1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to exploited children; amending s. 92.56, |
3 | F.S.; providing specified protections to victims in any |
4 | civil or criminal proceeding involving the production, |
5 | possession, or promotion of child pornography where the |
6 | victim depicted in the image or images is a party to the |
7 | case or a witness in the case; permitting use of a |
8 | pseudonym to designate the victim of a crime involving a |
9 | victim of production, possession, or promotion of child |
10 | pornography; revising provisions concerning use of victim |
11 | pseudonyms to specify that they may be used in civil and |
12 | criminal proceedings; amending s. 800.04, F.S., relating |
13 | to lewd or lascivious exhibition, to conform to changes |
14 | made by the act; creating s. 847.002, F.S.; requiring law |
15 | enforcement officers submitting a case for prosecution |
16 | that involves the creation, possession, or promotion of |
17 | child pornography to provide specified information to |
18 | prosecutors; requiring prosecutors to pursue prosecutions |
19 | regarding images of child pornography wherein a known |
20 | victim from within this state is depicted; requiring |
21 | prosecutors to enter specified information in a database |
22 | maintained by the Attorney General; creating s. 847.01355, |
23 | F.S., relating to lewd and lascivious exhibition on a |
24 | computer; providing an exception; providing penalties; |
25 | creating s. 847.01357, F.S.; providing a civil remedy for |
26 | any person who is a victim of a listed sexual abuse crime |
27 | wherein any portion of that abuse was used in the |
28 | production of child pornography and who suffers personal |
29 | or psychological injury as a result of the production, |
30 | promotion, or possession of such images; specifying |
31 | damages to persons who are further exploited following a |
32 | recovery under this section; providing for limitation of |
33 | actions; providing for confidential pseudonyms to |
34 | specified claimants; precluding a defense to certain civil |
35 | actions; permitting the Attorney General to pursue cases |
36 | on behalf of victims; providing for disposition of damages |
37 | and attorney's fees; amending s. 960.03, F.S.; including |
38 | crimes that result in psychological injury or trauma as |
39 | compensable crimes for purposes of victims compensation; |
40 | expanding the definition of "victim" for purposes of |
41 | victim compensation to include any minor who has suffered |
42 | physical or psychological injury as a result of online |
43 | sexual solicitation and including any person who, while a |
44 | child, was depicted in an image of child pornography; |
45 | amending ss. 90.404, 92.565, 394.912, 409.2355, 775.082, |
46 | 775.084, 775.15, 775.21, 784.048, 787.01, 787.02, 787.025, |
47 | 794.065, 914.16, 921.0022, 921.244, 938.10, 943.0435, |
48 | 943.04354, 943.0585, 943.059, 944.606, 944.607, 947.1405, |
49 | 948.013, 948.03, 948.06, 948.101, 948.30, 948.31, and |
50 | 948.32, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the |
51 | act; providing an effective date. |
52 |
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53 | WHEREAS, children who are sexually abused and then |
54 | exploited by the creation of permanent images of that sexual |
55 | abuse through child pornography are further harmed by the |
56 | continued possession, promotion, and distribution of those |
57 | images on the Internet, and |
58 | WHEREAS, the possession of child pornography is not a |
59 | victimless crime, and over 1,200 victims of child pornography |
60 | are known by law enforcement, over 30 of whom were citizens of |
61 | this state at the time of their abuse, and |
62 | WHEREAS, victims of child pornography suffer repeated |
63 | unending abuse not only as children, but throughout their lives, |
64 | by those individuals who engage in the collection and |
65 | distribution of the image of the victim's sexual abuse and |
66 | exploitation, and |
67 | WHEREAS, victims of child pornography currently do not |
68 | receive notice, consideration, compensation, or any other rights |
69 | assured to crime victims in this state pursuant to chapter 960, |
70 | F.S., and |
71 | WHEREAS, victims of child pornography are entitled to be |
72 | heard and considered in any case involving the production, |
73 | possession, and promotion of an image of their sexual-abuse, and |
74 | these victims are due all the rights and protections afforded |
75 | every other crime victim in this state, NOW, THEREFORE, |
76 |
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77 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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79 | Section 1. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 92.56, |
80 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
81 | 92.56 Judicial proceedings and court records involving |
82 | sexual offenses.-- |
83 | (1)(a) All court records, including testimony from |
84 | witnesses, that reveal the photograph, name, or address of the |
85 | victim of an alleged offense described in chapter 794 or chapter |
86 | 800, or act of child abuse, aggravated child abuse, or sexual |
87 | performance by a child as described in chapter 827, are |
88 | confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 24(a), Art. I |
89 | of the State Constitution and may not be made public if, upon a |
90 | showing to the trial court with jurisdiction over the alleged |
91 | offense, the state or the victim demonstrates that: |
92 | 1.(a) The identity of the victim is not already known in |
93 | the community; |
94 | 2.(b) The victim has not voluntarily called public |
95 | attention to the offense; |
96 | 3.(c) The identity of the victim has not otherwise become |
97 | a reasonable subject of public concern; |
98 | 4.(d) The disclosure of the victim's identity would be |
99 | offensive to a reasonable person; and |
100 | 5.(e) The disclosure of the victim's identity would: |
101 | a.1. Endanger the victim because the assailant has not |
102 | been apprehended and is not otherwise known to the victim; |
103 | b.2. Endanger the victim because of the likelihood of |
104 | retaliation, harassment, or intimidation; |
105 | c.3. Cause severe emotional or mental harm to the victim; |
106 | d.4. Make the victim unwilling to testify as a witness; or |
107 | e.5. Be inappropriate for other good cause shown. |
108 | (b) In any civil or criminal proceeding involving the |
109 | production, possession, or promotion of child pornography where |
110 | the victim depicted in the image or images is a party to the |
111 | case or a witness in the case, the showing required in |
112 | subparagraph (a)1. is waived and all the protections under this |
113 | section will apply to protect the victim's privacy. |
114 | (3) The state may use a pseudonym instead of the victim's |
115 | name to designate the victim of a crime described in chapter 794 |
116 | or chapter 800, or of child abuse, aggravated child abuse, or |
117 | sexual performance by a child as described in chapter 827, or |
118 | any crime involving a victim of production, possession, or |
119 | promotion of child pornography as described in chapter 827 or |
120 | chapter 847, in all court records and records of court |
121 | proceedings, both civil and criminal. |
122 | Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 800.04, Florida |
123 | Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (b) of that subsection is |
124 | renumbered as s. 847.01355, Florida Statutes, and amended, to |
125 | read: |
126 | 800.04 Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in |
127 | the presence of persons less than 16 years of age.-- |
128 | (7) LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS EXHIBITION.-- |
129 | (a) A person who: |
130 | 1. Intentionally masturbates; |
131 | 2. Intentionally exposes the genitals in a lewd or |
132 | lascivious manner; or |
133 | 3. Intentionally commits any other sexual act that does |
134 | not involve actual physical or sexual contact with the victim, |
135 | including, but not limited to, sadomasochistic abuse, sexual |
136 | bestiality, or the simulation of any act involving sexual |
137 | activity |
138 |
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139 | in the presence of a victim who is less than 16 years of age, |
140 | commits lewd or lascivious exhibition. |
141 | (b)(c) An offender 18 years of age or older who commits a |
142 | lewd or lascivious exhibition commits a felony of the second |
143 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. |
144 | 775.084. |
145 | (c)(d) An offender less than 18 years of age who commits a |
146 | lewd or lascivious exhibition commits a felony of the third |
147 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. |
148 | 775.084. |
149 | 847.01355 Lewd or lascivious exhibition using a |
150 | computer.-- |
151 | (1)(b) A person who: |
152 | (a)1. Intentionally masturbates; |
153 | (b)2. Intentionally exposes the genitals in a lewd or |
154 | lascivious manner; or |
155 | (c)3. Intentionally commits any other sexual act that does |
156 | not involve actual physical or sexual contact with the victim, |
157 | including, but not limited to, sadomasochistic abuse, sexual |
158 | bestiality, or the simulation of any act involving sexual |
159 | activity |
160 |
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161 | live over a computer online service, Internet service, or local |
162 | bulletin board service and who knows or should know or has |
163 | reason to believe that the transmission is viewed on a computer |
164 | or television monitor by a victim in this state who is less than |
165 | 16 years of age, commits lewd or lascivious exhibition in |
166 | violation of this section. The fact that an undercover operative |
167 | or law enforcement officer was involved in the detection and |
168 | investigation of an offense under this section paragraph shall |
169 | not constitute a defense to a prosecution under this section |
170 | paragraph. |
171 | (2) An offender 18 years of age or older who commits a |
172 | lewd or lascivious exhibition using a computer commits a felony |
173 | of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. |
174 | 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
175 | (3) An offender less than 18 years of age who commits a |
176 | lewd or lascivious exhibition using a computer commits a felony |
177 | of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. |
178 | 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
179 | (4) A mother's breastfeeding of her baby does not under |
180 | any circumstance constitute a violation of this section. |
181 | Section 3. Section 847.002, Florida Statutes, is created |
182 | to read: |
183 | 847.002 Child pornography prosecutions.-- |
184 | (1) Any law enforcement officer in this state submitting a |
185 | case for prosecution that involves the creation, possession, or |
186 | promotion of child pornography shall provide to the designated |
187 | prosecutor, within 30 days of arrest of a person charged with |
188 | the creation, possession, or promotion such child pornography a |
189 | detailed list of all images involved in the case which contain |
190 | the depiction of a known victim of child pornography as defined |
191 | in s. 960.03. In addition, the arresting officer shall include |
192 | the law enforcement contact information provided for that victim |
193 | by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's |
194 | Child Victim Identification Program. |
195 | (2) The state attorneys and the statewide prosecutor must, |
196 | whenever possible, pursue prosecution of those involved in the |
197 | creation, possession, or promotion of images of child |
198 | pornography described in subsection (1) in which a known victim |
199 | from within this state is depicted. Further, the prosecuting |
200 | agency must, in every filed case involving child pornography, |
201 | enter the following information into the Victims in Child |
202 | Pornography Tracking Repeat Exploitation database maintained by |
203 | the Office of the Attorney General: |
204 | (a) The case number and agency file number. |
205 | (b) The named defendant. |
206 | (c) The circuit court division and county. |
207 | (d) Current court dates and the status of the case. |
208 | (e) Contact information for the prosecutor assigned. |
209 | (f) Verification that the prosecutor is or is not in |
210 | possession of a victim impact statement and will use the |
211 | statement in sentencing. |
212 | Section 4. Section 847.01357, Florida Statutes, is created |
213 | to read: |
214 | 847.01357 Exploited children's civil remedy.-- |
215 | (1) Any person who is a victim of a sexual abuse crime |
216 | listed in chapter 794, chapter 800, chapter 827, or chapter 847 |
217 | wherein any portion of that abuse was used in the production of |
218 | images of child sexual abuse, otherwise known as child |
219 | pornography, and who suffers personal or psychological injury as |
220 | a result of the production, promotion, or possession of such |
221 | images, regardless of whether the sexual abuse occurred while |
222 | such person was a minor, may bring an action in any appropriate |
223 | state court and shall recover the actual damages such person |
224 | sustains and the cost of the suit, including reasonable |
225 | attorney's fees. Any victim as described in this subsection who |
226 | is awarded damages under this subsection and who is thereafter |
227 | exploited by the further production, possession, or promotion of |
228 | pornographic images of his or her own victimization shall be |
229 | deemed to have sustained damages of no less than $150,000 in |
230 | value in any instance of the further production, possession, or |
231 | promotion of such an image. |
232 | (2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, any |
233 | action commenced under this section must be filed within 3 years |
234 | of the later of: |
235 | (a) The conclusion of a related criminal case; |
236 | (b) The notification to the victim by a member of law |
237 | enforcement of the creation, possession, or promotion of |
238 | pornographic images; or |
239 | (c) In the case of a person under the age of 18, within 3 |
240 | years after the person reaches the age of 18. |
241 | (3) Any victim who has a bona fide claim under this |
242 | section shall, upon request, be provided a confidential |
243 | pseudonym, pursuant to s. 92.56(1)(b), which shall be issued and |
244 | maintained by the Department of Legal Affairs for use in all |
245 | legal pleadings. This identifier shall be fully recognized in |
246 | all courts in this state as a valid legal identity. |
247 | (4) It is not a defense to a civil cause of action under |
248 | this section that the respondent did not know the complainant or |
249 | commit the abuse depicted in any image of child pornography. |
250 | (5) To prevent the further exploitation of victims for |
251 | monetary gain by any other person, the Office of the Attorney |
252 | General shall be designated to pursue cases on behalf of any |
253 | victim under this section. All damages obtained in such cases |
254 | shall go to the victims and the Office of the Attorney General |
255 | may seek reasonable attorney's fees and costs for itself under |
256 | this section. |
257 | Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
258 | 960.03, Florida Statutes, is amended, subsections (10) through |
259 | (13) of that section are renumbered as subsections (11) through |
260 | (14), respectively, a new subsection (10) is added to that |
261 | section, and present subsection (13) of that section is amended, |
262 | to read: |
263 | 960.03 Definitions; ss. 960.01-960.28.--As used in ss. |
264 | 960.01-960.28, unless the context otherwise requires, the term: |
265 | (3) "Crime" means: |
266 | (a) A felony or misdemeanor offense committed by either an |
267 | adult or a juvenile which results in psychological injury or |
268 | trauma, physical injury, or death. The term also includes any |
269 | such criminal act which is committed within this state but which |
270 | falls exclusively within federal jurisdiction. |
271 | (10) "Known victim of child pornography" means any person |
272 | who, while under the age of 18, was depicted in any image of |
273 | child pornography and who has been identified through a report |
