Florida Senate - 2025 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1654
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
(Martin) 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. Paragraphs (k), (n), and (o) of subsection (2),
6 paragraphs (a), (f), and (g) of subsection (6), subsection (8),
7 and paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section 775.21, Florida
8 Statutes, are amended to read:
9 775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act.—
10 (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
11 (k) “Permanent residence” means a place where the person
12 abides, lodges, or resides for 3 or more consecutive days that
13 is the person’s home or other place where the person primarily
14 lives. For the purpose of calculating a permanent residence
15 under this paragraph, the first day that a person abides,
16 lodges, or resides at a place is excluded and each subsequent
17 day is counted. A day includes any part of a calendar day.
18 (n)1. “Temporary residence” means a place where the person
19 abides, lodges, or resides, including, but not limited to,
20 vacation, business, or personal travel destinations in or out of
21 this state, for a period of 3 or more days in the aggregate
22 during any calendar year that and which is not the person’s
23 permanent or transient residence. address or, For a person whose
24 permanent residence is not in this state, the term also includes
25 a place where the person is employed, practices a vocation, or
26 is enrolled as a student for any period of time in this state.
27 2. The term includes an “in-state travel residence,” which
28 means a temporary residence in this state established by a
29 person who already has an existing permanent, temporary, or
30 transient residence in this state.
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32 For the purpose of calculating a temporary residence under this
33 paragraph, the first day that a person abides, lodges, or
34 resides at a place is excluded and each subsequent day is
35 counted. A day includes any part of a calendar day.
36 (o) “Transient residence” means a county where the person
37 lives, remains, or is located for the purpose of abiding,
38 lodging, or residing for a period of 3 or more days in the
39 aggregate during a calendar year that and which is not the
40 person’s permanent or temporary residence address. The term
41 includes, but is not limited to, a place where the person sleeps
42 or seeks shelter and a location that has no specific street
43 address. For the purpose of calculating a transient residence
44 under this paragraph, the first day that a person lives,
45 remains, or is located in a county for the purpose of abiding,
46 lodging, or residing is excluded and each subsequent day is
47 counted. A day includes any part of a calendar day.
48 (6) REGISTRATION.—
49 (a) A sexual predator shall register with the department
50 through the sheriff’s office by providing the following
51 information to the department:
52 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date of
53 birth; height; weight; tattoos or other identifying marks; hair
54 and eye color; photograph; address of permanent or legal
55 residence and address of any current temporary residence, within
56 this state or out of state, including a rural route address and
57 a post office box; if he or she has no permanent or temporary
58 address, any transient residence within this state; address,
59 location or description, and dates of any current or known
60 future temporary residence within this state or out of state;
61 electronic mail addresses; Internet identifiers and each
62 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
63 application software name; home telephone numbers and cellular
64 telephone numbers; employment information, including occupation,
65 business name, employment address, and telephone number; the
66 make, model, color, vehicle identification number (VIN), and
67 license tag number of all vehicles owned; date and place of each
68 conviction; fingerprints; palm prints; and a brief description
69 of the crime or crimes committed by the sexual predator
70 offender. A post office box may not be provided in lieu of a
71 physical residential address. The sexual predator shall also
72 produce his or her passport, if he or she has a passport, and,
73 if he or she is an alien, shall produce or provide information
74 about documents establishing his or her immigration status. The
75 sexual predator shall also provide information about any
76 professional licenses he or she has.
77 a. Any change that occurs after the sexual predator
78 registers in person at the sheriff’s office as provided in this
79 subparagraph in any of the following information related to the
80 sexual predator must be reported as provided in paragraphs (g),
81 (i), and (j): permanent, temporary, or transient residence;
82 name; electronic mail addresses; Internet identifiers and each
83 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
84 application software name; home and cellular telephone numbers;
85 employment information; and status at an institution of higher
86 education.
87 b. If the sexual predator’s place of residence is a motor
88 vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as those
89 terms are defined in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also
90 provide to the department written notice of the vehicle
91 identification number (VIN); the license tag number; the
92 registration number; and a description, including color scheme,
93 of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured
94 home. If a sexual predator’s place of residence is a vessel,
95 live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as those terms are defined in
96 chapter 327, the sexual predator shall also provide to the
97 department written notice of the hull identification number; the
98 manufacturer’s serial number; the name of the vessel, live
99 aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration number of the
100 vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; and a description,
101 including color scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or
102 houseboat.
103 c. If the sexual predator is enrolled or employed, whether
104 for compensation or as a volunteer, at an institution of higher
105 education in this state, the sexual predator shall also provide
106 to the department the name, address, and county of each
107 institution, including each campus attended, and the sexual
108 predator’s enrollment, volunteer, or employment status. The
109 sheriff, the Department of Corrections, or the Department of
110 Juvenile Justice shall promptly notify each institution of
111 higher education of the sexual predator’s presence and any
112 change in the sexual predator’s enrollment, volunteer, or
113 employment status.
114 d. A sexual predator shall report to the department through
115 the department’s online system or in person to the sheriff’s
116 office within 48 hours after any change in vehicles owned to
117 report those vehicle information changes. A sexual predator who
118 is under the supervision of the Department of Corrections, or
119 under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice
120 shall report in person to the sheriff’s office within 48 hours
121 after any change in vehicles owned to report those vehicle
122 information changes.
123 2. Any other information determined necessary by the
124 department, including criminal and corrections records;
125 nonprivileged personnel and treatment records; and evidentiary
126 genetic markers when available.
127 (f) Within 48 hours after the registration required under
128 paragraph (a) or paragraph (e), a sexual predator who is not
129 incarcerated and who resides in the community, including a
130 sexual predator under the supervision of the Department of
131 Corrections, shall report register in person at a driver license
132 office of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
133 and shall present proof of registration unless a driver license
134 or an identification card that complies with the requirements of
135 s. 322.141(3) was previously secured or updated under s.
136 944.607. At the driver license office the sexual predator shall:
137 1. If otherwise qualified, secure a Florida driver license,
138 renew a Florida driver license, or secure an identification
139 card. The sexual predator shall identify himself or herself as a
140 sexual predator who is required to comply with this section,
141 provide his or her place of permanent, temporary, or transient
142 residence, including a rural route address and a post office
143 box, and submit to the taking of a photograph for use in issuing
144 a driver license, a renewed license, or an identification card,
145 and for use by the department in maintaining current records of
146 sexual predators. A post office box may not be provided in lieu
147 of a physical residential address. If the sexual predator’s
148 place of residence is a motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
149 manufactured home, as those terms are defined in chapter 320,
150 the sexual predator shall also provide to the Department of
151 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles the vehicle identification
152 number (VIN); the license tag number; the registration number;
153 and a description, including color scheme, of the motor vehicle,
154 trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home. If a sexual
155 predator’s place of residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel,
156 or houseboat, as those terms are defined in chapter 327, the
157 sexual predator shall also provide to the Department of Highway
158 Safety and Motor Vehicles the hull identification number; the
159 manufacturer’s serial number; the name of the vessel, live
160 aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration number of the
161 vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; and a description,
162 including color scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or
163 houseboat.
164 2. Pay the costs assessed by the Department of Highway
165 Safety and Motor Vehicles for issuing or renewing a driver
166 license or an identification card as required by this section.
167 The driver license or identification card issued to the sexual
168 predator must comply with s. 322.141(3).
169 3. Provide, upon request, any additional information
170 necessary to confirm the identity of the sexual predator,
171 including a set of fingerprints.
172 (g)1.a. Each time a sexual predator’s driver license or
173 identification card is subject to renewal, and, without regard
174 to the status of the sexual predator’s driver license or
175 identification card, within 48 hours after any change of the
176 sexual predator’s residence or change in the sexual predator’s
177 name by reason of marriage or other legal process, the sexual
178 predator shall report in person to a driver license office and
179 is subject to the requirements specified in paragraph (f). The
180 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall forward to
181 the department and to the Department of Corrections all
182 photographs and information provided by sexual predators.
