NEW LAWS IN FLORIDA .....
GOVERNOR SCOTT STAYS BUSY SIGNING BILLS INTO LAW .....
SB 118 - CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS:
Any person or entity engaged in the business of publishing through a publicly accessible print or electronic medium or otherwise disseminating arrest booking photographs of persons who have previously been arrested may not solicit or accept a fee or other form of payment to remove the photographs.
To read the new law, go here.
SB 494 - COMPENSATION OF VICTIMS OF WRONGFUL INCARCERATION:
Revising the circumstances under which a person is disqualified from receiving compensation under the Victims of Wrongful Incarceration Compensation Act; specifying that a wrongfully incarcerated person who commits no more than one felony that is not a violent felony, rather than a felony law violation, which results in revocation of parole or community supervision is eligible for compensation, etc
To read the new law, go here
SB 312 - EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION
The “Eyewitness Identification Reform Act”; requiring state, county, municipal, or other law enforcement agencies that conduct lineups to follow specified procedures; requiring the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission to create educational materials and provide training programs on how to conduct lineups, etc.
To read the new law, go here
SB 128 - SELF-DEFENSE IMMUNITY
This bill amends the statute to require the State, rather than the Defendant, to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant did not use force lawfully.
To read the new law, go here
SB 1052 - JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE
This bill clarifies "justifiable use of force laws" and expands the Castle Doctrine to include any residence a person has a right to be in.
To read the new law, go here.
SO, YOU WANT TO BE A CIRCUIT/COUNTY COURT JUDGE .......
The 11th Circuit JNC has met and voted to send 12 names to Governor Scott to fill vacancies resulting from the elevation of County Court Judges' Judge Victoria del Pino and Jason Dimitris to the Circuit Court. The Governor has 60 days to choose two names from the list, which includes:
Milena Abreu
Ramiro Christen Areces
Karl S.H. Brown
Christina Marie DiRaimondo
Renatha Francis
Peter Heller
Elijah A. Levitt
Joseph J. Mansfield
Luis Perez-Medina
Gordon Charles Murray, Sr.
Julie Harris Nelson
Steven G. Paulson
Karl S.H. Brown
Christina Marie DiRaimondo
Renatha Francis
Peter Heller
Elijah A. Levitt
Joseph J. Mansfield
Luis Perez-Medina
Gordon Charles Murray, Sr.
Julie Harris Nelson
Steven G. Paulson
The JNC has also announced two Circuit Court vacancies due to the elevation of Judge Norma Lindsey to the 3rd DCA and the resignation of Circuit Judge Gisela Cardonne Ely. The deadline to submit your application to the JNC is July 17, 2017.
CAPTAIN OUT .......