1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to criminal justice; providing a short |
3 | title; amending s. 16.56, F.S.; providing for jurisdiction |
4 | of the Office of the Statewide Prosecutor over certain |
5 | obscenity offenses; providing for jurisdiction over |
6 | offenses facilitated by or connected to the use of the |
7 | Internet; creating s. 775.0847, F.S.; providing |
8 | definitions; providing for reclassification of certain |
9 | offenses involving child pornography; amending s. 827.071, |
10 | F.S.; providing for the effect of certain prosecutions; |
11 | amending s. 847.0135, F.S.; making editorial changes; |
12 | revising prohibitions on use of certain computer services |
13 | to facilitate certain sexual conduct to include electronic |
14 | storage devices, additional persons, and additional |
15 | conduct; providing for charging each conversation in which |
16 | specified conduct occurs as a separate offense; |
17 | prohibiting traveling to meet minors for certain purposes; |
18 | providing criminal penalties; revising a provision |
19 | relating to state criminal jurisdiction; providing for |
20 | effect of certain prosecutions; amending s. 905.34, F.S.; |
21 | providing additional subject matter jurisdiction for the |
22 | statewide grand jury; amending s. 910.15, F.S.; revising |
23 | provisions relating to offenses facilitated by |
24 | communication systems; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; |
25 | conforming the Criminal Punishment Code offense severity |
26 | ranking chart; amending s. 775.21, F.S.; providing |
27 | definitions; requiring sexual predators to include certain |
28 | information during the registration process; requiring |
29 | sexual predators to report changes in certain information; |
30 | requiring sexual predators to include certain information |
31 | during the reregistration process; providing penalties for |
32 | failing to provide certain information; amending s. |
33 | 943.0435, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring sexual |
34 | offenders to include certain information during the |
35 | registration process; requiring sexual offenders to report |
36 | changes in certain information; requiring sexual offenders |
37 | to include certain information during the reregistration |
38 | process; amending s. 944.606, F.S.; providing definitions; |
39 | requiring the Department of Corrections to provide certain |
40 | information regarding sexual offenders who are being |
41 | released after serving a period of incarceration to |
42 | certain entities; amending s. 944.607, F.S.; providing |
43 | definitions; requiring sexual offenders under the |
44 | supervision of the Department of Corrections to include |
45 | certain information during the registration process; |
46 | requiring sexual offenders to include certain information |
47 | during the reregistration process; providing legislative |
48 | intent; creating s. 943.0437, F.S.; providing definitions; |
49 | providing penalties for sexual offenders who fail to |
50 | report certain information; permitting the Department of |
51 | Law Enforcement to provide electronic mail address and |
52 | instant message information in the sexual offender |
53 | registry to commercial social networking websites and |
54 | certain others; providing that certain statutory |
55 | provisions do not impose civil liability on commercial |
56 | social networking websites for specified actions; |
57 | providing an effective date. |
58 |
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59 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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61 | Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Cybercrimes |
62 | Against Children Act of 2007." |
63 | Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 16.56, Florida |
64 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
65 | 16.56 Office of Statewide Prosecution.-- |
66 | (1) There is created in the Department of Legal Affairs an |
67 | Office of Statewide Prosecution. The office shall be a separate |
68 | "budget entity" as that term is defined in chapter 216. The |
69 | office may: |
70 | (a) Investigate and prosecute the offenses of: |
71 | 1. Bribery, burglary, criminal usury, extortion, gambling, |
72 | kidnapping, larceny, murder, prostitution, perjury, robbery, |
73 | carjacking, and home-invasion robbery; |
74 | 2. Any crime involving narcotic or other dangerous drugs; |
75 | 3. Any violation of the provisions of the Florida RICO |
76 | (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization) Act, including |
77 | any offense listed in the definition of racketeering activity in |
78 | s. 895.02(1)(a), providing such listed offense is investigated |
79 | in connection with a violation of s. 895.03 and is charged in a |
80 | separate count of an information or indictment containing a |
81 | count charging a violation of s. 895.03, the prosecution of |
82 | which listed offense may continue independently if the |
83 | prosecution of the violation of s. 895.03 is terminated for any |
84 | reason; |
85 | 4. Any violation of the provisions of the Florida Anti- |
86 | Fencing Act; |
87 | 5. Any violation of the provisions of the Florida |
88 | Antitrust Act of 1980, as amended; |
89 | 6. Any crime involving, or resulting in, fraud or deceit |
90 | upon any person; |
91 | 7. Any violation of s. 847.0135, relating to computer |
92 | pornography and child exploitation prevention, or any offense |
93 | related to a violation of s. 847.0135 or any violation of |
94 | chapter 827 where the crime is facilitated by or connected to |
95 | the use of the Internet or any device capable of electronic data |
96 | storage or transmission; |
97 | 8. Any violation of the provisions of chapter 815; |
98 | 9. Any criminal violation of part I of chapter 499; |
99 | 10. Any violation of the provisions of the Florida Motor |
100 | Fuel Tax Relief Act of 2004; |
101 | 11. Any criminal violation of s. 409.920 or s. 409.9201; |
102 | or |
103 | 12. Any crime involving voter registration, voting, or |
104 | candidate or issue petition activities; |
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106 | or any attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any of the |
107 | crimes specifically enumerated above. The office shall have such |
108 | power only when any such offense is occurring, or has occurred, |
109 | in two or more judicial circuits as part of a related |
110 | transaction, or when any such offense is connected with an |
111 | organized criminal conspiracy affecting two or more judicial |
112 | circuits. |
113 | (b) Investigate and prosecute any crime facilitated by or |
114 | connected to the use of the Internet. Any such crime is a crime |
115 | occurring in every judicial circuit within the state. |
116 | (c)(b) Upon request, cooperate with and assist state |
117 | attorneys and state and local law enforcement officials in their |
118 | efforts against organized crimes. |
119 | (d)(c) Request and receive from any department, division, |
120 | board, bureau, commission, or other agency of the state, or of |
121 | any political subdivision thereof, cooperation and assistance in |
122 | the performance of its duties. |
123 | Section 3. Section 775.0847, Florida Statutes, is created |
124 | to read: |
125 | 775.0847 Possession or promotion of certain images of |
126 | child pornography; reclassification.-- |
127 | (1) For purposes of this section: |
128 | (a) "Child" means any person, whose identity is known or |
129 | unknown, less than 18 years of age. |
130 | (b) "Child pornography" means any image depicting a minor |
131 | engaged in sexual conduct. |
132 | (c) "Sadomasochistic abuse" means flagellation or torture |
133 | by or upon a person or the condition of being fettered, bound, |
134 | or otherwise physically restrained, for the purpose of deriving |
135 | sexual satisfaction, or satisfaction brought about as a result |
136 | of sadistic violence, from inflicting harm on another or |
137 | receiving such harm oneself. |
138 | (d) "Sexual battery" means oral, anal, or vaginal |
139 | penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another or |
140 | the anal or vaginal penetration of another by any other object; |
141 | however, sexual battery does not include an act done for a bona |
142 | fide medical purpose. |
143 | (e) "Sexual bestiality" means any sexual act, actual or |
144 | simulated, between a person and an animal involving the sex |
145 | organ of the one and the mouth, anus, or vagina of the other. |
146 | (f) "Sexual conduct" means actual or simulated sexual |
147 | intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse, sexual bestiality, |
148 | masturbation, or sadomasochistic abuse; actual lewd exhibition |
149 | of the genitals; actual physical contact with a person's clothed |
150 | or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or, if such person |
151 | is a female, breast with the intent to arouse or gratify the |
152 | sexual desire of either party; or any act or conduct which |
153 | constitutes sexual battery or simulates that sexual battery is |
154 | being or will be committed. A mother's breastfeeding of her baby |
155 | does not under any circumstance constitute "sexual conduct." |
156 | (2) A violation of s. 827.071, s. 847.0135, s. 847.0137, |
157 | or s. 847.0138 shall be reclassified to the next higher degree |
158 | as provided in subsection (3) if: |
159 | (a) The offender possesses 10 or more images of any form |
160 | of child pornography regardless of content; and |
161 | (b) The content of at least one image contains one or more |
162 | of the following: |
163 | 1. A child who is younger than the age of 5. |
164 | 2. Sadomasochistic abuse involving a child. |
165 | 3. Sexual battery involving a child. |
166 | 4. Sexual bestiality involving a child. |
167 | 5. Any movie involving a child, regardless of length and |
168 | regardless of whether the movie contains sound. |
169 | (3)(a) In the case of a felony of the third degree, the |
170 | offense is reclassified to a felony of the second degree. |
171 | (b) In the case of a felony of the second degree, the |
172 | offense is reclassified to a felony of the first degree. |
173 |
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174 | For purposes of sentencing under chapter 921 and determining |
175 | incentive gain-time eligibility under chapter 944, a felony |
176 | offense that is reclassified under this section is ranked one |
177 | level above the ranking under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 of the |
178 | offense committed. |
179 | Section 4. Subsection (6) is added to section 827.071, |
180 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
181 | 827.071 Sexual performance by a child; penalties.-- |
182 | (6) Prosecution of any person for an offense under this |
183 | section shall not prohibit prosecution of that person in this |
184 | state for a violation of any law of this state, including a law |
185 | providing for greater penalties than prescribed in this section |
186 | or any other crime punishing the sexual performance or the |
187 | sexual exploitation of children. |
188 | Section 5. Section 847.0135, Florida Statutes, is amended |
189 | to read: |
190 | 847.0135 Computer pornography; traveling to meet minor; |
191 | penalties.-- |
192 | (1) SHORT TITLE.--This section shall be known and may be |
193 | cited as the "Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation |
194 | Prevention Act of 1986." |
195 | (2) COMPUTER PORNOGRAPHY.--A person who: |
196 | (a) Knowingly compiles, enters into, or transmits by use |
197 | of computer; |
198 | (b) Makes, prints, publishes, or reproduces by other |
199 | computerized means; |
200 | (c) Knowingly causes or allows to be entered into or |
201 | transmitted by use of computer; or |
202 | (d) Buys, sells, receives, exchanges, or disseminates, |
203 |
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204 | any notice, statement, or advertisement of any minor's name, |
205 | telephone number, place of residence, physical characteristics, |
206 | or other descriptive or identifying information for purposes of |
207 | facilitating, encouraging, offering, or soliciting sexual |
208 | conduct of or with any minor, or the visual depiction of such |
209 | conduct, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as |
210 | provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The fact that |
211 | an undercover operative or law enforcement officer was involved |
212 | in the detection and investigation of an offense under this |
213 | section shall not constitute a defense to a prosecution under |
214 | this section. |
215 | (3) CERTAIN USES OF COMPUTER SERVICES OR DEVICES |
216 | PROHIBITED.--Any person who knowingly uses utilizes a computer |
217 | on-line service, Internet service, or local bulletin board |
218 | service, or any other device capable of electronic data storage |
219 | or transmission to: |
220 | (a) Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to |
221 | seduce, solicit, lure, or entice, a child or another person |
222 | believed by the person to be a child, to commit any illegal act |
223 | described in chapter 794, relating to sexual battery; chapter |
224 | 800, relating to lewdness and indecent exposure; or chapter 827, |
225 | or to otherwise engage in any unlawful sexual conduct with a |
226 | child or with another person believed by the person to be a |
227 | child; or |
228 | (b) Solicit, lure, or entice, or attempt to solicit, lure, |
229 | or entice a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child or a |
230 | person believed to be a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of |
231 | a child to consent to the participation of such child in any act |
232 | described in chapter 794, chapter 800, or chapter 827, or to |
233 | otherwise engage in any sexual conduct, |
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235 | relating to child abuse, commits a felony of the third degree, |
236 | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
237 | Any person who, in violating this subsection, misrepresents his |
238 | or her age, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as |
239 | provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Each separate |
240 | use of a computer on-line service, Internet service, local |
241 | bulletin board service, or any other device capable of |
242 | electronic data storage or transmission wherein an offense |
243 | described in this section is committed may be charged as a |
244 | separate offense. |
245 | (4) TRAVELING TO MEET A MINOR.--Any person who travels any |
246 | distance either within this state, to this state, or from this |
247 | state by any means, who attempts to do so, or who causes another |
248 | to do so or to attempt to do so for the purpose of engaging in |
249 | any illegal act described in chapter 794, chapter 800, or |
250 | chapter 827, or to otherwise engage in other unlawful sexual |
251 | conduct with a child or with another person believed by the |
252 | person to be a child after using a computer on-line service, |
253 | Internet service, local bulletin board service, or any other |
254 | device capable of electronic data storage or transmission to: |
255 | (a) Seduce, solicit, lure, or entice or attempt to seduce, |
256 | solicit, lure, or entice a child or another person believed by |
257 | the person to be a child, to engage in any illegal act described |
258 | in chapter 794, chapter 800, or chapter 827, or to otherwise |
259 | engage in other unlawful sexual conduct with a child; or |
260 | (b) Solicit, lure, or entice or attempt to solicit, lure, |
261 | or entice a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of a child or a |
262 | person believed to be a parent, legal guardian, or custodian of |
263 | a child to consent to the participation of such child in any act |
264 | described in chapter 794, chapter 800, or chapter 827, or to |
265 | otherwise engage in any sexual conduct, |
266 |
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267 | commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in |
268 | s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
269 | (5)(4) OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF COMPUTER SERVICES |
270 | LIABLE.--It is unlawful for any owner or operator of a computer |
271 | on-line service, Internet service, or local bulletin board |
272 | service knowingly to permit a subscriber to use utilize the |
273 | service to commit a violation of this section. Any person who |
274 | violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, |
275 | punishable by a fine not exceeding $2,000. |
276 | (6)(5) STATE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.--A person is subject |
277 | to prosecution in this state pursuant to chapter 910 for any |
278 | conduct proscribed by this section which the person engages in, |
279 | while either within or outside this state, if by such conduct |
280 | the person commits a violation of this section involving a child |
281 | residing in this state, a child's guardian, or another person |
282 | believed by the person to be a child or a child's guardian |
283 | residing in this state. |
284 | (7) EFFECT OF PROSECUTION.--Prosecution of any person for |
285 | an offense under this section shall not prohibit prosecution of |
286 | that person in this state or another jurisdiction for a |
287 | violation of any law of this state, including a law providing |
288 | for greater penalties than prescribed in this section or any |
289 | other crime punishing the sexual performance or the sexual |
290 | exploitation of children. |
291 | Section 6. Subsection (8) of section 905.34, Florida |
292 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
293 | 905.34 Powers and duties; law applicable.--The |
294 | jurisdiction of a statewide grand jury impaneled under this |
295 | chapter shall extend throughout the state. The subject matter |
296 | jurisdiction of the statewide grand jury shall be limited to the |
297 | offenses of: |
298 | (8) Any violation of s. 847.0135, s. 847.0137, or s. |
299 | 847.0138 relating to computer pornography and child exploitation |
300 | prevention, or any offense related to a violation of s. |
301 | 847.0135, s. 847.0137, or s. 847.0138 or any violation of |
302 | chapter 827 where the crime is facilitated by or connected to |
303 | the use of the Internet or any device capable of electronic data |
304 | storage or transmission; |
305 |
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306 | or any attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any |
307 | violation of the crimes specifically enumerated above, when any |
308 | such offense is occurring, or has occurred, in two or more |
309 | judicial circuits as part of a related transaction or when any |
310 | such offense is connected with an organized criminal conspiracy |
311 | affecting two or more judicial circuits. The statewide grand |
312 | jury may return indictments and presentments irrespective of the |
313 | county or judicial circuit where the offense is committed or |
314 | triable. If an indictment is returned, it shall be certified and |
315 | transferred for trial to the county where the offense was |
316 | committed. The powers and duties of, and law applicable to, |
317 | county grand juries shall apply to a statewide grand jury except |
318 | when such powers, duties, and law are inconsistent with the |
319 | provisions of ss. 905.31-905.40. |
320 | Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 910.15, Florida |
321 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
322 | 910.15 Crimes facilitated by Theft and fraudulent |
323 | practices concerning communication systems.-- |
324 | (1) A person charged with committing a crime facilitated |
325 | by communication through use of the mail, telephone, or |
326 | newspaper or by radio, television, Internet, or another means of |
327 | electronic data communication may be tried in the county in |
328 | which the dissemination originated, in which the dissemination |
329 | was made, or in which any act necessary to consummate the |
330 | offense occurred. : |
331 | (a) A fraudulent practice in a manner in which it may |
332 | reasonably be assumed that a communication made to facilitate |
333 | the fraudulent practice, or a false or misleading |
334 | representation, could or would be disseminated across |
335 | jurisdictional lines; or |
336 | (b) A theft involving the use of the mail, telephone, |
337 | newspaper, radio, television, or other means of communication, |
338 |
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339 | may be tried in the county in which the dissemination |
340 | originated, in which the dissemination was made, or in which any |
341 | act necessary to consummate the offense occurred. |
342 | Section 8. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section |
343 | 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
344 | 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity |
345 | ranking chart.-- |
346 | (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART |
347 |
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348 |
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349 |
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| 316.027(1)(b) | 1st | Accident involving death, failure to stop; leaving scene. |
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350 |
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| 316.193(3)(c)2. | 3rd | DUI resulting in serious bodily injury. |
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351 |
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| 316.1935(3)(b) | 1st | Causing serious bodily injury or death to another person; driving at high speed or with wanton disregard for safety while fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer who is in a patrol vehicle with siren and lights activated. |
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352 |
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| 327.35(3)(c)2. | 3rd | Vessel BUI resulting in serious bodily injury. |
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353 |
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| 402.319(2) | 2nd | Misrepresentation and negligence or intentional act resulting in great bodily harm, permanent disfiguration, permanent disability, or death. |
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354 |
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| 409.920(2) | 3rd | Medicaid provider fraud. |
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355 |
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| 456.065(2) | 3rd | Practicing a health care profession without a license. |
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356 |
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| 456.065(2) | 2nd | Practicing a health care profession without a license which results in serious bodily injury. |
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357 |
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| 458.327(1) | 3rd | Practicing medicine without a license. |
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358 |
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| 459.013(1) | 3rd | Practicing osteopathic medicine without a license. |
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359 |
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| 460.411(1) | 3rd | Practicing chiropractic medicine without a license. |
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360 |
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| 461.012(1) | 3rd | Practicing podiatric medicine without a license. |
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361 |
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| 462.17 | 3rd | Practicing naturopathy without a license. |
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362 |
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| 463.015(1) | 3rd | Practicing optometry without a license. |
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363 |
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| 464.016(1) | 3rd | Practicing nursing without a license. |
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364 |
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| 465.015(2) | 3rd | Practicing pharmacy without a license. |
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365 |
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| 466.026(1) | 3rd | Practicing dentistry or dental hygiene without a license. |
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366 |
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| 467.201 | 3rd | Practicing midwifery without a license. |
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367 |
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| 468.366 | 3rd | Delivering respiratory care services without a license. |
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368 |
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| 483.828(1) | 3rd | Practicing as clinical laboratory personnel without a license. |
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369 |
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| 483.901(9) | 3rd | Practicing medical physics without a license. |
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370 |
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| 484.013(1)(c) | 3rd | Preparing or dispensing optical devices without a prescription. |
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371 |
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| 484.053 | 3rd | Dispensing hearing aids without a license. |
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372 |
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| 494.0018(2) | 1st | Conviction of any violation of ss. 494.001-494.0077 in which the total money and property unlawfully obtained exceeded $50,000 and there were five or more victims. |
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373 |
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| 560.123(8)(b)1. | 3rd | Failure to report currency or payment instruments exceeding $300 but less than $20,000 by money transmitter. |
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374 |
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| 560.125(5)(a) | 3rd | Money transmitter business by unauthorized person, currency or payment instruments exceeding $300 but less than $20,000. |
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375 |
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| 655.50(10)(b)1. | 3rd | Failure to report financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000 by financial institution. |
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376 |
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| 775.21(10)(a) | 3rd | Sexual predator; failure to register; failure to renew driver's license or identification card; other registration violations. |
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377 |
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| 775.21(10)(b) | 3rd | Sexual predator working where children regularly congregate. |
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378 |
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| 775.21(10)(g) | 3rd | Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual predator; harbor or conceal a sexual predator. |
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379 |
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| 782.051(3) | 2nd | Attempted felony murder of a person by a person other than the perpetrator or the perpetrator of an attempted felony. |
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380 |
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| 782.07(1) | 2nd | Killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or culpable negligence of another (manslaughter). |
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381 |