183 Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in s. 322.142, the
184 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may release a
185 reproduction of a color-photograph or digital-image license to
186 the Department of Law Enforcement for purposes of public
187 notification of sexual predators as provided in this section. A
188 sexual predator who is unable to secure or update a driver
189 license or an identification card with the Department of Highway
190 Safety and Motor Vehicles as provided in paragraph (f) and this
191 paragraph shall also report any change in the sexual predator’s
192 permanent, temporary, or transient residence or change in the
193 sexual predator’s name by reason of marriage or other legal
194 process within 48 hours after the change in person to the
195 sheriff’s office in the county where the sexual predator resides
196 or is located and provide confirmation that he or she reported
197 such information to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
198 Vehicles. The reporting requirements under this sub-subparagraph
199 subparagraph do not negate the requirement for a sexual predator
200 to obtain a Florida driver license or identification card as
201 required by this section. This sub-subparagraph does not apply
202 to an in-state travel residence.
203 b. A sexual predator shall report an in-state travel
204 residence within 48 hours after establishing the residence. The
205 report shall be made through the department’s online system; in
206 person at the sheriff’s office in the county in which the sexual
207 predator is located; in person at the Department of Corrections
208 if the sexual predator is in the custody or control of, or under
209 the supervision of the Department of Corrections; or in person
210 at the Department of Juvenile Justice if the sexual predator is
211 in the custody or control of, or under the supervision of the
212 Department of Juvenile Justice.
213 2.a. A sexual predator who vacates a permanent, temporary,
214 or transient residence and fails to establish or maintain
215 another permanent, temporary, or transient residence shall,
216 within 48 hours after vacating the permanent, temporary, or
217 transient residence, report in person to the sheriff’s office of
218 the county in which he or she is located. The sexual predator
219 shall specify the date upon which he or she intends to or did
220 vacate such residence. The sexual predator shall provide or
221 update all of the registration information required under
222 paragraph (a). The sexual predator shall provide an address for
223 the residence or other place where he or she is or will be
224 located during the time in which he or she fails to establish or
225 maintain a permanent or temporary residence.
226 b. A sexual predator shall report in person at the
227 sheriff’s office in the county in which he or she is located
228 within 48 hours after establishing a transient residence and
229 thereafter must report in person every 30 days to the sheriff’s
230 office in the county in which he or she is located while
231 maintaining a transient residence. The sexual predator must
232 provide the addresses and locations where he or she maintains a
233 transient residence. Each sheriff’s office shall report
234 transient residence information in a manner prescribed by the
235 department and provide notice to transient registrants to report
236 transient residence information as required in this sub
237 subparagraph. Reporting to the sheriff’s office as required by
238 this sub-subparagraph does not exempt registrants from any
239 reregistration requirement. The sheriff may coordinate and enter
240 into agreements with police departments and other governmental
241 entities to facilitate additional reporting sites for transient
242 residence registration required in this sub-subparagraph. The
243 sheriff’s office shall electronically submit to and update with
244 the department all such information within 2 business days after
245 the sexual predator provides it to the sheriff’s office.
246 3. A sexual predator who remains at a permanent, temporary,
247 or transient residence after reporting his or her intent to
248 vacate such residence shall, within 48 hours after the date upon
249 which the sexual predator indicated he or she would or did
250 vacate such residence, report in person to the sheriff’s office
251 to which he or she reported pursuant to subparagraph 2. for the
252 purpose of reporting his or her address at such residence. When
253 the sheriff receives the report, the sheriff shall promptly
254 convey the information to the department. A sexual predator who
255 makes a report as required under subparagraph 2. but fails to
256 make a report as required under this subparagraph commits a
257 felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
258 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
259 4. The failure of a sexual predator who maintains a
260 transient residence to report in person to the sheriff’s office
261 every 30 days as required by sub-subparagraph 2.b. is punishable
262 as provided in subsection (10).
263 5.a. A sexual predator shall register all electronic mail
264 addresses and Internet identifiers, and each Internet
265 identifier’s corresponding website homepage or application
266 software name, with the department through the department’s
267 online system or in person at the sheriff’s office within 48
268 hours after using such electronic mail addresses or Internet
269 identifiers. If the sexual predator is in the custody or
270 control, or under the supervision, of the Department of
271 Corrections, he or she must report all electronic mail addresses
272 and Internet identifiers, and each Internet identifier’s
273 corresponding website homepage or application software name, to
274 the Department of Corrections before using such electronic mail
275 addresses or Internet identifiers. If the sexual predator is in
276 the custody or control, or under the supervision, of the
277 Department of Juvenile Justice, he or she must report all
278 electronic mail addresses and Internet identifiers, and each
279 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
280 application software name, to the Department of Juvenile Justice
281 before using such electronic mail addresses or Internet
282 identifiers.
283 b. A sexual predator shall register all changes to vehicles
284 owned, all changes to home telephone numbers and cellular
285 telephone numbers, including added and deleted numbers, all
286 changes to employment information, including the creation of a
287 new business if self-employed, and all changes in status related
288 to enrollment, volunteering, or employment at institutions of
289 higher education, through the department’s online system; in
290 person at the sheriff’s office; in person at the Department of
291 Corrections if the sexual predator is in the custody or control,
292 or under the supervision, of the Department of Corrections; or
293 in person at the Department of Juvenile Justice if the sexual
294 predator is in the custody or control, or under the supervision,
295 of the Department of Juvenile Justice. All changes required to
296 be reported in this sub-subparagraph shall be reported within 48
297 hours after the change.
298 c. The department shall establish an online system through
299 which sexual predators may securely access, submit, and update
300 all changes in status to in-state travel residences; all
301 vehicles owned; electronic mail addresses; Internet identifiers
302 and each Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
303 application software name; home telephone numbers and cellular
304 telephone numbers; employment information; and institution of
305 higher education information.
306 (8) VERIFICATION.—The department and the Department of
307 Corrections shall implement a system for verifying the addresses
308 of sexual predators. The system must be consistent with the
309 federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and
310 any other federal standards applicable to such verification or
311 required to be met as a condition for the receipt of federal
312 funds by the state. The Department of Corrections shall verify
313 the addresses of sexual predators who are not incarcerated but
314 who reside in the community under the supervision of the
315 Department of Corrections and shall report to the department any
316 failure by a sexual predator to comply with registration
317 requirements. County and local law enforcement agencies, in
318 conjunction with the department, shall verify the addresses of
319 sexual predators who are not under the care, custody, control,
320 or supervision of the Department of Corrections at least four
321 times per calendar year, and may verify the addresses of sexual
322 predators who are under the care, custody, control, or
323 supervision of the Department of Corrections. Local law
324 enforcement agencies shall report to the department any failure
325 by a sexual predator to comply with registration requirements.
326 (a) A sexual predator shall report in person each year
327 during the month of the sexual predator’s birthday and during
328 every third month thereafter to the sheriff’s office in the
329 county in which he or she resides or is otherwise located to
330 reregister. The sheriff’s office may determine the appropriate
331 times and days for reporting by the sexual predator, which must
332 be consistent with the reporting requirements of this paragraph.
333 Reregistration must include any changes to the following
334 information:
335 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date of
336 birth; height; weight; tattoos or other identifying marks; hair
337 and eye color; address of any permanent residence and address of
338 any current temporary residence, within this state or out of
339 state, including a rural route address and a post office box; if
340 he or she has no permanent or temporary address, any transient
341 residence within this state including the address, location or
342 description of the transient residences, and dates of any
343 current or known future temporary residence within this state or
344 out of state; all electronic mail addresses; all Internet
345 identifiers and each Internet identifier’s corresponding website
346 homepage or application software name; all home telephone
347 numbers and cellular telephone numbers; date and place of any
348 employment information, including occupation, business name,
349 employment address, and telephone number; the make, model,
350 color, vehicle identification number (VIN), and license tag
351 number of all vehicles owned; fingerprints; palm prints; and
352 photograph. A post office box may not be provided in lieu of a
353 physical residential address. The sexual predator shall also
354 produce his or her passport, if he or she has a passport, and,
355 if he or she is an alien, shall produce or provide information
356 about documents establishing his or her immigration status. The
357 sexual predator shall also provide information about any
358 professional licenses he or she has.
359 2. If the sexual predator is enrolled or employed, whether
360 for compensation or as a volunteer, at an institution of higher
361 education in this state, the sexual predator shall also provide
362 to the department the name, address, and county of each
363 institution, including each campus attended, and the sexual
364 predator’s enrollment, volunteer, or employment status.
365 3. If the sexual predator’s place of residence is a motor
366 vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as those
367 terms are defined in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also
368 provide the vehicle identification number (VIN); the license tag
369 number; the registration number; and a description, including
370 color scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
371 manufactured home. If the sexual predator’s place of residence
372 is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as those terms
373 are defined in chapter 327, the sexual predator shall also
374 provide the hull identification number; the manufacturer’s
375 serial number; the name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or
376 houseboat; the registration number of the vessel, live-aboard
377 vessel, or houseboat; and a description, including color scheme,
378 of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
379 (b) The sheriff’s office shall electronically submit to and
380 update with the department, in a manner prescribed by the
381 department, all such information within 2 business days after
382 the sexual predator provides it to the sheriff’s office.
383 (10) PENALTIES.—
384 (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, a sexual
385 predator who fails to register; who fails, after registration,
386 to maintain, acquire, or renew a driver license or an
387 identification card; who fails to provide required location
388 information or change-of-name information; who fails to provide
389 electronic mail addresses, Internet identifiers, and each
390 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
391 application software name; who fails to provide all home
392 telephone numbers and cellular telephone numbers; who fails to
393 report any changes to employment information, including the
394 addition of new employment, termination of existing employment,
395 and changes to the occupation, business name, employment
396 address, and telephone number of previously reported employment;
397 or who fails to report any changes in status at an institution
398 of higher education; who fails to report any changes to vehicles
399 owned, including the addition of new vehicles and changes to the
400 make, model, color, vehicle identification number (VIN), and
401 license tag numbers of previously reported vehicles; who fails
402 to make a required report in connection with vacating a
403 permanent residence; who fails to reregister as required; who
404 fails to respond to any address verification correspondence from
405 the department or from county or local law enforcement agencies
406 within 3 weeks after the date of the correspondence; who
407 knowingly provides false registration information by act or
408 omission; or who otherwise fails, by act or omission, to comply
409 with the requirements of this section commits a felony of the
410 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
411 or s. 775.084. Each instance of a failure to register or report
412 changes to the required information specified in this paragraph
413 constitutes a separate offense.
414 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2), paragraph (b)
415 of subsection (3), paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (4),
416 subsection (6), paragraph (a) of subsection (9), and paragraph
417 (c) of subsection (14) of section 943.0435, Florida Statutes,
418 are amended to read:
419 943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the
420 department; penalty.—
421 (2) Upon initial registration, a sexual offender shall:
422 (b) Provide his or her name; date of birth; social security
423 number; race; sex; height; weight; tattoos or other identifying
424 marks; hair and eye color; fingerprints; palm prints;
425 photograph; employment information, including occupation,
426 business name, employment address, and telephone number; address
427 of permanent or legal residence and or address of any current
428 temporary residence, within this state or out of state,
429 including a rural route address and a post office box; if he or
430 she has no permanent or temporary address, any transient
431 residence within this state; address, location or description,
432 and dates of any current or known future temporary residence
433 within this state or out of state; the make, model, color,
434 vehicle identification number (VIN), and license tag number of
435 all vehicles owned; home telephone numbers and cellular
436 telephone numbers; electronic mail addresses; Internet
437 identifiers and each Internet identifier’s corresponding website
438 homepage or application software name; date and place of each
439 conviction; and a brief description of the crime or crimes
440 committed by the sexual offender. A post office box may not be
441 provided in lieu of a physical residential address. The sexual
442 offender shall also produce his or her passport, if he or she
443 has a passport, and, if he or she is an alien, shall produce or
444 provide information about documents establishing his or her
445 immigration status. The sexual offender shall also provide
446 information about any professional licenses he or she has.
