Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1386
By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Yarborough
591-02841-25 20251386c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to assault or battery on a utility
3 worker; amending s. 784.07, F.S.; defining the term
4 “utility worker”; providing for reclassification of
5 certain offenses committed against a utility worker;
6 amending ss. 901.15, 921.0022, 943.051, 985.11, and
7 985.644, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
8 by the act; providing an effective date.
9
10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
11
12 Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 784.07, Florida
13 Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (h) is added to subsection
14 (1) of that section, to read:
15 784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and
16 other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum
17 sentences.—
18 (1) As used in this section, the term:
19 (h) “Utility worker” means a person who bears at least one
20 patch, emblem, organizational identification, or other clear
21 marking intended to be plainly visible at all times and which
22 clearly identifies the employing or contracting utility and
23 which clearly identifies the person as a utility worker under
24 contract with or employed by an entity that owns, operates,
25 leases, or controls a plant, property, or facility for the
26 generation of, transmission of, distribution of, or furnishing
27 to or for the public of electricity, natural or manufactured gas
28 or propane, water, wastewater, telephone, or communications
29 service, including two or more utilities rendering joint
30 service.
31 (2) Whenever any person is charged with knowingly
32 committing an assault or battery upon a law enforcement officer,
33 a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, hospital
34 personnel, a railroad special officer, a traffic accident
35 investigation officer as described in s. 316.640, a nonsworn law
36 enforcement agency employee who is certified as an agency
37 inspector, a blood alcohol analyst, or a breath test operator
38 while such employee is in uniform and engaged in processing,
39 testing, evaluating, analyzing, or transporting a person who is
40 detained or under arrest for DUI, a law enforcement explorer, a
41 traffic infraction enforcement officer as described in s.
42 316.640, a parking enforcement specialist as defined in s.
43 316.640, a person licensed as a security officer as defined in
44 s. 493.6101 and wearing a uniform that bears at least one patch
45 or emblem that is visible at all times that clearly identifies
46 the employing agency and that clearly identifies the person as a
47 licensed security officer, or a security officer employed by the
48 board of trustees of a community college, or a utility worker
49 while the officer, firefighter, emergency medical care provider,
50 hospital personnel, railroad special officer, traffic accident
51 investigation officer, traffic infraction enforcement officer,
52 inspector, analyst, operator, law enforcement explorer, parking
53 enforcement specialist, public transit employee or agent, or
54 security officer, or utility worker is engaged in the lawful
55 performance of his or her duties, the offense for which the
56 person is charged shall be reclassified as follows:
57 (a) In the case of assault, from a misdemeanor of the
58 second degree to a misdemeanor of the first degree.
59 (b) In the case of battery, from a misdemeanor of the first
60 degree to a felony of the third degree. Notwithstanding any
61 other provision of law, a person convicted of battery upon a law
62 enforcement officer committed in furtherance of a riot or an
63 aggravated riot prohibited under s. 870.01 shall be sentenced to
64 a minimum term of imprisonment of 6 months.
65 (c) In the case of aggravated assault, from a felony of the
66 third degree to a felony of the second degree. Notwithstanding
67 any other provision of law, any person convicted of aggravated
68 assault upon a law enforcement officer shall be sentenced to a
69 minimum term of imprisonment of 3 years.
70 (d) In the case of aggravated battery, from a felony of the
71 second degree to a felony of the first degree. Notwithstanding
72 any other provision of law, any person convicted of aggravated
73 battery of a law enforcement officer shall be sentenced to a
74 minimum term of imprisonment of 5 years.
75 Section 2. Subsection (15) of section 901.15, Florida
76 Statutes, is amended to read:
77 901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.—A
78 law enforcement officer may arrest a person without a warrant
79 when:
80 (15) There is probable cause to believe that the person has
81 committed assault upon a law enforcement officer, a firefighter,
82 an emergency medical care provider, public transit employees or
83 agents, or other specified persons officers as set forth in s.
84 784.07 or has committed assault or battery upon any employee of
85 a receiving facility as defined in s. 394.455 who is engaged in
86 the lawful performance of his or her duties.
