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11 Senator Crist moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 56. Section 944.31, Florida Statutes, is
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19 944.31 Inspector general; inspectors; power and
20 duties.--The inspector general shall be responsible for prison
21 inspection and investigation, internal affairs investigations,
22 and management reviews. The office of the inspector general
23 shall be charged with the duty of inspecting the penal and
24 correctional systems of the state. The office of the inspector
25 general shall inspect each prison correctional institution or
26 any place in which state prisoners are housed, worked, or kept
27 within the state, with reference to its physical conditions,
28 cleanliness, sanitation, safety, and comfort; the quality and
29 supply of all bedding; the quality, quantity, and diversity of
30 food served and the manner in which it is served; the number
31 and condition of the prisoners confined therein; and the
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1 general conditions of each prison institution. The office of
2 inspector general shall see that all the rules and regulations
3 issued by the department are strictly observed and followed by
4 all persons connected with the correctional systems of the
5 state. The office of the inspector general shall coordinate
6 and supervise the work of inspectors throughout the state. The
7 inspector general and inspectors may enter any place where
8 prisoners in this state are kept and shall be immediately
9 admitted to such place as they desire and may consult and
10 confer with any prisoner privately and without molestation.
11 The inspector general and inspectors shall be responsible for
12 criminal and administrative investigation of matters relating
13 to the Department of Corrections. The secretary may designate
14 persons within the Office of the Inspector General as law
15 enforcement officers to conduct any criminal investigation
16 that occurs on property owned or leased by the department or
17 involves matters over which the department has jurisdiction. A
18 person designated as a law enforcement officer must be
19 certified pursuant to s. 943.1395 and must have a minimum of 3
20 years' experience as an inspector general investigator or as a
21 law enforcement officer. The department shall maintain a
22 memorandum of understanding with the Department of Law
23 Enforcement for the notification of and investigation of
24 mutually agreed-upon predicate events, which shall include,
25 but are not limited to, suspicious deaths and major organized
26 criminal activity. During In such investigations, the
27 inspector general and inspectors may consult and confer with
28 any prisoner or staff member privately and without
29 molestation, and persons designated as law enforcement
30 officers under this section shall have the authority to
31 conduct warrantless arrests of detain any person for
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1 violations of the felony criminal laws of the state, as
2 enumerated in this chapter and chapter 893. A person
3 designated as a law enforcement officer under this section may
4 make arrests pursuant to a warrant, including arrests of
5 offenders who have escaped or absconded from custody. Such
6 detention shall be made only on properties owned or leased by
7 the department, and The arrested detained person shall be
8 surrendered without delay to the detention facility sheriff of
9 the county in which the arrest detention is made, with a
10 formal complaint subsequently made against her or him in
11 accordance with law.
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17 And the title is amended as follows:
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21 amending s. 944.31, F.S.; revising terminology;
22 providing for the designation of law
23 enforcement officers to conduct certain
24 investigations; providing such officers'
25 qualifications and powers;
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