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By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Crist
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to crimes against minors;
3 amending ss. 787.01, 787.02, F.S.; revising the
4 elements of the crimes of kidnapping a minor
5 child and false imprisonment of a minor child;
6 amending s. 787.025, F.S.; revising the
7 elements of the crime of luring or enticing a
8 minor child for an unlawful purpose; providing
9 for prosecuting an offender who has not been
10 previously convicted of a violation involving
11 sexual battery or a lewd or lascivious offense
12 against a minor; increasing the penalty imposed
13 for the offense of luring or enticing a minor
14 child for an unlawful purpose; reenacting ss.
15 435.03(2)(j) and (k), 435.04(2)(k) and (l),
16 775.21(4), 903.133, 910.14, F.S., relating to
17 screening standards, the Florida Sexual
18 Predators Act, bail on appeal, and kidnapping,
19 to incorporate the amendments to ss. 787.01,
20 787.02, 787.025, F.S., in references thereto;
21 reenacting and amending s. 921.0022(3)(f), (i),
22 and (j), F.S., relating to the offense severity
23 ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code,
24 to incorporate the amendments to s. 787.02,
25 F.S., in references thereto; conforming
26 provisions to changes made by the act;
27 reenacting ss. 943.0435(1)(a), 943.0585,
28 943.059, 944.606(1)(b), 944.607(1)(a),
29 948.01(15), 948.06(2)(a), F.S., relating to the
30 registration of sexual offenders, expunction
31 and court-ordered sealing of criminal history
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1 records, the definition of the term "sexual
2 offender," and probation and community control,
3 to incorporate the amendments to ss. 787.01,
4 787.02, 787.025, F.S., in references thereto;
5 providing an effective date.
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7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9 Section 1. Section 787.01, Florida Statutes, is
10 amended to read:
11 787.01 Kidnapping; kidnapping of child under age 16
12 13, aggravating circumstances.--
13 (1)(a) The term "kidnapping" means forcibly, secretly,
14 or by threat confining, abducting, or imprisoning another
15 person against her or his will and without lawful authority,
16 with intent to:
17 1. Hold for ransom or reward or as a shield or
18 hostage.
19 2. Commit or facilitate commission of any felony.
20 3. Inflict bodily harm upon or to terrorize the victim
21 or another person.
22 4. Interfere with the performance of any governmental
23 or political function.
24 (b) Confinement of a child under the age of 16 13 is
25 against her or his will within the meaning of this subsection
26 if such confinement is without the consent of her or his
27 parent or legal guardian.
28 (2) A person who kidnaps a person is guilty of a
29 felony of the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a
30 term of years not exceeding life or as provided in s. 775.082,
31 s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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1 (3)(a) A person who commits the offense of kidnapping
2 upon a child under the age of 16 13 and who, in the course of
3 committing the offense, commits one or more of the following:
4 1. Aggravated child abuse, as defined in s. 827.03;
5 2. Sexual battery, as defined in chapter 794, against
6 the child;
7 3. Lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious
8 molestation, lewd or lascivious conduct, or lewd or lascivious
9 exhibition, in violation of s. 800.04;
10 4. A violation of s. 796.03 or s. 796.04, relating to
11 prostitution, upon the child; or
12 5. Exploitation of the child or allowing the child to
13 be exploited, in violation of s. 450.151,
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15 commits a life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082,
16 s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
17 (b) Pursuant to s. 775.021(4), nothing contained
18 herein shall be construed to prohibit the imposition of
19 separate judgments and sentences for the life felony described
20 in paragraph (a) and for each separate offense enumerated in
21 subparagraphs (a)1.-5.
22 Section 2. Section 787.02, Florida Statutes, is
23 amended to read:
24 787.02 False imprisonment; false imprisonment of child
25 under age 16 13, aggravating circumstances.--
26 (1)(a) The term "false imprisonment" means forcibly,
27 by threat, or secretly confining, abducting, imprisoning, or
28 restraining another person without lawful authority and
29 against her or his will.
30 (b) Confinement of a child under the age of 16 13 is
31 against her or his will within the meaning of this section if
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1 such confinement is without the consent of her or his parent
2 or legal guardian.
3 (2) A person who commits the offense of false
4 imprisonment is guilty of a felony of the third degree,
5 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
6 775.084.
7 (3)(a) A person who commits the offense of false
8 imprisonment upon a child under the age of 16 13 and who, in
9 the course of committing the offense, commits any offense
10 enumerated in subparagraphs 1.-5., commits a felony of the
11 first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years
12 not exceeding life or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
13 or s. 775.084.
14 1. Aggravated child abuse, as defined in s. 827.03;
15 2. Sexual battery, as defined in chapter 794, against
16 the child;
17 3. Lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious
18 molestation, lewd or lascivious conduct, or lewd or lascivious
19 exhibition, in violation of s. 800.04;
20 4. A violation of s. 796.03 or s. 796.04, relating to
21 prostitution, upon the child; or
22 5. Exploitation of the child or allowing the child to
23 be exploited, in violation of s. 450.151.
24 (b) Pursuant to s. 775.021(4), nothing contained
25 herein shall be construed to prohibit the imposition of
26 separate judgments and sentences for the first degree offense
27 described in paragraph (a) and for each separate offense
28 enumerated in subparagraphs (a)1.-5.
29 Section 3. Section 787.025, Florida Statutes, is
30 amended to read:
31 787.025 Luring or enticing a child.--
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1 (1) As used in this section, the term:
2 (a) "Structure" means a building of any kind, either
3 temporary or permanent, which has a roof over it, together
4 with the curtilage thereof.
5 (b) "Dwelling" means a building or conveyance of any
6 kind, either temporary or permanent, mobile or immobile, which
7 has a roof over it and is designed to be occupied by people
8 lodging together therein at night, together with the curtilage
9 thereof.
10 (c) "Conveyance" means any motor vehicle, ship,
11 vessel, railroad car, trailer, aircraft, or sleeping car.
12 (2)(a) A person over the age of 18 who, having been
13 previously convicted of a violation of chapter 794 or s.
14 800.04, or a violation of a similar law of another
15 jurisdiction, intentionally lures or entices, or attempts to
16 lure or entice, a child under the age of 16 12 into a
17 structure, dwelling, or conveyance for other than a lawful
18 purpose commits a felony of the second third degree,
19 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
20 775.084.
