Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1618
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  04/12/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Flores) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 26 - 40
    4  and insert:
    5         (5) Unless A person alleged by the Elections Commission to
    6  have committed a violation of this chapter or chapter 104 may
    7  elect, as a matter of right elects, within 30 days after the
    8  date of the filing of the commission’s allegations, to have a
    9  formal administrative hearing conducted by an administrative law
   10  judge in the Division of Administrative Hearings. The
   11  administrative law judge in such proceedings shall enter a final
   12  order, which may include the imposition of civil penalties, and
   13  the a formal or informal hearing conducted before the
   14  commission, or elects to resolve the complaint by consent order,
   15  such person shall be entitled to a formal administrative hearing
   16  conducted by an administrative law judge in the division of
   17  administrative hearings. The administrative law judge in such
   18  proceedings shall enter a final order is subject to appeal as
   19  provided in s. 120.68. If the person does not elect to have a
   20  hearing by an administrative law judge and does not elect to
   21  resolve the complaint by consent order, the person is entitled
   22  to a formal or infomal hearing conducted before the commission.