274 | generated by a member of law enforcement and provided to the |
275 | National Center for Missing and Exploited Children's Child |
276 | Victim Identification Program. |
277 | (14)(13) "Victim" means: |
278 | (a) A person who suffers personal physical injury or death |
279 | as a direct result of a crime; |
280 | (b) A person less than 16 years of age who was present at |
281 | the scene of a crime, saw or heard the crime, and suffered a |
282 | psychiatric or psychological injury because of the crime, but |
283 | who was not physically injured; or |
284 | (c) A person against whom a forcible felony was committed |
285 | and who suffers a psychiatric or psychological injury as a |
286 | direct result of that crime but who does not otherwise sustain a |
287 | personal physical injury or death;. |
288 | (d) A child less than 18 years of age who is a victim of |
289 | online sexual exploitation under any provision of s. 827.071, s. |
290 | 847.0135, s. 847.0137, or s. 847.0138 and who suffers |
291 | psychiatric or psychological injury as a direct result of that |
292 | crime, but who does not otherwise sustain a personal physical |
293 | injury or death; or |
294 | (e) Any resident of this state of any age who, while under |
295 | the age of 18, was depicted in any image or video, regardless of |
296 | length, of child pornography as defined in s. 847.001 and who |
297 | has been identified by law enforcement and the National Center |
298 | for Missing and Exploited Children as a known victim of child |
299 | pornography, which image or video is recovered by a law |
300 | enforcement investigation or is related to a criminal |
301 | prosecution. |
302 | Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section |
303 | 90.404, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
304 | 90.404 Character evidence; when admissible.-- |
305 | (2) OTHER CRIMES, WRONGS, OR ACTS.-- |
306 | (b)1. In a criminal case in which the defendant is charged |
307 | with a crime involving child molestation, evidence of the |
308 | defendant's commission of other crimes, wrongs, or acts of child |
309 | molestation is admissible, and may be considered for its bearing |
310 | on any matter to which it is relevant. |
311 | 2. For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "child |
312 | molestation" means conduct proscribed by s. 794.011, or s. |
313 | 800.04, or s. 847.01355 when committed against a person 16 years |
314 | of age or younger. |
315 | Section 7. Subsection (2) of section 92.565, Florida |
316 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
317 | 92.565 Admissibility of confession in sexual abuse |
318 | cases.-- |
319 | (2) In any criminal action in which the defendant is |
320 | charged with a crime against a victim under s. 794.011; s. |
321 | 794.05; s. 800.04; s. 826.04; s. 827.03, involving sexual abuse; |
322 | s. 827.04, involving sexual abuse; or s. 827.071; or s. |
323 | 847.01355, or any other crime involving sexual abuse of another, |
324 | or with any attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any |
325 | of these crimes, the defendant's memorialized confession or |
326 | admission is admissible during trial without the state having to |
327 | prove a corpus delicti of the crime if the court finds in a |
328 | hearing conducted outside the presence of the jury that the |
329 | state is unable to show the existence of each element of the |
330 | crime, and having so found, further finds that the defendant's |
331 | confession or admission is trustworthy. Factors which may be |
332 | relevant in determining whether the state is unable to show the |
333 | existence of each element of the crime include, but are not |
334 | limited to, the fact that, at the time the crime was committed, |
335 | the victim was: |
336 | (a) Physically helpless, mentally incapacitated, or |
337 | mentally defective, as those terms are defined in s. 794.011; |
338 | (b) Physically incapacitated due to age, infirmity, or any |
339 | other cause; or |
340 | (c) Less than 12 years of age. |
341 | Section 8. Paragraph (e) of subsection (9) of section |
342 | 394.912, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
343 | 394.912 Definitions.--As used in this part, the term: |
344 | (9) "Sexually violent offense" means: |
345 | (e) Lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon or |
346 | in presence of the child in violation of s. 800.04 or s. |
347 | 847.01355; |
348 | Section 9. Section 409.2355, Florida Statutes, is amended |
349 | to read: |
350 | 409.2355 Programs for prosecution of males over age 21 who |
351 | commit certain offenses involving girls under age 16.--Subject |
352 | to specific appropriated funds, the Department of Children and |
353 | Family Services is directed to establish a program by which |
354 | local communities, through the state attorney's office of each |
355 | judicial circuit, may apply for grants to fund innovative |
356 | programs for the prosecution of males over the age of 21 who |
357 | victimize girls under the age of 16 in violation of s. 794.011, |
358 | s. 794.05, s. 800.04, or s. 827.04(3), or s. 847.01355. |
359 | Section 10. Paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section |
360 | 775.082, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
361 | 775.082 Penalties; applicability of sentencing structures; |
362 | mandatory minimum sentences for certain reoffenders previously |
363 | released from prison.-- |
364 | (9)(a)1. "Prison releasee reoffender" means any defendant |
365 | who commits, or attempts to commit: |
366 | a. Treason; |
367 | b. Murder; |
368 | c. Manslaughter; |
369 | d. Sexual battery; |
370 | e. Carjacking; |
371 | f. Home-invasion robbery; |
372 | g. Robbery; |
373 | h. Arson; |
374 | i. Kidnapping; |
375 | j. Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; |
376 | k. Aggravated battery; |
377 | l. Aggravated stalking; |
378 | m. Aircraft piracy; |
379 | n. Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a |
380 | destructive device or bomb; |
381 | o. Any felony that involves the use or threat of physical |
382 | force or violence against an individual; |
383 | p. Armed burglary; |
384 | q. Burglary of a dwelling or burglary of an occupied |
385 | structure; or |
386 | r. Any felony violation of s. 790.07, s. 800.04, s. |
387 | 827.03, or s. 827.071, or s. 847.01355; |
388 |
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389 | within 3 years after being released from a state correctional |
390 | facility operated by the Department of Corrections or a private |
391 | vendor or within 3 years after being released from a |
392 | correctional institution of another state, the District of |
393 | Columbia, the United States, any possession or territory of the |
394 | United States, or any foreign jurisdiction, following |
395 | incarceration for an offense for which the sentence is |
396 | punishable by more than 1 year in this state. |
397 | 2. "Prison releasee reoffender" also means any defendant |
398 | who commits or attempts to commit any offense listed in sub- |
399 | subparagraphs (a)1.a.-r. while the defendant was serving a |
400 | prison sentence or on escape status from a state correctional |
401 | facility operated by the Department of Corrections or a private |
402 | vendor or while the defendant was on escape status from a |
403 | correctional institution of another state, the District of |
404 | Columbia, the United States, any possession or territory of the |
405 | United States, or any foreign jurisdiction, following |
406 | incarceration for an offense for which the sentence is |
407 | punishable by more than 1 year in this state. |
408 | 3. If the state attorney determines that a defendant is a |
409 | prison releasee reoffender as defined in subparagraph 1., the |
410 | state attorney may seek to have the court sentence the defendant |
411 | as a prison releasee reoffender. Upon proof from the state |
412 | attorney that establishes by a preponderance of the evidence |
413 | that a defendant is a prison releasee reoffender as defined in |
414 | this section, such defendant is not eligible for sentencing |
415 | under the sentencing guidelines and must be sentenced as |
416 | follows: |
417 | a. For a felony punishable by life, by a term of |
418 | imprisonment for life; |
419 | b. For a felony of the first degree, by a term of |
420 | imprisonment of 30 years; |
421 | c. For a felony of the second degree, by a term of |
422 | imprisonment of 15 years; and |
423 | d. For a felony of the third degree, by a term of |
424 | imprisonment of 5 years. |
425 | Section 11. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section |
426 | 775.084, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
427 | 775.084 Violent career criminals; habitual felony |
428 | offenders and habitual violent felony offenders; three-time |
429 | violent felony offenders; definitions; procedure; enhanced |
430 | penalties or mandatory minimum prison terms.-- |
431 | (1) As used in this act: |
432 | (d) "Violent career criminal" means a defendant for whom |
433 | the court must impose imprisonment pursuant to paragraph (4)(d), |
434 | if it finds that: |
435 | 1. The defendant has previously been convicted as an adult |
436 | three or more times for an offense in this state or other |
437 | qualified offense that is: |
438 | a. Any forcible felony, as described in s. 776.08; |
439 | b. Aggravated stalking, as described in s. 784.048(3) and |
440 | (4); |
441 | c. Aggravated child abuse, as described in s. 827.03(2); |
442 | d. Aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled |
443 | adult, as described in s. 825.102(2); |
444 | e. Lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious |
445 | molestation, lewd or lascivious conduct, or lewd or lascivious |
446 | exhibition, as described in s. 800.04 or s. 847.01355; |
447 | f. Escape, as described in s. 944.40; or |
448 | g. A felony violation of chapter 790 involving the use or |
449 | possession of a firearm. |
450 | 2. The defendant has been incarcerated in a state prison |
451 | or a federal prison. |
452 | 3. The primary felony offense for which the defendant is |
453 | to be sentenced is a felony enumerated in subparagraph 1. and |
454 | was committed on or after October 1, 1995, and: |
455 | a. While the defendant was serving a prison sentence or |
456 | other sentence, or court-ordered or lawfully imposed supervision |
457 | that is imposed as a result of a prior conviction for an |
458 | enumerated felony; or |
459 | b. Within 5 years after the conviction of the last prior |
460 | enumerated felony, or within 5 years after the defendant's |
461 | release from a prison sentence, probation, community control, |
462 | control release, conditional release, parole, or court-ordered |
463 | or lawfully imposed supervision or other sentence that is |
464 | imposed as a result of a prior conviction for an enumerated |
465 | felony, whichever is later. |
466 | 4. The defendant has not received a pardon for any felony |
467 | or other qualified offense that is necessary for the operation |
468 | of this paragraph. |
469 | 5. A conviction of a felony or other qualified offense |
470 | necessary to the operation of this paragraph has not been set |
471 | aside in any postconviction proceeding. |
472 | Section 12. Paragraph (a) of subsection (13) and paragraph |
473 | (a) of subsection (16) of section 775.15, Florida Statutes, are |
474 | amended to read: |
475 | 775.15 Time limitations; general time limitations; |
476 | exceptions.-- |
477 | (13)(a) If the victim of a violation of s. 794.011, former |
478 | s. 794.05, Florida Statutes 1995, s. 800.04, or s. 826.04, or s. |
479 | 847.01355 is under the age of 18, the applicable period of |
480 | limitation, if any, does not begin to run until the victim has |
481 | reached the age of 18 or the violation is reported to a law |
482 | enforcement agency or other governmental agency, whichever |
483 | occurs earlier. Such law enforcement agency or other |
484 | governmental agency shall promptly report such allegation to the |
485 | state attorney for the judicial circuit in which the alleged |
486 | violation occurred. If the offense is a first or second degree |
487 | felony violation of s. 794.011, and the offense is reported |
488 | within 72 hours after its commission, the prosecution for such |
489 | offense may be commenced at any time. This paragraph applies to |
490 | any such offense except an offense the prosecution of which |
491 | would have been barred by subsection (2) on or before December |
492 | 31, 1984. |
493 | (16)(a) In addition to the time periods prescribed in this |
494 | section, a prosecution for any of the following offenses may be |
495 | commenced at any time after the date on which the identity of |
496 | the accused is established, or should have been established by |
497 | the exercise of due diligence, through the analysis of |
498 | deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) evidence, if a sufficient portion of |
499 | the evidence collected at the time of the original investigation |
500 | and tested for DNA is preserved and available for testing by the |
501 | accused: |
502 | 1. Aggravated battery or any felony battery offense under |
503 | chapter 784. |
504 | 2. Kidnapping under s. 787.01 or false imprisonment under |
505 | s. 787.02. |
506 | 3. An offense of sexual battery under chapter 794. |
507 | 4. A lewd or lascivious offense under s. 800.04, or s. |
508 | 825.1025, or s. 847.01355. |
509 | 5. A burglary offense under s. 810.02. |
510 | 6. A robbery offense under s. 812.13, s. 812.131, or s. |
511 | 812.135. |
512 | 7. Carjacking under s. 812.133. |
513 | 8. Aggravated child abuse under s. 827.03. |
514 | Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and paragraph |
515 | (b) of subsection (10) of section 775.21, Florida Statutes, are |
516 | amended to read: |
517 | 775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act.-- |
518 | (4) SEXUAL PREDATOR CRITERIA.-- |
519 | (a) For a current offense committed on or after October 1, |
520 | 1993, upon conviction, an offender shall be designated as a |
521 | "sexual predator" under subsection (5), and subject to |
522 | registration under subsection (6) and community and public |
523 | notification under subsection (7) if: |
524 | 1. The felony is: |
525 | a. A capital, life, or first-degree felony violation, or |
526 | any attempt thereof, of s. 787.01 or s. 787.02, where the victim |
527 | is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's parent or |
528 | guardian, or s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 847.01355, or s. |
529 | 847.0145, or a violation of a similar law of another |
530 | jurisdiction; or |
531 | b. Any felony violation, or any attempt thereof, of s. |
532 | 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), where the victim is a |
533 | minor and the defendant is not the victim's parent or guardian; |
534 | s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. |
535 | 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025(2)(b); s. 827.071; s. 847.01355; |
536 | s. 847.0145; or s. 985.701(1); or a violation of a similar law |
537 | of another jurisdiction, and the offender has previously been |
538 | convicted of or found to have committed, or has pled nolo |
539 | contendere or guilty to, regardless of adjudication, any |
540 | violation of s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), where |
541 | the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's |
542 | parent or guardian; s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. |
543 | 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. |
544 | 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, excluding s. 847.0135(4); s. |
545 | 847.01355; s. 847.0145; or s. 985.701(1); or a violation of a |
546 | similar law of another jurisdiction; |
547 | 2. The offender has not received a pardon for any felony |
548 | or similar law of another jurisdiction that is necessary for the |
549 | operation of this paragraph; and |
550 | 3. A conviction of a felony or similar law of another |
551 | jurisdiction necessary to the operation of this paragraph has |
552 | not been set aside in any postconviction proceeding. |
553 | (10) PENALTIES.-- |
554 | (b) A sexual predator who has been convicted of or found |
555 | to have committed, or has pled nolo contendere or guilty to, |