87 Section 3. Paragraphs (d), (f), and (g) of subsection (3)
88 of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
89 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
90 chart.—
91 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
92 (d) LEVEL 4
93
94 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
95 104.155 3rd Unqualified noncitizen electors voting; aiding or soliciting noncitizen electors in voting.
96 316.1935(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.
97 499.0051(1) 3rd Failure to maintain or deliver transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statements.
98 499.0051(5) 2nd Knowing sale or delivery, or possession with intent to sell, contraband prescription drugs.
99 517.07(1) 3rd Failure to register securities.
100 517.12(1) 3rd Failure of dealer or associated person of a dealer of securities to register.
101 784.031 3rd Battery by strangulation.
102 784.07(2)(b) 3rd Battery of law enforcement officer, utility worker, firefighter, etc.
103 784.074(1)(c) 3rd Battery of sexually violent predators facility staff.
104 784.075 3rd Battery on detention or commitment facility staff.
105 784.078 3rd Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
106 784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
107 784.081(3) 3rd Battery on specified official or employee.
108 784.082(3) 3rd Battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
109 784.083(3) 3rd Battery on code inspector.
110 784.085 3rd Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
111 787.03(1) 3rd Interference with custody; wrongly takes minor from appointed guardian.
112 787.04(2) 3rd Take, entice, or remove child beyond state limits with criminal intent pending custody proceedings.
113 787.04(3) 3rd Carrying child beyond state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing child at custody hearing or delivering to designated person.
114 787.07 3rd Human smuggling.
115 790.115(1) 3rd Exhibiting firearm or weapon within 1,000 feet of a school.
116 790.115(2)(b) 3rd Possessing electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon on school property.
117 790.115(2)(c) 3rd Possessing firearm on school property.
118 794.051(1) 3rd Indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors.
119 800.04(7)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender less than 18 years.
120 806.135 2nd Destroying or demolishing a memorial or historic property.
121 810.02(4)(a) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
122 810.02(4)(b) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery.
123 810.06 3rd Burglary; possession of tools.
124 810.08(2)(c) 3rd Trespass on property, armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
125 810.145(3)(b) 3rd Digital voyeurism dissemination.
126 812.014(2)(c)3. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000 or more but less than $20,000.
127 812.014 (2)(c)4. & 6.-10. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; specified items.
128 812.014(2)(d)2. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $750 or more taken from dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage.
129 812.014(2)(e)3. 3rd Petit theft, 1st degree; less than $40 taken from dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage with two or more prior theft convictions.
130 812.0195(2) 3rd Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet; property stolen $300 or more.
131 817.505(4)(a) 3rd Patient brokering.
132 817.563(1) 3rd Sell or deliver substance other than controlled substance agreed upon, excluding s. 893.03(5) drugs.
133 817.568(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of personal identification information.
134 817.5695(3)(c) 3rd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value less than $10,000.
135 817.625(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder.
136 817.625(2)(c) 3rd Possess, sell, or deliver skimming device.
137 828.125(1) 2nd Kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm or permanent breeding disability to any registered horse or cattle.
138 836.14(2) 3rd Person who commits theft of a sexually explicit image with intent to promote it.
139 836.14(3) 3rd Person who willfully possesses a sexually explicit image with certain knowledge, intent, and purpose.
140 837.02(1) 3rd Perjury in official proceedings.
141 837.021(1) 3rd Make contradictory statements in official proceedings.
142 838.022 3rd Official misconduct.
143 839.13(2)(a) 3rd Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency.
144 839.13(2)(c) 3rd Falsifying records of the Department of Children and Families.
145 843.021 3rd Possession of a concealed handcuff key by a person in custody.
146 843.025 3rd Deprive law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer of means of protection or communication.
147 843.15(1)(a) 3rd Failure to appear while on bail for felony (bond estreature or bond jumping).
148 843.19(2) 2nd Injure, disable, or kill police, fire, or SAR canine or police horse.
149 847.0135(5)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender less than 18 years.
150 870.01(3) 2nd Aggravated rioting.
151 870.01(5) 2nd Aggravated inciting a riot.
152 874.05(1)(a) 3rd Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang.
