Senate Bill 464 (2022) — Payments to prisoners upon release
SB 464
Florida Bills
Florida Senate - 2022 SB 464 By Senator Powell 30-00758-22 2022464__ Page 1 of 1 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to payments to prisoners upon release; 2 creating ss. 944.6125 and 951.31, F.S.; providing that 3 Florida releasees and county and municipal prisoners 4 who receive funds in the form of payment instruments 5 upon their release may not be charged a fee for 6 cashing the instruments at specified businesses; 7 providing an effective date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11
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Section 944.6125, Florida Statutes, is created 12 to read: 13 944.6125 Florida releasee; gate money.—A Florida releasee 14 who receives funds upon his or her release in the form of a 15 payment instrument may not be charged a fee for cashing the 16 instrument at a money services business, as those terms are 17 defined in s. 560.103. 18
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Section 951.31, Florida Statutes, is created to 19 read: 20 951.31 Releasee gate money.—A county or municipal prisoner 21 who receives funds upon his or her release in the form of a 22 payment instrument may not be charged a fee for cashing the 23 instrument at a money services business, as those terms are 24 defined in s. 560.103. 25