21 (b) For purposes of this section, the luring or
22 enticing, or attempted luring or enticing, of a child under
23 the age of 16 12 into a structure, dwelling, or conveyance
24 without the consent of the child's parent or legal guardian
25 shall be prima facie evidence of other than a lawful purpose.
26 (3) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution
27 under this section that:
28 (a) The person reasonably believed that his or her
29 action was necessary to prevent the child from being seriously
30 injured.
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1 (b) The person lured or enticed, or attempted to lure
2 or entice, the child under the age of 16 12 into a structure,
3 dwelling, or conveyance for a lawful purpose.
4 (c) The person's actions were reasonable under the
5 circumstances and the defendant did not have any intent to
6 harm the health, safety, or welfare of the child.
7 Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the
8 amendments made by this act to sections 787.01 and 787.02,
9 Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraphs (j) and
10 (k) of subsection (2) of section 435.03, Florida Statutes, are
11 reenacted to read:
12 435.03 Level 1 screening standards.--
13 (2) Any person for whom employment screening is
14 required by statute must not have been found guilty of,
15 regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo
16 contendere or guilty to, any offense prohibited under any of
17 the following provisions of the Florida Statutes or under any
18 similar statute of another jurisdiction:
19 (j) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
20 (k) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment.
21 Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the
22 amendments made by this act to sections 787.01 and 787.02,
23 Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraphs (k) and
24 (l) of subsection (2) of section 435.04, Florida Statutes, are
25 reenacted to read:
26 435.04 Level 2 screening standards.--
27 (2) The security background investigations under this
28 section must ensure that no persons subject to the provisions
29 of this section have been found guilty of, regardless of
30 adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty
31 to, any offense prohibited under any of the following
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1 provisions of the Florida Statutes or under any similar
2 statute of another jurisdiction:
3 (k) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
4 (l) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment.
5 Section 6. For the purpose of incorporating the
6 amendments made by this act to sections 787.01, 787.02, and
7 787.025, Florida Statutes, in references thereto, subsection
8 (4) of section 775.21, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
9 775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act; definitions;
10 legislative findings, purpose, and intent; criteria;
11 designation; registration; community and public notification;
12 immunity; penalties.--
13 (4) SEXUAL PREDATOR CRITERIA.--
14 (a) For a current offense committed on or after
15 October 1, 1993, upon conviction, an offender shall be
16 designated as a "sexual predator" under subsection (5), and
17 subject to registration under subsection (6) and community and
18 public notification under subsection (7) if:
19 1. The felony is:
20 a. A capital, life, or first-degree felony violation,
21 or any attempt thereof, of s. 787.01 or s. 787.02, where the
22 victim is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's
23 parent, or of chapter 794, s. 800.04, or s. 847.0145, or a
24 violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction; or
25 b. Any felony violation, or any attempt thereof, of s.
26 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025, where the victim is a minor
27 and the defendant is not the victim's parent; chapter 794,
28 excluding ss. 794.011(10) and 794.0235; s. 796.03; s. 800.04;
29 s. 825.1025(2)(b); s. 827.071; or s. 847.0145; or a violation
30 of a similar law of another jurisdiction, and the offender has
31 previously been convicted of or found to have committed, or
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1 has pled nolo contendere or guilty to, regardless of
2 adjudication, any violation of s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s.
3 787.025, where the victim is a minor and the defendant is not
4 the victim's parent; s. 794.011(2), (3), (4), (5), or (8); s.
5 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s.
6 847.0133; s. 847.0135; or s. 847.0145, or a violation of a
7 similar law of another jurisdiction;
8 2. The offender has not received a pardon for any
9 felony or similar law of another jurisdiction that is
10 necessary for the operation of this paragraph; and
11 3. A conviction of a felony or similar law of another
12 jurisdiction necessary to the operation of this paragraph has
13 not been set aside in any postconviction proceeding.
14 (b) In order to be counted as a prior felony for
15 purposes of this subsection, the felony must have resulted in
16 a conviction sentenced separately, or an adjudication of
17 delinquency entered separately, prior to the current offense
18 and sentenced or adjudicated separately from any other felony
19 conviction that is to be counted as a prior felony. If the
20 offender's prior enumerated felony was committed more than 10
21 years before the primary offense, it shall not be considered a
22 prior felony under this subsection if the offender has not
23 been convicted of any other crime for a period of 10
24 consecutive years from the most recent date of release from
25 confinement, supervision, or sanction, whichever is later.
26 (c) If an offender has been registered as a sexual
27 predator by the Department of Corrections, the department, or
28 any other law enforcement agency and if:
29 1. The court did not, for whatever reason, make a
30 written finding at the time of sentencing that the offender
31 was a sexual predator; or
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1 2. The offender was administratively registered as a
2 sexual predator because the Department of Corrections, the
3 department, or any other law enforcement agency obtained
4 information that indicated that the offender met the criteria
5 for designation as a sexual predator based on a violation of a
6 similar law in another jurisdiction,
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8 the department shall remove that offender from the
9 department's list of sexual predators and, for an offender
10 described under subparagraph 1., shall notify the state
11 attorney who prosecuted the offense that met the criteria for
12 administrative designation as a sexual predator, and, for an
13 offender described under this subparagraph, shall notify the
14 state attorney of the county where the offender establishes or
15 maintains a permanent or temporary residence. The state
16 attorney shall bring the matter to the court's attention in
17 order to establish that the offender meets the criteria for
18 designation as a sexual predator. If the court makes a written
19 finding that the offender is a sexual predator, the offender
20 must be designated as a sexual predator, must register or be
21 registered as a sexual predator with the department as
22 provided in subsection (6), and is subject to the community
23 and public notification as provided in subsection (7). If the
24 court does not make a written finding that the offender is a
25 sexual predator, the offender may not be designated as a
26 sexual predator with respect to that offense and is not
27 required to register or be registered as a sexual predator
28 with the department.
29 Section 7. For the purpose of incorporating the
30 amendments made by this act to section 787.01, Florida
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1 Statutes, in references thereto, section 903.133, Florida
2 Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3 903.133 Bail on appeal; prohibited for certain felony
4 convictions.--Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 903.132, no
5 person adjudged guilty of a felony of the first degree for a
6 violation of s. 782.04(2) or (3), s. 787.01, s. 794.011(4), s.
7 806.01, s. 893.13, or s. 893.135, or adjudged guilty of a
8 violation of s. 794.011(2) or (3), shall be admitted to bail
9 pending review either by posttrial motion or appeal.
10 Section 8. For the purpose of incorporating the
11 amendments made by this act to sections 787.01 and 787.02,
12 Florida Statutes, in references thereto, section 910.14,
13 Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
14 910.14 Kidnapping.--A person who commits an offense
15 provided for in s. 787.01 or s. 787.02 may be tried in any
16 county in which the person's victim has been taken or confined
17 during the course of the offense.
18 Section 9. For the purpose of incorporating the
19 amendments made by this act to sections 787.01 and 787.02,
20 Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraphs (f), (i),
21 and (j) of subsection (3) of section 921.0022, Florida
22 Statutes, are reenacted and amended to read:
23 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity
24 ranking chart.--
25 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
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27 Florida Felony
28 Statute Degree Description
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1 316.027(1)(b) 2nd Accident involving death, failure
2 to stop; leaving scene.
3 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 4th or subsequent
4 conviction.
5 775.0875(1) 3rd Taking firearm from law
6 enforcement officer.
7 775.21(10) 3rd Sexual predators; failure to
8 register; failure to renew
9 driver's license or
10 identification card.
11 784.021(1)(a) 3rd Aggravated assault; deadly weapon
12 without intent to kill.
13 784.021(1)(b) 3rd Aggravated assault; intent to
14 commit felony.
15 784.041 3rd Felony battery.
16 784.048(3) 3rd Aggravated stalking; credible
17 threat.
18 784.048(5) 3rd Aggravated stalking of person
19 under 16.
20 784.07(2)(c) 2nd Aggravated assault on law
21 enforcement officer.
22 784.074(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on sexually
23 violent predators facility staff.
24 784.08(2)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on a person 65
25 years of age or older.
26 784.081(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on specified
27 official or employee.
28 784.082(2) 2nd Aggravated assault by detained
29 person on visitor or other
30 detainee.
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1 784.083(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on code
2 inspector.
3 787.02(2) 3rd False imprisonment; restraining
4 with purpose other than those in
5 s. 787.01.
6 790.115(2)(d) 2nd Discharging firearm or weapon on
7 school property.
8 790.161(2) 2nd Make, possess, or throw
9 destructive device with intent to
10 do bodily harm or damage
11 property.
12 790.164(1) 2nd False report of deadly explosive
13 or act of arson or violence to
14 state property.
15 790.19 2nd Shooting or throwing deadly
16 missiles into dwellings, vessels,
17 or vehicles.
18 794.011(8)(a) 3rd Solicitation of minor to
19 participate in sexual activity by
20 custodial adult.
21 794.05(1) 2nd Unlawful sexual activity with
22 specified minor.
23 800.04(5)(d) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation;
24 victim 12 years of age or older
25 but less than 16 years; offender
26 less than 18 years.
27 800.04(6)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious conduct;
28 offender 18 years of age or
29 older.
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1 806.031(2) 2nd Arson resulting in great bodily
2 harm to firefighter or any other
3 person.
4 810.02(3)(c) 2nd Burglary of occupied structure;
5 unarmed; no assault or battery.
6 812.014(2)(b)1. 2nd Property stolen $20,000 or more,
7 but less than $100,000, grand
8 theft in 2nd degree.
9 812.014(2)(b)2. 2nd Property stolen cargo valued at
10 less than $50,000, grand theft in
11 2nd degree.
12 812.015(9) 2nd Retail theft; property stolen
13 $300 or more; second or
14 subsequent conviction.
15 812.13(2)(c) 2nd Robbery, no firearm or other
16 weapon (strong-arm robbery).
17 817.034(4)(a)1. 1st Communications fraud, value
18 greater than $50,000.
19 817.4821(5) 2nd Possess cloning paraphernalia
20 with intent to create cloned
21 cellular telephones.
22 825.102(1) 3rd Abuse of an elderly person or
23 disabled adult.
24 825.102(3)(c) 3rd Neglect of an elderly person or
25 disabled adult.
26 825.1025(3) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation of
27 an elderly person or disabled
28 adult.
29 825.103(2)(c) 3rd Exploiting an elderly person or
30 disabled adult and property is
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1 827.03(1) 3rd Abuse of a child.
2 827.03(3)(c) 3rd Neglect of a child.
3 827.071(2)&(3) 2nd Use or induce a child in a sexual
4 performance, or promote or direct
5 such performance.
6 836.05 2nd Threats; extortion.
7 836.10 2nd Written threats to kill or do
8 bodily injury.
9 843.12 3rd Aids or assists person to escape.
10 847.0135(3) 3rd Solicitation of a child, via a
11 computer service, to commit an
12 unlawful sex act.
13 914.23 2nd Retaliation against a witness,
14 victim, or informant, with bodily
15 injury.
16 943.0435(9) 3rd Sex offenders; failure to comply
17 with reporting requirements.
18 944.35(3)(a)2. 3rd Committing malicious battery upon
19 or inflicting cruel or inhuman
20 treatment on an inmate or
21 offender on community
22 supervision, resulting in great
23 bodily harm.
24 944.40 2nd Escapes.
25 944.46 3rd Harboring, concealing, aiding
26 escaped prisoners.
27 944.47(1)(a)5. 2nd Introduction of contraband
28 (firearm, weapon, or explosive)
29 into correctional facility.
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1 951.22(1) 3rd Intoxicating drug, firearm, or
2 weapon introduced into county
3 facility.
4 (i) LEVEL 9
5 316.193
6 (3)(c)3.b. 1st DUI manslaughter; failing to
7 render aid or give information.
8 560.123(8)(b)3. 1st Failure to report currency or
9 payment instruments totaling or
10 exceeding $100,000 by money
11 transmitter.
12 560.125(5)(c) 1st Money transmitter business by
13 unauthorized person, currency, or
14 payment instruments totaling or
15 exceeding $100,000.
16 655.50(10)(b)3. 1st Failure to report financial
17 transactions totaling or
18 exceeding $100,000 by financial
19 institution.
20 755.0844 1st Aggravated white collar crime.
21 782.04(1) 1st Attempt, conspire, or solicit to
22 commit premeditated murder.
23 782.04(3) 1st,PBL Accomplice to murder in
24 connection with arson, sexual
25 battery, robbery, burglary, and
26 other specified felonies.
27 782.051(1) 1st Attempted felony murder while
28 perpetrating or attempting to
29 perpetrate a felony enumerated in
30 s. 782.04(3).
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1 782.07(2) 1st Aggravated manslaughter of an
2 elderly person or disabled adult.
3 787.01(1)(a)1. 1st,PBL Kidnapping; hold for ransom or
4 reward or as a shield or hostage.
5 787.01(1)(a)2. 1st,PBL Kidnapping with intent to commit
6 or facilitate commission of any
7 felony.
8 787.01(1)(a)4. 1st,PBL Kidnapping with intent to
9 interfere with performance of any
10 governmental or political
11 function.
12 787.02(3)(a) 1st False imprisonment; child under
13 age 16 13; perpetrator also
14 commits aggravated child abuse,
15 sexual battery, or lewd or
16 lascivious battery, molestation,
17 conduct, or exhibition.
18 790.161 1st Attempted capital destructive
19 device offense.
20 790.166(2) 1st,PBL Possessing, selling, using, or
21 attempting to use a weapon of
22 mass destruction.
23 794.011(2) 1st Attempted sexual battery; victim
24 less than 12 years of age.
25 794.011(2) Life Sexual battery; offender younger
26 than 18 years and commits sexual
27 battery on a person less than 12
28 years.
29 794.011(4) 1st Sexual battery; victim 12 years
30 or older, certain circumstances.
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1 794.011(8)(b) 1st Sexual battery; engage in sexual
2 conduct with minor 12 to 18 years
3 by person in familial or
4 custodial authority.
5 800.04(5)(b) 1st Lewd or lascivious molestation;
6 victim less than 12 years;
7 offender 18 years or older.
8 812.13(2)(a) 1st,PBL Robbery with firearm or other
9 deadly weapon.
10 812.133(2)(a) 1st,PBL Carjacking; firearm or other
11 deadly weapon.
12 827.03(2) 1st Aggravated child abuse.
13 847.0145(1) 1st Selling, or otherwise
14 transferring custody or control,
15 of a minor.
16 847.0145(2) 1st Purchasing, or otherwise
17 obtaining custody or control, of
18 a minor.
19 859.01 1st Poisoning food, drink, medicine,
20 or water with intent to kill or
21 injure another person.
22 893.135 1st Attempted capital trafficking
23 offense.
24 893.135(1)(a)3. 1st Trafficking in cannabis, more
25 than 10,000 lbs.
26 893.135
27 (1)(b)1.c. 1st Trafficking in cocaine, more than
28 400 grams, less than 150
29 kilograms.
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1 893.135
2 (1)(c)1.c. 1st Trafficking in illegal drugs,
3 more than 28 grams, less than 30
4 kilograms.
5 893.135
6 (1)(d)1.c. 1st Trafficking in phencyclidine,
7 more than 400 grams.
8 893.135
9 (1)(e)1.c. 1st Trafficking in methaqualone, more
10 than 25 kilograms.
11 893.135
12 (1)(f)1.c. 1st Trafficking in amphetamine, more
13 than 200 grams.
14 893.135
15 (1)(h)1.c. 1st Trafficking in
16 gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB),
17 10 kilograms or more.
18 893.135
19 (1)(i)1.c. 1st Trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol, 10
20 kilograms or more.
21 893.135
22 (1)(j)2.c. 1st Trafficking in Phenethylamines,
23 400 grams or more.
24 896.101(5)(c) 1st Money laundering, financial
25 instruments totaling or exceeding
26 $100,000.
27 896.104(4)(a)3. 1st Structuring transactions to evade
28 reporting or registration
29 requirements, financial
30 transactions totaling or
31 exceeding $100,000.
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1 (j) LEVEL 10
2 782.04(2) 1st,PBL Unlawful killing of human; act is
3 homicide, unpremeditated.
4 787.01(1)(a)3. 1st,PBL Kidnapping; inflict bodily harm
5 upon or terrorize victim.
6 787.01(3)(a) Life Kidnapping; child under age 16
7 13, perpetrator also commits
8 aggravated child abuse, sexual
9 battery, or lewd or lascivious
10 battery, molestation, conduct, or
11 exhibition.
12 782.07(3) 1st Aggravated manslaughter of a
13 child.
14 794.011(3) Life Sexual battery; victim 12 years
15 or older, offender uses or
16 threatens to use deadly weapon or
17 physical force to cause serious
18 injury.
19 876.32 1st Treason against the state.
20 Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the
21 amendments made by this act to sections 787.01, 787.02, and
22 787.025, Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph
23 (a) of subsection (1) of section 943.0435, Florida Statutes,
24 is reenacted to read:
25 943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with
26 the department; penalty.--
27 (1) As used in this section, the term:
28 (a) "Sexual offender" means a person who has been:
29 1. Convicted of committing, or attempting, soliciting,
30 or conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses
31 proscribed in the following statutes in this state or similar
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1 offenses in another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s.
2 787.025, where the victim is a minor and the defendant is not
3 the victim's parent; chapter 794, excluding ss. 794.011(10)
4 and 794.0235; s. 796.03; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071;
5 s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135; s. 847.0145; or any similar offense
6 committed in this state which has been redesignated from a
7 former statute number to one of those listed in this
8 subparagraph.
9 2. Released on or after October 1, 1997, from the
10 sanction imposed for any conviction of an offense described in
11 subparagraph 1. For purposes of subparagraph 1., a sanction
12 imposed in this state or in any other jurisdiction includes,
13 but is not limited to, a fine, probation, community control,
14 parole, conditional release, control release, or incarceration
15 in a state prison, federal prison, private correctional
16 facility, or local detention facility.
17 Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the
18 amendments made by this act to section 787.025, Florida
19 Statutes, in references thereto, section 943.0585, Florida
20 Statutes, is reenacted to read:
21 943.0585 Court-ordered expunction of criminal history
22 records.--The courts of this state have jurisdiction over
23 their own procedures, including the maintenance, expunction,
24 and correction of judicial records containing criminal history
25 information to the extent such procedures are not inconsistent
26 with the conditions, responsibilities, and duties established
27 by this section. Any court of competent jurisdiction may order
28 a criminal justice agency to expunge the criminal history
29 record of a minor or an adult who complies with the
30 requirements of this section. The court shall not order a
31 criminal justice agency to expunge a criminal history record
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1 until the person seeking to expunge a criminal history record
2 has applied for and received a certificate of eligibility for
3 expunction pursuant to subsection (2). A criminal history
4 record that relates to a violation of s. 787.025, chapter 794,
5 s. 796.03, s. 800.04, s. 817.034, s. 825.1025, s. 827.071,
6 chapter 839, s. 847.0133, s. 847.0135, s. 847.0145, s.
7 893.135, or a violation enumerated in s. 907.041 may not be
8 expunged, without regard to whether adjudication was withheld,
9 if the defendant was found guilty of or pled guilty or nolo
10 contendere to the offense, or if the defendant, as a minor,
11 was found to have committed, or pled guilty or nolo contendere
12 to committing, the offense as a delinquent act. The court may
13 only order expunction of a criminal history record pertaining
14 to one arrest or one incident of alleged criminal activity,
15 except as provided in this section. The court may, at its sole
16 discretion, order the expunction of a criminal history record
17 pertaining to more than one arrest if the additional arrests
18 directly relate to the original arrest. If the court intends
19 to order the expunction of records pertaining to such
20 additional arrests, such intent must be specified in the
21 order. A criminal justice agency may not expunge any record
22 pertaining to such additional arrests if the order to expunge
23 does not articulate the intention of the court to expunge a
24 record pertaining to more than one arrest. This section does
25 not prevent the court from ordering the expunction of only a
26 portion of a criminal history record pertaining to one arrest
27 or one incident of alleged criminal activity. Notwithstanding
28 any law to the contrary, a criminal justice agency may comply
29 with laws, court orders, and official requests of other
30 jurisdictions relating to expunction, correction, or
31 confidential handling of criminal history records or
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1 information derived therefrom. This section does not confer
2 any right to the expunction of any criminal history record,
3 and any request for expunction of a criminal history record
4 may be denied at the sole discretion of the court.
5 (1) PETITION TO EXPUNGE A CRIMINAL HISTORY
6 RECORD.--Each petition to a court to expunge a criminal
7 history record is complete only when accompanied by:
8 (a) A certificate of eligibility for expunction issued
9 by the department pursuant to subsection (2).
10 (b) The petitioner's sworn statement attesting that
11 the petitioner:
12 1. Has never, prior to the date on which the petition
13 is filed, been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or
14 comparable ordinance violation or adjudicated delinquent for
15 committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in s.
16 943.051(3)(b).
17 2. Has not been adjudicated guilty of, or adjudicated
18 delinquent for committing, any of the acts stemming from the
19 arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition
20 pertains.
21 3. Has never secured a prior sealing or expunction of
22 a criminal history record under this section, former s.
23 893.14, former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058, or from any
24 jurisdiction outside the state.
25 4. Is eligible for such an expunction to the best of
26 his or her knowledge or belief and does not have any other
27 petition to expunge or any petition to seal pending before any
28 court.
29
30 Any person who knowingly provides false information on such
31 sworn statement to the court commits a felony of the third
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1 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or
2 s. 775.084.
3 (2) CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR EXPUNCTION.--Prior
4 to petitioning the court to expunge a criminal history record,
5 a person seeking to expunge a criminal history record shall
6 apply to the department for a certificate of eligibility for
7 expunction. The department shall, by rule adopted pursuant to
8 chapter 120, establish procedures pertaining to the
9 application for and issuance of certificates of eligibility
10 for expunction. The department shall issue a certificate of
11 eligibility for expunction to a person who is the subject of a
12 criminal history record if that person:
13 (a) Has obtained, and submitted to the department, a
14 written, certified statement from the appropriate state
15 attorney or statewide prosecutor which indicates:
16 1. That an indictment, information, or other charging
17 document was not filed or issued in the case.
18 2. That an indictment, information, or other charging
19 document, if filed or issued in the case, was dismissed or
20 nolle prosequi by the state attorney or statewide prosecutor,
21 or was dismissed by a court of competent jurisdiction.
22 3. That the criminal history record does not relate to
23 a violation of s. 787.025, chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. 800.04,
24 s. 817.034, s. 825.1025, s. 827.071, chapter 839, s. 847.0133,
25 s. 847.0135, s. 847.0145, s. 893.135, or a violation
26 enumerated in s. 907.041, where the defendant was found guilty
27 of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any such offense, or
28 that the defendant, as a minor, was found to have committed,
29 or pled guilty or nolo contendere to committing, such an
30 offense as a delinquent act, without regard to whether
31 adjudication was withheld.
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1 (b) Remits a $75 processing fee to the department for
2 placement in the Department of Law Enforcement Operating Trust
3 Fund, unless such fee is waived by the executive director.
4 (c) Has submitted to the department a certified copy
5 of the disposition of the charge to which the petition to
6 expunge pertains.
7 (d) Has never, prior to the date on which the
8 application for a certificate of eligibility is filed, been
9 adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or comparable
10 ordinance violation or adjudicated delinquent for committing a
11 felony or a misdemeanor specified in s. 943.051(3)(b).
12 (e) Has not been adjudicated guilty of, or adjudicated
13 delinquent for committing, any of the acts stemming from the
14 arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition to
15 expunge pertains.
16 (f) Has never secured a prior sealing or expunction of
17 a criminal history record under this section, former s.
18 893.14, former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058.
19 (g) Is no longer under court supervision applicable to
20 the disposition of the arrest or alleged criminal activity to
21 which the petition to expunge pertains.
22 (h) Is not required to wait a minimum of 10 years
23 prior to being eligible for an expunction of such records
24 because all charges related to the arrest or criminal activity
25 to which the petition to expunge pertains were dismissed prior
26 to trial, adjudication, or the withholding of adjudication.
27 Otherwise, such criminal history record must be sealed under
28 this section, former s. 893.14, former s. 901.33, or former s.
29 943.058 for at least 10 years before such record is eligible
30 for expunction.
31 (3) PROCESSING OF A PETITION OR ORDER TO EXPUNGE.--
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1 (a) In judicial proceedings under this section, a copy
2 of the completed petition to expunge shall be served upon the
3 appropriate state attorney or the statewide prosecutor and
4 upon the arresting agency; however, it is not necessary to
5 make any agency other than the state a party. The appropriate
6 state attorney or the statewide prosecutor and the arresting
7 agency may respond to the court regarding the completed
8 petition to expunge.
9 (b) If relief is granted by the court, the clerk of
10 the court shall certify copies of the order to the appropriate
11 state attorney or the statewide prosecutor and the arresting
12 agency. The arresting agency is responsible for forwarding the
13 order to any other agency to which the arresting agency
14 disseminated the criminal history record information to which
15 the order pertains. The department shall forward the order to
16 expunge to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The clerk of
17 the court shall certify a copy of the order to any other
18 agency which the records of the court reflect has received the
19 criminal history record from the court.
20 (c) For an order to expunge entered by a court prior
21 to July 1, 1992, the department shall notify the appropriate
22 state attorney or statewide prosecutor of an order to expunge
23 which is contrary to law because the person who is the subject
24 of the record has previously been convicted of a crime or
25 comparable ordinance violation or has had a prior criminal
26 history record sealed or expunged. Upon receipt of such
27 notice, the appropriate state attorney or statewide prosecutor
28 shall take action, within 60 days, to correct the record and
29 petition the court to void the order to expunge. The
30 department shall seal the record until such time as the order
31 is voided by the court.
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1 (d) On or after July 1, 1992, the department or any
2 other criminal justice agency is not required to act on an
3 order to expunge entered by a court when such order does not
4 comply with the requirements of this section. Upon receipt of
5 such an order, the department must notify the issuing court,
6 the appropriate state attorney or statewide prosecutor, the
7 petitioner or the petitioner's attorney, and the arresting
8 agency of the reason for noncompliance. The appropriate state
9 attorney or statewide prosecutor shall take action within 60
10 days to correct the record and petition the court to void the
11 order. No cause of action, including contempt of court, shall
12 arise against any criminal justice agency for failure to
13 comply with an order to expunge when the petitioner for such
14 order failed to obtain the certificate of eligibility as
15 required by this section or such order does not otherwise
16 comply with the requirements of this section.
17 (4) EFFECT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD EXPUNCTION.--Any
18 criminal history record of a minor or an adult which is
19 ordered expunged by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant
20 to this section must be physically destroyed or obliterated by
21 any criminal justice agency having custody of such record;
22 except that any criminal history record in the custody of the
23 department must be retained in all cases. A criminal history
24 record ordered expunged that is retained by the department is
25 confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1)
26 and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and not
27 available to any person or entity except upon order of a court
28 of competent jurisdiction. A criminal justice agency may
29 retain a notation indicating compliance with an order to
30 expunge.
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1 (a) The person who is the subject of a criminal
2 history record that is expunged under this section or under
3 other provisions of law, including former s. 893.14, former s.
4 901.33, and former s. 943.058, may lawfully deny or fail to
5 acknowledge the arrests covered by the expunged record, except
6 when the subject of the record:
7 1. Is a candidate for employment with a criminal
8 justice agency;
9 2. Is a defendant in a criminal prosecution;
10 3. Concurrently or subsequently petitions for relief
11 under this section or s. 943.059;
12 4. Is a candidate for admission to The Florida Bar;
13 5. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by or to
14 contract with the Department of Children and Family Services
15 or the Department of Juvenile Justice or to be employed or
16 used by such contractor or licensee in a sensitive position
17 having direct contact with children, the developmentally
18 disabled, the aged, or the elderly as provided in s.
19 110.1127(3), s. 393.063(15), s. 394.4572(1), s. 397.451, s.
20 402.302(3), s. 402.313(3), s. 409.175(2)(i), s. 415.102(4), s.
21 985.407, or chapter 400; or
22 6. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by the Office
23 of Teacher Education, Certification, Staff Development, and
24 Professional Practices of the Department of Education, any
25 district school board, or any local governmental entity that
26 licenses child care facilities.
27 (b) Subject to the exceptions in paragraph (a), a
28 person who has been granted an expunction under this section,
29 former s. 893.14, former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058 may
30 not be held under any provision of law of this state to commit
31 perjury or to be otherwise liable for giving a false statement
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1 by reason of such person's failure to recite or acknowledge an
2 expunged criminal history record.
3 (c) Information relating to the existence of an
4 expunged criminal history record which is provided in
5 accordance with paragraph (a) is confidential and exempt from
6 the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the
7 State Constitution, except that the department shall disclose
8 the existence of a criminal history record ordered expunged to
9 the entities set forth in subparagraphs (a)1., 4., 5., and 6.
10 for their respective licensing and employment purposes, and to
11 criminal justice agencies for their respective criminal
12 justice purposes. It is unlawful for any employee of an entity
13 set forth in subparagraph (a)1., subparagraph (a)4.,
14 subparagraph (a)5., or subparagraph (a)6. to disclose
15 information relating to the existence of an expunged criminal
16 history record of a person seeking employment or licensure
17 with such entity or contractor, except to the person to whom
18 the criminal history record relates or to persons having
19 direct responsibility for employment or licensure decisions.
20 Any person who violates this paragraph commits a misdemeanor
21 of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or
22 s. 775.083.
23 (5) STATUTORY REFERENCES.--Any reference to any other
24 chapter, section, or subdivision of the Florida Statutes in
25 this section constitutes a general reference under the
26 doctrine of incorporation by reference.
27 Section 12. For the purpose of incorporating the
28 amendments made by this act to section 787.025, Florida
29 Statutes, in references thereto, section 943.059, Florida
30 Statutes, is reenacted to read:
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1 943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history
2 records.--The courts of this state shall continue to have
3 jurisdiction over their own procedures, including the
4 maintenance, sealing, and correction of judicial records
5 containing criminal history information to the extent such
6 procedures are not inconsistent with the conditions,
7 responsibilities, and duties established by this section. Any
8 court of competent jurisdiction may order a criminal justice
9 agency to seal the criminal history record of a minor or an
10 adult who complies with the requirements of this section. The
11 court shall not order a criminal justice agency to seal a
12 criminal history record until the person seeking to seal a
13 criminal history record has applied for and received a
14 certificate of eligibility for sealing pursuant to subsection
15 (2). A criminal history record that relates to a violation of
16 s. 787.025, chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. 800.04, s. 817.034, s.
17 825.1025, s. 827.071, chapter 839, s. 847.0133, s. 847.0135,
18 s. 847.0145, s. 893.135, or a violation enumerated in s.
19 907.041 may not be sealed, without regard to whether
20 adjudication was withheld, if the defendant was found guilty
21 of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to the offense, or if the
22 defendant, as a minor, was found to have committed or pled
23 guilty or nolo contendere to committing the offense as a
24 delinquent act. The court may only order sealing of a criminal
25 history record pertaining to one arrest or one incident of
26 alleged criminal activity, except as provided in this section.
27 The court may, at its sole discretion, order the sealing of a
28 criminal history record pertaining to more than one arrest if
29 the additional arrests directly relate to the original arrest.
30 If the court intends to order the sealing of records
31 pertaining to such additional arrests, such intent must be
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1 specified in the order. A criminal justice agency may not seal
2 any record pertaining to such additional arrests if the order
3 to seal does not articulate the intention of the court to seal
4 records pertaining to more than one arrest. This section does
5 not prevent the court from ordering the sealing of only a
6 portion of a criminal history record pertaining to one arrest
7 or one incident of alleged criminal activity. Notwithstanding
8 any law to the contrary, a criminal justice agency may comply
9 with laws, court orders, and official requests of other
10 jurisdictions relating to sealing, correction, or confidential
11 handling of criminal history records or information derived
12 therefrom. This section does not confer any right to the
13 sealing of any criminal history record, and any request for
14 sealing a criminal history record may be denied at the sole
15 discretion of the court.
16 (1) PETITION TO SEAL A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD.--Each
17 petition to a court to seal a criminal history record is
18 complete only when accompanied by:
19 (a) A certificate of eligibility for sealing issued by
20 the department pursuant to subsection (2).
21 (b) The petitioner's sworn statement attesting that
22 the petitioner:
23 1. Has never, prior to the date on which the petition
24 is filed, been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or
25 comparable ordinance violation or adjudicated delinquent for
26 committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in s.
27 943.051(3)(b).
28 2. Has not been adjudicated guilty of or adjudicated
29 delinquent for committing any of the acts stemming from the
30 arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition to
31 seal pertains.
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1 3. Has never secured a prior sealing or expunction of
2 a criminal history record under this section, former s.
3 893.14, former s. 901.33, former s. 943.058, or from any
4 jurisdiction outside the state.
5 4. Is eligible for such a sealing to the best of his
6 or her knowledge or belief and does not have any other
7 petition to seal or any petition to expunge pending before any
8 court.
9
10 Any person who knowingly provides false information on such
11 sworn statement to the court commits a felony of the third
12 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or
13 s. 775.084.
14 (2) CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SEALING.--Prior to
15 petitioning the court to seal a criminal history record, a
16 person seeking to seal a criminal history record shall apply
17 to the department for a certificate of eligibility for
18 sealing. The department shall, by rule adopted pursuant to
19 chapter 120, establish procedures pertaining to the
20 application for and issuance of certificates of eligibility
21 for sealing. The department shall issue a certificate of
22 eligibility for sealing to a person who is the subject of a
23 criminal history record provided that such person:
24 (a) Has submitted to the department a certified copy
25 of the disposition of the charge to which the petition to seal
26 pertains.
27 (b) Remits a $75 processing fee to the department for
28 placement in the Department of Law Enforcement Operating Trust
29 Fund, unless such fee is waived by the executive director.
30 (c) Has never, prior to the date on which the
31 application for a certificate of eligibility is filed, been
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1 adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or comparable
2 ordinance violation or adjudicated delinquent for committing a
3 felony or a misdemeanor specified in s. 943.051(3)(b).
4 (d) Has not been adjudicated guilty of or adjudicated
5 delinquent for committing any of the acts stemming from the
6 arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition to
7 seal pertains.
8 (e) Has never secured a prior sealing or expunction of
9 a criminal history record under this section, former s.
10 893.14, former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058.
11 (f) Is no longer under court supervision applicable to
12 the disposition of the arrest or alleged criminal activity to
13 which the petition to seal pertains.
14 (3) PROCESSING OF A PETITION OR ORDER TO SEAL.--
15 (a) In judicial proceedings under this section, a copy
16 of the completed petition to seal shall be served upon the
17 appropriate state attorney or the statewide prosecutor and
18 upon the arresting agency; however, it is not necessary to
19 make any agency other than the state a party. The appropriate
20 state attorney or the statewide prosecutor and the arresting
21 agency may respond to the court regarding the completed
22 petition to seal.
23 (b) If relief is granted by the court, the clerk of
24 the court shall certify copies of the order to the appropriate
25 state attorney or the statewide prosecutor and to the
26 arresting agency. The arresting agency is responsible for
27 forwarding the order to any other agency to which the
28 arresting agency disseminated the criminal history record
29 information to which the order pertains. The department shall
30 forward the order to seal to the Federal Bureau of
31 Investigation. The clerk of the court shall certify a copy of
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1 the order to any other agency which the records of the court
2 reflect has received the criminal history record from the
3 court.
4 (c) For an order to seal entered by a court prior to
5 July 1, 1992, the department shall notify the appropriate
6 state attorney or statewide prosecutor of any order to seal
7 which is contrary to law because the person who is the subject
8 of the record has previously been convicted of a crime or
9 comparable ordinance violation or has had a prior criminal
10 history record sealed or expunged. Upon receipt of such
11 notice, the appropriate state attorney or statewide prosecutor
12 shall take action, within 60 days, to correct the record and
13 petition the court to void the order to seal. The department
14 shall seal the record until such time as the order is voided
15 by the court.
16 (d) On or after July 1, 1992, the department or any
17 other criminal justice agency is not required to act on an
18 order to seal entered by a court when such order does not
19 comply with the requirements of this section. Upon receipt of
20 such an order, the department must notify the issuing court,
21 the appropriate state attorney or statewide prosecutor, the
22 petitioner or the petitioner's attorney, and the arresting
23 agency of the reason for noncompliance. The appropriate state
24 attorney or statewide prosecutor shall take action within 60
25 days to correct the record and petition the court to void the
26 order. No cause of action, including contempt of court, shall
27 arise against any criminal justice agency for failure to
28 comply with an order to seal when the petitioner for such
29 order failed to obtain the certificate of eligibility as
30 required by this section or when such order does not comply
31 with the requirements of this section.
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1 (e) An order sealing a criminal history record
2 pursuant to this section does not require that such record be
3 surrendered to the court, and such record shall continue to be
4 maintained by the department and other criminal justice
5 agencies.