153 893.13(2)(a)1. 2nd Purchase of cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (b), or (d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5. drugs).
154 914.14(2) 3rd Witnesses accepting bribes.
155 914.22(1) 3rd Force, threaten, etc., witness, victim, or informant.
156 914.23(2) 3rd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, no bodily injury.
157 916.1085 (2)(c)1. 3rd Introduction of specified contraband into certain DCF facilities.
158 918.12 3rd Tampering with jurors.
159 934.215 3rd Use of two-way communications device to facilitate commission of a crime.
160 944.47(1)(a)6. 3rd Introduction of contraband (cellular telephone or other portable communication device) into correctional institution.
161 951.22(1)(h), (j) & (k) 3rd Intoxicating drug, instrumentality or other device to aid escape, or cellular telephone or other portable communication device introduced into county detention facility.
162 (f) LEVEL 6
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164
165 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
166 316.027(2)(b) 2nd Leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury.
167 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 4th or subsequent conviction.
168 400.9935(4)(c) 2nd Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
169 499.0051(2) 2nd Knowing forgery of transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statement.
170 499.0051(3) 2nd Knowing purchase or receipt of prescription drug from unauthorized person.
171 499.0051(4) 2nd Knowing sale or transfer of prescription drug to unauthorized person.
172 775.0875(1) 3rd Taking firearm from law enforcement officer.
173 784.021(1)(a) 3rd Aggravated assault; deadly weapon without intent to kill.
174 784.021(1)(b) 3rd Aggravated assault; intent to commit felony.
175 784.041 3rd Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation.
176 784.048(3) 3rd Aggravated stalking; credible threat.
177 784.048(5) 3rd Aggravated stalking of person under 16.
178 784.07(2)(c) 2nd Aggravated assault on law enforcement officer, utility worker, firefighter, etc.
179 784.074(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on sexually violent predators facility staff.
180 784.08(2)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on a person 65 years of age or older.
181 784.081(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on specified official or employee.
182 784.082(2) 2nd Aggravated assault by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
183 784.083(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on code inspector.
184 787.02(2) 3rd False imprisonment; restraining with purpose other than those in s. 787.01.
185 790.115(2)(d) 2nd Discharging firearm or weapon on school property.
186 790.161(2) 2nd Make, possess, or throw destructive device with intent to do bodily harm or damage property.
187 790.164(1) 2nd False report concerning bomb, explosive, weapon of mass destruction, act of arson or violence to state property, or use of firearms in violent manner.
188 790.19 2nd Shooting or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, vessels, or vehicles.
189 794.011(8)(a) 3rd Solicitation of minor to participate in sexual activity by custodial adult.
190 794.05(1) 2nd Unlawful sexual activity with specified minor.
191 800.04(5)(d) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim 12 years of age or older but less than 16 years of age; offender less than 18 years.
192 800.04(6)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious conduct; offender 18 years of age or older.
193 806.031(2) 2nd Arson resulting in great bodily harm to firefighter or any other person.
194 810.02(3)(c) 2nd Burglary of occupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
195 810.145(8)(b) 2nd Digital voyeurism; certain minor victims; 2nd or subsequent offense.
196 812.014(2)(b)1. 2nd Property stolen $20,000 or more, but less than $100,000, grand theft in 2nd degree.
197 812.014(2)(c)5. 3rd Grand theft; third degree; firearm.
198 812.014(6) 2nd Theft; property stolen $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
199 812.015(9)(a) 2nd Retail theft; property stolen $750 or more; second or subsequent conviction.
200 812.015(9)(b) 2nd Retail theft; aggregated property stolen within 120 days is $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
201 812.015(9)(d) 2nd Retail theft; multiple thefts within specified period.
202 812.015(9)(e) 2nd Retail theft; committed with specified number of other persons and use of social media platform.
203 812.13(2)(c) 2nd Robbery, no firearm or other weapon (strong-arm robbery).
204 817.4821(5) 2nd Possess cloning paraphernalia with intent to create cloned cellular telephones.
205 817.49(2)(b)2. 2nd Willful making of a false report of a crime resulting in death.
206 817.505(4)(b) 2nd Patient brokering; 10 or more patients.
