Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1654
By Senator Martin
33-00749B-25 20251654__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to registration of sexual predators
3 and sexual offenders; amending s. 775.21, F.S.;
4 revising and providing definitions; revising reporting
5 requirements for sexual predators; revising
6 requirements for an online reporting system; revising
7 verification requirements; providing criminal
8 penalties; amending s. 943.0435, F.S.; revising
9 reporting requirements for sexual offenders; revising
10 verification requirements; providing criminal
11 penalties; providing an effective date.
12
13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
14
15 Section 1. Paragraphs (k), (n), and (o) of subsection (2),
16 paragraphs (a), (f), and (g) of subsection (6), subsection (8),
17 and paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section 775.21, Florida
18 Statutes, are amended to read:
19 775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act.—
20 (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
21 (k) “Permanent residence” means a place where the person
22 abides, lodges, or resides for 3 or more consecutive days which
23 is the person’s home or other place where the person primarily
24 lives. For the purpose of calculating a permanent residence
25 under this paragraph, the first day that a person abides,
26 lodges, or resides at a place is excluded and each subsequent
27 day is counted. A day includes any part of a calendar day.
28 (n)1. “Temporary residence” means a place where the person
29 abides, lodges, or resides, including, but not limited to,
30 vacation, business, or personal travel destinations in or out of
31 this state, for a period of 3 or more days in the aggregate
32 during any calendar year and which is not the person’s permanent
33 or transient residence. address or, For a person whose permanent
34 residence is not in this state, the term includes a place where
35 the person is employed, practices a vocation, or is enrolled as
36 a student for any period of time in this state.
37 2. The term includes an “in-state travel residence,” which
38 means a temporary residence in this state established by a
39 person who already has an existing permanent, temporary, or
40 transient residence in this state.
41
42 For the purpose of calculating a temporary residence under this
43 paragraph, the first day that a person abides, lodges, or
44 resides at a place is excluded and each subsequent day is
45 counted. A day includes any part of a calendar day.
46 (o) “Transient residence” means a county where the person
47 lives, remains, or is located for the purpose of abiding,
48 lodging, or residing for a period of 3 or more days in the
49 aggregate during a calendar year and which is not the person’s
50 permanent or temporary residence address. The term includes, but
51 is not limited to, a place where the person sleeps or seeks
52 shelter and a location that has no specific street address. For
53 the purpose of calculating a transient residence under this
54 paragraph, the first day that a person lives, remains, or is
55 located in a county for the purpose of abiding, lodging, or
56 residing is excluded and each subsequent day is counted. A day
57 includes any part of a calendar day.
58 (6) REGISTRATION.—
59 (a) A sexual predator shall register with the department
60 through the sheriff’s office by providing the following
61 information to the department:
62 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date of
63 birth; height; weight; tattoos or other identifying marks; hair
64 and eye color; photograph; address of permanent or legal
65 residence and address of any current temporary residence, within
66 this state or out of state, including a rural route address and
67 a post office box; if he or she has no permanent or temporary
68 address, any transient residence within this state; address,
69 location or description, and dates of any current or known
70 future temporary residence within this state or out of state;
71 electronic mail addresses; Internet identifiers and each
72 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
73 application software name; home telephone numbers and cellular
74 telephone numbers; employment information, including occupation,
75 business name, employment address, and telephone number; the
76 make, model, color, vehicle identification number (VIN), and
77 license tag number of all vehicles owned; date and place of each
78 conviction; fingerprints; palm prints; and a brief description
79 of the crime or crimes committed by the sexual predator
80 offender. A post office box may not be provided in lieu of a
81 physical residential address. The sexual predator shall also
82 produce his or her passport, if he or she has a passport, and,
83 if he or she is an alien, shall produce or provide information
84 about documents establishing his or her immigration status. The
85 sexual predator shall also provide information about any
86 professional licenses he or she has.
87 a. Any change that occurs after the sexual predator
88 registers in person at the sheriff’s office as provided in this
89 subparagraph in any of the following information related to the
90 sexual predator must be reported as provided in paragraphs (g),
91 (i), and (j): permanent, temporary, or transient residence;
92 name; electronic mail addresses; Internet identifiers and each
93 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
94 application software name; home and cellular telephone numbers;
95 employment information; and status at an institution of higher
96 education.
97 b. If the sexual predator’s place of residence is a motor
98 vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as those
99 terms are defined in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also
100 provide to the department written notice of the vehicle
101 identification number (VIN); the license tag number; the
102 registration number; and a description, including color scheme,
103 of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured
104 home. If a sexual predator’s place of residence is a vessel,
105 live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as those terms are defined in
106 chapter 327, the sexual predator shall also provide to the
107 department written notice of the hull identification number; the
108 manufacturer’s serial number; the name of the vessel, live
109 aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration number of the
110 vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; and a description,
111 including color scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or
112 houseboat.
113 c. If the sexual predator is enrolled or employed, whether
114 for compensation or as a volunteer, at an institution of higher
115 education in this state, the sexual predator shall also provide
116 to the department the name, address, and county of each
117 institution, including each campus attended, and the sexual
118 predator’s enrollment, volunteer, or employment status. The
119 sheriff, the Department of Corrections, or the Department of
120 Juvenile Justice shall promptly notify each institution of
121 higher education of the sexual predator’s presence and any
122 change in the sexual predator’s enrollment, volunteer, or
123 employment status.
124 d. A sexual predator shall report to the department through
125 the department’s online system or in person to the sheriff’s
126 office within 48 hours after any change in vehicles owned to
127 report those vehicle information changes. A sexual predator who
128 is in the custody or control of, or under the supervision of the
129 Department of Corrections, or in the custody or control of, or
130 under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile Justice,
131 shall report in person to the sheriff’s office within 48 hours
132 after any change in vehicles owned to report those vehicle
133 information changes.
134 2. Any other information determined necessary by the
135 department, including criminal and corrections records;
136 nonprivileged personnel and treatment records; and evidentiary
137 genetic markers when available.
138 (f) Within 48 hours after the registration required under
139 paragraph (a) or paragraph (e), a sexual predator who is not
140 incarcerated and who resides in the community, including a
141 sexual predator under the supervision of the Department of
142 Corrections, shall report register in person at a driver license
143 office of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
144 and shall present proof of registration unless a driver license
145 or an identification card that complies with the requirements of
146 s. 322.141(3) was previously secured or updated under s.
147 944.607. At the driver license office the sexual predator shall:
148 1. If otherwise qualified, secure a Florida driver license,
149 renew a Florida driver license, or secure an identification
150 card. The sexual predator shall identify himself or herself as a
151 sexual predator who is required to comply with this section,
152 provide his or her place of permanent, temporary, or transient
153 residence, including a rural route address and a post office
154 box, and submit to the taking of a photograph for use in issuing
155 a driver license, a renewed license, or an identification card,
156 and for use by the department in maintaining current records of
157 sexual predators. A post office box may not be provided in lieu
158 of a physical residential address. If the sexual predator’s
159 place of residence is a motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
160 manufactured home, as those terms are defined in chapter 320,
161 the sexual predator shall also provide to the Department of
162 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles the vehicle identification
163 number (VIN); the license tag number; the registration number;
164 and a description, including color scheme, of the motor vehicle,
165 trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home. If a sexual
166 predator’s place of residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel,
167 or houseboat, as those terms are defined in chapter 327, the
168 sexual predator shall also provide to the Department of Highway
169 Safety and Motor Vehicles the hull identification number; the
170 manufacturer’s serial number; the name of the vessel, live
171 aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration number of the
172 vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; and a description,
173 including color scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or
174 houseboat.
175 2. Pay the costs assessed by the Department of Highway
176 Safety and Motor Vehicles for issuing or renewing a driver
177 license or an identification card as required by this section.
178 The driver license or identification card issued to the sexual
179 predator must comply with s. 322.141(3).
180 3. Provide, upon request, any additional information
181 necessary to confirm the identity of the sexual predator,
182 including a set of fingerprints.
183 (g)1.a. Each time a sexual predator’s driver license or
184 identification card is subject to renewal, and, without regard
185 to the status of the sexual predator’s driver license or
186 identification card, within 48 hours after any change of the
187 sexual predator’s residence or change in the sexual predator’s
188 name by reason of marriage or other legal process, the sexual
189 predator shall report in person to a driver license office and
190 is subject to the requirements specified in paragraph (f). The
191 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall forward to
192 the department and to the Department of Corrections all
193 photographs and information provided by sexual predators.
194 Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in s. 322.142, the
195 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may release a
196 reproduction of a color-photograph or digital-image license to
197 the Department of Law Enforcement for purposes of public
198 notification of sexual predators as provided in this section. A
199 sexual predator who is unable to secure or update a driver
200 license or an identification card with the Department of Highway
201 Safety and Motor Vehicles as provided in paragraph (f) and this
202 paragraph shall also report any change in the sexual predator’s
203 permanent, temporary, or transient residence or change in the
204 sexual predator’s name by reason of marriage or other legal
205 process within 48 hours after the change in person to the
206 sheriff’s office in the county where the sexual predator resides
207 or is located and provide confirmation that he or she reported
208 such information to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
209 Vehicles. The reporting requirements under this sub-subparagraph
210 subparagraph do not negate the requirement for a sexual predator
211 to obtain a Florida driver license or identification card as
212 required by this section. This sub-subparagraph does not apply
213 to an in-state travel residence.
214 b. A sexual predator shall report an in-state travel
215 residence within 48 hours after establishing the residence. The
216 report shall be made through the department’s online system; in
217 person at the sheriff’s office in the county in which the sexual
218 predator is located; in person at the Department of Corrections
219 if the sexual predator is in the custody or control of, or under
220 the supervision of the Department of Corrections; or in person
221 at the Department of Juvenile Justice if the sexual predator is
222 in the custody or control of, or under the supervision of the
223 Department of Juvenile Justice.
224 2.a. A sexual predator who vacates a permanent, temporary,
225 or transient residence and fails to establish or maintain
226 another permanent, temporary, or transient residence shall,
227 within 48 hours after vacating the permanent, temporary, or
228 transient residence, report in person to the sheriff’s office of
229 the county in which he or she is located. The sexual predator
230 shall specify the date upon which he or she intends to or did
231 vacate such residence. The sexual predator shall provide or
232 update all of the registration information required under
233 paragraph (a). The sexual predator shall provide an address for
234 the residence or other place where he or she is or will be
235 located during the time in which he or she fails to establish or
236 maintain a permanent or temporary residence.
237 b. A sexual predator shall report in person at the
238 sheriff’s office in the county in which he or she is located
239 within 48 hours after establishing a transient residence and
240 thereafter must report in person every 30 days to the sheriff’s
241 office in the county in which he or she is located while
242 maintaining a transient residence. The sexual predator must
243 provide the addresses and locations where he or she maintains a
244 transient residence. Each sheriff’s office shall report
245 transient residence information in a manner prescribed by the
246 department and provide notice to transient registrants to report
247 transient residence information as required in this sub
248 subparagraph. Reporting to the sheriff’s office as required by
249 this sub-subparagraph does not exempt registrants from any
250 reregistration requirement. The sheriff may coordinate and enter
251 into agreements with police departments and other governmental
252 entities to facilitate additional reporting sites for transient
253 residence registration required in this sub-subparagraph. The
254 sheriff’s office shall electronically submit to and update with
255 the department all such information within 2 business days after
256 the sexual predator provides it to the sheriff’s office.
