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    2         An act relating to the mandatory minimum sentences;
    3         amending s. 775.087, F.S.; deleting aggravated assault
    4         from the list of convictions which carry a minimum
    5         term of imprisonment if during the commission of the
    6         offense the convicted person possessed a firearm or
    7         destructive device; deleting aggravated assault from a
    8         list of convictions which carry a minimum term of
    9         imprisonment if during the commission of the offense
   10         the convicted person possessed a firearm or
   11         destructive device; deleting aggravated assault from
   12         the list of convictions which carry a minimum term of
   13         imprisonment if during the commission of the offense
   14         the convicted person possessed a semiautomatic firearm
   15         and its high-capacity detachable box magazine or a
   16         machine gun; deleting a provision prohibiting a court
   17         from imposing the mandatory minimum sentence for a
   18         conviction for aggravated assault if the court makes
   19         specified written findings; conforming cross
   20         references; amending s. 985.557, F.S.; conforming a
   21         cross-reference; reenacting ss. 27.366, 921.0022(2),
   22         921.0024(1)(b), and 947.146(3)(b), F.S., relating to
   23         legislative intent and policy in cases meeting the
   24         criteria of s. 775.087(2) and (3), F.S., the Criminal
   25         Punishment Code, the Criminal Punishment Code
   26         worksheet, and the Control Release Authority,
   27         respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s.
   28         775.087, F.S., in references thereto; providing an
   29         effective date.
   30          
   31  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   32  
   33         Section 1. Subsections (2), (3), and (6) of section
   34  775.087, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   35         775.087 Possession or use of weapon; aggravated battery;
   36  felony reclassification; minimum sentence.—
   37         (2)(a)1. Any person who is convicted of a felony or an
   38  attempt to commit a felony, regardless of whether the use of a
   39  weapon is an element of the felony, and the conviction was for:
   40         a. Murder;
   41         b. Sexual battery;
   42         c. Robbery;
   43         d. Burglary;
   44         e. Arson;
   45         f. Aggravated assault;
   46         f.g. Aggravated battery;
   47         g.h. Kidnapping;
   48         h.i. Escape;
   49         i.j. Aircraft piracy;
   50         j.k. Aggravated child abuse;
   51         k.l. Aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled
   52  adult;
   53         l.m. Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a
   54  destructive device or bomb;
   55         m.n. Carjacking;
   56         n.o. Home-invasion robbery;
   57         o.p. Aggravated stalking;
   58         p.q. Trafficking in cannabis, trafficking in cocaine,
   59  capital importation of cocaine, trafficking in illegal drugs,
   60  capital importation of illegal drugs, trafficking in
   61  phencyclidine, capital importation of phencyclidine, trafficking
   62  in methaqualone, capital importation of methaqualone,
   63  trafficking in amphetamine, capital importation of amphetamine,
   64  trafficking in flunitrazepam, trafficking in gamma
   65  hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol,
   66  trafficking in Phenethylamines, or other violation of s.
   67  893.135(1); or
   68         q.r. Possession of a firearm by a felon
   69  
   70  and during the commission of the offense, such person actually
   71  possessed a “firearm” or “destructive device” as those terms are
   72  defined in s. 790.001, shall be sentenced to a minimum term of
   73  imprisonment of 10 years, except that a person who is convicted
   74  for aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a felon, or
   75  burglary of a conveyance shall be sentenced to a minimum term of
   76  imprisonment of 3 years if such person possessed a “firearm” or
   77  “destructive device” during the commission of the offense.
   78  However, if an offender who is convicted of the offense of
   79  possession of a firearm by a felon has a previous conviction of
   80  committing or attempting to commit a felony listed in s.
   81  775.084(1)(b)1. and actually possessed a firearm or destructive
   82  device during the commission of the prior felony, the offender
   83  shall be sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 10
   84  years.
   85         2. Any person who is convicted of a felony or an attempt to
   86  commit a felony listed in sub-subparagraphs (a)1.a.-p. (a)1.a.
   87  q., regardless of whether the use of a weapon is an element of
   88  the felony, and during the course of the commission of the
   89  felony such person discharged a “firearm” or “destructive
   90  device” as defined in s. 790.001 shall be sentenced to a minimum
   91  term of imprisonment of 20 years.
   92         3. Any person who is convicted of a felony or an attempt to
   93  commit a felony listed in sub-subparagraphs (a)1.a.-p. (a)1.a.
   94  q., regardless of whether the use of a weapon is an element of
   95  the felony, and during the course of the commission of the
   96  felony such person discharged a “firearm” or “destructive
   97  device” as defined in s. 790.001 and, as the result of the
   98  discharge, death or great bodily harm was inflicted upon any
   99  person, the convicted person shall be sentenced to a minimum
  100  term of imprisonment of not less than 25 years and not more than
  101  a term of imprisonment of life in prison.
  102         (b) Subparagraph (a)1., subparagraph (a)2., or subparagraph
  103  (a)3. does not prevent a court from imposing a longer sentence
  104  of incarceration as authorized by law in addition to the minimum
  105  mandatory sentence, or from imposing a sentence of death
  106  pursuant to other applicable law. Subparagraph (a)1.,
  107  subparagraph (a)2., or subparagraph (a)3. does not authorize a
  108  court to impose a lesser sentence than otherwise required by
  109  law.
  110  
  111  Notwithstanding s. 948.01, adjudication of guilt or imposition
  112  of sentence shall not be suspended, deferred, or withheld, and
  113  the defendant is not eligible for statutory gain-time under s.
  114  944.275 or any form of discretionary early release, other than
  115  pardon or executive clemency, or conditional medical release
  116  under s. 947.149, prior to serving the minimum sentence.
  117         (c) If the minimum mandatory terms of imprisonment imposed
  118  pursuant to this section exceed the maximum sentences authorized
  119  by s. 775.082, s. 775.084, or the Criminal Punishment Code under
  120  chapter 921, then the mandatory minimum sentence must be
  121  imposed. If the mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment pursuant
  122  to this section are less than the sentences that could be
  123  imposed as authorized by s. 775.082, s. 775.084, or the Criminal
  124  Punishment Code under chapter 921, then the sentence imposed by
  125  the court must include the mandatory minimum term of
  126  imprisonment as required in this section.
  127         (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that offenders who
  128  actually possess, carry, display, use, threaten to use, or
  129  attempt to use firearms or destructive devices be punished to
  130  the fullest extent of the law, and the minimum terms of
  131  imprisonment imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be
  132  imposed for each qualifying felony count for which the person is
  133  convicted. The court shall impose any term of imprisonment
  134  provided for in this subsection consecutively to any other term
  135  of imprisonment imposed for any other felony offense.
  136         (3)(a)1. Any person who is convicted of a felony or an
  137  attempt to commit a felony, regardless of whether the use of a
  138  firearm is an element of the felony, and the conviction was for:
  139         a. Murder;
  140         b. Sexual battery;
  141         c. Robbery;
  142         d. Burglary;
  143         e. Arson;
  144         f. Aggravated assault;
  145         f.g. Aggravated battery;
  146         g.h. Kidnapping;
  147         h.i. Escape;
  148         i.j. Sale, manufacture, delivery, or intent to sell,
  149  manufacture, or deliver any controlled substance;
  150         j.k. Aircraft piracy;
  151         k.l. Aggravated child abuse;
  152         l.m. Aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled
  153  adult;
  154         m.n. Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a
  155  destructive device or bomb;
  156         n.o. Carjacking;
  157         o.p. Home-invasion robbery;
  158         p.q. Aggravated stalking; or
  159         q.r. Trafficking in cannabis, trafficking in cocaine,
  160  capital importation of cocaine, trafficking in illegal drugs,
  161  capital importation of illegal drugs, trafficking in
  162  phencyclidine, capital importation of phencyclidine, trafficking
  163  in methaqualone, capital importation of methaqualone,
  164  trafficking in amphetamine, capital importation of amphetamine,
  165  trafficking in flunitrazepam, trafficking in gamma
  166  hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol,
  167  trafficking in Phenethylamines, or other violation of s.
  168  893.135(1);
  169  
  170  and during the commission of the offense, such person possessed
  171  a semiautomatic firearm and its high-capacity detachable box
  172  magazine or a machine gun as defined in s. 790.001, shall be
  173  sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 15 years.
  174         2. Any person who is convicted of a felony or an attempt to
  175  commit a felony listed in subparagraph (a)1., regardless of
  176  whether the use of a weapon is an element of the felony, and
  177  during the course of the commission of the felony such person
  178  discharged a semiautomatic firearm and its high-capacity box
  179  magazine or a “machine gun” as defined in s. 790.001 shall be
  180  sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 20 years.
  181         3. Any person who is convicted of a felony or an attempt to
  182  commit a felony listed in subparagraph (a)1., regardless of
  183  whether the use of a weapon is an element of the felony, and
  184  during the course of the commission of the felony such person
  185  discharged a semiautomatic firearm and its high-capacity box
  186  magazine or a “machine gun” as defined in s. 790.001 and, as the
  187  result of the discharge, death or great bodily harm was
  188  inflicted upon any person, the convicted person shall be
  189  sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of not less than 25
  190  years and not more than a term of imprisonment of life in
  191  prison.
  192         (b) Subparagraph (a)1., subparagraph (a)2., or subparagraph
  193  (a)3. does not prevent a court from imposing a longer sentence
  194  of incarceration as authorized by law in addition to the minimum
  195  mandatory sentence, or from imposing a sentence of death
  196  pursuant to other applicable law. Subparagraph (a)1.,
  197  subparagraph (a)2., or subparagraph (a)3. does not authorize a
  198  court to impose a lesser sentence than otherwise required by
  199  law.
  200  
  201  Notwithstanding s. 948.01, adjudication of guilt or imposition
  202  of sentence shall not be suspended, deferred, or withheld, and
  203  the defendant is not eligible for statutory gain-time under s.
  204  944.275 or any form of discretionary early release, other than
  205  pardon or executive clemency, or conditional medical release
  206  under s. 947.149, prior to serving the minimum sentence.
  207         (c) If the minimum mandatory terms of imprisonment imposed
  208  pursuant to this section exceed the maximum sentences authorized
  209  by s. 775.082, s. 775.084, or the Criminal Punishment Code under
  210  chapter 921, then the mandatory minimum sentence must be
  211  imposed. If the mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment pursuant
  212  to this section are less than the sentences that could be
  213  imposed as authorized by s. 775.082, s. 775.084, or the Criminal
  214  Punishment Code under chapter 921, then the sentence imposed by
  215  the court must include the mandatory minimum term of
  216  imprisonment as required in this section.
  217         (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that offenders who
  218  possess, carry, display, use, threaten to use, or attempt to use
  219  a semiautomatic firearm and its high-capacity detachable box
  220  magazine or a machine gun as defined in s. 790.001 be punished
  221  to the fullest extent of the law, and the minimum terms of
  222  imprisonment imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be
  223  imposed for each qualifying felony count for which the person is
  224  convicted. The court shall impose any term of imprisonment
  225  provided for in this subsection consecutively to any other term
  226  of imprisonment imposed for any other felony offense.
  227         (e) As used in this subsection, the term:
  228         1. “High-capacity detachable box magazine” means any
  229  detachable box magazine, for use in a semiautomatic firearm,
  230  which is capable of being loaded with more than 20 centerfire
  231  cartridges.
  232         2. “Semiautomatic firearm” means a firearm which is capable
  233  of firing a series of rounds by separate successive depressions
  234  of the trigger and which uses the energy of discharge to perform
  235  a portion of the operating cycle.
  236         (6) Notwithstanding s. 27.366, the sentencing court shall
  237  not impose the mandatory minimum sentence required by subsection
  238  (2) or subsection (3) for a conviction for aggravated assault if
  239  the court makes written findings that:
  240         (a) The defendant had a good faith belief that the
  241  aggravated assault was justifiable pursuant to chapter 776.
  242         (b) The aggravated assault was not committed in the course
  243  of committing another criminal offense.
  244         (c) The defendant does not pose a threat to public safety.
  245         (d) The totality of the circumstances involved in the
  246  offense do not justify the imposition of such sentence.
  247         Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
  248  985.557, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  249         985.557 Direct filing of an information; discretionary and
  250  mandatory criteria.—
  251         (2) MANDATORY DIRECT FILE.—
  252         (d)1. With respect to any child who was 16 or 17 years of
  253  age at the time the alleged offense was committed, the state
  254  attorney shall file an information if the child has been charged
  255  with committing or attempting to commit an offense listed in s.
  256  775.087(2)(a)1.a.-p. s. 775.087(2)(a)1.a.-q., and, during the
  257  commission of or attempt to commit the offense, the child:
  258         a. Actually possessed a firearm or destructive device, as
  259  those terms are defined in s. 790.001.
  260         b. Discharged a firearm or destructive device, as described
  261  in s. 775.087(2)(a)2.
  262         c. Discharged a firearm or destructive device, as described
  263  in s. 775.087(2)(a)3., and, as a result of the discharge, death
  264  or great bodily harm was inflicted upon any person.
  265         2. Upon transfer, any child who is:
  266         a. Charged under sub-subparagraph 1.a. and who has been
  267  previously adjudicated or had adjudication withheld for a
  268  forcible felony offense or any offense involving a firearm, or
  269  who has been previously placed in a residential commitment
  270  program, shall be subject to sentencing under s. 775.087(2)(a),
  271  notwithstanding s. 985.565.
  272         b. Charged under sub-subparagraph 1.b. or sub-subparagraph
  273  1.c., shall be subject to sentencing under s. 775.087(2)(a),
  274  notwithstanding s. 985.565.
  275         3. Upon transfer, any child who is charged under this
  276  paragraph, but who does not meet the requirements specified in
  277  subparagraph 2., shall be sentenced under s. 985.565; however,
  278  if the court imposes a juvenile sanction, the court must commit
  279  the child to a high-risk or maximum-risk juvenile facility.
  280         4. This paragraph shall not apply if the state attorney has
  281  good cause to believe that exceptional circumstances exist that
  282  preclude the just prosecution of the child in adult court.
  283         5. The Department of Corrections shall make every
  284  reasonable effort to ensure that any child 16 or 17 years of age
  285  who is convicted and sentenced under this paragraph be
  286  completely separated such that there is no physical contact with
  287  adult offenders in the facility, to the extent that it is
  288  consistent with chapter 958.
  289         Section 3. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  290  made by this act to section 775.087, Florida Statutes, in a
  291  reference thereto, section 27.366, Florida Statutes, is
  292  reenacted to read:
  293         27.366 Legislative intent and policy in cases meeting
  294  criteria of s. 775.087(2) and (3).—It is the intent of the
  295  Legislature that convicted criminal offenders who meet the
  296  criteria in s. 775.087(2) and (3) be sentenced to the minimum
  297  mandatory prison terms provided therein. It is the intent of the
  298  Legislature to establish zero tolerance of criminals who use,
  299  threaten to use, or avail themselves of firearms in order to
  300  commit crimes and thereby demonstrate their lack of value for
  301  human life. It is also the intent of the Legislature that
  302  prosecutors should appropriately exercise their discretion in
  303  those cases in which the offenders’ possession of the firearm is
  304  incidental to the commission of a crime and not used in
  305  furtherance of the crime, used in order to commit the crime, or
  306  used in preparation to commit the crime. For every case in which
  307  the offender meets the criteria in this act and does not receive
  308  the mandatory minimum prison sentence, the state attorney must
  309  explain the sentencing deviation in writing and place such
  310  explanation in the case file maintained by the state attorney.
  311         Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  312  made by this act to section 775.087, Florida Statutes, in a
  313  reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 921.0022, Florida
  314  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  315         921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
  316  chart.—
  317         (2) The offense severity ranking chart has 10 offense
  318  levels, ranked from least severe, which are level 1 offenses, to
  319  most severe, which are level 10 offenses, and each felony
  320  offense is assigned to a level according to the severity of the
  321  offense. For purposes of determining which felony offenses are
  322  specifically listed in the offense severity ranking chart and
  323  which severity level has been assigned to each of these
  324  offenses, the numerical statutory references in the left column
  325  of the chart and the felony degree designations in the middle
  326  column of the chart are controlling; the language in the right
  327  column of the chart is provided solely for descriptive purposes.
  328  Reclassification of the degree of the felony through the
  329  application of s. 775.0845, s. 775.0861, s. 775.0862, s.
  330  775.087, s. 775.0875, s. 794.023, or any other law that provides
  331  an enhanced penalty for a felony offense, to any offense listed
  332  in the offense severity ranking chart in this section shall not
  333  cause the offense to become unlisted and is not subject to the
  334  provisions of s. 921.0023.
  335         Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  336  made by this act to section 775.087, Florida Statutes, in a
  337  reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
  338  921.0024, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  339         921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations;
  340  scoresheets.—
  341         (1)
  342         (b) WORKSHEET KEY:
  343  
  344  Legal status points are assessed when any form of legal status
  345  existed at the time the offender committed an offense before the
  346  court for sentencing. Four (4) sentence points are assessed for
  347  an offender’s legal status.
  348  
  349  Community sanction violation points are assessed when a
  350  community sanction violation is before the court for sentencing.
  351  Six (6) sentence points are assessed for each community sanction
  352  violation and each successive community sanction violation,
  353  unless any of the following apply:
  354         1. If the community sanction violation includes a new
  355  felony conviction before the sentencing court, twelve (12)
  356  community sanction violation points are assessed for the
  357  violation, and for each successive community sanction violation
  358  involving a new felony conviction.
  359         2. If the community sanction violation is committed by a
  360  violent felony offender of special concern as defined in s.
  361  948.06:
  362         a. Twelve (12) community sanction violation points are
  363  assessed for the violation and for each successive violation of
  364  felony probation or community control where:
  365         I. The violation does not include a new felony conviction;
  366  and
  367         II. The community sanction violation is not based solely on
  368  the probationer or offender’s failure to pay costs or fines or
  369  make restitution payments.
  370         b. Twenty-four (24) community sanction violation points are
  371  assessed for the violation and for each successive violation of
  372  felony probation or community control where the violation
  373  includes a new felony conviction.
  374  
  375  Multiple counts of community sanction violations before the
  376  sentencing court shall not be a basis for multiplying the
  377  assessment of community sanction violation points.
  378  
  379  Prior serious felony points: If the offender has a primary
  380  offense or any additional offense ranked in level 8, level 9, or
  381  level 10, and one or more prior serious felonies, a single
  382  assessment of thirty (30) points shall be added. For purposes of
  383  this section, a prior serious felony is an offense in the
  384  offender’s prior record that is ranked in level 8, level 9, or
  385  level 10 under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 and for which the
  386  offender is serving a sentence of confinement, supervision, or
  387  other sanction or for which the offender’s date of release from
  388  confinement, supervision, or other sanction, whichever is later,
  389  is within 3 years before the date the primary offense or any
  390  additional offense was committed.
  391  
  392  Prior capital felony points: If the offender has one or more
  393  prior capital felonies in the offender’s criminal record, points
  394  shall be added to the subtotal sentence points of the offender
  395  equal to twice the number of points the offender receives for
  396  the primary offense and any additional offense. A prior capital
  397  felony in the offender’s criminal record is a previous capital
  398  felony offense for which the offender has entered a plea of nolo
  399  contendere or guilty or has been found guilty; or a felony in
  400  another jurisdiction which is a capital felony in that
  401  jurisdiction, or would be a capital felony if the offense were
  402  committed in this state.
  403  
  404  Possession of a firearm, semiautomatic firearm, or machine gun:
  405  If the offender is convicted of committing or attempting to
  406  commit any felony other than those enumerated in s. 775.087(2)
  407  while having in his or her possession: a firearm as defined in
  408  s. 790.001(6), an additional eighteen (18) sentence points are
  409  assessed; or if the offender is convicted of committing or
  410  attempting to commit any felony other than those enumerated in
  411  s. 775.087(3) while having in his or her possession a
  412  semiautomatic firearm as defined in s. 775.087(3) or a machine
  413  gun as defined in s. 790.001(9), an additional twenty-five (25)
  414  sentence points are assessed.
  415  
  416  Sentencing multipliers:
  417  
  418  Drug trafficking: If the primary offense is drug trafficking
  419  under s. 893.135, the subtotal sentence points are multiplied,
  420  at the discretion of the court, for a level 7 or level 8
  421  offense, by 1.5. The state attorney may move the sentencing
  422  court to reduce or suspend the sentence of a person convicted of
  423  a level 7 or level 8 offense, if the offender provides
  424  substantial assistance as described in s. 893.135(4).
  425  
  426  Law enforcement protection: If the primary offense is a
  427  violation of the Law Enforcement Protection Act under s.
  428  775.0823(2), (3), or (4), the subtotal sentence points are
  429  multiplied by 2.5. If the primary offense is a violation of s.
  430  775.0823(5), (6), (7), (8), or (9), the subtotal sentence points
  431  are multiplied by 2.0. If the primary offense is a violation of
  432  s. 784.07(3) or s. 775.0875(1), or of the Law Enforcement
  433  Protection Act under s. 775.0823(10) or (11), the subtotal
  434  sentence points are multiplied by 1.5.
  435  
  436  Grand theft of a motor vehicle: If the primary offense is grand
  437  theft of the third degree involving a motor vehicle and in the
  438  offender’s prior record, there are three or more grand thefts of
  439  the third degree involving a motor vehicle, the subtotal
  440  sentence points are multiplied by 1.5.
  441  
  442  Offense related to a criminal gang: If the offender is convicted
  443  of the primary offense and committed that offense for the
  444  purpose of benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of
  445  a criminal gang as defined in s. 874.03, the subtotal sentence
  446  points are multiplied by 1.5. If applying the multiplier results
  447  in the lowest permissible sentence exceeding the statutory
  448  maximum sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the
  449  court may not apply the multiplier and must sentence the
  450  defendant to the statutory maximum sentence.
  451  
  452  Domestic violence in the presence of a child: If the offender is
  453  convicted of the primary offense and the primary offense is a
  454  crime of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, which was
  455  committed in the presence of a child under 16 years of age who
  456  is a family or household member as defined in s. 741.28(3) with
  457  the victim or perpetrator, the subtotal sentence points are
  458  multiplied by 1.5.
  459  
  460  Adult-on-minor sex offense: If the offender was 18 years of age
  461  or older and the victim was younger than 18 years of age at the
  462  time the offender committed the primary offense, and if the
  463  primary offense was an offense committed on or after October 1,
  464  2014, and is a violation of s. 787.01(2) or s. 787.02(2), if the
  465  violation involved a victim who was a minor and, in the course
  466  of committing that violation, the defendant committed a sexual
  467  battery under chapter 794 or a lewd act under s. 800.04 or s.
  468  847.0135(5) against the minor; s. 787.01(3)(a)2. or 3.; s.
  469  787.02(3)(a)2. or 3.; s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s.
  470  800.04; or s. 847.0135(5), the subtotal sentence points are
  471  multiplied by 2.0. If applying the multiplier results in the
  472  lowest permissible sentence exceeding the statutory maximum
  473  sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the court
  474  may not apply the multiplier and must sentence the defendant to
  475  the statutory maximum sentence.
  476         Section 6. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  477  made by this act to section 775.087, Florida Statutes, in a
  478  reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
  479  947.146, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  480         947.146 Control Release Authority.—
  481         (3) Within 120 days prior to the date the state
  482  correctional system is projected pursuant to s. 216.136 to
  483  exceed 99 percent of total capacity, the authority shall
  484  determine eligibility for and establish a control release date
  485  for an appropriate number of parole ineligible inmates committed
  486  to the department and incarcerated within the state who have
  487  been determined by the authority to be eligible for
  488  discretionary early release pursuant to this section. In
  489  establishing control release dates, it is the intent of the
  490  Legislature that the authority prioritize consideration of
  491  eligible inmates closest to their tentative release date. The
  492  authority shall rely upon commitment data on the offender
  493  information system maintained by the department to initially
  494  identify inmates who are to be reviewed for control release
  495  consideration. The authority may use a method of objective risk
  496  assessment in determining if an eligible inmate should be
  497  released. Such assessment shall be a part of the department’s
  498  management information system. However, the authority shall have
  499  sole responsibility for determining control release eligibility,
  500  establishing a control release date, and effectuating the
  501  release of a sufficient number of inmates to maintain the inmate
  502  population between 99 percent and 100 percent of total capacity.
  503  Inmates who are ineligible for control release are inmates who
  504  are parole eligible or inmates who:
  505         (b) Are serving the mandatory minimum portion of a sentence
  506  enhanced under s. 775.087(2) or (3), or s. 784.07(3);
  507  
  508  In making control release eligibility determinations under this
  509  subsection, the authority may rely on any document leading to or
  510  generated during the course of the criminal proceedings,
  511  including, but not limited to, any presentence or postsentence
  512  investigation or any information contained in arrest reports
  513  relating to circumstances of the offense.
  514         Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.