556 | regardless of adjudication, any violation, or attempted |
557 | violation, of s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), where |
558 | the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's |
559 | parent or guardian; s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. |
560 | 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 827.071; s. |
561 | 847.0133; s. 847.01355; s. 847.0145; or s. 985.701(1); or a |
562 | violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction when the |
563 | victim of the offense was a minor, and who works, whether for |
564 | compensation or as a volunteer, at any business, school, day |
565 | care center, park, playground, or other place where children |
566 | regularly congregate, commits a felony of the third degree, |
567 | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
568 | Section 14. Subsections (7) and (8) of section 784.048, |
569 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
570 | 784.048 Stalking; definitions; penalties.-- |
571 | (7) Any person who, after having been sentenced for a |
572 | violation of s. 794.011, or s. 800.04, or s. 847.01355 and |
573 | prohibited from contacting the victim of the offense under s. |
574 | 921.244, willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly follows, |
575 | harasses, or cyberstalks the victim commits the offense of |
576 | aggravated stalking, a felony of the third degree, punishable as |
577 | provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
578 | (8) The punishment imposed under this section shall run |
579 | consecutive to any former sentence imposed for a conviction for |
580 | any offense under s. 794.011, or s. 800.04, or s. 847.01355. |
581 | Section 15. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
582 | 787.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
583 | 787.01 Kidnapping; kidnapping of child under age 13, |
584 | aggravating circumstances.-- |
585 | (3)(a) A person who commits the offense of kidnapping upon |
586 | a child under the age of 13 and who, in the course of committing |
587 | the offense, commits one or more of the following: |
588 | 1. Aggravated child abuse, as defined in s. 827.03; |
589 | 2. Sexual battery, as defined in chapter 794, against the |
590 | child; |
591 | 3. Lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious |
592 | molestation, lewd or lascivious conduct, or lewd or lascivious |
593 | exhibition, in violation of s. 800.04 or s. 847.01355; |
594 | 4. A violation of s. 796.03 or s. 796.04, relating to |
595 | prostitution, upon the child; or |
596 | 5. Exploitation of the child or allowing the child to be |
597 | exploited, in violation of s. 450.151, |
598 |
|
599 | commits a life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. |
600 | 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
601 | Section 16. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
602 | 787.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
603 | 787.02 False imprisonment; false imprisonment of child |
604 | under age 13, aggravating circumstances.-- |
605 | (3)(a) A person who commits the offense of false |
606 | imprisonment upon a child under the age of 13 and who, in the |
607 | course of committing the offense, commits any offense enumerated |
608 | in subparagraphs 1.-5., commits a felony of the first degree, |
609 | punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not exceeding |
610 | life or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
611 | 1. Aggravated child abuse, as defined in s. 827.03; |
612 | 2. Sexual battery, as defined in chapter 794, against the |
613 | child; |
614 | 3. Lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious |
615 | molestation, lewd or lascivious conduct, or lewd or lascivious |
616 | exhibition, in violation of s. 800.04 or s. 847.01355; |
617 | 4. A violation of s. 796.03 or s. 796.04, relating to |
618 | prostitution, upon the child; or |
619 | 5. Exploitation of the child or allowing the child to be |
620 | exploited, in violation of s. 450.151. |
621 | Section 17. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section |
622 | 787.025, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
623 | 787.025 Luring or enticing a child.-- |
624 | (2) |
625 | (c) A person 18 years of age or older who, having been |
626 | previously convicted of a violation of chapter 794, or s. |
627 | 800.04, or s. 847.01355, or a violation of a similar law of |
628 | another jurisdiction, intentionally lures or entices, or |
629 | attempts to lure or entice, a child under the age of 12 into a |
630 | structure, dwelling, or conveyance for other than a lawful |
631 | purpose commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as |
632 | provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
633 | Section 18. Section 794.065, Florida Statutes, is amended |
634 | to read: |
635 | 794.065 Unlawful place of residence for persons convicted |
636 | of certain sex offenses.-- |
637 | (1) It is unlawful for any person who has been convicted |
638 | of a violation of s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. |
639 | 847.01355, or s. 847.0145, regardless of whether adjudication |
640 | has been withheld, in which the victim of the offense was less |
641 | than 16 years of age, to reside within 1,000 feet of any school, |
642 | day care center, park, or playground. A person who violates this |
643 | section and whose conviction under s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. |
644 | 827.071, s. 847.01355, or s. 847.0145 was classified as a felony |
645 | of the first degree or higher commits a felony of the third |
646 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A |
647 | person who violates this section and whose conviction under s. |
648 | 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.01355, or s. 847.0145 was |
649 | classified as a felony of the second or third degree commits a |
650 | misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. |
651 | 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
652 | (2) This section applies to any person convicted of a |
653 | violation of s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.01355, or |
654 | s. 847.0145 for offenses that occur on or after October 1, 2004. |
655 | Section 19. Section 914.16, Florida Statutes, is amended |
656 | to read: |
657 | 914.16 Child abuse and sexual abuse of victims under age |
658 | 16 or persons with mental retardation; limits on |
659 | interviews.--The chief judge of each judicial circuit, after |
660 | consultation with the state attorney and the public defender for |
661 | the judicial circuit, the appropriate chief law enforcement |
662 | officer, and any other person deemed appropriate by the chief |
663 | judge, shall provide by order reasonable limits on the number of |
664 | interviews that a victim of a violation of s. 794.011, s. |
665 | 800.04, or s. 827.03, or s. 847.01355 who is under 16 years of |
666 | age or a victim of a violation of s. 794.011, s. 800.02, s. |
667 | 800.03, or s. 825.102 who is a person with mental retardation as |
668 | defined in s. 393.063 must submit to for law enforcement or |
669 | discovery purposes. The order shall, to the extent possible, |
670 | protect the victim from the psychological damage of repeated |
671 | interrogations while preserving the rights of the public, the |
672 | victim, and the person charged with the violation. |
673 | Section 20. Paragraphs (d) and (e) of subsection (3) of |
674 | section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
675 | 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity |
676 | ranking chart.-- |
677 | (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART |
678 | (d) LEVEL 4 |
679 |
|
| FloridaStatute | FelonyDegree | Description |
|
680 |
|
| 316.1935(3)(a) | 2nd | 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. |
|
681 |
|
| 499.0051(1) | 3rd | Failure to maintain or deliver pedigree papers. |
|
682 |
|
| 499.0051(2) | 3rd | Failure to authenticate pedigree papers. |
|
683 |
|
| 499.0051(6) | 2nd | Sale or delivery, or possession with intent to sell, contraband legend drugs. |
|
684 |
|
| 784.07(2)(b) | 3rd | Battery of law enforcement officer, firefighter, intake officer, etc. |
|
685 |
|
| 784.074(1)(c) | 3rd | Battery of sexually violent predators facility staff. |
|
686 |
|
| 784.075 | 3rd | Battery on detention or commitment facility staff. |
|
687 |
|
| 784.078 | 3rd | Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials. |
|
688 |
|
| 784.08(2)(c) | 3rd | Battery on a person 65 years of age or older. |
|
689 |
|
| 784.081(3) | 3rd | Battery on specified official or employee. |
|
690 |
|
| 784.082(3) | 3rd | Battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee. |
|
691 |
|
| 784.083(3) | 3rd | Battery on code inspector. |
|
692 |
|
| 784.085 | 3rd | Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials. |
|
693 |
|
| 787.03(1) | 3rd | Interference with custody; wrongly takes minor from appointed guardian. |
|
694 |
|
| 787.04(2) | 3rd | Take, entice, or remove child beyond state limits with criminal intent pending custody proceedings. |
|
695 |
|
| 787.04(3) | 3rd | Carrying child beyond state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing child at custody hearing or delivering to designated person. |
|
696 |
|
| 790.115(1) | 3rd | Exhibiting firearm or weapon within 1,000 feet of a school. |
|
697 |
|
| 790.115(2)(b) | 3rd | Possessing electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon on school property. |
|
698 |
|
| 790.115(2)(c) | 3rd | Possessing firearm on school property. |
|
699 |
|
| 800.04(7)(c)(d) | 3rd | Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender less than 18 years. |
|
700 |
|
| 810.02(4)(a) | 3rd | Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery. |
|
701 |
|
| 810.02(4)(b) | 3rd | Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery. |
|
702 |
|
| 810.06 | 3rd | Burglary; possession of tools. |
|
703 |
|
| 810.08(2)(c) | 3rd | Trespass on property, armed with firearm or dangerous weapon. |
|
704 |
|
| 812.014(2)(c)3. | 3rd | Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000 or more but less than $20,000. |
|
705 |
|
| 812.014(2)(c)4.-10. | 3rd | Grand theft, 3rd degree, a will, firearm, motor vehicle, livestock, etc. |
|
706 |
|
| 812.0195(2) | 3rd | Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet; property stolen $300 or more. |
|
707 |
|
| 817.563(1) | 3rd | Sell or deliver substance other than controlled substance agreed upon, excluding s. 893.03(5) drugs. |
|
708 |
|
| 817.568(2)(a) | 3rd | Fraudulent use of personal identification information. |
|
709 |
|
| 817.625(2)(a) | 3rd | Fraudulent use of scanning device or reencoder. |
|
710 |
|
| 828.125(1) | 2nd | Kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm or permanent breeding disability to any registered horse or cattle. |
|
711 |
|
| 837.02(1) | 3rd | Perjury in official proceedings. |
|
712 |
|
| 837.021(1) | 3rd | Make contradictory statements in official proceedings. |
|
713 |
|
| 838.022 | 3rd | Official misconduct. |
|
714 |
|
| 839.13(2)(a) | 3rd | Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency. |
|
715 |
|
| 839.13(2)(c) | 3rd | Falsifying records of the Department of Children and Family Services. |
|
716 |
|
| 843.021 | 3rd | Possession of a concealed handcuff key by a person in custody. |
|
717 |
|
| 843.025 | 3rd | Deprive law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer of means of protection or communication. |
|
718 |
|
| 843.15(1)(a) | 3rd | Failure to appear while on bail for felony (bond estreature or bond jumping). |
|
719 |
|
| 847.01355(3) | 3rd | Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender less than 18 years. |
|
720 |
|
| 874.05(1) | 3rd | Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal street gang. |
|
721 |
|
| 893.13(2)(a)1. | 2nd | Purchase of cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (b), or (d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4. drugs). |
|
722 |
|
| 914.14(2) | 3rd | Witnesses accepting bribes. |
|
723 |
|
| 914.22(1) | 3rd | Force, threaten, etc., witness, victim, or informant. |
|
724 |
|
| 914.23(2) | 3rd | Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, no bodily injury. |
|
725 |
|
| 918.12 | 3rd | Tampering with jurors. |
|
726 |
|
| 934.215 | 3rd | Use of two-way communications device to facilitate commission of a crime. |
|
727 |
|
728 | (e) LEVEL 5 |
729 |
|
| FloridaStatute | FelonyDegree | Description |
|
730 |
|
| 316.027(1)(a) | 3rd | Accidents involving personal injuries, failure to stop; leaving scene. |
|
731 |
|
| 316.1935(4)(a) | 2nd | Aggravated fleeing or eluding. |
|
732 |
|
| 322.34(6) | 3rd | Careless operation of motor vehicle with suspended license, resulting in death or serious bodily injury. |
|
733 |
|
| 327.30(5) | 3rd | Vessel accidents involving personal injury; leaving scene. |
|
734 |
|
| 381.0041(11)(b) | 3rd | Donate blood, plasma, or organs knowing HIV positive. |
|
735 |
|
| 440.10(1)(g) | 2nd | Failure to obtain workers' compensation coverage. |
|
736 |
|
| 440.105(5) | 2nd | Unlawful solicitation for the purpose of making workers' compensation claims. |
|
737 |
|
| 440.381(2) | 2nd | Submission of false, misleading, or incomplete information with the purpose of avoiding or reducing workers' compensation premiums. |
|
738 |
|
| 624.401(4)(b)2. | 2nd | Transacting insurance without a certificate or authority; premium collected $20,000 or more but less than $100,000. |
|
739 |
|
| 626.902(1)(c) | 2nd | Representing an unauthorized insurer; repeat offender. |
|
740 |
|
| 790.01(2) | 3rd | Carrying a concealed firearm. |
|
741 |
|
| 790.162 | 2nd | Threat to throw or discharge destructive device. |
|
742 |
|
| 790.163(1) | 2nd | False report of deadly explosive or weapon of mass destruction. |
|
743 |
|
| 790.221(1) | 2nd | Possession of short-barreled shotgun or machine gun. |
|
744 |
|
| 790.23 | 2nd | Felons in possession of firearms, ammunition, or electronic weapons or devices. |
|
745 |
|
| 800.04(6)(c) | 3rd | Lewd or lascivious conduct; offender less than 18 years. |
|
746 |
|
| 800.04(7)(b)(c) | 2nd | Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender 18 years or older. |
|
747 |
|
| 806.111(1) | 3rd | Possess, manufacture, or dispense fire bomb with intent to damage any structure or property. |
|
748 |
|
| 812.0145(2)(b) | 2nd | Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $10,000 or more but less than $50,000. |
|
749 |
|
| 812.015(8) | 3rd | Retail theft; property stolen is valued at $300 or more and one or more specified acts. |
|
750 |
|
| 812.019(1) | 2nd | Stolen property; dealing in or trafficking in. |
|
751 |
|
| 812.131(2)(b) | 3rd | Robbery by sudden snatching. |
|
752 |
|
| 812.16(2) | 3rd | Owning, operating, or conducting a chop shop. |
|
753 |
|
| 817.034(4)(a)2. | 2nd | Communications fraud, value $20,000 to $50,000. |
|
754 |
|
| 817.234(11)(b) | 2nd | Insurance fraud; property value $20,000 or more but less than $100,000. |
|
755 |
|
| 817.2341(1),(2)(a)&(3)(a) | 3rd | Filing false financial statements, making false entries of material fact or false statements regarding property values relating to the solvency of an insuring entity. |
|
756 |
|
| 817.568(2)(b) | 2nd | Fraudulent use of personal identification information; value of benefit, services received, payment avoided, or amount of injury or fraud, $5,000 or more or use of personal identification information of 10 or more individuals. |
|
757 |
|
| 817.625(2)(b) | 2nd | Second or subsequent fraudulent use of scanning device or reencoder. |
|
758 |
|
| 825.1025(4) | 3rd | Lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an elderly person or disabled adult. |
|
759 |
|
| 827.071(4) | 2nd | Possess with intent to promote any photographic material, motion picture, etc., which includes sexual conduct by a child. |
|
760 |
|
| 827.071(5) | 3rd | Possess any photographic material, motion picture, etc., which includes sexual conduct by a child. |
|
761 |
|
| 839.13(2)(b) | 2nd | Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency involving great bodily harm or death. |
|
762 |
|
| 843.01 | 3rd | Resist officer with violence to person; resist arrest with violence. |
|
763 |
|
| 847.01355(2) | 2nd | Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender 18 years or older. |
|
764 |
|
| 847.0137(2)&(3) | 3rd | Transmission of pornography by electronic device or equipment. |
