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A bill to be entitled |
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An act relating to change of name; amending s. 68.07, |
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F.S.; providing an additional requirement with respect to |
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petitions for a change of name under certain |
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circumstances; requiring the clerk of the court to send a |
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report to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement which |
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includes fingerprints taken by a law enforcement agency; |
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providing for the transmission of the report to the |
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Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; providing |
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for the payment of certain costs by the petitioner; |
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providing an effective date. |
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (2) and subsection |
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(5) of section 68.07, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
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68.07 Change of name.-- |
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(2) The petition shall include a copy of the petitioner’s |
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fingerprints taken by a law enforcement agency andbe verified |
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and show: |
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(h) Whether petitioner has ever been charged with or has |
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pled guilty or nolo contendere to, or been found to have |
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committed, regardless of adjudication, a criminal offense, |
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convicted of a felonyand if so, when and where. |
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(5) If the petitioner is a convicted felon,The clerk |
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must, upon the filing of the final judgment, send a report of |
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the judgment to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on a |
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form to be furnished by that department. The report must contain |
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sufficient information to identify the original criminal record |
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of the petitioner, including the petitioner’s fingerprints taken |
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by a law enforcement agency,the new name of the petitioner, and |
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the file number of the judgment. The Florida Department of Law |
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Enforcement must send the report to the Department of Highway |
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Safety and Motor Vehicles. Such transmission may be accomplished |
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electronically.With respect to a person convicted of a felony |
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in another state or of a federal offense, the Florida Department |
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of Law Enforcement must send the report to the respective |
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state's office of law enforcement records or to the office of |
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the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any cost associated with |
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the fingerprinting of the petitioner to comply with this section |
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shall be borne by the petitioner. |
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Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |