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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1317

        By Representatives Cusack and Bilirakis






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to offenses against children;

  3         amending s. 787.025, F.S.; revising provisions

  4         to prohibit certain previously convicted

  5         offenders from intentionally luring or

  6         enticing, or attempting to lure or entice, a

  7         child under age 15 into a structure, dwelling,

  8         or conveyance without consent of parent or

  9         legal guardian, or from intentionally luring or

10         enticing, or attempting to lure or entice, the

11         child away from the child's parent or legal

12         guardian; providing penalties; amending s.

13         800.04, F.S.; defining the term "presence";

14         amending s. 947.1405, F.S.; prohibiting sexual

15         offenders subject to conditional release

16         supervision from living within a specified

17         distance of certain places where children

18         congregate; creating ss. 794.07 and 794.0701,

19         F.S.; prohibiting persons convicted of certain

20         sex crimes from residing within 1,000 feet of a

21         school, day care center, park, or playground;

22         providing penalties; providing for application;

23         providing an effective date.

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25  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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27         Section 1.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 787.025,

28  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

29         787.025  Luring or enticing a child.--

30         (2)(a)  A person over the age of 18 who, having been

31  previously convicted of a violation of chapter 794 or s.

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  1  800.04, or a violation of a similar law of another

  2  jurisdiction, intentionally lures or entices, or attempts to

  3  lure or entice, a child under the age of 15 12 into a

  4  structure, dwelling, or conveyance without the consent of the

  5  child's parent or legal guardian, or who intentionally lures

  6  or entices, or attempts to lure or entice, a child under the

  7  age of 15 away from the child's parent or legal guardian

  8  without the consent of the child's parent or legal guardian,

  9  for other than a lawful purpose commits a felony of the third

10  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or

11  s. 775.084.

12         (b)  For purposes of this section, the luring or

13  enticing, or attempted luring or enticing, of a child under

14  the age of 12 into a structure, dwelling, or conveyance

15  without the consent of the child's parent or legal guardian

16  shall be prima facie evidence of other than a lawful purpose.

17         (3)  It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution

18  under this section that:

19         (a)  The person reasonably believed that his or her

20  action was necessary to prevent the child from being seriously

21  injured.

22         (b)  The person lured or enticed, or attempted to lure

23  or entice, the child under the age of 12 into a structure,

24  dwelling, or conveyance for a lawful purpose.

25         (b)(c)  The person's actions were reasonable under the

26  circumstances and the defendant did not have any intent to

27  harm the health, safety, or welfare of the child.

28         Section 2.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section

29  800.04, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (e),

30  and a new paragraph (d) is added to said section to read:

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  1         800.04  Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or

  2  in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age.--

  3         (1)  DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section:

  4         (d)  "Presence" means that the victim of an act in

  5  violation of this section is physically present where and when

  6  the act occurs.  The term does not mean that the victim must

  7  actually see or have sensory awareness of the act.

  8         Section 3.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of section

  9  947.1405, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

10         947.1405  Conditional release program.--

11         (7)(a)  Any inmate who is convicted of a crime

12  committed on or after October 1, 1995, or who has been

13  previously convicted of a crime committed on or after October

14  1, 1995, in violation of chapter 794, s. 800.04, s. 827.071,

15  or s. 847.0145, and is subject to conditional release

16  supervision, shall have, in addition to any other conditions

17  imposed, the following special conditions imposed by the

18  commission:

19         1.  A mandatory curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The

20  commission may designate another 8-hour period if the

21  offender's employment precludes the above specified time, and

22  such alternative is recommended by the Department of

23  Corrections. If the commission determines that imposing a

24  curfew would endanger the victim, the commission may consider

25  alternative sanctions.

26         2.  If the victim was under the age of 18, a

27  prohibition on living within 1,000 feet of a school, day care

28  center, park, playground, school bus stop, or other place

29  where children regularly congregate.

30         3.  Active participation in and successful completion

31  of a sex offender treatment program with therapists

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  1  specifically trained to treat sex offenders, at the releasee's

  2  own expense. If a specially trained therapist is not available

  3  within a 50-mile radius of the releasee's residence, the

  4  offender shall participate in other appropriate therapy.

  5         4.  A prohibition on any contact with the victim,

  6  directly or indirectly, including through a third person,

  7  unless approved by the victim, the offender's therapist, and

  8  the sentencing court.

  9         5.  If the victim was under the age of 18, a

10  prohibition against direct contact or association with

11  children under the age of 18 until all of the following

12  conditions are met:

13         a.  Successful completion of a sex offender treatment

14  program.

