Florida Senate - 2025 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1444
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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04/01/2025 .
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The Committee on Criminal Justice (Collins) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Section 316.2675, Florida Statutes, is created
6 to read:
7 316.2675 Motor vehicle kill switches; prohibited uses.—
8 (1) A person may not use a device that allows a person,
9 other than the person in physical control of a motor vehicle, to
10 shut off that vehicle’s engine or prevent the engine from
11 starting. This subsection does not apply to any of the
12 following:
13 (a) A law enforcement officer in the course of his or her
14 duties in order to prevent the commission of a felony.
15 (b) Any subscription, membership, or other recurring
16 payment programs or leased electronic consumer products, which
17 are used with the consent of the owner of the vehicle.
18 (c) A mechanism or feature that is used with the consent of
19 the owner of the vehicle and:
20 1. Addresses an imminent critical safety issue impacting a
21 mechanical or software component of a motor vehicle;
22 2. Activates when a driver of a motor vehicle is
23 incapacitated, suffers a medical emergency, or experiences a
24 loss of consciousness;
25 3. Takes corrective action in a motor vehicle with an
26 engaged partial driving automation feature if the driver is not
27 attentive or engaged in the driving task and does not respond to
28 warnings;
29 4. Brings a motor vehicle with an engaged automated driving
30 system to a minimal-risk condition; or
31 5. Automatically shuts off the engine or motor of an idling
32 motor vehicle that has been left on for an extended period of
33 time while in the park position.
34 (2) A person who violates subsection (1) commits a
35 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
36 775.082 or s. 775.083.
37 Section 2. Subsection (6) is added to section 321.04,
38 Florida Statutes, to read:
39 321.04 Personnel of the highway patrol; rank
40 classifications; probationary status of new patrol officers;
41 subsistence; special assignments.—
42 (6) When patrol officers repay mileage for off-duty uses of
43 official vehicles, such funds may not be deposited in the
44 General Revenue Fund but shall be retained by the Florida
45 Highway Patrol for its use.
46 Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 775.0823, Florida
47 Statutes, is amended to read:
48 775.0823 Violent offenses committed against specified
49 justice system personnel.—The Legislature does hereby provide
50 for an increase and certainty of penalty for any person
51 convicted of a violent offense against any law enforcement or
52 correctional officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6),
53 (7), (8), or (9); against any state attorney elected pursuant to
54 s. 27.01 or assistant state attorney appointed under s. 27.181;
55 against any public defender elected pursuant to s. 27.50 or
56 regional counsel appointed pursuant to s. 27.511(3); against any
57 court-appointed counsel appointed under s. 27.40 or defense
58 attorney in a criminal proceeding; or against any justice or
59 judge of a court described in Art. V of the State Constitution,
60 which offense arises out of or in the scope of the officer’s
61 duty as a law enforcement or correctional officer, the state
62 attorney’s or assistant state attorney’s duty as a prosecutor or
63 investigator, the public defender or regional counsel acting in
64 his or her capacity as defense counsel, the court-appointed
65 counsel or defense attorney in a criminal proceeding acting in
66 his or her capacity as defense counsel, or the justice’s or
67 judge’s duty as a judicial officer, as follows:
68 (2) For attempted murder in the first degree as described
69 in s. 782.04(1), a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
70 or s. 775.084 with a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years
71 imprisonment.
72
73 Notwithstanding s. 948.01, with respect to any person who is
74 found to have violated this section, adjudication of guilt or
75 imposition of sentence shall not be suspended, deferred, or
76 withheld.
77 Section 4. Section 790.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
78 read:
79 790.051 Exemption from licensing requirements; law
80 enforcement officers.—Law enforcement officers and correctional
81 probation officers, as defined in s. 943.10(3), are exempt from
82 the licensing and penal provisions of this chapter when acting
83 at any time within the scope or course of their official duties
84 or when acting at any time in the line of or performance of
85 duty.
86 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
87 790.052, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
88 790.052 Carrying concealed firearms; off-duty law
89 enforcement officers.—
90 (1)(a) All persons holding active certifications from the
91 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as law
92 enforcement officers or correctional officers as defined in s.
93 943.10(1), (2), (6), (7), (8), or (9), all judges, and all state
94 attorneys and assistant state attorneys shall have the right to
95 carry, on or about their persons, concealed firearms, during
96 off-duty hours, at the discretion of their superior officers,
97 and may perform those law enforcement functions that they
98 normally perform during duty hours, utilizing their weapons in a
99 manner which is reasonably expected of on-duty officers in
100 similar situations.
101 Section 6. Section 817.49, Florida Statutes, is amended to
102 read:
103 817.49 False reports of commission of crimes; penalty.—
104 (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), whoever willfully
105 imparts, conveys, or causes to be imparted or conveyed to a law
106 enforcement officer or employee of a public safety agency false
107 information or reports concerning the alleged commission of any
108 crime under the laws of this state, knowing such information or
109 report to be false, when no such crime has actually been
110 committed, commits a felony misdemeanor of the third first
111 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or
112 s. 775.084.
113 (2)(a) As used in this section, the term “public safety
114 agency” means a law enforcement agency, professional or
115 volunteer fire department, emergency medical service, ambulance
116 service, or other public entity that dispatches or provides
117 first responder services to respond to crimes, to assist victims
118 of crimes, or to apprehend offenders.
119 (b) If the willful making of a false report of a crime as
120 set forth in this section results in a response by a federal,
121 state, district, municipal, or other public safety agency and
122 the response results in:
123 1. Great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, or permanent
124 disability to any person as a proximate result of lawful conduct
125 arising out of a response, the person making such report commits
126 a felony of the second third degree, punishable as provided in
127 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
128 2. Death to any person as a proximate result of lawful
129 conduct arising out of a response, the person making such report
130 commits a felony of the first second degree, punishable as
131 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
132 (3) State attorneys shall vigorously prosecute persons
133 charged with making a false report of a crime. If probable cause
134 exists to charge an individual, charges must be filed and a
135 physical arrest initiated, if possible.
136 (4)(3) A court shall order any person convicted of
137 violating this section to pay restitution, which shall include
138 full payment for any cost incurred by a responding public safety
139 agency.
140 Section 7. Subsection (5) is added to section 943.135,
141 Florida Statutes, to read:
142 943.135 Requirements for continued employment.—
143 (5) A certified law enforcement officer who is not employed
144 by a law enforcement agency may retain his or her certification
145 as long as he or she otherwise complies with the requirements
146 for certification, including compliance with continuing
147 education requirements.
148 Section 8. Present subsection (4) of section 943.1718,
149 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), and a new
150 subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
151 943.1718 Body cameras; policies and procedures.—
152 (4) Artificial intelligence may be used to review, monitor,
153 enhance, or otherwise interact with a body camera worn by a
154 first responder as defined in s. 112.1815(1) or any video,
155 photograph, or other product produced with, through, or by such
156 a body camera; however, any information or identification
157 obtained through artificial intelligence must be subject to
158 human oversight and may not be the sole basis for an arrest.
159 Section 9. Section 951.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to
160 read:
161 951.27 Blood tests of inmates.—
162 (1) Each county and each municipal detention facility shall
163 have a written procedure developed, in consultation with the
164 facility medical provider, establishing conditions under which
165 an inmate will be tested for infectious disease, including human
166 immunodeficiency virus pursuant to s. 775.0877, which procedure
167 is consistent with guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control
168 and Prevention and recommendations of the Correctional Medical
169 Authority. It is not unlawful for the person receiving the test
170 results to divulge the test results to the sheriff or chief
171 correctional officer. These procedures must include
172 circumstances that warrant the immediate testing of an arrestee
173 upon booking and must require that testing results be provided
174 to any first responder or criminal justice professional who has
175 been exposed to bodily fluids or bloodborne pathogens from the
176 arrestee.
177 (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
178 serologic blood test results obtained pursuant to subsection (1)
179 are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
180 I of the State Constitution. However, such results may be
181 provided to employees or officers of the sheriff or chief
182 correctional officer who are responsible for the custody and
183 care of the affected inmate and have a need to know such
184 information, and as provided in ss. 775.0877 and 960.003. In
185 addition, upon request of the victim or the victim’s legal
186 guardian, or the parent or legal guardian of the victim if the
187 victim is a minor, the results of any HIV test performed on an
188 inmate arrested for any sexual offense involving oral, anal, or
189 female genital penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ
190 of another, must be disclosed to the victim or the victim’s
191 legal guardian, or to the parent or legal guardian of the victim
192 if the victim is a minor. In such cases, the county or municipal
193 detention facility shall furnish the test results to the
194 Department of Health, which is responsible for disclosing the
195 results to public health agencies as provided in s. 775.0877 and
196 to the victim or the victim’s legal guardian, or the parent or
197 legal guardian of the victim if the victim is a minor, as
198 provided in s. 960.003(3). As used in this subsection, the term
199 “female genitals” includes the labia minora, labia majora,
200 clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina.
201 (3) The results of any serologic blood test on an inmate
202 are a part of that inmate’s permanent medical file. Upon
203 transfer of the inmate to any other correctional facility, such
204 file is also transferred, and all relevant authorized persons
205 must be notified of positive HIV test results, as required in s.
206 775.0877.
207 (4) A first responder or criminal justice professional who,
208 in the lawful performance of his or her duties, is exposed to a
209 potential communicable disease or bloodborne pathogen by a
210 subject who is arrested and booked into a county or municipal
211 detention facility shall notice the detention facility upon
212 booking or within 24 hours after the exposure. If the first
213 responder or criminal justice professional is incapacitated and
214 cannot provide this notice, this responsibility falls upon his
215 or her employing department. This notice must invoke immediate
216 testing of the inmate, if it has not already been done,
217 according to the written procedures of the detention facility,
218 and such testing is required before release of the inmate. The
219 results of the testing must be handled in accordance with s.
220 775.0877(2).
221 Section 10. Paragraphs (c) and (f) of subsection (3) of
222 section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
223 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
224 chart.—
225 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
226 (c) LEVEL 3
227
228 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
229 119.10(2)(b) 3rd Unlawful use of confidential information from police reports.
230 316.066 (3)(b)-(d) 3rd Unlawfully obtaining or using confidential crash reports.
231 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 3rd conviction.
232 316.1935(2) 3rd Fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer in patrol vehicle with siren and lights activated.
233 319.30(4) 3rd Possession by junkyard of motor vehicle with identification number plate removed.
234 319.33(1)(a) 3rd Alter or forge any certificate of title to a motor vehicle or mobile home.
235 319.33(1)(c) 3rd Procure or pass title on stolen vehicle.
236 319.33(4) 3rd With intent to defraud, possess, sell, etc., a blank, forged, or unlawfully obtained title or registration.
237 327.35(2)(b) 3rd Felony BUI.
238 328.05(2) 3rd Possess, sell, or counterfeit fictitious, stolen, or fraudulent titles or bills of sale of vessels.
239 328.07(4) 3rd Manufacture, exchange, or possess vessel with counterfeit or wrong ID number.
240 376.302(5) 3rd Fraud related to reimbursement for cleanup expenses under the Inland Protection Trust Fund.
241 379.2431 (1)(e)5. 3rd Taking, disturbing, mutilating, destroying, causing to be destroyed, transferring, selling, offering to sell, molesting, or harassing marine turtles, marine turtle eggs, or marine turtle nests in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
242 379.2431 (1)(e)6. 3rd Possessing any marine turtle species or hatchling, or parts thereof, or the nest of any marine turtle species described in the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
243 379.2431 (1)(e)7. 3rd Soliciting to commit or conspiring to commit a violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
244 400.9935(4)(a) or (b) 3rd Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
245 400.9935(4)(e) 3rd Filing a false license application or other required information or failing to report information.
246 440.1051(3) 3rd False report of workers’ compensation fraud or retaliation for making such a report.
247 501.001(2)(b) 2nd Tampers with a consumer product or the container using materially false/misleading information.
248 624.401(4)(a) 3rd Transacting insurance without a certificate of authority.
249 624.401(4)(b)1. 3rd Transacting insurance without a certificate of authority; premium collected less than $20,000.
