Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1444
By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Collins
591-03137A-25 20251444c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to criminal justice; creating s.
3 316.2675, F.S.; prohibiting the use of motor vehicle
4 kill switches; providing exceptions; providing
5 criminal penalties; amending s. 321.04, F.S.;
6 providing for retention by the Florida Highway Patrol
7 of certain reimbursement funds paid by patrol
8 officers; amending s. 775.0823, F.S.; providing a
9 minimum mandatory sentence for attempted murder of
10 specified justice system personnel; amending s.
11 790.051, F.S.; providing correctional probation
12 officers with the same firearms rights as law
13 enforcement officers; amending s. 790.052, F.S.;
14 providing that specified persons may carry weapons on
15 the same basis as law enforcement officers; amending
16 s. 817.49, F.S.; providing increased criminal
17 penalties for making a false report of a crime;
18 providing policies concerning enforcement; amending s.
19 943.135, F.S.; providing that certified law
20 enforcement officers who are not actively employed by
21 law enforcement agencies may retain their
22 certification by complying with certification
23 requirements; amending s. 943.1718, F.S.; authorizing
24 the use of artificial intelligence for specified
25 purposes in conjunction with data from first responder
26 body cameras; providing requirements on the use of
27 such artificial intelligence; amending s. 951.27,
28 F.S.; requiring certain testing of an arrestee and
29 provision of test results to a first responder or
30 criminal justice professional who has been exposed to
31 bodily fluids or bloodborne pathogens from the
32 arrestee; requiring a first responder or criminal
33 justice professional exposed to a potential
34 communicable disease or bloodborne pathogen from an
35 arrestee to provide a notice of the exposure to the
36 detention facility; authorizing the first responder or
37 criminal justice professional to obtain blood test
38 results according to certain provisions; amending s.
39 921.0022, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
40 by the act; amending s. 843.025, F.S.; prohibiting a
41 person from depriving certain officers of digital
42 recording devices or restraint devices; prohibiting a
43 person from rendering useless certain officer’s
44 weapons or radios, digital recording devices, or
45 restraint devices; providing criminal penalties;
46 amending ss. 397.417, 420.6241, and 435.04, F.S.;
47 conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
48 amending s. 914.25, F.S.; revising the definition of
49 the term “serious felony offense”; reenacting ss.
50 914.27(1), (2), and (5) and 943.031(8)(c), F.S.,
51 relating to the confidentiality of victim and witness
52 information and the Victim and Witness Protection
53 Review Committee, respectively, to incorporate the
54 amendment made to s. 914.25, F.S., in references
55 thereto; amending s. 943.0595, F.S.; eliminating
56 certain circumstances in which criminal history
57 records are automatically sealed; providing that
58 specified provisions do not limit a prosecutor from
59 accessing automatically sealed criminal history
60 records for certain purposes; creating s. 943.0413,
61 F.S.; creating the Critical Infrastructure Mapping
62 Grant Program within the Department of Law
63 Enforcement; providing eligibility; specifying
64 requirements for maps created by the program;
65 authorizing the department to adopt rules; providing
66 effective dates.
67
68 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
69
70 Section 1. Section 316.2675, Florida Statutes, is created
71 to read:
72 316.2675 Motor vehicle kill switches; prohibited uses.—
73 (1) A person may not use a device that allows a person,
74 other than the person in physical control of a motor vehicle, to
75 shut off that vehicle’s engine or prevent the engine from
76 starting. This subsection does not apply to any of the
77 following:
78 (a) A law enforcement officer in the course of his or her
79 duties in order to prevent the commission of a felony.
80 (b) Any subscription, membership, or other recurring
81 payment programs or leased electronic consumer products, which
82 are used with the consent of the owner of the vehicle.
83 (c) A mechanism or feature that is used with the consent of
84 the owner of the vehicle and:
85 1. Addresses an imminent critical safety issue impacting a
86 mechanical or software component of a motor vehicle;
87 2. Activates when a driver of a motor vehicle is
88 incapacitated, suffers a medical emergency, or experiences a
89 loss of consciousness;
90 3. Takes corrective action in a motor vehicle with an
91 engaged partial driving automation feature if the driver is not
92 attentive or engaged in the driving task and does not respond to
93 warnings;
94 4. Brings a motor vehicle with an engaged automated driving
95 system to a minimal-risk condition; or
96 5. Automatically shuts off the engine or motor of an idling
97 motor vehicle that has been left on for an extended period of
98 time while in the park position.
99 (2) A person who violates subsection (1) commits a
100 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
101 775.082 or s. 775.083.
102 Section 2. Subsection (6) is added to section 321.04,
103 Florida Statutes, to read:
104 321.04 Personnel of the highway patrol; rank
105 classifications; probationary status of new patrol officers;
106 subsistence; special assignments.—
107 (6) When patrol officers repay mileage for off-duty uses of
108 official vehicles, such funds may not be deposited in the
109 General Revenue Fund but shall be retained by the Florida
110 Highway Patrol for its use.
111 Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 775.0823, Florida
112 Statutes, is amended to read:
113 775.0823 Violent offenses committed against specified
114 justice system personnel.—The Legislature does hereby provide
115 for an increase and certainty of penalty for any person
116 convicted of a violent offense against any law enforcement or
117 correctional officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6),
118 (7), (8), or (9); against any state attorney elected pursuant to
119 s. 27.01 or assistant state attorney appointed under s. 27.181;
120 against any public defender elected pursuant to s. 27.50 or
121 regional counsel appointed pursuant to s. 27.511(3); against any
122 court-appointed counsel appointed under s. 27.40 or defense
123 attorney in a criminal proceeding; or against any justice or
124 judge of a court described in Art. V of the State Constitution,
125 which offense arises out of or in the scope of the officer’s
126 duty as a law enforcement or correctional officer, the state
127 attorney’s or assistant state attorney’s duty as a prosecutor or
128 investigator, the public defender or regional counsel acting in
129 his or her capacity as defense counsel, the court-appointed
130 counsel or defense attorney in a criminal proceeding acting in
131 his or her capacity as defense counsel, or the justice’s or
132 judge’s duty as a judicial officer, as follows:
133 (2) For attempted murder in the first degree as described
134 in s. 782.04(1), a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
135 or s. 775.084 with a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years
136 imprisonment.
