Bill Amendment: FL S0522 | 2014 | Regular Session

NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List

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Bill Title: Involuntary Civil Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

Status: 2014-04-02 - Chapter No. 2014-2, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 524 (Ch. 2014-3) [S0522 Detail]

Download: Florida-2014-S0522-Senate_Floor_Amendment_630788.html

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       Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 522
       
       
       
       
       
       
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    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    4  and insert:
    5  team shall may proceed with its recommendation without the a
    6  personal interview of the person.
    7         (f) The multidisciplinary team shall complete all clinical
    8  evaluations and provide the state attorney a written assessment
    9  and recommendation as to whether the person meets the definition
   10  of a sexually violent predator at least 1 month before the
   11  person’s scheduled release date from the Department of
   12  Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the
   13  Department of Children and Families. The multidisciplinary team
   14  shall complete all clinical evaluations and provide the state
   15  attorney a written assessment and recommendation as to whether
   16  the person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator
   17  at least 24 hours before the person’s scheduled release date
   18  from a county or municipal jail.
   19         1. The department must recommend that the state attorney
   20  file a petition for civil commitment if at least two members of
   21  the multidisciplinary team determine that the person meets the
   22  definition of a sexually violent predator.
   23         2. When the department determines that a person who has
   24  received a clinical evaluation does or does not meet the
   25  definition of a sexually violent predator, the written
   26  assessment and recommendation shall be sent to the state
   27  attorney. If the state attorney questions, in writing, the
   28  determination that the person does or does not meet the
   29  definition of a sexually violent predator, the multidisciplinary
   30  team must reexamine the case before a final written assessment
   31  and recommendation is provided to the state attorney.
   32         (g)(d) The Attorney General’s Office shall serve as legal
   33  counsel to the multidisciplinary team.
   34         (e)1. Within 180 days after receiving notice, there shall
   35  be a written assessment as to whether the person meets the
   36  definition of a sexually violent predator and a written
   37  recommendation, which shall be provided to the state attorney.
   38  The written recommendation shall be provided by the Department
   39  of Children and Family Services and shall include the written
   40  report of the multidisciplinary team.
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   42  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   43  And the title is amended as follows:
   44         Delete lines 24 - 37
   45  and insert:
   46         evaluation under certain circumstances; requiring the
   47         multidisciplinary team to proceed without a personal
   48         interview under certain circumstances; requiring the
   49         multidisciplinary team to provide the state attorney
   50         with a written assessment and recommendation as to
   51         whether a person meets the definition of a sexually
   52         violent predator within specified timeframes;
   53         requiring the Department of Children and Families to
   54         recommend that the state attorney file a civil
   55         commitment petition under certain circumstances;
   56         requiring the department to send the recommendation
   57         and assessment to the state attorney for further
   58         review; requiring the multidisciplinary team to
   59         reexamine the case under certain circumstances;
   60         requiring the multidisciplinary team to give equal
   61         consideration to an attempt, criminal solicitation, or
   62         conspiracy to commit certain offenses as it does to
   63         the commission of such offenses; conforming provisions
   64         to changes made by the act; amending s. 394.9135,