Bill > H1181

Introduced Session

An act relating to juvenile justice; amending s. 790.115, F.S.; removing a provision requiring specified treatment of minors charged with possessing or discharging a firearm on school property; amending s. 790.22, F.S.; revising penalties for minors committing specified firearms violations; removing provisions concerning minors charged with or convicted of certain firearms offenses; amending 901.15; adding possession of a firearm by a minor to the list of crimes for which a warrant is not needed for arrest; amending s. 985.101, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 985.12, F.S.; redesignating civil citation programs as prearrest delinquency citation programs; revising program requirements; providing that certain existing programs meeting certain requirements shall be deemed authorized; amending s. 985.125, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 985.126, F.S.; requiring the Department of Juvenile Justice to publish a quarterly report concerning entities using delinquency citations for less than a specified amount of eligible offenses; amending s. 985.245, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 985.25, F.S.; requiring that2024 Legislature youths who are arrested for certain electronic monitoring violations be placed in secure detention until a detention hearing; requiring that a child on probation for an underlying felony firearm offense who is taken into custody be placed in secure detention; providing for renewal of secure detention periods in certain circumstances; amending s. 985.255, F.S.; providing that when there is probable cause that a child committed one of a specified list of offenses that he or she is presumed to be a risk to public safety and danger to the community and must be held in secure a detention before an adjudicatory hearing; providing requirements for release of such a child despite the presumption; revising language concerning the use of risk assessments; amending s. 985.26, F.S.; revising requirements for holding a child in secure detention for more than 21 days; amending s. 985.433, F.S.; requiring conditional release conditions for children released after confinement for specified firearms offenses; requiring specified sanctions for certain children adjudicated for certain firearms offenses who are not committed to a residential program; providing that children who previously have had adjudication withheld for certain offenses my not have adjudication withheld for specified offenses;2024 Legislature amending s. 985.435, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; creating s. 985.438, F.S.; requiring the Department of Juvenile Justice to create and administer a graduated response matrix to hold youths accountable to the terms of their court ordered probation and the terms of their conditional release; providing requirements for the matrix; amending s. 985.439, F.S.; requiring a state attorney to file a probation violation within a specified period or inform the court and the Department of Juvenile Justice why such violation is not filed; removing provisions concerning an alternative consequence program; allowing placement of electronic monitoring for probation violations in certain circumstances; amending s. 985.441, F.S.; adding an exception to the prohibition against committing certain children to a residential program; amending s. 985.455, F.S.; authorizing a court to make an exception to an order of revocation or suspension of driving privileges in certain circumstances; amending s. 985.46, F.S.; revising legislative intent concerning conditional release; revising the conditions of conditional release; providing for assessment of conditional release violations and possible recommitment of violators; amending ss. 985.48 and 985.4815, F.S.;2024 Legislature conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 985.601, F.S.; requiring the Department of Juvenile Justice to establish a specified class for firearms offenders; amending s. 985.711, F.S.; revising provisions concerning introduction of contraband into department facilities; authorizing department staff to use canine units on the grounds of juvenile detention facilities and commitment programs for specified purposes; revising criminal penalties for violations; amending s. 1002.221, F.S.; revising provisions concerning educational records for certain purposes; amending ss. 943.051, 985.11, and 1006.07, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date.

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Berny Jacques (R)*,  Adam Anderson (R),  Adam Botana (R),  Ryan Chamberlin (R),  Alina García (R),  Michelle Salzman (R),  Kaylee Tuck (R),  Taylor Yarkosky (R),  Brad Yeager (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Chapter No. 2024-130 (on 04/29/2024)

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