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Fla. Stat. § 903.0351 (2025)

Restrictions on pretrial release pending probation-violation hearing or community-control-violation hearing.

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903.0351 Restrictions on pretrial release pending probation-violation hearing or community-control-violation hearing.
(1) In the instance of an alleged violation of felony probation or community control, bail or any other form of pretrial release shall not be granted prior to the resolution of the probation-violation hearing or the community-control-violation hearing to:
(a) A violent felony offender of special concern as defined in s. 948.06;
(b) A person who is on felony probation or community control for any offense committed on or after the effective date of this act and who is arrested for a qualifying offense as defined in s. 948.06(8)(c); or
(c) A person who is on felony probation or community control and has previously been found by a court to be a habitual violent felony offender as defined in s. 775.084(1)(b), a three-time violent felony offender as defined in s. 775.084(1)(c), or a sexual predator under s. 775.21, and who is arrested for committing a qualifying offense as defined in s. 948.06(8)(c) on or after the effective date of this act.
(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply where the alleged violation of felony probation or community control is based solely on the probationer or offender’s failure to pay costs or fines or make restitution payments.
History.s. 2, ch. 2007-2; s. 47, ch. 2016-24; s. 36, ch. 2025-156.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2017–2017 · leading case: State v. Lawrence, 219 So. 3d 941 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017).
State v. Lawrence, 219 So. 3d 941 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017). · cites it 10× “The State filed a petition for writ of certiorari seeking to- quash the court’s order finding section 903.0351(l)(b), Florida Statutes (2016), unconstitutional.”
— 903.0351(l)(b) — 1 case
State v. Lawrence, 219 So. 3d 941 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017). “The State filed a petition for writ of certiorari seeking to- quash the court’s order finding section 903.0351(l)(b), Florida Statutes (2016), unconstitutional.”
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