Florida Senate - 2019                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 642
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
       (Bracy) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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    3         Delete lines 352 - 357
    4  and insert:
    5  the probation officer must submit recommended sanctions to the
    6  court for its approval in lieu of filing an affidavit of
    7  violation with the court. For purposes of this section, the term
    8  “technical violation” means an alleged violation of supervision
    9  that is not a new felony offense, misdemeanor offense, or
   10  criminal traffic offense.
   11         (h)(g) The chief judge of each judicial circuit shall may
   12  direct the department to use a notification letter of a
   13  technical violation in appropriate cases in lieu of a violation
   14  report, affidavit, and warrant or a notice to appear when the
   15  alleged violation is not a new felony or misdemeanor offense.
   16  Such direction must be in writing and must specify the types of
   17  specific technical violations which are to be reported by a
   18  notification letter of a technical violation, any exceptions to
   19  these violations, and the required process for submission. At
   20  the direction of the chief judge, the department shall send the
   21  notification letter of a technical violation to the court.
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   23  ====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T ======
   24  And the directory clause is amended as follows:
   25         Delete line 339
   26  and insert:
   27  present paragraphs (g) and (h) of that subsection are amended, a
   28  new
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   30  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   31  And the title is amended as follows:
   32         Delete lines 66 - 69
   33  and insert:
   34         alternative sanctioning program; requiring the
   35         probation officer to take certain actions if such
   36         probationer or offer is eligible; defining the term
   37         “technical violation”; requiring, rather than
   38         authorizing, the chief judge of each judicial circuit
   39         to direct the department to use a notification letter
   40         of a technical violation in certain situations;
   41         requiring that judicial