|
765 |
|
| 847.0138(2)&(3) | 3rd | Transmission of material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or equipment. |
|
766 |
|
| 874.05(2) | 2nd | Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal street gang; second or subsequent offense. |
|
767 |
|
| 893.13(1)(a)1. | 2nd | Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4. drugs). |
|
768 |
|
| 893.13(1)(c)2. | 2nd | Sell, manufacture, or deliver cannabis (or other s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (3), or (4) drugs) within 1,000 feet of a child care facility, school, or state, county, or municipal park or publicly owned recreational facility or community center. |
|
769 |
|
| 893.13(1)(d)1. | 1st | Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4. drugs) within 1,000 feet of university. |
|
770 |
|
| 893.13(1)(e)2. | 2nd | Sell, manufacture, or deliver cannabis or other drug prohibited under s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (3), or (4) within 1,000 feet of property used for religious services or a specified business site. |
|
771 |
|
| 893.13(1)(f)1. | 1st | Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), or (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4. drugs) within 1,000 feet of public housing facility. |
|
772 |
|
| 893.13(4)(b) | 2nd | Deliver to minor cannabis (or other s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (3), or (4) drugs). |
|
773 |
|
774 | Section 21. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 921.244, |
775 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
776 | 921.244 Order of no contact; penalties.-- |
777 | (1) At the time of sentencing an offender convicted of a |
778 | violation of s. 794.011, or s. 800.04, or s. 847.01355, the |
779 | court shall order that the offender be prohibited from having |
780 | any contact with the victim, directly or indirectly, including |
781 | through a third person, for the duration of the sentence |
782 | imposed. The court may reconsider the order upon the request of |
783 | the victim if the request is made at any time after the victim |
784 | has attained 18 years of age. In considering the request, the |
785 | court shall conduct an evidentiary hearing to determine whether |
786 | a change of circumstances has occurred which warrants a change |
787 | in the court order prohibiting contact and whether it is in the |
788 | best interest of the victim that the court order be modified or |
789 | rescinded. |
790 | (3) The punishment imposed under this section shall run |
791 | consecutive to any former sentence imposed for a conviction for |
792 | any offense under s. 794.011, or s. 800.04, or s. 847.01355. |
793 | Section 22. Subsection (1) of section 938.10, Florida |
794 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
795 | 938.10 Additional court cost imposed in cases of certain |
796 | crimes against minors.-- |
797 | (1) If a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is |
798 | found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, any offense against |
799 | a minor in violation of s. 784.085, chapter 787, chapter 794, s. |
800 | 796.03, s. 800.04, chapter 827, s. 847.01355, s. 847.0145, or s. |
801 | 985.701, the court shall impose a court cost of $101 against the |
802 | offender in addition to any other cost or penalty required by |
803 | law. |
804 | Section 23. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
805 | 943.0435, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
806 | 943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the |
807 | department; penalty.-- |
808 | (1) As used in this section, the term: |
809 | (a)1. "Sexual offender" means a person who meets the |
810 | criteria in sub-subparagraph a., sub-subparagraph b., sub- |
811 | subparagraph c., or sub-subparagraph d., as follows: |
812 | a.(I) Has been convicted of committing, or attempting, |
813 | soliciting, or conspiring to commit, any of the criminal |
814 | offenses proscribed in the following statutes in this state or |
815 | similar offenses in another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, |
816 | or s. 787.025(2)(c), where the victim is a minor and the |
817 | defendant is not the victim's parent or guardian; s. 794.011, |
818 | excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. |
819 | 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, |
820 | excluding s. 847.0135(4); s. 847.01355; s. 847.0137; s. |
821 | 847.0138; s. 847.0145; or s. 985.701(1); or any similar offense |
822 | committed in this state which has been redesignated from a |
823 | former statute number to one of those listed in this sub-sub- |
824 | subparagraph; and |
825 | (II) Has been released on or after October 1, 1997, from |
826 | the sanction imposed for any conviction of an offense described |
827 | in sub-sub-subparagraph (I). For purposes of sub-sub- |
828 | subparagraph (I), a sanction imposed in this state or in any |
829 | other jurisdiction includes, but is not limited to, a fine, |
830 | probation, community control, parole, conditional release, |
831 | control release, or incarceration in a state prison, federal |
832 | prison, private correctional facility, or local detention |
833 | facility; |
834 | b. Establishes or maintains a residence in this state and |
835 | who has not been designated as a sexual predator by a court of |
836 | this state but who has been designated as a sexual predator, as |
837 | a sexually violent predator, or by another sexual offender |
838 | designation in another state or jurisdiction and was, as a |
839 | result of such designation, subjected to registration or |
840 | community or public notification, or both, or would be if the |
841 | person were a resident of that state or jurisdiction, without |
842 | regard to whether the person otherwise meets the criteria for |
843 | registration as a sexual offender; |
844 | c. Establishes or maintains a residence in this state who |
845 | is in the custody or control of, or under the supervision of, |
846 | any other state or jurisdiction as a result of a conviction for |
847 | committing, or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit, |
848 | any of the criminal offenses proscribed in the following |
849 | statutes or similar offense in another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, |
850 | s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), where the victim is a minor and |
851 | the defendant is not the victim's parent or guardian; s. |
852 | 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. |
853 | 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. |
854 | 847.0135, excluding s. 847.0135(4); s. 847.01355; s. 847.0137; |
855 | s. 847.0138; s. 847.0145; or s. 985.701(1); or any similar |
856 | offense committed in this state which has been redesignated from |
857 | a former statute number to one of those listed in this sub- |
858 | subparagraph; or |
859 | d. On or after July 1, 2007, has been adjudicated |
860 | delinquent for committing, or attempting, soliciting, or |
861 | conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed in |
862 | the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in |
863 | another jurisdiction when the juvenile was 14 years of age or |
864 | older at the time of the offense: |
865 | (I) Section 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); |
866 | (II) Section 800.04(4)(b) where the victim is under 12 |
867 | years of age or where the court finds sexual activity by the use |
868 | of force or coercion; |
869 | (III) Section 800.04(5)(c)1. where the court finds |
870 | molestation involving unclothed genitals; or |
871 | (IV) Section 800.04(5)(d) where the court finds the use of |
872 | force or coercion and unclothed genitals. |
873 | 2. For all qualifying offenses listed in sub-subparagraph |
874 | (1)(a)1.d., the court shall make a written finding of the age of |
875 | the offender at the time of the offense. |
876 |
|
877 | For each violation of a qualifying offense listed in this |
878 | subsection, the court shall make a written finding of the age of |
879 | the victim at the time of the offense. For a violation of s. |
880 | 800.04(4), the court shall additionally make a written finding |
881 | indicating that the offense did or did not involve sexual |
882 | activity and indicating that the offense did or did not involve |
883 | force or coercion. For a violation of s. 800.04(5), the court |
884 | shall additionally make a written finding that the offense did |
885 | or did not involve unclothed genitals or genital area and that |
886 | the offense did or did not involve the use of force or coercion. |
887 | Section 24. Subsections (1), (2), and (4) of section |
888 | 943.04354, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
889 | 943.04354 Removal of the requirement to register as a |
890 | sexual offender or sexual predator in special circumstances.-- |
891 | (1) For purposes of this section, a person shall be |
892 | considered for removal of the requirement to register as a |
893 | sexual offender or sexual predator only if the person: |
894 | (a) Was or will be convicted or adjudicated delinquent of |
895 | a violation of s. 794.011, or s. 800.04, or s. 847.01355 or the |
896 | person committed a violation of s. 794.011, or s. 800.04, or s. |
897 | 847.01355 for which adjudication of guilt was or will be |
898 | withheld, and the person does not have any other conviction, |
899 | adjudication of delinquency, or withhold of adjudication of |
900 | guilt for a violation of s. 794.011, or s. 800.04, or s. |
901 | 847.01355; |
902 | (b) Is required to register as a sexual offender or sexual |
903 | predator solely on the basis of this violation; and |
904 | (c) Is not more than 4 years older than the victim of this |
905 | violation who was 14 years of age or older but not more than 17 |
906 | years of age at the time the person committed this violation. |
907 | (2) If a person meets the criteria in subsection (1) and |
908 | the violation of s. 794.011, or s. 800.04, or s. 847.01355 was |
909 | committed on or after July 1, 2007, the person may move the |
910 | court that will sentence or dispose of this violation to remove |
911 | the requirement that the person register as a sexual offender or |
912 | sexual predator. The person must allege in the motion that he or |
913 | she meets the criteria in subsection (1) and that removal of the |
914 | registration requirement will not conflict with federal law. The |
915 | state attorney must be given notice of the motion at least 21 |
916 | days before the date of sentencing or disposition of this |
917 | violation and may present evidence in opposition to the |
918 | requested relief or may otherwise demonstrate why the motion |
919 | should be denied. At sentencing or disposition of this |
920 | violation, the court shall rule on this motion and, if the court |
921 | determines the person meets the criteria in subsection (1) and |
922 | the removal of the registration requirement will not conflict |
923 | with federal law, it may grant the motion and order the removal |
924 | of the registration requirement. If the court denies the motion, |
925 | the person is not authorized under this section to petition for |
926 | removal of the registration requirement. |
927 | (4) If a person provides to the Department of Law |
928 | Enforcement a certified copy of the court's order removing the |
929 | requirement that the person register as a sexual offender or |
930 | sexual predator for the violation of s. 794.011, or s. 800.04, |
931 | or s. 847.01355, the registration requirement will not apply to |
932 | the person and the department shall remove all information about |
933 | the person from the public registry of sexual offenders and |
934 | sexual predators maintained by the department. However, the |
935 | removal of this information from the public registry does not |
936 | mean that the public is denied access to information about the |
937 | person's criminal history or record that is otherwise available |
938 | as a public record. |
939 | Section 25. Section 943.0585, Florida Statutes, is amended |
940 | to read: |
941 | 943.0585 Court-ordered expunction of criminal history |
942 | records.--The courts of this state have jurisdiction over their |
943 | own procedures, including the maintenance, expunction, and |
944 | correction of judicial records containing criminal history |
945 | information to the extent such procedures are not inconsistent |
946 | with the conditions, responsibilities, and duties established by |
947 | this section. Any court of competent jurisdiction may order a |
948 | criminal justice agency to expunge the criminal history record |
949 | of a minor or an adult who complies with the requirements of |
950 | this section. The court shall not order a criminal justice |
951 | agency to expunge a criminal history record until the person |
952 | seeking to expunge a criminal history record has applied for and |
953 | received a certificate of eligibility for expunction pursuant to |
954 | subsection (2). A criminal history record that relates to a |
955 | violation of s. 393.135, s. 394.4593, s. 787.025, chapter 794, |
956 | s. 796.03, s. 800.04, s. 810.14, s. 817.034, s. 825.1025, s. |
957 | 827.071, chapter 839, s. 847.0133, s. 847.0135, s. 847.01355, s. |
958 | 847.0145, s. 893.135, s. 916.1075, a violation enumerated in s. |
959 | 907.041, or any violation specified as a predicate offense for |
960 | registration as a sexual predator pursuant to s. 775.21, without |
961 | regard to whether that offense alone is sufficient to require |
962 | such registration, or for registration as a sexual offender |
963 | pursuant to s. 943.0435, may not be expunged, without regard to |
964 | whether adjudication was withheld, if the defendant was found |
965 | guilty of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to the offense, or |
966 | if the defendant, as a minor, was found to have committed, or |
967 | pled guilty or nolo contendere to committing, the offense as a |
968 | delinquent act. The court may only order expunction of a |
969 | criminal history record pertaining to one arrest or one incident |
970 | of alleged criminal activity, except as provided in this |
971 | section. The court may, at its sole discretion, order the |
972 | expunction of a criminal history record pertaining to more than |
973 | one arrest if the additional arrests directly relate to the |
974 | original arrest. If the court intends to order the expunction of |
975 | records pertaining to such additional arrests, such intent must |
976 | be specified in the order. A criminal justice agency may not |
977 | expunge any record pertaining to such additional arrests if the |
978 | order to expunge does not articulate the intention of the court |
979 | to expunge a record pertaining to more than one arrest. This |
980 | section does not prevent the court from ordering the expunction |
981 | of only a portion of a criminal history record pertaining to one |
982 | arrest or one incident of alleged criminal activity. |
983 | Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a criminal justice |
984 | agency may comply with laws, court orders, and official requests |
985 | of other jurisdictions relating to expunction, correction, or |
986 | confidential handling of criminal history records or information |
987 | derived therefrom. This section does not confer any right to the |
988 | expunction of any criminal history record, and any request for |
989 | expunction of a criminal history record may be denied at the |
990 | sole discretion of the court. |
991 | (1) PETITION TO EXPUNGE A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD.--Each |
992 | petition to a court to expunge a criminal history record is |
993 | complete only when accompanied by: |
994 | (a) A valid certificate of eligibility for expunction |
995 | issued by the department pursuant to subsection (2). |
996 | (b) The petitioner's sworn statement attesting that the |
997 | petitioner: |
998 | 1. Has never, prior to the date on which the petition is |
999 | filed, been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or |
1000 | comparable ordinance violation, or been adjudicated delinquent |
1001 | for committing any felony or a misdemeanor specified in s. |
1002 | 943.051(3)(b). |
1003 | 2. Has not been adjudicated guilty of, or adjudicated |
