1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to sexual offenders and predators; |
3 | amending s. 257.12, F.S.; encouraging all public libraries |
4 | to implement an Internet safety education program for |
5 | children and adults; providing minimum requirements for |
6 | the program; requiring libraries to annually report to the |
7 | Division of Library and Information Services of the |
8 | Department of State the number of participants who |
9 | complete the program; requiring that the division adopt |
10 | rules to award additional points to grant applicants |
11 | implementing such a program; amending ss. 775.21, |
12 | 943.0435, 944.606, 944.607, and 985.481, F.S.; requiring |
13 | sexual offenders and predators to provide home telephone |
14 | numbers and any cellular telephone numbers as part of the |
15 | registration process; correcting cross-references to apply |
16 | exclusions from designation as a sexual offender or |
17 | predator to owners or operators of computer services |
18 | rather than to persons traveling to meet a minor; amending |
19 | ss. 847.0135 and 847.0138, F.S.; removing residency |
20 | requirements in statutes relating to computer pornography |
21 | involving minor children and the transmission of material |
22 | harmful to a minor by electronic device or equipment, |
23 | respectively; providing an effective date. |
24 |
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25 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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27 | Section 1. Subsection (3) is added to section 257.12, |
28 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
29 | 257.12 Division of Library and Information Services |
30 | authorized to accept and expend federal funds.-- |
31 | (3) All public libraries are encouraged to adopt an |
32 | Internet safety education program, including the implementation |
33 | of a computer-based educational program, which has been endorsed |
34 | by a government-sanctioned law enforcement agency or other |
35 | reputable public safety advocacy organization and is designed |
36 | for children and adults. The purpose of the Internet safety |
37 | education program is to promote the use of prudent online |
38 | deportment and broaden awareness of online predators. The |
39 | program must be interactive and age-appropriate. Each library |
40 | shall annually report to the division the annual number of |
41 | program participants who complete the Internet safety education |
42 | program. By April 1, 2010, the division shall adopt rules for |
43 | rewarding those libraries in the program grant application |
44 | process which have had 1 percent or more of their annual number |
45 | of program participants, based on the total number of registered |
46 | borrowers from the preceding year, complete the Internet safety |
47 | education program adopted by the library. Program participants |
48 | completing the program as a result of strategic partnerships or |
49 | collaboration between the library and other entities shall be |
50 | integrated into the library's annual report. The division shall |
51 | adopt rules to allocate 10 percent of the total points available |
52 | in the library services and technology grant application |
53 | evaluation process to public libraries that are in compliance |
54 | with this section, beginning with the grant application cycle |
55 | for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. |
56 | Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4), paragraph (a) |
57 | of subsection (6), paragraph (a) of subsection (8), and |
58 | paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section 775.21, Florida |
59 | Statutes, are amended to read: |
60 | 775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act.-- |
61 | (4) SEXUAL PREDATOR CRITERIA.-- |
62 | (a) For a current offense committed on or after October 1, |
63 | 1993, upon conviction, an offender shall be designated as a |
64 | "sexual predator" under subsection (5), and subject to |
65 | registration under subsection (6) and community and public |
66 | notification under subsection (7) if: |
67 | 1. The felony is: |
68 | a. A capital, life, or first-degree felony violation, or |
69 | any attempt thereof, of s. 787.01 or s. 787.02, where the victim |
70 | is a minor and the defendant is not the victim's parent or |
71 | guardian, or s. 794.011, s. 800.04, or s. 847.0145, or a |
72 | violation of a similar law of another jurisdiction; or |
73 | b. Any felony violation, or any attempt thereof, of s. |
74 | 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), where the victim is a |
75 | minor and the defendant is not the victim's parent or guardian; |
76 | s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. |
77 | 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025(2)(b); s. 827.071; s. |
78 | 847.0135(5); s. 847.0145; or s. 985.701(1); or a violation of a |
79 | similar law of another jurisdiction, and the offender has |
80 | previously been convicted of or found to have committed, or has |
81 | pled nolo contendere or guilty to, regardless of adjudication, |
82 | any violation of s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), |
83 | where the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the |
84 | victim's parent or guardian; s. 794.011, excluding s. |
85 | 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. |
86 | 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, excluding s. |
87 | 847.0135(6)(4); s. 847.0145; or s. 985.701(1); or a violation of |
88 | a similar law of another jurisdiction; |
89 | 2. The offender has not received a pardon for any felony |
90 | or similar law of another jurisdiction that is necessary for the |
91 | operation of this paragraph; and |
92 | 3. A conviction of a felony or similar law of another |
93 | jurisdiction necessary to the operation of this paragraph has |
94 | not been set aside in any postconviction proceeding. |
95 | (6) REGISTRATION.-- |
96 | (a) A sexual predator must register with the department |
97 | through the sheriff's office by providing the following |
