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The Committee on Criminal Justice (Aronberg) recommended the

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following amendment to amendment (242012):

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between lines 1219 and 1220

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insert:

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     Section 23.  Subsection (3) is added to section 948.03,  

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Florida Statutes, to read:

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     (3) As a condition of an order sentencing a person to

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probation, community control, or any other court-ordered

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community supervision, and subject to the ability of the person

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to pay post-judgment obligations, the court may order the

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posting of a surety bond to secure the appearance of the person

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at any subsequent court proceeding. The surety bond must be

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filed by a bail agent with the sheriff who shall provide a copy

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to the clerk of the court. Upon written notice by the court or

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the clerk of the court, the bail agent shall produce the person

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to the court. The bail agent shall surrender the person to the

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sheriff after the bail agent receives a written notice, e-mail,

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or fax notice from the probation officer that the person has

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violated the terms of probation, community control, or court-

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ordered community supervision. If the bail agent does not

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surrender the person to the sheriff after receiving notice from

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the probation officer or does not produce the person in court at

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the time noticed by the court or the clerk of court, the bond

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shall be forfeited in accordance with ch. 903 and ch. 648.

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Failure to appear shall be the sole grounds for forfeiture of

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the appearance bond. If not inconsistent with this subsection,

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ch. 904 and ch. 648 shall regulate the relationship between the

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parties to the bond.

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Redesignate subsequent sections.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 1948, after the second semi-colon, insert:

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amending s. 948.03, F.S.; providing that the court may

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order the posting of a surety bond to secure the

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appearance of the person on probation, community control,

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or any other court-ordered community supervision at any

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subsequent court proceeding; requiring the bail agent to

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surrender the person to the sheriff after receiving

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written notice, e-mail, or fax notice from the probation

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officer that the person has violated the terms of

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probation, community control, or court-ordered community

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supervision; providing that if the bail agent does not

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surrender the person to the sheriff after receiving notice

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from the probation officer or does not produce the person

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in court at the time noticed by the court or the clerk of

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court, the surety bond will be estreated and forfeited;

2/19/2008  8:18:00 AM     591-04148A-08