Bill Amendment: FL S0384 | 2014 | Regular Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Juvenile Sentencing

Status: 2014-04-11 - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7035 (Ch. 2014-220) [S0384 Detail]

Download: Florida-2014-S0384-Senate_Committee_Amendment_777006.html

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       Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 384
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       (Bradley) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 116 - 129
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 2. (1) A person who is sentenced to imprisonment
    6  for committing an offense before attaining 18 years of age is
    7  entitled to review of his or her sentence in the following
    8  circumstances:
    9         (a) A person who is sentenced to life imprisonment,
   10  imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term of more than
   11  25 years for any offense that is included in s. 782.04, Florida
   12  Statutes, but for which he or she was not the person who
   13  actually killed the victim, is entitled to a review of his or
   14  her sentence after 25 years. The sentencing court shall retain
   15  original jurisdiction for the duration of the sentence for this
   16  purpose.
   17         (b) A person who is sentenced to life imprisonment,
   18  imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term of more than
   19  20 years for any offense that is not included in s. 782.04,
   20  Florida Statutes, is entitled to a review of his or her sentence
   21  after 20 years. If the court does not modify the person’s
   22  sentence in accordance with subsection (5) and the person is
   23  serving a sentence of imprisonment for a term of more than 30
   24  years, the person is entitled to another review of his or her
   25  sentence after serving 30 years of the sentence. The sentencing
   26  court shall retain original jurisdiction for the duration of the
   27  sentence for this purpose.
   28  (2) The Department of Corrections shall notify a juvenile
   29  offender who is committed to the department of his or her
   30  eligibility to participate in a resentencing hearing 30 months
   31  before the date that he or she will be eligible for the
   32  resentencing hearing. The juvenile offender may apply to the
   33  court of original jurisdiction requesting that a resentencing
   34  hearing be held.