HB 1599CS

CHAMBER ACTION




1The Justice Council recommends the following:
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3     Council/Committee Substitute
4     Remove the entire bill and insert:
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A bill to be entitled
6An act relating to sexual offenders; amending s. 794.065,
7F.S.; defining the terms "convicted" and "conviction" to
8include a conviction in another state or in a federal
9jurisdiction; prohibiting a person who has been convicted
10of certain sexual offenses in another state or federal
11jurisdiction from residing within 1,000 feet of certain
12specified locations if the victim was younger than 16
13years of age; providing penalties; providing an effective
14date.
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16Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18     Section 1.  Section 794.065, Florida Statutes, is amended
19to read:
20     794.065  Unlawful place of residence for persons convicted
21of certain sex offenses.--
22     (1)  As used in this section, the term "convicted" or
23"conviction" means there has been a determination of guilt as a
24result of a trial or the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo
25contendere, regardless of whether adjudication was withheld. A
26conviction for a similar offense includes, but is not limited
27to, a conviction by a state or federal court or military
28tribunal, including a court-martial conducted by the Armed
29Forces of the United States, and includes a conviction or entry
30of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere resulting in a sanction
31in any state of the United States or other jurisdiction. A
32sanction includes, but is not limited to, a fine; probation;
33community control; parole; conditional release; control release;
34or incarceration in a state prison, federal prison, private
35correctional facility, or local detention facility.
36     (2)(1)  It is unlawful for any person who has been
37convicted of a violation of s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071,
38or s. 847.0145, or a similar offense in another jurisdiction
39regardless of whether adjudication has been withheld, in which
40the victim of the offense was less than 16 years of age, to
41reside within 1,000 feet of any school, day care center, park,
42or playground. A person who violates this section and whose
43conviction under s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, or s.
44847.0145, or whose conviction of a similar offense in another
45jurisdiction, was classified as a felony of the first degree or
46higher commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
47provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A person who violates this
48section and whose conviction under s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s.
49827.071, or s. 847.0145, or whose conviction of a similar
50offense in another jurisdiction, was classified as a felony of
51the second or third degree commits a misdemeanor of the first
52degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
53     (3)(2)  This section applies to any person convicted of a
54violation of s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, or s. 847.0145
55for offenses that occur on or after October 1, 2004, and, for
56offenses that occur on or after July 1, 2005, to any person
57convicted of a similar offense in another jurisdiction.
58     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.


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