Senate Bill sb1822

    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1822

    By Senator Margolis





    35-824-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to adult protective services;

  3         amending s. 415.1045, F.S.; requiring the

  4         Department of Children and Family Services to

  5         enter into certain working agreements with

  6         local law enforcement agencies by September 1,

  7         2003; requiring a report; providing an

  8         effective date.

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

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12         Section 1.  Subsection (6) of section 415.1045, Florida

13  Statutes, is amended to read:

14         415.1045  Photographs, videotapes, and medical

15  examinations; abrogation of privileged communications;

16  confidential records and documents.--

17         (6)  WORKING AGREEMENTS.--By September 1, 2003, the

18  department shall enter into working agreements with the

19  jurisdictionally responsible county sheriffs' office or local

20  police department that will be the lead agency when conducting

21  any criminal investigation arising from an allegation of

22  abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult. The

23  working agreement must specify how the requirements of this

24  chapter will be met. The department shall conduct a review of

25  the efficacy of the agreements by September 1, 2004. For the

26  purposes of such agreement, the jurisdictionally responsible

27  law enforcement entity is authorized to share Florida criminal

28  history and local criminal history information that is not

29  otherwise exempt from s. 119.07(1) with the district

30  personnel. A law enforcement entity entering into such

31  agreement must comply with s. 943.0525. Criminal justice

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1822
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  1  information provided by such law enforcement entity shall be

  2  used only for the purposes specified in the agreement and

  3  shall be provided at no charge. Notwithstanding any other

  4  provision of law, the Department of Law Enforcement shall

  5  provide to the department electronic access to Florida

  6  criminal justice information which is lawfully available and

  7  not exempt from s. 119.07(1), only for the purpose of

  8  protective investigations and emergency placement. As a

  9  condition of access to such information, the department shall

10  be required to execute an appropriate user agreement

11  addressing the access, use, dissemination, and destruction of

12  such information and to comply with all applicable laws and

13  rules of the Department of Law Enforcement.

14         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.

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18    Requires the Department of Children and Family Services
      to enter into certain working agreements with local law
19    enforcement agencies by September 1, 2003. Requires a
      report.
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