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31. Page 1, line 1: after "checks" insert ", deferred prosecution agreements for
4persons charged with issuing a bad check or other order for payment, and allowing
5a district attorney to collect money owed to others".
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(3m) Any recovery under this section shall be reduced by the amount
9recovered as restitution for the same act under ss. 800.093 and 973.20
and by any
10amount that a district attorney collects in connection with the act and pays to the
11plaintiff under a deferred prosecution agreement under s. 971.41.
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(a) "Collection agency" has the meaning given in s. 218.04 (1) (a).
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(b) "Collector" has the meaning given in s. 218.04 (1) (b).
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(c) "Solicitor" has the meaning given in s. 218.04 (1) (b).
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6(2) A district attorney may require, as a condition of a deferred prosecution
7agreement with a defendant charged with violating s. 943.24, that the defendant pay
8money owed for the worthless check or other order issued in violation of s. 943.24 to
9the district attorney for remittance to the payee of the worthless check or order. If
10it includes such a requirement, the deferred prosecution agreement shall also
11require that the defendant attend a class or counseling regarding financial
12management and the impact of issuing worthless checks. Notwithstanding s. 978.06
13(1), a district attorney may charge a defendant who is a party to a deferred
14prosecution agreement under this section a fee to cover the district attorney's costs
15under the agreement.
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16(3) A district attorney may contract with a nonprofit organization that is
17licensed as a collection agency to collect money from defendants under deferred
18prosecution agreements under this section and to administer such agreements.
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19(4) Notwithstanding s. 218.04, a district attorney is not required to be licensed
20as a collection agency, a collector, or a solicitor under s. 218.04 for purposes of
21collecting money from defendants under this section.".