(b) Time for Filing. An application for sentence review may not be filed until the juvenile offender becomes eligible pursuant to section 921.1402(2), Florida Statutes. A juvenile offender becomes eligible:
(2) after 20 years, if the juvenile offender is sentenced to a term of 20 years or more under section 775.082(3)(c), Florida Statutes; or
(3) after 15 years, if the juvenile offender is sentenced to a term of more than 15 years under sections 775.082(1)(b)2., 775.082(3)(a)5.b., or 775.082(3)(b)2.b., Florida Statutes.
(B) the offense for which the defendant was sentenced; and
(C) the sentence imposed;
(3) whether a previous application has been filed, the date of filing of the application, and the disposition of that application;
(4) a brief statement outlining the facts in support of the application; and
(5) if the application is being filed by a juvenile offender sentenced to life pursuant to section 775.082(1)(b)1., Florida Statutes, a statement certifying that the applicant has not been previously convicted of one of the offenses enumerated in sections 921.1402(2)(a)1.–(2)(a)10., Florida Statutes, or conspiracy to commit one of offenses enumerated in sections 921.1402(2)(a)1.–(2)(a)10., Florida Statutes, in a separate criminal transaction or episode than that which resulted in the sentence under section 775.082(1)(b)1., Florida Statutes.
(B) whether the juvenile offender remains at the same level of risk to society as he or she did at the time of the initial sentencing;
(C) the opinion of the victim or the victim’s next of kin;
(D) whether the juvenile offender was a relatively minor participant in the criminal offense or acted under extreme duress or the domination of another person;
(E) whether the juvenile offender has shown sincere and sustained remorse for the criminal offense;
(F) whether the juvenile offender’s age, maturity, and psychological development at the time of the offense affected his or her behavior;
(G) whether the juvenile offender has successfully obtained a general educational development certificate or completed another educational, technical, work, vocational, or self-rehabilitation program, if such a program is available;
(H) whether the juvenile offender was a victim of sexual, physical, or emotional abuse before he or she committed the offense;
(I) the results of any mental health assessment, risk assessment, or evaluation of the juvenile offender as to rehabilitation; and
(J) any other factor the court deems appropriate.
(2) pursuant to section 921.1402(2)(d), Florida Statutes, the initial application was submitted by a juvenile offender sentenced to a term of 20 years or more under section 775.082(3)(c), Florida Statutes, and more than 10 years has elapsed since the initial sentence review hearing.
(g) Right to Counsel. A juvenile offender who is eligible for a sentence review hearing under section 921.1402(5), Florida Statutes, is entitled to be represented by counsel, and the court shall appoint a public defender to represent the juvenile offender if the juvenile offender cannot afford an attorney.