137
138 Notwithstanding s. 948.01, with respect to any person who is
139 found to have violated this section, adjudication of guilt or
140 imposition of sentence shall not be suspended, deferred, or
141 withheld.
142 Section 4. Section 790.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
143 read:
144 790.051 Exemption from licensing requirements; law
145 enforcement officers.—Law enforcement officers and correctional
146 probation officers, as defined in s. 943.10(3), are exempt from
147 the licensing and penal provisions of this chapter when acting
148 at any time within the scope or course of their official duties
149 or when acting at any time in the line of or performance of
150 duty.
151 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
152 790.052, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
153 790.052 Carrying concealed firearms; off-duty law
154 enforcement officers.—
155 (1)(a) All persons holding active certifications from the
156 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as law
157 enforcement officers or correctional officers as defined in s.
158 943.10(1), (2), (6), (7), (8), or (9), all judges, and all state
159 attorneys and assistant state attorneys shall have the right to
160 carry, on or about their persons, concealed firearms, during
161 off-duty hours, at the discretion of their superior officers,
162 and may perform those law enforcement functions that they
163 normally perform during duty hours, utilizing their weapons in a
164 manner which is reasonably expected of on-duty officers in
165 similar situations.
166 Section 6. Section 817.49, Florida Statutes, is amended to
167 read:
168 817.49 False reports of commission of crimes; penalty.—
169 (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), whoever willfully
170 imparts, conveys, or causes to be imparted or conveyed to a law
171 enforcement officer or employee of a public safety agency false
172 information or reports concerning the alleged commission of any
173 crime under the laws of this state, knowing such information or
174 report to be false, when no such crime has actually been
175 committed, commits a felony misdemeanor of the third first
176 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or
177 s. 775.084.
178 (2)(a) As used in this section, the term “public safety
179 agency” means a law enforcement agency, professional or
180 volunteer fire department, emergency medical service, ambulance
181 service, or other public entity that dispatches or provides
182 first responder services to respond to crimes, to assist victims
183 of crimes, or to apprehend offenders.
184 (b) If the willful making of a false report of a crime as
185 set forth in this section results in a response by a federal,
186 state, district, municipal, or other public safety agency and
187 the response results in:
188 1. Great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, or permanent
189 disability to any person as a proximate result of lawful conduct
190 arising out of a response, the person making such report commits
191 a felony of the second third degree, punishable as provided in
192 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
193 2. Death to any person as a proximate result of lawful
194 conduct arising out of a response, the person making such report
195 commits a felony of the first second degree, punishable as
196 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
197 (3) State attorneys shall vigorously prosecute persons
198 charged with making a false report of a crime. If probable cause
199 exists to charge an individual, charges must be filed and a
200 physical arrest initiated, if possible.
201 (4)(3) A court shall order any person convicted of
202 violating this section to pay restitution, which shall include
203 full payment for any cost incurred by a responding public safety
204 agency.
205 Section 7. Subsection (5) is added to section 943.135,
206 Florida Statutes, to read:
207 943.135 Requirements for continued employment.—
208 (5) A certified law enforcement officer who is not employed
209 by a law enforcement agency may retain his or her certification
210 as long as he or she otherwise complies with the requirements
211 for certification, including compliance with continuing
212 education requirements.
213 Section 8. Present subsection (4) of section 943.1718,
214 Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (5), and a new
215 subsection (4) is added to that section, to read:
216 943.1718 Body cameras; policies and procedures.—
217 (4) Artificial intelligence may be used to review, monitor,
218 enhance, or otherwise interact with a body camera worn by a
219 first responder as defined in s. 112.1815(1) or any video,
220 photograph, or other product produced with, through, or by such
221 a body camera; however, any information or identification
222 obtained through artificial intelligence must be subject to
223 human oversight and may not be the sole basis for an arrest.
224 Section 9. Section 951.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to
225 read:
226 951.27 Blood tests of inmates.—
227 (1) Each county and each municipal detention facility shall
228 have a written procedure developed, in consultation with the
229 facility medical provider, establishing conditions under which
230 an inmate will be tested for infectious disease, including human
231 immunodeficiency virus pursuant to s. 775.0877, which procedure
232 is consistent with guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control
233 and Prevention and recommendations of the Correctional Medical
234 Authority. It is not unlawful for the person receiving the test
235 results to divulge the test results to the sheriff or chief
236 correctional officer. These procedures must include
237 circumstances that warrant the immediate testing of an arrestee
238 upon booking and must require that testing results be provided
239 to any first responder or criminal justice professional who has
240 been exposed to bodily fluids or bloodborne pathogens from the
241 arrestee.
242 (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
243 serologic blood test results obtained pursuant to subsection (1)
244 are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
245 I of the State Constitution. However, such results may be
246 provided to employees or officers of the sheriff or chief
247 correctional officer who are responsible for the custody and
248 care of the affected inmate and have a need to know such
249 information, and as provided in ss. 775.0877 and 960.003. In
250 addition, upon request of the victim or the victim’s legal
251 guardian, or the parent or legal guardian of the victim if the
252 victim is a minor, the results of any HIV test performed on an
253 inmate arrested for any sexual offense involving oral, anal, or
254 female genital penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ
255 of another, must be disclosed to the victim or the victim’s
256 legal guardian, or to the parent or legal guardian of the victim
257 if the victim is a minor. In such cases, the county or municipal
258 detention facility shall furnish the test results to the
259 Department of Health, which is responsible for disclosing the
260 results to public health agencies as provided in s. 775.0877 and
261 to the victim or the victim’s legal guardian, or the parent or
262 legal guardian of the victim if the victim is a minor, as
263 provided in s. 960.003(3). As used in this subsection, the term
264 “female genitals” includes the labia minora, labia majora,
265 clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina.
