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11 The Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
12 (Argenziano) recommended the following substitute for
13 amendment (144798):
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15 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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19 and insert:
20 Section 7. Paragraphs (j) and (k) are added to
21 subsection (2), paragraphs (a), (e), and (g) of subsection
22 (6), subsection (8), and paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of
23 s. 775.21, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
24 775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act.--
25 (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term:
26 (j) "Electronic mail address" has the same meaning as
27 provided in s. 668.602.
28 (k) "Instant message name" means an identifier that
29 allows a person to communicate in real-time with another
30 person using the Internet.
31 (6) REGISTRATION.--
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1 (a) A sexual predator must register with the
2 department by providing the following information to the
3 department:
4 1. Name, social security number, age, race, sex, date
5 of birth, height, weight, hair and eye color, photograph,
6 address of legal residence and address of any current
7 temporary residence, within the state or out of state,
8 including a rural route address and a post office box, any
9 electronic mail address and any instant message name required
10 to be provided pursuant to paragraph (g)4., date and place of
11 any employment, date and place of each conviction,
12 fingerprints, and a brief description of the crime or crimes
13 committed by the offender. A post office box shall not be
14 provided in lieu of a physical residential address.
15 a. If the sexual predator's place of residence is a
16 motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as
17 defined in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also provide
18 to the department written notice of the vehicle identification
19 number; the license tag number; the registration number; and a
20 description, including color scheme, of the motor vehicle,
21 trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home. If a sexual
22 predator's place of trailer, mobile home, or manufactured
23 home. If a sexual predator's place of residence is a vessel,
24 live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327,
25 the sexual predator shall also provide to the department
26 written notice of the hull identification number; the
27 manufacturer's serial number; the name of the vessel,
28 live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration number; and
29 a description, including color scheme, of the vessel,
30 live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
31 b. If the sexual predator is enrolled, employed, or
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1 carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education
2 in this state, the sexual predator shall also provide to the
3 department the name, address, and county of each institution,
4 including each campus attended, and the sexual predator's
5 enrollment or employment status. Each change in enrollment or
6 employment status shall be reported in person at the sheriff's
7 office, or the Department of Corrections if the sexual
8 predator is in the custody or control of or under the
9 supervision of the Department of Corrections, within 48 hours
10 after any change in status. The sheriff or the Department of
11 Corrections shall promptly notify each institution of the
12 sexual predator's presence and any change in the sexual
13 predator's enrollment or employment status.
14 2. Any other information determined necessary by the
15 department, including criminal and corrections records;
16 nonprivileged personnel and treatment records; and evidentiary
17 genetic markers when available.
18 (e) If the sexual predator is not in the custody or
19 control of, or under the supervision of, the Department of
20 Corrections, or is not in the custody of a private
21 correctional facility, and establishes or maintains a
22 residence in the state, the sexual predator shall register in
23 person at the sheriff's office in the county in which the
24 predator establishes or maintains a residence, within 48 hours
25 after establishing permanent or temporary residence in this
26 state. Any change in the sexual predator's permanent or
27 temporary residence, or name, or any electronic mail address
28 and any instant message name required to be provided pursuant
29 to paragraph (g)4. after the sexual predator registers in
30 person at the sheriff's office, shall be accomplished in the
31 manner provided in paragraphs (g), (i), and (j). When a sexual
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1 predator registers with the sheriff's office, the sheriff
2 shall take a photograph and a set of fingerprints of the
3 predator and forward the photographs and fingerprints to the
4 department, along with the information that the predator is
5 required to provide pursuant to this section.
6 (g)1. Each time a sexual predator's driver's license
7 or identification card is subject to renewal, and, without
8 regard to the status of the predator's driver's license or
9 identification card, within 48 hours after any change of the
10 predator's residence or change in the predator's name by
11 reason of marriage or other legal process, the predator shall
12 report in person to a driver's license office and shall be
13 subject to the requirements specified in paragraph (f). The
14 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall forward
15 to the department and to the Department of Corrections all
16 photographs and information provided by sexual predators.
