Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 514
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CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 The Committee on Criminal Justice (Wilson) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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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 those persons convicted of a
21 felony and serving a sentence of longer than 6 months in a
22 county detention facility, the sheriff of the county in which
23 a detention facility is located shall ensure that at least
24 once a month the information that constitutes an application
25 for the restoration of civil rights be forwarded to the Parole
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27 (2) At the time of imposing a sentence of 6 months or
28 longer for the commission of a felony, the court shall make
29 the requirements of this section a part of the prisoner's
30 sentencing order. The sheriff shall ensure that the
31 information and assistance is provided to the prisoner in a
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 514
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1 timely manner, and the sheriff may use the services of
2 qualified community volunteers in assisting a prisoner in
3 initiating the process of requesting the restoration of the
4 prisoner's civil rights.
5 (3) This section does not apply to prisoners who are
6 discharged from the county detention facility to the custody
7 of the Department of Corrections.
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.
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12 And the title is amended as follows:
13 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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16 A bill to be entitled
17 An act relating to the restoration of civil
18 rights; requiring the county sheriff
19 periodically to forward to the Parole
20 Commission information constituting an
21 application for the restoration of civil rights
22 of each county prisoner who has been convicted
23 of a felony and is serving a sentence of more
24 than 6 months; providing that a court must
25 incorporate the provisions of this section into
26 sentencing orders; providing that the
27 requirement does not apply to prisoners who are
28 transferred to the Department of Corrections;
29 providing an effective date.
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