Florida Senate - 2020                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 668
       
       
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                  02/03/2020           .                                
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       The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
       (Book) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Between lines 94 and 95
    4  insert:
    5         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (7) and paragraph
    6  (b) of subsection (10) of section 775.21, Florida Statutes, are
    7  amended, and paragraph (q) is added to subsection (2) of said
    8  section, to read:
    9         775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act.—
   10         (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   11         (q) "Government-sponsored recreation program" has the same
   12  meaning as provided in s. 402.302.
   13         (7) COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.—
   14         (a) Law enforcement agencies must inform members of the
   15  community and the public of a sexual predator’s presence. Upon
   16  notification of the presence of a sexual predator, the sheriff
   17  of the county or the chief of police of the municipality where
   18  the sexual predator establishes or maintains a permanent or
   19  temporary residence shall notify members of the community and
   20  the public of the presence of the sexual predator in a manner
   21  deemed appropriate by the sheriff or the chief of police. Within
   22  48 hours after receiving notification of the presence of a
   23  sexual predator, the sheriff of the county or the chief of
   24  police of the municipality where the sexual predator temporarily
   25  or permanently resides shall notify each licensed child care
   26  facility, government-sponsored recreation program, elementary
   27  school, middle school, and high school within a 1-mile radius of
   28  the temporary or permanent residence of the sexual predator of
   29  the presence of the sexual predator. Information provided to
   30  members of the community and the public regarding a sexual
   31  predator must include:
   32         1. The name of the sexual predator;
   33         2. A description of the sexual predator, including a
   34  photograph;
   35         3. The sexual predator’s current permanent, temporary, and
   36  transient addresses, and descriptions of registered locations
   37  that have no specific street address, including the name of the
   38  county or municipality if known;
   39         4. The circumstances of the sexual predator’s offense or
   40  offenses; and
   41         5. Whether the victim of the sexual predator’s offense or
   42  offenses was, at the time of the offense, a minor or an adult.
   43  
   44  This paragraph does not authorize the release of the name of any
   45  victim of the sexual predator.
   46         (10) PENALTIES.—
   47         (b) A sexual predator who has been convicted of or found to
   48  have committed, or has pled nolo contendere or guilty to,
   49  regardless of adjudication, any violation, or attempted
   50  violation, of s. 787.01, s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), where
   51  the victim is a minor; s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s.
   52  794.05; former s. 796.03; former s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s.
   53  827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135(5); s. 847.0145; or s.
   54  985.701(1); or a violation of a similar law of another
   55  jurisdiction when the victim of the offense was a minor, and who
   56  works, whether for compensation or as a volunteer, at any
   57  business, school, child care facility, government-sponsored
   58  recreation program, park, playground, or other place where
   59  children regularly congregate, commits a felony of the third
   60  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
   61  775.084.
   62         Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph
   63  (a) of subsection (3) of section 775.215, Florida Statutes, are
   64  amended, and paragraph (e) is added to subsection (1) of said
   65  section, to read:
   66         775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of
   67  certain sex offenses.—
   68         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   69         (e) "Government-sponsored recreation program" has the same
   70  meanings as provided in s. 402.302.
   71         (2)(a) A person who has been convicted of a violation of s.
   72  794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.0135(5), or s. 847.0145,
   73  regardless of whether adjudication has been withheld, in which
   74  the victim of the offense was less than 16 years of age, may not
   75  reside within 1,000 feet of any school, child care facility,
   76  government-sponsored recreation program, park, or playground.
   77  However, a person does not violate this subsection and may not
   78  be forced to relocate if he or she is living in a residence that
   79  meets the requirements of this subsection and a school, child
   80  care facility, government-sponsored recreation program, park, or
   81  playground is subsequently established within 1,000 feet of his
   82  or her residence.
   83         (3)(a) A person who has been convicted of an offense in
   84  another jurisdiction that is similar to a violation of s.
   85  794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.0135(5), or s. 847.0145,
   86  regardless of whether adjudication has been withheld, in which
   87  the victim of the offense was less than 16 years of age, may not
   88  reside within 1,000 feet of any school, child care facility,
   89  government-sponsored recreation program, park, or playground.
   90  However, a person does not violate this subsection and may not
   91  be forced to relocate if he or she is living in a residence that
   92  meets the requirements of this subsection and a school, child
   93  care facility, government-sponsored recreation program, park, or
   94  playground is subsequently established within 1,000 feet of his
   95  or her residence.
   96         Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
   97  893.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   98         893.13 Prohibited acts; penalties.—
   99         (1)
  100         (c) Except as authorized by this chapter, a person may not
  101  sell, manufacture, or deliver, or possess with intent to sell,
  102  manufacture, or deliver, a controlled substance in, on, or
  103  within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a child care
  104  facility as defined in s. 402.302, a government-sponsored
  105  recreation program facility as defined in s. 402.302, or a
  106  public or private elementary, middle, or secondary school
  107  between the hours of 6 a.m. and 12 midnight, or at any time in,
  108  on, or within 1,000 feet of real property comprising a state,
  109  county, or municipal park, a community center, or a publicly
  110  owned recreational facility. As used in this paragraph, the term
  111  “community center” means a facility operated by a nonprofit
  112  community-based organization for the provision of recreational,
  113  social, or educational services to the public. A person who
  114  violates this paragraph with respect to:
  115         1. A controlled substance named or described in s.
  116  893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.
  117  commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in
  118  s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The defendant must be
  119  sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 3 calendar years
  120  unless the offense was committed within 1,000 feet of the real
  121  property comprising a child care facility as defined in s.
  122  402.302 or a government-sponsored recreation program facility as
  123  defined in s. 402.302.
  124         2. A controlled substance named or described in s.
  125  893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7.,
  126  (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) commits a felony of
  127  the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
  128  775.083, or s. 775.084.
  129         3. Any other controlled substance, except as lawfully sold,
  130  manufactured, or delivered, must be sentenced to pay a $500 fine
  131  and to serve 100 hours of public service in addition to any
  132  other penalty prescribed by law.
  133  
  134  This paragraph does not apply to a child care facility or a
  135  government-sponsored recreation program facility as defined in
  136  s. 402.302 unless the owner or operator of the facility posts a
  137  sign that is not less than 2 square feet in size with a word
  138  legend identifying the facility as a licensed child care
  139  facility or a government-sponsored recreation program facility
  140  as defined in s. 402.302 and that is posted on the property of
  141  the child care facility or a government-sponsored recreation
  142  program facility as defined in s. 402.302 in a conspicuous place
  143  where the sign is reasonably visible to the public.
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  148  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  149  And the title is amended as follows:
  150         Delete line 7
  151  and insert:
  152         program”; amending s. 775.21, F.S.; defining the term
  153         "government-sponsored recreation program"; including
  154         government-sponsored recreation programs in the
  155         notification and penalty provisions of the Florida
  156         Sexual Predators Act; amending s. 775.215, F.S.;
  157         defining the term "government-sponsored recreation
  158         program"; including a government-sponsored recreation
  159         program facility among the residency restrictions for
  160         persons convicted of certain sex offenses; amending s.
  161         893.13, F.S.; including a government-sponsored
  162         recreation program facility among the locations
  163         regarding prohibited acts for which it is unlawful to
  164         sell, manufacture, or deliver, or possess with the
  165         intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver a controlled
  166         substance, and including government-sponsored
  167         recreation program facilities in the statutory
  168         exception, requiring such facilities to post a sign
  169         reasonably visible to the public indicating it as a
  170         government-sponsored recreation program facility;
  171         amending ss. 39.201, 402.305 and