17 Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in s. 322.142, the
18 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized
19 to release a reproduction of a color-photograph or
20 digital-image license to the Department of Law Enforcement for
21 purposes of public notification of sexual predators as
22 provided in this section.
23 2. A sexual predator who vacates a permanent residence
24 and fails to establish or maintain another permanent or
25 temporary residence shall, within 48 hours after vacating the
26 permanent residence, report in person to the sheriff's office
27 of the county in which he or she is located. The sexual
28 predator shall specify the date upon which he or she intends
29 to or did vacate such residence. The sexual predator must
30 provide or update all of the registration information required
31 under paragraph (a). The sexual predator must provide an
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1 address for the residence or other location that he or she is
2 or will be occupying during the time in which he or she fails
3 to establish or maintain a permanent or temporary residence.
4 3. A sexual predator who remains at a permanent
5 residence after reporting his or her intent to vacate such
6 residence shall, within 48 hours after the date upon which the
7 predator indicated he or she would or did vacate such
8 residence, report in person to the sheriff's office to which
9 he or she reported pursuant to subparagraph 2. for the purpose
10 of reporting his or her address at such residence. When the
11 sheriff receives the report, the sheriff shall promptly convey
12 the information to the department. An offender who makes a
13 report as required under subparagraph 2. but fails to make a
14 report as required under this subparagraph commits a felony of
15 the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
16 775.083, or s. 775.084.
17 4. A sexual predator must register any electronic mail
18 address or instant message name with the department prior to
19 using such electronic mail address or instant message name on
20 or after October 1, 2007. The department shall establish an
21 online system through which sexual predators may securely
22 access and update all electronic mail address and instant
23 message name information.
24 (8) VERIFICATION.--The department and the Department
25 of Corrections shall implement a system for verifying the
26 addresses of sexual predators. The system must be consistent
27 with the provisions of the federal Jacob Wetterling Act, as
28 amended, and any other federal standards applicable to such
29 verification or required to be met as a condition for the
30 receipt of federal funds by the state. The Department of
31 Corrections shall verify the addresses of sexual predators who
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1 are not incarcerated but who reside in the community under the
2 supervision of the Department of Corrections. County and local
3 law enforcement agencies, in conjunction with the department,
4 shall verify the addresses of sexual predators who are not
5 under the care, custody, control, or supervision of the
6 Department of Corrections.
7 (a) A sexual predator must report in person each year
8 during the month of the sexual predator's birthday and during
9 the sixth month following the sexual predator's birth month to
10 the sheriff's office in the county in which he or she resides
11 or is otherwise located to reregister. The sheriff's office
12 may determine the appropriate times and days for reporting by
13 the sexual predator, which shall be consistent with the
14 reporting requirements of this paragraph. Reregistration shall
15 include any changes to the following information:
16 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date
17 of birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; address of any
18 permanent residence and address of any current temporary
19 residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural
20 route address and a post office box; any electronic mail
21 address and any instant message name required to be provided
22 pursuant to paragraph (g)4.; date and place of any employment;
23 vehicle make, model, color, and license tag number;
24 fingerprints; and photograph. A post office box shall not be
25 provided in lieu of a physical residential address.
26 2. If the sexual predator is enrolled, employed, or
27 carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education
28 in this state, the sexual predator shall also provide to the
29 department the name, address, and county of each institution,
30 including each campus attended, and the sexual predator's
31 enrollment or employment status.
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1 3. If the sexual predator's place of residence is a
