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The Committee on Judiciary (Villalobos) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 144-145,

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insert:

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     Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 943.043, Florida

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Statutes, is amended, and new subsections (6), (7), and (8) are

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added to that section to read:

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     943.043  Toll-free telephone number; Internet notification;

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sexual predator and sexual offender information.--

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     (1) The department shall may notify the public through the

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Internet of any information regarding sexual predators and sexual

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offenders which is not confidential and exempt from public

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disclosure under s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State

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Constitution.

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     (6) The notification to the public of any information

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regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders through the

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Internet under this section, at a minimum, must:

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     (a) Communicate information including:

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1. The name of the sexual predator or sexual offender;

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2. A description of the sexual predator or sexual offender,

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including a photograph;

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3. The current address of the sexual predator or sexual

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offender, including the name of the county or municipality, if

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known;

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4. The circumstances of the sexual predator or sexual

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offender's offense or offenses; and

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5. Whether the victim of the sexual predator or sexual

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offender, at the time of the offense, was a minor or an adult;

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     (b) Provide for any feature that displays the location of

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predators and offenders on a map to visually distinguish newly

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registered or relocated predators or offenders from existing

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predators or offenders for a period of six months after the new

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registration or relocation;

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     (c) Enable a user to collapse the radius of a selected

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viewable area on a map from 1 mile to 1,000 feet to enhance the

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user's ability to identify sexual predators or sexual offenders

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located in smaller geographic areas; and

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     (d) Enable a user to select a particular point on a map and

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identify sexual predators and sexual offenders at specified

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distances from the selected point.

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     (7) The department shall develop, in cooperation with the

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reporting agencies, a uniform system to require verification of

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addresses submitted by sexual predators and sexual offenders when

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the submitted address cannot be plotted on a map due to errors,

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omissions, or other irregularities in the address.

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     (8) The department shall determine the feasibility of

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providing a mapping mechanism for use by public users which is

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capable of plotting each sexual offender and sexual predator's

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known proximity to, and distance from, sites such as schools, day

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care centers, parks, or playgrounds, as indicated under s.

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794.065. The department should examine the feasibility of

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providing users with information regarding any given predator or

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offender's restricted access to those sites. The department

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shall report its findings and cost estimations to the Governor,

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the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

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Representatives by December 1, 2008.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line 8, after the first semicolon

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insert:

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amending s. 943.043; requiring the Department of Law

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Enforcement to notify the public of sexual predator and

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sexual offender information through the Internet;

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specifying what sexual predator and sexual offender

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information and features must be available on the

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Internet; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to

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develop a uniform system to verify predator and offender

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address information when address submitted cannot be

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plotted on a map; requiring the Department of Law

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Enforcement to determine the feasibility of certain

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Internet features;

3/24/2008  1:38:00 PM     JU.JU.05552