of this chapter. Less restrictive
8 alternatives are not applicable to cases initiated under this
9 part.
10 Section 5. Section 916.32, Florida Statutes, 1998
11 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.912,
12 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
13 394.912 916.32 Definitions.--As used in this part ss.
14 916.31-916.49, the term:
15 (1) "Agency with jurisdiction" means the agency that
16 releases, upon lawful order or authority, a person who is
17 serving a sentence in the custody of the Department of
18 Corrections, a person who was adjudicated delinquent and is
19 committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile
20 Justice, or a person who was involuntarily committed to the
21 custody of the Department of Children and Family Services upon
22 an adjudication of not guilty by reason of insanity.
23 (2) "Convicted of a sexually violent offense" means a
24 person who has been:
25 (a) Adjudicated guilty of a sexually violent offense
26 after a trial, guilty plea, or plea of nolo contendere;
27 (b) Adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity of a
28 sexually violent offense; or
29 (c) Adjudicated delinquent of a sexually violent
30 offense after a trial, guilty plea, or plea of nolo
31 contendere.
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1 (3) "Department" means the Department of Children and
2 Family Services.
3 (4) "Likely to engage in acts of sexual violence"
4 means the person's propensity to commit acts of sexual
5 violence is of such a degree as to pose a menace to the health
6 and safety of others.
7 (5) "Mental abnormality" means a mental condition
8 affecting a person's emotional or volitional capacity which
9 predisposes the person to commit sexually violent offenses.
10 (6) "Person" means an individual 18 years of age or
11 older who is a potential or actual subject of proceedings
12 under this part ss. 916.31-916.49.
13 (7) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Department
14 of Children and Family Services.
15 (8)(7) "Sexually motivated" means that one of the
16 purposes for which the defendant committed the crime was for
17 sexual gratification.
18 (9)(8) "Sexually violent offense" means:
19 (a) Murder of a human being while engaged in sexual
20 battery in violation of s. 782.04(1)(a)2.;
21 (b) Kidnapping of a child under the age of 13 16 and,
22 in the course of that offense, committing:
23 1. Sexual battery; or
24 2. A lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon
25 or in the presence of the child;
26 (c) Committing the offense of false imprisonment upon
27 a child under the age of 13 16 and, in the course of that
28 offense, committing:
29 1. Sexual battery; or
30 2. A lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon
31 or in the presence of the child;
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1 (d) Sexual battery in violation of s. 794.011;
2 (e) Lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon
3 or in presence of the child in violation of s. 800.04;
4 (f) An attempt, criminal solicitation, or conspiracy,
5 in violation of s. 777.04, of a sexually violent offense;
6 (g) Any conviction for a felony offense in effect at
7 any time before October 1, 1998, which is comparable to a
8 sexually violent offense under paragraphs (a)-(f) or any
9 federal conviction or conviction in another state for a felony
10 offense that in this state would be a sexually violent
11 offense; or
12 (h) Any criminal act that, either at the time of
13 sentencing for the offense or subsequently during civil
14 commitment proceedings under this part ss. 916.31-916.49, has
15 been determined beyond a reasonable doubt to have been
16 sexually motivated.
17 (10)(9) "Sexually violent predator" means any person
18 who:
19 (a) Has been convicted of a sexually violent offense;
20 and
21 (b) Suffers from a mental abnormality or personality
22 disorder that makes the person likely to engage in acts of
23 sexual violence if not confined in a secure facility for
24 long-term control, care, and treatment.
25 (11)(10) "Total confinement" means that the person is
26 currently being held in any physically secure facility being
27 operated or contractually operated for the Department of
28 Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the
29 Department of Children and Family Services. A person shall
30 also be deemed to be in total confinement for applicability of
31 provisions under this part if the person is serving an
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1 incarcerative sentence under the custody of the Department of
2 Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice and is being
3 held in any other secure facility for any reason.
