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A bill to be entitled |
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An act relating to the Department of Corrections; amending |
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s. 944.279, F.S.; providing that disciplinary procedures |
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for frivolous filings by a prisoner are applicable to a |
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criminal proceeding or collateral criminal proceeding |
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filed on or after a specified date; amending s. 944.7065, |
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F.S.; revising requirements for the transition course |
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required for inmates who are released from the Department |
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of Corrections and reenter the community; providing an |
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effective date. |
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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Section 1. Section 944.279, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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944.279 Disciplinary procedures applicable to prisoner for |
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filing frivolous or malicious actions or bringing false |
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information before court.-- |
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(1) At any time, and upon its own motion or on motion of a |
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party, a court may conduct an inquiry into whether any action or |
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appeal brought by a prisoner was brought in good faith. A |
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prisoner who is found by a court to have brought a frivolous or |
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malicious suit, action, claim, proceeding, or appeal in any |
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court of this state or in any federal court, which is filed |
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after June 30, 1996, or who knowingly or with reckless disregard |
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for the truth brought false information or evidence before the |
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court, is subject to disciplinary procedures pursuant to the |
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rules of the Department of Corrections. The court shall issue a |
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written finding and direct that a certified copy be forwarded to |
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the appropriate institution or facility for disciplinary |
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procedures pursuant to the rules of the department as provided |
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in s. 944.09. |
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(2) Effective for filings on or after June 30, 2003,this |
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section shalldoes notapply to a criminal proceeding or a |
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collateral criminal proceeding. |
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(3) For purposes of this section, "prisoner" means a |
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person who is convicted of a crime and is incarcerated for that |
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crime or who is being held in custody pending extradition or |
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sentencing. |
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Section 2. Section 944.7065, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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944.7065 Transition course for inmates.--In an effort to |
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ensure that inmates released from the Department of Corrections |
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successfully reenter the community, beginning December 1, 2002, |
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aneach inmate who meets the criteria establishedreleased from |
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incarceration by the department must complete a 100-hour |
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comprehensive transition course that covers job readiness and |
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life management skills. This requirement does not apply to |
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inmates released in an emergency situation. |
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Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |