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Introduced
11/16/2017
11/16/2017
In Committee
12/04/2017
12/04/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/10/2018
03/10/2018
Introduced Session
2018 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revising the list of crimes for which children of specified ages who are charged with committing, attempting to commit, or conspiring to commit may have an information filed against them by a state attorney; requiring children of certain ages who are convicted and sentenced to the Department of Corrections to be kept completely separated from adult offenders in the facility, etc.
AI Summary
This bill makes the following key changes:
- Revises the list of crimes for which children ages 14-17 can have an information (criminal charges) filed against them by the state attorney, expanding the list to include more serious violent offenses.
- Requires that children ages 16-17 convicted and sentenced to the Department of Corrections be kept completely separated from adult offenders in the facility.
- Adds new data collection requirements for the Department of Juvenile Justice to track information on children prosecuted as adults, including details on case outcomes and dispositional factors.
- Prohibits transferring a child to adult court for prosecution if the child has a pending competency hearing or has previously been found incompetent and not restored to competency.
- Makes other changes to the process for transferring children to adult court and the sentencing options available for those children.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Justice
Sponsors (2)
Other Sponsors (1)
Criminal Justice (S)
Last Action
Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice (on 03/10/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/936 |
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/936/BillText/c1/HTML |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/936/BillText/c1/PDF |
| Senate Committee Amendment #392502 | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/936/Amendment/392502/HTML |
| Senate Committee Amendment #531932 | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/936/Amendment/531932/HTML |
| Senate Committee Amendment #348374 | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/936/Amendment/348374/HTML |
| Senate Committee Amendment #284830 | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/936/Amendment/284830/HTML |
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/936/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/936/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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