4 Section 6. Section 916.33, Florida Statutes, 1998
5 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.913,
6 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
7 394.913 916.33 Notice to state attorney and
8 multidisciplinary team of release of sexually violent
9 predator; establishing multidisciplinary teams; information to
10 be provided to multidisciplinary teams team.--
11 (1) The agency with jurisdiction over a person who has
12 been convicted of a sexually violent offense shall give
13 written notice to the multidisciplinary team, and a copy to
14 the state attorney of the circuit where that person was last
15 convicted of a sexually violent offense. If the person has
16 never been convicted of a sexually violent offense in this
17 state but has been convicted of a sexually violent offense in
18 another state or in federal court, the agency with
19 jurisdiction shall give written notice to the
20 multidisciplinary team and a copy to the state attorney of the
21 circuit where the person was last convicted of any offense in
22 this state. If the person is being confined in this state
23 pursuant to interstate compact and has a prior or current
24 conviction for a sexually violent offense, the agency with
25 jurisdiction shall give written notice to the
26 multidisciplinary team and a copy to the state attorney of the
27 circuit where the person plans to reside upon release or, if
28 no residence in this state is planned, the state attorney in
29 the circuit where the facility from which the person to be
30 released is located. The written notice must be given to the
31 multidisciplinary team and the state attorney at least 365 180
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1 days or, in the case of an adjudicated committed delinquent,
2 at least 90 days before:
3 (a) The anticipated release from total confinement of
4 a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent offense,
5 except that in the case of persons who have been returned to
6 total confinement for no more than 90 days, written notice
7 must be given as soon as practicable following the person's
8 return to confinement; or
9 (b) The anticipated hearing regarding possible release
10 of a person who has been found not guilty by reason of
11 insanity or mental incapacity of a sexually violent offense.
12 (2) The agency with jurisdiction shall provide the
13 multidisciplinary team with the following information:
14 (a) The person's name; identifying characteristics;
15 anticipated future residence; the type of supervision the
16 person will receive in the community, if any; and the person's
17 offense history; and
18 (b) The person's criminal history, including police
19 reports, victim statements, presentence investigation reports,
20 post-sentence investigation reports, if available, and any
21 other documents containing facts of the person's criminal
22 incidents;
23 (c) Mental health, mental status, and medical records,
24 including all clinical records and notes concerning the
25 person;
26 (d)(b) Documentation of institutional adjustment and
27 any treatment received and, in the case of an adjudicated
28 delinquent committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice,
29 copies of the most recent performance plan and performance
30 summary; and.
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1 (e) If the person was returned to custody after a
2 period of supervision, documentation of adjustment during
3 supervision and any treatment received.
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5 The provisions of this section are not jurisdictional, and
6 failure to comply with them in no way prevents the state
7 attorney from proceeding against a person otherwise subject to
8 the provisions of ss. 916.31-916.49.
9 (3)(a) The secretary or his or her designee of
10 Children and Family Services shall establish a
11 multidisciplinary team or teams, which shall include two
12 licensed psychiatrists or psychologists, or one licensed
13 psychiatrist and one licensed psychologist, designated by the
14 Secretary of Children and Family Services.
15 (b) Each team shall include, but is not limited to,
16 two licensed psychiatrists or psychologists or one licensed
17 psychiatrist and one licensed psychologist. The
18 multidisciplinary team shall assess and evaluate each person
19 referred to the team. The assessment and evaluation shall
20 include a review of the person's institutional history and
21 treatment record, if any, the person's criminal background,
22 and any other factor that is relevant to the determination of
23 whether such person is a sexually violent predator.
24 (c) Before recommending that a person meets the
25 definition of a sexually violent predator, the person must be
26 offered a personal interview. If the person agrees to
27 participate in a personal interview, at least one member of
28 the team who is a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist must
29 conduct a personal interview of the person. If the person
30 refuses to fully participate in a personal interview, the
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1 multidisciplinary team may proceed with its recommendation
2 without a personal interview of the person.
3 (d) The Attorney General's Office shall serve as legal
4 counsel to the multidisciplinary team.
5 (e) The team, Within 45 days after receiving notice,
6 there shall be a written assessment as to assess whether the
7 person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator and
8 a written recommendation, which shall be provided to provide
9 the state attorney with its written assessment and
10 recommendation. The written recommendation shall be provided
11 by the Department of Children and Family Services and shall
12 include the written report of the multidisciplinary team.
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14 The provisions of this section are not jurisdictional, and
15 failure to comply with them in no way prevents the state
16 attorney from proceeding against a person otherwise subject to
17 the provisions of this part.
18 Section 7. Section 394.9135, Florida Statutes, is
19 created to read:
20 394.9135 Immediate releases from total confinement;
21 transfer of person to department; time limitations on
22 assessment, notification, and filing petition to hold in
23 custody; filing petition after release.--
24 (1) If the anticipated release from total confinement
25 of a person who has been convicted of a sexually violent
26 offense becomes immediate for any reason, the agency with
27 jurisdiction shall upon immediate release from total
28 confinement transfer that person to the custody of the
29 Department of Children and Family Services to be held in an
30 appropriate secure facility.