257 3. A sexual predator who remains at a permanent, temporary,
258 or transient residence after reporting his or her intent to
259 vacate such residence shall, within 48 hours after the date upon
260 which the sexual predator indicated he or she would or did
261 vacate such residence, report in person to the sheriff’s office
262 to which he or she reported pursuant to subparagraph 2. for the
263 purpose of reporting his or her address at such residence. When
264 the sheriff receives the report, the sheriff shall promptly
265 convey the information to the department. A sexual predator who
266 makes a report as required under subparagraph 2. but fails to
267 make a report as required under this subparagraph commits a
268 felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
269 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
270 4. The failure of a sexual predator who maintains a
271 transient residence to report in person to the sheriff’s office
272 every 30 days as required by sub-subparagraph 2.b. is punishable
273 as provided in subsection (10).
274 5.a. A sexual predator shall register all electronic mail
275 addresses and Internet identifiers, and each Internet
276 identifier’s corresponding website homepage or application
277 software name, with the department through the department’s
278 online system or in person at the sheriff’s office within 48
279 hours after using such electronic mail addresses or Internet
280 identifiers. If the sexual predator is in the custody or
281 control, or under the supervision, of the Department of
282 Corrections, he or she must report all electronic mail addresses
283 and Internet identifiers, and each Internet identifier’s
284 corresponding website homepage or application software name, to
285 the Department of Corrections before using such electronic mail
286 addresses or Internet identifiers. If the sexual predator is in
287 the custody or control, or under the supervision, of the
288 Department of Juvenile Justice, he or she must report all
289 electronic mail addresses and Internet identifiers, and each
290 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
291 application software name, to the Department of Juvenile Justice
292 before using such electronic mail addresses or Internet
293 identifiers.
294 b. A sexual predator shall register all changes to vehicles
295 owned, all changes to home telephone numbers and cellular
296 telephone numbers, including added and deleted numbers, all
297 changes to employment information, including the creation of a
298 new business if self-employed, and all changes in status related
299 to enrollment, volunteering, or employment at institutions of
300 higher education, through the department’s online system; in
301 person at the sheriff’s office; in person at the Department of
302 Corrections if the sexual predator is in the custody or control,
303 or under the supervision, of the Department of Corrections; or
304 in person at the Department of Juvenile Justice if the sexual
305 predator is in the custody or control, or under the supervision,
306 of the Department of Juvenile Justice. All changes required to
307 be reported in this sub-subparagraph shall be reported within 48
308 hours after the change.
309 c. The department shall establish an online system through
310 which sexual predators may securely access, submit, and update
311 all changes in status to in-state travel residences; all
312 vehicles owned; electronic mail addresses; Internet identifiers
313 and each Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
314 application software name; home telephone numbers and cellular
315 telephone numbers; employment information; and institution of
316 higher education information.
317 (8) VERIFICATION.—The department and the Department of
318 Corrections shall implement a system for verifying the addresses
319 of sexual predators. The system must be consistent with the
320 federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and
321 any other federal standards applicable to such verification or
322 required to be met as a condition for the receipt of federal
323 funds by the state. The Department of Corrections shall verify
324 the addresses of sexual predators who are not incarcerated but
325 who reside in the community under the supervision of the
326 Department of Corrections and shall report to the department any
327 failure by a sexual predator to comply with registration
328 requirements. County and local law enforcement agencies, in
329 conjunction with the department, shall verify the addresses of
330 sexual predators who are not under the care, custody, control,
331 or supervision of the Department of Corrections at least four
332 times per calendar year, and may verify the addresses of sexual
333 predators who are under the care, custody, control, or
334 supervision of the Department of Corrections. Local law
335 enforcement agencies shall report to the department any failure
336 by a sexual predator to comply with registration requirements.
337 (a) A sexual predator shall report in person each year
338 during the month of the sexual predator’s birthday and during
339 every third month thereafter to the sheriff’s office in the
340 county in which he or she resides or is otherwise located to
341 reregister. The sheriff’s office may determine the appropriate
342 times and days for reporting by the sexual predator, which must
343 be consistent with the reporting requirements of this paragraph.
344 Reregistration must include any changes to the following
345 information:
346 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date of
347 birth; height; weight; tattoos or other identifying marks; hair
348 and eye color; address of any permanent residence and address of
349 any current temporary residence, within this state or out of
350 state, including a rural route address and a post office box; if
351 he or she has no permanent or temporary address, any transient
352 residence within this state including the address, location or
353 description of the transient residences, and dates of any
354 current or known future temporary residence within this state or
355 out of state; all electronic mail addresses; all Internet
356 identifiers and each Internet identifier’s corresponding website
357 homepage or application software name; all home telephone
358 numbers and cellular telephone numbers; date and place of any
359 employment information, including occupation, business name,
360 employment address, and telephone number; the make, model,
361 color, vehicle identification number (VIN), and license tag
362 number of all vehicles owned; fingerprints; palm prints; and
363 photograph. A post office box may not be provided in lieu of a
364 physical residential address. The sexual predator shall also
365 produce his or her passport, if he or she has a passport, and,
366 if he or she is an alien, shall produce or provide information
367 about documents establishing his or her immigration status. The
368 sexual predator shall also provide information about any
369 professional licenses he or she has.
370 2. If the sexual predator is enrolled or employed, whether
371 for compensation or as a volunteer, at an institution of higher
372 education in this state, the sexual predator shall also provide
373 to the department the name, address, and county of each
374 institution, including each campus attended, and the sexual
375 predator’s enrollment, volunteer, or employment status.
376 3. If the sexual predator’s place of residence is a motor
377 vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as those
378 terms are defined in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also
379 provide the vehicle identification number (VIN); the license tag
380 number; the registration number; and a description, including
381 color scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
382 manufactured home. If the sexual predator’s place of residence
383 is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as those terms
384 are defined in chapter 327, the sexual predator shall also
385 provide the hull identification number; the manufacturer’s
386 serial number; the name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or
387 houseboat; the registration number of the vessel, live-aboard
388 vessel, or houseboat; and a description, including color scheme,
389 of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
390 (b) The sheriff’s office shall electronically submit to and
391 update with the department, in a manner prescribed by the
392 department, all such information within 2 business days after
393 the sexual predator provides it to the sheriff’s office.
394 (10) PENALTIES.—
395 (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, a sexual
396 predator who fails to register; who fails, after registration,
397 to maintain, acquire, or renew a driver license or an
398 identification card; who fails to provide required location
399 information or change-of-name information; who fails to provide
400 electronic mail addresses, Internet identifiers, and each
401 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
402 application software name; who fails to provide all home
403 telephone numbers and cellular telephone numbers; who fails to
404 report any changes to employment information, including the
405 addition of new employment, termination of existing employment,
406 and changes to the occupation, business name, employment
407 address, and telephone number of previously reported employment;
408 who fails to report any or changes in status at an institution
409 of higher education; who fails to report any changes to vehicles
410 owned, including the addition of new vehicles and changes to the
411 make, model, color, vehicle identification number (VIN), and
412 license tag numbers of previously reported vehicles; who fails
413 to make a required report in connection with vacating a
414 permanent residence; who fails to reregister as required; who
415 fails to respond to any address verification correspondence from
416 the department or from county or local law enforcement agencies
417 within 3 weeks after the date of the correspondence; who
418 knowingly provides false registration information by act or
419 omission; or who otherwise fails, by act or omission, to comply
420 with the requirements of this section commits a felony of the
421 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
422 or s. 775.084. Each instance of a failure to register or report
423 changes to the required information specified in this paragraph
424 constitutes a separate offense.
