Florida SB 760: Grounds for Nonrecognition of Out-of-country Foreign Judgments

Bill Text

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Violations of Pretrial Release Conditions for Violent Crimes 
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Citing this act as the “Victim Safety in Pretrial Release Act”; providing that a person who is on pretrial release for a specified violent crime commits a separate criminal offense if such person willfully violates certain conditions of pretrial release; providing criminal penalties; providing that a law enforcement officer is not liable in a civil action for an arrest of a person based on probable cause to believe that the person has violated a condition of pretrial release in specified circumstances; authorizing a law enforcement officer to arrest a person without a warrant if there is probable cause to believe that the person has willfully violated certain conditions of pretrial release, etc. 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 CS for SB 760 

 By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator McClain 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to violations of pretrial release 
 3 conditions for violent crimes; providing a short 
 4 title; creating s. 903.0472, F.S.; providing that a 
 5 person who is on pretrial release for a specified 
 6 violent crime commits a separate criminal offense if 
 7 such person willfully violates certain conditions of 
 8 pretrial release; providing criminal penalties; 
 9 providing criminal penalties for a second or 
 10 subsequent violation; requiring a person who is 
 11 arrested for committing specified violations to be 
 12 held in custody until his or her first appearance 
 13 hearing; requiring the court to consider certain 
 14 factors in determining whether to order pretrial 
 15 detention or grant pretrial release; providing that a 
 16 law enforcement officer is not liable in a civil 
 17 action for an arrest of a person based on probable 
 18 cause to believe that the person has violated a 
 19 condition of pretrial release in specified 
 20 circumstances; amending s. 901.15, F.S.; authorizing a 
 21 law enforcement officer to arrest a person without a 
 22 warrant if there is probable cause to believe that the 
 23 person has willfully violated certain conditions of 
 24 pretrial release; providing an effective date. 
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 26 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 27 
 28 Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Victim Safety in 
 29 Pretrial Release Act.” 
 30 Section 2. Section 903.0472, Florida Statutes, is created 
 31 to read: 
 32 903.0472 Violations of pretrial release for specified 
 33 crimes.— 
 34 (1) A person commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 
 35 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, if he or she 
 36 willfully violates a condition of pretrial release described in 
 37 s. 903.047(1)(b) which a court imposed after he or she was 
 38 arrested for committing any of the following offenses: 
 39 (a) Murder, as defined in s. 782.04; 
 40 (b) Manslaughter, as defined in s. 782.07; 
 41 (c) Assault, as defined in s. 784.011; 
 42 (d) Aggravated assault, as defined in s. 784.021; 
 43 (e) Battery, as defined in s. 784.03; 
 44 (f) Aggravated battery, as defined in s. 784.045; 
 45 (g) Stalking, as defined in s. 784.048(2); 
 46 (h) Aggravated stalking, as defined in s. 784.048(3), (4), 
 47 (5), or (7); 
 48 (i) Kidnapping, as defined in s. 787.01; 
 49 (j) False imprisonment, as defined in s. 787.02; 
 50 (k) Sexual battery, as defined in s. 794.011; 
 51 (l) Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the 
 52 presence of persons less than 16 years of age, as described in 
 53 s. 800.04; 
 54 (m) Robbery, as defined in s. 812.13; 
 55 (n) Written or electronic threats to kill or do bodily 
 56 injury, as described in s. 836.10; or 
 57 (o) Any other felony that involves the use or threat of 
 58 physical force or violence against any individual. 
 59 (2) A person commits a felony of the third degree, 
 60 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, 
 61 if he or she commits a second or subsequent violation of 
 62 subsection (1). 
 63 (3) A person who is arrested for a violation of this 
 64 section or who is on pretrial release for committing an offense 
 65 specified in subsection (1) and who is arrested for committing a 
 66 new law violation shall be held in custody until his or her 
 67 first appearance hearing, at which time the court shall review 
 68 the alleged violation and determine whether to order pretrial 
 69 detention or to grant pretrial release with appropriate 
 70 conditions. In making such determinations, the court shall 
 71 prioritize the safety of the victim and the public and, in 
 72 addition to the criteria in s. 903.046(2), shall also consider: 
 73 (a) The nature and severity of the underlying offense for 
 74 which conditions of pretrial release were imposed. 
 75 (b) The person’s history of compliance with court orders. 
 76 (c) Any evidence of the person’s intent to intimid