207 817.5695(3)(b) 2nd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value $10,000 or more, but less than $50,000.
208 825.102(1) 3rd Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult.
209 825.102(3)(c) 3rd Neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult.
210 825.1025(3) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
211 825.103(3)(c) 3rd Exploiting an elderly person or disabled adult and property is valued at less than $10,000.
212 827.03(2)(c) 3rd Abuse of a child.
213 827.03(2)(d) 3rd Neglect of a child.
214 827.071(5) 3rd Possess, control, or intentionally view any photographic material, motion picture, etc., which includes child pornography.
215 828.126(3) 3rd Sexual activities involving animals.
216 836.05 2nd Threats; extortion.
217 836.10 2nd Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism.
218 843.12 3rd Aids or assists person to escape.
219 847.011 3rd Distributing, offering to distribute, or possessing with intent to distribute obscene materials depicting minors.
220 847.012 3rd Knowingly using a minor in the production of materials harmful to minors.
221 847.0135(2) 3rd Facilitates sexual conduct of or with a minor or the visual depiction of such conduct.
222 893.131 2nd Distribution of controlled substances resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury.
223 914.23 2nd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, with bodily injury.
224 918.13(2)(b) 2nd Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence relating to a capital felony.
225 944.35(3)(a)2. 3rd Committing malicious battery upon or inflicting cruel or inhuman treatment on an inmate or offender on community supervision, resulting in great bodily harm.
226 944.40 2nd Escapes.
227 944.46 3rd Harboring, concealing, aiding escaped prisoners.
228 944.47(1)(a)5. 2nd Introduction of contraband (firearm, weapon, or explosive) into correctional facility.
229 951.22(1)(i) 3rd Firearm or weapon introduced into county detention facility.
230 (g) LEVEL 7
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232
233 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
234 316.027(2)(c) 1st Accident involving death, failure to stop; leaving scene.
235 316.193(3)(c)2. 3rd DUI resulting in serious bodily injury.
236 316.1935(3)(b) 1st Causing serious bodily injury or death to another person; 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.
237 327.35(3)(c)2. 3rd Vessel BUI resulting in serious bodily injury.
238 402.319(2) 2nd Misrepresentation and negligence or intentional act resulting in great bodily harm, permanent disfiguration, permanent disability, or death.
239 409.920 (2)(b)1.a. 3rd Medicaid provider fraud; $10,000 or less.
240 409.920 (2)(b)1.b. 2nd Medicaid provider fraud; more than $10,000, but less than $50,000.
241 456.065(2) 3rd Practicing a health care profession without a license.
242 456.065(2) 2nd Practicing a health care profession without a license which results in serious bodily injury.
243 458.327(1) 3rd Practicing medicine without a license.
244 459.013(1) 3rd Practicing osteopathic medicine without a license.
245 460.411(1) 3rd Practicing chiropractic medicine without a license.
246 461.012(1) 3rd Practicing podiatric medicine without a license.
247 462.17 3rd Practicing naturopathy without a license.
248 463.015(1) 3rd Practicing optometry without a license.
249 464.016(1) 3rd Practicing nursing without a license.
250 465.015(2) 3rd Practicing pharmacy without a license.
251 466.026(1) 3rd Practicing dentistry or dental hygiene without a license.
252 467.201 3rd Practicing midwifery without a license.
253 468.366 3rd Delivering respiratory care services without a license.
254 483.828(1) 3rd Practicing as clinical laboratory personnel without a license.
255 483.901(7) 3rd Practicing medical physics without a license.
256 484.013(1)(c) 3rd Preparing or dispensing optical devices without a prescription.
257 484.053 3rd Dispensing hearing aids without a license.
258 494.0018(2) 1st Conviction of any violation of chapter 494 in which the total money and property unlawfully obtained exceeded $50,000 and there were five or more victims.
259 560.123(8)(b)1. 3rd Failure to report currency or payment instruments exceeding $300 but less than $20,000 by a money services business.
260 560.125(5)(a) 3rd Money services business by unauthorized person, currency or payment instruments exceeding $300 but less than $20,000.
