F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HBCS/HB 397 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to violations of pretrial release conditions for violent crimes;
requiringspecifying aprocedures personat whothe isperson's arrested for committing specified violations to be held in custody until his or her first appearance hearing;
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This act may be cited as the "Victim Safety in Pretrial Release Act." Section 2.
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(m) Robbery, as defined in s.
(3) A person who is arrested for a violation of this section or who is on pretrial release for committing an offense specified in subsection (1) and who is arrested for committing a new law violation shall be held in custody until his or her first appearance hearing, at which time the court shall review the alleged violation and determine whether to order pretrial detention or to grant pretrial release with appropriate conditions.
(c) Any evidence of the person's intent to intimidate, Pageharass, 3or ofharm 4any CODING:person.
(4) A law enforcement officer may not be held liable in any civil action for an arrest of a person based on probable cause to believe that the person has violated this section.
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(4) A law enforcement officer may not be held liable in any civil action for an arrest of a person based on probable cause to believe that the person has violated this section.
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