Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1804
By Senator Jones
35-01366-22 20221804__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to fees; amending s. 943.0425, F.S.;
3 requiring an animal abuser to pay a specified fee upon
4 registration and annual renewal with the animal abuser
5 registry; providing for the distribution of funds;
6 providing a contingent effective date.
7
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
11 943.0425, Florida Statutes, as created by SB ____, 2022 Regular
12 Session, is amended to read:
13 943.0425 Animal abuser registration.—
14 (3)
15 (c) A registered abuser shall personally appear at the
16 sheriff’s office in the county in which he or she resides to
17 renew his or her registration information annually on the
18 anniversary date of his or her initial registration or, if his
19 or her anniversary date falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal
20 holiday, on the first business day following his or her
21 anniversary date. At such time, the registered abuser’s
22 photograph and information shall be reviewed to verify accuracy.
23 The abuser shall pay a fee of $25 for initial registration and
24 each annual renewal with the registry. The sheriff’s office
25 shall retain $10 of each fee collected, and the remainder shall
26 be forwarded monthly to the department to help pay the
27 administrative and maintenance costs of maintaining the
28 registry.
29 Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date that
30 SB ____ or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation
31 is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension
32 thereof and becomes a law.