447 1. If the sexual offender’s place of residence is a motor
448 vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as those
449 terms are defined in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also
450 provide to the department through the sheriff’s office written
451 notice of the vehicle identification number (VIN); the license
452 tag number; the registration number; and a description,
453 including color scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile
454 home, or manufactured home. If the sexual offender’s place of
455 residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as
456 those terms are defined in chapter 327, the sexual offender
457 shall also provide to the department through the sheriff’s
458 office written notice of the hull identification number; the
459 manufacturer’s serial number; the name of the vessel, live
460 aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration number of the
461 vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; and a description,
462 including color scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or
463 houseboat.
464 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled or employed, whether
465 for compensation or as a volunteer, at an institution of higher
466 education in this state, the sexual offender shall also provide
467 to the department the name, address, and county of each
468 institution, including each campus attended, and the sexual
469 offender’s enrollment, volunteer, or employment status. The
470 sheriff, the Department of Corrections, or the Department of
471 Juvenile Justice shall promptly notify each institution of
472 higher education of the sexual offender’s presence and any
473 change in the sexual offender’s enrollment, volunteer, or
474 employment status.
475 3. A sexual offender shall report with the department
476 through the department’s online system or in person to the
477 sheriff’s office within 48 hours after any change in vehicles
478 owned to report those vehicle information changes.
479
480 When a sexual offender reports at the sheriff’s office, the
481 sheriff shall take a photograph, a set of fingerprints, and palm
482 prints of the offender and forward the photographs, palm prints,
483 and fingerprints to the department, along with the information
484 the sexual offender is required to provide pursuant to this
485 section. The sheriff shall promptly provide to the department
486 the information received from the sexual offender.
487 (3) Within 48 hours after the report required under
488 subsection (2), a sexual offender shall report in person at a
489 driver license office of the Department of Highway Safety and
490 Motor Vehicles, unless a driver license or identification card
491 that complies with the requirements of s. 322.141(3) was
492 previously secured or updated under s. 944.607. At the driver
493 license office the sexual offender shall:
494 (b) Pay the costs assessed by the Department of Highway
495 Safety and Motor Vehicles for issuing or renewing a driver
496 license or identification card as required by this section. The
497 driver license or identification card issued must comply be in
498 compliance with s. 322.141(3).
499 (4)(a)1. Each time a sexual offender’s driver license or
500 identification card is subject to renewal, and, without regard
501 to the status of the offender’s driver license or identification
502 card, within 48 hours after any change in the sexual offender’s
503 permanent, temporary, or transient residence or change in the
504 sexual offender’s name by reason of marriage or other legal
505 process, the sexual offender shall report in person to a driver
506 license office, and is subject to the requirements specified in
507 subsection (3). The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
508 Vehicles shall forward to the department all photographs and
509 information provided by sexual offenders. Notwithstanding the
510 restrictions set forth in s. 322.142, the Department of Highway
511 Safety and Motor Vehicles may release a reproduction of a color
512 photograph or digital-image license to the Department of Law
513 Enforcement for purposes of public notification of sexual
514 offenders as provided in this section and ss. 943.043 and
515 944.606. A sexual offender who is unable to secure or update a
516 driver license or an identification card with the Department of
517 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as provided in subsection (3)
518 and this subsection shall also report any change in the sexual
519 offender’s permanent, temporary, or transient residence or
520 change in the offender’s name by reason of marriage or other
521 legal process within 48 hours after the change in person to the
522 sheriff’s office in the county where the offender resides or is
523 located and provide confirmation that he or she reported such
524 information to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
525 Vehicles. The reporting requirements under this sub-subparagraph
526 paragraph do not negate the requirement for a sexual offender to
527 obtain a Florida driver license or an identification card as
528 required in this section. This sub-subparagraph does not apply
529 to an in-state travel residence.