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1 (2) Within 72 hours after transfer, the
2 multidisciplinary team shall assess whether the person meets
3 the definition of a sexually violent predator. If the
4 multidisciplinary team determines that the person does not
5 meet the definition of a sexually violent predator, that
6 person shall be immediately released. If the multidisciplinary
7 team determines that the person meets the definition of a
8 sexually violent predator, the team shall provide the state
9 attorney, as designated by s. 394.913, with its written
10 assessment and recommendation within the 72-hour period or, if
11 the 72-hour period ends on a weekend or holiday, within the
12 next working day thereafter.
13 (3) Within 48 hours after receipt of the written
14 assessment and recommendation from the multidisciplinary team,
15 the state attorney, as designated in s. 394.913, may file a
16 petition with the circuit court alleging that the person is a
17 sexually violent predator and stating facts sufficient to
18 support such allegation. If a petition is not filed within 48
19 hours after receipt of the written assessment and
20 recommendation by the state attorney, the person shall be
21 immediately released. If a petition is filed pursuant to this
22 section and the judge determines that there is probable cause
23 to believe that the person is a sexually violent predator, the
24 judge shall order the person be maintained in custody and held
25 in an appropriate secure facility for further proceedings in
26 accordance with this part.
27 (4) The provisions of this section are not
28 jurisdictional, and failure to comply with the time
29 limitations, which results in the release of a person who has
30 been convicted of a sexually violent offense, is not
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1 attorney from proceeding against a person otherwise subject to
2 the provisions of this part.
3 Section 8. Section 916.34, Florida Statutes, 1998
4 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.914,
5 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
6 394.914 916.34 Petition; time; contents.--Following
7 receipt of the written assessment and recommendation from the
8 multidisciplinary team, the state attorney, in accordance with
9 s. 394.913, in the judicial circuit where the person committed
10 the sexually violent offense may file a petition with the
11 circuit court alleging that the person is a sexually violent
12 predator and stating facts sufficient to support such
13 allegation. No fee shall be charged for the filing of a
14 petition under this section.
15 Section 9. Section 916.35, Florida Statutes, 1998
16 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.915,
17 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
18 394.915 916.35 Determination of probable cause;
19 hearing; evaluation; respondent taken into custody; bail.--
20 (1) When the state attorney files a petition seeking
21 to have a person declared a sexually violent predator, the
22 judge shall determine whether probable cause exists to believe
23 that the person named in the petition is a sexually violent
24 predator. If the judge determines that there is probable cause
25 to believe that the person is a sexually violent predator, the
26 judge shall order direct that the person remain in custody and
27 be immediately transferred to be taken into custody and held
28 in an appropriate secure facility if the person's
29 incarcerative sentence expires.
30 (2) Upon the expiration of the incarcerative sentence
31 and before the release from custody of a person whom the
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1 multidisciplinary team recommends for civil commitment, but
2 after the state attorney files a petition under s. 394.914 s.
3 916.33, the court may conduct an adversarial probable cause
4 hearing if it determines such hearing is necessary state
5 attorney may further petition the court for an adversarial
6 probable cause hearing. The court shall only consider whether
7 to have an adversarial probable cause hearing in cases where
8 the failure to begin a trial is not the result of any delay
9 caused by the respondent. The person shall be provided with
10 notice of, and an opportunity to appear in person at, an
11 adversarial hearing. At this hearing, the judge shall:
12 (a) Receive evidence and hear argument from the person
13 and the state attorney; and
14 (b) Determine whether probable cause exists to believe
15 that the person is a sexually violent predator.
16 (3) At the adversarial probable cause hearing, the
17 person has the right to:
18 (a) Be represented by counsel;
19 (b) Present evidence;
20 (c) Cross-examine any witnesses who testify against
21 the person; and
22 (d) View and copy all petitions and reports in the
23 court file.
24 (4) If the court again concludes that there is
25 probable cause to believe that the person is a sexually
26 violent predator, the court shall order direct that the person
27 be held in an appropriate secure facility upon the expiration
28 of his or her incarcerative sentence in the county where the
29 petition was filed for an evaluation by a mental health
30 professional.
