Bill Text: FL S1210 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Juvenile Civil Citations [SPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Criminal Justice [S1210 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S1210-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                                    SB 1210 
 
By Senator Wise 
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1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to juvenile civil citations; amending 
3         s. 985.12, F.S.; requiring that a juvenile civil 
4         citation program be established at the local level 
5         with the concurrence of the chief judge of the circuit 
6         and other designated persons; requiring a law 
7         enforcement officer, upon making contact with a 
8         juvenile, to issue a civil citation if the juvenile 
9         admits to having committed a misdemeanor and he or she 
10         is not a danger to himself or herself or another; 
11         requiring that the juvenile produce proof of his or 
12         her identification or provide contact information for 
13         his or her parent or guardian; requiring that a 
14         juvenile who appears to be intoxicated or 
15         incapacitated by substance abuse be taken into 
16         custody; providing that a civil citation may be issued 
17         after the juvenile’s release from custody; providing 
18         an effective date. 
19 
20  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
21 
22         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 985.12, Florida 
23  Statutes, is amended to read: 
24         985.12 Civil citation.— 
25         (1)(a) There is established a juvenile civil citation 
26  process for the purpose of providing an efficient and innovative 
27  alternative to custody by the Department of Juvenile Justice of 
28  children who commit nonserious delinquent acts and to ensure 
29  swift and appropriate consequences. The civil citation program 
30  shall may be established at the local level with the concurrence 
31  of the chief judge of the circuit, state attorney, public 
32  defender, and the head of each local law enforcement agency 
33  involved. 
34         (b) Under such a juvenile civil citation program, any law 
35  enforcement officer, upon making contact with a juvenile who 
36  admits having committed a misdemeanor and who is not a danger to 
37  himself or herself or another, shall may issue a civil citation. 
38  The juvenile must be able to produce proof of his or her 
39  identification or provide contact information for his or her 
40  parent or guardian. 
41         (c) If a juvenile appears to be intoxicated or 
42  incapacitated by substance abuse, he or she shall be taken into 
43  custody as provided in s. 985.101. A civil citation may be 
44  issued after the juvenile’s release from custody as provided in 
45  s. 985.115(2)(e). 
46         (d) A civil citation shall be issued which may not assess 
47  assessing not more than 50 community service hours, and may 
48  require participation in intervention services appropriate to 
49  identified needs of the juvenile, including family counseling, 
50  urinalysis monitoring, and substance abuse and mental health 
51  treatment services. A copy of each citation issued under this 
52  section shall be provided to the department, and the department 
53  shall enter appropriate information into the juvenile offender 
54  information system. 
55         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.