1004 | delinquent for committing, any of the acts stemming from the |
1005 | arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition |
1006 | pertains. |
1007 | 3. Has never secured a prior sealing or expunction of a |
1008 | criminal history record under this section, former s. 893.14, |
1009 | former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058, or from any jurisdiction |
1010 | outside the state, unless expunction is sought of a criminal |
1011 | history record previously sealed for 10 years pursuant to |
1012 | paragraph (2)(h) and the record is otherwise eligible for |
1013 | expunction. |
1014 | 4. Is eligible for such an expunction to the best of his |
1015 | or her knowledge or belief and does not have any other petition |
1016 | to expunge or any petition to seal pending before any court. |
1017 |
|
1018 | Any person who knowingly provides false information on such |
1019 | sworn statement to the court commits a felony of the third |
1020 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. |
1021 | 775.084. |
1022 | (2) CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR EXPUNCTION.--Prior to |
1023 | petitioning the court to expunge a criminal history record, a |
1024 | person seeking to expunge a criminal history record shall apply |
1025 | to the department for a certificate of eligibility for |
1026 | expunction. The department shall, by rule adopted pursuant to |
1027 | chapter 120, establish procedures pertaining to the application |
1028 | for and issuance of certificates of eligibility for expunction. |
1029 | A certificate of eligibility for expunction is valid for 12 |
1030 | months after the date stamped on the certificate when issued by |
1031 | the department. After that time, the petitioner must reapply to |
1032 | the department for a new certificate of eligibility. Eligibility |
1033 | for a renewed certification of eligibility must be based on the |
1034 | status of the applicant and the law in effect at the time of the |
1035 | renewal application. The department shall issue a certificate of |
1036 | eligibility for expunction to a person who is the subject of a |
1037 | criminal history record if that person: |
1038 | (a) Has obtained, and submitted to the department, a |
1039 | written, certified statement from the appropriate state attorney |
1040 | or statewide prosecutor which indicates: |
1041 | 1. That an indictment, information, or other charging |
1042 | document was not filed or issued in the case. |
1043 | 2. That an indictment, information, or other charging |
1044 | document, if filed or issued in the case, was dismissed or nolle |
1045 | prosequi by the state attorney or statewide prosecutor, or was |
1046 | dismissed by a court of competent jurisdiction, and that none of |
1047 | the charges related to the arrest or alleged criminal activity |
1048 | to which the petition to expunge pertains resulted in a trial, |
1049 | without regard to whether the outcome of the trial was other |
1050 | than an adjudication of guilt. |
1051 | 3. That the criminal history record does not relate to a |
1052 | violation of s. 393.135, s. 394.4593, s. 787.025, chapter 794, |
1053 | s. 796.03, s. 800.04, s. 810.14, s. 817.034, s. 825.1025, s. |
1054 | 827.071, chapter 839, s. 847.0133, s. 847.0135, s. 847.01355, s. |
1055 | 847.0145, s. 893.135, s. 916.1075, a violation enumerated in s. |
1056 | 907.041, or any violation specified as a predicate offense for |
1057 | registration as a sexual predator pursuant to s. 775.21, without |
1058 | regard to whether that offense alone is sufficient to require |
1059 | such registration, or for registration as a sexual offender |
1060 | pursuant to s. 943.0435, where the defendant was found guilty |
1061 | of, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any such offense, or |
1062 | that the defendant, as a minor, was found to have committed, or |
1063 | pled guilty or nolo contendere to committing, such an offense as |
1064 | a delinquent act, without regard to whether adjudication was |
1065 | withheld. |
1066 | (b) Remits a $75 processing fee to the department for |
1067 | placement in the Department of Law Enforcement Operating Trust |
1068 | Fund, unless such fee is waived by the executive director. |
1069 | (c) Has submitted to the department a certified copy of |
1070 | the disposition of the charge to which the petition to expunge |
1071 | pertains. |
1072 | (d) Has never, prior to the date on which the application |
1073 | for a certificate of eligibility is filed, been adjudicated |
1074 | guilty of a criminal offense or comparable ordinance violation, |
1075 | or been adjudicated delinquent for committing any felony or a |
1076 | misdemeanor specified in s. 943.051(3)(b). |
1077 | (e) Has not been adjudicated guilty of, or adjudicated |
1078 | delinquent for committing, any of the acts stemming from the |
1079 | arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition to |
1080 | expunge pertains. |
1081 | (f) Has never secured a prior sealing or expunction of a |
1082 | criminal history record under this section, former s. 893.14, |
1083 | former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058, unless expunction is |
1084 | sought of a criminal history record previously sealed for 10 |
1085 | years pursuant to paragraph (h) and the record is otherwise |
1086 | eligible for expunction. |
1087 | (g) Is no longer under court supervision applicable to the |
1088 | disposition of the arrest or alleged criminal activity to which |
1089 | the petition to expunge pertains. |
1090 | (h) Has previously obtained a court order sealing the |
1091 | record under this section, former s. 893.14, former s. 901.33, |
1092 | or former s. 943.058 for a minimum of 10 years because |
1093 | adjudication was withheld or because all charges related to the |
1094 | arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition to |
1095 | expunge pertains were not dismissed prior to trial, without |
1096 | regard to whether the outcome of the trial was other than an |
1097 | adjudication of guilt. The requirement for the record to have |
1098 | previously been sealed for a minimum of 10 years does not apply |
1099 | when a plea was not entered or all charges related to the arrest |
1100 | or alleged criminal activity to which the petition to expunge |
1101 | pertains were dismissed prior to trial. |
1102 | (3) PROCESSING OF A PETITION OR ORDER TO EXPUNGE.-- |
1103 | (a) In judicial proceedings under this section, a copy of |
1104 | the completed petition to expunge shall be served upon the |
1105 | appropriate state attorney or the statewide prosecutor and upon |
1106 | the arresting agency; however, it is not necessary to make any |
1107 | agency other than the state a party. The appropriate state |
1108 | attorney or the statewide prosecutor and the arresting agency |
1109 | may respond to the court regarding the completed petition to |
1110 | expunge. |
1111 | (b) If relief is granted by the court, the clerk of the |
1112 | court shall certify copies of the order to the appropriate state |
1113 | attorney or the statewide prosecutor and the arresting agency. |
1114 | The arresting agency is responsible for forwarding the order to |
1115 | any other agency to which the arresting agency disseminated the |
1116 | criminal history record information to which the order pertains. |
1117 | The department shall forward the order to expunge to the Federal |
1118 | Bureau of Investigation. The clerk of the court shall certify a |
1119 | copy of the order to any other agency which the records of the |
1120 | court reflect has received the criminal history record from the |
1121 | court. |
1122 | (c) For an order to expunge entered by a court prior to |
1123 | July 1, 1992, the department shall notify the appropriate state |
1124 | attorney or statewide prosecutor of an order to expunge which is |
1125 | contrary to law because the person who is the subject of the |
1126 | record has previously been convicted of a crime or comparable |
1127 | ordinance violation or has had a prior criminal history record |
1128 | sealed or expunged. Upon receipt of such notice, the appropriate |
1129 | state attorney or statewide prosecutor shall take action, within |
1130 | 60 days, to correct the record and petition the court to void |
1131 | the order to expunge. The department shall seal the record until |
1132 | such time as the order is voided by the court. |
1133 | (d) On or after July 1, 1992, the department or any other |
1134 | criminal justice agency is not required to act on an order to |
1135 | expunge entered by a court when such order does not comply with |
1136 | the requirements of this section. Upon receipt of such an order, |
1137 | the department must notify the issuing court, the appropriate |
1138 | state attorney or statewide prosecutor, the petitioner or the |
1139 | petitioner's attorney, and the arresting agency of the reason |
1140 | for noncompliance. The appropriate state attorney or statewide |
1141 | prosecutor shall take action within 60 days to correct the |
1142 | record and petition the court to void the order. No cause of |
1143 | action, including contempt of court, shall arise against any |
1144 | criminal justice agency for failure to comply with an order to |
1145 | expunge when the petitioner for such order failed to obtain the |
1146 | certificate of eligibility as required by this section or such |
1147 | order does not otherwise comply with the requirements of this |
1148 | section. |
1149 | (4) EFFECT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD EXPUNCTION.--Any |
1150 | criminal history record of a minor or an adult which is ordered |
1151 | expunged by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to this |
1152 | section must be physically destroyed or obliterated by any |
1153 | criminal justice agency having custody of such record; except |
1154 | that any criminal history record in the custody of the |
1155 | department must be retained in all cases. A criminal history |
1156 | record ordered expunged that is retained by the department is |
1157 | confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and |
1158 | s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and not available to |
1159 | any person or entity except upon order of a court of competent |
1160 | jurisdiction. A criminal justice agency may retain a notation |
1161 | indicating compliance with an order to expunge. |
1162 | (a) The person who is the subject of a criminal history |
1163 | record that is expunged under this section or under other |
1164 | provisions of law, including former s. 893.14, former s. 901.33, |
1165 | and former s. 943.058, may lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge |
1166 | the arrests covered by the expunged record, except when the |
1167 | subject of the record: |
1168 | 1. Is a candidate for employment with a criminal justice |
1169 | agency; |
1170 | 2. Is a defendant in a criminal prosecution; |
1171 | 3. Concurrently or subsequently petitions for relief under |
1172 | this section or s. 943.059; |
1173 | 4. Is a candidate for admission to The Florida Bar; |
1174 | 5. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by or to contract |
1175 | with the Department of Children and Family Services or the |
1176 | Department of Juvenile Justice or to be employed or used by such |
1177 | contractor or licensee in a sensitive position having direct |
1178 | contact with children, the developmentally disabled, the aged, |
1179 | or the elderly as provided in s. 110.1127(3), s. 393.063, s. |
1180 | 394.4572(1), s. 397.451, s. 402.302(3), s. 402.313(3), s. |
1181 | 409.175(2)(i), s. 415.102(4), chapter 916, s. 985.644, chapter |
1182 | 400, or chapter 429; |
1183 | 6. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by the Department |
1184 | of Education, any district school board, any university |
1185 | laboratory school, any charter school, any private or parochial |
1186 | school, or any local governmental entity that licenses child |
1187 | care facilities; or |
1188 | 7. Is seeking authorization from a Florida seaport |
1189 | identified in s. 311.09 for employment within or access to one |
1190 | or more of such seaports pursuant to s. 311.12 or s. 311.125. |
1191 | (b) Subject to the exceptions in paragraph (a), a person |
1192 | who has been granted an expunction under this section, former s. |
1193 | 893.14, former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058 may not be held |
1194 | under any provision of law of this state to commit perjury or to |
1195 | be otherwise liable for giving a false statement by reason of |
1196 | such person's failure to recite or acknowledge an expunged |
1197 | criminal history record. |
1198 | (c) Information relating to the existence of an expunged |
1199 | criminal history record which is provided in accordance with |
1200 | paragraph (a) is confidential and exempt from the provisions of |
1201 | s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, |
1202 | except that the department shall disclose the existence of a |
1203 | criminal history record ordered expunged to the entities set |
1204 | forth in subparagraphs (a)1., 4., 5., 6., and 7. for their |
1205 | respective licensing, access authorization, and employment |
1206 | purposes, and to criminal justice agencies for their respective |
1207 | criminal justice purposes. It is unlawful for any employee of an |
1208 | entity set forth in subparagraph (a)1., subparagraph (a)4., |
1209 | subparagraph (a)5., subparagraph (a)6., or subparagraph (a)7. to |
1210 | disclose information relating to the existence of an expunged |
1211 | criminal history record of a person seeking employment, access |
1212 | authorization, or licensure with such entity or contractor, |
1213 | except to the person to whom the criminal history record relates |
1214 | or to persons having direct responsibility for employment, |
1215 | access authorization, or licensure decisions. Any person who |
1216 | violates this paragraph commits a misdemeanor of the first |
1217 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
1218 | (5) STATUTORY REFERENCES.--Any reference to any other |
1219 | chapter, section, or subdivision of the Florida Statutes in this |
1220 | section constitutes a general reference under the doctrine of |
1221 | incorporation by reference. |
1222 | Section 26. Section 943.059, Florida Statutes, is amended |
1223 | to read: |
1224 | 943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history |
1225 | records.--The courts of this state shall continue to have |
1226 | jurisdiction over their own procedures, including the |
1227 | maintenance, sealing, and correction of judicial records |
1228 | containing criminal history information to the extent such |
1229 | procedures are not inconsistent with the conditions, |
1230 | responsibilities, and duties established by this section. Any |
1231 | court of competent jurisdiction may order a criminal justice |
1232 | agency to seal the criminal history record of a minor or an |
1233 | adult who complies with the requirements of this section. The |
1234 | court shall not order a criminal justice agency to seal a |
1235 | criminal history record until the person seeking to seal a |
1236 | criminal history record has applied for and received a |
1237 | certificate of eligibility for sealing pursuant to subsection |
1238 | (2). A criminal history record that relates to a violation of s. |
1239 | 393.135, s. 394.4593, s. 787.025, chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. |
1240 | 800.04, s. 810.14, s. 817.034, s. 825.1025, s. 827.071, chapter |
1241 | 839, s. 847.0133, s. 847.0135, s. 847.01355, s. 847.0145, s. |
1242 | 893.135, s. 916.1075, a violation enumerated in s. 907.041, or |
1243 | any violation specified as a predicate offense for registration |
1244 | as a sexual predator pursuant to s. 775.21, without regard to |
1245 | whether that offense alone is sufficient to require such |
1246 | registration, or for registration as a sexual offender pursuant |
1247 | to s. 943.0435, may not be sealed, without regard to whether |
1248 | adjudication was withheld, if the defendant was found guilty of |
1249 | or pled guilty or nolo contendere to the offense, or if the |
1250 | defendant, as a minor, was found to have committed or pled |
1251 | guilty or nolo contendere to committing the offense as a |
1252 | delinquent act. The court may only order sealing of a criminal |