261 655.50(10)(b)1. 3rd Failure to report financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000 by financial institution.
262 775.21(10)(a) 3rd Sexual predator; failure to register; failure to renew driver license or identification card; other registration violations.
263 775.21(10)(b) 3rd Sexual predator working where children regularly congregate.
264 775.21(10)(g) 3rd Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual predator; harbor or conceal a sexual predator.
265 782.051(3) 2nd Attempted felony murder of a person by a person other than the perpetrator or the perpetrator of an attempted felony.
266 782.07(1) 2nd Killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or culpable negligence of another (manslaughter).
267 782.071 2nd Killing of a human being or unborn child by the operation of a motor vehicle in a reckless manner (vehicular homicide).
268 782.072 2nd Killing of a human being by the operation of a vessel in a reckless manner (vessel homicide).
269 784.045(1)(a)1. 2nd Aggravated battery; intentionally causing great bodily harm or disfigurement.
270 784.045(1)(a)2. 2nd Aggravated battery; using deadly weapon.
271 784.045(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated battery; perpetrator aware victim pregnant.
272 784.048(4) 3rd Aggravated stalking; violation of injunction or court order.
273 784.048(7) 3rd Aggravated stalking; violation of court order.
274 784.07(2)(d) 1st Aggravated battery on law enforcement officer, utility worker, firefighter, etc.
275 784.074(1)(a) 1st Aggravated battery on sexually violent predators facility staff.
276 784.08(2)(a) 1st Aggravated battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
277 784.081(1) 1st Aggravated battery on specified official or employee.
278 784.082(1) 1st Aggravated battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
279 784.083(1) 1st Aggravated battery on code inspector.
280 787.06(3)(a)2. 1st Human trafficking using coercion for labor and services of an adult.
281 787.06(3)(e)2. 1st Human trafficking using coercion for labor and services by the transfer or transport of an adult from outside Florida to within the state.
282 790.07(4) 1st Specified weapons violation subsequent to previous conviction of s. 790.07(1) or (2).
283 790.16(1) 1st Discharge of a machine gun under specified circumstances.
284 790.165(2) 2nd Manufacture, sell, possess, or deliver hoax bomb.
285 790.165(3) 2nd Possessing, displaying, or threatening to use any hoax bomb while committing or attempting to commit a felony.
286 790.166(3) 2nd Possessing, selling, using, or attempting to use a hoax weapon of mass destruction.
287 790.166(4) 2nd Possessing, displaying, or threatening to use a hoax weapon of mass destruction while committing or attempting to commit a felony.
288 790.23 1st,PBL Possession of a firearm by a person who qualifies for the penalty enhancements provided for in s. 874.04.
289 794.08(4) 3rd Female genital mutilation; consent by a parent, guardian, or a person in custodial authority to a victim younger than 18 years of age.
290 796.05(1) 1st Live on earnings of a prostitute; 2nd offense.
291 796.05(1) 1st Live on earnings of a prostitute; 3rd and subsequent offense.
292 800.04(5)(c)1. 2nd Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim younger than 12 years of age; offender younger than 18 years of age.
293 800.04(5)(c)2. 2nd Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim 12 years of age or older but younger than 16 years of age; offender 18 years of age or older.
294 800.04(5)(e) 1st Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim 12 years of age or older but younger than 16 years; offender 18 years or older; prior conviction for specified sex offense.
295 806.01(2) 2nd Maliciously damage structure by fire or explosive.
296 810.02(3)(a) 2nd Burglary of occupied dwelling; unarmed; no assault or battery.
297 810.02(3)(b) 2nd Burglary of unoccupied dwelling; unarmed; no assault or battery.
298 810.02(3)(d) 2nd Burglary of occupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery.
299 810.02(3)(e) 2nd Burglary of authorized emergency vehicle.
300 812.014(2)(a)1. 1st Property stolen, valued at $100,000 or more or a semitrailer deployed by a law enforcement officer; property stolen while causing other property damage; 1st degree grand theft.
301 812.014(2)(b)2. 2nd Property stolen, cargo valued at less than $50,000, grand theft in 2nd degree.