425 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2), paragraph (b)
426 of subsection (3), paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (4),
427 subsection (6), paragraph (a) of subsection (9), and paragraph
428 (c) of subsection (14) of section 943.0435, Florida Statutes,
429 are amended to read:
430 943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with the
431 department; penalty.—
432 (2) Upon initial registration, a sexual offender shall:
433 (b) Provide his or her name; date of birth; social security
434 number; race; sex; height; weight; tattoos or other identifying
435 marks; hair and eye color; fingerprints; palm prints;
436 photograph; employment information, including occupation,
437 business name, employment address, and telephone number; address
438 of permanent or legal residence and or address of any current
439 temporary residence, within this state or out of state,
440 including a rural route address and a post office box; if he or
441 she has no permanent or temporary address, any transient
442 residence within this state; address, location or description,
443 and dates of any current or known future temporary residence
444 within this state or out of state; the make, model, color,
445 vehicle identification number (VIN), and license tag number of
446 all vehicles owned; home telephone numbers and cellular
447 telephone numbers; electronic mail addresses; Internet
448 identifiers and each Internet identifier’s corresponding website
449 homepage or application software name; date and place of each
450 conviction; and a brief description of the crime or crimes
451 committed by the sexual offender. A post office box may not be
452 provided in lieu of a physical residential address. The sexual
453 offender shall also produce his or her passport, if he or she
454 has a passport, and, if he or she is an alien, shall produce or
455 provide information about documents establishing his or her
456 immigration status. The sexual offender shall also provide
457 information about any professional licenses he or she has.
458 1. If the sexual offender’s place of residence is a motor
459 vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as those
460 terms are defined in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also
461 provide to the department through the sheriff’s office written
462 notice of the vehicle identification number (VIN); the license
463 tag number; the registration number; and a description,
464 including color scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile
465 home, or manufactured home. If the sexual offender’s place of
466 residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as
467 those terms are defined in chapter 327, the sexual offender
468 shall also provide to the department through the sheriff’s
469 office written notice of the hull identification number; the
470 manufacturer’s serial number; the name of the vessel, live
471 aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration number of the
472 vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; and a description,
473 including color scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or
474 houseboat.
475 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled or employed, whether
476 for compensation or as a volunteer, at an institution of higher
477 education in this state, the sexual offender shall also provide
478 to the department the name, address, and county of each
479 institution, including each campus attended, and the sexual
480 offender’s enrollment, volunteer, or employment status. The
481 sheriff, the Department of Corrections, or the Department of
482 Juvenile Justice shall promptly notify each institution of
483 higher education of the sexual offender’s presence and any
484 change in the sexual offender’s enrollment, volunteer, or
485 employment status.
486 3. A sexual offender shall report with the department
487 through the department’s online system or in person to the
488 sheriff’s office within 48 hours after any change in vehicles
489 owned to report those vehicle information changes.
490
491 When a sexual offender reports at the sheriff’s office, the
492 sheriff shall take a photograph, a set of fingerprints, and palm
493 prints of the offender and forward the photographs, palm prints,
494 and fingerprints to the department, along with the information
495 the sexual offender is required to provide pursuant to this
496 section. The sheriff shall promptly provide to the department
497 the information received from the sexual offender.
498 (3) Within 48 hours after the report required under
499 subsection (2), a sexual offender shall report in person at a
500 driver license office of the Department of Highway Safety and
501 Motor Vehicles, unless a driver license or identification card
502 that complies with the requirements of s. 322.141(3) was
503 previously secured or updated under s. 944.607. At the driver
504 license office the sexual offender shall:
505 (b) Pay the costs assessed by the Department of Highway
506 Safety and Motor Vehicles for issuing or renewing a driver
507 license or identification card as required by this section. The
508 driver license or identification card issued must comply be in
509 compliance with s. 322.141(3).
