Senate Bill sb2038
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Florida Senate - 2001 SB 2038
By Senator Crist
13-1155-01 See HB
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to sexual offenders; amending
3 s. 947.1405, F.S.; prohibiting sexual offenders
4 subject to conditional release supervision from
5 living within a specified distance of certain
6 places where children congregate; providing an
7 effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section
12 947.1405, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
13 947.1405 Conditional release program.--
14 (7)(a) Any inmate who is convicted of a crime
15 committed on or after October 1, 1995, or who has been
16 previously convicted of a crime committed on or after October
17 1, 1995, in violation of chapter 794, s. 800.04, s. 827.071,
18 or s. 847.0145, and is subject to conditional release
19 supervision, shall have, in addition to any other conditions
20 imposed, the following special conditions imposed by the
21 commission:
22 1. A mandatory curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The court
23 may designate another 8-hour period if the offender's
24 employment precludes the above specified time, and such
25 alternative is recommended by the Department of Corrections.
26 If the court determines that imposing a curfew would endanger
27 the victim, the court may consider alternative sanctions.
28 2. If the victim was under the age of 18, a
29 prohibition on living within 1 mile 1,000 feet of a school,
30 day care center, park, playground, school bus stop, or other
31 place where children regularly congregate.
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1 3. Active participation in and successful completion
2 of a sex offender treatment program with therapists
3 specifically trained to treat sex offenders, at the releasee's
4 own expense. If a specially trained therapist is not available
5 within a 50-mile radius of the releasee's residence, the
6 offender shall participate in other appropriate therapy.
7 4. A prohibition on any contact with the victim,
8 directly or indirectly, including through a third person,
9 unless approved by the victim, the offender's therapist, and
10 the sentencing court.
11 5. If the victim was under the age of 18, a
12 prohibition, until successful completion of a sex offender
13 treatment program, on unsupervised contact with a child under
14 the age of 18, unless authorized by the commission without
15 another adult present who is responsible for the child's
16 welfare, has been advised of the crime, and is approved by the
17 commission.
18 6. If the victim was under age 18, a prohibition on
19 working for pay or as a volunteer at any school, day care
20 center, park, playground, or other place where children
21 regularly congregate, as prescribed by the commission.
22 7. Unless otherwise indicated in the treatment plan
23 provided by the sexual offender treatment program, a
24 prohibition on viewing, owning, or possessing any obscene,
25 pornographic, or sexually stimulating visual or auditory
26 material, including telephone, electronic media, computer
27 programs, or computer services that are relevant to the
28 offender's deviant behavior pattern.
29 8. A requirement that the releasee must submit two
30 specimens of blood to the Florida Department of Law
31 Enforcement to be registered with the DNA database.
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1 9. A requirement that the releasee make restitution to
2 the victim, as determined by the sentencing court or the
3 commission, for all necessary medical and related professional
4 services relating to physical, psychiatric, and psychological
5 care.
6 10. Submission to a warrantless search by the
7 community control or probation officer of the probationer's or
8 community controllee's person, residence, or vehicle.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
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Prohibits sexual offenders subject to conditional release
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