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11 The Committee on Criminal Justice (Lynn) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 2. Subsection (15) of section 943.0435,
19 Florida Statutes, is created to read:
20 (15) The department, using data supplied by the
21 Department of Corrections, the Office of the State Courts
22 Administrator, and Clerks of Court, shall report on violations
23 of supervision and arrests related to the re-registration
24 requirements of sexual predators and sexual offenders as
25 provided in s. 775.21(8)(a) and s. 943.0435(14)(a). These
26 reports, to be compiled by the department, shall include
27 information on compliance with registration laws; arrests of
28 sexual predators and sexual offenders and the subsequent
29 judicial proceedings; and violation of supervision
30 requirements by these offenders relating to the referenced
31 statutes or other conditions of supervision. These reports
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1 shall also provide summary descriptions of the sexual
2 predators and sexual offenders who are arrested or violate
3 probation and summarize information by county, judicial
4 circuit, and statewide. The initial report shall be made to
5 the Speaker of the House, the President of the Senate, the
6 Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
7 Accountability, and the Office of the Governor on March 1,
8 2007, for the period from December 1, 2005, through June 30,
9 2006, and annually thereafter based on information for the
10 preceding fiscal year.
11 Section 3. Subsections (1) and (5) of section
12 943.043, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
13 943.043 Toll-free telephone number; Internet
14 notification; sexual predator and sexual offender
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16 (1) The department may notify the public through the
17 Internet of any information regarding sexual predators and
18 sexual offenders which is not confidential and exempt from
19 public disclosure under s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
20 the State Constitution. When available from data contained in
21 the registry, information provided on the Internet shall
22 include the county where the qualifying sex-related offense
23 occurred, a link to the statutory offense of which the sexual
24 predator or sexual offender was convicted, and the court case
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26 (5) In an effort to ensure that sexual predators and
27 sexual offenders who fail to respond to address-verification
28 attempts or who otherwise abscond from registration are
29 located in a timely manner, the department shall share
30 information with local law enforcement agencies. The
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1 enforcement agencies to determine the potential whereabouts of
2 any sexual predator or sexual offender who fails to respond to
3 address-verification attempts or who otherwise absconds from
4 registration. The department shall review and analyze all
5 available information concerning any such predator or offender
6 who fails to respond to address-verification attempts or who
7 otherwise absconds from registration and provide the
8 information to local law enforcement agencies in order to
9 assist the agencies in locating and apprehending the sexual
10 predator or sexual offender. Such information shall include
11 notice to local law enforcement agencies of those sexual
12 predators and sexual offenders who upon their release from
13 state incarceration have no registration activity on record
14 with the department within an anticipated timeframe as
15 specified under registration requirements in s. 775.21, s.
16 943.0435, or s. 944.607.
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22 And the title is amended as follows:
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26 amending s. 943.043, F.S.; providing that
27 information on the Internet registry regarding
28 sexual predators and sexual offenders shall
29 include a link to conviction and case
30 information, if available; requiring the
31 Department of Law Enforcement to include notice
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1 to local law enforcement agencies of those
2 sexual predators and sexual offenders who upon
3 release from state incarceration have no
4 registration activity or record within an
5 anticipated timeframe; amending s. 943.0435,
6 F.S.; requiring the Department of Law
7 Enforcement to report on violations of
8 supervision and arrests related to
9 reregistration requirements for sexual
10 predators and sexual offenders; requiring
11 reporting to the Legislature and Governor;
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