302 812.014(2)(b)3. 2nd Property stolen, emergency medical equipment; 2nd degree grand theft.
303 812.014(2)(b)4. 2nd Property stolen, law enforcement equipment from authorized emergency vehicle.
304 812.014(2)(g) 2nd Grand theft; second degree; firearm with previous conviction of s. 812.014(2)(c)5.
305 812.0145(2)(a) 1st Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $50,000 or more.
306 812.019(2) 1st Stolen property; initiates, organizes, plans, etc., the theft of property and traffics in stolen property.
307 812.131(2)(a) 2nd Robbery by sudden snatching.
308 812.133(2)(b) 1st Carjacking; no firearm, deadly weapon, or other weapon.
309 817.034(4)(a)1. 1st Communications fraud, value greater than $50,000.
310 817.234(8)(a) 2nd Solicitation of motor vehicle accident victims with intent to defraud.
311 817.234(9) 2nd Organizing, planning, or participating in an intentional motor vehicle collision.
312 817.234(11)(c) 1st Insurance fraud; property value $100,000 or more.
313 817.2341 (2)(b) & (3)(b) 1st Making false entries of material fact or false statements regarding property values relating to the solvency of an insuring entity which are a significant cause of the insolvency of that entity.
314 817.418(2)(a) 3rd Offering for sale or advertising personal protective equipment with intent to defraud.
315 817.504(1)(a) 3rd Offering or advertising a vaccine with intent to defraud.
316 817.535(2)(a) 3rd Filing false lien or other unauthorized document.
317 817.611(2)(b) 2nd Traffic in or possess 15 to 49 counterfeit credit cards or related documents.
318 825.102(3)(b) 2nd Neglecting an elderly person or disabled adult causing great bodily harm, disability, or disfigurement.
319 825.103(3)(b) 2nd Exploiting an elderly person or disabled adult and property is valued at $10,000 or more, but less than $50,000.
320 827.03(2)(b) 2nd Neglect of a child causing great bodily harm, disability, or disfigurement.
321 827.04(3) 3rd Impregnation of a child under 16 years of age by person 21 years of age or older.
322 827.071(2) & (3) 2nd Use or induce a child in a sexual performance, or promote or direct such performance.
323 827.071(4) 2nd Possess with intent to promote any photographic material, motion picture, etc., which includes child pornography.
324 837.05(2) 3rd Giving false information about alleged capital felony to a law enforcement officer.
325 838.015 2nd Bribery.
326 838.016 2nd Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior.
327 838.021(3)(a) 2nd Unlawful harm to a public servant.
328 838.22 2nd Bid tampering.
329 843.0855(2) 3rd Impersonation of a public officer or employee.
330 843.0855(3) 3rd Unlawful simulation of legal process.
331 843.0855(4) 3rd Intimidation of a public officer or employee.
332 847.0135(3) 3rd Solicitation of a child, via a computer service, to commit an unlawful sex act.
333 847.0135(4) 2nd Traveling to meet a minor to commit an unlawful sex act.
334 872.06 2nd Abuse of a dead human body.
335 874.05(2)(b) 1st Encouraging or recruiting person under 13 to join a criminal gang; second or subsequent offense.
336 874.10 1st,PBL Knowingly initiates, organizes, plans, finances, directs, manages, or supervises criminal gang-related activity.
337 893.13(1)(c)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other drug prohibited under s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.) within 1,000 feet of a child care facility, school, or state, county, or municipal park or publicly owned recreational facility or community center.
338 893.13(1)(e)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine or other drug prohibited under s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5., within 1,000 feet of property used for religious services or a specified business site.
339 893.13(4)(a) 1st Use or hire of minor; deliver to minor other controlled substance.
340 893.135(1)(a)1. 1st Trafficking in cannabis, more than 25 lbs., less than 2,000 lbs.
341 893.135 (1)(b)1.a. 1st Trafficking in cocaine, more than 28 grams, less than 200 grams.
342 893.135 (1)(c)1.a. 1st Trafficking in illegal drugs, more than 4 grams, less than 14 grams.
343 893.135 (1)(c)2.a. 1st Trafficking in hydrocodone, 28 grams or more, less than 50 grams.
