Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 514
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11  The Committee on Criminal Justice (Wilson) recommended the
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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18         Section 1.  Procedure for requesting restoration of
19  civil rights of county prisoners convicted of felonies.--
20         (1)  With respect to a person who has been convicted of
21  a felony and is serving a sentence in a county detention
22  facility, the administrator of the county detention facility:
23         (a)  Shall provide to the prisoner, at least 2 weeks
24  before discharge, if possible, an application form obtained
25  from the Parole Commission which the prisoner must complete in
26  order to begin the process of having his or her civil rights
27  restored.
28         (b)  May allow volunteers to be used to assist the
29  prisoner in completing the application.
30         (2)  This section does not apply to prisoners who are
31  discharged from a county detention facility to the custody or
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    Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 514
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 1  control of the Department of Corrections.
 2         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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 6  And the title is amended as follows:
 7         Delete everything before the enacting clause
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 9  and insert:
10                      A bill to be entitled
11         An act relating to the restoration of civil
12         rights; requiring that the administrator of a
13         county detention facility provide an
14         application form for the restoration of civil
15         rights to a prisoner who has been convicted of
16         a felony and is serving a sentence in that
17         facility; authorizing the use of volunteers to
18         assist the prisoner in completing the
19         application; providing that this section does
20         not apply to prisoners who are transferred to
21         the Department of Corrections; providing an
22         effective date.
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