Fla. Stat. § 921.242
Subsequent offenses under chapter 796; method of proof applicable
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Current — January 1, 2021
As of January 1, 2011
(1) Every judgment of guilty with respect to any offense governed by the provisions of chapter 796 shall be in writing, signed by the judge, and recorded by the clerk of the circuit court. The judge shall cause to be affixed to every such written judgment of guilty, in open court and in the presence of such judge, the fingerprints of the defendant against whom such judgment is rendered. Such fingerprints shall be affixed beneath the judge’s signature to any such judgment. Beneath such fingerprints shall be appended a certificate to the following effect:“I hereby certify that the above and foregoing fingerprints are of the defendant, (name) , and that they were placed thereon by said defendant in my presence, in open court, this the day of , (year) .”Such certificate shall be signed by the judge, whose signature thereto shall be followed by the word “Judge.”
(1) A judgment of guilty with respect to any offense governed by chapter 796 must be in:
(a) A written record that is signed by the judge and recorded by the clerk of the circuit court; or
(b) An electronic record that contains the judge’s electronic signature as defined in s. 933.40 and is recorded by the clerk of the circuit court.
(2) A judge shall cause the fingerprints of a defendant who is found guilty of any offense governed by chapter 796 to be manually taken or electronically captured. Such fingerprints must be certified and filed in the case in which the judgment of guilty is entered as provided in s. 921.241(3).
(3) A written or an electronic judgment of guilty, or a certified copy thereof, is admissible in evidence in the several courts of this state as provided in s. 921.241(4).
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