Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1398
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11 The Committee on Criminal Justice (Smith) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Section 985.2075, Florida Statutes, is
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20 985.2075 Youth custody officer.--
21 (1) There is created within the department of Juvenile
22 Justice the position of youth custody officer. The primary
23 duties of each youth custody officer shall be to take youth
24 into custody if the officer has probable cause to believe that
25 the youth has violated the conditions of probation, home
26 detention, conditional release, or postcommitment probation;
27 has escaped from a facility operated by or under contract with
28 the department; has absconded from the supervision of the
29 department;, or has failed to appear in court after being
30 properly noticed. The authority of the youth custody officer
31 to take youth into custody is specifically limited to this
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1 purpose.
2 (2) A youth custody officer who, while in the
3 performance of his or her duties, takes a youth into custody
4 for any reason specified in subsection (1) and has probable
5 cause to believe that the youth has committed violations of
6 criminal law, may file the appropriate criminal charges and
7 gather evidence for prosecution. Each youth custody officer is
8 subject to and shall have the same arrest and other authority
9 provided for law enforcement officers generally in chapter
10 901, including s. 901.15, and shall have statewide
11 jurisdiction. Such officers have full law enforcement powers
12 granted to other peace officers of this state, including the
13 authority to make arrests, carry firearms, serve court
14 process, and seize contraband and the proceeds of illegal
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16 (3)(2) A youth custody officer must meet the minimum
17 qualifications for employment or appointment, be certified
18 under chapter 943, and comply with the requirements for
19 continued employment required by s. 943.135. The department of
20 Juvenile Justice must comply with the responsibilities
21 provided for an employing agency under s. 943.133 for each
22 youth custody officer.
23 (4)(3) A youth custody officer shall inform
24 appropriate local law enforcement agencies of his or her
25 activities under this section.
26 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006.
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30 And the title is amended as follows:
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1 and insert:
2 A bill to be entitled
3 An act relating to youth custody officers;
4 amending s. 985.2075, F.S.; authorizing a youth
5 custody officer to take a youth into custody if
6 the officer has probable cause to believe that
7 the youth has escaped from a facility operated
8 by or under contract with the Department of
9 Juvenile Justice or has absconded from the
10 supervision of the department; authorizing the
11 youth custody officer to file certain criminal
12 charges and gather evidence for court; revising
13 a provision concerning an officer informing
14 local law enforcement agencies of his or her
15 activities; providing an effective date.
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