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| 782.071 | 2nd | Killing of human being or viable fetus by the operation of a motor vehicle in a reckless manner (vehicular homicide). |
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382 |
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| 782.072 | 2nd | Killing of a human being by the operation of a vessel in a reckless manner (vessel homicide). |
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383 |
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| 784.045(1)(a)1. | 2nd | Aggravated battery; intentionally causing great bodily harm or disfigurement. |
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384 |
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| 784.045(1)(a)2. | 2nd | Aggravated battery; using deadly weapon. |
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385 |
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| 784.045(1)(b) | 2nd | Aggravated battery; perpetrator aware victim pregnant. |
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386 |
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| 784.048(4) | 3rd | Aggravated stalking; violation of injunction or court order. |
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387 |
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| 784.048(7) | 3rd | Aggravated stalking; violation of court order. |
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388 |
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| 784.07(2)(d) | 1st | Aggravated battery on law enforcement officer. |
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389 |
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| 784.074(1)(a) | 1st | Aggravated battery on sexually violent predators facility staff. |
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390 |
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| 784.08(2)(a) | 1st | Aggravated battery on a person 65 years of age or older. |
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391 |
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| 784.081(1) | 1st | Aggravated battery on specified official or employee. |
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392 |
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| 784.082(1) | 1st | Aggravated battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee. |
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393 |
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| 784.083(1) | 1st | Aggravated battery on code inspector. |
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394 |
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| 790.07(4) | 1st | Specified weapons violation subsequent to previous conviction of s. 790.07(1) or (2). |
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395 |
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| 790.16(1) | 1st | Discharge of a machine gun under specified circumstances. |
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396 |
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| 790.165(2) | 2nd | Manufacture, sell, possess, or deliver hoax bomb. |
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397 |
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| 790.165(3) | 2nd | Possessing, displaying, or threatening to use any hoax bomb while committing or attempting to commit a felony. |
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398 |
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| 790.166(3) | 2nd | Possessing, selling, using, or attempting to use a hoax weapon of mass destruction. |
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399 |
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| 790.166(4) | 2nd | Possessing, displaying, or threatening to use a hoax weapon of mass destruction while committing or attempting to commit a felony. |
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400 |
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| 796.03 | 2nd | Procuring any person under 16 years for prostitution. |
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401 |
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| 800.04(5)(c)1. | 2nd | Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim less than 12 years of age; offender less than 18 years. |
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402 |
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| 800.04(5)(c)2. | 2nd | Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim 12 years of age or older but less than 16 years; offender 18 years or older. |
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403 |
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| 806.01(2) | 2nd | Maliciously damage structure by fire or explosive. |
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404 |
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| 810.02(3)(a) | 2nd | Burglary of occupied dwelling; unarmed; no assault or battery. |
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405 |
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| 810.02(3)(b) | 2nd | Burglary of unoccupied dwelling; unarmed; no assault or battery. |
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406 |
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| 810.02(3)(d) | 2nd | Burglary of occupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery. |
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407 |
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| 812.014(2)(a)1. | 1st | Property stolen, valued at $100,000 or more or a semitrailer deployed by a law enforcement officer; property stolen while causing other property damage; 1st degree grand theft. |
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408 |
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| 812.014(2)(b)2. | 2nd | Property stolen, cargo valued at less than $50,000, grand theft in 2nd degree. |
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409 |
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| 812.014(2)(b)3. | 2nd | Property stolen, emergency medical equipment; 2nd degree grand theft. |
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410 |
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| 812.0145(2)(a) | 1st | Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $50,000 or more. |
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411 |
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| 812.019(2) | 1st | Stolen property; initiates, organizes, plans, etc., the theft of property and traffics in stolen property. |
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412 |
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| 812.131(2)(a) | 2nd | Robbery by sudden snatching. |
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413 |
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| 812.133(2)(b) | 1st | Carjacking; no firearm, deadly weapon, or other weapon. |
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414 |
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| 817.234(8)(a) | 2nd | Solicitation of motor vehicle accident victims with intent to defraud. |
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415 |
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| 817.234(9) | 2nd | Organizing, planning, or participating in an intentional motor vehicle collision. |
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416 |
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| 817.234(11)(c) | 1st | Insurance fraud; property value $100,000 or more. |
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417 |
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| 817.2341(2)(b) & (3)(b) | 1st | Making false entries of material fact or false statements regarding property values relating to the solvency of an insuring entity which are a significant cause of the insolvency of that entity. |
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418 |
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| 825.102(3)(b) | 2nd | Neglecting an elderly person or disabled adult causing great bodily harm, disability, or disfigurement. |
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419 |
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| 825.103(2)(b) | 2nd | Exploiting an elderly person or disabled adult and property is valued at $20,000 or more, but less than $100,000. |
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420 |
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| 827.03(3)(b) | 2nd | Neglect of a child causing great bodily harm, disability, or disfigurement. |
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421 |
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| 827.04(3) | 3rd | Impregnation of a child under 16 years of age by person 21 years of age or older. |
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422 |
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| 837.05(2) | 3rd | Giving false information about alleged capital felony to a law enforcement officer. |
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423 |
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424 |
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| 838.016 | 2nd | Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior. |
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425 |
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| 838.021(3)(a) | 2nd | Unlawful harm to a public servant. |
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426 |
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427 |
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| 847.0135(3) | 3rd | Solicitation of a child, via a computer service, to commit an unlawful sex act. |
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428 |
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| 847.0135(4) | 2nd | Traveling to meet a minor to commit an unlawful sex act. |
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429 |
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| 872.06 | 2nd | Abuse of a dead human body. |
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430 |
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| 893.13(1)(c)1. | 1st | Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other drug prohibited under s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4.) within 1,000 feet of a child care facility, school, or state, county, or municipal park or publicly owned recreational facility or community center. |
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431 |
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| 893.13(1)(e)1. | 1st | Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine or other drug prohibited under s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4., within 1,000 feet of property used for religious services or a specified business site. |
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432 |
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| 893.13(4)(a) | 1st | Deliver to minor cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4. drugs). |
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433 |
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| 893.135(1)(a)1. | 1st | Trafficking in cannabis, more than 25 lbs., less than 2,000 lbs. |
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434 |
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| 893.135(1)(b)1.a. | 1st | Trafficking in cocaine, more than 28 grams, less than 200 grams. |
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435 |
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| 893.135(1)(c)1.a. | 1st | Trafficking in illegal drugs, more than 4 grams, less than 14 grams. |
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436 |
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| 893.135(1)(d)1. | 1st | Trafficking in phencyclidine, more than 28 grams, less than 200 grams. |
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437 |
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| 893.135(1)(e)1. | 1st | Trafficking in methaqualone, more than 200 grams, less than 5 kilograms. |
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438 |
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| 893.135(1)(f)1. | 1st | Trafficking in amphetamine, more than 14 grams, less than 28 grams. |
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439 |
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| 893.135(1)(g)1.a. | 1st | Trafficking in flunitrazepam, 4 grams or more, less than 14 grams. |
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440 |
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| 893.135(1)(h)1.a. | 1st | Trafficking in gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), 1 kilogram or more, less than 5 kilograms. |
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441 |
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| 893.135(1)(j)1.a. | 1st | Trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol, 1 kilogram or more, less than 5 kilograms. |
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442 |
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| 893.135(1)(k)2.a. | 1st | Trafficking in Phenethylamines, 10 grams or more, less than 200 grams. |
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443 |
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| 896.101(5)(a) | 3rd | Money laundering, financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000. |
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444 |
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| 896.104(4)(a)1. | 3rd | Structuring transactions to evade reporting or registration requirements, financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000. |
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445 |
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| 943.0435(4)(c) | 2nd | Sexual offender vacating permanent residence; failure to comply with reporting requirements. |
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446 |
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| 943.0435(8) | 2nd | Sexual offender; remains in state after indicating intent to leave; failure to comply with reporting requirements. |
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447 |
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| 943.0435(9)(a) | 3rd | Sexual offender; failure to comply with reporting requirements. |
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448 |
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| 943.0435(13) | 3rd | Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual offender; harbor or conceal a sexual offender. |
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449 |
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| 943.0435(14) | 3rd | Sexual offender; failure to report and reregister; failure to respond to address verification. |
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450 |
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| 944.607(9) | 3rd | Sexual offender; failure to comply with reporting requirements. |
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451 |
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| 944.607(10)(a) | 3rd | Sexual offender; failure to submit to the taking of a digitized photograph. |
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452 |
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| 944.607(12) | 3rd | Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual offender; harbor or conceal a sexual offender. |
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453 |
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| 944.607(13) | 3rd | Sexual offender; failure to report and reregister; failure to respond to address verification. |
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454 |
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455 | Section 9. Paragraphs (j) and (k) are added to subsection |
456 | (2) of section 775.21, Florida Statutes, and paragraphs (a), |
457 | (e), and (g) of subsection (6), subsection (8), and paragraph |
458 | (a) of subsection (10) of that section are amended, to read: |
459 | 775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act.-- |
460 | (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: |
461 | (j) "Electronic mail address" has the same meaning as |
462 | provided in s. 668.602. |
463 | (k) "Instant message name" means an identifier that allows |
464 | a person to communicate in real time with another person using |
465 | the Internet. |
466 | (6) REGISTRATION.-- |
467 | (a) A sexual predator must register with the department by |
468 | providing the following information to the department: |
469 | 1. Name, social security number, age, race, sex, date of |
470 | birth, height, weight, hair and eye color, photograph, address |
471 | of legal residence and address of any current temporary |
472 | residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural |
473 | route address and a post office box, any electronic mail address |
474 | and any instant message name required to be provided pursuant to |
475 | subparagraph (g)4., date and place of any employment, date and |
476 | place of each conviction, fingerprints, and a brief description |
477 | of the crime or crimes committed by the offender. A post office |
478 | box shall not be provided in lieu of a physical residential |
479 | address. |
480 | a. If the sexual predator's place of residence is a motor |
481 | vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as defined |
482 | in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also provide to the |
483 | department written notice of the vehicle identification number; |
484 | the license tag number; the registration number; and a |
485 | description, including color scheme, of the motor vehicle, |
486 | trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home. If a sexual |
487 | predator's place of residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, |
488 | or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the sexual predator |
489 | shall also provide to the department written notice of the hull |
490 | identification number; the manufacturer's serial number; the |
491 | name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the |
492 | registration number; and a description, including color scheme, |
493 | of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat. |
494 | b. If the sexual predator is enrolled, employed, or |
495 | carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education in |
496 | this state, the sexual predator shall also provide to the |
497 | department the name, address, and county of each institution, |
498 | including each campus attended, and the sexual predator's |
499 | enrollment or employment status. Each change in enrollment or |
500 | employment status shall be reported in person at the sheriff's |
501 | office, or the Department of Corrections if the sexual predator |
502 | is in the custody or control of or under the supervision of the |
503 | Department of Corrections, within 48 hours after any change in |
504 | status. The sheriff or the Department of Corrections shall |
505 | promptly notify each institution of the sexual predator's |
506 | presence and any change in the sexual predator's enrollment or |
507 | employment status. |
508 | 2. Any other information determined necessary by the |
509 | department, including criminal and corrections records; |
510 | nonprivileged personnel and treatment records; and evidentiary |
511 | genetic markers when available. |
512 | (e) If the sexual predator is not in the custody or |
513 | control of, or under the supervision of, the Department of |
514 | Corrections, or is not in the custody of a private correctional |
515 | facility, and establishes or maintains a residence in the state, |
516 | the sexual predator shall register in person at the sheriff's |
517 | office in the county in which the predator establishes or |
518 | maintains a residence, within 48 hours after establishing |
519 | permanent or temporary residence in this state. Any change in |
520 | the sexual predator's permanent or temporary residence, or name, |
521 | or any electronic mail address and any instant message name |
522 | required to be provided pursuant to subparagraph (g)4., after |
523 | the sexual predator registers in person at the sheriff's office, |
524 | shall be accomplished in the manner provided in paragraphs (g), |
525 | (i), and (j). When a sexual predator registers with the |
526 | sheriff's office, the sheriff shall take a photograph and a set |
527 | of fingerprints of the predator and forward the photographs and |
528 | fingerprints to the department, along with the information that |
529 | the predator is required to provide pursuant to this section. |
530 | (g)1. Each time a sexual predator's driver's license or |
531 | identification card is subject to renewal, and, without regard |
532 | to the status of the predator's driver's license or |
533 | identification card, within 48 hours after any change of the |
534 | predator's residence or change in the predator's name by reason |
535 | of marriage or other legal process, the predator shall report in |
536 | person to a driver's license office and shall be subject to the |
537 | requirements specified in paragraph (f). The Department of |
538 | Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall forward to the |
539 | department and to the Department of Corrections all photographs |
540 | and information provided by sexual predators. Notwithstanding |
541 | the restrictions set forth in s. 322.142, the Department of |
542 | Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to release a |
543 | reproduction of a color-photograph or digital-image license to |
544 | the Department of Law Enforcement for purposes of public |
545 | notification of sexual predators as provided in this section. |
546 | 2. A sexual predator who vacates a permanent residence and |
547 | fails to establish or maintain another permanent or temporary |
548 | residence shall, within 48 hours after vacating the permanent |
549 | residence, report in person to the sheriff's office of the |
550 | county in which he or she is located. The sexual predator shall |
551 | specify the date upon which he or she intends to or did vacate |
552 | such residence. The sexual predator must provide or update all |
553 | of the registration information required under paragraph (a). |
554 | The sexual predator must provide an address for the residence or |
555 | other location that he or she is or will be occupying during the |
556 | time in which he or she fails to establish or maintain a |
557 | permanent or temporary residence. |
558 | 3. A sexual predator who remains at a permanent residence |
559 | after reporting his or her intent to vacate such residence |
560 | shall, within 48 hours after the date upon which the predator |
561 | indicated he or she would or did vacate such residence, report |
562 | in person to the sheriff's office to which he or she reported |
563 | pursuant to subparagraph 2. for the purpose of reporting his or |
564 | her address at such residence. When the sheriff receives the |
565 | report, the sheriff shall promptly convey the information to the |
566 | department. An offender who makes a report as required under |
567 | subparagraph 2. but fails to make a report as required under |
568 | this subparagraph commits a felony of the second degree, |
569 | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
570 | 4. A sexual predator must register any electronic mail |
571 | address or instant message name with the department prior to |
572 | using such electronic mail address or instant message name on or |
573 | after October 1, 2007. The department shall establish an online |
574 | system through which sexual predators may securely access and |
575 | update all electronic mail address and instant message name |
576 | information. |
577 | (8) VERIFICATION.--The department and the Department of |
578 | Corrections shall implement a system for verifying the addresses |
579 | of sexual predators. The system must be consistent with the |
580 | provisions of the federal Jacob Wetterling Act, as amended, and |
581 | any other federal standards applicable to such verification or |
582 | required to be met as a condition for the receipt of federal |
583 | funds by the state. The Department of Corrections shall verify |
584 | the addresses of sexual predators who are not incarcerated but |
585 | who reside in the community under the supervision of the |
586 | Department of Corrections. County and local law enforcement |
587 | agencies, in conjunction with the department, shall verify the |
588 | addresses of sexual predators who are not under the care, |
589 | custody, control, or supervision of the Department of |
590 | Corrections. |
591 | (a) A sexual predator must report in person each year |
592 | during the month of the sexual predator's birthday and during |
593 | the sixth month following the sexual predator's birth month to |
594 | the sheriff's office in the county in which he or she resides or |
595 | is otherwise located to reregister. The sheriff's office may |
596 | determine the appropriate times and days for reporting by the |
597 | sexual predator, which shall be consistent with the reporting |
598 | requirements of this paragraph. Reregistration shall include any |
599 | changes to the following information: |
600 | 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date of |
601 | birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; address of any |
602 | permanent residence and address of any current temporary |
603 | residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural |
604 | route address and a post office box; any electronic mail address |
605 | and any instant message name required to be provided pursuant to |
606 | subparagraph (g)4.; date and place of any employment; vehicle |
607 | make, model, color, and license tag number; fingerprints; and |
608 | photograph. A post office box shall not be provided in lieu of a |
609 | physical residential address. |
610 | 2. If the sexual predator is enrolled, employed, or |
611 | carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education in |
612 | this state, the sexual predator shall also provide to the |
613 | department the name, address, and county of each institution, |
614 | including each campus attended, and the sexual predator's |
615 | enrollment or employment status. |
616 | 3. If the sexual predator's place of residence is a motor |
617 | vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as defined |
618 | in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also provide the |
619 | vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the |
620 | registration number; and a description, including color scheme, |
621 | of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured |
622 | home. If the sexual predator's place of residence is a vessel, |
623 | live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the |
624 | sexual predator shall also provide the hull identification |
625 | number; the manufacturer's serial number; the name of the |
626 | vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration |
627 | number; and a description, including color scheme, of the |
628 | vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat. |
629 | (b) The sheriff's office shall, within 2 working days, |
630 | electronically submit and update all information provided by the |
631 | sexual predator to the department in a manner prescribed by the |
632 | department. This procedure shall be implemented by December 1, |
633 | 2005. |
634 | (10) PENALTIES.-- |
635 | (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, a sexual |
636 | predator who fails to register; who fails, after registration, |
637 | to maintain, acquire, or renew a driver's license or |
638 | identification card; who fails to provide required location |
639 | information, electronic mail address information, instant |
640 | message name information, or change-of-name information; who |
641 | fails to make a required report in connection with vacating a |
642 | permanent residence; who fails to reregister as required; who |
643 | fails to respond to any address verification correspondence from |
644 | the department within 3 weeks of the date of the correspondence; |
645 | or who otherwise fails, by act or omission, to comply with the |
646 | requirements of this section, commits a felony of the third |
647 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. |
648 | 775.084. |
649 | Section 10. Paragraphs (f) and (g) are added to subsection |
650 | (1) and paragraph (d) is added to subsection (4) of section |
651 | 943.0435, Florida Statutes, and subsections (2) and (14) of that |
652 | section are amended, to read: |
653 | 943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the |
654 | department; penalty.-- |
655 | (1) As used in this section, the term: |
656 | (f) "Electronic mail address" has the same meaning as |
657 | provided in s. 668.602. |
658 | (g) "Instant message name" means an identifier that allows |
659 | a person to communicate in real time with another person using |
660 | the Internet. |
661 | (2) A sexual offender shall: |
662 | (a) Report in person at the sheriff's office in the county |
663 | in which the offender establishes or maintains a permanent or |
664 | temporary residence, within 48 hours after establishing |
665 | permanent or temporary residence in this state or within 48 |
666 | hours after being released from the custody, control, or |
667 | supervision of the Department of Corrections or from the custody |
668 | of a private correctional facility. Any change in the sexual |
669 | offender's permanent or temporary residence, or name, any |
670 | electronic mail address and any instant message name required to |
671 | be provided pursuant to paragraph (4)(d), after the sexual |
672 | offender reports in person at the sheriff's office, shall be |
673 | accomplished in the manner provided in subsections (4), (7), and |
674 | (8). |
675 | (b) Provide his or her name, date of birth, social |
676 | security number, race, sex, height, weight, hair and eye color, |
677 | tattoos or other identifying marks, occupation and place of |
678 | employment, address of permanent or legal residence or address |
679 | of any current temporary residence, within the state and out of |
680 | state, including a rural route address and a post office box, |
681 | any electronic mail address and any instant message name |
682 | required to be provided pursuant to paragraph (4)(d), date and |
683 | place of each conviction, and a brief description of the crime |
684 | or crimes committed by the offender. A post office box shall not |
685 | be provided in lieu of a physical residential address. |
686 | 1. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a motor |
687 | vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as defined |
688 | in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also provide to the |
689 | department written notice of the vehicle identification number; |
690 | the license tag number; the registration number; and a |
691 | description, including color scheme, of the motor vehicle, |
692 | trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home. If the sexual |
693 | offender's place of residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, |
694 | or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the sexual offender |
695 | shall also provide to the department written notice of the hull |
696 | identification number; the manufacturer's serial number; the |
697 | name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the |
698 | registration number; and a description, including color scheme, |
699 | of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat. |
700 | 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or |
701 | carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education in |
702 | this state, the sexual offender shall also provide to the |
703 | department the name, address, and county of each institution, |
704 | including each campus attended, and the sexual offender's |
705 | enrollment or employment status. Each change in enrollment or |
706 | employment status shall be reported in person at the sheriff's |
707 | office, within 48 hours after any change in status. The sheriff |
708 | shall promptly notify each institution of the sexual offender's |
709 | presence and any change in the sexual offender's enrollment or |
710 | employment status. |
711 |
|
712 | When a sexual offender reports at the sheriff's office, the |
713 | sheriff shall take a photograph and a set of fingerprints of the |
714 | offender and forward the photographs and fingerprints to the |
715 | department, along with the information provided by the sexual |
716 | offender. The sheriff shall promptly provide to the department |
717 | the information received from the sexual offender. |
718 | (4) |
719 | (d) A sexual offender must register any electronic mail |
720 | address or instant message name with the department prior to |
721 | using such electronic mail address or instant message name on or |
722 | after October 1, 2007. The department shall establish an online |
723 | system through which sexual offenders may securely access and |
724 | update all electronic mail address and instant message name |
725 | information. |
726 | (14)(a) A sexual offender must report in person each year |
727 | during the month of the sexual offender's birthday and during |
728 | the sixth month following the sexual offender's birth month to |
729 | the sheriff's office in the county in which he or she resides or |
730 | is otherwise located to reregister. The sheriff's office may |
731 | determine the appropriate times and days for reporting by the |
732 | sexual offender, which shall be consistent with the reporting |
733 | requirements of this paragraph. Reregistration shall include any |
734 | changes to the following information: |
735 | 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date of |
736 | birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; address of any |
737 | permanent residence and address of any current temporary |
738 | residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural |
739 | route address and a post office box; any electronic mail address |
740 | and any instant message name required to be provided pursuant to |
741 | paragraph (4)(d); date and place of any employment; vehicle |
742 | make, model, color, and license tag number; fingerprints; and |
743 | photograph. A post office box shall not be provided in lieu of a |
744 | physical residential address. |
745 | 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or |
746 | carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education in |
747 | this state, the sexual offender shall also provide to the |
748 | department the name, address, and county of each institution, |
749 | including each campus attended, and the sexual offender's |
750 | enrollment or employment status. |
751 | 3. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a motor |
752 | vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as defined |
753 | in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also provide the |
754 | vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the |
755 | registration number; and a description, including color scheme, |
756 | of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured |
757 | home. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a vessel, |
758 | live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the |
759 | sexual offender shall also provide the hull identification |
760 | number; the manufacturer's serial number; the name of the |
761 | vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration |
762 | number; and a description, including color scheme, of the |
763 | vessel, live-aboard vessel or houseboat. |
764 | 4. Any sexual offender who fails to report in person as |
765 | required at the sheriff's office, or who fails to respond to any |
766 | address verification correspondence from the department within 3 |
767 | weeks of the date of the correspondence or who fails to report |
768 | electronic mail addresses or instant message names, commits a |
769 | felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. |
770 | 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
771 | (b) The sheriff's office shall, within 2 working days, |
772 | electronically submit and update all information provided by the |
773 | sexual offender to the department in a manner prescribed by the |
774 | department. This procedure shall be implemented by December 1, |
775 | 2005. |
776 | Section 11. Paragraphs (c) and (d) are added to subsection |
777 | (1) of section 944.606, Florida Statutes, and paragraph (a) of |
778 | subsection (3) of that section is amended, to read: |
779 | 944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release.-- |
780 | (1) As used in this section: |
781 | (c) "Electronic mail address" has the same meaning as |
782 | provided in s. 668.602. |
783 | (d) "Instant message name" means an identifier that allows |
784 | a person to communicate in real time with another person using |
785 | the Internet. |
786 | (3)(a) The department must provide information regarding |
787 | any sexual offender who is being released after serving a period |
788 | of incarceration for any offense, as follows: |
789 | 1. The department must provide: the sexual offender's |
790 | name, any change in the offender's name by reason of marriage or |
791 | other legal process, and any alias, if known; the correctional |
792 | facility from which the sexual offender is released; the sexual |
793 | offender's social security number, race, sex, date of birth, |
794 | height, weight, and hair and eye color; date and county of |
795 | sentence and each crime for which the offender was sentenced; a |
796 | copy of the offender's fingerprints and a digitized photograph |
797 | taken within 60 days before release; the date of release of the |
798 | sexual offender; any electronic mail address and any instant |
799 | message name required to be provided pursuant to s. |
800 | 943.0435(4)(d); and the offender's intended residence address, |
801 | if known. The department shall notify the Department of Law |
802 | Enforcement if the sexual offender escapes, absconds, or dies. |
803 | If the sexual offender is in the custody of a private |
804 | correctional facility, the facility shall take the digitized |
805 | photograph of the sexual offender within 60 days before the |
806 | sexual offender's release and provide this photograph to the |
807 | Department of Corrections and also place it in the sexual |
808 | offender's file. If the sexual offender is in the custody of a |
809 | local jail, the custodian of the local jail shall notify the |
810 | Department of Law Enforcement of the sexual offender's release |
811 | and provide to the Department of Law Enforcement the information |
812 | specified in this paragraph and any information specified in |
813 | subparagraph 2. that the Department of Law Enforcement requests. |
814 | 2. The department may provide any other information deemed |
815 | necessary, including criminal and corrections records, |
816 | nonprivileged personnel and treatment records, when available. |
817 | Section 12. Paragraphs (e) and (f) are added to subsection |
818 | (1) of section 944.607, Florida Statutes, and paragraph (a) of |
819 | subsection (4) and subsection (13) of that section are amended, |
820 | to read: |
821 | 944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of |
822 | information on sexual offenders.-- |
823 | (1) As used in this section, the term: |
824 | (e) "Electronic mail address" has the same meaning as |
825 | provided in s. 668.602. |
826 | (f) "Instant message name" means an identifier that allows |
827 | a person to communicate in real time with another person using |
828 | the Internet. |
829 | (4) A sexual offender, as described in this section, who |
830 | is under the supervision of the Department of Corrections but is |
831 | not incarcerated must register with the Department of |
832 | Corrections and provide information as required by this |
833 | subsection. |
834 | (a) The sexual offender shall provide his or her name; |
835 | date of birth; social security number; race; sex; height; |
836 | weight; hair and eye color; tattoos or other identifying marks; |
837 | any electronic mail address and any instant message name |
838 | required to be provided pursuant to s. 943.0435(4)(d); and |
839 | permanent or legal residence and address of temporary residence |
840 | within the state or out of state while the sexual offender is |
841 | under supervision in this state, including any rural route |
842 | address or post office box. The Department of Corrections shall |
843 | verify the address of each sexual offender in the manner |
844 | described in ss. 775.21 and 943.0435. |
845 | (13)(a) A sexual offender must report in person each year |
846 | during the month of the sexual offender's birthday and during |
847 | the sixth month following the sexual offender's birth month to |
848 | the sheriff's office in the county in which he or she resides or |
849 | is otherwise located to reregister. The sheriff's office may |
850 | determine the appropriate times and days for reporting by the |
851 | sexual offender, which shall be consistent with the reporting |
852 | requirements of this paragraph. Reregistration shall include any |
853 | changes to the following information: |
854 | 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date of |
855 | birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; address of any |
856 | permanent residence and address of any current temporary |
857 | residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural |
858 | route address and a post office box; any electronic mail address |
859 | and any instant message name required to be provided pursuant to |
860 | s. 943.0435(4)(d), date and place of any employment; vehicle |
861 | make, model, color, and license tag number; fingerprints; and |
862 | photograph. A post office box shall not be provided in lieu of a |
863 | physical residential address. |
864 | 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or |
865 | carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education in |
866 | this state, the sexual offender shall also provide to the |
867 | department the name, address, and county of each institution, |
868 | including each campus attended, and the sexual offender's |
869 | enrollment or employment status. |
870 | 3. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a motor |
871 | vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as defined |
872 | in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also provide the |
873 | vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the |
874 | registration number; and a description, including color scheme, |
875 | of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured |
876 | home. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a vessel, |
877 | live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the |
878 | sexual offender shall also provide the hull identification |
879 | number; the manufacturer's serial number; the name of the |
880 | vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration |
881 | number; and a description, including color scheme, of the |
882 | vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat. |
883 | 4. Any sexual offender who fails to report in person as |
884 | required at the sheriff's office, or who fails to respond to any |
885 | address verification correspondence from the department within 3 |
886 | weeks of the date of the correspondence or who fails to report |
887 | electronic mail addresses or instant message names, commits a |
888 | felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. |
889 | 775.082, s. 775.083, and s. 775.084. |
890 | (b) The sheriff's office shall, within 2 working days, |
891 | electronically submit and update all information provided by the |
892 | sexual offender to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement in |
893 | a manner prescribed by that the Florida department of Law |
894 | Enforcement. This procedure shall be implemented by December 1, |
895 | 2005. |
896 | Section 13. In the express interest of the protection of |
897 | citizens, particularly children, who use the Internet, it is the |
898 | intent of the Legislature that the collection and distribution |
899 | of the electronic mail address and instant message name |
900 | information of sexual predators and sexual offenders be |
901 | maintained and distributed in a manner to maximize public safety |
902 | benefits while minimizing and avoiding to the greatest extent |
903 | possible any use of this information for any illegal purposes |
904 | including harassment and networking among individuals for |
905 | illegal purposes. Additionally, care should be taken in the |
906 | distribution of this information to avoid circumstances which |
907 | allow ready access to such information by minors. |
908 | Section 14. Section 943.0437, Florida Statutes, is created |
909 | to read: |
910 | 943.0437 Commercial social networking websites.-- |
911 | (1) For the purpose of this section, the term "commercial |
912 | social networking website" means a commercially operated |
913 | Internet website that allows users to create web pages or |
914 | profiles that provide information about themselves and are |
915 | available publicly or to other users and that offers a mechanism |
916 | for communication with other users, such as a forum, chat room, |
917 | electronic mail, or instant messenger. |
918 | (2) The department may provide information relating to |
919 | electronic mail addresses and instant message names maintained |
920 | as part of the sexual offender registry to commercial social |
921 | networking websites or third parties designated by commercial |
922 | social networking websites. The commercial social networking |
923 | website may use this information for the purpose of comparing |
924 | registered users and screening potential users of the commercial |
925 | social networking website against the list of electronic mail |
926 | addresses and instant message names provided by the department. |
927 | (3) This section shall not be construed to impose any |
928 | civil liability on a commercial social networking website for: |
929 | (a) Any action voluntarily taken in good faith to remove |
930 | or disable any profile of a registered user associated with an |
931 | electronic mail address or instant message name contained in the |
932 | sexual offender registry. |
933 | (b) Any action taken to restrict access by such registered |
934 | user to the commercial social networking website. |
935 | Section 15. This act shall take effect October 1, 2007. |