266 (3) The results of any serologic blood test on an inmate
267 are a part of that inmate’s permanent medical file. Upon
268 transfer of the inmate to any other correctional facility, such
269 file is also transferred, and all relevant authorized persons
270 must be notified of positive HIV test results, as required in s.
271 775.0877.
272 (4) A first responder or criminal justice professional who,
273 in the lawful performance of his or her duties, is exposed to a
274 potential communicable disease or bloodborne pathogen by a
275 subject who is arrested and booked into a county or municipal
276 detention facility shall notice the detention facility upon
277 booking or within 24 hours after the exposure. If the first
278 responder or criminal justice professional is incapacitated and
279 cannot provide this notice, this responsibility falls upon his
280 or her employing department. This notice must invoke immediate
281 testing of the inmate, if it has not already been done,
282 according to the written procedures of the detention facility,
283 and such testing is required before release of the inmate. The
284 results of the testing must be handled in accordance with s.
285 775.0877(2).
286 Section 10. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (f) of subsection (3)
287 of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
288 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
289 chart.—
290 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
291 (c) LEVEL 3
292
293 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
294 119.10(2)(b) 3rd Unlawful use of confidential information from police reports.
295 316.066 (3)(b)-(d) 3rd Unlawfully obtaining or using confidential crash reports.
296 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 3rd conviction.
297 316.1935(2) 3rd Fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer in patrol vehicle with siren and lights activated.
298 319.30(4) 3rd Possession by junkyard of motor vehicle with identification number plate removed.
299 319.33(1)(a) 3rd Alter or forge any certificate of title to a motor vehicle or mobile home.
300 319.33(1)(c) 3rd Procure or pass title on stolen vehicle.
301 319.33(4) 3rd With intent to defraud, possess, sell, etc., a blank, forged, or unlawfully obtained title or registration.
302 327.35(2)(b) 3rd Felony BUI.
303 328.05(2) 3rd Possess, sell, or counterfeit fictitious, stolen, or fraudulent titles or bills of sale of vessels.
304 328.07(4) 3rd Manufacture, exchange, or possess vessel with counterfeit or wrong ID number.
305 376.302(5) 3rd Fraud related to reimbursement for cleanup expenses under the Inland Protection Trust Fund.
306 379.2431 (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.
307 379.2431 (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.
308 379.2431 (1)(e)7. 3rd Soliciting to commit or conspiring to commit a violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
309 400.9935(4)(a) or (b) 3rd Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
310 400.9935(4)(e) 3rd Filing a false license application or other required information or failing to report information.
311 440.1051(3) 3rd False report of workers’ compensation fraud or retaliation for making such a report.
312 501.001(2)(b) 2nd Tampers with a consumer product or the container using materially false/misleading information.
313 624.401(4)(a) 3rd Transacting insurance without a certificate of authority.
314 624.401(4)(b)1. 3rd Transacting insurance without a certificate of authority; premium collected less than $20,000.
315 626.902(1)(a) & (b) 3rd Representing an unauthorized insurer.
316 697.08 3rd Equity skimming.
317 790.15(3) 3rd Person directs another to discharge firearm from a vehicle.
318 794.053 3rd Lewd or lascivious written solicitation of a person 16 or 17 years of age by a person 24 years of age or older.
319 806.10(1) 3rd Maliciously injure, destroy, or interfere with vehicles or equipment used in firefighting.
320 806.10(2) 3rd Interferes with or assaults firefighter in performance of duty.
321 810.09(2)(b) 3rd Trespass on property other than structure or conveyance armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
322 810.145(2)(c) 3rd Digital voyeurism; 19 years of age or older.
323 812.014(2)(c)2. 3rd Grand theft; $5,000 or more but less than $10,000.
324 812.0145(2)(c) 3rd Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $300 or more but less than $10,000.
325 812.015(8)(b) 3rd Retail theft with intent to sell; conspires with others.
326 812.081(2) 3rd Theft of a trade secret.
327 815.04(4)(b) 2nd Computer offense devised to defraud or obtain property.
328 817.034(4)(a)3. 3rd Engages in scheme to defraud (Florida Communications Fraud Act), property valued at less than $20,000.
329 817.233 3rd Burning to defraud insurer.
330 817.234 (8)(b) & (c) 3rd Unlawful solicitation of persons involved in motor vehicle accidents.
331 817.234(11)(a) 3rd Insurance fraud; property value less than $20,000.
332 817.236 3rd Filing a false motor vehicle insurance application.
333 817.2361 3rd Creating, marketing, or presenting a false or fraudulent motor vehicle insurance card.
334 817.413(2) 3rd Sale of used goods of $1,000 or more as new.
335 817.49(2)(b)1. 2nd 3rd Willful making of a false report of a crime causing great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, or permanent disability.
336 831.28(2)(a) 3rd Counterfeiting a payment instrument with intent to defraud or possessing a counterfeit payment instrument with intent to defraud.
337 831.29 2nd Possession of instruments for counterfeiting driver licenses or identification cards.
338 836.13(2) 3rd Person who promotes an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without consent.
339 838.021(3)(b) 3rd Threatens unlawful harm to public servant.
340 847.01385 3rd Harmful communication to a minor.
341 860.15(3) 3rd Overcharging for repairs and parts.
342 870.01(2) 3rd Riot.
343 870.01(4) 3rd Inciting a riot.
344 893.13(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).
345 893.13(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.
346 893.13(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.
347 893.13(4)(c) 3rd Use or hire of minor; deliver to minor other controlled substances.
348 893.13(6)(a) 3rd Possession of any controlled substance other than felony possession of cannabis.
349 893.13(7)(a)8. 3rd Withhold information from practitioner regarding previous receipt of or prescription for a controlled substance.
350 893.13(7)(a)9. 3rd Obtain or attempt to obtain controlled substance by fraud, forgery, misrepresentation, etc.
351 893.13(7)(a)10. 3rd Affix false or forged label to package of controlled substance.
