HB 29

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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; providing an effective date.
6
7Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9     Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 943.325, Florida
10Statutes, is amended to read:
11     943.325  Blood or other biological specimen testing for DNA
12analysis.--
13     (1)(a)  Any person who is convicted or was previously
14convicted in this state for any offense or attempted offense
15enumerated in paragraph (b), and any person who is transferred
16to this state under Article VII of the Interstate Compact on
17Juveniles, part XIII of chapter 985, who has committed or
18attempted to commit an offense similarly defined by the
19transferring state, who is either:
20     1.  Still incarcerated, or
21     2.  No longer incarcerated, or has never been incarcerated,
22yet is within the confines of the legal state boundaries and is
23on probation, community control, parole, conditional release,
24control release, or any other type of court-ordered supervision,
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26shall be required to submit two specimens of blood or other
27biological specimens approved by the Department of Law
28Enforcement to a Department of Law Enforcement designated
29testing facility as directed by the department.
30     (b)1.  Chapter 794, chapter 800, s. 782.04, s. 784.045, s.
31810.02, s. 812.133, or s. 812.135.
32     2.  Effective July 1, 2002, and contingent upon specific
33appropriation, s. 812.13 or s. 812.131.
34     3.  Effective July 1, 2003, and contingent upon specific
35appropriation, chapter 787 or s. 782.07.
36     4.  Effective July 1, 2004, and contingent upon specific
37appropriation, any forcible felony, as described in s. 776.08,
38aggravated child abuse, as described in s. 827.03(2), aggravated
39abuse of an elderly person or a disabled adult, as described in
40s. 825.102(2), or any felony violation of chapter 790 involving
41the use or possession of a firearm.
42     1.5.  Effective July 1, 2005, and contingent upon specific
43appropriation, Any felony offense.
44     2.  Any misdemeanor violation of s. 784.048, s. 810.14, s.
45847.011, s. 847.013, s. 847.0135, or s. 877.26.
46     3.  An offense that the court found at sentencing was
47committed for the purpose of benefiting, promoting, or
48furthering the interests of a criminal street gang as defined in
49s. 874.03.
50     (c)  As used in this section, the term "any person"
51includes both juveniles and adults committed to a county jail or
52committed to or under the supervision of the Department of
53Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice, including
54persons incarcerated in a private correctional institution
55operated under contract pursuant to s. 944.105.
56     (d)  Any person who was previously convicted in this state
57for any offense or attempted offense enumerated in paragraph (b)
58subparagraph (b)1., subparagraph (b)2., or subparagraph (b)3.
59and who is still incarcerated or in the custody of the
60Department of Juvenile Justice must submit, not less than 45
61days before his or her presumptive date of release from such
62incarceration or commitment, two specimens of blood or other
63approved biological specimens as directed by the Department of
64Law Enforcement to a testing facility designated by the
65department.
66     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.


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