1 | The Justice Council recommends the following: |
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3 | Council/Committee Substitute |
4 | Remove the entire bill and insert: |
5 | A bill to be entitled |
6 | An act relating to sexual and career offenders; amending |
7 | s. 775.21, F.S.; revising the definition of "institution |
8 | of higher education" to include a career center; revising |
9 | provisions relating to use of prior felonies for sexual |
10 | predator determination; deleting a requirement for |
11 | separate sentencing of a prior felony for sexual predator |
12 | designation; removing language allowing a sexual predator |
13 | to register at a Department of Law Enforcement office; |
14 | amending s. 775.261, F.S.; revising an operational date |
15 | used for career offender registration; expanding |
16 | applicability of registration requirements; amending s. |
17 | 943.0435, F.S.; removing language allowing a sexual |
18 | offender to register at a Department of Law Enforcement |
19 | office; revising language relating to the definition of |
20 | "sexual offender"; revising the definition of "institution |
21 | of higher education" to include a career center; revising |
22 | a provision relating to an offender's driver license or |
23 | identification card renewal; amending s. 944.606, F.S.; |
24 | revising language relating to the definition of "sexual |
25 | offender"; amending s. 944.607, F.S.; revising language |
26 | relating to the definition of "sexual offender"; revising |
27 | the definition of "institution of higher education" to |
28 | include a career center; providing an effective date. |
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30 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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32 | Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subsection (2), paragraphs (a) |
33 | and (b) of subsection (4), paragraph (d) of subsection (5), |
34 | paragraphs (e), (g), (h), (i), and (j) of subsection (6), and |
35 | paragraph (b) of subsection (10) of section 775.21, Florida |
36 | Statutes, are amended to read: |
37 | 775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act.-- |
38 | (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: |
39 | (h) "Institution of higher education" means a career |
40 | center, community college, college, state university, or |
41 | independent postsecondary institution. |
42 | (4) SEXUAL PREDATOR CRITERIA.-- |
43 | (a) For a current offense committed on or after October 1, |
44 | 1993, upon conviction, an offender shall be designated as a |
45 | "sexual predator" under subsection (5), and subject to |
46 | registration under subsection (6) and community and public |
47 | notification under subsection (7) if: |
48 | 1. The felony is: |
49 | a. A capital, life, or first-degree felony violation, or |
50 | any attempt thereof, of s. 787.01 or s. 787.02, where the victim |
51 | is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's parent, or of |
52 | chapter 794, s. 800.04, or s. 847.0145, or a violation of a |
53 | similar law of another jurisdiction; or |
54 | b. Any felony violation, or any attempt thereof, of s. |
55 | 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025, where the victim is a minor |
56 | and the defendant is not the victim's parent; chapter 794, |
57 | excluding ss. 794.011(10) and 794.0235; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; |
58 | s. 800.04; s. 825.1025(2)(b); s. 827.071; or s. 847.0145; or s. |
59 | 985.4045(1); or a violation of a similar law of another |
60 | jurisdiction, and the offender has previously been convicted of |
61 | or found to have committed, or has pled nolo contendere or |
62 | guilty to, regardless of adjudication, any violation of s. |
63 | 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025, where the victim is a minor |
64 | and the defendant is not the victim's parent; s. 794.011(2), |
65 | (3), (4), (5), or (8); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. |
66 | 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135; or s. |
67 | 847.0145; or s. 985.4045(1);, or a violation of a similar law of |
68 | another jurisdiction; |
69 | 2. The offender has not received a pardon for any felony |
70 | or similar law of another jurisdiction that is necessary for the |
71 | operation of this paragraph; and |
72 | 3. A conviction of a felony or similar law of another |
73 | jurisdiction necessary to the operation of this paragraph has |
74 | not been set aside in any postconviction proceeding. |
75 | (b) In order to be counted as a prior felony for purposes |
76 | of this subsection, the felony must have resulted in a |
77 | conviction sentenced separately, or an adjudication of |
78 | delinquency entered separately, prior to the current offense and |
79 | sentenced or adjudicated separately from any other felony |
80 | conviction that is to be counted as a prior felony. |
81 | (5) SEXUAL PREDATOR DESIGNATION.--An offender is |
82 | designated as a sexual predator as follows: |
83 | (d) A person who establishes or maintains a residence in |
84 | this state and who has not been designated as a sexual predator |
85 | by a court of this state but who has been designated as a sexual |
86 | predator, as a sexually violent predator, or by another sexual |
87 | offender designation in another state or jurisdiction and was, |
88 | as a result of such designation, subjected to registration or |
