Florida Senate - 2014                                     SB 562
       
       
        
       By Senator Gibson
       
       
       
       
       
       9-00500A-14                                            2014562__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to sexual predators and offenders;
    3         creating s. 316.87, F.S.; prohibiting a person from
    4         knowingly authorizing or allowing a sexual predator or
    5         sexual offender to operate a motor vehicle owned or
    6         under the dominion or control of that person, except
    7         for certain purposes; providing a criminal penalty;
    8         requiring an additional penalty if the motor vehicle
    9         is used in the commission of a felony; amending s.
   10         318.17, F.S.; providing that ch. 318, F.S., relating
   11         to disposition of traffic infractions, is not
   12         available to a person who is charged with the offense
   13         of knowingly authorizing or allowing a sexual predator
   14         or sexual offender to operate a motor vehicle owned or
   15         under the dominion or control of that person; amending
   16         s. 394.912, F.S.; redefining the term “total
   17         confinement” as it relates to part V of ch. 394, F.S.,
   18         to apply civil commitment procedures for care and
   19         treatment of offenders in physically secured
   20         facilities that are being operated or contractually
   21         operated for a county; creating s. 921.2312, F.S.;
   22         requiring the circuit court to have a qualified
   23         practitioner conduct a risk assessment before
   24         sentencing for a defendant who has been found guilty
   25         of or has entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty
   26         to specified sex offenses; providing reporting
   27         requirements for the risk assessment; amending s.
   28         948.30, F.S.; requiring the court to order curfew as a
   29         condition of probation or community control for
   30         offenders who commit certain sex offenses; amending s.
   31         948.31, F.S.; directing the court to require a
   32         probationer or community controllee to undergo sexual
   33         offender treatment that is provided by a qualified
   34         practitioner under certain circumstances as a term or
   35         condition of probation or community control; providing
   36         an effective date.
   37          
   38  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   39  
   40         Section 1. Section 316.87, Florida Statutes, is created to
   41  read:
   42         316.87 Unlawfully authorizing or allowing the operation of
   43  a motor vehicle.—
   44         (1) A person may not knowingly authorize or allow a motor
   45  vehicle owned by him or her or under his or her dominion or
   46  control to be operated on a highway or public street by an
   47  individual who is required to register as a sexual predator
   48  under s. 775.21 or as a sexual offender under s. 943.0435, s.
   49  944.606, or s. 944.607, except for the sole purpose of the
   50  sexual predator’s or sexual offender’s driving to and from work,
   51  public service, or treatment. A person who violates this
   52  subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second degree,
   53  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
   54         (2) If a person violates subsection (1) and the motor
   55  vehicle is used to commit a felony enumerated in s. 775.21(4) or
   56  s. 943.0435(1) or a violation of s. 782.04, the driver license
   57  of the person who violates subsection (1) shall be suspended for
   58  1 year.
   59         Section 2. Section 318.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   60  read:
   61         318.17 Offenses excepted.—No provision of this chapter is
   62  available to a person who is charged with any of the following
   63  offenses:
   64         (1) Fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, in
   65  violation of s. 316.1935.;
   66         (2) Leaving the scene of a crash, in violation of ss.
   67  316.027 and 316.061.;
   68         (3) Driving, or being in actual physical control of, any
   69  vehicle while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, any
   70  chemical substance set forth in s. 877.111, or any substance
   71  controlled under chapter 893, in violation of s. 316.193, or
   72  driving with an unlawful blood-alcohol level.;
   73         (4) Reckless driving, in violation of s. 316.192.;
   74         (5) Making false crash reports, in violation of s.
   75  316.067.;
   76         (6) Willfully failing or refusing to comply with any lawful
   77  order or direction of any police officer or member of the fire
   78  department, in violation of s. 316.072(3).;
   79         (7) Obstructing an officer, in violation of s. 316.545(1).;
   80  or
   81         (8) Unlawfully authorizing or allowing the operation of a
   82  motor vehicle by a sexual predator or sexual offender, in
   83  violation of s. 316.87.
   84         (9)(8) Any other offense in chapter 316 which is classified
   85  as a criminal violation.
   86         Section 3. Subsection (11) of section 394.912, Florida
   87  Statutes, is amended to read:
   88         394.912 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:
   89         (11) “Total confinement” means that the person is currently
   90  being held in any physically secure facility being operated or
   91  contractually operated for a county, the Department of
   92  Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the
   93  Department of Children and Family Services. A person shall also
   94  be deemed to be in total confinement for applicability of
   95  provisions under this part if the person is serving an
   96  incarcerative sentence under the custody of a county, the
   97  Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice
   98  and is being held in any other secure facility for any reason.
   99         Section 4. Section 921.2312, Florida Statutes, is created
  100  to read:
  101         921.2312 Risk assessment reports.—For crimes committed on
  102  or after October 1, 2014, a circuit court of the state, when the
  103  defendant in a criminal case has been found guilty or has
  104  entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty for an offense that
  105  is listed in s. 943.0435(1)(a)1.a.(I), shall refer the case to a
  106  qualified practitioner as defined in s. 948.001. The qualified
  107  practitioner shall assess the defendant by considering the
  108  components specified in s. 948.30(1)(e)1.a.-i. and submit a
  109  written report to the circuit court at a specified time before
  110  sentencing. The report must include the qualified practitioner’s
  111  opinion, along with the basis for that opinion, as to the
  112  offender’s risk of committing another sexual offense.
  113         Section 5. Subsection (5) is added to section 948.30,
  114  Florida Statutes, to read:
  115         948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or
  116  community control for certain sex offenses.—Conditions imposed
  117  pursuant to this section do not require oral pronouncement at
  118  the time of sentencing and shall be considered standard
  119  conditions of probation or community control for offenders
  120  specified in this section.
  121         (5) The court must order, in addition to any other
  122  provision of this section, a mandatory curfew from 7 p.m. to 7
  123  a.m. as a condition of the probation or community control
  124  supervision. The court may designate alternate hours if the
  125  offender’s employment or public service precludes this specified
  126  time and the alternative is recommended by the Department of
  127  Corrections. The court may also limit the offender’s whereabouts
  128  by requiring the offender to be at home if the offender is not
  129  at work, performing public service, or in treatment. If the
  130  court determines that imposing a curfew would endanger the
  131  victim, the court may consider alternative sanctions. This
  132  subsection applies to a probationer or community controllee
  133  whose crime was committed on or after October 1, 2014, who:
  134         (a) Is placed on probation or community control for a
  135  violation of chapter 794, s. 800.04(4), (5), or (6), s. 827.071,
  136  or s. 847.0145 relating to unlawful sexual activity involving a
  137  victim 15 years of age or younger and was 18 years of age or
  138  older at the time of the offense;
  139         (b) Is required to register as a sexual predator pursuant
  140  to s. 775.21;
  141         (c) Is required to register as a sexual offender pursuant
  142  to s. 943.0435, s. 944.606, or s. 944.607; or
  143         (d) Has previously been convicted of a violation of chapter
  144  794, s. 800.04(4), (5), or (6), s. 827.071, or s. 847.0145
  145  relating to unlawful sexual activity involving a victim 15 years
  146  of age or younger and was 18 years of age or older at the time
  147  of the offense.
  148         Section 6. Section 948.31, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  149  read:
  150         948.31 Evaluation and treatment of sexual predators and
  151  offenders on probation or community control.—The court shall
  152  require an evaluation by a qualified practitioner to determine
  153  the need for sexual offender treatment for of a probationer or
  154  community controllee who is required to register as a sexual
  155  predator under s. 775.21 or a sexual offender under s. 943.0435,
  156  s. 944.606, or s. 944.607 for treatment. If the court determines
  157  that a need therefor is established by the evaluation process,
  158  the court shall require the probationer or community controllee
  159  to undergo sexual offender treatment that is provided by a
  160  qualified practitioner as defined in s. 948.001 as a term or
  161  condition of probation or community control for any person who
  162  is required to register as a sexual predator under s. 775.21 or
  163  sexual offender under s. 943.0435, s. 944.606, or s. 944.607.
  164  Such treatment shall be required to be obtained from a qualified
  165  practitioner as defined in s. 948.001. Treatment may not be
  166  administered by a qualified practitioner who has been convicted
  167  or adjudicated delinquent of committing, or attempting,
  168  soliciting, or conspiring to commit, any offense that is listed
  169  in s. 943.0435(1)(a)1.a.(I). The court shall impose a
  170  restriction against contact with minors if sexual offender
  171  treatment is recommended. The evaluation and recommendations for
  172  treatment of the probationer or community controllee shall be
  173  provided to the court for review.
  174         Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.