250 626.902(1)(a) & (b) 3rd Representing an unauthorized insurer.
251 697.08 3rd Equity skimming.
252 790.15(3) 3rd Person directs another to discharge firearm from a vehicle.
253 794.053 3rd Lewd or lascivious written solicitation of a person 16 or 17 years of age by a person 24 years of age or older.
254 806.10(1) 3rd Maliciously injure, destroy, or interfere with vehicles or equipment used in firefighting.
255 806.10(2) 3rd Interferes with or assaults firefighter in performance of duty.
256 810.09(2)(b) 3rd Trespass on property other than structure or conveyance armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
257 810.145(2)(c) 3rd Digital voyeurism; 19 years of age or older.
258 812.014(2)(c)2. 3rd Grand theft; $5,000 or more but less than $10,000.
259 812.0145(2)(c) 3rd Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $300 or more but less than $10,000.
260 812.015(8)(b) 3rd Retail theft with intent to sell; conspires with others.
261 812.081(2) 3rd Theft of a trade secret.
262 815.04(4)(b) 2nd Computer offense devised to defraud or obtain property.
263 817.034(4)(a)3. 3rd Engages in scheme to defraud (Florida Communications Fraud Act), property valued at less than $20,000.
264 817.233 3rd Burning to defraud insurer.
265 817.234 (8)(b) & (c) 3rd Unlawful solicitation of persons involved in motor vehicle accidents.
266 817.234(11)(a) 3rd Insurance fraud; property value less than $20,000.
267 817.236 3rd Filing a false motor vehicle insurance application.
268 817.2361 3rd Creating, marketing, or presenting a false or fraudulent motor vehicle insurance card.
269 817.413(2) 3rd Sale of used goods of $1,000 or more as new.
270 817.49(2)(b)1. 2nd 3rd Willful making of a false report of a crime causing great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, or permanent disability.
271 831.28(2)(a) 3rd Counterfeiting a payment instrument with intent to defraud or possessing a counterfeit payment instrument with intent to defraud.
272 831.29 2nd Possession of instruments for counterfeiting driver licenses or identification cards.
273 836.13(2) 3rd Person who promotes an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without consent.
274 838.021(3)(b) 3rd Threatens unlawful harm to public servant.
275 847.01385 3rd Harmful communication to a minor.
276 860.15(3) 3rd Overcharging for repairs and parts.
277 870.01(2) 3rd Riot.
278 870.01(4) 3rd Inciting a riot.
279 893.13(1)(a)2. 3rd Sell, manufacture, or deliver cannabis (or other s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs).
280 893.13(1)(d)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs within 1,000 feet of university.
281 893.13(1)(f)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs within 1,000 feet of public housing facility.
282 893.13(4)(c) 3rd Use or hire of minor; deliver to minor other controlled substances.
283 893.13(6)(a) 3rd Possession of any controlled substance other than felony possession of cannabis.
284 893.13(7)(a)8. 3rd Withhold information from practitioner regarding previous receipt of or prescription for a controlled substance.
285 893.13(7)(a)9. 3rd Obtain or attempt to obtain controlled substance by fraud, forgery, misrepresentation, etc.
286 893.13(7)(a)10. 3rd Affix false or forged label to package of controlled substance.
287 893.13(7)(a)11. 3rd Furnish false or fraudulent material information on any document or record required by chapter 893.
288 893.13(8)(a)1. 3rd Knowingly assist a patient, other person, or owner of an animal in obtaining a controlled substance through deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in or related to the practitioner’s practice.
289 893.13(8)(a)2. 3rd Employ a trick or scheme in the practitioner’s practice to assist a patient, other person, or owner of an animal in obtaining a controlled substance.
290 893.13(8)(a)3. 3rd Knowingly write a prescription for a controlled substance for a fictitious person.
291 893.13(8)(a)4. 3rd Write a prescription for a controlled substance for a patient, other person, or an animal if the sole purpose of writing the prescription is a monetary benefit for the practitioner.
292 918.13(1) 3rd Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
293 944.47 (1)(a)1. & 2. 3rd Introduce contraband to correctional facility.
294 944.47(1)(c) 2nd Possess contraband while upon the grounds of a correctional institution.
295 985.721 3rd Escapes from a juvenile facility (secure detention or residential commitment facility).
296
297 (f) LEVEL 6
298
299 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
300 316.027(2)(b) 2nd Leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury.
301 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 4th or subsequent conviction.
302 400.9935(4)(c) 2nd Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
303 499.0051(2) 2nd Knowing forgery of transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statement.
304 499.0051(3) 2nd Knowing purchase or receipt of prescription drug from unauthorized person.
305 499.0051(4) 2nd Knowing sale or transfer of prescription drug to unauthorized person.
306 775.0875(1) 3rd Taking firearm from law enforcement officer.
307 784.021(1)(a) 3rd Aggravated assault; deadly weapon without intent to kill.
308 784.021(1)(b) 3rd Aggravated assault; intent to commit felony.
309 784.041 3rd Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation.
310 784.048(3) 3rd Aggravated stalking; credible threat.
311 784.048(5) 3rd Aggravated stalking of person under 16.
312 784.07(2)(c) 2nd Aggravated assault on law enforcement officer.
313 784.074(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on sexually violent predators facility staff.
314 784.08(2)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on a person 65 years of age or older.
315 784.081(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on specified official or employee.
316 784.082(2) 2nd Aggravated assault by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
317 784.083(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on code inspector.
318 787.02(2) 3rd False imprisonment; restraining with purpose other than those in s. 787.01.
319 790.115(2)(d) 2nd Discharging firearm or weapon on school property.
320 790.161(2) 2nd Make, possess, or throw destructive device with intent to do bodily harm or damage property.
321 790.164(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.
322 790.19 2nd Shooting or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, vessels, or vehicles.
323 794.011(8)(a) 3rd Solicitation of minor to participate in sexual activity by custodial adult.
324 794.05(1) 2nd Unlawful sexual activity with specified minor.
325 800.04(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.
326 800.04(6)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious conduct; offender 18 years of age or older.
327 806.031(2) 2nd Arson resulting in great bodily harm to firefighter or any other person.