2 motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as
3 defined in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also provide
4 the vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the
5 registration number; and a description, including color
6 scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
7 manufactured home. If the sexual predator's place of residence
8 is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in
9 chapter 327, the sexual predator shall also provide the hull
10 identification number; the manufacturer's serial number; the
11 name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the
12 registration number; and a description, including color
13 scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
14 (b) The sheriff's office shall, within 2 working days,
15 electronically submit and update all information provided by
16 the sexual predator to the department in a manner prescribed
17 by the department. This procedure shall be implemented by
18 December 1, 2005.
19 (10) PENALTIES.--
20 (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, a
21 sexual predator who fails to register; who fails, after
22 registration, to maintain, acquire, or renew a driver's
23 license or identification card; who fails to provide required
24 location information, electronic mail address information,
25 instant message name information, or change-of-name
26 information; who fails to make a required report in connection
27 with vacating a permanent residence; who fails to reregister
28 as required; who fails to respond to any address verification
29 correspondence from the department within 3 weeks of the date
30 of the correspondence; or who otherwise fails, by act or
31 omission, to comply with the requirements of this section,
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1 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided
2 in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
3 Section 8. Paragraphs (f) and (g) are added to
4 subsection (1) and subsection (2), subsection (4) and
5 subsection (14) of section 943.0435, Florida Statutes, are
6 amended to read:
7 943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with
8 the department; penalty.--
9 (1) As used in this section, the term:
10 (f) "Electronic mail address" has the same meaning as
11 provided in s. 668.602.
12 (g) "Instant message name" means an identifier that
13 allows a person to communicate in real-time with another
14 person using the Internet.
15 (2) A sexual offender shall:
16 (a) Report in person at the sheriff's office in the
17 county in which the offender establishes or maintains a
18 permanent or temporary residence, within 48 hours after
19 establishing permanent or temporary residence in this state or
20 within 48 hours after being released from the custody,
21 control, or supervision of the Department of Corrections or
22 from the custody of a private correctional facility. Any
23 change in the sexual offender's permanent or temporary
24 residence, or name, or any electronic mail address or any
25 instant message name required to be provided pursuant to
26 subsection 4(d), after the sexual offender reports in person
27 at the sheriff's office, shall be accomplished in the manner
28 provided in subsections (4), (7), and (8).
29 (b) Provide his or her name, date of birth, social
30 security number, race, sex, height, weight, hair and eye
31 color, tattoos or other identifying marks, occupation and
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1 place of employment, address of permanent or legal residence
2 or address of any current temporary residence, within the
3 state and out of state, including a rural route address and a
4 post office box, any electronic mail address and any instant
5 message name required to be provided pursuant to subsection
6 4(d), date and place of each conviction, and a brief
7 description of the crime or crimes committed by the offender.
8 A post office box shall not be provided in lieu of a physical
9 residential address.
10 1. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a
11 motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as
12 defined in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also provide
13 to the department written notice of the vehicle identification
14 number; the license tag number; the registration number; and a
15 description, including color scheme, of the motor vehicle,
16 trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home. If the sexual
17 offender's place of residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel,
18 or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the sexual offender
19 shall also provide to the department written notice of the
20 hull identification number; the manufacturer's serial number;
21 the name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the
22 registration number; and a description, including color
23 scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
24 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or
25 carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education
26 in this state, the sexual offender shall also provide to the
27 department the name, address, and county of each institution,
28 including each campus attended, and the sexual offender's
29 enrollment or employment status. Each change in enrollment or
30 employment status shall be reported in person at the sheriff's
31 office, within 48 hours after any change in status. The
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1 sheriff shall promptly notify each institution of the sexual
2 offender's presence and any change in the sexual offender's
3 enrollment or employment status.
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5 When a sexual offender reports at the sheriff's office, the
6 sheriff shall take a photograph and a set of fingerprints of
7 the offender and forward the photographs and fingerprints to
8 the department, along with the information provided by the
9 sexual offender. The sheriff shall promptly provide to the
10 department the information received from the sexual offender.
11 (4)(a) Each time a sexual offender's driver's license
12 or identification card is subject to renewal, and, without
13 regard to the status of the offender's driver's license or
14 identification card, within 48 hours after any change in the
15 offender's permanent or temporary residence or change in the
16 offender's name by reason of marriage or other legal process,
17 the offender shall report in person to a driver's license
18 office, and shall be subject to the requirements specified in
19 subsection (3). The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
20 Vehicles shall forward to the department all photographs and
21 information provided by sexual offenders. Notwithstanding the
22 restrictions set forth in s. 322.142, the Department of
23 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to release a
24 reproduction of a color-photograph or digital-image license to
25 the Department of Law Enforcement for purposes of public
26 notification of sexual offenders as provided in ss. 943.043,
27 943.0435, and 944.606.
