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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to adult protective services; amending s. | ||
| 3 | 415.1045, F.S.; requiring the Department of Children and | ||
| 4 | Family Services to enter into certain working agreements | ||
| 5 | with local law enforcement agencies by September 1, 2003; | ||
| 6 | requiring a report; providing an effective date. | ||
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 415.1045, Florida | ||
| 11 | Statutes, is amended to read: | ||
| 12 | 415.1045 Photographs, videotapes, and medical | ||
| 13 | examinations; abrogation of privileged communications; | ||
| 14 | confidential records and documents.-- | ||
| 15 | (6) WORKING AGREEMENTS.--By September 1, 2003,the | ||
| 16 | department shall enter into working agreements with the | ||
| 17 | jurisdictionally responsible county sheriffs' office or local | ||
| 18 | police department that will be the lead agency when conducting | ||
| 19 | any criminal investigation arising from an allegation of abuse, | ||
| 20 | neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The working | ||
| 21 | agreement must specify how the requirements of this chapter will | ||
| 22 | be met. The department shall conduct a review of the efficacy of | ||
| 23 | the agreements by September 1, 2004.For the purposes of such | ||
| 24 | agreement, the jurisdictionally responsible law enforcement | ||
| 25 | entity is authorized to share Florida criminal history and local | ||
| 26 | criminal history information that is not otherwise exempt from | ||
| 27 | s. 119.07(1) with the district personnel. A law enforcement | ||
| 28 | entity entering into such agreement must comply with s. | ||
| 29 | 943.0525. Criminal justice information provided by such law | ||
| 30 | enforcement entity shall be used only for the purposes specified | ||
| 31 | in the agreement and shall be provided at no charge. | ||
| 32 | Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of | ||
| 33 | Law Enforcement shall provide to the department electronic | ||
| 34 | access to Florida criminal justice information which is lawfully | ||
| 35 | available and not exempt from s. 119.07(1), only for the purpose | ||
| 36 | of protective investigations and emergency placement. As a | ||
| 37 | condition of access to such information, the department shall be | ||
| 38 | required to execute an appropriate user agreement addressing the | ||
| 39 | access, use, dissemination, and destruction of such information | ||
| 40 | and to comply with all applicable laws and rules of the | ||
| 41 | Department of Law Enforcement. | ||
| 42 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003. | ||