98 | information to the department: |
99 | 1. Name, social security number, age, race, sex, date of |
100 | birth, height, weight, hair and eye color, photograph, address |
101 | of legal residence and address of any current temporary |
102 | residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural |
103 | route address and a post office box, any electronic mail address |
104 | and any instant message name required to be provided pursuant to |
105 | subparagraph (g)4., home telephone number and any cellular |
106 | telephone number, date and place of any employment, date and |
107 | place of each conviction, fingerprints, and a brief description |
108 | of the crime or crimes committed by the offender. A post office |
109 | box shall not be provided in lieu of a physical residential |
110 | address. |
111 | a. If the sexual predator's place of residence is a motor |
112 | vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as defined |
113 | in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also provide to the |
114 | department written notice of the vehicle identification number; |
115 | the license tag number; the registration number; and a |
116 | description, including color scheme, of the motor vehicle, |
117 | trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home. If a sexual |
118 | predator's place of residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, |
119 | or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the sexual predator |
120 | shall also provide to the department written notice of the hull |
121 | identification number; the manufacturer's serial number; the |
122 | name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the |
123 | registration number; and a description, including color scheme, |
124 | of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat. |
125 | b. If the sexual predator is enrolled, employed, or |
126 | carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education in |
127 | this state, the sexual predator shall also provide to the |
128 | department the name, address, and county of each institution, |
129 | including each campus attended, and the sexual predator's |
130 | enrollment or employment status. Each change in enrollment or |
131 | employment status shall be reported in person at the sheriff's |
132 | office, or the Department of Corrections if the sexual predator |
133 | is in the custody or control of or under the supervision of the |
134 | Department of Corrections, within 48 hours after any change in |
135 | status. The sheriff or the Department of Corrections shall |
136 | promptly notify each institution of the sexual predator's |
137 | presence and any change in the sexual predator's enrollment or |
138 | employment status. |
139 | 2. Any other information determined necessary by the |
140 | department, including criminal and corrections records; |
141 | nonprivileged personnel and treatment records; and evidentiary |
142 | genetic markers when available. |
143 | (8) VERIFICATION.--The department and the Department of |
144 | Corrections shall implement a system for verifying the addresses |
145 | of sexual predators. The system must be consistent with the |
146 | provisions of the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety |
147 | Act of 2006 and any other federal standards applicable to such |
148 | verification or required to be met as a condition for the |
149 | receipt of federal funds by the state. The Department of |
150 | Corrections shall verify the addresses of sexual predators who |
151 | are not incarcerated but who reside in the community under the |
152 | supervision of the Department of Corrections and shall report to |
153 | the department any failure by a sexual predator to comply with |
154 | registration requirements. County and local law enforcement |
155 | agencies, in conjunction with the department, shall verify the |
156 | addresses of sexual predators who are not under the care, |
157 | custody, control, or supervision of the Department of |
158 | Corrections. Local law enforcement agencies shall report to the |
159 | department any failure by a sexual predator to comply with |
160 | registration requirements. |
161 | (a) A sexual predator must report in person each year |
162 | during the month of the sexual predator's birthday and during |
163 | every third month thereafter to the sheriff's office in the |
164 | county in which he or she resides or is otherwise located to |
165 | reregister. The sheriff's office may determine the appropriate |
166 | times and days for reporting by the sexual predator, which shall |
167 | be consistent with the reporting requirements of this paragraph. |
168 | Reregistration shall include any changes to the following |
169 | information: |
170 | 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date of |
171 | birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; address of any |
172 | permanent residence and address of any current temporary |
173 | residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural |
174 | route address and a post office box; any electronic mail address |
175 | and any instant message name required to be provided pursuant to |
176 | subparagraph (6)(g)4.; home telephone number and any cellular |
177 | telephone number; date and place of any employment; vehicle |
178 | make, model, color, and license tag number; fingerprints; and |
179 | photograph. A post office box shall not be provided in lieu of a |
180 | physical residential address. |
181 | 2. If the sexual predator is enrolled, employed, or |
182 | carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education in |
183 | this state, the sexual predator shall also provide to the |
184 | department the name, address, and county of each institution, |
185 | including each campus attended, and the sexual predator's |
186 | enrollment or employment status. |
187 | 3. If the sexual predator's place of residence is a motor |
188 | vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as defined |
189 | in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also provide the |
190 | vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the |
191 | registration number; and a description, including color scheme, |
192 | of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured |
193 | home. If the sexual predator's place of residence is a vessel, |
194 | live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the |
195 | sexual predator shall also provide the hull identification |
196 | number; the manufacturer's serial number; the name of the |
197 | vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration |
198 | number; and a description, including color scheme, of the |
199 | vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat. |
200 | (10) PENALTIES.-- |
201 | (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, a sexual |
202 | predator who fails to register; who fails, after registration, |
203 | to maintain, acquire, or renew a driver's license or |
204 | identification card; who fails to provide required location |
205 | information, electronic mail address information, instant |
206 | message name information, home telephone number and any cellular |
207 | telephone number, or change-of-name information; who fails to |
208 | make a required report in connection with vacating a permanent |
209 | residence; who fails to reregister as required; who fails to |
210 | respond to any address verification correspondence from the |
211 | department within 3 weeks of the date of the correspondence; or |
212 | who otherwise fails, by act or omission, to comply with the |
213 | requirements of this section, commits a felony of the third |
214 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. |
215 | 775.084. |
216 | Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), paragraph (b) |
217 | of subsection (2), and paragraph (c) of subsection (14) of |
218 | section 943.0435, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
219 | 943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the |
220 | department; penalty.-- |
221 | (1) As used in this section, the term: |
222 | (a)1. "Sexual offender" means a person who meets the |
223 | criteria in sub-subparagraph a., sub-subparagraph b., sub- |
224 | subparagraph c., or sub-subparagraph d., as follows: |
225 | a.(I) Has been convicted of committing, or attempting, |
226 | soliciting, or conspiring to commit, any of the criminal |
227 | offenses proscribed in the following statutes in this state or |
228 | similar offenses in another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, |
229 | or s. 787.025(2)(c), where the victim is a minor and the |
230 | defendant is not the victim's parent or guardian; s. 794.011, |
231 | excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. |
232 | 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, |
233 | excluding s. 847.0135(6)(4); s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. |
234 | 847.0145; or s. 985.701(1); or any similar offense committed in |
235 | this state which has been redesignated from a former statute |
236 | number to one of those listed in this sub-sub-subparagraph; and |
237 | (II) Has been released on or after October 1, 1997, from |
238 | the sanction imposed for any conviction of an offense described |
239 | in sub-sub-subparagraph (I). For purposes of sub-sub- |
240 | subparagraph (I), a sanction imposed in this state or in any |
241 | other jurisdiction includes, but is not limited to, a fine, |
242 | probation, community control, parole, conditional release, |
243 | control release, or incarceration in a state prison, federal |
244 | prison, private correctional facility, or local detention |
245 | facility; |
246 | b. Establishes or maintains a residence in this state and |
247 | who has not been designated as a sexual predator by a court of |
248 | this state but who has been designated as a sexual predator, as |
249 | a sexually violent predator, or by another sexual offender |
250 | designation in another state or jurisdiction and was, as a |
251 | result of such designation, subjected to registration or |
252 | community or public notification, or both, or would be if the |
253 | person were a resident of that state or jurisdiction, without |
254 | regard to whether the person otherwise meets the criteria for |
255 | registration as a sexual offender; |
256 | c. Establishes or maintains a residence in this state who |
257 | is in the custody or control of, or under the supervision of, |
258 | any other state or jurisdiction as a result of a conviction for |
259 | committing, or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit, |
260 | any of the criminal offenses proscribed in the following |
261 | statutes or similar offense in another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, |
262 | s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), where the victim is a minor and |
263 | the defendant is not the victim's parent or guardian; s. |
264 | 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. |
265 | 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. |
266 | 847.0135, excluding s. 847.0135(6)(4); s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; |
267 | s. 847.0145; or s. 985.701(1); or any similar offense committed |
268 | in this state which has been redesignated from a former statute |
269 | number to one of those listed in this sub-subparagraph; or |
270 | d. On or after July 1, 2007, has been adjudicated |
271 | delinquent for committing, or attempting, soliciting, or |
272 | conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed in |
273 | the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in |
274 | another jurisdiction when the juvenile was 14 years of age or |
275 | older at the time of the offense: |
276 | (I) Section 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); |
277 | (II) Section 800.04(4)(b) where the victim is under 12 |
278 | years of age or where the court finds sexual activity by the use |
279 | of force or coercion; |
280 | (III) Section 800.04(5)(c)1. where the court finds |
281 | molestation involving unclothed genitals; or |
282 | (IV) Section 800.04(5)(d) where the court finds the use of |
283 | force or coercion and unclothed genitals. |
284 | 2. For all qualifying offenses listed in sub-subparagraph |
285 | (1)(a)1.d., the court shall make a written finding of the age of |
286 | the offender at the time of the offense. |
287 |
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288 | For each violation of a qualifying offense listed in this |
289 | subsection, the court shall make a written finding of the age of |
290 | the victim at the time of the offense. For a violation of s. |
291 | 800.04(4), the court shall additionally make a written finding |
292 | indicating that the offense did or did not involve sexual |
293 | activity and indicating that the offense did or did not involve |
294 | force or coercion. For a violation of s. 800.04(5), the court |
295 | shall additionally make a written finding that the offense did |
296 | or did not involve unclothed genitals or genital area and that |
297 | the offense did or did not involve the use of force or coercion. |
298 | (2) A sexual offender shall: |
299 | (b) Provide his or her name, date of birth, social |
300 | security number, race, sex, height, weight, hair and eye color, |
301 | tattoos or other identifying marks, occupation and place of |
302 | employment, address of permanent or legal residence or address |
303 | of any current temporary residence, within the state and out of |
304 | state, including a rural route address and a post office box, |
305 | home telephone number and any cellular telephone number, any |
306 | electronic mail address and any instant message name required to |
307 | be provided pursuant to paragraph (4)(d), date and place of each |
308 | conviction, and a brief description of the crime or crimes |
309 | committed by the offender. A post office box shall not be |
310 | provided in lieu of a physical residential address. |
311 | 1. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a motor |
312 | vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as defined |
313 | in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also provide to the |
314 | department through the sheriff's office written notice of the |
315 | vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the |
316 | registration number; and a description, including color scheme, |
317 | of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured |
318 | home. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a vessel, |
319 | live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the |
320 | sexual offender shall also provide to the department written |
321 | notice of the hull identification number; the manufacturer's |
322 | serial number; the name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or |
323 | houseboat; the registration number; and a description, including |
324 | color scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat. |
325 | 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or |
326 | carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education in |
327 | this state, the sexual offender shall also provide to the |
328 | department through the sheriff's office the name, address, and |
329 | county of each institution, including each campus attended, and |
330 | the sexual offender's enrollment or employment status. Each |
331 | change in enrollment or employment status shall be reported in |
332 | person at the sheriff's office, within 48 hours after any change |
333 | in status. The sheriff shall promptly notify each institution of |
334 | the sexual offender's presence and any change in the sexual |
335 | offender's enrollment or employment status. |
336 |
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337 | When a sexual offender reports at the sheriff's office, the |
338 | sheriff shall take a photograph and a set of fingerprints of the |
339 | offender and forward the photographs and fingerprints to the |
340 | department, along with the information provided by the sexual |
341 | offender. The sheriff shall promptly provide to the department |
342 | the information received from the sexual offender. |
343 | (14) |
344 | (c) The sheriff's office may determine the appropriate |
345 | times and days for reporting by the sexual offender, which shall |
346 | be consistent with the reporting requirements of this |
347 | subsection. Reregistration shall include any changes to the |
348 | following information: |
349 | 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date of |
350 | birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; address of any |
351 | permanent residence and address of any current temporary |
352 | residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural |
353 | route address and a post office box; any electronic mail address |
354 | and any instant message name required to be provided pursuant to |
355 | paragraph (4)(d); home telephone number and any cellular |
356 | telephone number; date and place of any employment; vehicle |
357 | make, model, color, and license tag number; fingerprints; and |
358 | photograph. A post office box shall not be provided in lieu of a |
359 | physical residential address. |
360 | 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or |
361 | carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education in |
362 | this state, the sexual offender shall also provide to the |
363 | department the name, address, and county of each institution, |
364 | including each campus attended, and the sexual offender's |
365 | enrollment or employment status. |
366 | 3. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a motor |
367 | vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as defined |
368 | in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also provide the |
369 | vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the |
370 | registration number; and a description, including color scheme, |
371 | of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured |
372 | home. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a vessel, |
373 | live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the |
374 | sexual offender shall also provide the hull identification |
375 | number; the manufacturer's serial number; the name of the |
376 | vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration |
377 | number; and a description, including color scheme, of the |
378 | vessel, live-aboard vessel or houseboat. |
379 | 4. Any sexual offender who fails to report in person as |
380 | required at the sheriff's office, or who fails to respond to any |
381 | address verification correspondence from the department within 3 |
382 | weeks of the date of the correspondence or who fails to report |
383 | electronic mail addresses or instant message names, commits a |
384 | felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. |
385 | 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
386 | Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph |
387 | (a) of subsection (3) of section 944.606, Florida Statutes, are |
388 | amended to read: |
389 | 944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release.-- |
390 | (1) As used in this section: |
391 | (b) "Sexual offender" means a person who has been |
392 | convicted of committing, or attempting, soliciting, or |
393 | conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed in |
394 | the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in |
395 | another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), |
396 | where the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the |
397 | victim's parent or guardian; s. 794.011, excluding s. |
398 | 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. |
399 | 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, excluding s. |
400 | 847.0135(6)(4); s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. 847.0145; or s. |
401 | 985.701(1); or any similar offense committed in this state which |
402 | has been redesignated from a former statute number to one of |
403 | those listed in this subsection, when the department has |
404 | received verified information regarding such conviction; an |
405 | offender's computerized criminal history record is not, in and |
406 | of itself, verified information. |
407 | (3)(a) The department must provide information regarding |
408 | any sexual offender who is being released after serving a period |
409 | of incarceration for any offense, as follows: |
410 | 1. The department must provide: the sexual offender's |
411 | name, any change in the offender's name by reason of marriage or |
412 | other legal process, and any alias, if known; the correctional |
413 | facility from which the sexual offender is released; the sexual |
414 | offender's social security number, race, sex, date of birth, |
415 | height, weight, and hair and eye color; date and county of |
416 | sentence and each crime for which the offender was sentenced; a |
417 | copy of the offender's fingerprints and a digitized photograph |
418 | taken within 60 days before release; the date of release of the |
419 | sexual offender; any electronic mail address and any instant |
420 | message name required to be provided pursuant to s. |
421 | 943.0435(4)(d); home telephone number and any cellular telephone |
422 | number; and the offender's intended residence address, if known. |
423 | The department shall notify the Department of Law Enforcement if |
424 | the sexual offender escapes, absconds, or dies. If the sexual |
425 | offender is in the custody of a private correctional facility, |
426 | the facility shall take the digitized photograph of the sexual |
427 | offender within 60 days before the sexual offender's release and |
428 | provide this photograph to the Department of Corrections and |
429 | also place it in the sexual offender's file. If the sexual |
430 | offender is in the custody of a local jail, the custodian of the |
431 | local jail shall register the offender within 3 business days |
432 | after intake of the offender for any reason and upon release, |
433 | and shall notify the Department of Law Enforcement of the sexual |
434 | offender's release and provide to the Department of Law |
435 | Enforcement the information specified in this paragraph and any |
436 | information specified in subparagraph 2. that the Department of |
437 | Law Enforcement requests. |
438 | 2. The department may provide any other information deemed |
439 | necessary, including criminal and corrections records, |
440 | nonprivileged personnel and treatment records, when available. |
441 | Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section |
442 | 944.607, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
443 | 944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of |
444 | information on sexual offenders.-- |
445 | (1) As used in this section, the term: |
446 | (a) "Sexual offender" means a person who is in the custody |
447 | or control of, or under the supervision of, the department or is |
448 | in the custody of a private correctional facility: |
449 | 1. On or after October 1, 1997, as a result of a |
450 | conviction for committing, or attempting, soliciting, or |
451 | conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed in |
452 | the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in |
453 | another jurisdiction: s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), |
454 | where the victim is a minor and the defendant is not the |
455 | victim's parent or guardian; s. 794.011, excluding s. |
456 | 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. |
457 | 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, excluding s. |
458 | 847.0135(6)(4); s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. 847.0145; or s. |
459 | 985.701(1); or any similar offense committed in this state which |
460 | has been redesignated from a former statute number to one of |
461 | those listed in this paragraph; or |
462 | 2. Who establishes or maintains a residence in this state |
463 | and who has not been designated as a sexual predator by a court |
464 | of this state but who has been designated as a sexual predator, |
465 | as a sexually violent predator, or by another sexual offender |
466 | designation in another state or jurisdiction and was, as a |
