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The Committee on Public Safety & Crime Prevention recommends the |
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following: |
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Committee Substitute |
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Remove the entire bill and insert: |
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A bill to be entitled |
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An act relating to crimes against minors; amending ss. |
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787.01 and 787.02, F.S.; revising the elements of the |
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crimes of kidnapping a minor child and false imprisonment |
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of a minor child; amending s. 787.025, F.S.; revising the |
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elements of the crime of luring or enticing a minor child |
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for an unlawful purpose; increasing the penalty imposed |
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for the offense of luring or enticing a minor child for an |
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unlawful purpose; reenacting ss. 435.03(2)(j) and (k), |
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435.04(2)(k) and (l), 775.21(4), 903.133, and 910.14, |
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F.S., relating to screening standards, the Florida Sexual |
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Predators Act, bail on appeal, and kidnapping, to |
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incorporate the amendments to ss. 787.01, 787.02, and |
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787.025, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting and |
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amending s. 921.0022(3)(i) and (j), F.S., relating to the |
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offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment |
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Code, to incorporate the amendments to ss. 787.01 and |
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787.02, F.S., in references thereto; conforming provisions |
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to changes made by the act; reenacting ss. 943.0435(1)(a), |
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943.0585, 943.059, 944.606(1)(b), 944.607(1)(a), |
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948.01(15), and 948.06(2)(a), F.S., relating to the |
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registration of sexual offenders, expunction and court- |
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ordered sealing of criminal history records, the |
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definition of the term "sexual offender," and probation |
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and community control, to incorporate the amendments to |
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ss. 787.01, 787.02, and 787.025, F.S., in references |
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thereto; 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. Section 787.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
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read: |
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787.01 Kidnapping; kidnapping of child under age 1613, |
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aggravating circumstances.-- |
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(1)(a) The term "kidnapping" means forcibly, secretly, or |
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by threat confining, abducting, or imprisoning another person |
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against her or his will and without lawful authority, with |
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intent to: |
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1. Hold for ransom or reward or as a shield or hostage. |
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2. Commit or facilitate commission of any felony. |
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3. Inflict bodily harm upon or to terrorize the victim or |
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another person. |
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4. Interfere with the performance of any governmental or |
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political function. |
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(b) Confinement of a child under the age of 1613is |
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against her or his will within the meaning of this subsection if |
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such confinement is without the consent of her or his parent or |
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legal guardian. |
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(2) A person who kidnaps a person is guilty of a felony of |
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the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years |
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not exceeding life or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or |
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s. 775.084. |
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(3)(a) A person who commits the offense of kidnapping upon |
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a child under the age of 1613and who, in the course of |
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committing the offense, commits one or more of the following: |
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1. Aggravated child abuse, as defined in s. 827.03; |
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2. Sexual battery, as defined in chapter 794, against the |
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child; |
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3. Lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious |
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molestation, lewd or lascivious conduct, or lewd or lascivious |
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exhibition, in violation of s. 800.04; |
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4. A violation of s. 796.03 or s. 796.04, relating to |
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prostitution, upon the child; or |
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5. Exploitation of the child or allowing the child to be |
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exploited, in violation of s. 450.151, |
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commits a life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. |
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775.083, or s. 775.084. |
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(b) Pursuant to s. 775.021(4), nothing contained herein |
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shall be construed to prohibit the imposition of separate |
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judgments and sentences for the life felony described in |
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paragraph (a) and for each separate offense enumerated in |
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subparagraphs (a)1.-5. |
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Section 2. Section 787.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
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read: |
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787.02 False imprisonment; false imprisonment of child |
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under age 1613, aggravating circumstances.-- |
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(1)(a) The term "false imprisonment" means forcibly, by |
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threat, or secretly confining, abducting, imprisoning, or |
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restraining another person without lawful authority and against |
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her or his will. |
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(b) Confinement of a child under the age of 1613is |
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against her or his will within the meaning of this section if |
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such confinement is without the consent of her or his parent or |
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legal guardian. |
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(2) A person who commits the offense of false imprisonment |
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is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as |
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provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
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(3)(a) A person who commits the offense of false |
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imprisonment upon a child under the age of 1613and who, in the |
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course of committing the offense, commits any offense enumerated |
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in subparagraphs 1.-5., commits a felony of the first degree, |
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punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding |
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life or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
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1. Aggravated child abuse, as defined in s. 827.03; |
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2. Sexual battery, as defined in chapter 794, against the |
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child; |
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3. Lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious |
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molestation, lewd or lascivious conduct, or lewd or lascivious |