6 (4) EFFECT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SEALING.--A
7 criminal history record of a minor or an adult which is
8 ordered sealed by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant
9 to this section is confidential and exempt from the provisions
10 of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution
11 and is available only to the person who is the subject of the
12 record, to the subject's attorney, to criminal justice
13 agencies for their respective criminal justice purposes, or to
14 those entities set forth in subparagraphs (a)1., 4., 5., and
15 6. for their respective licensing and employment purposes.
16 (a) The subject of a criminal history record sealed
17 under this section or under other provisions of law, including
18 former s. 893.14, former s. 901.33, and former s. 943.058, may
19 lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge the arrests covered by
20 the sealed record, except when the subject of the record:
21 1. Is a candidate for employment with a criminal
22 justice agency;
23 2. Is a defendant in a criminal prosecution;
24 3. Concurrently or subsequently petitions for relief
25 under this section or s. 943.0585;
26 4. Is a candidate for admission to The Florida Bar;
27 5. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by or to
28 contract with the Department of Children and Family Services
29 or the Department of Juvenile Justice or to be employed or
30 used by such contractor or licensee in a sensitive position
31 having direct contact with children, the developmentally
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1 disabled, the aged, or the elderly as provided in s.
2 110.1127(3), s. 393.063(15), s. 394.4572(1), s. 397.451, s.
3 402.302(3), s. 402.313(3), s. 409.175(2)(i), s. 415.102(4), s.
4 415.103, s. 985.407, or chapter 400; or
5 6. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by the Office
6 of Teacher Education, Certification, Staff Development, and
7 Professional Practices of the Department of Education, any
8 district school board, or any local governmental entity which
9 licenses child care facilities.
10 (b) Subject to the exceptions in paragraph (a), a
11 person who has been granted a sealing under this section,
12 former s. 893.14, former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058 may
13 not be held under any provision of law of this state to commit
14 perjury or to be otherwise liable for giving a false statement
15 by reason of such person's failure to recite or acknowledge a
16 sealed criminal history record.
17 (c) Information relating to the existence of a sealed
18 criminal record provided in accordance with the provisions of
19 paragraph (a) is confidential and exempt from the provisions
20 of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
21 Constitution, except that the department shall disclose the
22 sealed criminal history record to the entities set forth in
23 subparagraphs (a)1., 4., 5., and 6. for their respective
24 licensing and employment purposes. It is unlawful for any
25 employee of an entity set forth in subparagraph (a)1.,
26 subparagraph (a)4., subparagraph (a)5., or subparagraph (a)6.
27 to disclose information relating to the existence of a sealed
28 criminal history record of a person seeking employment or
29 licensure with such entity or contractor, except to the person
30 to whom the criminal history record relates or to persons
31 having direct responsibility for employment or licensure
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1 decisions. Any person who violates the provisions of this
2 paragraph commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,
3 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
4 (5) STATUTORY REFERENCES.--Any reference to any other
5 chapter, section, or subdivision of the Florida Statutes in
6 this section constitutes a general reference under the
7 doctrine of incorporation by reference.
8 Section 13. For the purpose of incorporating the
9 amendments made by this act to sections 787.01, 787.02, and
10 787.025, Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph
11 (b) of subsection (1) of section 944.606, Florida Statutes, is
12 reenacted to read:
13 944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release.--
14 (1) As used in this section:
15 (b) "Sexual offender" means a person who has been
16 convicted of committing, or attempting, soliciting, or
17 conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed
18 in the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in
19 another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025,
20 where the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the
21 victim's parent; chapter 794, excluding ss. 794.011(10) and
22 794.0235; s. 796.03; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s.
23 847.0133; s. 847.0135; s. 847.0145; or any similar offense
24 committed in this state which has been redesignated from a
25 former statute number to one of those listed in this
26 subsection, when the department has received verified
27 information regarding such conviction; an offender's
28 computerized criminal history record is not, in and of itself,
29 verified information.
30 Section 14. For the purpose of incorporating the
31 amendments made by this act to sections 787.01, 787.02, and
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1 787.025, Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph
2 (a) of subsection (1) of section 944.607, Florida Statutes, is
3 reenacted to read:
4 944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement
5 of information on sexual offenders.--
6 (1) As used in this section, the term:
7 (a) "Sexual offender" means a person who is in the
8 custody or control of, or under the supervision of, the
9 department or is in the custody of a private correctional
10 facility on or after October 1, 1997, as a result of a
11 conviction for committing, or attempting, soliciting, or
12 conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed
13 in the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in
14 another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025,
15 where the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the
16 victim's parent; chapter 794, excluding ss. 794.011(10) and
17 794.0235; s. 796.03; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s.
18 847.0133; s. 847.0135; s. 847.0145; or any similar offense
19 committed in this state which has been redesignated from a
20 former statute number to one of those listed in this
21 paragraph.
22 Section 15. For the purpose of incorporating the
23 amendments made by this act to sections 787.01, 787.02, and
24 787.025, Florida Statutes, in references thereto, subsection
25 (15) of section 948.01, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to
26 read:
27 948.01 When court may place defendant on probation or
28 into community control.--
29 (15) Effective for an offense committed on or after
30 July 1, 1998, a person is ineligible for placement on
31 administrative probation if the person is sentenced to or is
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1 serving a term of probation or community control, regardless
2 of the conviction or adjudication, for committing, or
3 attempting, conspiring, or soliciting to commit, any of the
4 felony offenses described in s. 787.01 or s. 787.02, where the
5 victim is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's
6 parent; s. 787.025; chapter 794; s. 796.03; s. 800.04; s.
7 825.1025(2)(b); s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135; or s.
8 847.0145.
9 Section 16. For the purpose of incorporating the
10 amendments made by this act to section 787.025, Florida
11 Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection
12 (2) of section 948.06, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
13 948.06 Violation of probation or community control;
14 revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay
15 restitution or cost of supervision.--
16 (2)(a) When any state or local law enforcement agency
17 investigates or arrests a person for committing, or
18 attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit, a violation
19 of s. 787.025, chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. 800.04, s. 827.071,
20 s. 847.0133, s. 847.0135, or s. 847.0145, the law enforcement
21 agency shall contact the Department of Corrections to verify
22 whether the person under investigation or under arrest is on
23 probation, community control, parole, conditional release, or
24 control release.
25 Section 17. This act shall take effect October 1,
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