344 893.135 (1)(c)2.b. 1st Trafficking in hydrocodone, 50 grams or more, less than 100 grams.
345 893.135 (1)(c)3.a. 1st Trafficking in oxycodone, 7 grams or more, less than 14 grams.
346 893.135 (1)(c)3.b. 1st Trafficking in oxycodone, 14 grams or more, less than 25 grams.
347 893.135 (1)(c)4.b.(I) 1st Trafficking in fentanyl, 4 grams or more, less than 14 grams.
348 893.135 (1)(d)1.a. 1st Trafficking in phencyclidine, 28 grams or more, less than 200 grams.
349 893.135(1)(e)1. 1st Trafficking in methaqualone, 200 grams or more, less than 5 kilograms.
350 893.135(1)(f)1. 1st Trafficking in amphetamine, 14 grams or more, less than 28 grams.
351 893.135 (1)(g)1.a. 1st Trafficking in flunitrazepam, 4 grams or more, less than 14 grams.
352 893.135 (1)(h)1.a. 1st Trafficking in gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), 1 kilogram or more, less than 5 kilograms.
353 893.135 (1)(j)1.a. 1st Trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol, 1 kilogram or more, less than 5 kilograms.
354 893.135 (1)(k)2.a. 1st Trafficking in Phenethylamines, 10 grams or more, less than 200 grams.
355 893.135 (1)(m)2.a. 1st Trafficking in synthetic cannabinoids, 280 grams or more, less than 500 grams.
356 893.135 (1)(m)2.b. 1st Trafficking in synthetic cannabinoids, 500 grams or more, less than 1,000 grams.
357 893.135 (1)(n)2.a. 1st Trafficking in n-benzyl phenethylamines, 14 grams or more, less than 100 grams.
358 893.1351(2) 2nd Possession of place for trafficking in or manufacturing of controlled substance.
359 896.101(5)(a) 3rd Money laundering, financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000.
360 896.104(4)(a)1. 3rd Structuring transactions to evade reporting or registration requirements, financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000.
361 943.0435(4)(c) 2nd Sexual offender vacating permanent residence; failure to comply with reporting requirements.
362 943.0435(8) 2nd Sexual offender; remains in state after indicating intent to leave; failure to comply with reporting requirements.
363 943.0435(9)(a) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to comply with reporting requirements.
364 943.0435(13) 3rd Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual offender; harbor or conceal a sexual offender.
365 943.0435(14) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to report and reregister; failure to respond to address verification; providing false registration information.
366 944.607(9) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to comply with reporting requirements.
367 944.607(10)(a) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to submit to the taking of a digitized photograph.
368 944.607(12) 3rd Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual offender; harbor or conceal a sexual offender.
369 944.607(13) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to report and reregister; failure to respond to address verification; providing false registration information.
370 985.4815(10) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to submit to the taking of a digitized photograph.
371 985.4815(12) 3rd Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual offender; harbor or conceal a sexual offender.
372 985.4815(13) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to report and reregister; failure to respond to address verification; providing false registration information.
373 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
374 943.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
375 943.051 Criminal justice information; collection and
376 storage; fingerprinting.—
377 (3)
378 (b) A minor who is charged with or found to have committed
379 the following offenses shall be fingerprinted and the
380 fingerprints shall be submitted electronically to the
381 department, unless the minor is issued a prearrest delinquency
382 citation pursuant to s. 985.12:
383 1. Assault, as defined in s. 784.011.
384 2. Battery, as defined in s. 784.03.
385 3. Carrying a concealed weapon, as defined in s. 790.01(2).
386 4. Unlawful use of destructive devices or bombs, as defined
387 in s. 790.1615(1).
388 5. Neglect of a child, as defined in s. 827.03(1)(e).
389 6. Assault or battery on a law enforcement officer, a
390 firefighter, or other specified persons officers, as provided
391 defined in s. 784.07 784.07(2)(a) and (b).
392 7. Open carrying of a weapon, as defined in s. 790.053.
393 8. Exposure of sexual organs, as defined in s. 800.03.
394 9. Unlawful possession of a firearm, as defined in s.
395 790.22(5).