15         b.  The adult person who is legally responsible for the

16  welfare of the child has been advised of the nature of the

17  crime.

18         c.  Such adult person is present during all contact or

19  association with the child.

20         d.  Such adult person has been approved by the

21  commission.

22         6.  If the victim was under age 18, a prohibition on

23  working for pay or as a volunteer at any school, day care

24  center, park, playground, or other place where children

25  regularly congregate, as prescribed by the commission.

26         7.  Unless otherwise indicated in the treatment plan

27  provided by the sexual offender treatment program, a

28  prohibition on viewing, owning, or possessing any obscene,

29  pornographic, or sexually stimulating visual or auditory

30  material, including telephone, electronic media, computer

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  1  programs, or computer services that are relevant to the

  2  offender's deviant behavior pattern.

  3         8.  A requirement that the releasee must submit two

  4  specimens of blood to the Florida Department of Law

  5  Enforcement to be registered with the DNA database.

  6         9.  A requirement that the releasee make restitution to

  7  the victim, as determined by the sentencing court or the

  8  commission, for all necessary medical and related professional

  9  services relating to physical, psychiatric, and psychological

10  care.

11         10.  Submission to a warrantless search by the

12  community control or probation officer of the probationer's or

13  community controllee's person, residence, or vehicle.

14         Section 4.  Section 794.07, Florida Statutes, is

15  created to read:

16         794.07  Unlawful place of residence for persons

17  convicted of certain sex offenses.--

18         (1)  It is unlawful for any person who has been

19  convicted of a violation of s. 794.011, s. 794.05, s. 800.04,

20  s. 827.071, or s. 847.0145, regardless of whether adjudication

21  has been withheld, in which the victim of the offense was less

22  than 16 years of age, to reside within 1,000 feet of any

23  school, day care center, park, or playground.  Any person

24  violating this section whose conviction for s. 794.011, s.

25  794.05, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, or s. 847.0145 was classified

26  as a felony of the first degree or higher commits a felony of

27  the third degree, punishable as provided in ss. 775.082 and

28  775.083.  Any person violating this section whose conviction

29  for s. 794.011, s. 794.05, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, or s.

30  847.0145 was classified as a felony of the second or third

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  1  degree commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable

  2  as provided in ss. 775.082 and 775.083.

  3         (2)  This section shall apply to any person convicted

  4  of a violation of s. 794.011, s. 794.05, s. 800.04, s.

  5  827.071, or s. 847.0145 for offenses which occur on or after

  6  October 1, 2002.

  7         Section 5.  Section 794.0701, Florida Statutes, is

  8  created to read:

  9         794.0701  Unlawful place of residence for persons

10  convicted of certain sex offenses.--

11         (1)  It is unlawful for any person who has been

12  convicted of a violation of s. 794.011, s. 794.05, s. 800.04,

13  s. 827.071, or s. 847.0145, regardless of whether adjudication

14  has been withheld, in which the victim of the offense was less

15  than 16 years of age, to reside within 1,000 feet of any

16  school, day care center, park, or playground.  Any person

17  violating this section whose conviction for s. 794.011, s.

18  794.05, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, or s. 847.0145 was classified

19  as a felony of the first degree or higher commits a felony of

20  the third degree, punishable as provided in ss. 775.082 and

21  775.083.  Any person violating this section whose conviction

22  for s. 794.011, s. 794.05, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, or s.

23  847.0145 was classified as a felony of the second or third

24  degree commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable

25  as provided in ss. 775.082 and 775.083.

26         (2)  This section shall apply retroactively to any

27  person convicted of a violation of s. 794.011, s. 794.05, s.

28  800.04, s. 827.071, or s. 847.0145, regardless of when the

29  offense occurred.

30         Section 6.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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  2                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Revises provisions relating to offenses against children
  4    to prohibit certain previously convicted offenders from
      intentionally luring or enticing, or attempting to lure
  5    or entice, a child under age 15 into a structure,
      dwelling, or conveyance without consent of parent or
  6    legal guardian, or from intentionally luring or enticing,
      or attempting to lure or entice, the child away from the
  7    child's parent or legal guardian. Prohibits sexual
      offenders subject to conditional release supervision from
  8    living within a specified distance of certain places
      where children congregate. Prohibits persons convicted of
  9    certain sex crimes from residing within 1,000 feet of a
      school, day care center, park, or playground. Provides
10    penalties. Provides for application.

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