89 | community or public notification, or both, or would be if the |
90 | person was a resident of that state or jurisdiction, without |
91 | regard to whether the person otherwise meets the criteria for |
92 | registration as a sexual offender, shall register in the manner |
93 | provided in s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607 and shall be subject to |
94 | community and public notification as provided in s. 943.0435 or |
95 | s. 944.607. A person who meets the criteria of this section is |
96 | subject to the requirements and penalty provisions of s. |
97 | 943.0435 or s. 944.607 until the person provides the department |
98 | with an order issued by the court that designated the person as |
99 | a sexual predator, as a sexually violent predator, or by another |
100 | sexual offender designation in the state or jurisdiction in |
101 | which the order was issued which states that such designation |
102 | has been removed or demonstrates to the department that such |
103 | designation, if not imposed by a court, has been removed by |
104 | operation of law or court order in the state or jurisdiction in |
105 | which the designation was made, and provided such person no |
106 | longer meets the criteria for registration as a sexual offender |
107 | under the laws of this state. |
108 | (6) REGISTRATION.-- |
109 | (e) If the sexual predator is not in the custody or |
110 | control of, or under the supervision of, the Department of |
111 | Corrections, or is not in the custody of a private correctional |
112 | facility, and establishes or maintains a residence in the state, |
113 | the sexual predator shall register in person at an office of the |
114 | department, or at the sheriff's office in the county in which |
115 | the predator establishes or maintains a residence, within 48 |
116 | hours after establishing permanent or temporary residence in |
117 | this state. Any change in the sexual predator's permanent or |
118 | temporary residence or name, after the sexual predator registers |
119 | in person at an office of the department or at the sheriff's |
120 | office, shall be accomplished in the manner provided in |
121 | paragraphs (g), (i), and (j). When If a sexual predator |
122 | registers with the sheriff's office, the sheriff shall take a |
123 | photograph and a set of fingerprints of the predator and forward |
124 | the photographs and fingerprints to the department, along with |
125 | the information that the predator is required to provide |
126 | pursuant to this section. |
127 | (g)1. Each time a sexual predator's driver's license or |
128 | identification card is subject to renewal, and, without regard |
129 | to the status of the predator's driver's license or |
130 | identification card, within 48 hours after any change of the |
131 | predator's residence or change in the predator's name by reason |
132 | of marriage or other legal process, the predator shall report in |
133 | person to a driver's license office and shall be subject to the |
134 | requirements specified in paragraph (f). The Department of |
135 | Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall forward to the |
136 | department and to the Department of Corrections all photographs |
137 | and information provided by sexual predators. Notwithstanding |
138 | the restrictions set forth in s. 322.142, the Department of |
139 | Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to release a |
140 | reproduction of a color-photograph or digital-image license to |
141 | the Department of Law Enforcement for purposes of public |
142 | notification of sexual predators as provided in this section. |
143 | 2. A sexual predator who vacates a permanent residence and |
144 | fails to establish or maintain another permanent or temporary |
145 | residence shall, within 48 hours after vacating the permanent |
146 | residence, report in person to the department or the sheriff's |
147 | office of the county in which he or she is located. The sexual |
148 | predator shall specify the date upon which he or she intends to |
149 | or did vacate such residence. The sexual predator must provide |
150 | or update all of the registration information required under |
151 | paragraph (a). The sexual predator must provide an address for |
152 | the residence or other location that he or she is or will be |
153 | occupying during the time in which he or she fails to establish |
154 | or maintain a permanent or temporary residence. |
155 | 3. A sexual predator who remains at a permanent residence |
156 | after reporting his or her intent to vacate such residence |
157 | shall, within 48 hours after the date upon which the predator |
158 | indicated he or she would or did vacate such residence, report |
159 | in person to the sheriff's office agency to which he or she |
160 | reported pursuant to subparagraph 2. for the purpose of |
161 | reporting his or her address at such residence. When If the |
162 | sheriff receives the report, the sheriff shall promptly convey |
163 | the information to the department. An offender who makes a |
164 | report as required under subparagraph 2. but fails to make a |
165 | report as required under this subparagraph commits a felony of |
166 | the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. |
167 | 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
168 | (h) If the sexual predator registers at an office of the |
169 | department, The department must notify the sheriff and the state |
170 | attorney of the county and, if applicable, the police chief of |
171 | the municipality, where the sexual predator maintains a |
172 | residence within 48 hours after the sexual predator registers |
173 | with the department. |
174 | (i) A sexual predator who intends to establish residence |
175 | in another state or jurisdiction other than the State of Florida |
176 | shall report in person to the sheriff of the county of current |
177 | residence or the department within 48 hours before the date he |
178 | or she intends to leave this state to establish residence in |
179 | another state or jurisdiction. The sexual predator must provide |
180 | to the sheriff or department the address, municipality, county, |
181 | and state of intended residence. The sheriff shall promptly |
182 | provide to the department the information received from the |
183 | sexual predator. The department shall notify the statewide law |
184 | enforcement agency, or a comparable agency, in the intended |
185 | state or jurisdiction of residence of the sexual predator's |
186 | intended residence. The failure of a sexual predator to provide |
187 | his or her intended place of residence is punishable as provided |
188 | in subsection (10). |
189 | (j) A sexual predator who indicates his or her intent to |
190 | reside in another state or jurisdiction other than the State of |
191 | Florida and later decides to remain in this state shall, within |
192 | 48 hours after the date upon which the sexual predator indicated |
193 | he or she would leave this state, report in person to the |
194 | sheriff or the department, whichever agency is the agency to |
195 | whom which the sexual predator reported the intended change of |
196 | residence, and report of his or her intent to remain in this |
197 | state. If the sheriff is notified by the sexual predator that he |
198 | or she intends to remain in this state, the sheriff shall |
199 | promptly report this information to the department. A sexual |
200 | predator who reports his or her intent to reside in another |
201 | state or jurisdiction, but who remains in this state without |
202 | reporting to the sheriff or the department in the manner |
203 | required by this paragraph, commits a felony of the second |
204 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. |
205 | 775.084. |
206 | (10) PENALTIES.-- |
207 | (b) A sexual predator who has been convicted of or found |
208 | to have committed, or has pled nolo contendere or guilty to, |
209 | regardless of adjudication, any violation, or attempted |
210 | violation, of s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025, where the |
211 | victim is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's parent; |
212 | s. 794.011(2), (3), (4), (5), or (8); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. |
213 | 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; or s. 847.0145; or |
214 | s. 985.4045(1);, or a violation of a similar law of another |
215 | jurisdiction, when the victim of the offense was a minor, and |
216 | who works, whether for compensation or as a volunteer, at any |
217 | business, school, day care center, park, playground, or other |
218 | place where children regularly congregate, commits a felony of |
219 | the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. |
220 | 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
221 | Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
222 | 775.261, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
223 | 775.261 The Florida Career Offender Registration Act.-- |
224 | (3) CRITERIA FOR REGISTRATION AS A CAREER OFFENDER.-- |
225 | (a) A career offender released on or after July 1, 2002 |
226 | January 1, 2003, from a sanction imposed in this state for a |
227 | designation as a habitual violent felony offender, a violent |
228 | career criminal, or a three-time violent felony offender under |
229 | s. 775.084 or as a prison releasee reoffender under s. |
230 | 775.082(9) must register as required under subsection (4) and is |
231 | subject to community and public notification as provided under |
232 | subsection (5). For purposes of this section, a sanction imposed |
233 | in this state includes, but is not limited to, a fine, |
234 | probation, community control, parole, conditional release, |
235 | control release, or incarceration in a state prison, private |
236 | correctional facility, or local detention facility, and: |
237 | 1. The career offender has not received a pardon for any |
238 | felony or other qualified offense that is necessary for the |
239 | operation of this paragraph; or |
240 | 2. A conviction of a felony or other qualified offense |
241 | necessary to the operation of this paragraph has not been set |
242 | aside in any postconviction proceeding. |
243 | Section 3. Paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (1), |
244 | subsections (2), (4), (7), and (8), and paragraph (c) of |
245 | subsection (11) of section 943.0435, Florida Statutes, are |
246 | amended to read: |
247 | 943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the |
248 | department; penalty.-- |
249 | (1) As used in this section, the term: |
250 | (a) "Sexual offender" means a person who meets the |
251 | criteria in subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., or subparagraph |
252 | 3., as follows: |
253 | 1.a. Has been convicted of committing, or attempting, |
254 | soliciting, or conspiring to commit, any of the criminal |