467 | result of such designation, subjected to registration or |
468 | community or public notification, or both, or would be if the |
469 | person were a resident of that state or jurisdiction, without |
470 | regard as to whether the person otherwise meets the criteria for |
471 | registration as a sexual offender. |
472 | Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section |
473 | 985.481, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
474 | 985.481 Sexual offenders adjudicated delinquent; |
475 | notification upon release.-- |
476 | (3)(a) The department must provide information regarding |
477 | any sexual offender who is being released after serving a period |
478 | of residential commitment under the department for any offense, |
479 | as follows: |
480 | 1. The department must provide the sexual offender's name, |
481 | any change in the offender's name by reason of marriage or other |
482 | legal process, and any alias, if known; the correctional |
483 | facility from which the sexual offender is released; the sexual |
484 | offender's social security number, race, sex, date of birth, |
485 | height, weight, and hair and eye color; date and county of |
486 | disposition and each crime for which there was a disposition; a |
487 | copy of the offender's fingerprints and a digitized photograph |
488 | taken within 60 days before release; the date of release of the |
489 | sexual offender; home telephone number and any cellular |
490 | telephone number; and the offender's intended residence address, |
491 | if known. The department shall notify the Department of Law |
492 | Enforcement if the sexual offender escapes, absconds, or dies. |
493 | If the sexual offender is in the custody of a private |
494 | correctional facility, the facility shall take the digitized |
495 | photograph of the sexual offender within 60 days before the |
496 | sexual offender's release and also place it in the sexual |
497 | offender's file. If the sexual offender is in the custody of a |
498 | local jail, the custodian of the local jail shall register the |
499 | offender within 3 business days after intake of the offender for |
500 | any reason and upon release, and shall notify the Department of |
501 | Law Enforcement of the sexual offender's release and provide to |
502 | the Department of Law Enforcement the information specified in |
503 | this subparagraph and any information specified in subparagraph |
504 | 2. which the Department of Law Enforcement requests. |
505 | 2. The department may provide any other information |
506 | considered necessary, including criminal and delinquency |
507 | records, when available. |
508 | Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) and subsection |
509 | (7) of section 847.0135, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
510 | 847.0135 Computer pornography; traveling to meet minor; |
511 | penalties.-- |
512 | (5) CERTAIN COMPUTER TRANSMISSIONS PROHIBITED.-- |
513 | (a) A person who: |
514 | 1. Intentionally masturbates; |
515 | 2. Intentionally exposes the genitals in a lewd or |
516 | lascivious manner; or |
517 | 3. Intentionally commits any other sexual act that does |
518 | not involve actual physical or sexual contact with the victim, |
519 | including, but not limited to, sadomasochistic abuse, sexual |
520 | bestiality, or the simulation of any act involving sexual |
521 | activity |
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523 | live over a computer online service, Internet service, or local |
524 | bulletin board service and who knows or should know or has |
525 | reason to believe that the transmission is viewed on a computer |
526 | or television monitor by a victim in this state who is less than |
527 | 16 years of age, commits lewd or lascivious exhibition in |
528 | violation of this subsection. The fact that an undercover |
529 | operative or law enforcement officer was involved in the |
530 | detection and investigation of an offense under this subsection |
531 | shall not constitute a defense to a prosecution under this |
532 | subsection. |
533 | (7) STATE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.--A person is subject to |
534 | prosecution in this state pursuant to chapter 910 for any |
535 | conduct proscribed by this section which the person engages in, |
536 | while either within or outside this state, if by such conduct |
537 | the person commits a violation of this section involving a child |
538 | residing in this state, a child's guardian, or another person |
539 | believed by the person to be a child or a child's guardian |
540 | residing in this state. |
541 | Section 8. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 847.0138, |
542 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
543 | 847.0138 Transmission of material harmful to minors to a |
544 | minor by electronic device or equipment prohibited; penalties.-- |
545 | (2) Notwithstanding ss. 847.012 and 847.0133, any person |
546 | in this state who knew or believed that he or she was |
547 | transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to |
548 | minors, as defined in s. 847.001, to a specific individual known |
549 | by the defendant to be a minor in this state commits a felony of |
550 | the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. |
551 | 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
552 | (3) Notwithstanding ss. 847.012 and 847.0133, any person |
553 | in any jurisdiction other than this state who knew or believed |
554 | that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data |
555 | that is harmful to minors, as defined in s. 847.001, to a |
556 | specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor in this |
557 | state commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as |
558 | provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
559 |
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560 | The provisions of this section do not apply to subscription- |
561 | based transmissions such as list servers. |
562 | Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |