Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1662
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: WD            .                                
                  02/13/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Judiciary (Joyner) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 87 - 94
    4  and insert:
    5         743.067 Unaccompanied youths.—
    6         (1) A certified homeless youth, as defined in s. 382.002,
    7  who is 16 years of age or older may petition the circuit court
    8  to have the disabilities of minors removed in order to:
    9         (a) Secure depository financial services, such as checking
   10  and savings accounts.
   11         (b) Execute a contract for the lease of residential
   12  property.
   13         (c) Execute a contract to secure utility services at a
   14  residential property.
   15         (2) Upon the issuance of a court order removing the
   16  disabilities of minors pursuant to this section, the youth is
   17  authorized to make and execute all documents, contracts, or
   18  agreements necessary for obtaining the rights, privileges, and
   19  benefits authorized by the order as if the youth is otherwise
   20  competent to make and execute such contracts. Execution of any
   21  such contract or agreement authorized by the court has the same
   22  effect as if the act were executed by a person who is not a
   23  minor. A youth seeking to enter into such a contract or
   24  agreement or execute other necessary instrument incidental to
   25  exercising the authority granted by the court must present the
   26  court order removing the disabilities of nonage of the minor
   27  issued pursuant to this section.
   28         (3) A youth who petitions a court pursuant to this section
   29  shall be deemed to be an indigent person who is not required to
   30  prepay costs and fees under s. 57.081, notwithstanding
   31  requirements to obtain a certificate of indigence.
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   33  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   34         And the title is amended as follows:
   35         Delete lines 11 - 13
   36  and insert:
   37         authorizing a certified homeless youth to petition a
   38         court for removal of the disabilities of nonage to
   39         allow the youth to secure depository financial
   40         services, execute contracts for the lease of
   41         residential property, and obtain utility services;
   42         providing for the youth to be deemed an indigent
   43         person who is not required to prepay certain court
   44         costs and fees;