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The Committee on Criminal Justice (Bennett) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 265 and 266

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insert:

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     Section 4.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section

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944.607, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     944.607  Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of

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information on sexual offenders.--

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     (4)  A sexual offender, as described in this section, who

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is under the supervision of the Department of Corrections but is

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not incarcerated must register with the Department of

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Corrections within 3 business days after sentencing for a

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registerable offense and otherwise provide information as

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required by this subsection.

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     (a)  The sexual offender shall provide his or her name;

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date of birth; social security number; race; sex; height;

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weight; hair and eye color; tattoos or other identifying marks;

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any electronic mail address and any instant message name

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required to be provided pursuant to s. 943.0435(4)(d); home

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telephone numbers, including any cellular telephone numbers; and

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permanent or legal residence and address of temporary residence

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within the state or out of state while the sexual offender is

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under supervision in this state, including any rural route

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address or post office box. The Department of Corrections shall

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verify the address of each sexual offender in the manner

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described in ss. 775.21 and 943.0435. The department shall

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report to the Department of Law Enforcement any failure by a

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sexual predator or sexual offender to comply with registration

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requirements.

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     Section 5.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section

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985.481, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     985.481  Sexual offenders adjudicated delinquent;

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notification upon release.--

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     (3)(a)  The department must provide information regarding

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any sexual offender who is being released after serving a period

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of residential commitment under the department for any offense,

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as follows:

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     1.  The department must provide the sexual offender's name,

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any change in the offender's name by reason of marriage or other

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legal process, and any alias, if known; the correctional

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facility from which the sexual offender is released; the sexual

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offender's social security number, race, sex, date of birth,

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height, weight, and hair and eye color; home telephone numbers,

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including any cellular telephone numbers, date and county of

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disposition and each crime for which there was a disposition; a

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copy of the offender's fingerprints and a digitized photograph

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taken within 60 days before release; the date of release of the

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sexual offender; and the offender's intended residence address,

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if known. The department shall notify the Department of Law

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Enforcement if the sexual offender escapes, absconds, or dies.

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If the sexual offender is in the custody of a private

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correctional facility, the facility shall take the digitized

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photograph of the sexual offender within 60 days before the

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sexual offender's release and also place it in the sexual

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offender's file. If the sexual offender is in the custody of a

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local jail, the custodian of the local jail shall register the

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offender within 3 business days after intake of the offender for

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any reason and upon release, and shall notify the Department of

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Law Enforcement of the sexual offender's release and provide to

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the Department of Law Enforcement the information specified in

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this subparagraph and any information specified in subparagraph

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2. which the Department of Law Enforcement requests.

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     2.  The department may provide any other information

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considered necessary, including criminal and delinquency

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records, when available.

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     Section 6.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section

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985.4815, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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     985.4815  Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of

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information on juvenile sexual offenders.--

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     (4)  A sexual offender, as described in this section, who

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is under the supervision of the department but who is not

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committed must register with the department within 3 business

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days after adjudication and disposition for a registrable

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offense and otherwise provide information as required by this

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subsection.

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     (a)  The sexual offender shall provide his or her name;

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date of birth; social security number; race; sex; height;

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weight; hair and eye color; tattoos or other identifying marks;

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and permanent or legal residence and address of temporary

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residence within the state or out of state while the sexual

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offender is in the care or custody or under the jurisdiction or

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supervision of the department in this state, including any rural

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route address or post office box, and the name and address of

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each school attended; and home telephone number, including any

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cellular telephone number. The department shall verify the

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address of each sexual offender and shall report to the

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Department of Law Enforcement any failure by a sexual offender

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to comply with registration requirements.

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(Redesignate subsequent section.)

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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 6, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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specifying that failure to provide such telephone numbers

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as required is a third-degree felony; requiring that the

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Department of Law Enforcement be notified of the home

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telephone number and any cellular telephone number of a

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sexual offender released from incarceration; amending s.

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944.607, F.S.; requiring a sexual offender who is under

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the supervision of the Department of Corrections but who

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is not incarcerated to provide a home telephone number and

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any cellular telephone number to the department; amending

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ss. 985.481 and 985.4815, F.S.; requiring that the

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Department of Law Enforcement be notified of the home

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telephone number and any cellular telephone number of a

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juvenile sexual offender released after serving a period

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of residential commitment; requiring a juvenile sexual

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offender who is placed on supervision but not committed to

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register his or her home telephone number and cellular

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telephone number with the Department of Law Enforcement;

3/10/2008  3:41:00 PM     CJ.CJ.04692