328 810.02(3)(c) 2nd Burglary of occupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
329 810.145(8)(b) 2nd Digital voyeurism; certain minor victims; 2nd or subsequent offense.
330 812.014(2)(b)1. 2nd Property stolen $20,000 or more, but less than $100,000, grand theft in 2nd degree.
331 812.014(2)(c)5. 3rd Grand theft; third degree; firearm.
332 812.014(6) 2nd Theft; property stolen $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
333 812.015(9)(a) 2nd Retail theft; property stolen $750 or more; second or subsequent conviction.
334 812.015(9)(b) 2nd Retail theft; aggregated property stolen within 120 days is $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
335 812.015(9)(d) 2nd Retail theft; multiple thefts within specified period.
336 812.015(9)(e) 2nd Retail theft; committed with specified number of other persons and use of social media platform.
337 812.13(2)(c) 2nd Robbery, no firearm or other weapon (strong-arm robbery).
338 817.4821(5) 2nd Possess cloning paraphernalia with intent to create cloned cellular telephones.
339 817.49(2)(b)2. 1st 2nd Willful making of a false report of a crime resulting in death.
340 817.505(4)(b) 2nd Patient brokering; 10 or more patients.
341 817.5695(3)(b) 2nd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value $10,000 or more, but less than $50,000.
342 825.102(1) 3rd Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult.
343 825.102(3)(c) 3rd Neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult.
344 825.1025(3) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
345 825.103(3)(c) 3rd Exploiting an elderly person or disabled adult and property is valued at less than $10,000.
346 827.03(2)(c) 3rd Abuse of a child.
347 827.03(2)(d) 3rd Neglect of a child.
348 827.071(5) 3rd Possess, control, or intentionally view any photographic material, motion picture, etc., which includes child pornography.
349 828.126(3) 3rd Sexual activities involving animals.
350 836.05 2nd Threats; extortion.
351 836.10 2nd Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism.
352 843.12 3rd Aids or assists person to escape.
353 847.011 3rd Distributing, offering to distribute, or possessing with intent to distribute obscene materials depicting minors.
354 847.012 3rd Knowingly using a minor in the production of materials harmful to minors.
355 847.0135(2) 3rd Facilitates sexual conduct of or with a minor or the visual depiction of such conduct.
356 893.131 2nd Distribution of controlled substances resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury.
357 914.23 2nd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, with bodily injury.
358 918.13(2)(b) 2nd Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence relating to a capital felony.
359 944.35(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.
360 944.40 2nd Escapes.
361 944.46 3rd Harboring, concealing, aiding escaped prisoners.
362 944.47(1)(a)5. 2nd Introduction of contraband (firearm, weapon, or explosive) into correctional facility.
363 951.22(1)(i) 3rd Firearm or weapon introduced into county detention facility.
364
365 Section 11. Section 843.025, Florida Statutes, is amended
366 to read:
367 843.025 Interfering with an officer’s Depriving officer of
368 means of protection or communication.—
369 (1) It is unlawful for any person to do any of the
370 following to deprive a law enforcement officer as defined in s.
371 943.10(1), a correctional officer as defined in s. 943.10(2), or
372 a correctional probation officer as defined in s. 943.10(3):
373 (a) Deprive the officer of her or his weapon or radio;
374 digital recording device, including a body-worn camera; or
375 restraint device, including handcuffs, or to otherwise deprive
376 the officer of the means to defend herself or himself or summon
377 assistance.
378 (b) Render useless the officer’s weapon or radio; digital
379 recording device, including a body-worn camera; or restraint
380 device, including handcuffs, or to otherwise prevent the officer
381 from defending herself or himself or to summon assistance.
382 (2) Any person who violates this section commits is guilty
383 of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
384 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
385 Section 12. Paragraph (e) of subsection (4) of section
386 397.417, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
387 397.417 Peer specialists.—
388 (4) BACKGROUND SCREENING.—
389 (e) The background screening conducted under this
390 subsection must ensure that a peer specialist has not been
391 arrested for and is awaiting final disposition of, found guilty
392 of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo
393 contendere or guilty to, or been adjudicated delinquent and the
394 record has not been sealed or expunged for, any offense
395 prohibited under any of the following state laws or similar laws
396 of another jurisdiction:
397 1. Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with
398 certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such
399 sexual misconduct.
400 2. Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with
401 certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual
402 misconduct.
403 3. Section 409.920, relating to Medicaid provider fraud, if
404 the offense was a felony of the first or second degree.
405 4. Section 415.111, relating to abuse, neglect, or
406 exploitation of vulnerable adults.
407 5. Any offense that constitutes domestic violence as
408 defined in s. 741.28.
409 6. Section 777.04, relating to attempts, solicitation, and
410 conspiracy to commit an offense listed in this paragraph.
411 7. Section 782.04, relating to murder.
412 8. Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter; aggravated
413 manslaughter of an elderly person or a disabled adult;
414 aggravated manslaughter of a child; or aggravated manslaughter
415 of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician,
416 or a paramedic.
417 9. Section 782.071, relating to vehicular homicide.
418 10. Section 782.09, relating to killing an unborn child by
419 injury to the mother.
420 11. Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and culpable
421 negligence, if the offense was a felony.
422 12. Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
423 13. Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment.
424 14. Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a
425 child.
426 15. Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking,
427 enticing, or removing a minor beyond state limits, or concealing
428 the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending custody
429 proceedings.
430 16. Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking,
431 enticing, or removing a minor beyond state limits, or concealing
432 the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending dependency
433 proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse or neglect
434 of a minor.
435 17. Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms or
436 weapons within 1,000 feet of a school.
437 18. Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an
438 electric weapon or device, a destructive device, or any other
439 weapon on school property.
440 19. Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery.
441 20. Former s. 794.041, relating to prohibited acts of
442 persons in familial or custodial authority.
443 21. Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity
444 with certain minors.
445 22. Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation.
446 23. Section 796.07, relating to procuring another to commit
447 prostitution, except for those offenses expunged pursuant to s.
448 943.0583.
449 24. Section 798.02, relating to lewd and lascivious
450 behavior.
451 25. Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent
452 exposure.
