Amendment
Bill No. HB 117
Amendment No. 428785
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Adams offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
4     Remove lines 15-27 and insert:
5     (1)  At the time of sentencing an offender convicted of a
6violation of s. 794.011 or s. 800.04 or any offense in s.
7775.084(1)(b)1.a.-o., the court shall order that the offender be
8prohibited from having any contact with the victim, directly or
9indirectly, including through a third person, for the duration
10of the sentence imposed. The court may reconsider the order upon
11the request of the victim if the request is made at any time
12after the victim has attained 18 years of age. In cases in which
13an offender was convicted of a violation of s.
14775.084(1)(b)1.a.-o., the court may reconsider the order upon
15the request of a guardian ad litem on behalf of a child victim
16if the guardian ad litem affirms that he or she believes that
17the contact would not be harmful to the victim. In considering a
18the request, the court shall conduct an evidentiary hearing to
19determine whether a change of circumstances has occurred which
20warrants a change in the court order prohibiting contact and
21whether it is in the best interest of the victim that the court
22order be modified or rescinded.
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25     Remove line 5 and insert:
26contact with the victim; permitting a court to
27reconsider an order of no contact upon the request of
28a guardian ad litem on behalf of a child victim in
29certain circumstances; providing penalties; providing


CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.