396 10. Petit theft, as defined in s. 812.014(3).
397 11. Cruelty to animals, as defined in s. 828.12(1).
398 12. Arson, as defined in s. 806.031(1).
399 13. Unlawful possession or discharge of a weapon or firearm
400 at a school-sponsored event or on school property, as provided
401 in s. 790.115.
402 Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
403 985.11, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
404 985.11 Fingerprinting and photographing.—
405 (1)
406 (b) Unless the child is issued a prearrest delinquency
407 citation pursuant to s. 985.12, a child who is charged with or
408 found to have committed one of the following offenses shall be
409 fingerprinted, and the fingerprints shall be submitted to the
410 Department of Law Enforcement as provided in s. 943.051(3)(b):
411 1. Assault, as defined in s. 784.011.
412 2. Battery, as defined in s. 784.03.
413 3. Carrying a concealed weapon, as defined in s. 790.01(2).
414 4. Unlawful use of destructive devices or bombs, as defined
415 in s. 790.1615(1).
416 5. Neglect of a child, as defined in s. 827.03(1)(e).
417 6. Assault on a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, or
418 other specified persons officers, as defined in s. 784.07
419 784.07(2)(a).
420 7. Open carrying of a weapon, as defined in s. 790.053.
421 8. Exposure of sexual organs, as defined in s. 800.03.
422 9. Unlawful possession of a firearm, as defined in s.
423 790.22(5).
424 10. Petit theft, as defined in s. 812.014.
425 11. Cruelty to animals, as defined in s. 828.12(1).
426 12. Arson, resulting in bodily harm to a firefighter, as
427 defined in s. 806.031(1).
428 13. Unlawful possession or discharge of a weapon or firearm
429 at a school-sponsored event or on school property as defined in
430 s. 790.115.
431
432 A law enforcement agency may fingerprint and photograph a child
433 taken into custody upon probable cause that such child has
434 committed any other violation of law, as the agency deems
435 appropriate. Such fingerprint records and photographs shall be
436 retained by the law enforcement agency in a separate file, and
437 these records and all copies thereof must be marked “Juvenile
438 Confidential.” These records are not available for public
439 disclosure and inspection under s. 119.07(1) except as provided
440 in ss. 943.053 and 985.04(2), but shall be available to other
441 law enforcement agencies, criminal justice agencies, state
442 attorneys, the courts, the child, the parents or legal
443 custodians of the child, their attorneys, and any other person
444 authorized by the court to have access to such records. In
445 addition, such records may be submitted to the Department of Law
446 Enforcement for inclusion in the state criminal history records
447 and used by criminal justice agencies for criminal justice
448 purposes. These records may, in the discretion of the court, be
449 open to inspection by anyone upon a showing of cause. The
450 fingerprint and photograph records shall be produced in the
451 court whenever directed by the court. Any photograph taken
452 pursuant to this section may be shown by a law enforcement
453 officer to any victim or witness of a crime for the purpose of
454 identifying the person who committed such crime.
455 Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
456 985.644, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
457 985.644 Departmental contracting powers; personnel
458 standards and investigation.—
459 (3)(a) All employees of the department and all personnel of
460 contract providers for any program for children, including all
461 owners, operators, employees, persons who have access to
462 confidential juvenile records, and volunteers, must complete:
463 1. A level 2 employment screening pursuant to chapter 435
464 before employment. The security background investigation
465 conducted under this section must ensure that, in addition to
466 the disqualifying offenses listed in s. 435.04, no person
467 subject to the background screening provisions of this section
468 has an arrest awaiting final disposition for, been found guilty
469 of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo
470 contendere or guilty to, or been adjudicated delinquent and the
471 record has not been sealed or expunged for, any offense
472 prohibited under the following provisions of state law or
473 similar laws of another jurisdiction:
474 a. Section 784.07, relating to assault or battery of law
475 enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care
476 providers, public transit employees or agents, or other
477 specified persons officers.
478 b. Section 817.568, relating to criminal use of personal
479 identification information.
480 2. A national criminal records check by the Federal Bureau
481 of Investigation every 5 years following the date of the
482 person’s employment.
483 Section 7. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.