453 26. Section 806.01, relating to arson.
454 27. Section 810.02, relating to burglary, if the offense
455 was a felony of the first degree.
456 28. Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism, if the offense
457 was a felony.
458 29. Section 810.145, relating to digital voyeurism, if the
459 offense was a felony.
460 30. Section 812.13, relating to robbery.
461 31. Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden
462 snatching.
463 32. Section 812.133, relating to carjacking.
464 33. Section 812.135, relating to home-invasion robbery.
465 34. Section 817.034, relating to communications fraud, if
466 the offense was a felony of the first degree.
467 35. Section 817.234, relating to false and fraudulent
468 insurance claims, if the offense was a felony of the first or
469 second degree.
470 36. Section 817.50, relating to fraudulently obtaining
471 goods or services from a health care provider and false reports
472 of a communicable disease.
473 37. Section 817.505, relating to patient brokering.
474 38. Section 817.568, relating to fraudulent use of personal
475 identification, if the offense was a felony of the first or
476 second degree.
477 39. Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated abuse,
478 or neglect of an elderly person or a disabled adult.
479 40. Section 825.1025, relating to lewd or lascivious
480 offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person
481 or a disabled person.
482 41. Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an elderly
483 person or a disabled adult, if the offense was a felony.
484 42. Section 826.04, relating to incest.
485 43. Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated
486 child abuse, or neglect of a child.
487 44. Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the
488 delinquency or dependency of a child.
489 45. Former s. 827.05, relating to negligent treatment of
490 children.
491 46. Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a
492 child.
493 47. Section 831.30, relating to fraud in obtaining
494 medicinal drugs.
495 48. Section 831.31, relating to the sale; manufacture;
496 delivery; or possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or
497 deliver of any counterfeit controlled substance, if the offense
498 was a felony.
499 49. Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with
500 violence.
501 50. Section 843.025, relating to interfering with depriving
502 a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation
503 officer’s officer of the means of protection or communication.
504 51. Section 843.12, relating to aiding in an escape.
505 52. Section 843.13, relating to aiding in the escape of
506 juvenile inmates of correctional institutions.
507 53. Chapter 847, relating to obscenity.
508 54. Section 874.05, relating to encouraging or recruiting
509 another to join a criminal gang.
510 55. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
511 control, if the offense was a felony of the second degree or
512 greater severity.
513 56. Section 895.03, relating to racketeering and collection
514 of unlawful debts.
515 57. Section 896.101, relating to the Florida Money
516 Laundering Act.
517 58. Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct with
518 certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual
519 misconduct.
520 59. Section 944.35(3), relating to inflicting cruel or
521 inhuman treatment on an inmate resulting in great bodily harm.
522 60. Section 944.40, relating to escape.
523 61. Section 944.46, relating to harboring, concealing, or
524 aiding an escaped prisoner.
525 62. Section 944.47, relating to introduction of contraband
526 into a correctional institution.
527 63. Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in
528 juvenile justice programs.
529 64. Section 985.711, relating to introduction of contraband
530 into a detention facility.
531 Section 13. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
532 420.6241, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
533 420.6241 Persons with lived experience.—
534 (4) BACKGROUND SCREENING.—
535 (b) The background screening conducted under this
536 subsection must ensure that the qualified applicant has not been
537 arrested for and is not awaiting final disposition of, has not
538 been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a
539 plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, or has not been
540 adjudicated delinquent and the record has been sealed or
541 expunged for, any offense prohibited under any of the following
542 state laws or similar laws of another jurisdiction:
543 1. Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with
544 certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such
545 sexual misconduct.
546 2. Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with
547 certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual
548 misconduct.
549 3. Section 409.920, relating to Medicaid provider fraud, if
550 the offense is a felony of the first or second degree.
551 4. Section 415.111, relating to criminal penalties for
552 abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults.
553 5. Any offense that constitutes domestic violence, as
554 defined in s. 741.28.
555 6. Section 777.04, relating to attempts, solicitation, and
556 conspiracy to commit an offense listed in this paragraph.
557 7. Section 782.04, relating to murder.
558 8. Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter, aggravated
559 manslaughter of an elderly person or a disabled adult,
560 aggravated manslaughter of a child, or aggravated manslaughter
561 of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician,
562 or a paramedic.
563 9. Section 782.071, relating to vehicular homicide.
564 10. Section 782.09, relating to killing of an unborn child
565 by injury to the mother.
566 11. Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and culpable
567 negligence, if the offense is a felony.
568 12. Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
569 13. Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment.
570 14. Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a
571 child.
572 15. Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking,
573 enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or
574 concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending
575 custody proceedings.
576 16. Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking,
577 enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or
578 concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending
579 dependency proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse
580 or neglect of a minor.
581 17. Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms or
582 weapons within 1,000 feet of a school.
583 18. Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an
584 electric weapon or device, a destructive device, or any other
585 weapon on school property.
586 19. Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery.
587 20. Former s. 794.041, relating to prohibited acts of
588 persons in familial or custodial authority.
589 21. Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity
590 with certain minors.
591 22. Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation.
592 23. Section 796.07, relating to procuring another to commit
593 prostitution, except for those offenses expunged pursuant to s.
594 943.0583.
595 24. Section 798.02, relating to lewd and lascivious
596 behavior.
597 25. Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent
598 exposure.
599 26. Section 806.01, relating to arson.
600 27. Section 810.02, relating to burglary, if the offense is
601 a felony of the first degree.
602 28. Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism, if the offense
603 is a felony.
604 29. Section 810.145, relating to digital video voyeurism,
605 if the offense is a felony.
606 30. Section 812.13, relating to robbery.
607 31. Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden
608 snatching.
609 32. Section 812.133, relating to carjacking.
610 33. Section 812.135, relating to home-invasion robbery.
611 34. Section 817.034, relating to communications fraud, if
612 the offense is a felony of the first degree.
613 35. Section 817.234, relating to false and fraudulent
614 insurance claims, if the offense is a felony of the first or
615 second degree.
616 36. Section 817.50, relating to fraudulently obtaining
617 goods or services from a health care provider and false reports
618 of a communicable disease.
