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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the Police Technology Trust Fund;

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creating s. 943.082, F.S.; creating the Police Technology

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Trust Fund within the Department of Law Enforcement;

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providing for administration of the trust fund and use of

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moneys therein; requiring balances to remain in the trust

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fund; providing for future review and termination or re-

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creation of the trust fund; providing a contingent

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effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Section 943.082, Florida Statutes, is created to

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read:

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     943.082 Police Technology Trust Fund.--

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     (1) The Police Technology Trust Fund is created within the

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department. Funds credited to the trust fund shall consist of

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revenues collected from the fee imposed under s. 938.135. The

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trust fund shall be administered by the department and used to

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allocate funds to public county or municipal law enforcement

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agencies to purchase and maintain technology equipment to be used

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in their law enforcement activities. Equipment that may be

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purchased and maintained with grants under this section may

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include, but is not limited to, in-car cameras and personal

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digital recorders to record encounters with suspects. The fee

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collected for each offense shall be distributed only to the law

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enforcement agency responsible for the arrest for that offense.

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     (2) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351,

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any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall

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remain in the trust fund and be available for carrying out the

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purposes of the trust fund.

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     (3) Pursuant to the provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of

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the State Constitution, the trust fund shall, unless terminated

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sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2012. Prior to its scheduled

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termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as provided in s.

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215.3206(1) and (2).

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2008, if

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Senate Bill ___ or similar legislation is adopted in the same

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legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law.