28 (b) A sexual offender who vacates a permanent
29 residence and fails to establish or maintain another permanent
30 or temporary residence shall, within 48 hours after vacating
31 the permanent residence, report in person to the sheriff's
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1 office of the county in which he or she is located. The sexual
2 offender shall specify the date upon which he or she intends
3 to or did vacate such residence. The sexual offender must
4 provide or update all of the registration information required
5 under paragraph (2)(b). The sexual offender must provide an
6 address for the residence or other location that he or she is
7 or will be occupying during the time in which he or she fails
8 to establish or maintain a permanent or temporary residence.
9 (c) A sexual offender who remains at a permanent
10 residence after reporting his or her intent to vacate such
11 residence shall, within 48 hours after the date upon which the
12 offender indicated he or she would or did vacate such
13 residence, report in person to the agency to which he or she
14 reported pursuant to paragraph (b) for the purpose of
15 reporting his or her address at such residence. When the
16 sheriff receives the report, the sheriff shall promptly convey
17 the information to the department. An offender who makes a
18 report as required under paragraph (b) but fails to make a
19 report as required under this paragraph commits a felony of
20 the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
21 775.083, or s. 775.084.
22 (d) A sexual offender must register any electronic
23 mail address or instant message name with the department prior
24 to using such electronic mail address or instant message name
25 on or after October 1, 2007. The department shall establish an
26 online system through which sexual offenders may securely
27 access and update all electronic mail and instant message name
28 information.
29 (14)(a) A sexual offender must report in person each
30 year during the month of the sexual offender's birthday and
31 during the sixth month following the sexual offender's birth
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1 month to the sheriff's office in the county in which he or she
2 resides or is otherwise located to reregister. The sheriff's
3 office may determine the appropriate times and days for
4 reporting by the sexual offender, which shall be consistent
5 with the reporting requirements of this paragraph.
6 Reregistration shall include any changes to the following
7 information:
8 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date
9 of birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; address of any
10 permanent residence and address of any current temporary
11 residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural
12 route address and a post office box; any electronic mail
13 address and any instant message name required to be provided
14 pursuant to paragraph 4(d); date and place of any employment;
15 vehicle make, model, color, and license tag number;
16 fingerprints; and photograph. A post office box shall not be
17 provided in lieu of a physical residential address.
18 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or
19 carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education
20 in this state, the sexual offender shall also provide to the
21 department the name, address, and county of each institution,
22 including each campus attended, and the sexual offender's
23 enrollment or employment status.
24 3. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a
25 motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as
26 defined in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also provide
27 the vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the
28 registration number; and a description, including color
29 scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
30 manufactured home. If the sexual offender's place of residence
31 is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in
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1 chapter 327, the sexual offender shall also provide the hull
2 identification number; the manufacturer's serial number; the
3 name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the
4 registration number; and a description, including color
5 scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel or houseboat.
6 4. Any sexual offender who fails to report in person
7 as required at the sheriff's office, or who fails to respond
8 to any address verification correspondence from the department
9 within 3 weeks of the date of the correspondence, or who fails
10 to report electronic mail addresses or instant message names,
11 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided
12 in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
13 (b) The sheriff's office shall, within 2 working days,
14 electronically submit and update all information provided by
15 the sexual offender to the department in a manner prescribed
16 by the department. This procedure shall be implemented by
17 December 1, 2005.
18 Section 9. Paragraphs (c) and (d) are added to
19 subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of s.
20 944.606, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
21 944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release.--
22 (1) As used in this section:
23 (c) "Electronic mail address" has the same meaning as
24 provided in s. 668.602.
25 (d) "Instant message name" means an identifier that
26 allows a person to communicate in real-time with another
27 person using the Internet.
28 (3)(a) The department must provide information
29 regarding any sexual offender who is being released after
30 serving a period of incarceration for any offense, as follows:
31 1. The department must provide: the sexual offender's
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1 name, any change in the offender's name by reason of marriage
2 or other legal process, and any alias, if known; the
3 correctional facility from which the sexual offender is
4 released; the sexual offender's social security number, race,
5 sex, date of birth, height, weight, and hair and eye color;
6 date and county of sentence and each crime for which the
7 offender was sentenced; a copy of the offender's fingerprints
8 and a digitized photograph taken within 60 days before
9 release; the date of release of the sexual offender; any
10 electronic mail address and any instant message name required
11 to be provided pursuant to section 943.0435(4)(d); and the
12 offender's intended residence address, if known. The
13 department shall notify the Department of Law Enforcement if
14 the sexual offender escapes, absconds, or dies. If the sexual
15 offender is in the custody of a private correctional facility,
16 the facility shall take the digitized photograph of the sexual
17 offender within 60 days before the sexual offender's release
18 and provide this photograph to the Department of Corrections
19 and also place it in the sexual offender's file. If the sexual
20 offender is in the custody of a local jail, the custodian of
21 the local jail shall notify the Department of Law Enforcement
22 of the sexual offender's release and provide to the Department
23 of Law Enforcement the information specified in this paragraph
24 and any information specified in subparagraph 2. that the
25 Department of Law Enforcement requests.
26 2. The department may provide any other information
27 deemed necessary, including criminal and corrections records,
28 nonprivileged personnel and treatment records, when available.
29 Section 10. Paragraphs (e) and (f) are added to
30 subsection (1) and subsections (4) and (13) of s. 944.607,
31 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
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1 944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement
2 of information on sexual offenders.--
3 (1) As used in this section, the term:
4 (e) "Electronic mail address" has the same meaning as
5 provided in s. 668.02.
6 (f) "Instant message name" means an identifier that
7 allows a person to communicate in real-time with another
8 person using the Internet.
9 (4) A sexual offender, as described in this section,
10 who is under the supervision of the Department of Corrections
11 but is not incarcerated must register with the Department of
12 Corrections and provide information as required by this
13 subsection.
14 (a) The sexual offender shall provide his or her name;
15 date of birth; social security number; race; sex; height;
16 weight; hair and eye color; tattoos or other identifying
17 marks; any electronic mail address and any instant message
18 name required to be provided pursuant to section
19 943.0435(4)(d); and permanent or legal residence and address
20 of temporary residence within the state or out of state while
21 the sexual offender is under supervision in this state,
22 including any rural route address or post office box. The
23 Department of Corrections shall verify the address of each
24 sexual offender in the manner described in ss. 775.21 and
25 943.0435.
26 (b) If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or
27 carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education
28 in this state, the sexual offender shall provide the name,
29 address, and county of each institution, including each campus
30 attended, and the sexual offender's enrollment or employment
31 status. Each change in enrollment or employment status shall
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1 be reported to the department within 48 hours after the change
2 in status. The Department of Corrections shall promptly notify
3 each institution of the sexual offender's presence and any
4 change in the sexual offender's enrollment or employment
5 status.
6 (13)(a) A sexual offender must report in person each
7 year during the month of the sexual offender's birthday and
8 during the sixth month following the sexual offender's birth
9 month to the sheriff's office in the county in which he or she
10 resides or is otherwise located to reregister. The sheriff's
11 office may determine the appropriate times and days for
12 reporting by the sexual offender, which shall be consistent
13 with the reporting requirements of this paragraph.
14 Reregistration shall include any changes to the following
15 information:
16 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date
17 of birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; address of any
18 permanent residence and address of any current temporary
19 residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural
20 route address and a post office box; any electronic mail
21 address and any instant message name required to be provided
22 pursuant to section 943.0435(4)(d); date and place of any
23 employment; vehicle make, model, color, and license tag
24 number; fingerprints; and photograph. A post office box shall
25 not be provided in lieu of a physical residential address.
26 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or
27 carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education
28 in this state, the sexual offender shall also provide to the
29 department the name, address, and county of each institution,
30 including each campus attended, and the sexual offender's
31 enrollment or employment status.
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1 3. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a
2 motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as
3 defined in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also provide
4 the vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the
5 registration number; and a description, including color
6 scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
7 manufactured home. If the sexual offender's place of residence
8 is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in
9 chapter 327, the sexual offender shall also provide the hull
10 identification number; the manufacturer's serial number; the
11 name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the
12 registration number; and a description, including color
13 scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
14 4. Any sexual offender who fails to report in person
15 as required at the sheriff's office, or who fails to respond
16 to any address verification correspondence from the department
17 within 3 weeks of the date of the correspondence, or who fails
18 to report electronic mail addresses or instant message names
19 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided
20 in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, and s. 775.084.
21 (b) The sheriff's office shall, within 2 working days,
22 electronically submit and update all information provided by
23 the sexual offender to the Florida Department of Law
24 Enforcement in a manner prescribed by the Florida Department
25 of Law Enforcement. This procedure shall be implemented by
26 December 1, 2005.
27 Section 11. In the express interest of the protection
28 of citizens, particularly children, who utilize the Internet,
29 it is the intent of the Legislature that the collection and
30 distribution of the electronic mail address and instant
31 message name information of sexual predators and sexual
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1 offenders be maintained and distributed in a manner to
2 maximize public safety benefits while minimizing and avoiding
3 to the greatest extent possible any use of this information
4 for any illegal purposes including harassment and networking
5 among individuals for illegal purposes. Additionally, care
6 should be taken in the distribution of this information to
7 avoid circumstances which allow ready access to such
8 information by minors.
9 Section 12. Section 943.0437, Florida Statutes, is
10 created to read:
11 943.0437.--Commercial social networking websites
12 (1) For the purpose of this section, the term
13 "commercial social networking website" means a commercially
14 operated internet website that allows users to create web
15 pages or profiles that provide information about themselves
16 and are available publicly or to other users and that offers a
17 mechanism for communication with other users, such as a forum,
18 chat room, electronic mail or instant messenger.
19 (2) The Department of Law Enforcement may provide
20 information relating to electronic mail addresses and instant
21 message names maintained as part of the sexual offender
22 registry to commercial social networking websites or third
23 parties designated by commercial social networking websites.
24 The commercial social networking website may use this
25 information for the purpose of comparing registered users and
26 screening potential users of the commercial social networking
27 website against the list of electronic mail addresses and
28 instant message names provided by the department.
29 (3) This section shall not be construed to impose any
30 civil liability on a commercial social networking website for:
31 (a) Any action taken by a registered user whose
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2 in the sexual offender registry.
3 (b) Any action voluntarily taken in good faith to
4 remove or disable any profile of a registered user associated
5 with an electronic mail address or instant message name
6 contained in the sexual offender registry.
7 (c) Any action taken to restrict access by such
8 registered user to the commercial social networking website.
9 Section 13. This act shall take effect October 1,
10 2007.
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18 amending s. 775.21; providing definitions;
19 requiring sexual predators to include certain
20 information during the registration process;
21 requiring sexual predators to report changes in
22 certain information; requiring sexual predators
23 to include certain information during the
24 reregistration process; providing penalties for
25 failing to provide certain information;
26 amending s. 943.0435; providing definitions;
27 requiring sexual offenders to include certain
28 information during the registration process;
29 requiring sexual offenders to report changes in
30 certain information; requiring sexual offenders
31 to include certain information during the
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1 reregistration process; amending s. 944.606;
2 providing definitions; requiring the Department
3 of Corrections to provide certain information
4 regarding sexual offenders who are being
5 released after serving a period of
6 incarceration to certain entities; amending s.
7 944.607; providing definitions; requiring
8 sexual offenders under the supervision of the
9 Department of Corrections to include certain
10 information during the registration process;
11 requiring sexual offenders to include certain
12 information during the reregistration process;
13 providing legislative intent; creating s.
14 943.0437; defining commercial social networking
15 website; authorizing the Florida Department of
16 Law Enforcement to provide electronic mail
17 addresses and instant message names of certain
18 offenders to commercial social networking
19 websites;
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