255 | offenses proscribed in the following statutes in this state or |
256 | similar offenses in another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, |
257 | or s. 787.025, where the victim is a minor and the defendant is |
258 | not the victim's parent; chapter 794, excluding ss. 794.011(10) |
259 | and 794.0235; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. |
260 | 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135; s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. |
261 | 847.0145; or s. 985.4045(1); or any similar offense committed in |
262 | this state which has been redesignated from a former statute |
263 | number to one of those listed in this sub-subparagraph |
264 | subparagraph; and |
265 | b.2. Has been released on or after October 1, 1997, from |
266 | the sanction imposed for any conviction of an offense described |
267 | in sub-subparagraph a. subparagraph 1. For purposes of sub- |
268 | subparagraph a. subparagraph 1., a sanction imposed in this |
269 | state or in any other jurisdiction includes, but is not limited |
270 | to, a fine, probation, community control, parole, conditional |
271 | release, control release, or incarceration in a state prison, |
272 | federal prison, private correctional facility, or local |
273 | detention facility; or |
274 | 2.3. Establishes or maintains a residence in this state |
275 | and who has not been designated as a sexual predator by a court |
276 | of this state but who has been designated as a sexual predator, |
277 | as a sexually violent predator, or by another sexual offender |
278 | designation in another state or jurisdiction and was, as a |
279 | result of such designation, subjected to registration or |
280 | community or public notification, or both, or would be if the |
281 | person were a resident of that state or jurisdiction, without |
282 | regard to whether the person otherwise meets the criteria for |
283 | registration as a sexual offender; or |
284 | 3.4. Establishes or maintains a residence in this state |
285 | who is in the custody or control of, or under the supervision |
286 | of, any other state or jurisdiction as a result of a conviction |
287 | for committing, or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to |
288 | commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed in the following |
289 | statutes or similar offense in another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, |
290 | s. 787.02, or s. 787.025, where the victim is a minor and the |
291 | defendant is not the victim's parent; chapter 794, excluding ss. |
292 | 794.011(10) and 794.0235; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. |
293 | 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135; s. 847.0137; s. |
294 | 847.0138; s. 847.0145; or s. 985.4045(1); or any similar offense |
295 | committed in this state which has been redesignated from a |
296 | former statute number to one of those listed in this |
297 | subparagraph. |
298 | (d) "Institution of higher education" means a career |
299 | center, community college, college, state university, or |
300 | independent postsecondary institution. |
301 | (2) A sexual offender shall: |
302 | (a) Report in person at an office of the department, or at |
303 | the sheriff's office in the county in which the offender |
304 | establishes or maintains a permanent or temporary residence, |
305 | within 48 hours after establishing permanent or temporary |
306 | residence in this state or within 48 hours after being released |
307 | from the custody, control, or supervision of the Department of |
308 | Corrections or from the custody of a private correctional |
309 | facility. Any change in the sexual offender's permanent or |
310 | temporary residence or name, after the sexual offender reports |
311 | in person at an office of the department or at the sheriff's |
312 | office, shall be accomplished in the manner provided in |
313 | subsections (4), (7), and (8). |
314 | (b) Provide his or her name, date of birth, social |
315 | security number, race, sex, height, weight, hair and eye color, |
316 | tattoos or other identifying marks, occupation and place of |
317 | employment, address of permanent or legal residence or address |
318 | of any current temporary residence, within the state and out of |
319 | state, including a rural route address and a post office box, |
320 | date and place of each conviction, and a brief description of |
321 | the crime or crimes committed by the offender. A post office box |
322 | shall not be provided in lieu of a physical residential address. |
323 | 1. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a motor |
324 | vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as defined |
325 | in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also provide to the |
326 | department written notice of the vehicle identification number; |
327 | the license tag number; the registration number; and a |
328 | description, including color scheme, of the motor vehicle, |
329 | trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home. If the sexual |
330 | offender's place of residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, |
331 | or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the sexual offender |
332 | shall also provide to the department written notice of the hull |
333 | identification number; the manufacturer's serial number; the |
334 | name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the |
335 | registration number; and a description, including color scheme, |
336 | of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat. |
337 | 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or |
338 | carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education in |
339 | this state, the sexual offender shall also provide to the |
340 | department the name, address, and county of each institution, |
341 | including each campus attended, and the sexual offender's |
342 | enrollment or employment status. Each change in enrollment or |
343 | employment status shall be reported in person at an office of |
344 | the department, or at the sheriff's office, within 48 hours |
345 | after any change in status. The sheriff shall promptly notify |
346 | each institution of the sexual offender's presence and any |
347 | change in the sexual offender's enrollment or employment status. |
348 |
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349 | When If a sexual offender reports at the sheriff's office, the |
350 | sheriff shall take a photograph and a set of fingerprints of the |
351 | offender and forward the photographs and fingerprints to the |
352 | department, along with the information provided by the sexual |
353 | offender. The sheriff shall promptly provide to the department |
354 | the information received from the sexual offender. |
355 | (4)(a) Each time a sexual offender's driver's license or |
356 | identification card is subject to renewal, and, without regard |
357 | to the status of the offender's predator's driver's license or |
358 | identification card, within 48 hours after any change in the |
359 | offender's permanent or temporary residence or change in the |
360 | offender's name by reason of marriage or other legal process, |
361 | the offender shall report in person to a driver's license |
362 | office, and shall be subject to the requirements specified in |
363 | subsection (3). The Department of Highway Safety and Motor |
364 | Vehicles shall forward to the department all photographs and |
365 | information provided by sexual offenders. Notwithstanding the |
366 | restrictions set forth in s. 322.142, the Department of Highway |
367 | Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to release a |
368 | reproduction of a color-photograph or digital-image license to |
369 | the Department of Law Enforcement for purposes of public |
370 | notification of sexual offenders as provided in ss. 943.043, |
371 | 943.0435, and 944.606. |
372 | (b) A sexual offender who vacates a permanent residence |
373 | and fails to establish or maintain another permanent or |
374 | temporary residence shall, within 48 hours after vacating the |
375 | permanent residence, report in person to the department or the |
376 | sheriff's office of the county in which he or she is located. |
377 | The sexual offender shall specify the date upon which he or she |
378 | intends to or did vacate such residence. The sexual offender |
379 | must provide or update all of the registration information |
380 | required under paragraph (2)(b). The sexual offender must |
381 | provide an address for the residence or other location that he |
382 | or she is or will be occupying during the time in which he or |
383 | she fails to establish or maintain a permanent or temporary |
384 | residence. |
385 | (c) A sexual offender who remains at a permanent residence |
386 | after reporting his or her intent to vacate such residence |
387 | shall, within 48 hours after the date upon which the offender |
388 | indicated he or she would or did vacate such residence, report |
389 | in person to the agency to which he or she reported pursuant to |
390 | paragraph (b) for the purpose of reporting his or her address at |
391 | such residence. When If the sheriff receives the report, the |
392 | sheriff shall promptly convey the information to the department. |
393 | An offender who makes a report as required under paragraph (b) |
394 | but fails to make a report as required under this paragraph |
395 | commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in |
396 | s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
397 | (7) A sexual offender who intends to establish residence |
398 | in another state or jurisdiction other than the State of Florida |
399 | shall report in person to the sheriff of the county of current |
400 | residence or the department within 48 hours before the date he |
401 | or she intends to leave this state to establish residence in |
402 | another state or jurisdiction. The notification must include the |
403 | address, municipality, county, and state of intended residence. |
404 | The sheriff shall promptly provide to the department the |
405 | information received from the sexual offender. The department |
406 | shall notify the statewide law enforcement agency, or a |
407 | comparable agency, in the intended state or jurisdiction of |
408 | residence of the sexual offender's intended residence. The |
409 | failure of a sexual offender to provide his or her intended |
410 | place of residence is punishable as provided in subsection (9). |
411 | (8) A sexual offender who indicates his or her intent to |
412 | reside in another state or jurisdiction other than the State of |
413 | Florida and later decides to remain in this state shall, within |
414 | 48 hours after the date upon which the sexual offender indicated |
415 | he or she would leave this state, report in person to the |
416 | sheriff or department, whichever agency is the agency to whom |
417 | which the sexual offender reported the intended change of |
418 | residence, and report of his or her intent to remain in this |
419 | state. If the sheriff is notified by the sexual offender that he |
420 | or she intends to remain in this state, The sheriff shall |
421 | promptly report this information to the department. A sexual |
422 | offender who reports his or her intent to reside in another |
423 | state or jurisdiction but who remains in this state without |
424 | reporting to the sheriff or the department in the manner |
425 | required by this subsection commits a felony of the second |
426 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. |
427 | 775.084. |
428 | (11) A sexual offender must maintain registration with the |
429 | department for the duration of his or her life, unless the |
430 | sexual offender has received a full pardon or has had a |
431 | conviction set aside in a postconviction proceeding for any |
432 | offense that meets the criteria for classifying the person as a |
433 | sexual offender for purposes of registration. However, a sexual |
434 | offender: |
435 | (c) As defined in subparagraph (1)(a)2.3. must maintain |
436 | registration with the department for the duration of his or her |
437 | life until the person provides the department with an order |
438 | issued by the court that designated the person as a sexual |
439 | predator, as a sexually violent predator, or by another sexual |
440 | offender designation in the state or jurisdiction in which the |
441 | order was issued which states that such designation has been |
442 | removed or demonstrates to the department that such designation, |
443 | if not imposed by a court, has been removed by operation of law |
444 | or court order in the state or jurisdiction in which the |
445 | designation was made, and provided such person no longer meets |
446 | the criteria for registration as a sexual offender under the |
447 | laws of this state. |
448 | Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section |
449 | 944.606, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
450 | 944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release.-- |
451 | (1) As used in this section: |
452 | (b) "Sexual offender" means a person who has been |
453 | convicted of committing, or attempting, soliciting, or |
454 | conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed in |
455 | the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in |
456 | another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025, where |
457 | the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's |
458 | parent; chapter 794, excluding ss. 794.011(10) and 794.0235; s. |
459 | 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. |
460 | 847.0133; s. 847.0135; s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. 847.0145; or |
461 | s. 985.4045(1); or any similar offense committed in this state |
462 | which has been redesignated from a former statute number to one |
463 | of those listed in this subsection, when the department has |
464 | received verified information regarding such conviction; an |
465 | offender's computerized criminal history record is not, in and |
466 | of itself, verified information. |
467 | Section 5. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (1) of |
468 | section 944.607, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
469 | 944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of |
470 | information on sexual offenders.-- |
471 | (1) As used in this section, the term: |
472 | (a) "Sexual offender" means a person who is in the custody |
473 | or control of, or under the supervision of, the department or is |
474 | in the custody of a private correctional facility: |
475 | 1. On or after October 1, 1997, as a result of a |
476 | conviction for committing, or attempting, soliciting, or |
477 | conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed in |
478 | the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in |
479 | another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025, where |
480 | the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's |
481 | parent; chapter 794, excluding ss. 794.011(10) and 794.0235; s. |
482 | 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. |
483 | 847.0133; s. 847.0135; s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. 847.0145; or |
484 | s. 985.4045(1); or any similar offense committed in this state |
485 | which has been redesignated from a former statute number to one |
486 | of those listed in this paragraph; or |
487 | 2. Who establishes or maintains a residence in this state |
488 | and who has not been designated as a sexual predator by a court |
489 | of this state but who has been designated as a sexual predator, |
490 | as a sexually violent predator, or by another sexual offender |
491 | designation in another state or jurisdiction and was, as a |
492 | result of such designation, subjected to registration or |
493 | community or public notification, or both, or would be if the |
494 | person were a resident of that state or jurisdiction, without |
495 | regard as to whether the person otherwise meets the criteria for |
496 | registration as a sexual offender. |
497 | (c) "Institution of higher education" means a career |
498 | center, community college, college, state university, or |
499 | independent postsecondary institution. |
500 | Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |