HB 697

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to DNA testing; amending s. 943.325, F.S.;
3revising offenses for which a conviction requires the
4person convicted to provide biological specimens in
5specified circumstances; correcting a reference; providing
6an effective date.
7
8Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10     Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 943.325, Florida
11Statutes, is amended to read:
12     943.325  Blood or other biological specimen testing for DNA
13analysis.--
14     (1)(a)  Any person who is convicted or was previously
15convicted in this state for any offense or attempted offense
16enumerated in paragraph (b), and any person who is transferred
17to this state under Article VII of the Interstate Compact on
18Juveniles, part XIII V of chapter 985, who has committed or
19attempted to commit an offense similarly defined by the
20transferring state, who is either:
21     1.  Still incarcerated, or
22     2.  No longer incarcerated, or has never been incarcerated,
23yet is within the confines of the legal state boundaries and is
24on probation, community control, parole, conditional release,
25control release, or any other type of court-ordered supervision,
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27shall be required to submit two specimens of blood or other
28biological specimens approved by the Department of Law
29Enforcement to a Department of Law Enforcement designated
30testing facility as directed by the department.
31     (b)1.  Chapter 794, chapter 800, s. 782.04, s. 784.045, s.
32810.02, s. 812.133, or s. 812.135.
33     2.  Effective July 1, 2002, and contingent upon specific
34appropriation, s. 812.13 or s. 812.131.
35     3.  Effective July 1, 2003, and contingent upon specific
36appropriation, chapter 787 or s. 782.07.
37     4.  Effective July 1, 2004, and contingent upon specific
38appropriation, any forcible felony, as described in s. 776.08,
39aggravated child abuse, as described in s. 827.03(2), aggravated
40abuse of an elderly person or a disabled adult, as described in
41s. 825.102(2), or any felony violation of chapter 790 involving
42the use or possession of a firearm.
43     1.5.  Effective July 1, 2005, and contingent upon specific
44appropriation, Any felony offense.
45     2.  Any misdemeanor violation of s. 784.048, s. 810.14, s.
46847.011, s. 847.013, s. 847.0135, or s. 877.26.
47     3.  An offense that the court found at sentencing was
48committed for the purpose of benefiting, promoting, or
49furthering the interests of a criminal street gang as defined in
50s. 874.03.
51     (c)  As used in this section, the term "any person"
52includes both juveniles and adults committed to a county jail or
53committed to or under the supervision of the Department of
54Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, including
55persons incarcerated in a private correctional institution
56operated under contract pursuant to s. 944.105.
57     (d)  Any person who was previously convicted in this state
58for any offense or attempted offense enumerated in paragraph (b)
59subparagraph (b)1., subparagraph (b)2., or subparagraph (b)3.
60and who is still incarcerated or in the custody of the
61Department of Juvenile Justice must submit, not less than 45
62days before his or her presumptive date of release from such
63incarceration or commitment, two specimens of blood or other
64approved biological specimens as directed by the Department of
65Law Enforcement to a testing facility designated by the
66department.
67     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.


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