HB 0617 2003
1	CHAMBER ACTION
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6	The Committee on Judiciary recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire bill and insert:
10	A bill to be entitled
11	An act relating to sentencing; amending s. 921.16, F.S.;
12	prohibiting a county or circuit court from directing that
13	the sentence imposed by the court be served coterminously
14	with a sentence imposed by another court; providing
15	application; providing an effective date.
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17	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19	Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 921.16, Florida
20	Statutes, is amended to read:
21	921.16 When sentences to be concurrent and when
22	consecutive.--
23	(3) A county court or circuit court of this state may not
24	direct that the sentence imposed by such court be served
25	coterminously with a sentence imposed by another court of this
26	state or imposed by a court of another state.In the event the
27	court directs the Florida sentence to be coterminous as well as
28	concurrent with a sentence in another jurisdiction, the
29	department shall notify the other jurisdiction of the
30	department's interest in the offender until the offender has
31	satisfied the commitment in the other jurisdiction, or the
32	Florida sentence has expired, whichever occurs first. This
33	interest does not prevent or interfere with any program
34	participation approved by the other jurisdiction, nor does it
35	prohibit parole or any similar release granted by the other
36	jurisdiction. If the offender is paroled by the other
37	jurisdiction, or the sentence is otherwise interrupted prior to
38	satisfaction, the department shall maintain an interest until
39	supervision is terminated or the sentence has been satisfied.
40	Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2003, and
41	shall apply to offenses committed on or after that date.