Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1510
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: RS            .                                
                  02/19/2020           .                                
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       Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice
       (Brandes) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 64 and 65
    4  insert:
    5         Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 27.51, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         27.51 Duties of public defender.—
    8         (4) The public defender for the judicial circuit specified
    9  in this subsection shall, after the record on appeal is
   10  transmitted to the appellate court by the office of the public
   11  defender which handled the trial and if requested by any public
   12  defender within the indicated appellate district, handle all
   13  circuit court and county court criminal appeals within the state
   14  courts system and any authorized appeals to the federal courts
   15  required of the official making such request:
   16         (a) Public defender of the second judicial circuit, on
   17  behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the
   18  First District Court of Appeal.
   19         (b) Public defender of the tenth judicial circuit, on
   20  behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the
   21  Second District Court of Appeal.
   22         (c) Public defender of the eleventh judicial circuit, on
   23  behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the
   24  Third District Court of Appeal.
   25         (d) Public defender of the fifteenth judicial circuit, on
   26  behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the
   27  Fourth District Court of Appeal.
   28         (e) Public defender of the seventh judicial circuit, on
   29  behalf of any public defender within the district comprising the
   30  Fifth District Court of Appeal.
   31         Section 3. Subsection (8) of section 27.511, Florida
   32  Statutes, is amended to read:
   33         27.511 Offices of criminal conflict and civil regional
   34  counsel; legislative intent; qualifications; appointment;
   35  duties.—
   36         (8) The public defender for the judicial circuit specified
   37  in s. 27.51(4) shall, after the record on appeal is transmitted
   38  to the appellate court by the office of criminal conflict and
   39  civil regional counsel which handled the trial and if requested
   40  by the regional counsel for the indicated appellate district,
   41  handle all circuit court and county court criminal appeals
   42  authorized pursuant to paragraph (5)(f) within the state courts
   43  system and any authorized appeals to the federal courts required
   44  of the official making the request. If the public defender
   45  certifies to the court that the public defender has a conflict
   46  consistent with the criteria prescribed in s. 27.5303 and moves
   47  to withdraw, the regional counsel shall handle the appeal,
   48  unless the regional counsel has a conflict, in which case the
   49  court shall appoint private counsel pursuant to s. 27.40.
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   51  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   52  And the title is amended as follows:
   53         Delete line 7
   54  and insert:
   55         provided by law; amending ss. 27.51 and 27.511, F.S.;
   56         revising the duties of the public defender and office
   57         of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel,
   58         respectively, regarding the handling of appeals to
   59         conform to changes made by the act; amending s.
   60         34.017, F.S.; authorizing