352 893.13(7)(a)11. 3rd Furnish false or fraudulent material information on any document or record required by chapter 893.
353 893.13(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.
354 893.13(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.
355 893.13(8)(a)3. 3rd Knowingly write a prescription for a controlled substance for a fictitious person.
356 893.13(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.
357 918.13(1) 3rd Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
358 944.47 (1)(a)1. & 2. 3rd Introduce contraband to correctional facility.
359 944.47(1)(c) 2nd Possess contraband while upon the grounds of a correctional institution.
360 985.721 3rd Escapes from a juvenile facility (secure detention or residential commitment facility).
361 (d) LEVEL 4
362
363 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
364 104.155 3rd Unqualified noncitizen electors voting; aiding or soliciting noncitizen electors in voting.
365 316.1935(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.
366 499.0051(1) 3rd Failure to maintain or deliver transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statements.
367 499.0051(5) 2nd Knowing sale or delivery, or possession with intent to sell, contraband prescription drugs.
368 517.07(1) 3rd Failure to register securities.
369 517.12(1) 3rd Failure of dealer or associated person of a dealer of securities to register.
370 784.031 3rd Battery by strangulation.
371 784.07(2)(b) 3rd Battery of law enforcement officer, firefighter, etc.
372 784.074(1)(c) 3rd Battery of sexually violent predators facility staff.
373 784.075 3rd Battery on detention or commitment facility staff.
374 784.078 3rd Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
375 784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
376 784.081(3) 3rd Battery on specified official or employee.
377 784.082(3) 3rd Battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
378 784.083(3) 3rd Battery on code inspector.
379 784.085 3rd Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
380 787.03(1) 3rd Interference with custody; wrongly takes minor from appointed guardian.
381 787.04(2) 3rd Take, entice, or remove child beyond state limits with criminal intent pending custody proceedings.
382 787.04(3) 3rd Carrying child beyond state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing child at custody hearing or delivering to designated person.
383 787.07 3rd Human smuggling.
384 790.115(1) 3rd Exhibiting firearm or weapon within 1,000 feet of a school.
385 790.115(2)(b) 3rd Possessing electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon on school property.
386 790.115(2)(c) 3rd Possessing firearm on school property.
387 794.051(1) 3rd Indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors.
388 800.04(7)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender less than 18 years.
389 806.135 2nd Destroying or demolishing a memorial or historic property.
390 810.02(4)(a) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
391 810.02(4)(b) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery.
392 810.06 3rd Burglary; possession of tools.
393 810.08(2)(c) 3rd Trespass on property, armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
394 810.145(3)(b) 3rd Digital voyeurism dissemination.
395 812.014(2)(c)3. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000 or more but less than $20,000.
396 812.014 (2)(c)4. & 6.-10. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; specified items.
397 812.014(2)(d)2. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $750 or more taken from dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage.
398 812.014(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.
399 812.0195(2) 3rd Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet; property stolen $300 or more.
400 817.505(4)(a) 3rd Patient brokering.
401 817.563(1) 3rd Sell or deliver substance other than controlled substance agreed upon, excluding s. 893.03(5) drugs.
402 817.568(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of personal identification information.
403 817.5695(3)(c) 3rd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value less than $10,000.
404 817.625(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder.
405 817.625(2)(c) 3rd Possess, sell, or deliver skimming device.
406 828.125(1) 2nd Kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm or permanent breeding disability to any registered horse or cattle.
407 836.14(2) 3rd Person who commits theft of a sexually explicit image with intent to promote it.
408 836.14(3) 3rd Person who willfully possesses a sexually explicit image with certain knowledge, intent, and purpose.
409 837.02(1) 3rd Perjury in official proceedings.
410 837.021(1) 3rd Make contradictory statements in official proceedings.
411 838.022 3rd Official misconduct.
412 839.13(2)(a) 3rd Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency.
413 839.13(2)(c) 3rd Falsifying records of the Department of Children and Families.
414 843.021 3rd Possession of a concealed handcuff key by a person in custody.
415 843.025 3rd Interfering with a Deprive law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer’s officer of means of protection or communication.
416 843.15(1)(a) 3rd Failure to appear while on bail for felony (bond estreature or bond jumping).
417 843.19(2) 2nd Injure, disable, or kill police, fire, or SAR canine or police horse.
418 847.0135(5)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender less than 18 years.
419 870.01(3) 2nd Aggravated rioting.
420 870.01(5) 2nd Aggravated inciting a riot.
421 874.05(1)(a) 3rd Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang.
422 893.13(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).
423 914.14(2) 3rd Witnesses accepting bribes.
424 914.22(1) 3rd Force, threaten, etc., witness, victim, or informant.
425 914.23(2) 3rd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, no bodily injury.
426 916.1085 (2)(c)1. 3rd Introduction of specified contraband into certain DCF facilities.
427 918.12 3rd Tampering with jurors.
428 934.215 3rd Use of two-way communications device to facilitate commission of a crime.
429 944.47(1)(a)6. 3rd Introduction of contraband (cellular telephone or other portable communication device) into correctional institution.
430 951.22(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.
431 (f) LEVEL 6
432
433 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
434 316.027(2)(b) 2nd Leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury.
435 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 4th or subsequent conviction.
436 400.9935(4)(c) 2nd Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
437 499.0051(2) 2nd Knowing forgery of transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statement.
438 499.0051(3) 2nd Knowing purchase or receipt of prescription drug from unauthorized person.
439 499.0051(4) 2nd Knowing sale or transfer of prescription drug to unauthorized person.
440 775.0875(1) 3rd Taking firearm from law enforcement officer.
441 784.021(1)(a) 3rd Aggravated assault; deadly weapon without intent to kill.
442 784.021(1)(b) 3rd Aggravated assault; intent to commit felony.
443 784.041 3rd Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation.
444 784.048(3) 3rd Aggravated stalking; credible threat.
445 784.048(5) 3rd Aggravated stalking of person under 16.
446 784.07(2)(c) 2nd Aggravated assault on law enforcement officer.
