This bill establishes a new section in Florida law, specifically section 944.085, which pertains to the handling of unserved arrest warrants for state prisoners. It allows prisoners in state facilities who have unserved warrants to file a notice of the warrant in the circuit court where the warrant was issued. The bill mandates that the prisoner must serve notice to the state attorney, and the circuit court is required to schedule a status hearing within 90 days of receiving the notice. Notably, the prisoner is not to be transported to this hearing, during which the state attorney must confirm the existence of the unserved warrant.
If the court determines that a warrant exists, it is required to issue an order for the transport of the prisoner to the county jail that issued the warrant within 30 days following the status hearing. The court will then send this order to the county sheriff for execution. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.