510 (4)(a)1. Each time a sexual offender’s driver license or
511 identification card is subject to renewal, and, without regard
512 to the status of the offender’s driver license or identification
513 card, within 48 hours after any change in the sexual offender’s
514 permanent, temporary, or transient residence or change in the
515 sexual offender’s name by reason of marriage or other legal
516 process, the sexual offender shall report in person to a driver
517 license office, and is subject to the requirements specified in
518 subsection (3). The Department of Highway Safety and Motor
519 Vehicles shall forward to the department all photographs and
520 information provided by sexual offenders. Notwithstanding the
521 restrictions set forth in s. 322.142, the Department of Highway
522 Safety and Motor Vehicles may release a reproduction of a color
523 photograph or digital-image license to the Department of Law
524 Enforcement for purposes of public notification of sexual
525 offenders as provided in this section and ss. 943.043 and
526 944.606. A sexual offender who is unable to secure or update a
527 driver license or an identification card with the Department of
528 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as provided in subsection (3)
529 and this subsection shall also report any change in the sexual
530 offender’s permanent, temporary, or transient residence or
531 change in the offender’s name by reason of marriage or other
532 legal process within 48 hours after the change in person to the
533 sheriff’s office in the county where the offender resides or is
534 located and provide confirmation that he or she reported such
535 information to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
536 Vehicles. The reporting requirements under this sub-subparagraph
537 paragraph do not negate the requirement for a sexual offender to
538 obtain a Florida driver license or an identification card as
539 required in this section. This sub-subparagraph does not apply
540 to an in-state travel residence.
541 2. A sexual offender shall report an in-state travel
542 residence within 48 hours after establishing the residence. The
543 report shall be made through the department’s online system; in
544 person at the sheriff’s office in the county in which the sexual
545 offender is located; in person at the Department of Corrections
546 if the sexual offender is in the custody or control of, or under
547 the supervision of the Department of Corrections; or in person
548 at the Department of Juvenile Justice if the sexual offender is
549 in the custody or control of, or under the supervision of the
550 Department of Juvenile Justice.
551 (e)1. A sexual offender shall register all electronic mail
552 addresses and Internet identifiers, and each Internet
553 identifier’s corresponding website homepage or application
554 software name, with the department through the department’s
555 online system or in person at the sheriff’s office within 48
556 hours after using such electronic mail addresses or Internet
557 identifiers. If the sexual offender is in the custody or
558 control, or under the supervision, of the Department of
559 Corrections, he or she must report all electronic mail addresses
560 and Internet identifiers, and each Internet identifier’s
561 corresponding website homepage or application software name, to
562 the Department of Corrections before using such electronic mail
563 addresses or Internet identifiers. If the sexual offender is in
564 the custody or control, or under the supervision, of the
565 Department of Juvenile Justice, he or she must report all
566 electronic mail addresses and Internet identifiers, and each
567 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
568 application software name, to the Department of Juvenile Justice
569 before using such electronic mail addresses or Internet
570 identifiers.
571 2. A sexual offender shall register all changes to vehicles
572 owned, all changes to home telephone numbers and cellular
573 telephone numbers, including added and deleted numbers, all
574 changes to employment information, including the creation of a
575 new business if self-employed, and all changes in status related
576 to enrollment, volunteering, or employment at institutions of
577 higher education, through the department’s online system; in
578 person at the sheriff’s office; in person at the Department of
579 Corrections if the sexual offender is in the custody or control,
580 or under the supervision, of the Department of Corrections; or
581 in person at the Department of Juvenile Justice if the sexual
582 offender is in the custody or control, or under the supervision,
583 of the Department of Juvenile Justice. All changes required to
584 be reported under this subparagraph must be reported within 48
585 hours after the change.
586 3. The department shall establish an online system through
587 which sexual offenders may securely access, submit, and update
588 all changes in status to in-state travel residences; vehicles
589 owned; electronic mail addresses; Internet identifiers and each
590 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
591 application software name; home telephone numbers and cellular
592 telephone numbers; employment information; and institution of
593 higher education information.
