| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to termination of pregnancy; amending s. |
| 3 | 390.01114, F.S.; prohibiting a nonresident minor from |
| 4 | petitioning a circuit court in this state for judicial |
| 5 | waiver of notice of termination of pregnancy; providing an |
| 6 | effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section |
| 11 | 390.01114, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 12 | 390.01114 Parental Notice of Abortion Act.-- |
| 13 | (4) PROCEDURE FOR JUDICIAL WAIVER OF NOTICE.-- |
| 14 | (a) A minor may petition any circuit court in a judicial |
| 15 | circuit within the jurisdiction of the District Court of Appeal |
| 16 | in which she resides for a waiver of the notice requirements of |
| 17 | subsection (3) and may participate in proceedings on her own |
| 18 | behalf. The petition may be filed under a pseudonym or through |
| 19 | the use of initials, as provided by court rule. The petition |
| 20 | must include a statement that the petitioner is pregnant and |
| 21 | notice has not been waived. The court shall advise the minor |
| 22 | that she has a right to court-appointed counsel and shall |
| 23 | provide her with counsel upon her request at no cost to the |
| 24 | minor. A nonresident minor may not petition any circuit court of |
| 25 | this state for a waiver of the notice requirements of subsection |
| 26 | (3). |
| 27 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |