The bill establishes a new section, 944.085, in the Florida Statutes, which outlines the process for state prisoners with unserved arrest warrants to notify the circuit court. Under this new provision, a prisoner can file a notice of unserved warrant in the circuit court where the warrant was issued. The prisoner is required to serve notice to the state attorney, and the court must schedule a status hearing within 90 days of receiving the notice. Notably, the prisoner will not be transported to this hearing, during which the state attorney will confirm the existence of the unserved warrant.
If the court determines that a warrant exists, it is mandated to issue an order for the transport of the prisoner to the county jail within 30 days following the status hearing. This order will be sent to the county sheriff for execution. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.