530 2. A sexual offender shall report an in-state travel
531 residence within 48 hours after establishing the residence. The
532 report shall be made through the department’s online system; in
533 person at the sheriff’s office in the county in which the sexual
534 offender is located; in person at the Department of Corrections
535 if the sexual offender is in the custody or control of, or under
536 the supervision of the Department of Corrections; or in person
537 at the Department of Juvenile Justice if the sexual offender is
538 in the custody or control of, or under the supervision of the
539 Department of Juvenile Justice.
540 (e)1. A sexual offender shall register all electronic mail
541 addresses and Internet identifiers, and each Internet
542 identifier’s corresponding website homepage or application
543 software name, with the department through the department’s
544 online system or in person at the sheriff’s office within 48
545 hours after using such electronic mail addresses or Internet
546 identifiers. If the sexual offender is in the custody or
547 control, or under the supervision, of the Department of
548 Corrections, he or she must report all electronic mail addresses
549 and Internet identifiers, and each Internet identifier’s
550 corresponding website homepage or application software name, to
551 the Department of Corrections before using such electronic mail
552 addresses or Internet identifiers. If the sexual offender is in
553 the custody or control, or under the supervision, of the
554 Department of Juvenile Justice, he or she must report all
555 electronic mail addresses and Internet identifiers, and each
556 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
557 application software name, to the Department of Juvenile Justice
558 before using such electronic mail addresses or Internet
559 identifiers.
560 2. A sexual offender shall register all changes to vehicles
561 owned, all changes to home telephone numbers and cellular
562 telephone numbers, including added and deleted numbers, all
563 changes to employment information, including the creation of a
564 new business if self-employed, and all changes in status related
565 to enrollment, volunteering, or employment at institutions of
566 higher education, through the department’s online system; in
567 person at the sheriff’s office; in person at the Department of
568 Corrections if the sexual offender is in the custody or control,
569 or under the supervision, of the Department of Corrections; or
570 in person at the Department of Juvenile Justice if the sexual
571 offender is in the custody or control, or under the supervision,
572 of the Department of Juvenile Justice. All changes required to
573 be reported under this subparagraph must be reported within 48
574 hours after the change.
575 3. The department shall establish an online system through
576 which sexual offenders may securely access, submit, and update
577 all changes in status to in-state travel residences; vehicles
578 owned; electronic mail addresses; Internet identifiers and each
579 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
580 application software name; home telephone numbers and cellular
581 telephone numbers; employment information; and institution of
582 higher education information.
583 (6) County and local law enforcement agencies, in
584 conjunction with the department, shall verify the addresses of
585 sexual offenders who are not under the care, custody, control,
586 or supervision of the Department of Corrections at least one
587 time per calendar year, and may verify the addresses of sexual
588 offenders who are under the care, custody, control, or
589 supervision of the Department of Corrections., in a manner that
590 is The system for verifying addresses of sexual offenders must
591 be consistent with the provisions of the federal Adam Walsh
592 Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and any other federal
593 standards applicable to such verification or required to be met
594 as a condition for the receipt of federal funds by the state.
595 Local law enforcement agencies shall report to the department
596 any failure by a sexual offender to comply with registration
597 requirements.
598 (9)(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, a sexual
599 offender who fails to register; who fails, after registration,
600 to maintain, acquire, or renew a driver license or an
601 identification card; who fails to provide required location
602 information or change-of-name information; who fails to provide
603 electronic mail addresses, Internet identifiers, and each
604 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
605 application software name; who fails to provide all home
606 telephone numbers and cellular telephone numbers; who fails to
607 report any changes to employment information, including the
608 addition of new employment, termination of existing employment,
609 and changes to the occupation, business name, employment
610 address, and telephone number of previously reported employment;
611 or who fails to report any changes in status at an institution
612 of higher education; who fails to report any changes to vehicles
613 owned, including the addition of new vehicles and changes to the
614 make, model, color, vehicle identification number (VIN), and
615 license tag numbers of previously reported vehicles; who fails
616 to make a required report in connection with vacating a
617 permanent residence; who fails to reregister as required; who
618 fails to respond to any address verification correspondence from
619 the department or from county or local law enforcement agencies
620 within 3 weeks after the date of the correspondence; who
621 knowingly provides false registration information by act or
622 omission; or who otherwise fails, by act or omission, to comply
623 with the requirements of this section commits a felony of the
624 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
625 or s. 775.084. Each instance of a failure to register or report
626 changes to the required information specified in this paragraph
627 constitutes a separate offense.
628 (14)
629 (c) The sheriff’s office may determine the appropriate
630 times and days for reporting by the sexual offender, which must
631 be consistent with the reporting requirements of this
632 subsection. Reregistration must include any changes to the
633 following information:
634 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date of
635 birth; height; weight; tattoos or other identifying marks; hair
636 and eye color; address of any permanent residence and address of
637 any current temporary residence, within this state or out of
638 state, including a rural route address and a post office box; if
639 he or she has no permanent or temporary address, any transient
640 residence within this state; address, location or description,
641 and dates of any current or known future temporary residence
642 within this state or out of state; all electronic mail addresses
643 or Internet identifiers and each Internet identifier’s
644 corresponding website homepage or application software name; all
645 home telephone numbers and cellular telephone numbers;
646 employment information, including occupation, business name,
647 employment address, and telephone number; the make, model,
648 color, vehicle identification number (VIN), and license tag
649 number of all vehicles owned; fingerprints; palm prints; and
650 photograph. A post office box may not be provided in lieu of a
651 physical residential address. The sexual offender shall also
652 produce his or her passport, if he or she has a passport, and,
653 if he or she is an alien, shall produce or provide information
654 about documents establishing his or her immigration status. The
655 sexual offender shall also provide information about any
656 professional licenses he or she has.
657 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled or employed, whether
658 for compensation or as a volunteer, at an institution of higher
659 education in this state, the sexual offender shall also provide
660 to the department the name, address, and county of each
661 institution, including each campus attended, and the sexual
662 offender’s enrollment, volunteer, or employment status.
663 3. If the sexual offender’s place of residence is a motor
664 vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as those
665 terms are defined in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also
666 provide the vehicle identification number (VIN); the license tag
667 number; the registration number; and a description, including
668 color scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
669 manufactured home. If the sexual offender’s place of residence
670 is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as those terms
671 are defined in chapter 327, the sexual offender shall also
672 provide the hull identification number; the manufacturer’s
673 serial number; the name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or
674 houseboat; the registration number of the vessel, live-aboard
675 vessel, or houseboat; and a description, including color scheme,
676 of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
677 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.
678
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680 And the title is amended as follows:
681 Delete everything before the enacting clause
682 and insert:
683 A bill to be entitled
684 An act relating to registration of sexual predators
685 and sexual offenders; amending s. 775.21, F.S.;
686 revising and providing definitions; revising reporting
687 requirements for sexual predators; revising
688 requirements for an online reporting system; revising
689 verification requirements; providing criminal
690 penalties; amending s. 943.0435, F.S.; revising
691 reporting requirements for sexual offenders; revising
692 verification requirements; providing criminal
693 penalties; providing an effective date.