594 (6) County and local law enforcement agencies, in
595 conjunction with the department, shall verify the addresses of
596 sexual offenders who are not under the care, custody, control,
597 or supervision of the Department of Corrections at least one
598 time per calendar year, and may verify the addresses of sexual
599 offenders who are under the care, custody, control, or
600 supervision of the Department of Corrections. The system for
601 verifying addresses of sexual offenders must be, in a manner
602 that is consistent with the provisions of the federal Adam Walsh
603 Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 and any other federal
604 standards applicable to such verification or required to be met
605 as a condition for the receipt of federal funds by the state.
606 Local law enforcement agencies shall report to the department
607 any failure by a sexual offender to comply with registration
608 requirements.
609 (9)(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, a sexual
610 offender who fails to register; who fails, after registration,
611 to maintain, acquire, or renew a driver license or an
612 identification card; who fails to provide required location
613 information or change-of-name information; who fails to provide
614 electronic mail addresses, Internet identifiers, and each
615 Internet identifier’s corresponding website homepage or
616 application software name; who fails to provide all home
617 telephone numbers and cellular telephone numbers; who fails to
618 report any changes to employment information, including the
619 addition of new employment, termination of existing employment,
620 and changes to the occupation, business name, employment
621 address, and telephone number of previously reported employment;
622 who fails to report any or changes in status at an institution
623 of higher education; who fails to report any changes to vehicles
624 owned, including the addition of new vehicles and changes to the
625 make, model, color, vehicle identification number (VIN), and
626 license tag numbers of previously reported vehicles; who fails
627 to make a required report in connection with vacating a
628 permanent residence; who fails to reregister as required; who
629 fails to respond to any address verification correspondence from
630 the department or from county or local law enforcement agencies
631 within 3 weeks after the date of the correspondence; who
632 knowingly provides false registration information by act or
633 omission; or who otherwise fails, by act or omission, to comply
634 with the requirements of this section commits a felony of the
635 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
636 or s. 775.084. Each instance of a failure to register or report
637 changes to the required information specified in this paragraph
638 constitutes a separate offense.
639 (14)
640 (c) The sheriff’s office may determine the appropriate
641 times and days for reporting by the sexual offender, which must
642 be consistent with the reporting requirements of this
643 subsection. Reregistration must include any changes to the
644 following information:
645 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date of
646 birth; height; weight; tattoos or other identifying marks; hair
647 and eye color; address of any permanent residence and address of
648 any current temporary residence, within this state or out of
649 state, including a rural route address and a post office box; if
650 he or she has no permanent or temporary address, any transient
651 residence within this state; address, location or description,
652 and dates of any current or known future temporary residence
653 within this state or out of state; all electronic mail addresses
654 or Internet identifiers and each Internet identifier’s
655 corresponding website homepage or application software name; all
656 home telephone numbers and cellular telephone numbers;
657 employment information, including occupation, business name,
658 employment address, and telephone number; the make, model,
659 color, vehicle identification number (VIN), and license tag
660 number of all vehicles owned; fingerprints; palm prints; and
661 photograph. A post office box may not be provided in lieu of a
662 physical residential address. The sexual offender shall also
663 produce his or her passport, if he or she has a passport, and,
664 if he or she is an alien, shall produce or provide information
665 about documents establishing his or her immigration status. The
666 sexual offender shall also provide information about any
667 professional licenses he or she has.
668 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled or employed, whether
669 for compensation or as a volunteer, at an institution of higher
670 education in this state, the sexual offender shall also provide
671 to the department the name, address, and county of each
672 institution, including each campus attended, and the sexual
673 offender’s enrollment, volunteer, or employment status.
674 3. If the sexual offender’s place of residence is a motor
675 vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as those
676 terms are defined in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also
677 provide the vehicle identification number (VIN); the license tag
678 number; the registration number; and a description, including
679 color scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
680 manufactured home. If the sexual offender’s place of residence
681 is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as those terms
682 are defined in chapter 327, the sexual offender shall also
683 provide the hull identification number; the manufacturer’s
684 serial number; the name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or
685 houseboat; the registration number of the vessel, live-aboard
686 vessel, or houseboat; and a description, including color scheme,
687 of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
688 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.