Senate Bill sb0432
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Florida Senate - 2006 SB 432
By Senator Wilson
33-5A-06 See HB 55
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the restoration of civil
3 rights; requiring that the administrator of a
4 county detention facility provide an
5 application form for the restoration of civil
6 rights to a prisoner who has been convicted of
7 a felony and is serving a sentence in that
8 facility; authorizing the use of volunteers to
9 assist the prisoner in completing the
10 application; providing that this act shall not
11 apply to prisoners who are transferred to the
12 Department of Corrections; providing an
13 effective date.
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15 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17 Section 1. Procedure for requesting restoration of
18 civil rights of county prisoners convicted of felonies.--
19 (1) With respect to a person who has been convicted of
20 a felony and is serving a sentence in a county detention
21 facility, the administrator of the county detention facility:
22 (a) Shall provide to the prisoner, at least 2 weeks
23 before discharge, if possible, an application form obtained
24 from the Parole Commission which the prisoner must complete in
25 order to begin the process of having his or her civil rights
26 restored.
27 (b) May allow volunteers to be used to assist the
28 prisoner in completing the application.
29 (2) This section shall not apply to prisoners who are
30 discharged from a county detention facility to the custody or
31 control of the Department of Corrections.
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Florida Senate - 2006 SB 432
33-5A-06 See HB 55
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