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11  Senator Grant moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

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17  and insert:  a sexual predator who was designated a sexual

18  predator by a court before July 1, 1998, and who has been

19  lawfully released from confinement, supervision, or sanction,

20  whichever is later, for at least 10 years and has not been

21  arrested for any felony or misdemeanor offense since release,

22  may petition the criminal division of the circuit court in the

23  circuit in which the sexual predator resides for the purpose

24  of removing the sexual predator designation. A sexual predator

25  who was designated a sexual predator by a court on or after

26  July 1, 1998, who has been lawfully released from confinement,

27  supervision, or sanction, whichever is later, for a least 20

28  years, and who has not been arrested for any felony or

29  misdemeanor offense since release may petition the criminal

30  division of the circuit court in the circuit in which the

31  sexual predator resides for the purpose of removing the sexual

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 1  predator designation. The court may has the discretion to

 2  grant or deny such relief if the petitioner demonstrates to

 3  the court that he or she has not been arrested for any felony

 4  or misdemeanor offense since release, the requested relief

 5  complies with federal standards applicable to the removal of

 6  the designation as a sexual predator, and the court is

 7  otherwise satisfied that the petitioner is not a current or

 8  potential threat to public safety. The state attorney in the

 9  circuit in which the petition is filed must be given notice of

10  the petition at least 3 weeks before the hearing on the

11  matter. The state attorney may present evidence in opposition

12  to the requested relief or may otherwise demonstrate why the

13  petition should be denied. If the court denies the petition,

14  the court may set a future date at which the sexual predator

15  may again petition the court for relief, subject to the

16  standards for relief provided in this paragraph.

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20  And the title is amended as follows:

21         On page 1, lines 2 through 26, delete those lines,

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24         An act relating to sexual predators; amending

25         s. 775.21, F.S.; revising the period of time

26         after which a sexual predator may petition the

27         court for removal of such designation;

28         requiring that the court make certain

29         determinations following a petition to remove

30         an offender's designation as a sexual predator;

31         requiring that the state attorney be given

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 1         notice of such petition; authorizing the state

 2         attorney to present evidence at the hearing on

 3         the petition; authorizing the court to allow a

 4         sexual predator to petition the court at a

 5         future date;

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