Florida Senate - 2021 SB 462



By Senator Bracy





11-00054-21 2021462__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to law enforcement officer use of
3 force deaths; creating s. 900.07, F.S.; requiring the
4 state attorney of a judicial circuit in which a law
5 enforcement officer use of force death occurs to
6 request that a state attorney from another judicial
7 circuit review the case and make a certain written and
8 detailed recommendation; requiring a state attorney
9 who receives such a request to provide a specified
10 notice to the requesting state attorney within a
11 certain timeframe; providing an effective date.
12
13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
14
15 Section 1. Section 900.07, Florida Statutes, is created to
16 read:
17 900.07 Requiring review and recommendations from another
18 state attorney in cases of law enforcement officer use of force
19 deaths.—
20 (1) In each case in which a death results from a law
21 enforcement officer’s use of force, the state attorney of the
22 judicial circuit in which the use of force death occurred shall
23 request a state attorney from another judicial circuit to review
24 the case and the circumstances surrounding the use of force
25 death and to make a written and detailed recommendation on
26 whether he or she believes that charges should be brought
27 against the law enforcement officer.
28 (2) A state attorney who receives a request under
29 subsection (1) must notify the requesting state attorney within
30 10 business days after receipt as to whether the state attorney
31 receiving the request can review the case and, if so, provide
32 the written and detailed recommendation in an expeditious
33 manner.
34 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.