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exhibition, in violation of s. 800.04; |
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4. A violation of s. 796.03 or s. 796.04, relating to |
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prostitution, upon the child; or |
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5. Exploitation of the child or allowing the child to be |
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exploited, in violation of s. 450.151. |
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(b) Pursuant to s. 775.021(4), nothing contained herein |
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shall be construed to prohibit the imposition of separate |
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judgments and sentences for the first degree offense described |
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in paragraph (a) and for each separate offense enumerated in |
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subparagraphs (a)1.-5. |
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Section 3. Section 787.025, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to read: |
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787.025 Luring or enticing a child.-- |
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(1) As used in this section, the term: |
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(a) "Structure" means a building of any kind, either |
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temporary or permanent, which has a roof over it, together with |
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the curtilage thereof. |
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(b) "Dwelling" means a building or conveyance of any kind, |
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either temporary or permanent, mobile or immobile, which has a |
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roof over it and is designed to be occupied by people lodging |
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together therein at night, together with the curtilage thereof. |
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(c) "Conveyance" means any motor vehicle, ship, vessel, |
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railroad car, trailer, aircraft, or sleeping car. |
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(2)(a) A person over the age of 18 who, having been |
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previously convicted of a violation of chapter 794 or s. 800.04, |
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or a violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction, |
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intentionally lures or entices, or attempts to lure or entice, a |
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child under the age of 1612into a structure, dwelling, or |
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conveyance for other than a lawful purpose commits a felony of |
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the secondthirddegree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, |
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s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
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(b) For purposes of this section, the luring or enticing, |
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or attempted luring or enticing, of a child under the age of 16 |
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of the child's parent or legal guardian shall be prima facie |
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evidence of other than a lawful purpose. |
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(3) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under |
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this section that: |
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(a) The person reasonably believed that his or her action |
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was necessary to prevent the child from being seriously injured. |
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(b) The person lured or enticed, or attempted to lure or |
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entice, the child under the age of 1612into a structure, |
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dwelling, or conveyance for a lawful purpose. |
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(c) The person's actions were reasonable under the |
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circumstances and the defendant did not have any intent to harm |
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the health, safety, or welfare of the child. |
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Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments |
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made by this act to sections 787.01 and 787.02, Florida |
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Statutes, in references thereto, paragraphs (j) and(k) of |
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subsection (2) of section 435.03, Florida Statutes, are |
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reenacted to read: |
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435.03 Level 1 screening standards.-- |
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(2) Any person for whom employment screening is required |
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by statute must not have been found guilty of, regardless of |
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adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, |
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any offense prohibited under any of the following provisions of |
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the Florida Statutes or under any similar statute of another |
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jurisdiction: |
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(j) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. |
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(k) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment. |
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Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments |
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made by this act to sections 787.01 and 787.02, Florida |
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Statutes, in references thereto, paragraphs (k) and (l) of |
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subsection (2) of section 435.04, Florida Statutes, are |
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reenacted to read: |
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435.04 Level 2 screening standards.-- |
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(2) The security background investigations under this |
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section must ensure that no persons subject to the provisions of |
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this section have been found guilty of, regardless of |
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adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, |
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any offense prohibited under any of the following provisions of |
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the Florida Statutes or under any similar statute of another |
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jurisdiction: |
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(k) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. |
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(l) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment. |
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Section 6. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments |
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made by this act to sections 787.01, 787.02, and 787.025, |
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Florida Statutes, in references thereto, subsection (4) of |
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section 775.21, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
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775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act; definitions; |
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legislative findings, purpose, and intent; criteria; |
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designation; registration; community and public notification; |
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immunity; penalties.-- |
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(4) SEXUAL PREDATOR CRITERIA.-- |
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(a) For a current offense committed on or after October 1, |
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1993, upon conviction, an offender shall be designated as a |
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"sexual predator" under subsection (5), and subject to |
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registration under subsection (6) and community and public |
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notification under subsection (7) if: |
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1. The felony is: |
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a. A capital, life, or first-degree felony violation, or |
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any attempt thereof, of s. 787.01 or s. 787.02, where the victim |
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is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's parent, or of |
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chapter 794, s. 800.04, or s. 847.0145, or a violation of a |
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similar law of another jurisdiction; or |
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b. Any felony violation, or any attempt thereof, of s. |
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787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025, where the victim is a minor |
