Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1510
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/19/2020           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
       (Brandes) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (533428) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 64 and 65
    5  insert:
    6         Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 27.51, Florida
    7  Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         27.51 Duties of public defender.—
    9         (4) The public defender for the judicial circuit specified
   10  in this subsection shall, after the record on appeal is
   11  transmitted to the appellate court by the office of the public
   12  defender which handled the trial and if requested by any public
   13  defender within the indicated appellate district, handle all
   14  circuit court and county court appeals within the state courts
   15  system and any authorized appeals to the federal courts required
   16  of the official making such request:
   17         (a) Public defender of the second judicial circuit, on
   18  behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the
   19  First District Court of Appeal.
   20         (b) Public defender of the tenth judicial circuit, on
   21  behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the
   22  Second District Court of Appeal.
   23         (c) Public defender of the eleventh judicial circuit, on
   24  behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the
   25  Third District Court of Appeal.
   26         (d) Public defender of the fifteenth judicial circuit, on
   27  behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the
   28  Fourth District Court of Appeal.
   29         (e) Public defender of the seventh judicial circuit, on
   30  behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the
   31  Fifth District Court of Appeal.
   32         Section 3. Subsection (8) of section 27.511, Florida
   33  Statutes, is amended to read:
   34         27.511 Offices of criminal conflict and civil regional
   35  counsel; legislative intent; qualifications; appointment;
   36  duties.—
   37         (8) The public defender for the judicial circuit specified
   38  in s. 27.51(4) shall, after the record on appeal is transmitted
   39  to the appellate court by the office of criminal conflict and
   40  civil regional counsel which handled the trial and if requested
   41  by the regional counsel for the indicated appellate district,
   42  handle all circuit court and county court appeals authorized
   43  pursuant to paragraph (5)(f) within the state courts system and
   44  any authorized appeals to the federal courts required of the
   45  official making the request. If the public defender certifies to
   46  the court that the public defender has a conflict consistent
   47  with the criteria prescribed in s. 27.5303 and moves to
   48  withdraw, the regional counsel shall handle the appeal, unless
   49  the regional counsel has a conflict, in which case the court
   50  shall appoint private counsel pursuant to s. 27.40.
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   52  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   53  And the title is amended as follows:
   54         Delete line 7
   55  and insert:
   56         provided by law; amending ss. 27.51 and 27.511, F.S.;
   57         revising the duties of the public defender and office
   58         of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel,
   59         respectively, regarding the handling of appeals to
   60         conform to changes made by the act; amending s.
   61         34.017, F.S.; authorizing