447 784.074(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on sexually violent predators facility staff.
448 784.08(2)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on a person 65 years of age or older.
449 784.081(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on specified official or employee.
450 784.082(2) 2nd Aggravated assault by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
451 784.083(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on code inspector.
452 787.02(2) 3rd False imprisonment; restraining with purpose other than those in s. 787.01.
453 790.115(2)(d) 2nd Discharging firearm or weapon on school property.
454 790.161(2) 2nd Make, possess, or throw destructive device with intent to do bodily harm or damage property.
455 790.164(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.
456 790.19 2nd Shooting or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, vessels, or vehicles.
457 794.011(8)(a) 3rd Solicitation of minor to participate in sexual activity by custodial adult.
458 794.05(1) 2nd Unlawful sexual activity with specified minor.
459 800.04(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.
460 800.04(6)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious conduct; offender 18 years of age or older.
461 806.031(2) 2nd Arson resulting in great bodily harm to firefighter or any other person.
462 810.02(3)(c) 2nd Burglary of occupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
463 810.145(8)(b) 2nd Digital voyeurism; certain minor victims; 2nd or subsequent offense.
464 812.014(2)(b)1. 2nd Property stolen $20,000 or more, but less than $100,000, grand theft in 2nd degree.
465 812.014(2)(c)5. 3rd Grand theft; third degree; firearm.
466 812.014(6) 2nd Theft; property stolen $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
467 812.015(9)(a) 2nd Retail theft; property stolen $750 or more; second or subsequent conviction.
468 812.015(9)(b) 2nd Retail theft; aggregated property stolen within 120 days is $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
469 812.015(9)(d) 2nd Retail theft; multiple thefts within specified period.
470 812.015(9)(e) 2nd Retail theft; committed with specified number of other persons and use of social media platform.
471 812.13(2)(c) 2nd Robbery, no firearm or other weapon (strong-arm robbery).
472 817.4821(5) 2nd Possess cloning paraphernalia with intent to create cloned cellular telephones.
473 817.49(2)(b)2. 1st 2nd Willful making of a false report of a crime resulting in death.
474 817.505(4)(b) 2nd Patient brokering; 10 or more patients.
475 817.5695(3)(b) 2nd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value $10,000 or more, but less than $50,000.
476 825.102(1) 3rd Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult.
477 825.102(3)(c) 3rd Neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult.
478 825.1025(3) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
479 825.103(3)(c) 3rd Exploiting an elderly person or disabled adult and property is valued at less than $10,000.
480 827.03(2)(c) 3rd Abuse of a child.
481 827.03(2)(d) 3rd Neglect of a child.
482 827.071(5) 3rd Possess, control, or intentionally view any photographic material, motion picture, etc., which includes child pornography.
483 828.126(3) 3rd Sexual activities involving animals.
484 836.05 2nd Threats; extortion.
485 836.10 2nd Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism.
486 843.12 3rd Aids or assists person to escape.
487 847.011 3rd Distributing, offering to distribute, or possessing with intent to distribute obscene materials depicting minors.
488 847.012 3rd Knowingly using a minor in the production of materials harmful to minors.
489 847.0135(2) 3rd Facilitates sexual conduct of or with a minor or the visual depiction of such conduct.
490 893.131 2nd Distribution of controlled substances resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury.
491 914.23 2nd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, with bodily injury.
492 918.13(2)(b) 2nd Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence relating to a capital felony.
493 944.35(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.
494 944.40 2nd Escapes.
495 944.46 3rd Harboring, concealing, aiding escaped prisoners.
496 944.47(1)(a)5. 2nd Introduction of contraband (firearm, weapon, or explosive) into correctional facility.
497 951.22(1)(i) 3rd Firearm or weapon introduced into county detention facility.
498
499 Section 11. Section 843.025, Florida Statutes, is amended
500 to read:
501 843.025 Interfering with an officer’s Depriving officer of
502 means of protection or communication.—
503 (1) It is unlawful for any person to do any of the
504 following to deprive a law enforcement officer as defined in s.
505 943.10(1), a correctional officer as defined in s. 943.10(2), or
506 a correctional probation officer as defined in s. 943.10(3):
507 (a) Deprive the officer of her or his weapon or radio;
508 digital recording device, including a body-worn camera; or
509 restraint device, including handcuffs, or to otherwise deprive
510 the officer of the means to defend herself or himself or summon
511 assistance.
512 (b) Render useless the officer’s weapon or radio; digital
513 recording device, including a body-worn camera; or restraint
514 device, including handcuffs, or to otherwise prevent the officer
515 from defending herself or himself or to summon assistance.
516 (2) Any person who violates this section commits is guilty
517 of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
518 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
519 Section 12. Paragraph (e) of subsection (4) of section
520 397.417, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
521 397.417 Peer specialists.—
522 (4) BACKGROUND SCREENING.—
523 (e) The background screening conducted under this
524 subsection must ensure that a peer specialist has not been
525 arrested for and is awaiting final disposition of, found guilty
526 of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo
527 contendere or guilty to, or been adjudicated delinquent and the
528 record has not been sealed or expunged for, any offense
529 prohibited under any of the following state laws or similar laws
530 of another jurisdiction:
531 1. Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with
532 certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such
533 sexual misconduct.
534 2. Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with
535 certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual
536 misconduct.
537 3. Section 409.920, relating to Medicaid provider fraud, if
538 the offense was a felony of the first or second degree.
539 4. Section 415.111, relating to abuse, neglect, or
540 exploitation of vulnerable adults.
541 5. Any offense that constitutes domestic violence as
542 defined in s. 741.28.
543 6. Section 777.04, relating to attempts, solicitation, and
544 conspiracy to commit an offense listed in this paragraph.
545 7. Section 782.04, relating to murder.
546 8. Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter; aggravated
547 manslaughter of an elderly person or a disabled adult;
548 aggravated manslaughter of a child; or aggravated manslaughter
549 of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician,
550 or a paramedic.