1253 | history record pertaining to one arrest or one incident of |
1254 | alleged criminal activity, except as provided in this section. |
1255 | The court may, at its sole discretion, order the sealing of a |
1256 | criminal history record pertaining to more than one arrest if |
1257 | the additional arrests directly relate to the original arrest. |
1258 | If the court intends to order the sealing of records pertaining |
1259 | to such additional arrests, such intent must be specified in the |
1260 | order. A criminal justice agency may not seal any record |
1261 | pertaining to such additional arrests if the order to seal does |
1262 | not articulate the intention of the court to seal records |
1263 | pertaining to more than one arrest. This section does not |
1264 | prevent the court from ordering the sealing of only a portion of |
1265 | a criminal history record pertaining to one arrest or one |
1266 | incident of alleged criminal activity. Notwithstanding any law |
1267 | to the contrary, a criminal justice agency may comply with laws, |
1268 | court orders, and official requests of other jurisdictions |
1269 | relating to sealing, correction, or confidential handling of |
1270 | criminal history records or information derived therefrom. This |
1271 | section does not confer any right to the sealing of any criminal |
1272 | history record, and any request for sealing a criminal history |
1273 | record may be denied at the sole discretion of the court. |
1274 | (1) PETITION TO SEAL A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD.--Each |
1275 | petition to a court to seal a criminal history record is |
1276 | complete only when accompanied by: |
1277 | (a) A valid certificate of eligibility for sealing issued |
1278 | by the department pursuant to subsection (2). |
1279 | (b) The petitioner's sworn statement attesting that the |
1280 | petitioner: |
1281 | 1. Has never, prior to the date on which the petition is |
1282 | filed, been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or |
1283 | comparable ordinance violation, or been adjudicated delinquent |
1284 | for committing any felony or a misdemeanor specified in s. |
1285 | 943.051(3)(b). |
1286 | 2. Has not been adjudicated guilty of or adjudicated |
1287 | delinquent for committing any of the acts stemming from the |
1288 | arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition to |
1289 | seal pertains. |
1290 | 3. Has never secured a prior sealing or expunction of a |
1291 | criminal history record under this section, former s. 893.14, |
1292 | former s. 901.33, former s. 943.058, or from any jurisdiction |
1293 | outside the state. |
1294 | 4. Is eligible for such a sealing to the best of his or |
1295 | her knowledge or belief and does not have any other petition to |
1296 | seal or any petition to expunge pending before any court. |
1297 |
|
1298 | Any person who knowingly provides false information on such |
1299 | sworn statement to the court commits a felony of the third |
1300 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. |
1301 | 775.084. |
1302 | (2) CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FOR SEALING.--Prior to |
1303 | petitioning the court to seal a criminal history record, a |
1304 | person seeking to seal a criminal history record shall apply to |
1305 | the department for a certificate of eligibility for sealing. The |
1306 | department shall, by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 120, |
1307 | establish procedures pertaining to the application for and |
1308 | issuance of certificates of eligibility for sealing. A |
1309 | certificate of eligibility for sealing is valid for 12 months |
1310 | after the date stamped on the certificate when issued by the |
1311 | department. After that time, the petitioner must reapply to the |
1312 | department for a new certificate of eligibility. Eligibility for |
1313 | a renewed certification of eligibility must be based on the |
1314 | status of the applicant and the law in effect at the time of the |
1315 | renewal application. The department shall issue a certificate of |
1316 | eligibility for sealing to a person who is the subject of a |
1317 | criminal history record provided that such person: |
1318 | (a) Has submitted to the department a certified copy of |
1319 | the disposition of the charge to which the petition to seal |
1320 | pertains. |
1321 | (b) Remits a $75 processing fee to the department for |
1322 | placement in the Department of Law Enforcement Operating Trust |
1323 | Fund, unless such fee is waived by the executive director. |
1324 | (c) Has never, prior to the date on which the application |
1325 | for a certificate of eligibility is filed, been adjudicated |
1326 | guilty of a criminal offense or comparable ordinance violation, |
1327 | or been adjudicated delinquent for committing any felony or a |
1328 | misdemeanor specified in s. 943.051(3)(b). |
1329 | (d) Has not been adjudicated guilty of or adjudicated |
1330 | delinquent for committing any of the acts stemming from the |
1331 | arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the petition to |
1332 | seal pertains. |
1333 | (e) Has never secured a prior sealing or expunction of a |
1334 | criminal history record under this section, former s. 893.14, |
1335 | former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058. |
1336 | (f) Is no longer under court supervision applicable to the |
1337 | disposition of the arrest or alleged criminal activity to which |
1338 | the petition to seal pertains. |
1339 | (3) PROCESSING OF A PETITION OR ORDER TO SEAL.-- |
1340 | (a) In judicial proceedings under this section, a copy of |
1341 | the completed petition to seal shall be served upon the |
1342 | appropriate state attorney or the statewide prosecutor and upon |
1343 | the arresting agency; however, it is not necessary to make any |
1344 | agency other than the state a party. The appropriate state |
1345 | attorney or the statewide prosecutor and the arresting agency |
1346 | may respond to the court regarding the completed petition to |
1347 | seal. |
1348 | (b) If relief is granted by the court, the clerk of the |
1349 | court shall certify copies of the order to the appropriate state |
1350 | attorney or the statewide prosecutor and to the arresting |
1351 | agency. The arresting agency is responsible for forwarding the |
1352 | order to any other agency to which the arresting agency |
1353 | disseminated the criminal history record information to which |
1354 | the order pertains. The department shall forward the order to |
1355 | seal to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The clerk of the |
1356 | court shall certify a copy of the order to any other agency |
1357 | which the records of the court reflect has received the criminal |
1358 | history record from the court. |
1359 | (c) For an order to seal entered by a court prior to July |
1360 | 1, 1992, the department shall notify the appropriate state |
1361 | attorney or statewide prosecutor of any order to seal which is |
1362 | contrary to law because the person who is the subject of the |
1363 | record has previously been convicted of a crime or comparable |
1364 | ordinance violation or has had a prior criminal history record |
1365 | sealed or expunged. Upon receipt of such notice, the appropriate |
1366 | state attorney or statewide prosecutor shall take action, within |
1367 | 60 days, to correct the record and petition the court to void |
1368 | the order to seal. The department shall seal the record until |
1369 | such time as the order is voided by the court. |
1370 | (d) On or after July 1, 1992, the department or any other |
1371 | criminal justice agency is not required to act on an order to |
1372 | seal entered by a court when such order does not comply with the |
1373 | requirements of this section. Upon receipt of such an order, the |
1374 | department must notify the issuing court, the appropriate state |
1375 | attorney or statewide prosecutor, the petitioner or the |
1376 | petitioner's attorney, and the arresting agency of the reason |
1377 | for noncompliance. The appropriate state attorney or statewide |
1378 | prosecutor shall take action within 60 days to correct the |
1379 | record and petition the court to void the order. No cause of |
1380 | action, including contempt of court, shall arise against any |
1381 | criminal justice agency for failure to comply with an order to |
1382 | seal when the petitioner for such order failed to obtain the |
1383 | certificate of eligibility as required by this section or when |
1384 | such order does not comply with the requirements of this |
1385 | section. |
1386 | (e) An order sealing a criminal history record pursuant to |
1387 | this section does not require that such record be surrendered to |
1388 | the court, and such record shall continue to be maintained by |
1389 | the department and other criminal justice agencies. |
1390 | (4) EFFECT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SEALING.--A criminal |
1391 | history record of a minor or an adult which is ordered sealed by |
1392 | a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to this section is |
1393 | confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and |
1394 | s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution and is available only |
1395 | to the person who is the subject of the record, to the subject's |
1396 | attorney, to criminal justice agencies for their respective |
1397 | criminal justice purposes, which include conducting a criminal |
1398 | history background check for approval of firearms purchases or |
1399 | transfers as authorized by state or federal law, or to those |
1400 | entities set forth in subparagraphs (a)1., 4., 5., 6., and 8. |
1401 | for their respective licensing, access authorization, and |
1402 | employment purposes. |
1403 | (a) The subject of a criminal history record sealed under |
1404 | this section or under other provisions of law, including former |
1405 | s. 893.14, former s. 901.33, and former s. 943.058, may lawfully |
1406 | deny or fail to acknowledge the arrests covered by the sealed |
1407 | record, except when the subject of the record: |
1408 | 1. Is a candidate for employment with a criminal justice |
1409 | agency; |
1410 | 2. Is a defendant in a criminal prosecution; |
1411 | 3. Concurrently or subsequently petitions for relief under |
1412 | this section or s. 943.0585; |
1413 | 4. Is a candidate for admission to The Florida Bar; |
1414 | 5. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by or to contract |
1415 | with the Department of Children and Family Services or the |
1416 | Department of Juvenile Justice or to be employed or used by such |
1417 | contractor or licensee in a sensitive position having direct |
1418 | contact with children, the developmentally disabled, the aged, |
1419 | or the elderly as provided in s. 110.1127(3), s. 393.063, s. |
1420 | 394.4572(1), s. 397.451, s. 402.302(3), s. 402.313(3), s. |
1421 | 409.175(2)(i), s. 415.102(4), s. 415.103, chapter 916, s. |
1422 | 985.644, chapter 400, or chapter 429; |
1423 | 6. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by the Department |
1424 | of Education, any district school board, any university |
1425 | laboratory school, any charter school, any private or parochial |
1426 | school, or any local governmental entity that licenses child |
1427 | care facilities; |
1428 | 7. Is attempting to purchase a firearm from a licensed |
1429 | importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer and is |
1430 | subject to a criminal history background check under state or |
1431 | federal law; or |
1432 | 8. Is seeking authorization from a Florida seaport |
1433 | identified in s. 311.09 for employment within or access to one |
1434 | or more of such seaports pursuant to s. 311.12 or s. 311.125. |
1435 | (b) Subject to the exceptions in paragraph (a), a person |
1436 | who has been granted a sealing under this section, former s. |
1437 | 893.14, former s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058 may not be held |
1438 | under any provision of law of this state to commit perjury or to |
1439 | be otherwise liable for giving a false statement by reason of |
1440 | such person's failure to recite or acknowledge a sealed criminal |
1441 | history record. |
1442 | (c) Information relating to the existence of a sealed |
1443 | criminal record provided in accordance with the provisions of |
1444 | paragraph (a) is confidential and exempt from the provisions of |
1445 | s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, |
1446 | except that the department shall disclose the sealed criminal |
1447 | history record to the entities set forth in subparagraphs (a)1., |
1448 | 4., 5., 6., and 8. for their respective licensing, access |
1449 | authorization, and employment purposes. It is unlawful for any |
1450 | employee of an entity set forth in subparagraph (a)1., |
1451 | subparagraph (a)4., subparagraph (a)5., subparagraph (a)6., or |
1452 | subparagraph (a)8. to disclose information relating to the |
1453 | existence of a sealed criminal history record of a person |
1454 | seeking employment, access authorization, or licensure with such |
1455 | entity or contractor, except to the person to whom the criminal |
1456 | history record relates or to persons having direct |
1457 | responsibility for employment, access authorization, or |
1458 | licensure decisions. Any person who violates the provisions of |
1459 | this paragraph commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, |
1460 | punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |
1461 | (5) STATUTORY REFERENCES.--Any reference to any other |
1462 | chapter, section, or subdivision of the Florida Statutes in this |
1463 | section constitutes a general reference under the doctrine of |
1464 | incorporation by reference. |
1465 | Section 27. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section |
1466 | 944.606, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1467 | 944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release.-- |
1468 | (1) As used in this section: |
1469 | (b) "Sexual offender" means a person who has been |
1470 | convicted of committing, or attempting, soliciting, or |
1471 | conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed in |
1472 | the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in |
1473 | another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), |
1474 | where the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the |
1475 | victim's parent or guardian; s. 794.011, excluding s. |
1476 | 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. |
1477 | 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, excluding s. |
1478 | 847.0135(4); s. 847.01355, s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. |
1479 | 847.0145; or s. 985.701(1); or any similar offense committed in |
1480 | this state which has been redesignated from a former statute |
1481 | number to one of those listed in this subsection, when the |
1482 | department has received verified information regarding such |
1483 | conviction; an offender's computerized criminal history record |
1484 | is not, in and of itself, verified information. |
1485 | Section 28. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
1486 | 944.607, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1487 | 944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of |
1488 | information on sexual offenders.-- |
1489 | (1) As used in this section, the term: |
1490 | (a) "Sexual offender" means a person who is in the custody |
1491 | or control of, or under the supervision of, the department or is |
1492 | in the custody of a private correctional facility: |
1493 | 1. On or after October 1, 1997, as a result of a |
1494 | conviction for committing, or attempting, soliciting, or |
1495 | conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed in |
1496 | the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in |
1497 | another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), |
1498 | where the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the |
1499 | victim's parent or guardian; s. 794.011, excluding s. |
1500 | 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. |
1501 | 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, excluding s. |