619 37. Section 817.505, relating to patient brokering.
620 38. Section 817.568, relating to fraudulent use of personal
621 identification, if the offense is a felony of the first or
622 second degree.
623 39. Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated abuse,
624 or neglect of an elderly person or a disabled adult.
625 40. Section 825.1025, relating to lewd or lascivious
626 offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person
627 or a disabled person.
628 41. Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an elderly
629 person or a disabled adult, if the offense is a felony.
630 42. Section 826.04, relating to incest.
631 43. Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated
632 child abuse, or neglect of a child.
633 44. Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the
634 delinquency or dependency of a child.
635 45. Former s. 827.05, relating to negligent treatment of
636 children.
637 46. Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a
638 child.
639 47. Section 831.30, relating to fraud in obtaining
640 medicinal drugs.
641 48. Section 831.31, relating to the sale, manufacture,
642 delivery, or possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or
643 deliver any counterfeit controlled substance, if the offense is
644 a felony.
645 49. Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with
646 violence.
647 50. Section 843.025, relating to interfering with depriving
648 a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation
649 officer’s officer of the means of protection or communication.
650 51. Section 843.12, relating to aiding in an escape.
651 52. Section 843.13, relating to aiding in the escape of
652 juvenile inmates of correctional institutions.
653 53. Chapter 847, relating to obscenity.
654 54. Section 874.05, relating to encouraging or recruiting
655 another to join a criminal gang.
656 55. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
657 control, if the offense is a felony of the second degree or
658 greater severity.
659 56. Section 895.03, relating to racketeering and collection
660 of unlawful debts.
661 57. Section 896.101, relating to the Florida Money
662 Laundering Act.
663 58. Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct with
664 certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual
665 misconduct.
666 59. Section 944.35(3), relating to inflicting cruel or
667 inhuman treatment on an inmate, resulting in great bodily harm.
668 60. Section 944.40, relating to escape.
669 61. Section 944.46, relating to harboring, concealing, or
670 aiding an escaped prisoner.
671 62. Section 944.47, relating to introduction of contraband
672 into a correctional institution.
673 63. Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in
674 juvenile justice programs.
675 64. Section 985.711, relating to introduction of contraband
676 into a detention facility.
677 Section 14. Paragraph (xx) of subsection (2) of section
678 435.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
679 435.04 Level 2 screening standards.—
680 (2) The security background investigations under this
681 section must ensure that persons subject to this section have
682 not been arrested for and are awaiting final disposition of;
683 have not been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or
684 entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to; or have not been
685 adjudicated delinquent and the record has not been sealed or
686 expunged for, any offense prohibited under any of the following
687 provisions of state law or similar law of another jurisdiction:
688 (xx) Section 843.025, relating to interfering with
689 depriving a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional
690 probation officer’s officer means of protection or
691 communication.
692 Section 15. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section
693 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
694 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
695 chart.—
696 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
697 (d) LEVEL 4
698
699 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
700 104.155 3rd Unqualified noncitizen electors voting; aiding or soliciting noncitizen electors in voting.
701 316.1935(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.
702 499.0051(1) 3rd Failure to maintain or deliver transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statements.
703 499.0051(5) 2nd Knowing sale or delivery, or possession with intent to sell, contraband prescription drugs.
704 517.07(1) 3rd Failure to register securities.
705 517.12(1) 3rd Failure of dealer or associated person of a dealer of securities to register.
706 784.031 3rd Battery by strangulation.
707 784.07(2)(b) 3rd Battery of law enforcement officer, firefighter, etc.
708 784.074(1)(c) 3rd Battery of sexually violent predators facility staff.
709 784.075 3rd Battery on detention or commitment facility staff.
710 784.078 3rd Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
711 784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
712 784.081(3) 3rd Battery on specified official or employee.
713 784.082(3) 3rd Battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
714 784.083(3) 3rd Battery on code inspector.
715 784.085 3rd Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
716 787.03(1) 3rd Interference with custody; wrongly takes minor from appointed guardian.
717 787.04(2) 3rd Take, entice, or remove child beyond state limits with criminal intent pending custody proceedings.
718 787.04(3) 3rd Carrying child beyond state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing child at custody hearing or delivering to designated person.
719 787.07 3rd Human smuggling.
720 790.115(1) 3rd Exhibiting firearm or weapon within 1,000 feet of a school.
721 790.115(2)(b) 3rd Possessing electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon on school property.
722 790.115(2)(c) 3rd Possessing firearm on school property.
723 794.051(1) 3rd Indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors.
724 800.04(7)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender less than 18 years.
725 806.135 2nd Destroying or demolishing a memorial or historic property.
726 810.02(4)(a) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
727 810.02(4)(b) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery.
728 810.06 3rd Burglary; possession of tools.
729 810.08(2)(c) 3rd Trespass on property, armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
730 810.145(3)(b) 3rd Digital voyeurism dissemination.
731 812.014(2)(c)3. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000 or more but less than $20,000.
732 812.014 (2)(c)4. & 6.-10. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; specified items.
733 812.014(2)(d)2. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $750 or more taken from dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage.
734 812.014(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.
735 812.0195(2) 3rd Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet; property stolen $300 or more.
736 817.505(4)(a) 3rd Patient brokering.
737 817.563(1) 3rd Sell or deliver substance other than controlled substance agreed upon, excluding s. 893.03(5) drugs.
738 817.568(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of personal identification information.
739 817.5695(3)(c) 3rd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value less than $10,000.
740 817.625(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder.
741 817.625(2)(c) 3rd Possess, sell, or deliver skimming device.
742 828.125(1) 2nd Kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm or permanent breeding disability to any registered horse or cattle.
743 836.14(2) 3rd Person who commits theft of a sexually explicit image with intent to promote it.
744 836.14(3) 3rd Person who willfully possesses a sexually explicit image with certain knowledge, intent, and purpose.
745 837.02(1) 3rd Perjury in official proceedings.
746 837.021(1) 3rd Make contradictory statements in official proceedings.
747 838.022 3rd Official misconduct.
748 839.13(2)(a) 3rd Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency.
749 839.13(2)(c) 3rd Falsifying records of the Department of Children and Families.
750 843.021 3rd Possession of a concealed handcuff key by a person in custody.
751 843.025 3rd Interfering with a Deprive law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer’s officer of means of protection or communication.
752 843.15(1)(a) 3rd Failure to appear while on bail for felony (bond estreature or bond jumping).
753 843.19(2) 2nd Injure, disable, or kill police, fire, or SAR canine or police horse.
754 847.0135(5)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender less than 18 years.
755 870.01(3) 2nd Aggravated rioting.
756 870.01(5) 2nd Aggravated inciting a riot.
757 874.05(1)(a) 3rd Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang.
758 893.13(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).
759 914.14(2) 3rd Witnesses accepting bribes.
760 914.22(1) 3rd Force, threaten, etc., witness, victim, or informant.
761 914.23(2) 3rd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, no bodily injury.
762 916.1085 (2)(c)1. 3rd Introduction of specified contraband into certain DCF facilities.
763 918.12 3rd Tampering with jurors.
764 934.215 3rd Use of two-way communications device to facilitate commission of a crime.
765 944.47(1)(a)6. 3rd Introduction of contraband (cellular telephone or other portable communication device) into correctional institution.
766 951.22(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.
767
768 Section 16. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
769 914.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
770 914.25 Protective services for certain victims and
771 witnesses.—
772 (1) For purposes of this section, the term:
773 (b) “Serious felony offense” means one of the following
774 offenses, including an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to
775 commit one of the following offenses: murder, manslaughter,
776 sexual battery, aggravated stalking, aggravated battery,
777 carjacking, home invasion robbery, burglary, arson, robbery,
778 kidnapping, racketeering, or trafficking in a controlled
779 substance, battery by strangulation, human smuggling, human
780 trafficking, or any other felony that involves the use or threat
781 of physical force or violence against any individual.
782 Section 17. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
783 made by this act to section 914.25, Florida Statutes, in
784 references thereto, subsections (1), (2), and (5) of section
785 914.27, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
786 914.27 Confidentiality of victim and witness information.—
787 (1) Information held by any state or local law enforcement
788 agency, state attorney, the statewide prosecutor, the Victim and
789 Witness Protection Review Committee created pursuant to s.
790 943.031, or the Department of Law Enforcement which discloses:
791 (a) The identity or location of a victim or witness who has
792 been identified or certified for protective or relocation
793 services pursuant to s. 914.25;
794 (b) The identity or location of an immediate family member
795 of a victim or witness who has been identified or certified
796 pursuant to s. 914.25;
797 (c) Relocation sites, techniques, or procedures utilized or
798 developed as a result of the victim and witness protective
799 services afforded by s. 914.25; or
800 (d) The identity or relocation site of any victim, witness,
801 or immediate family member of a victim or witness who has made a
802 relocation of permanent residence by reason of the victim’s or
803 witness’s involvement in the investigation or prosecution giving
804 rise to certification for protective or relocation services
805 pursuant to s. 914.25;
806
807 is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1)
808 and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Such information
809 may be shared by law enforcement agencies, state attorneys, and
810 the statewide prosecutor to facilitate the protective or
811 relocation services provided pursuant to s. 914.25 and to
812 support the prosecution efforts of the state attorneys and the
813 statewide prosecutor. Any information so shared must remain
814 confidential and exempt in the hands of any agency or entity to
815 which the information is provided.
816 (2) If a victim or witness is identified for protective
817 services under s. 914.25 and is later denied certification, the
818 identity and location information exempt pursuant to paragraphs
819 (1)(a) and (b) becomes public information, unless otherwise
820 provided by law.
821 (5) For the purposes of effectively implementing s. 914.25,
822 any state or local law enforcement agency, state attorney, or
823 the statewide prosecutor may provide written notification to an
824 agency as defined in s. 119.011 or to a business entity
825 operating under contract with, licensed by, or having any other
826 business relationship with an agency, or providing services
827 pursuant to s. 914.25, that information described in subsection
828 (1) held by that agency or business is confidential and exempt
829 from public disclosure. The state or local law enforcement
830 agency, state attorney, or the statewide prosecutor providing
831 such written notification shall also provide written
832 notification to the agency or business as to when, in accordance
833 with this section, identity and location information exempted
834 pursuant to paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) can be made publicly
835 available.
836 Section 18. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
837 made by this act to section 914.25, Florida Statutes, in a
838 reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section
839 943.031, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
840 943.031 Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council.—
841 (8) VICTIM AND WITNESS PROTECTION REVIEW COMMITTEE.—
842 (c) The lead law enforcement agency providing victim or
843 witness protective or temporary relocation services pursuant to
844 the provisions of s. 914.25 may submit a request for
845 reimbursement to the Victim and Witness Protection Review
846 Committee in a format approved by the committee. The lead law
847 enforcement agency shall submit such reimbursement request on
848 behalf of all law enforcement agencies that cooperated in
849 providing protective or temporary relocation services related to
850 a particular criminal investigation or prosecution. As part of
851 the reimbursement request, the lead law enforcement agency must
852 indicate how any reimbursement proceeds will be distributed
853 among the agencies that provided protective or temporary
854 relocation services.
855 Section 19. Effective July 1, 2025, paragraph (a) of
856 subsection (2) of section 943.0595, Florida Statutes, is
857 amended, and paragraph (e) is added to subsection (3) of that
858 section, to read:
859 943.0595 Automatic sealing of criminal history records;
860 confidentiality of related court records.—
861 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—
862 (a) The department shall automatically seal a criminal
863 history record that does not result from an indictment,
864 information, or other charging document for a forcible felony as
865 defined in s. 776.08 or for an offense enumerated in s.
866 943.0435(1)(h)1.a.(I), if:
867 1. An indictment, information, or other charging document
868 was not filed or issued in the case giving rise to the criminal
869 history record.
870 2. An indictment, information, or other charging document
871 was filed in the case giving rise to the criminal history
872 record, but was dismissed or nolle prosequi by the state
873 attorney or statewide prosecutor or was dismissed by a court of
874 competent jurisdiction as to all counts. However, a person is
875 not eligible for automatic sealing under this section if the
876 dismissal was pursuant to s. 916.145 or s. 985.19.
877 1.3. A not guilty verdict was rendered by a judge or jury
878 as to all counts. However, a person is not eligible for
879 automatic sealing under this section if the defendant was found
880 not guilty by reason of insanity.
881 2.4. A judgment of acquittal was rendered by a judge as to
882 all counts.
883 (3) PROCESS FOR AND EFFECT OF AUTOMATIC SEALING.—
884 (e) This section does not limit a prosecutor from accessing
885 a criminal history record sealed pursuant to this section to
886 determine an appropriate plea offer, to access evidence that can
887 be used in a prosecution, or to determine eligibility for
888 diversion.
889 Section 20. Effective July 1, 2025, section 943.0413,
890 Florida Statutes, is created to read:
891 943.0413 Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program.—
892 (1)(a) Subject to Legislative appropriation, the Critical
893 Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program is created within the
894 department to support the ongoing assessment of this state’s
895 vulnerability to, and ability to detect, prevent, prepare for,
896 respond to, and recover from, acts of terrorism within or
897 affecting this state.
898 (b) The state, or any law enforcement agency, county,
899 municipality, or other political subdivision of this state, or
900 any agent thereof, which has constitutional or statutory
901 authority to employ or appoint law enforcement officers, is
902 eligible to receive funding from the grant program to map
903 critical infrastructure locations that meet the requirements of
904 this section.
905 (2) Grant funds may be used to map critical infrastructure
906 as defined in s. 812.141, public gathering places, places of
907 worship, and any other locations for which a map would be deemed
908 of high value for facilitating an emergency response.
909 (3) Each map of such locations must be created in an
910 electronic or digital format and must be provided to all local,
911 state, and federal responding agencies that request such maps
912 for use in responding to emergencies. Each map must satisfy all
913 of the following requirements:
914 (a) Be compatible with and integrate into the department’s
915 statewide database and be compatible with software platforms
916 used by local, state, and federal public safety agencies that
917 provide emergency services to the specific location for which
918 the data is provided without requiring such agencies to purchase
919 additional software or requiring a fee to view or access the
920 data.
921 (b) Be in a printable format and, if requested, be in a
922 digital file format that can be integrated into interactive
923 mobile platforms currently in use.
924 (c) Be verified for accuracy, which must include a walk
925 through of a building or grounds.
926 (d) Be oriented to true north.
927 (e) Be overlaid on current aerial imagery.
928 (f) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the
929 structure of the building, including, but not limited to, room
930 labels, hallway names, and external door or stairwell numbers
931 and locations of hazards, critical utility locations, key boxes,
932 automated external defibrillators, and trauma kits.
933 (g) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the
934 grounds, including, but not limited to, parking areas,
935 surrounding roads, and neighboring properties.
936 (h) Be overlaid with gridded x and y coordinates.
937 (4) The department may adopt rules to administer this
938 section.
939 Section 21. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
940 act and except for this section, which shall take effect July 1,
941 2025, this act shall take effect October 1, 2025.
942
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944 And the title is amended as follows:
945 Delete everything before the enacting clause
946 and insert:
947 A bill to be entitled
948 An act relating to criminal justice; creating s.
949 316.2675, F.S.; prohibiting the use of motor vehicle
950 kill switches; providing exceptions; providing
951 criminal penalties; amending s. 321.04, F.S.;
952 providing for retention by the Florida Highway Patrol
953 of certain reimbursement funds paid by patrol
954 officers; amending s. 775.0823, F.S.; providing a
955 minimum mandatory sentence for attempted murder of
956 specified justice system personnel; amending s.
957 790.051, F.S.; providing correctional probation
958 officers with the same firearms rights as law
959 enforcement officers; amending s. 790.052, F.S.;
960 providing that specified persons may carry weapons on
961 the same basis as law enforcement officers; amending
962 s. 817.49, F.S.; providing increased criminal
963 penalties for making a false report of a crime;
964 providing policies concerning enforcement; amending s.
965 943.135, F.S.; providing that certified law
966 enforcement officers who are not actively employed by
967 law enforcement agencies may retain their
968 certification by complying with certification
969 requirements; amending s. 943.1718, F.S.; authorizing
970 the use of artificial intelligence for specified
971 purposes in conjunction with data from first responder
972 body cameras; providing requirements on the use of
973 such artificial intelligence; amending s. 951.27,
974 F.S.; requiring certain testing of an arrestee and
975 provision of test results to a first responder or
976 criminal justice professional who has been exposed to
977 bodily fluids or bloodborne pathogens from the
978 arrestee; requiring a first responder or criminal
979 justice professional exposed to a potential
980 communicable disease or bloodborne pathogen from an
981 arrestee to provide a notice of the exposure to the
982 detention facility; authorizing the first responder or
983 criminal justice professional to obtain blood test
984 results according to certain provisions; amending s.
985 921.0022, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
986 by the act; amending s. 843.025, F.S.; prohibiting a
987 person from depriving certain officers of digital
988 recording devices or restraint devices; prohibiting a
989 person from rendering useless certain officer’s
990 weapons or radios, digital recording devices, or
991 restraint devices; providing criminal penalties;
992 amending ss. 397.417, 420.6241, 435.04, and 921.0022,
993 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the
994 act; amending s. 914.25, F.S.; revising the definition
995 of the term “serious felony offense”; reenacting ss.
996 914.27(1), (2), and (5) and 943.031(8)(c), F.S.,
997 relating to the confidentiality of victim and witness
998 information and the Victim and Witness Protection
999 Review Committee, respectively, to incorporate the
1000 amendment made to s. 914.25, F.S., in references
1001 thereto; amending s. 943.0595, F.S.; eliminating
1002 certain circumstances in which criminal history
1003 records are automatically sealed; providing that
1004 specified provisions do not limit a prosecutor from
1005 accessing automatically sealed criminal history
1006 records for certain purposes; creating s. 943.0413,
1007 F.S.; creating the Critical Infrastructure Mapping
1008 Grant Program within the Florida Department of Law
1009 Enforcement; providing eligibility; specifying
1010 requirements for maps created by the program;
1011 providing effective dates.