551 9. Section 782.071, relating to vehicular homicide.
552 10. Section 782.09, relating to killing an unborn child by
553 injury to the mother.
554 11. Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and culpable
555 negligence, if the offense was a felony.
556 12. Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
557 13. Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment.
558 14. Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a
559 child.
560 15. Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking,
561 enticing, or removing a minor beyond state limits, or concealing
562 the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending custody
563 proceedings.
564 16. Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking,
565 enticing, or removing a minor beyond state limits, or concealing
566 the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending dependency
567 proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse or neglect
568 of a minor.
569 17. Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms or
570 weapons within 1,000 feet of a school.
571 18. Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an
572 electric weapon or device, a destructive device, or any other
573 weapon on school property.
574 19. Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery.
575 20. Former s. 794.041, relating to prohibited acts of
576 persons in familial or custodial authority.
577 21. Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity
578 with certain minors.
579 22. Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation.
580 23. Section 796.07, relating to procuring another to commit
581 prostitution, except for those offenses expunged pursuant to s.
582 943.0583.
583 24. Section 798.02, relating to lewd and lascivious
584 behavior.
585 25. Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent
586 exposure.
587 26. Section 806.01, relating to arson.
588 27. Section 810.02, relating to burglary, if the offense
589 was a felony of the first degree.
590 28. Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism, if the offense
591 was a felony.
592 29. Section 810.145, relating to digital voyeurism, if the
593 offense was a felony.
594 30. Section 812.13, relating to robbery.
595 31. Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden
596 snatching.
597 32. Section 812.133, relating to carjacking.
598 33. Section 812.135, relating to home-invasion robbery.
599 34. Section 817.034, relating to communications fraud, if
600 the offense was a felony of the first degree.
601 35. Section 817.234, relating to false and fraudulent
602 insurance claims, if the offense was a felony of the first or
603 second degree.
604 36. Section 817.50, relating to fraudulently obtaining
605 goods or services from a health care provider and false reports
606 of a communicable disease.
607 37. Section 817.505, relating to patient brokering.
608 38. Section 817.568, relating to fraudulent use of personal
609 identification, if the offense was a felony of the first or
610 second degree.
611 39. Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated abuse,
612 or neglect of an elderly person or a disabled adult.
613 40. Section 825.1025, relating to lewd or lascivious
614 offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person
615 or a disabled person.
616 41. Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an elderly
617 person or a disabled adult, if the offense was a felony.
618 42. Section 826.04, relating to incest.
619 43. Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated
620 child abuse, or neglect of a child.
621 44. Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the
622 delinquency or dependency of a child.
623 45. Former s. 827.05, relating to negligent treatment of
624 children.
625 46. Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a
626 child.
627 47. Section 831.30, relating to fraud in obtaining
628 medicinal drugs.
629 48. Section 831.31, relating to the sale; manufacture;
630 delivery; or possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or
631 deliver of any counterfeit controlled substance, if the offense
632 was a felony.
633 49. Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with
634 violence.
635 50. Section 843.025, relating to interfering with depriving
636 a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation
637 officer’s officer of the means of protection or communication.
638 51. Section 843.12, relating to aiding in an escape.
639 52. Section 843.13, relating to aiding in the escape of
640 juvenile inmates of correctional institutions.
641 53. Chapter 847, relating to obscenity.
642 54. Section 874.05, relating to encouraging or recruiting
643 another to join a criminal gang.
644 55. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
645 control, if the offense was a felony of the second degree or
646 greater severity.
647 56. Section 895.03, relating to racketeering and collection
648 of unlawful debts.
649 57. Section 896.101, relating to the Florida Money
650 Laundering Act.
651 58. Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct with
652 certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual
653 misconduct.
654 59. Section 944.35(3), relating to inflicting cruel or
655 inhuman treatment on an inmate resulting in great bodily harm.
656 60. Section 944.40, relating to escape.
657 61. Section 944.46, relating to harboring, concealing, or
658 aiding an escaped prisoner.
659 62. Section 944.47, relating to introduction of contraband
660 into a correctional institution.
661 63. Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in
662 juvenile justice programs.
663 64. Section 985.711, relating to introduction of contraband
664 into a detention facility.
665 Section 13. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
666 420.6241, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
667 420.6241 Persons with lived experience.—
668 (4) BACKGROUND SCREENING.—
669 (b) The background screening conducted under this
670 subsection must ensure that the qualified applicant has not been
671 arrested for and is not awaiting final disposition of, has not
672 been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a
673 plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, or has not been
674 adjudicated delinquent and the record has been sealed or
675 expunged for, any offense prohibited under any of the following
676 state laws or similar laws of another jurisdiction:
677 1. Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with
678 certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such
679 sexual misconduct.
680 2. Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with
681 certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual
682 misconduct.
683 3. Section 409.920, relating to Medicaid provider fraud, if
684 the offense is a felony of the first or second degree.
685 4. Section 415.111, relating to criminal penalties for
686 abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults.
687 5. Any offense that constitutes domestic violence, as
688 defined in s. 741.28.
689 6. Section 777.04, relating to attempts, solicitation, and
690 conspiracy to commit an offense listed in this paragraph.
691 7. Section 782.04, relating to murder.
692 8. Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter, aggravated
693 manslaughter of an elderly person or a disabled adult,
694 aggravated manslaughter of a child, or aggravated manslaughter
695 of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician,
696 or a paramedic.
697 9. Section 782.071, relating to vehicular homicide.
698 10. Section 782.09, relating to killing of an unborn child
699 by injury to the mother.
700 11. Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and culpable
701 negligence, if the offense is a felony.
702 12. Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
703 13. Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment.
704 14. Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a
705 child.
706 15. Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking,
707 enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or
708 concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending
709 custody proceedings.
710 16. Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking,
711 enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or
712 concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending
713 dependency proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse
714 or neglect of a minor.
715 17. Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms or
716 weapons within 1,000 feet of a school.
717 18. Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an
718 electric weapon or device, a destructive device, or any other
719 weapon on school property.
