Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (695928) for CS for SB 1308
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Brandes) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 2931 and 2932
    4  insert:
    5         Section 29. Section 985.031, Florida Statutes, is created
    6  to read:
    7         985.031 Age limitation; exception.—
    8         (1) A child younger than 10 years of age may not be
    9  adjudicated delinquent, arrested, or charged with a violation of
   10  law or delinquent act on the basis of acts occurring before he
   11  or she reaches 10 years of age.
   12         (2) Notwithstanding this section, a child who commits a
   13  forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08, except any third degree
   14  felony violation of chapter 810, may be adjudicated delinquent,
   15  arrested, or charged with a violation of law or delinquent act.
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   18  And the title is amended as follows:
   19         Delete line 358
   20  and insert:
   21         made by the act; creating s. 985.031, F.S.;
   22         prohibiting a child younger than a certain age from
   23         being adjudicated delinquent, arrested, or charged
   24         with a violation of law or delinquent act; providing
   25         an exception; amending s. 1009.21, F.S.; providing