1502 | 847.0135(4); s. 847.01355; s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. |
1503 | 847.0145; or s. 985.701(1); or any similar offense committed in |
1504 | this state which has been redesignated from a former statute |
1505 | number to one of those listed in this paragraph; or |
1506 | 2. Who establishes or maintains a residence in this state |
1507 | and who has not been designated as a sexual predator by a court |
1508 | of this state but who has been designated as a sexual predator, |
1509 | as a sexually violent predator, or by another sexual offender |
1510 | designation in another state or jurisdiction and was, as a |
1511 | result of such designation, subjected to registration or |
1512 | community or public notification, or both, or would be if the |
1513 | person were a resident of that state or jurisdiction, without |
1514 | regard as to whether the person otherwise meets the criteria for |
1515 | registration as a sexual offender. |
1516 | Section 29. Subsection (7) of section 947.1405, Florida |
1517 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
1518 | 947.1405 Conditional release program.-- |
1519 | (7)(a) Any inmate who is convicted of a crime committed on |
1520 | or after October 1, 1995, or who has been previously convicted |
1521 | of a crime committed on or after October 1, 1995, in violation |
1522 | of chapter 794, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.01355, or s. |
1523 | 847.0145, and is subject to conditional release supervision, |
1524 | shall have, in addition to any other conditions imposed, the |
1525 | following special conditions imposed by the commission: |
1526 | 1. A mandatory curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The |
1527 | commission may designate another 8-hour period if the offender's |
1528 | employment precludes the above specified time, and such |
1529 | alternative is recommended by the Department of Corrections. If |
1530 | the commission determines that imposing a curfew would endanger |
1531 | the victim, the commission may consider alternative sanctions. |
1532 | 2. If the victim was under the age of 18, a prohibition on |
1533 | living within 1,000 feet of a school, day care center, park, |
1534 | playground, designated public school bus stop, or other place |
1535 | where children regularly congregate. A releasee who is subject |
1536 | to this subparagraph may not relocate to a residence that is |
1537 | within 1,000 feet of a public school bus stop. Beginning October |
1538 | 1, 2004, the commission or the department may not approve a |
1539 | residence that is located within 1,000 feet of a school, day |
1540 | care center, park, playground, designated school bus stop, or |
1541 | other place where children regularly congregate for any releasee |
1542 | who is subject to this subparagraph. On October 1, 2004, the |
1543 | department shall notify each affected school district of the |
1544 | location of the residence of a releasee 30 days prior to release |
1545 | and thereafter, if the releasee relocates to a new residence, |
1546 | shall notify any affected school district of the residence of |
1547 | the releasee within 30 days after relocation. If, on October 1, |
1548 | 2004, any public school bus stop is located within 1,000 feet of |
1549 | the existing residence of such releasee, the district school |
1550 | board shall relocate that school bus stop. Beginning October 1, |
1551 | 2004, a district school board may not establish or relocate a |
1552 | public school bus stop within 1,000 feet of the residence of a |
1553 | releasee who is subject to this subparagraph. The failure of the |
1554 | district school board to comply with this subparagraph shall not |
1555 | result in a violation of conditional release supervision. |
1556 | 3. Active participation in and successful completion of a |
1557 | sex offender treatment program with qualified practitioners |
1558 | specifically trained to treat sex offenders, at the releasee's |
1559 | own expense. If a qualified practitioner is not available within |
1560 | a 50-mile radius of the releasee's residence, the offender shall |
1561 | participate in other appropriate therapy. |
1562 | 4. A prohibition on any contact with the victim, directly |
1563 | or indirectly, including through a third person, unless approved |
1564 | by the victim, the offender's therapist, and the sentencing |
1565 | court. |
1566 | 5. If the victim was under the age of 18, a prohibition |
1567 | against contact with children under the age of 18 without review |
1568 | and approval by the commission. The commission may approve |
1569 | supervised contact with a child under the age of 18 if the |
1570 | approval is based upon a recommendation for contact issued by a |
1571 | qualified practitioner who is basing the recommendation on a |
1572 | risk assessment. Further, the sex offender must be currently |
1573 | enrolled in or have successfully completed a sex offender |
1574 | therapy program. The commission may not grant supervised contact |
1575 | with a child if the contact is not recommended by a qualified |
1576 | practitioner and may deny supervised contact with a child at any |
1577 | time. When considering whether to approve supervised contact |
1578 | with a child, the commission must review and consider the |
1579 | following: |
1580 | a. A risk assessment completed by a qualified |
1581 | practitioner. The qualified practitioner must prepare a written |
1582 | report that must include the findings of the assessment and |
1583 | address each of the following components: |
1584 | (I) The sex offender's current legal status; |
1585 | (II) The sex offender's history of adult charges with |
1586 | apparent sexual motivation; |
1587 | (III) The sex offender's history of adult charges without |
1588 | apparent sexual motivation; |
1589 | (IV) The sex offender's history of juvenile charges, |
1590 | whenever available; |
1591 | (V) The sex offender's offender treatment history, |
1592 | including a consultation from the sex offender's treating, or |
1593 | most recent treating, therapist; |
1594 | (VI) The sex offender's current mental status; |
1595 | (VII) The sex offender's mental health and substance abuse |
1596 | history as provided by the Department of Corrections; |
1597 | (VIII) The sex offender's personal, social, educational, |
1598 | and work history; |
1599 | (IX) The results of current psychological testing of the |
1600 | sex offender if determined necessary by the qualified |
1601 | practitioner; |
1602 | (X) A description of the proposed contact, including the |
1603 | location, frequency, duration, and supervisory arrangement; |
1604 | (XI) The child's preference and relative comfort level |
1605 | with the proposed contact, when age-appropriate; |
1606 | (XII) The parent's or legal guardian's preference |
1607 | regarding the proposed contact; and |
1608 | (XIII) The qualified practitioner's opinion, along with |
1609 | the basis for that opinion, as to whether the proposed contact |
1610 | would likely pose significant risk of emotional or physical harm |
1611 | to the child. |
1612 |
|
1613 | The written report of the assessment must be given to the |
1614 | commission. |
1615 | b. A recommendation made as a part of the risk-assessment |
1616 | report as to whether supervised contact with the child should be |
1617 | approved; |
1618 | c. A written consent signed by the child's parent or legal |
1619 | guardian, if the parent or legal guardian is not the sex |
1620 | offender, agreeing to the sex offender having supervised contact |
1621 | with the child after receiving full disclosure of the sex |
1622 | offender's present legal status, past criminal history, and the |
1623 | results of the risk assessment. The commission may not approve |
1624 | contact with the child if the parent or legal guardian refuses |
1625 | to give written consent for supervised contact; |
1626 | d. A safety plan prepared by the qualified practitioner, |
1627 | who provides treatment to the offender, in collaboration with |
1628 | the sex offender, the child's parent or legal guardian, and the |
1629 | child, when age appropriate, which details the acceptable |
1630 | conditions of contact between the sex offender and the child. |
1631 | The safety plan must be reviewed and approved by the Department |
1632 | of Corrections before being submitted to the commission; and |
1633 | e. Evidence that the child's parent or legal guardian, if |
1634 | the parent or legal guardian is not the sex offender, |
1635 | understands the need for and agrees to the safety plan and has |
1636 | agreed to provide, or to designate another adult to provide, |
1637 | constant supervision any time the child is in contact with the |
1638 | offender. |
1639 |
|
1640 | The commission may not appoint a person to conduct a risk |
1641 | assessment and may not accept a risk assessment from a person |
1642 | who has not demonstrated to the commission that he or she has |
1643 | met the requirements of a qualified practitioner as defined in |
1644 | this section. |
1645 | 6. If the victim was under age 18, a prohibition on |
1646 | working for pay or as a volunteer at any school, day care |
1647 | center, park, playground, or other place where children |
1648 | regularly congregate, as prescribed by the commission. |
1649 | 7. Unless otherwise indicated in the treatment plan |
1650 | provided by the sexual offender treatment program, a prohibition |
1651 | on viewing, owning, or possessing any obscene, pornographic, or |
1652 | sexually stimulating visual or auditory material, including |
1653 | telephone, electronic media, computer programs, or computer |
1654 | services that are relevant to the offender's deviant behavior |
1655 | pattern. |
1656 | 8. Effective for a releasee whose crime is committed on or |
1657 | after July 1, 2005, a prohibition on accessing the Internet or |
1658 | other computer services until the offender's sex offender |
1659 | treatment program, after a risk assessment is completed, |
1660 | approves and implements a safety plan for the offender's |
1661 | accessing or using the Internet or other computer services. |
1662 | 9. A requirement that the releasee must submit two |
1663 | specimens of blood to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement |
1664 | to be registered with the DNA database. |
1665 | 10. A requirement that the releasee make restitution to |
1666 | the victim, as determined by the sentencing court or the |
1667 | commission, for all necessary medical and related professional |
1668 | services relating to physical, psychiatric, and psychological |
1669 | care. |
1670 | 11. Submission to a warrantless search by the community |
1671 | control or probation officer of the probationer's or community |
1672 | controllee's person, residence, or vehicle. |
1673 | (b) For a releasee whose crime was committed on or after |
1674 | October 1, 1997, in violation of chapter 794, s. 800.04, s. |
1675 | 827.071, s. 847.01355, or s. 847.0145, and who is subject to |
1676 | conditional release supervision, in addition to any other |
1677 | provision of this subsection, the commission shall impose the |
1678 | following additional conditions of conditional release |
1679 | supervision: |
1680 | 1. As part of a treatment program, participation in a |
1681 | minimum of one annual polygraph examination to obtain |
1682 | information necessary for risk management and treatment and to |
1683 | reduce the sex offender's denial mechanisms. The polygraph |
1684 | examination must be conducted by a polygrapher trained |
1685 | specifically in the use of the polygraph for the monitoring of |
1686 | sex offenders, where available, and at the expense of the sex |
1687 | offender. The results of the polygraph examination shall not be |
1688 | used as evidence in a hearing to prove that a violation of |
1689 | supervision has occurred. |
1690 | 2. Maintenance of a driving log and a prohibition against |
1691 | driving a motor vehicle alone without the prior approval of the |
1692 | supervising officer. |
1693 | 3. A prohibition against obtaining or using a post office |
1694 | box without the prior approval of the supervising officer. |
1695 | 4. If there was sexual contact, a submission to, at the |
1696 | probationer's or community controllee's expense, an HIV test |
1697 | with the results to be released to the victim or the victim's |
1698 | parent or guardian. |
1699 | 5. Electronic monitoring of any form when ordered by the |
1700 | commission. |
1701 | Section 30. Subsection (2) of section 948.013, Florida |
1702 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
1703 | 948.013 Administrative probation.-- |
1704 | (2) Effective for an offense committed on or after July 1, |
1705 | 1998, a person is ineligible for placement on administrative |
1706 | probation if the person is sentenced to or is serving a term of |
1707 | probation or community control, regardless of the conviction or |
1708 | adjudication, for committing, or attempting, conspiring, or |
1709 | soliciting to commit, any of the felony offenses described in s. |
1710 | 787.01 or s. 787.02, where the victim is a minor and the |
1711 | defendant is not the victim's parent; s. 787.025; chapter 794; |
1712 | s. 796.03; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025(2)(b); s. 827.071; s. |
1713 | 847.0133; s. 847.0135; s. 847.01355; or s. 847.0145. |
1714 | Section 31. Subsection (2) of section 948.03, Florida |
1715 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
1716 | 948.03 Terms and conditions of probation.-- |
1717 | (2) The enumeration of specific kinds of terms and |
1718 | conditions shall not prevent the court from adding thereto such |
1719 | other or others as it considers proper. However, the sentencing |
1720 | court may only impose a condition of supervision allowing an |
1721 | offender convicted of s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. |
1722 | 847.01355, or s. 847.0145, to reside in another state, if the |
1723 | order stipulates that it is contingent upon the approval of the |
1724 | receiving state interstate compact authority. The court may |
1725 | rescind or modify at any time the terms and conditions |
1726 | theretofore imposed by it upon the probationer. However, if the |
1727 | court withholds adjudication of guilt or imposes a period of |
1728 | incarceration as a condition of probation, the period shall not |
1729 | exceed 364 days, and incarceration shall be restricted to either |
1730 | a county facility, a probation and restitution center under the |
1731 | jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections, a probation |
1732 | program drug punishment phase I secure residential treatment |
1733 | institution, or a community residential facility owned or |
1734 | operated by any entity providing such services. |
1735 | Section 32. Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section |
1736 | 948.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
1737 | 948.06 Violation of probation or community control; |
1738 | revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay |
1739 | restitution or cost of supervision.-- |
1740 | (8) |
1741 | (c) For purposes of this section, the term "qualifying |
1742 | offense" means any of the following: |
1743 | 1. Kidnapping or attempted kidnapping under s. 787.01, |
1744 | false imprisonment of a child under the age of 13 under s. |
1745 | 787.02(3), or luring or enticing a child under s. 787.025(2)(b) |
1746 | or (c). |
1747 | 2. Murder or attempted murder under s. 782.04, attempted |
1748 | felony murder under s. 782.051, or manslaughter under s. 782.07. |
1749 | 3. Aggravated battery or attempted aggravated battery |
1750 | under s. 784.045. |
1751 | 4. Sexual battery or attempted sexual battery under s. |
1752 | 794.011(2), (3), (4), or (8)(b) or (c). |
1753 | 5. Lewd or lascivious battery or attempted lewd or |
1754 | lascivious battery under s. 800.04(4), lewd or lascivious |
1755 | molestation under s. 800.04(5)(b) or (c)2., lewd or lascivious |
1756 | conduct under s. 800.04(6)(b), or lewd or lascivious exhibition |
1757 | under s. 800.04(7)(b)(c), or lewd or lascivious exhibition on |
1758 | computer under s. 847.01355(2). |
1759 | 6. Robbery or attempted robbery under s. 812.13, |
1760 | carjacking or attempted carjacking under s. 812.133, or home |
1761 | invasion robbery or attempted home invasion robbery under s. |
1762 | 812.135. |