720 19. Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery.
721 20. Former s. 794.041, relating to prohibited acts of
722 persons in familial or custodial authority.
723 21. Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity
724 with certain minors.
725 22. Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation.
726 23. Section 796.07, relating to procuring another to commit
727 prostitution, except for those offenses expunged pursuant to s.
728 943.0583.
729 24. Section 798.02, relating to lewd and lascivious
730 behavior.
731 25. Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent
732 exposure.
733 26. Section 806.01, relating to arson.
734 27. Section 810.02, relating to burglary, if the offense is
735 a felony of the first degree.
736 28. Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism, if the offense
737 is a felony.
738 29. Section 810.145, relating to digital video voyeurism,
739 if the offense is a felony.
740 30. Section 812.13, relating to robbery.
741 31. Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden
742 snatching.
743 32. Section 812.133, relating to carjacking.
744 33. Section 812.135, relating to home-invasion robbery.
745 34. Section 817.034, relating to communications fraud, if
746 the offense is a felony of the first degree.
747 35. Section 817.234, relating to false and fraudulent
748 insurance claims, if the offense is a felony of the first or
749 second degree.
750 36. Section 817.50, relating to fraudulently obtaining
751 goods or services from a health care provider and false reports
752 of a communicable disease.
753 37. Section 817.505, relating to patient brokering.
754 38. Section 817.568, relating to fraudulent use of personal
755 identification, if the offense is a felony of the first or
756 second degree.
757 39. Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated abuse,
758 or neglect of an elderly person or a disabled adult.
759 40. Section 825.1025, relating to lewd or lascivious
760 offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person
761 or a disabled person.
762 41. Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an elderly
763 person or a disabled adult, if the offense is a felony.
764 42. Section 826.04, relating to incest.
765 43. Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated
766 child abuse, or neglect of a child.
767 44. Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the
768 delinquency or dependency of a child.
769 45. Former s. 827.05, relating to negligent treatment of
770 children.
771 46. Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a
772 child.
773 47. Section 831.30, relating to fraud in obtaining
774 medicinal drugs.
775 48. Section 831.31, relating to the sale, manufacture,
776 delivery, or possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or
777 deliver any counterfeit controlled substance, if the offense is
778 a felony.
779 49. Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with
780 violence.
781 50. Section 843.025, relating to interfering with depriving
782 a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation
783 officer’s officer of the means of protection or communication.
784 51. Section 843.12, relating to aiding in an escape.
785 52. Section 843.13, relating to aiding in the escape of
786 juvenile inmates of correctional institutions.
787 53. Chapter 847, relating to obscenity.
788 54. Section 874.05, relating to encouraging or recruiting
789 another to join a criminal gang.
790 55. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
791 control, if the offense is a felony of the second degree or
792 greater severity.
793 56. Section 895.03, relating to racketeering and collection
794 of unlawful debts.
795 57. Section 896.101, relating to the Florida Money
796 Laundering Act.
797 58. Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct with
798 certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual
799 misconduct.
800 59. Section 944.35(3), relating to inflicting cruel or
801 inhuman treatment on an inmate, resulting in great bodily harm.
802 60. Section 944.40, relating to escape.
803 61. Section 944.46, relating to harboring, concealing, or
804 aiding an escaped prisoner.
805 62. Section 944.47, relating to introduction of contraband
806 into a correctional institution.
807 63. Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in
808 juvenile justice programs.
809 64. Section 985.711, relating to introduction of contraband
810 into a detention facility.
811 Section 14. Paragraph (xx) of subsection (2) of section
812 435.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
813 435.04 Level 2 screening standards.—
814 (2) The security background investigations under this
815 section must ensure that persons subject to this section have
816 not been arrested for and are awaiting final disposition of;
817 have not been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or
818 entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to; or have not been
819 adjudicated delinquent and the record has not been sealed or
820 expunged for, any offense prohibited under any of the following
821 provisions of state law or similar law of another jurisdiction:
822 (xx) Section 843.025, relating to interfering with
823 depriving a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional
824 probation officer’s officer means of protection or
825 communication.
826 Section 15. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
827 914.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
828 914.25 Protective services for certain victims and
829 witnesses.—
830 (1) For purposes of this section, the term:
831 (b) “Serious felony offense” means one of the following
832 offenses, including an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to
833 commit one of the following offenses: murder, manslaughter,
834 sexual battery, aggravated stalking, aggravated battery,
835 carjacking, home invasion robbery, burglary, arson, robbery,
836 kidnapping, racketeering, or trafficking in a controlled
837 substance, battery by strangulation, human smuggling, human
838 trafficking, or any other felony that involves the use or threat
839 of physical force or violence against any individual.
840 Section 16. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
841 made by this act to section 914.25, Florida Statutes, in
842 references thereto, subsections (1), (2), and (5) of section
843 914.27, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
844 914.27 Confidentiality of victim and witness information.—
845 (1) Information held by any state or local law enforcement
846 agency, state attorney, the statewide prosecutor, the Victim and
847 Witness Protection Review Committee created pursuant to s.
848 943.031, or the Department of Law Enforcement which discloses:
849 (a) The identity or location of a victim or witness who has
850 been identified or certified for protective or relocation
851 services pursuant to s. 914.25;
852 (b) The identity or location of an immediate family member
853 of a victim or witness who has been identified or certified
854 pursuant to s. 914.25;
855 (c) Relocation sites, techniques, or procedures utilized or
856 developed as a result of the victim and witness protective
857 services afforded by s. 914.25; or
858 (d) The identity or relocation site of any victim, witness,
859 or immediate family member of a victim or witness who has made a
860 relocation of permanent residence by reason of the victim’s or
861 witness’s involvement in the investigation or prosecution giving
862 rise to certification for protective or relocation services
863 pursuant to s. 914.25;
864
865 is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1)
866 and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Such information
867 may be shared by law enforcement agencies, state attorneys, and
868 the statewide prosecutor to facilitate the protective or
869 relocation services provided pursuant to s. 914.25 and to
870 support the prosecution efforts of the state attorneys and the
871 statewide prosecutor. Any information so shared must remain
872 confidential and exempt in the hands of any agency or entity to
873 which the information is provided.
874 (2) If a victim or witness is identified for protective
875 services under s. 914.25 and is later denied certification, the
876 identity and location information exempt pursuant to paragraphs
877 (1)(a) and (b) becomes public information, unless otherwise
878 provided by law.
879 (5) For the purposes of effectively implementing s. 914.25,
880 any state or local law enforcement agency, state attorney, or
881 the statewide prosecutor may provide written notification to an
882 agency as defined in s. 119.011 or to a business entity
883 operating under contract with, licensed by, or having any other
884 business relationship with an agency, or providing services
885 pursuant to s. 914.25, that information described in subsection
886 (1) held by that agency or business is confidential and exempt
887 from public disclosure. The state or local law enforcement
888 agency, state attorney, or the statewide prosecutor providing
889 such written notification shall also provide written
890 notification to the agency or business as to when, in accordance
891 with this section, identity and location information exempted
892 pursuant to paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) can be made publicly
893 available.
894 Section 17. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
895 made by this act to section 914.25, Florida Statutes, in a
896 reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section
897 943.031, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
898 943.031 Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council.—
899 (8) VICTIM AND WITNESS PROTECTION REVIEW COMMITTEE.—
900 (c) The lead law enforcement agency providing victim or
901 witness protective or temporary relocation services pursuant to
902 the provisions of s. 914.25 may submit a request for
903 reimbursement to the Victim and Witness Protection Review
904 Committee in a format approved by the committee. The lead law
905 enforcement agency shall submit such reimbursement request on
906 behalf of all law enforcement agencies that cooperated in
907 providing protective or temporary relocation services related to
908 a particular criminal investigation or prosecution. As part of
909 the reimbursement request, the lead law enforcement agency must
910 indicate how any reimbursement proceeds will be distributed
911 among the agencies that provided protective or temporary
912 relocation services.
913 Section 18. Effective July 1, 2025, paragraph (a) of
914 subsection (2) of section 943.0595, Florida Statutes, is
915 amended, and paragraph (e) is added to subsection (3) of that
916 section, to read:
917 943.0595 Automatic sealing of criminal history records;
918 confidentiality of related court records.—
919 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—
920 (a) The department shall automatically seal a criminal
921 history record that does not result from an indictment,
922 information, or other charging document for a forcible felony as
923 defined in s. 776.08 or for an offense enumerated in s.
924 943.0435(1)(h)1.a.(I), if:
925 1. An indictment, information, or other charging document
926 was not filed or issued in the case giving rise to the criminal
927 history record.
928 2. An indictment, information, or other charging document
929 was filed in the case giving rise to the criminal history
930 record, but was dismissed or nolle prosequi by the state
931 attorney or statewide prosecutor or was dismissed by a court of
932 competent jurisdiction as to all counts. However, a person is
933 not eligible for automatic sealing under this section if the
934 dismissal was pursuant to s. 916.145 or s. 985.19.
935 1.3. A not guilty verdict was rendered by a judge or jury
936 as to all counts. However, a person is not eligible for
937 automatic sealing under this section if the defendant was found
938 not guilty by reason of insanity.
939 2.4. A judgment of acquittal was rendered by a judge as to
940 all counts.
941 (3) PROCESS FOR AND EFFECT OF AUTOMATIC SEALING.—
942 (e) This section does not limit a prosecutor from accessing
943 a criminal history record sealed pursuant to this section to
944 determine an appropriate plea offer, to access evidence that can
945 be used in a prosecution, or to determine eligibility for
946 diversion.
947 Section 19. Effective July 1, 2025, section 943.0413,
948 Florida Statutes, is created to read:
949 943.0413 Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program.—
950 (1)(a) Subject to legislative appropriation, the Critical
951 Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program is created within the
952 department to support the ongoing assessment of this state’s
953 vulnerability to, and ability to detect, prevent, prepare for,
954 respond to, and recover from, acts of terrorism within or
955 affecting this state.
956 (b) The state, or any law enforcement agency, county,
957 municipality, or other political subdivision of this state, or
958 any agent thereof, which has constitutional or statutory
959 authority to employ or appoint law enforcement officers, is
960 eligible to receive funding from the grant program to map
961 critical infrastructure locations that meet the requirements of
962 this section.
963 (2) Grant funds may be used to map critical infrastructure
964 as defined in s. 812.141, public gathering places, places of
965 worship, and any other locations for which a map would be deemed
966 of high value for facilitating an emergency response.
967 (3) Each map of such locations must be created in an
968 electronic or digital format and must be provided to all local,
969 state, and federal responding agencies that request such maps
970 for use in responding to emergencies. Each map must satisfy all
971 of the following requirements:
972 (a) Be compatible with and integrate into the department’s
973 statewide database and be compatible with software platforms
974 used by local, state, and federal public safety agencies that
975 provide emergency services to the specific location for which
976 the data is provided without requiring such agencies to purchase
977 additional software or requiring a fee to view or access the
978 data.
979 (b) Be in a printable format and, if requested, be in a
980 digital file format that can be integrated into interactive
981 mobile platforms currently in use.
982 (c) Be verified for accuracy, which must include a walk
983 through of a building or grounds.
984 (d) Be oriented to true north.
985 (e) Be overlaid on current aerial imagery.
986 (f) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the
987 structure of the building, including, but not limited to, room
988 labels, hallway names, and external door or stairwell numbers
989 and locations of hazards, critical utility locations, key boxes,
990 automated external defibrillators, and trauma kits.
991 (g) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the
992 grounds, including, but not limited to, parking areas,
993 surrounding roads, and neighboring properties.
994 (h) Be overlaid with gridded x and y coordinates.
995 (4) The department may adopt rules to administer this
996 section.
997 Section 20. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
998 act and except for this section, which shall take effect July 1,
999 2025, this act shall take effect October 1, 2025.