Senate Bill sb2270

    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 2270

    By Senator Cowin





    11-1546-02

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to parole violations; amending

  3         ss. 947.141, 947.22, F.S.; requiring a law

  4         enforcement officer to arrest an offender whom

  5         the officer has reasonable grounds to believe

  6         has committed a felony while on release

  7         supervision or parole; providing that a warrant

  8         need not be issued in the case; providing an

  9         effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  Subsection (7) is added to section 947.141,

14  Florida Statutes, to read:

15         947.141  Violations of conditional release, control

16  release, or conditional medical release or addiction-recovery

17  supervision.--

18         (7)  If a law enforcement officer has reasonable

19  grounds to believe that an offender who is on release

20  supervision under s. 947.1405, s. 947.146, s. 947.149, or s.

21  944.4731 has violated the terms and conditions of his or her

22  release by committing a felony offense, the officer shall

23  arrest the offender without a warrant and a warrant need not

24  be issued in the case.

25         Section 2.  Subsection (3) is added to section 947.22,

26  Florida Statutes, to read:

27         947.22  Authority to arrest parole violators with or

28  without warrant.--

29         (3)  If a law enforcement officer has reasonable

30  grounds to believe that a parolee has violated the terms and

31  conditions of his or her parole by committing a felony

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    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 2270
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  1  offense, the officer shall arrest the parolee without a

  2  warrant and a warrant need not be issued in the case.

  3         Section 3.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2002.

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  6                          SENATE SUMMARY

  7    Provides that, if a law enforcement officer has
      reasonable grounds to believe that an offender has
  8    committed a felony while the offender is on release
      supervision or parole, the officer may arrest the
  9    offender without a warrant.

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