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and the defendant is not the victim's parent; chapter 794, |
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excluding ss. 794.011(10) and 794.0235; s. 796.03; s. 800.04; s. |
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825.1025(2)(b); s. 827.071; or s. 847.0145; or a violation of a |
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similar law of another jurisdiction, and the offender has |
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previously been convicted of or found to have committed, or has |
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pled nolo contendere or guilty to, regardless of adjudication, |
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any violation of s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025, where the |
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victim is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's parent; |
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s. 794.011(2), (3), (4), (5), or (8); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. |
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800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135; or s. |
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847.0145, or a violation of a similar law of another |
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jurisdiction; |
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2. The offender has not received a pardon for any felony |
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or similar law of another jurisdiction that is necessary for the |
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operation of this paragraph; and |
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3. A conviction of a felony or similar law of another |
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jurisdiction necessary to the operation of this paragraph has |
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not been set aside in any postconviction proceeding. |
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(b) In order to be counted as a prior felony for purposes |
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of this subsection, the felony must have resulted in a |
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conviction sentenced separately, or an adjudication of |
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delinquency entered separately, prior to the current offense and |
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sentenced or adjudicated separately from any other felony |
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conviction that is to be counted as a prior felony. If the |
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offender's prior enumerated felony was committed more than 10 |
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years before the primary offense, it shall not be considered a |
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prior felony under this subsection if the offender has not been |
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convicted of any other crime for a period of 10 consecutive |
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years from the most recent date of release from confinement, |
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supervision, or sanction, whichever is later. |
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(c) If an offender has been registered as a sexual |
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predator by the Department of Corrections, the department, or |
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any other law enforcement agency and if: |
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1. The court did not, for whatever reason, make a written |
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finding at the time of sentencing that the offender was a sexual |
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predator; or |
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2. The offender was administratively registered as a |
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sexual predator because the Department of Corrections, the |
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department, or any other law enforcement agency obtained |
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information that indicated that the offender met the criteria |
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for designation as a sexual predator based on a violation of a |
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similar law in another jurisdiction, |
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the department shall remove that offender from the department's |
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list of sexual predators and, for an offender described under |
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subparagraph 1., shall notify the state attorney who prosecuted |
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the offense that met the criteria for administrative designation |
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as a sexual predator, and, for an offender described under this |
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subparagraph, shall notify the state attorney of the county |
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where the offender establishes or maintains a permanent or |
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temporary residence. The state attorney shall bring the matter |
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to the court's attention in order to establish that the offender |
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meets the criteria for designation as a sexual predator. If the |
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court makes a written finding that the offender is a sexual |
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predator, the offender must be designated as a sexual predator, |
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must register or be registered as a sexual predator with the |
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department as provided in subsection (6), and is subject to the |
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community and public notification as provided in subsection (7). |
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If the court does not make a written finding that the offender |
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is a sexual predator, the offender may not be designated as a |
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sexual predator with respect to that offense and is not required |
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to register or be registered as a sexual predator with the |
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department. |
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Section 7. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments |
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made by this act to section 787.01, Florida Statutes, in |
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references thereto, section 903.133, Florida Statutes, is |
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reenacted to read: |
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903.133 Bail on appeal; prohibited for certain felony |
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convictions.--Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 903.132, no |
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person adjudged guilty of a felony of the first degree for a |
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violation of s. 782.04(2) or (3), s. 787.01, s. 794.011(4), s. |
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806.01, s. 893.13, or s. 893.135, or adjudged guilty of a |
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violation of s. 794.011(2) or (3), shall be admitted to bail |
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pending review either by posttrial motion or appeal. |
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Section 8. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments |
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made by this act to sections 787.01 and 787.02, Florida |
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Statutes, in references thereto, section 910.14, Florida |
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Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
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910.14 Kidnapping.--A person who commits an offense |
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provided for in s. 787.01 or s. 787.02 may be tried in any |
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county in which the person's victim has been taken or confined |
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during the course of the offense. |
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Section 9. For the purpose of incorporating the amendments |
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made by this act to sections 787.01 and 787.02, Florida |
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Statutes, in references thereto, paragraphs (i) and (j) of |
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subsection (3) of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are |
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reenacted and amended to read: |
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921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity |
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ranking chart.-- |
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(3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART |
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316.193(3)(c)3.b. | 1st | DUI manslaughter; failing to render aid or give information. |
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327.35(3)(c)3.b. | 1st | BUI manslaughter; failing to render aid or give information. |
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560.123(8)(b)3. | 1st | Failure to report currency or payment instruments totaling or exceeding $100,000 by money transmitter. |
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560.125(5)(c) | 1st | Money transmitter business by unauthorized person, currency, or payment instruments totaling or exceeding $100,000. |
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655.50(10)(b)3. | 1st | Failure to report financial transactions totaling or exceeding $100,000 by financial institution. |
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775.0844 | 1st | Aggravated white collar crime. |
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782.04(1) | 1st | Attempt, conspire, or solicit to commit premeditated murder. |
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782.04(3) | 1st,PBL | Accomplice to murder in connection with arson, sexual battery, robbery, burglary, and other specified felonies. |
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782.051(1) | 1st | Attempted felony murder while perpetrating or attempting to perpetrate a felony enumerated in s. 782.04(3). |
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782.07(2) | 1st | Aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult. |
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787.01(1)(a)1. | 1st,PBL | Kidnapping; hold for ransom or reward or as a shield or hostage. |
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787.01(1)(a)2. | 1st,PBL | Kidnapping with intent to commit or facilitate commission of any felony. |
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787.01(1)(a)4. | 1st,PBL | Kidnapping with intent to interfere with performance of any governmental or political function. |
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787.02(3)(a) | 1st | False imprisonment; child under age 1613; perpetrator also commits aggravated child abuse, sexual battery, or lewd or lascivious battery, molestation, conduct, or exhibition. |
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790.161 | 1st | Attempted capital destructive device offense. |
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790.166(2) | 1st,PBL | Possessing, selling, using, or attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. |
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794.011(2) | 1st | Attempted sexual battery; victim less than 12 years of age. |
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794.011(2) | Life | Sexual battery; offender younger than 18 years and commits sexual battery on a person less than 12 years. |
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794.011(4) | 1st | Sexual battery; victim 12 years or older, certain circumstances. |
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794.011(8)(b) | 1st | Sexual battery; engage in sexual conduct with minor 12 to 18 years by person in familial or custodial authority. |
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800.04(5)(b) | 1st | Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim less than 12 years; offender 18 years or older. |
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812.13(2)(a) | 1st,PBL | Robbery with firearm or other deadly weapon. |
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812.133(2)(a) | 1st,PBL | Carjacking; firearm or other deadly weapon. |
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827.03(2) | 1st | Aggravated child abuse. |
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847.0145(1) | 1st | Selling, or otherwise transferring custody or control, of a minor. |
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847.0145(2) | 1st | Purchasing, or otherwise obtaining custody or control, of a minor. |
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859.01 | 1st | Poisoning or introducing bacteria, radioactive materials, viruses, or chemical compounds into food, drink, medicine, or water with intent to kill or injure another person. |
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893.135 | 1st | Attempted capital trafficking offense. |
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893.135(1)(a)3. | 1st | Trafficking in cannabis, more than 10,000 lbs. |
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893.135(1)(b)1.c. | 1st | Trafficking in cocaine, more than 400 grams, less than 150 kilograms. |
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893.135(1)(c)1.c. | 1st | Trafficking in illegal drugs, more than 28 grams, less than 30 kilograms. |
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893.135(1)(d)1.c. | 1st | Trafficking in phencyclidine, more than 400 grams. |
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893.135(1)(e)1.c. | 1st | Trafficking in methaqualone, more than 25 kilograms. |
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893.135(1)(f)1.c. | 1st | Trafficking in amphetamine, more than 200 grams. |
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893.135(1)(h)1.c. | 1st | Trafficking in gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), 10 kilograms or more. |
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893.135(1)(j)1.c. | 1st | Trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol, 10 kilograms or more. |
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893.135(1)(k)2.c. | 1st | Trafficking in Phenethylamines, 400 grams or more. |
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896.101(5)(c) | 1st | Money laundering, financial instruments totaling or exceeding $100,000. |
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896.104(4)(a)3. | 1st | Structuring transactions to evade reporting or registration requirements, financial transactions totaling or exceeding $100,000. |
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782.04(2) | 1st,PBL | Unlawful killing of human; act is homicide, unpremeditated. |
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787.01(1)(a)3. | 1st,PBL | Kidnapping; inflict bodily harm upon or terrorize victim. |
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787.01(3)(a) | Life | Kidnapping; child under age 16 13, perpetrator also commits aggravated child abuse, sexual battery, or lewd or lascivious battery, molestation, conduct, or exhibition. |
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782.07(3) | 1st | Aggravated manslaughter of a child. |
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794.011(3) | Life | Sexual battery; victim 12 years or older, offender uses or threatens to use deadly weapon or physical force to cause serious injury. |
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876.32 | 1st | Treason against the state. |
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Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the |
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amendments made by this act to sections 787.01, 787.02, and |
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787.025, Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (a) |
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of subsection (1) of section 943.0435, Florida Statutes, is |
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amended to read: |
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943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the |
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department; penalty.-- |
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(1) As used in this section, the term: |
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(a) "Sexual offender" means a person who: |
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1. Has been convicted of committing, or attempting, |
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soliciting, or conspiring to commit, any of the criminal |
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offenses proscribed in the following statutes in this state or |
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similar offenses in another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, |
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or s. 787.025, where the victim is a minor and the defendant is |
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not the victim's parent; chapter 794, excluding ss. 794.011(10) |
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and 794.0235; s. 796.03; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. |
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847.0133; s. 847.0135; s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. 847.0145; or |
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any similar offense committed in this state which has been |
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redesignated from a former statute number to one of those listed |
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in this subparagraph; and |
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2. Has been released on or after October 1, 1997, from the |
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sanction imposed for any conviction of an offense described in |
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subparagraph 1. For purposes of subparagraph 1., a sanction |
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imposed in this state or in any other jurisdiction includes, but |
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is not limited to, a fine, probation, community control, parole, |
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conditional release, control release, or incarceration in a |
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state prison, federal prison, private correctional facility, or |
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local detention facility; or |
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3. Establishes or maintains a residence in this state and |
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who has not been designated as a sexual predator by a court of |
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this state but who has been designated as a sexual predator, as |
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a sexually violent predator, or by another sexual offender |
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designation in another state or jurisdiction and was, as a |
378
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result of such designation, subjected to registration or |
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community or public notification, or both, or would be if the |
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person were a resident of that state or jurisdiction; or |
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4. Establishes or maintains a residence in this state who |
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is in the custody or control of, or under the supervision of, |
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any other state or jurisdiction as a result of a conviction for |
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committing, or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit, |
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any of the criminal offenses proscribed in the following |
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statutes or similar offense in another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, |
387
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s. 787.02, or s. 787.025, where the victim is a minor and the |
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defendant is not the victim's parent; chapter 794, excluding ss. |
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794.011(10) and 794.0235; s. 796.03; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. |
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827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135; s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. |
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847.0145; or any similar offense committed in this state which |
392
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has been redesignated from a former statute number to one of |
393
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those listed in this subparagraph. |
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Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the |
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amendments made by this act to section 787.025, Florida |
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|
Statutes, in references thereto, section 943.0585, Florida |
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Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
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943.0585 Court-ordered expunction of criminal history |
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records.--The courts of this state have jurisdiction over their |
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own procedures, including the maintenance, expunction, and |
401
|
correction of judicial records containing criminal history |
402
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information to the extent such procedures are not inconsistent |
403
|
with the conditions, responsibilities, and duties established by |
404
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this section. Any court of competent jurisdiction may order a |
405
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criminal justice agency to expunge the criminal history record |
406
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of a minor or an adult who complies with the requirements of |
407
|
this section. The court shall not order a criminal justice |
408
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agency to expunge a criminal history record until the person |
409
|
seeking to expunge a criminal history record has applied for and |
410
|
received a certificate of eligibility for expunction pursuant to |
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subsection (2). A criminal history record that relates to a |
412
|
violation of s. 787.025, chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. 800.04, s. |
413
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817.034, s. 825.1025, s. 827.071, chapter 839, s. 847.0133, s. |
414
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847.0135, s. 847.0145, s. 893.135, or a violation enumerated in |
415
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s. 907.041 may not be expunged, without regard to whether |
416
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adjudication was withheld, if the defendant was found guilty of |
417
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or pled guilty or nolo contendere to the offense, or if the |
418
|
defendant, as a minor, was found to have committed, or pled |
419
|
guilty or nolo contendere to committing, the offense as a |
420
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delinquent act. The court may only order expunction of a |
421
|
criminal history record pertaining to one arrest or one incident |
422
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of alleged criminal activity, except as provided in this |
423
|
section. The court may, at its sole discretion, order the |
424
|
expunction of a criminal history record pertaining to more than |
425
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one arrest if the additional arrests directly relate to the |
426
|
original arrest. If the court intends to order the expunction of |
427
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records pertaining to such additional arrests, such intent must |
428
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be specified in the order. A criminal justice agency may not |
429
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expunge any record pertaining to such additional arrests if the |
430
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order to expunge does not articulate the intention of the court |
431
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to expunge a record pertaining to more than one arrest. This |
432
|
section does not prevent the court from ordering the expunction |
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of only a portion of a criminal history record pertaining to one |
434
|
arrest or one incident of alleged criminal activity. |
435
|
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a criminal justice |
436
|
agency may comply with laws, court orders, and official requests |
437
|
of other jurisdictions relating to expunction, correction, or |
438
|
confidential handling of criminal history records or information |
439
|
derived therefrom. This section does not confer any right to the |
440
|
expunction of any criminal history record, and any request for |
441
|
expunction of a criminal history record may be denied at the |
442
|
sole discretion of the court. |
443
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(1) PETITION TO EXPUNGE A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD.--Each |
444
|
petition to a court to expunge a criminal history record is |
445
|
complete only when accompanied by: |
446
|
(a) A certificate of eligibility for expunction issued by |
447
|
the department pursuant to subsection (2). |
448
|
(b) The petitioner's sworn statement attesting that the |
449
|
petitioner: |
450
|
1. Has never, prior to the date on which the petition is |
451
|
filed, been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or |
452
|
comparable ordinance violation or adjudicated delinquent for |
453
|
committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in s. |
454
|
943.051(3)(b). |
455
|
2. Has not been adjudicated guilty of, or adjudicated |
456
|
delinquent for committing, any of the acts stemming from the |
457
|
arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition |
458
|
pertains. |
459
|
3. Has never secured a prior sealing or expunction of a |
460
|
criminal history record under this section, former s. 893.14, |
461
|
former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058, or from any jurisdiction |
462
|
outside the state. |
463
|
4. Is eligible for such an expunction to the best of his |
464
|
or her knowledge or belief and does not have any other petition |
465
|
to expunge or any petition to seal pending before any court. |
466
|
|
467
|
Any person who knowingly provides false information on such |
468
|
sworn statement to the court commits a felony of the third |
469
|
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. |
470
|
775.084. |
471
|
(2) CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR EXPUNCTION.--Prior to |
472
|
petitioning the court to expunge a criminal history record, a |
473
|
person seeking to expunge a criminal history record shall apply |
474
|
to the department for a certificate of eligibility for |
475
|
expunction. The department shall, by rule adopted pursuant to |
476
|
chapter 120, establish procedures pertaining to the application |
477
|
for and issuance of certificates of eligibility for expunction. |
478
|
The department shall issue a certificate of eligibility for |
479
|
expunction to a person who is the subject of a criminal history |
480
|
record if that person: |
481
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(a) Has obtained, and submitted to the department, a |
482
|
written, certified statement from the appropriate state attorney |
483
|
or statewide prosecutor which indicates: |
484
|
1. That an indictment, information, or other charging |
485
|
document was not filed or issued in the case. |
486
|
2. That an indictment, information, or other charging |
487
|
document, if filed or issued in the case, was dismissed or nolle |
488
|
prosequi by the state attorney or statewide prosecutor, or was |
489
|
dismissed by a court of competent jurisdiction. |
490
|
3. That the criminal history record does not relate to a |
491
|
violation of s. 787.025, chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. 800.04, s. |
492
|
817.034, s. 825.1025, s. 827.071, chapter 839, s. 847.0133, s. |
493
|
847.0135, s. 847.0145, s. 893.135, or a violation enumerated in |
494
|
s. 907.041, where the defendant was found guilty of, or pled |
495
|
guilty or nolo contendere to any such offense, or that the |
496
|
defendant, as a minor, was found to have committed, or pled |
497
|
guilty or nolo contendere to committing, such an offense as a |
498
|
delinquent act, without regard to whether adjudication was |
499
|
withheld. |
500
|
(b) Remits a $75 processing fee to the department for |
501
|
placement in the Department of Law Enforcement Operating Trust |
502
|
Fund, unless such fee is waived by the executive director. |
503
|
(c) Has submitted to the department a certified copy of |
504
|
the disposition of the charge to which the petition to expunge |
505
|
pertains. |
506
|
(d) Has never, prior to the date on which the application |
507
|
for a certificate of eligibility is filed, been adjudicated |
508
|
guilty of a criminal offense or comparable ordinance violation |
509
|
or adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a |
510
|
misdemeanor specified in s. 943.051(3)(b). |
511
|
(e) Has not been adjudicated guilty of, or adjudicated |
512
|
delinquent for committing, any of the acts stemming from the |
513
|
arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition to |
514
|
expunge pertains. |
515
|
(f) Has never secured a prior sealing or expunction of a |
516
|
criminal history record under this section, former s. 893.14, |
517
|
former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058. |
518
|
(g) Is no longer under court supervision applicable to the |
519
|
disposition of the arrest or alleged criminal activity to which |
520
|
the petition to expunge pertains. |
521
|
(h) Is not required to wait a minimum of 10 years prior to |
522
|
being eligible for an expunction of such records because all |
523
|
charges related to the arrest or criminal activity to which the |
524
|
petition to expunge pertains were dismissed prior to trial, |
525
|
adjudication, or the withholding of adjudication. Otherwise, |
526
|
such criminal history record must be sealed under this section, |
527
|
former s. 893.14, former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058 for at |
528
|
least 10 years before such record is eligible for expunction. |
529
|
(3) PROCESSING OF A PETITION OR ORDER TO EXPUNGE.-- |
530
|
(a) In judicial proceedings under this section, a copy of |
531
|
the completed petition to expunge shall be served upon the |
532
|
appropriate state attorney or the statewide prosecutor and upon |
533
|
the arresting agency; however, it is not necessary to make any |
534
|
agency other than the state a party. The appropriate state |
535
|
attorney or the statewide prosecutor and the arresting agency |
536
|
may respond to the court regarding the completed petition to |
537
|
expunge. |
538
|
(b) If relief is granted by the court, the clerk of the |
539
|
court shall certify copies of the order to the appropriate state |
540
|
attorney or the statewide prosecutor and the arresting agency. |
541
|
The arresting agency is responsible for forwarding the order to |
542
|
any other agency to which the arresting agency disseminated the |
543
|
criminal history record information to which the order pertains. |
544
|
The department shall forward the order to expunge to the Federal |
545
|
Bureau of Investigation. The clerk of the court shall certify a |
546
|
copy of the order to any other agency which the records of the |
547
|
court reflect has received the criminal history record from the |
548
|
court. |
549
|
(c) For an order to expunge entered by a court prior to |
550
|
July 1, 1992, the department shall notify the appropriate state |
551
|
attorney or statewide prosecutor of an order to expunge which is |
552
|
contrary to law because the person who is the subject of the |
553
|
record has previously been convicted of a crime or comparable |
554
|
ordinance violation or has had a prior criminal history record |
555
|
sealed or expunged. Upon receipt of such notice, the appropriate |
556
|
state attorney or statewide prosecutor shall take action, within |
557
|
60 days, to correct the record and petition the court to void |
558
|
the order to expunge. The department shall seal the record until |
559
|
such time as the order is voided by the court. |
560
|
(d) On or after July 1, 1992, the department or any other |
561
|
criminal justice agency is not required to act on an order to |
562
|
expunge entered by a court when such order does not comply with |
563
|
the requirements of this section. Upon receipt of such an order, |
564
|
the department must notify the issuing court, the appropriate |
565
|
state attorney or statewide prosecutor, the petitioner or the |
566
|
petitioner's attorney, and the arresting agency of the reason |
567
|
for noncompliance. The appropriate state attorney or statewide |
568
|
prosecutor shall take action within 60 days to correct the |
569
|
record and petition the court to void the order. No cause of |
570
|
action, including contempt of court, shall arise against any |
571
|
criminal justice agency for failure to comply with an order to |
572
|
expunge when the petitioner for such order failed to obtain the |
573
|
certificate of eligibility as required by this section or such |
574
|
order does not otherwise comply with the requirements of this |
575
|
section. |
576
|
(4) EFFECT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD EXPUNCTION.--Any |
577
|
criminal history record of a minor or an adult which is ordered |
578
|
expunged by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to this |
579
|
section must be physically destroyed or obliterated by any |
580
|
criminal justice agency having custody of such record; except |
581
|
that any criminal history record in the custody of the |
582
|
department must be retained in all cases. A criminal history |
583
|
record ordered expunged that is retained by the department is |
584
|
confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and |
585
|
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and not available to |
586
|
any person or entity except upon order of a court of competent |
587
|
jurisdiction. A criminal justice agency may retain a notation |
588
|
indicating compliance with an order to expunge. |
589
|
(a) The person who is the subject of a criminal history |
590
|
record that is expunged under this section or under other |
591
|
provisions of law, including former s. 893.14, former s. 901.33, |
592
|
and former s. 943.058, may lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge |
593
|
the arrests covered by the expunged record, except when the |
594
|
subject of the record: |
595
|
1. Is a candidate for employment with a criminal justice |
596
|
agency; |
597
|
2. Is a defendant in a criminal prosecution; |
598
|
3. Concurrently or subsequently petitions for relief under |
599
|
this section or s. 943.059; |
600
|
4. Is a candidate for admission to The Florida Bar; |
601
|
5. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by or to contract |
602
|
with the Department of Children and Family Services or the |
603
|
Department of Juvenile Justice or to be employed or used by such |
604
|
contractor or licensee in a sensitive position having direct |
605
|
contact with children, the developmentally disabled, the aged, |
606
|
or the elderly as provided in s. 110.1127(3), s. 393.063(15), s. |
607
|
394.4572(1), s. 397.451, s. 402.302(3), s. 402.313(3), s. |
608
|
409.175(2)(i), s. 415.102(4), s. 985.407, or chapter 400; or |
609
|
6. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by the Office of |
610
|
Teacher Education, Certification, Staff Development, and |
611
|
Professional Practices of the Department of Education, any |
612
|
district school board, or any local governmental entity that |
613
|
licenses child care facilities. |
614
|
(b) Subject to the exceptions in paragraph (a), a person |
615
|
who has been granted an expunction under this section, former s. |
616
|
893.14, former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058 may not be held |
617
|
under any provision of law of this state to commit perjury or to |
618
|
be otherwise liable for giving a false statement by reason of |
619
|
such person's failure to recite or acknowledge an expunged |
620
|
criminal history record. |
621
|
(c) Information relating to the existence of an expunged |
622
|
criminal history record which is provided in accordance with |
623
|
paragraph (a) is confidential and exempt from the provisions of |
624
|
s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, |
625
|
except that the department shall disclose the existence of a |
626
|
criminal history record ordered expunged to the entities set |
627
|
forth in subparagraphs (a)1., 4., 5., and 6. for their |
628
|
respective licensing and employment purposes, and to criminal |
629
|
justice agencies for their respective criminal justice purposes. |
630
|
It is unlawful for any employee of an entity set forth in |
631
|
subparagraph (a)1., subparagraph (a)4., subparagraph (a)5., or |
632
|
subparagraph (a)6. to disclose information relating to the |
633
|
existence of an expunged criminal history record of a person |
634
|
seeking employment or licensure with such entity or contractor, |
635
|
except to the person to whom the criminal history record relates |
636
|
or to persons having direct responsibility for employment or |
637
|
licensure decisions. Any person who violates this paragraph |
638
|
commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as |
639
|
provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
640
|
(5) STATUTORY REFERENCES.--Any reference to any other |
641
|
chapter, section, or subdivision of the Florida Statutes in this |
642
|
section constitutes a general reference under the doctrine of |
643
|
incorporation by reference. |
644
|
Section 12. For the purpose of incorporating the |
645
|
amendments made by this act to section 787.025, Florida |
646
|
Statutes, in references thereto, section 943.059, Florida |
647
|
Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
648
|
943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history |
649
|
records.--The courts of this state shall continue to have |
650
|
jurisdiction over their own procedures, including the |
651
|
maintenance, sealing, and correction of judicial records |
652
|
containing criminal history information to the extent such |
653
|
procedures are not inconsistent with the conditions, |
654
|
responsibilities, and duties established by this section. Any |
655
|
court of competent jurisdiction may order a criminal justice |
656
|
agency to seal the criminal history record of a minor or an |
657
|
adult who complies with the requirements of this section. The |
658
|
court shall not order a criminal justice agency to seal a |
659
|
criminal history record until the person seeking to seal a |
660
|
criminal history record has applied for and received a |
661
|
certificate of eligibility for sealing pursuant to subsection |
662
|
(2). A criminal history record that relates to a violation of s. |
663
|
787.025, chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. 800.04, s. 817.034, s. |
664
|
825.1025, s. 827.071, chapter 839, s. 847.0133, s. 847.0135, s. |
665
|
847.0145, s. 893.135, or a violation enumerated in s. 907.041 |
666
|
may not be sealed, without regard to whether adjudication was |
667
|
withheld, if the defendant was found guilty of or pled guilty or |
668
|
nolo contendere to the offense, or if the defendant, as a minor, |
669
|
was found to have committed or pled guilty or nolo contendere to |
670
|
committing the offense as a delinquent act. The court may only |
671
|
order sealing of a criminal history record pertaining to one |
672
|
arrest or one incident of alleged criminal activity, except as |
673
|
provided in this section. The court may, at its sole discretion, |
674
|
order the sealing of a criminal history record pertaining to |
675
|
more than one arrest if the additional arrests directly relate |
676
|
to the original arrest. If the court intends to order the |
677
|
sealing of records pertaining to such additional arrests, such |
678
|
intent must be specified in the order. A criminal justice agency |
679
|
may not seal any record pertaining to such additional arrests if |
680
|
the order to seal does not articulate the intention of the court |
681
|
to seal records pertaining to more than one arrest. This section |
682
|
does not prevent the court from ordering the sealing of only a |
683
|
portion of a criminal history record pertaining to one arrest or |
684
|
one incident of alleged criminal activity. Notwithstanding any |
685
|
law to the contrary, a criminal justice agency may comply with |
686
|
laws, court orders, and official requests of other jurisdictions |
687
|
relating to sealing, correction, or confidential handling of |
688
|
criminal history records or information derived therefrom. This |
689
|
section does not confer any right to the sealing of any criminal |
690
|
history record, and any request for sealing a criminal history |
691
|
record may be denied at the sole discretion of the court. |
692
|
(1) PETITION TO SEAL A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD.--Each |
693
|
petition to a court to seal a criminal history record is |
694
|
complete only when accompanied by: |
695
|
(a) A certificate of eligibility for sealing issued by the |
696
|
department pursuant to subsection (2). |
697
|
(b) The petitioner's sworn statement attesting that the |
698
|
petitioner: |
699
|
1. Has never, prior to the date on which the petition is |
700
|
filed, been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or |
701
|
comparable ordinance violation or adjudicated delinquent for |
702
|
committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in s. |
703
|
943.051(3)(b). |
704
|
2. Has not been adjudicated guilty of or adjudicated |
705
|
delinquent for committing any of the acts stemming from the |
706
|
arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition to |
707
|
seal pertains. |
708
|
3. Has never secured a prior sealing or expunction of a |
709
|
criminal history record under this section, former s. 893.14, |
710
|
former s. 901.33, former s. 943.058, or from any jurisdiction |
711
|
outside the state. |
712
|
4. Is eligible for such a sealing to the best of his or |
713
|
her knowledge or belief and does not have any other petition to |
714
|
seal or any petition to expunge pending before any court. |
715
|
|
716
|
Any person who knowingly provides false information on such |
717
|
sworn statement to the court commits a felony of the third |
718
|
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. |
719
|
775.084. |
720
|
(2) CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SEALING.--Prior to |
721
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petitioning the court to seal a criminal history record, a |
722
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person seeking to seal a criminal history record shall apply to |
723
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the department for a certificate of eligibility for sealing. The |
724
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department shall, by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 120, |
725
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establish procedures pertaining to the application for and |
726
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issuance of certificates of eligibility for sealing. The |
727
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department shall issue a certificate of eligibility for sealing |
728
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to a person who is the subject of a criminal history record |
729
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provided that such person: |
730
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(a) Has submitted to the department a certified copy of |
731
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the disposition of the charge to which the petition to seal |
732
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pertains. |
733
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(b) Remits a $75 processing fee to the department for |
734
|
placement in the Department of Law Enforcement Operating Trust |
735
|
Fund, unless such fee is waived by the executive director. |
736
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(c) Has never, prior to the date on which the application |
737
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for a certificate of eligibility is filed, been adjudicated |
738
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guilty of a criminal offense or comparable ordinance violation |
739
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or adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a |
740
|
misdemeanor specified in s. 943.051(3)(b). |
741
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(d) Has not been adjudicated guilty of or adjudicated |
742
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delinquent for committing any of the acts stemming from the |
743
|
arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition to |
744
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seal pertains. |
745
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(e) Has never secured a prior sealing or expunction of a |
746
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criminal history record under this section, former s. 893.14, |
747
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former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058. |
748
|
(f) Is no longer under court supervision applicable to the |
749
|
disposition of the arrest or alleged criminal activity to which |
750
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the petition to seal pertains. |
751
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(3) PROCESSING OF A PETITION OR ORDER TO SEAL.-- |
752
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(a) In judicial proceedings under this section, a copy of |
753
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the completed petition to seal shall be served upon the |
754
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appropriate state attorney or the statewide prosecutor and upon |
755
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the arresting agency; however, it is not necessary to make any |
756
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agency other than the state a party. The appropriate state |
757
|
attorney or the statewide prosecutor and the arresting agency |
758
|
may respond to the court regarding the completed petition to |
759
|
seal. |
760
|
(b) If relief is granted by the court, the clerk of the |
761
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court shall certify copies of the order to the appropriate state |
762
|
attorney or the statewide prosecutor and to the arresting |
763
|
agency. The arresting agency is responsible for forwarding the |
764
|
order to any other agency to which the arresting agency |
765
|
disseminated the criminal history record information to which |
766
|
the order pertains. The department shall forward the order to |
767
|
seal to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The clerk of the |
768
|
court shall certify a copy of the order to any other agency |
769
|
which the records of the court reflect has received the criminal |
770
|
history record from the court. |
771
|
(c) For an order to seal entered by a court prior to July |
772
|
1, 1992, the department shall notify the appropriate state |
773
|
attorney or statewide prosecutor of any order to seal which is |
774
|
contrary to law because the person who is the subject of the |
775
|
record has previously been convicted of a crime or comparable |
776
|
ordinance violation or has had a prior criminal history record |
777
|
sealed or expunged. Upon receipt of such notice, the appropriate |
778
|
state attorney or statewide prosecutor shall take action, within |
779
|
60 days, to correct the record and petition the court to void |
780
|
the order to seal. The department shall seal the record until |
781
|
such time as the order is voided by the court. |
782
|
(d) On or after July 1, 1992, the department or any other |
783
|
criminal justice agency is not required to act on an order to |
784
|
seal entered by a court when such order does not comply with the |
785
|
requirements of this section. Upon receipt of such an order, the |
786
|
department must notify the issuing court, the appropriate state |
787
|
attorney or statewide prosecutor, the petitioner or the |
788
|
petitioner's attorney, and the arresting agency of the reason |
789
|
for noncompliance. The appropriate state attorney or statewide |
790
|
prosecutor shall take action within 60 days to correct the |
791
|
record and petition the court to void the order. No cause of |
792
|
action, including contempt of court, shall arise against any |
793
|
criminal justice agency for failure to comply with an order to |
794
|
seal when the petitioner for such order failed to obtain the |
795
|
certificate of eligibility as required by this section or when |
796
|
such order does not comply with the requirements of this |
797
|
section. |
798
|
(e) An order sealing a criminal history record pursuant to |
799
|
this section does not require that such record be surrendered to |
800
|
the court, and such record shall continue to be maintained by |
801
|
the department and other criminal justice agencies. |
802
|
(4) EFFECT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SEALING.--A criminal |
803
|
history record of a minor or an adult which is ordered sealed by |
804
|
a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to this section is |
805
|
confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and |
806
|
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and is available only |
807
|
to the person who is the subject of the record, to the subject's |
808
|
attorney, to criminal justice agencies for their respective |
809
|
criminal justice purposes, or to those entities set forth in |
810
|
subparagraphs (a)1., 4., 5., and 6. for their respective |
811
|
licensing and employment purposes. |
812
|
(a) The subject of a criminal history record sealed under |
813
|
this section or under other provisions of law, including former |
814
|
s. 893.14, former s. 901.33, and former s. 943.058, may lawfully |
815
|
deny or fail to acknowledge the arrests covered by the sealed |
816
|
record, except when the subject of the record: |
817
|
1. Is a candidate for employment with a criminal justice |
818
|
agency; |
819
|
2. Is a defendant in a criminal prosecution; |
820
|
3. Concurrently or subsequently petitions for relief under |
821
|
this section or s. 943.0585; |
822
|
4. Is a candidate for admission to The Florida Bar; |
823
|
5. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by or to contract |
824
|
with the Department of Children and Family Services or the |
825
|
Department of Juvenile Justice or to be employed or used by such |
826
|
contractor or licensee in a sensitive position having direct |
827
|
contact with children, the developmentally disabled, the aged, |
828
|
or the elderly as provided in s. 110.1127(3), s. 393.063(15), s. |
829
|
394.4572(1), s. 397.451, s. 402.302(3), s. 402.313(3), s. |
830
|
409.175(2)(i), s. 415.102(4), s. 415.103, s. 985.407, or chapter |
831
|
400; or |
832
|
6. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by the Office of |
833
|
Teacher Education, Certification, Staff Development, and |
834
|
Professional Practices of the Department of Education, any |
835
|
district school board, or any local governmental entity which |
836
|
licenses child care facilities. |
837
|
(b) Subject to the exceptions in paragraph (a), a person |
838
|
who has been granted a sealing under this section, former s. |
839
|
893.14, former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058 may not be held |
840
|
under any provision of law of this state to commit perjury or to |
841
|
be otherwise liable for giving a false statement by reason of |
842
|
such person's failure to recite or acknowledge a sealed criminal |
843
|
history record. |
844
|
(c) Information relating to the existence of a sealed |
845
|
criminal record provided in accordance with the provisions of |
846
|
paragraph (a) is confidential and exempt from the provisions of |
847
|
s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, |
848
|
except that the department shall disclose the sealed criminal |
849
|
history record to the entities set forth in subparagraphs (a)1., |
850
|
4., 5., and 6. for their respective licensing and employment |
851
|
purposes. It is unlawful for any employee of an entity set forth |
852
|
in subparagraph (a)1., subparagraph (a)4., subparagraph (a)5., |
853
|
or subparagraph (a)6. to disclose information relating to the |
854
|
existence of a sealed criminal history record of a person |
855
|
seeking employment or licensure with such entity or contractor, |
856
|
except to the person to whom the criminal history record relates |
857
|
or to persons having direct responsibility for employment or |
858
|
licensure decisions. Any person who violates the provisions of |
859
|
this paragraph commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, |
860
|
punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
861
|
(5) STATUTORY REFERENCES.--Any reference to any other |
862
|
chapter, section, or subdivision of the Florida Statutes in this |
863
|
section constitutes a general reference under the doctrine of |
864
|
incorporation by reference. |
865
|
Section 13. For the purpose of incorporating the |
866
|
amendments made by this act to sections 787.01, 787.02, and |
867
|
787.025, Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (b) |
868
|
of subsection (1) of section 944.606, Florida Statutes, is |
869
|
reenacted to read: |
870
|
944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release.-- |
871
|
(1) As used in this section: |
872
|
(b) "Sexual offender" means a person who has been |
873
|
convicted of committing, or attempting, soliciting, or |
874
|
conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed in |
875
|
the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in |
876
|
another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025, where |
877
|
the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's |
878
|
parent; chapter 794, excluding ss. 794.011(10) and 794.0235; s. |
879
|
796.03; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. |
880
|
847.0135; s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. 847.0145; or any similar |
881
|
offense committed in this state which has been redesignated from |
882
|
a former statute number to one of those listed in this |
883
|
subsection, when the department has received verified |
884
|
information regarding such conviction; an offender's |
885
|
computerized criminal history record is not, in and of itself, |
886
|
verified information. |
887
|
Section 14. For the purpose of incorporating the |
888
|
amendments made by this act to sections 787.01, 787.02, and |
889
|
787.025, Florida Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (a) |
890
|
of subsection (1) of section 944.607, Florida Statutes, is |
891
|
reenacted to read: |
892
|
944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of |
893
|
information on sexual offenders.-- |
894
|
(1) As used in this section, the term: |
895
|
(a) "Sexual offender" means a person who is in the custody |
896
|
or control of, or under the supervision of, the department or is |
897
|
in the custody of a private correctional facility: |
898
|
1. On or after October 1, 1997, as a result of a |
899
|
conviction for committing, or attempting, soliciting, or |
900
|
conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed in |
901
|
the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in |
902
|
another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025, where |
903
|
the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's |
904
|
parent; chapter 794, excluding ss. 794.011(10) and 794.0235; s. |
905
|
796.03; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. |
906
|
847.0135; s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. 847.0145; or any similar |
907
|
offense committed in this state which has been redesignated from |
908
|
a former statute number to one of those listed in this |
909
|
paragraph; or |
910
|
2. Who establishes or maintains a residence in this state |
911
|
and who has not been designated as a sexual predator by a court |
912
|
of this state but who has been designated as a sexual predator, |
913
|
as a sexually violent predator, or by another sexual offender |
914
|
designation in another state or jurisdiction and was, as a |
915
|
result of such designation, subjected to registration or |
916
|
community or public notification, or both, or would be if the |
917
|
person were a resident of that state or jurisdiction. |
918
|
Section 15. For the purpose of incorporating the |
919
|
amendments made by this act to sections 787.01, 787.02, and |
920
|
787.025, Florida Statutes, in references thereto, subsection |
921
|
(15) of section 948.01, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
922
|
948.01 When court may place defendant on probation or into |
923
|
community control.-- |
924
|
(15) Effective for an offense committed on or after July |
925
|
1, 1998, a person is ineligible for placement on administrative |
926
|
probation if the person is sentenced to or is serving a term of |
927
|
probation or community control, regardless of the conviction or |
928
|
adjudication, for committing, or attempting, conspiring, or |
929
|
soliciting to commit, any of the felony offenses described in s. |
930
|
787.01 or s. 787.02, where the victim is a minor and the |
931
|
defendant is not the victim's parent; s. 787.025; chapter 794; |
932
|
s. 796.03; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025(2)(b); s. 827.071; s. |
933
|
847.0133; s. 847.0135; or s. 847.0145. |
934
|
Section 16. For the purpose of incorporating the |
935
|
amendments made by this act to section 787.025, Florida |
936
|
Statutes, in references thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) |
937
|
of section 948.06, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
938
|
948.06 Violation of probation or community control; |
939
|
revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay |
940
|
restitution or cost of supervision.-- |
941
|
(2)(a) When any state or local law enforcement agency |
942
|
investigates or arrests a person for committing, or attempting, |
943
|
soliciting, or conspiring to commit, a violation of s. 787.025, |
944
|
chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.0133, s. |
945
|
847.0135, or s. 847.0145, the law enforcement agency shall |
946
|
contact the Department of Corrections to verify whether the |
947
|
person under investigation or under arrest is on probation, |
948
|
community control, parole, conditional release, or control |
949
|
release. |
950
|
Section 17. This act shall take effect October 1, 2003. |
951
|
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