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1 (5) After a court finds probable cause to believe that
2 the person is a sexually violent predator, the person must be
3 held in custody in a secure facility without opportunity for
4 pretrial release or release during the trial proceedings.
5 Section 10. Section 394.9155, Florida Statutes, is
6 created to read:
7 394.9155 Rules of procedure and evidence.--In all
8 civil commitment proceedings for sexually violent predators
9 under this part, the following shall apply.
10 (1) The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure apply unless
11 otherwise specified in this part.
12 (2) The Florida Rules of Evidence apply unless
13 otherwise specified in this part.
14 (3) The psychotherapist-patient privilege under s.
15 90.503 does not exist or apply for communications relevant to
16 an issue in proceedings to involuntarily commit a person under
17 this part.
18 (4) The court may consider evidence of prior behavior
19 by a person who is subject to proceedings under this part if
20 such evidence is relevant to proving that the person is a
21 sexually violent predator.
22 (5) Hearsay evidence, including reports of a member of
23 the multidisciplinary team or reports produced on behalf of
24 the multidisciplinary team, is admissible in proceedings under
25 this part unless the court finds that such evidence is not
26 reliable. In a trial, however, hearsay evidence may not be
27 used as the sole basis for committing a person under this
28 part.
29 (6) Rules adopted under s. 394.930 shall not
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1 (a) An evidentiary predicate for the admission of any
2 physical evidence or testimony;
3 (b) A basis for excluding or otherwise limiting the
4 presentation of any physical evidence or testimony in judicial
5 proceedings under this part; or
6 (c) Elements of the cause of action that the state
7 needs to allege or prove in judicial proceedings under this
8 part.
9 (7) If the person who is subject to proceedings under
10 this part refuses to be interviewed by or fully cooperate with
11 members of the multidisciplinary team or any state mental
12 health expert, the court may, in its discretion:
13 (a) Order the person to allow members of the
14 multidisciplinary team and any state mental health experts to
15 review all mental health reports, tests, and evaluations by
16 the person's mental health expert or experts; or
17 (b) Prohibit the person's mental health experts from
18 testifying concerning mental health tests, evaluations, or
19 examinations of the person.
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21 The failure of any party to comply with such rules shall not
22 constitute a defense in any judicial proceedings under this
23 part.
24 Section 11. Section 916.36, Florida Statutes, 1998
25 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.916,
26 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
27 394.916 916.36 Trial; counsel and experts; indigent
28 persons; jury.--
29 (1) Within 30 days after the determination of probable
30 cause, the court shall conduct a trial to determine whether
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1 (2) The trial may be continued upon the request of
2 either party and a showing of good cause, or by the court on
3 its own motion in the interests of justice, when the person
4 will not be substantially prejudiced.
5 (3) At all adversarial proceedings under this act, the
6 person subject to this act is entitled to the assistance of
7 counsel, and, if the person is indigent, the court shall
8 appoint the public defender or, if a conflict exists, other
9 counsel to assist the person.
10 (4) If the person is subjected to a mental health
11 examination under this part chapter, the person also may
12 retain experts or mental health professionals to perform an
13 examination. If the person wishes to be examined by a
14 professional of the person's own choice, the examiner must be
15 provided reasonable access to the person, as well as to all
16 relevant medical and mental health records and reports. In the
17 case of a person who is indigent, the court, upon the person's
18 request, shall determine whether such an examination is
19 necessary. If the court determines that an examination is
20 necessary, the court shall appoint a mental health
21 professional and determine the reasonable compensation for the
22 professional's services, which shall be paid by the state.
23 (5) The person or the state attorney has the right to
24 demand that the trial be before a jury of six members. A
25 demand for a jury trial must be filed, in writing, at least 5
26 days before the trial. If no demand is made, the trial shall
27 be to the court.
28 Section 12. Section 916.37, Florida Statutes, 1998
29 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.917,
30 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
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1 394.917 916.37 Determination; commitment procedure;
2 mistrials; housing; counsel and costs in indigent appellate
3 cases.--
4 (1) The court or jury shall determine by clear and
5 convincing evidence whether the person is a sexually violent
6 predator. If the determination is made by a jury, the verdict
7 decision must be unanimous. If the jury is unable to reach a
8 unanimous verdict, the court must declare a mistrial and poll
9 the jury. If a majority of the jury would find the person is a
10 sexually violent predator If a majority of the jury finds that
11 the person is a sexually violent predator, but the decision is
12 not unanimous, the state attorney may refile the petition and
13 proceed according to the provisions of this part ss.
14 916.31-916.49. Any retrial must occur within 90 days after the
15 previous trial, unless the subsequent proceeding is continued
16 in accordance with s. 394.916(2) s. 916.36(2). The
17 determination that a person is a sexually violent predator may
18 be appealed.
19 (2) If the court or jury determines that the person is
20 a sexually violent predator, upon the expiration of the
21 incarcerative portion of all criminal sentences and
22 disposition of any detainers other than detainers for
23 deportation by the United States Immigration and
24 Naturalization Service, the person shall be committed to the
25 custody of the Department of Children and Family Services for
26 control, care, and treatment until such time as the person's
27 mental abnormality or personality disorder has so changed that
28 it is safe for the person to be at large. At all times,
29 sexually violent predators who are committed for control,
30 care, and treatment by the Department of Children and Family
31 Services under this section shall be kept in a secure facility
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1 segregated from patients who are not committed under this
2 section.
3 (3) The public defender of the circuit in which a
4 person was determined to be a sexually violent predator shall
5 be appointed to represent the person on appeal. That public
6 defender may request the public defender who handles criminal
7 appeals for the circuit to represent the person on appeal in
8 the manner provided in s. 27.51(4). If the public defender is
9 unable to represent the person on appeal due to a conflict,
10 the court shall appoint other counsel, who shall be
11 compensated at a rate not less than that provided for
12 appointed counsel in criminal cases. Filing fees for indigent
13 appeals under this act are waived. Costs and fees related to
14 such appeals, including the amounts paid for records,
15 transcripts, and compensation of appointed counsel, shall be
16 authorized by the trial court and paid from state funds that
17 are appropriated for such purposes.
18 Section 13. Section 916.38, Florida Statutes, 1998
19 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.918,
20 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
21 394.918 916.38 Examinations; notice; court hearings
22 for release of committed persons; burden of proof.--
23 (1) A person committed under this part ss.
24 916.31-916.49 shall have an examination of his or her mental
25 condition once every year or more frequently at the court's
26 discretion. The person may retain or, if the person is
27 indigent and so requests, the court may appoint, a qualified
28 professional to examine the person. Such a professional shall
29 have access to all records concerning the person. The results
30 of the examination shall be provided to the court that
31 committed the person under this part ss. 916.31-916.49. Upon
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1 receipt of the report, the court shall conduct a review of the
2 person's status.
3 (2) The department shall provide the person with
4 annual written notice of the person's right to petition the
5 court for release over the objection of the director of the
6 facility where the person is housed. The notice must contain a
7 waiver of rights. The director of the facility shall forward
8 the notice and waiver form to the court.
9 (3) The court shall hold a limited hearing to
10 determine whether there is probable cause to believe that the
11 person's condition has so changed that it is safe for the
12 person to be at large and that the person will not engage in
13 acts of sexual violence if discharged. The person has the
14 right to be represented by counsel at the probable cause
15 hearing, but the person is not entitled to be present. If the
16 court determines that there is probable cause to believe it is
17 safe to release the person, the court shall set a trial before
18 the court on the issue.
19 (4) At the trial before the court, the person is
20 entitled to be present and is entitled to the benefit of all
21 constitutional protections afforded the person at the initial
22 trial, except for the right to a jury. The state attorney
23 shall represent the state and has the right to have the person
24 examined by professionals chosen by the state. At the hearing,
25 the state bears the burden of proving, by clear and convincing
26 evidence, that the person's mental condition remains such that
27 it is not safe for the person to be at large and that, if
28 released, the person is likely to engage in acts of sexual
29 violence.
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1 Section 14. Section 916.39, Florida Statutes, 1998
2 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.919,
3 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
4 394.919 916.39 Authorized petition for release;
5 procedure.--
6 (1) If the secretary of Children and Family Services
7 or the secretary's designee at any time determines that the
8 person is not likely to commit acts of sexual violence if
9 conditionally discharged, the secretary or the secretary's
10 designee shall authorize the person to petition the court for
11 release. The petition shall be served upon the court and the
12 state attorney. The court, upon receipt of such a petition,
13 shall order a trial before the court within 30 days, unless
14 continued for good cause.
15 (2) The state attorney shall represent the state, and
16 has the right to have the person examined by professionals of
17 the state attorney's choice. The state bears the burden of
18 proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the person's
19 mental condition remains such that it is not safe for the
20 person to be at large and that, if released, the person is
21 likely to engage in acts of sexual violence.
22 Section 15. Section 916.40, Florida Statutes, 1998
23 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.920,
24 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
25 394.920 916.40 Petition for release.--Sections
26 916.31-916.49 do not prohibit A person is not prohibited from
27 filing a petition for discharge at any time after commitment
28 under this part. However, if the person has previously filed
29 such a petition without the approval of the secretary of
30 Children and Family Services or the secretary's designee and
31 the court determined that the petition was without merit, a
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1 subsequent petition shall be denied unless the petition
2 contains facts upon which a court could find that the person's
3 condition has so changed that a probable cause hearing is
4 warranted.
5 Section 16. Section 916.41, Florida Statutes, 1998
6 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.921,
7 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
8 394.921 916.41 Release of records to agencies,
9 multidisciplinary teams, and state attorney.--
10 (1) In order to protect the public, relevant
11 information and records that are otherwise confidential or
12 privileged shall be released to the agency with having
13 jurisdiction, to a multidisciplinary team, or to the state
14 attorney for the purpose of meeting the notice requirements of
15 this part ss. 916.31-916.49 and determining whether a person
16 is or continues to be a sexually violent predator. A person,
17 agency, or entity receiving information under this section
18 which is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s.
19 119.07(1) must maintain the confidentiality of that
20 information. Such information does not lose its confidential
21 status due to its release under this section.
22 (2) Psychological or psychiatric reports, drug and
23 alcohol reports, treatment records, medical records, or victim
24 impact statements that have been submitted to the court or
25 admitted into evidence under this part ss. 916.31-916.49 shall
26 be part of the record but shall be sealed and may be opened
27 only pursuant to a court order.
28 Section 17. Section 916.42, Florida Statutes, 1998
29 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.922,
30 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
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1 394.922 916.42 Constitutional requirements.--The
2 long-term control, care, and treatment of a person committed
3 under this part ss. 916.31-916.49 must conform to
4 constitutional requirements.
5 Section 18. Section 916.43, Florida Statutes, 1998
6 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.923,
7 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
8 394.923 916.43 Immunity from civil liability.--The
9 agency with jurisdiction and its officers and employees; the
10 department and its officers and employees; members of the
11 multidisciplinary team; the state attorney and the state
12 attorney's employees; and those involved in the evaluation,
13 care, and treatment of sexually violent persons committed
14 under this part ss. 916.31-916.49 are immune from any civil
15 liability for good faith conduct under this part ss.
16 916.31-916.49.
17 Section 19. Section 916.44, Florida Statutes, 1998
18 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.924,
19 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
20 394.924 916.44 Severability.--If any section,
21 subsection, or provision of this part ss. 916.31-916.49 is
22 held to be unconstitutional or invalid by a court of competent
23 jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this part ss.
24 916.31-916.49 shall be unaffected because the Legislature
25 declares that the provisions of this part ss. 916.31-916.49
26 are severable from each other.
27 Section 20. Section 916.45, Florida Statutes, 1998
28 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.925,
29 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
30 394.925 916.45 Applicability of act.--This part
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1 in custody who have been convicted of a sexually violent
2 offense, as that term is defined in s. 394.912(9) s.
3 916.32(8), as well as to all persons convicted of a sexually
4 violent offense and sentenced to total confinement in the
5 future.
6 Section 21. Section 916.46, Florida Statutes, 1998
7 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.926,
8 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
9 394.926 916.46 Notice to victims of release of persons
10 committed as sexually violent predators; notice to Department
11 of Corrections and Parole Commission.--
12 (1) As soon as is practicable, the department shall
13 give written notice of the release of a person committed as a
14 sexually violent predator to any victim of the committed
15 person who is alive and whose address is known to the
16 department or, if the victim is deceased, to the victim's
17 family, if the family's address is known to the department.
18 Failure to notify is not a reason for postponement of release.
19 This section does not create a cause of action against the
20 state or an employee of the state acting within the scope of
21 the employee's employment as a result of the failure to notify
22 pursuant to this part ss. 916.31-916.49.
23 (2) If a sexually violent predator who has an active
24 or pending term of probation, community control, parole,
25 conditional release, or other court-ordered or post-prison
26 release supervision is released from custody, the department
27 must immediately notify the Department of Corrections' Office
28 of Community Corrections in Tallahassee. The Parole Commission
29 must also be immediately notified of any releases of a
30 sexually violent predator who has an active or pending term of
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1 parole, conditional release, or other post-prison release
2 supervision that is administered by the Parole Commission.
3 Section 22. Section 916.47, Florida Statutes, 1998
4 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.927,
5 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
6 394.927 916.47 Escape while in lawful custody; notice
7 to victim; notice to the Department of Corrections and Parole
8 Commission.--
9 (1) A person who is held in lawful custody pursuant to
10 a judicial finding of probable cause under s. 394.915 s.
11 916.35 or pursuant to a commitment as a sexually violent
12 predator under s. 394.916 s. 916.36 and who escapes or
13 attempts to escape while in such custody commits a felony of
14 the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
15 775.083, or s. 775.084.
16 (2) If a person who is held in custody pursuant to a
17 finding of probable cause or commitment as a sexually violent
18 predator escapes while in custody, the department shall
19 immediately notify the victim in accordance with s. 394.926.
20 The state attorney that filed the petition for civil
21 commitment of the escapee must also be immediately notified by
22 the department. If the escapee has an active or pending term
23 of probation, community control, parole, conditional release,
24 or other court-ordered or post-prison release supervision, the
25 department shall also immediately notify the Department of
26 Corrections' Office of Community Corrections in Tallahassee.
27 The Parole Commission shall also be immediately notified of an
28 escape if the escapee has an active or pending term of parole,
29 conditional release, or other post-prison release supervision
30 that is administered by the Parole Commission.
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1 Section 23. Section 916.48, Florida Statutes, 1998
2 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.928,
3 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
4 394.928 916.48 Subsistence fees and costs of
5 treatment.--
6 (1) In recognition of the fact that persons committed
7 under this part ss. 916.31-916.49 may have sources of income
8 and assets, which may include bank accounts, inheritances,
9 real estate, social security payments, veteran's payments, and
10 other types of financial resources, and in recognition of the
11 fact that the daily subsistence cost and costs of treatment of
12 persons committed under this part ss. 916.31-916.49 are a
13 burden on the taxpayers of the state, each person so committed
14 shall:
15 (a) Upon order of the court committing the person,
16 disclose all revenue or assets to the department.
17 (b) Pay from such income and assets, except where such
18 income is exempt by state or federal law, all or a fair
19 portion of the person's daily subsistence and treatment costs,
20 based upon the person's ability to pay, the liability or
21 potential liability of the person to the victim or the
22 guardian or the estate of the victim, and the needs of his or
23 her dependents.
24 (2)(a) Any person who is directed to pay all or a fair
25 portion of daily subsistence and treatment costs is entitled
26 to reasonable advance notice of the assessment and shall be
27 afforded an opportunity to present reasons for opposition to
28 the assessment.
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1 Section 24. Section 916.49, Florida Statutes, 1998
2 Supplement, is transferred, renumbered as section 394.929,
3 Florida Statutes, and amended to read:
4 394.929 916.49 Department of Children and Family
5 Services responsible for costs.--The Department of Children
6 and Family Services is responsible for all costs relating to
7 the evaluation and treatment of persons committed to the
8 department's custody as sexually violent predators. A county
9 is not obligated to fund costs for psychological examinations,
10 expert witnesses, court-appointed counsel, or other costs
11 required by this part ss. 916.31-916.49. Other costs for
12 psychological examinations, expert witnesses, and
13 court-appointed counsel required by this part ss.
14 916.31-916.49 shall be paid from state funds appropriated by
15 general law.
16 Section 25. Section 394.930, Florida Statutes, is
17 created to read:
18 394.930 Authority to adopt rules.--The Department of
19 Children and Family Services shall adopt rules for:
20 (1) Procedures that must be followed by members of the
21 multidisciplinary teams when assessing and evaluating persons
22 subject to this part;
23 (2) The criteria that must exist in order for a
24 multidisciplinary team to recommend to a state attorney that a
25 petition should be filed to involuntarily commit a person
26 under this part. The criteria shall include, but are not
27 limited to, whether:
28 (a) The person has a propensity to engage in future
29 acts of sexual violence;
30 (b) The person should be placed in a secure,
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1 (c) The person needs long-term treatment and care.
2 (3) The designation of secure facilities for sexually
3 violent predators who are subject to involuntary commitment
4 under this part;
5 (4) The components of the basic treatment plan for all
6 committed persons under this part;
7 (5) The protocol to inform a person that he or she is
8 being examined to determine whether he or she is a sexually
9 violent predator under this part.
10 Section 26. Beginning July 1, 1999, the Department of
11 Corrections shall collect information and compile quarterly
12 reports with statistics profiling inmates released the
13 previous quarter who fit the criteria and were referred to the
14 Department of Children and Family Services pursuant to this
15 act. The quarterly reports must be produced beginning October
16 1, 1999. At a minimum, the information that must be collected
17 and compiled for inclusion in the reports includes: whether
18 the qualifying offense was the current offense or the prior
19 offense; the most serious sexual offense; the total number of
20 distinct victims of the sexual offense; whether the victim was
21 known to the offender; whether the sexual act was consensual;
22 whether the sexual act involved multiple victims; whether
23 direct violence was involved in the sexual offense; the age of
24 each victim at the time of the offense; the age of the
25 offender at the time of the first sexual offense; whether a
26 weapon was used; length of time since the most recent sexual
27 offense; and the total number of prior and current
28 sexual-offense convictions.
29 Section 27. (1) The Office of Program Policy Analysis
30 and Government Accountability shall conduct a study on the
31 implementation of this act by the Department of Children and
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1 Family Services and shall report its findings and make
2 recommendations to the Legislature by March 1, 2000.
3 (2) The study must include, but need not be limited
4 to, the following issues:
5 (a) The procedures used in assigning persons to a
6 multidisciplinary team and in assigning a team to a case for
7 evaluation and assessment.
8 (b) The activities performed by multidisciplinary
9 teams in conducting evaluations and assessments.
10 (c) The average length of time between the referral of
11 a case by an agency with jurisdiction to the Department of
12 Children and Family Services and the department's
13 recommendation to the state attorney to file a petition or its
14 decision not to make a recommendation to the state attorney to
15 file a petition.
16 (d) The number of cases referred to the Department of
17 Children and Family Services, the number of cases it
18 recommends to the state attorney for filing, and the number of
19 cases that did not result in a recommendation to the state
20 attorney to file a petition.
21 (e) A profile of the number of cases and the location
22 of cases that are assigned to the persons who are serving as
23 members of the multidisciplinary teams.
24 (f) From each of a sample of persons who are serving
25 as members of a multidisciplinary team, the education,
26 professional qualifications, prior work experience, prior and
27 current testimonies as an expert in criminal cases by type of
28 case, and number of cases for which he or she is currently
29 serving as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
30 Section 28. The Department of Children and Family
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1 Commission created under chapter 957, Florida Statutes, from
2 funds contained in the 1999-2000 General Appropriations Act
3 for the purpose of creating The Jimmy Ryce Treatment Facility.
4 The commission is directed to develop and issue by September
5 1, 1999, a request for proposals for the financing, designing,
6 constructing, acquiring, owning, leasing, and operating of a
7 treatment facility, to house and rehabilitate individuals
8 committed under the Jimmy Ryce Act of 1998. The commission
9 shall determine the feasibility of using an existing privately
10 owned or state-owned facility prior to the issuance of the
11 request for proposals. If the commission determines that a new
12 facility is necessary, the facility shall be designed with an
13 initial capacity for 450 individuals. The facility shall also
14 be designed with expansion capabilities to serve additional
15 individuals committed under the Jimmy Ryce Act of 1998. The
16 provisions of section 957.07, Florida Statutes, and section
17 957.11, Florida Statutes, shall not apply to this procurement.
18 The commission shall enter into contracts as soon as possible
19 with a provider for the financing, designing, constructing,
20 acquiring, owning, leasing, and operating of the Jimmy Ryce
21 Treatment Facility. The operations contract shall be for an
22 initial period of three years with options to renew. The
23 commission and the Department of Children and Family Services
24 shall enter into an interagency agreement for the commission
25 to provide contract monitoring and auditing of the operation
26 of the facility by the contractor in accordance with standards
27 established by the Department of Children and Family Services.
28 The commission shall invite proposers to present various
29 financing options in their proposals and shall determine which
30 financing mechanism is in the best interests of the state. The
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1 arrangement or other private financing, or to sponsor the
2 issuance of tax exempt bonds, certificates of participation,
3 or other public or private means to finance the project. The
4 state is authorized to enter into all such agreements as are
5 necessary including lease alternatives to bring this project
6 to operational and lease commencement.
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