1763 | 7. Lewd or lascivious offense upon or in the presence of |
1764 | an elderly or disabled person or attempted lewd or lascivious |
1765 | offense upon or in the presence of an elderly or disabled person |
1766 | under s. 825.1025. |
1767 | 8. Sexual performance by a child or attempted sexual |
1768 | performance by a child under s. 827.071. |
1769 | 9. Computer pornography under s. 847.0135(2) or (3), |
1770 | transmission of child pornography under s. 847.0137, or selling |
1771 | or buying of minors under s. 847.0145. |
1772 | 10. Poisoning food or water under s. 859.01. |
1773 | 11. Abuse of a dead human body under s. 872.06. |
1774 | 12. Any burglary offense or attempted burglary offense |
1775 | that is either a first degree felony or second degree felony |
1776 | under s. 810.02(2) or (3). |
1777 | 13. Arson or attempted arson under s. 806.01(1). |
1778 | 14. Aggravated assault under s. 784.021. |
1779 | 15. Aggravated stalking under s. 784.048(3), (4), (5), or |
1780 | (7). |
1781 | 16. Aircraft piracy under s. 860.16. |
1782 | 17. Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a |
1783 | destructive device or bomb under s. 790.161(2), (3), or (4). |
1784 | 18. Treason under s. 876.32. |
1785 | 19. Any offense committed in another jurisdiction which |
1786 | would be an offense listed in this paragraph if that offense had |
1787 | been committed in this state. |
1788 | Section 33. Subsection (2) of section 948.101, Florida |
1789 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
1790 | 948.101 Terms and conditions of community control and |
1791 | criminal quarantine community control.-- |
1792 | (2) The enumeration of specific kinds of terms and |
1793 | conditions does not prevent the court from adding thereto any |
1794 | other terms or conditions that the court considers proper. |
1795 | However, the sentencing court may only impose a condition of |
1796 | supervision allowing an offender convicted of s. 794.011, s. |
1797 | 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.01355, or s. 847.0145 to reside in |
1798 | another state if the order stipulates that it is contingent upon |
1799 | the approval of the receiving state interstate compact |
1800 | authority. The court may rescind or modify at any time the terms |
1801 | and conditions theretofore imposed by it upon the offender in |
1802 | community control. However, if the court withholds adjudication |
1803 | of guilt or imposes a period of incarceration as a condition of |
1804 | community control, the period may not exceed 364 days, and |
1805 | incarceration shall be restricted to a county facility, a |
1806 | probation and restitution center under the jurisdiction of the |
1807 | Department of Corrections, a probation program drug punishment |
1808 | phase I secure residential treatment institution, or a community |
1809 | residential facility owned or operated by any entity providing |
1810 | such services. |
1811 | Section 34. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 948.30, |
1812 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
1813 | 948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or |
1814 | community control for certain sex offenses.--Conditions imposed |
1815 | pursuant to this section do not require oral pronouncement at |
1816 | the time of sentencing and shall be considered standard |
1817 | conditions of probation or community control for offenders |
1818 | specified in this section. |
1819 | (1) Effective for probationers or community controllees |
1820 | whose crime was committed on or after October 1, 1995, and who |
1821 | are placed under supervision for violation of chapter 794, s. |
1822 | 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.01355, or s. 847.0145, the court must |
1823 | impose the following conditions in addition to all other |
1824 | standard and special conditions imposed: |
1825 | (a) A mandatory curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The court |
1826 | may designate another 8-hour period if the offender's employment |
1827 | precludes the above specified time, and the alternative is |
1828 | recommended by the Department of Corrections. If the court |
1829 | determines that imposing a curfew would endanger the victim, the |
1830 | court may consider alternative sanctions. |
1831 | (b) If the victim was under the age of 18, a prohibition |
1832 | on living within 1,000 feet of a school, day care center, park, |
1833 | playground, or other place where children regularly congregate, |
1834 | as prescribed by the court. The 1,000-foot distance shall be |
1835 | measured in a straight line from the offender's place of |
1836 | residence to the nearest boundary line of the school, day care |
1837 | center, park, playground, or other place where children |
1838 | congregate. The distance may not be measured by a pedestrian |
1839 | route or automobile route. |
1840 | (c) Active participation in and successful completion of a |
1841 | sex offender treatment program with qualified practitioners |
1842 | specifically trained to treat sex offenders, at the |
1843 | probationer's or community controllee's own expense. If a |
1844 | qualified practitioner is not available within a 50-mile radius |
1845 | of the probationer's or community controllee's residence, the |
1846 | offender shall participate in other appropriate therapy. |
1847 | (d) A prohibition on any contact with the victim, directly |
1848 | or indirectly, including through a third person, unless approved |
1849 | by the victim, the offender's therapist, and the sentencing |
1850 | court. |
1851 | (e) If the victim was under the age of 18, a prohibition |
1852 | on contact with a child under the age of 18 except as provided |
1853 | in this paragraph. The court may approve supervised contact with |
1854 | a child under the age of 18 if the approval is based upon a |
1855 | recommendation for contact issued by a qualified practitioner |
1856 | who is basing the recommendation on a risk assessment. Further, |
1857 | the sex offender must be currently enrolled in or have |
1858 | successfully completed a sex offender therapy program. The court |
1859 | may not grant supervised contact with a child if the contact is |
1860 | not recommended by a qualified practitioner and may deny |
1861 | supervised contact with a child at any time. When considering |
1862 | whether to approve supervised contact with a child, the court |
1863 | must review and consider the following: |
1864 | 1. A risk assessment completed by a qualified |
1865 | practitioner. The qualified practitioner must prepare a written |
1866 | report that must include the findings of the assessment and |
1867 | address each of the following components: |
1868 | a. The sex offender's current legal status; |
1869 | b. The sex offender's history of adult charges with |
1870 | apparent sexual motivation; |
1871 | c. The sex offender's history of adult charges without |
1872 | apparent sexual motivation; |
1873 | d. The sex offender's history of juvenile charges, |
1874 | whenever available; |
1875 | e. The sex offender's offender treatment history, |
1876 | including consultations with the sex offender's treating, or |
1877 | most recent treating, therapist; |
1878 | f. The sex offender's current mental status; |
1879 | g. The sex offender's mental health and substance abuse |
1880 | treatment history as provided by the Department of Corrections; |
1881 | h. The sex offender's personal, social, educational, and |
1882 | work history; |
1883 | i. The results of current psychological testing of the sex |
1884 | offender if determined necessary by the qualified practitioner; |
1885 | j. A description of the proposed contact, including the |
1886 | location, frequency, duration, and supervisory arrangement; |
1887 | k. The child's preference and relative comfort level with |
1888 | the proposed contact, when age appropriate; |
1889 | l. The parent's or legal guardian's preference regarding |
1890 | the proposed contact; and |
1891 | m. The qualified practitioner's opinion, along with the |
1892 | basis for that opinion, as to whether the proposed contact would |
1893 | likely pose significant risk of emotional or physical harm to |
1894 | the child. |
1895 |
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1896 | The written report of the assessment must be given to the court; |
1897 | 2. A recommendation made as a part of the risk assessment |
1898 | report as to whether supervised contact with the child should be |
1899 | approved; |
1900 | 3. A written consent signed by the child's parent or legal |
1901 | guardian, if the parent or legal guardian is not the sex |
1902 | offender, agreeing to the sex offender having supervised contact |
1903 | with the child after receiving full disclosure of the sex |
1904 | offender's present legal status, past criminal history, and the |
1905 | results of the risk assessment. The court may not approve |
1906 | contact with the child if the parent or legal guardian refuses |
1907 | to give written consent for supervised contact; |
1908 | 4. A safety plan prepared by the qualified practitioner, |
1909 | who provides treatment to the offender, in collaboration with |
1910 | the sex offender, the child's parent or legal guardian, if the |
1911 | parent or legal guardian is not the sex offender, and the child, |
1912 | when age appropriate, which details the acceptable conditions of |
1913 | contact between the sex offender and the child. The safety plan |
1914 | must be reviewed and approved by the court; and |
1915 | 5. Evidence that the child's parent or legal guardian |
1916 | understands the need for and agrees to the safety plan and has |
1917 | agreed to provide, or to designate another adult to provide, |
1918 | constant supervision any time the child is in contact with the |
1919 | offender. |
1920 |
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1921 | The court may not appoint a person to conduct a risk assessment |
1922 | and may not accept a risk assessment from a person who has not |
1923 | demonstrated to the court that he or she has met the |
1924 | requirements of a qualified practitioner as defined in this |
1925 | section. |
1926 | (f) If the victim was under age 18, a prohibition on |
1927 | working for pay or as a volunteer at any place where children |
1928 | regularly congregate, including, but not limited to, schools, |
1929 | day care centers, parks, playgrounds, pet stores, libraries, |
1930 | zoos, theme parks, and malls. |
1931 | (g) Unless otherwise indicated in the treatment plan |
1932 | provided by the sexual offender treatment program, a prohibition |
1933 | on viewing, accessing, owning, or possessing any obscene, |
1934 | pornographic, or sexually stimulating visual or auditory |
1935 | material, including telephone, electronic media, computer |
1936 | programs, or computer services that are relevant to the |
1937 | offender's deviant behavior pattern. |
1938 | (h) Effective for probationers and community controllees |
1939 | whose crime is committed on or after July 1, 2005, a prohibition |
1940 | on accessing the Internet or other computer services until the |
1941 | offender's sex offender treatment program, after a risk |
1942 | assessment is completed, approves and implements a safety plan |
1943 | for the offender's accessing or using the Internet or other |
1944 | computer services. |
1945 | (i) A requirement that the probationer or community |
1946 | controllee must submit a specimen of blood or other approved |
1947 | biological specimen to the Department of Law Enforcement to be |
1948 | registered with the DNA data bank. |
1949 | (j) A requirement that the probationer or community |
1950 | controllee make restitution to the victim, as ordered by the |
1951 | court under s. 775.089, for all necessary medical and related |
1952 | professional services relating to physical, psychiatric, and |
1953 | psychological care. |
1954 | (k) Submission to a warrantless search by the community |
1955 | control or probation officer of the probationer's or community |
1956 | controllee's person, residence, or vehicle. |
1957 | (2) Effective for a probationer or community controllee |
1958 | whose crime was committed on or after October 1, 1997, and who |
1959 | is placed on community control or sex offender probation for a |
1960 | violation of chapter 794, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.01355, |
1961 | or s. 847.0145, in addition to any other provision of this |
1962 | section, the court must impose the following conditions of |
1963 | probation or community control: |
1964 | (a) As part of a treatment program, participation at least |
1965 | annually in polygraph examinations to obtain information |
1966 | necessary for risk management and treatment and to reduce the |
1967 | sex offender's denial mechanisms. A polygraph examination must |
1968 | be conducted by a polygrapher trained specifically in the use of |
1969 | the polygraph for the monitoring of sex offenders, where |
1970 | available, and shall be paid for by the sex offender. The |
1971 | results of the polygraph examination shall not be used as |
1972 | evidence in court to prove that a violation of community |
1973 | supervision has occurred. |
1974 | (b) Maintenance of a driving log and a prohibition against |
1975 | driving a motor vehicle alone without the prior approval of the |
1976 | supervising officer. |
1977 | (c) A prohibition against obtaining or using a post office |
1978 | box without the prior approval of the supervising officer. |
1979 | (d) If there was sexual contact, a submission to, at the |
1980 | probationer's or community controllee's expense, an HIV test |
1981 | with the results to be released to the victim or the victim's |
1982 | parent or guardian. |
1983 | (e) Electronic monitoring when deemed necessary by the |
1984 | community control or probation officer and his or her |
1985 | supervisor, and ordered by the court at the recommendation of |
1986 | the Department of Corrections. |
1987 | Section 35. Subsection (1) of section 948.31, Florida |
1988 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
1989 | 948.31 Diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of offenders |
1990 | placed on probation or community control for certain sex |
1991 | offenses or child exploitation.--The court shall require a |
1992 | diagnosis and evaluation to determine the need of a probationer |
1993 | or offender in community control for treatment. If the court |
1994 | determines that a need therefor is established by such diagnosis |
1995 | and evaluation process, the court shall require outpatient |
1996 | counseling as a term or condition of probation or community |
1997 | control for any person who was found guilty of any of the |
1998 | following, or whose plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any of |
1999 | the following was accepted by the court: |
2000 | (1) Lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious |
2001 | molestation, lewd or lascivious conduct, or lewd or lascivious |
2002 | exhibition, as defined in s. 800.04 or s. 847.01355. |
2003 |
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2004 | Such counseling shall be required to be obtained from a |
2005 | community mental health center, a recognized social service |
2006 | agency providing mental health services, or a private mental |
2007 | health professional or through other professional counseling. |
2008 | The plan for counseling for the individual shall be provided to |
2009 | the court for review. |
2010 | Section 36. Subsection (1) of section 948.32, Florida |
2011 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
2012 | 948.32 Requirements of law enforcement agency upon arrest |
2013 | of persons for certain sex offenses.-- |
2014 | (1) When any state or local law enforcement agency |
2015 | investigates or arrests a person for committing, or attempting, |
2016 | soliciting, or conspiring to commit, a violation of s. |
2017 | 787.025(2)(c), chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. |
2018 | 847.0133, s. 847.0135, s. 847.01355, or s. 847.0145, the law |
2019 | enforcement agency shall contact the Department of Corrections |
2020 | to verify whether the person under investigation or under arrest |
2021 | is on probation, community control, parole, conditional release, |
2022 | or control release. |
2023 | Section 37. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |