Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1444
By the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice;
the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Collins
604-03626-25 20251444c2
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to public safety; amending s.
3 112.1815, F.S.; authorizing first responder amputees
4 to continue to serve as first responders under certain
5 circumstances; creating s. 112.195, F.S.; creating the
6 Florida Medal of Valor and the Florida Blue/Red Heart
7 Medal; providing requirements for such medals;
8 creating a board to evaluate applications for awarding
9 such medals; providing for board membership; creating
10 s. 316.2675, F.S.; prohibiting the use of motor
11 vehicle kill switches; providing criminal penalties;
12 providing an exception; amending s. 775.0823, F.S.;
13 providing a minimum mandatory sentence for attempted
14 murder of specified justice system personnel; amending
15 s. 790.051, F.S.; providing correctional probation
16 officers with the same firearms rights as law
17 enforcement officers; amending s. 790.052, F.S.;
18 providing that specified persons may carry concealed
19 firearms under certain circumstances and use them in
20 the same manner as on-duty law enforcement officers;
21 amending s. 817.49, F.S.; providing legislative
22 findings concerning prosecution of the false reporting
23 of crimes; amending s. 790.06, F.S.; providing
24 construction regarding a judge preventing the carrying
25 of concealed weapons or concealed firearms in a
26 courthouse; amending ss. 937.021 and 937.022, F.S.;
27 revising requirements for the reporting of missing
28 persons information; amending s. 500.92, F.S.;
29 prohibiting the selling, delivering, bartering,
30 furnishing, or giving of specified kratom products to
31 persons younger than a specified age; providing
32 increased criminal penalties; amending s. 951.27,
33 F.S.; requiring certain testing of an arrestee and
34 provision of test results to a first responder or
35 criminal justice professional who has been exposed to
36 bodily fluids or bloodborne pathogens from the
37 arrestee; requiring a first responder or criminal
38 justice professional exposed to a potential
39 communicable disease or bloodborne pathogen from an
40 arrestee to provide a notice of the exposure to the
41 detention facility; authorizing the first responder or
42 criminal justice professional to obtain blood test
43 results according to certain provisions; amending s.
44 921.0022, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
45 by the act; amending s. 843.025, F.S.; prohibiting a
46 person from depriving certain officers of digital
47 recording devices or restraint devices; prohibiting a
48 person from rendering useless certain officer’s
49 weapons or radios, digital recording devices, or
50 restraint devices; providing criminal penalties;
51 amending ss. 397.417, 420.6241, and 435.04, F.S.;
52 conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
53 amending s. 914.25, F.S.; revising the definition of
54 the term “serious felony offense”; reenacting ss.
55 914.27(1), (2), and (5) and 943.031(8)(c), F.S.,
56 relating to the confidentiality of victim and witness
57 information and the Victim and Witness Protection
58 Review Committee, respectively, to incorporate the
59 amendment made to s. 914.25, F.S., in references
60 thereto; amending s. 943.0595, F.S.; eliminating
61 certain circumstances in which criminal history
62 records are automatically sealed; providing that
63 specified provisions do not limit a prosecutor from
64 accessing automatically sealed criminal history
65 records for certain purposes; creating s. 943.0413,
66 F.S.; creating the Critical Infrastructure Mapping
67 Grant Program within the Department of Law
68 Enforcement; providing eligibility; specifying
69 requirements for maps created by the program;
70 authorizing the department to adopt rules; providing
71 effective dates.
72
73 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
74
75 Section 1. Effective July 1, 2025, subsection (7) is added
76 to section 112.1815, Florida Statutes, to read:
77 112.1815 Firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical
78 technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions
79 for employment-related accidents and injuries.—
80 (7) An individual who is certified as a first responder and
81 has a physical disability resulting from an amputation may
82 continue to serve as a first responder if he or she meets the
83 first responder certification requirements without an
84 accommodation.
85 Section 2. Effective July 1, 2025, section 112.195, Florida
86 Statutes, is created to read:
87 112.195 Florida Medal of Valor and Florida Blue/Red Heart
88 Medal.—
89 (1)(a) There is created the Florida Medal of Valor for
90 first responders as defined in s. 112.1815 and related
91 personnel. The medal may be awarded only to a first responder or
92 related personnel who goes above and beyond the call of duty to
93 save the life of an individual.
94 (b) There is created the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal. The
95 medal shall be awarded to a law enforcement officer,
96 firefighter, correctional officer, or correctional probation
97 officer who is injured in the line of duty.
98 (2) The Governor, or his or her designee, may present the
99 awards. The awards shall be issued and administered through the
100 Department of Law Enforcement. A resident of this state or an
101 employing agency in this state must apply for the Florida Medal
102 of Valor or the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal on behalf of the
103 potential recipient.
104 (3)(a) An application for a medal under this section must
105 be considered and acted upon by a board charged with the duty of
106 evaluating the appropriateness of the application. The board
107 shall be composed of five members as follows:
108 1. Three members appointed by the Governor.
109 2. One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of
110 Representatives.
111 3. One member appointed by the President of the Senate.
112 (b) Members of the board shall serve 2-year terms. Any
113 vacancy on the board must be filled within 3 months. At least
114 three board members must be active, retired, or former law
115 enforcement officers or firefighters.
116 Section 3. Section 316.2675, Florida Statutes, is created
117 to read:
118 316.2675 Vehicle kill switches; prohibited uses.—
119 (1) A person may not use any device that can be remotely
120 activated to disable a vehicle’s engine or to prevent a
121 vehicle’s engine from starting unless he or she is:
122 (a) The owner of the vehicle;
123 (b) A law enforcement officer acting in the course and
124 scope of his or her duties to prevent the commission of a
125 felony; or
126 (c) Acting for or on behalf of a company that offers a
127 subscription, recurring payment program, or lease in connection
128 with the vehicle.
129 (2) A person who violates subsection (1) commits a
130 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
131 775.082 or s. 775.083.
132 (3) This section does not apply to the manufacturer of a
133 vehicle.
134 Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 775.0823, Florida
135 Statutes, is amended to read:
136 775.0823 Violent offenses committed against specified
137 justice system personnel.—The Legislature does hereby provide
138 for an increase and certainty of penalty for any person
139 convicted of a violent offense against any law enforcement or
140 correctional officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6),
141 (7), (8), or (9); against any state attorney elected pursuant to
142 s. 27.01 or assistant state attorney appointed under s. 27.181;
143 against any public defender elected pursuant to s. 27.50 or
144 regional counsel appointed pursuant to s. 27.511(3); against any
145 court-appointed counsel appointed under s. 27.40 or defense
146 attorney in a criminal proceeding; or against any justice or
147 judge of a court described in Art. V of the State Constitution,
148 which offense arises out of or in the scope of the officer’s
149 duty as a law enforcement or correctional officer, the state
150 attorney’s or assistant state attorney’s duty as a prosecutor or
151 investigator, the public defender or regional counsel acting in
152 his or her capacity as defense counsel, the court-appointed
153 counsel or defense attorney in a criminal proceeding acting in
154 his or her capacity as defense counsel, or the justice’s or
155 judge’s duty as a judicial officer, as follows:
156 (2) For attempted murder in the first degree as described
157 in s. 782.04(1), a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
158 or s. 775.084 with a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years
159 imprisonment.
160
161 Notwithstanding s. 948.01, with respect to any person who is
162 found to have violated this section, adjudication of guilt or
163 imposition of sentence shall not be suspended, deferred, or
164 withheld.
165 Section 5. Section 790.051, Florida Statutes, is amended to
166 read:
167 790.051 Exemption from licensing requirements; law
168 enforcement officers.—Law enforcement officers and correctional
169 probation officers, as defined in s. 943.10(3), are exempt from
170 the licensing and penal provisions of this chapter when acting
171 at any time within the scope or course of their official duties
172 or when acting at any time in the line of or performance of
173 duty.
174 Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
175 790.052, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
176 790.052 Carrying concealed firearms; off-duty law
177 enforcement officers.—
178 (1)(a) All persons holding active certifications from the
179 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as law
180 enforcement officers or correctional officers as defined in s.
181 943.10(1), (2), (6), (7), (8), or (9), all judges, and all state
182 attorneys and assistant state attorneys shall have the right to
183 carry, on or about their persons, concealed firearms, during
184 off-duty hours, at the discretion of their superior officers,
185 and may perform those law enforcement functions that they
186 normally perform during duty hours, utilizing their weapons in a
187 manner which is reasonably expected of on-duty officers in
188 similar situations.
189 Section 7. Subsection (4) is added to section 817.49,
190 Florida Statutes, to read:
191 817.49 False reports of commission of crimes; penalty.—
192 (4) The Legislature finds that the false reporting of
193 crimes is a threat to public safety and a threat to the safety
194 of law enforcement officers and other first responders. As such,
195 the Legislature encourages each state attorney to adopt a pro
196 prosecution policy for the false reporting of crimes as
197 prohibited in this section.
198 Section 8. Effective July 1, 2025, paragraph (a) of
199 subsection (12) of section 790.06, Florida Statutes, is amended
200 to read:
201 790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or concealed
202 firearm.—
203 (12)(a) A license issued under this section does not
204 authorize any person to openly carry a handgun or carry a
205 concealed weapon or concealed firearm into:
206 1. Any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05;
207 2. Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station;
208 3. Any detention facility, prison, or jail;
209 4. Any courthouse;
210 5. Any courtroom, except that nothing in this section does
211 not preclude precludes a judge from carrying a concealed weapon
212 or concealed firearm or determining who will carry a concealed
213 weapon or concealed firearm in his or her courtroom. This
214 subparagraph does not grant a judge the ability to prevent a
215 person, who is otherwise authorized under this chapter to carry
216 a concealed weapon or concealed firearm in a courthouse, from
217 carrying such a concealed weapon or concealed firearm in any
218 area of the courthouse other than his or her courtroom;
219 6. Any polling place;
220 7. Any meeting of the governing body of a county, public
221 school district, municipality, or special district;
222 8. Any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof;
223 9. Any school, college, or professional athletic event not
224 related to firearms;
225 10. Any elementary or secondary school facility or
226 administration building;
227 11. Any career center;
228 12. Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense
229 alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which
230 portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such
231 purpose;
232 13. Any college or university facility unless the licensee
233 is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such
234 college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal
235 electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes
236 and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile;
237 14. The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area
238 of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited from
239 carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is
240 encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as
241 baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or
242 15. Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited
243 by federal law.
244 Section 9. Effective July 1, 2025, paragraph (c) of
245 subsection (1) and subsection (4) of section 937.021, Florida
246 Statutes, are amended to read:
247 937.021 Missing child and missing adult reports.—
248 (1) Law enforcement agencies in this state shall adopt
249 written policies that specify the procedures to be used to
250 investigate reports of missing children and missing adults. The
251 policies must ensure that cases involving missing children and
252 adults are investigated promptly using appropriate resources.
253 The policies must include:
254 (c) Standards for maintaining and clearing computer data of
255 information concerning a missing child or missing adult which is
256 stored in the Florida Crime Information Center, the National
257 Crime Information Center, and the National Missing and
258 Unidentified Persons System. The standards must require, at a
259 minimum, a monthly review of each case entered into the Florida
260 Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information
261 Center, an annual review of each case entered into the National
262 Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and a determination of
263 whether the case should be maintained in the databases database.
264 (4)(a) Upon the filing of a police report that a child is
265 missing by the parent or guardian, the Department of Children
266 and Families, or a community-based care provider, the law
267 enforcement agency receiving the report shall immediately inform
268 all on-duty law enforcement officers of the missing child
269 report, communicate the report to every other law enforcement
270 agency having jurisdiction in the county, and within 2 hours
271 after receipt of the report, transmit the report for inclusion
272 within the Florida Crime Information Center and, the National
273 Crime Information Center, and the National Missing and
274 Unidentified Persons System databases, and shall, within 90 days
275 after receipt of the report, transmit the report to the National
276 Missing and Unidentified Persons System. A law enforcement
277 agency may not require a reporter to present an order that a
278 child be taken into custody or any other such order before
279 accepting a report that a child is missing.
280 (b) Upon the filing of a credible police report that an
281 adult is missing, the law enforcement agency receiving the
282 report shall, within 2 hours after receipt of the report,
283 transmit the report for inclusion within the Florida Crime
284 Information Center and, the National Crime Information Center,
285 and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
286 databases, and shall, within 90 days after receipt of the
287 report, transmit the report to the National Missing and
288 Unidentified Persons System.
289 Section 10. Effective July 1, 2025, paragraph (b) of
290 subsection (3) of section 937.022, Florida Statutes, is amended
291 to read:
292 937.022 Missing Endangered Persons Information
293 Clearinghouse.—
294 (3) The clearinghouse shall:
295 (b) Provide a centralized file for the exchange of
296 information on missing endangered persons.
297 1. Every state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency
298 shall submit to the clearinghouse information concerning missing
299 endangered persons.
300 2. Any person having knowledge may submit a missing
301 endangered person report to the clearinghouse concerning a child
302 or adult younger than 26 years of age whose whereabouts is
303 unknown, regardless of the circumstances, subsequent to
304 reporting such child or adult missing to the appropriate law
305 enforcement agency within the county in which the child or adult
306 became missing, and subsequent to entry by the law enforcement
307 agency of the child or person into the Florida Crime Information
308 Center and, the National Crime Information Center, and the
309 National Missing and Unidentified Persons System databases. The
310 missing endangered person report shall be included in the
311 clearinghouse database.
312 3. Only the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over
313 the case may submit a missing endangered person report to the
314 clearinghouse involving a missing adult age 26 years or older
315 who is suspected by a law enforcement agency of being endangered
316 or the victim of criminal activity.
317 4. Only the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over
318 the case may make a request to the clearinghouse for the
319 activation of a state Silver Alert or a Purple Alert involving a
320 missing adult if circumstances regarding the disappearance have
321 met the criteria for activation of the Silver Alert Plan or the
322 Purple Alert.
323 Section 11. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 500.92,
324 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
325 500.92 Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act.—
326 (3) It is unlawful to sell, deliver, barter, furnish, or
327 give, directly or indirectly, any kratom product, including any
328 kratom product that is adulterated with synthesized or semi
329 synthesized kratom alkaloids or constituents or that contains a
330 level of 7-hydroxymitragynine in the alkaloid fraction which is
331 greater than 2 percent, to a person younger than who is under 21
332 years of age.
333 (4) A person who violates violation of subsection (3)
334 commits is a misdemeanor of the first second degree, punishable
335 as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
336 Section 12. Section 951.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to
337 read:
338 951.27 Blood tests of inmates.—
339 (1) Each county and each municipal detention facility shall
340 have a written procedure developed, in consultation with the
341 facility medical provider, establishing conditions under which
342 an inmate will be tested for infectious disease, including human
343 immunodeficiency virus pursuant to s. 775.0877, which procedure
344 is consistent with guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control
345 and Prevention and recommendations of the Correctional Medical
346 Authority. It is not unlawful for the person receiving the test
347 results to divulge the test results to the sheriff or chief
348 correctional officer. These procedures must include
349 circumstances that warrant the immediate testing of an arrestee
350 upon booking and must require that testing results be provided
351 to any first responder or criminal justice professional who has
352 been exposed to bodily fluids or bloodborne pathogens from the
353 arrestee.
354 (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
355 serologic blood test results obtained pursuant to subsection (1)
356 are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
357 I of the State Constitution. However, such results may be
358 provided to employees or officers of the sheriff or chief
359 correctional officer who are responsible for the custody and
360 care of the affected inmate and have a need to know such
361 information, and as provided in ss. 775.0877 and 960.003. In
362 addition, upon request of the victim or the victim’s legal
363 guardian, or the parent or legal guardian of the victim if the
364 victim is a minor, the results of any HIV test performed on an
365 inmate arrested for any sexual offense involving oral, anal, or
366 female genital penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ
367 of another, must be disclosed to the victim or the victim’s
368 legal guardian, or to the parent or legal guardian of the victim
369 if the victim is a minor. In such cases, the county or municipal
370 detention facility shall furnish the test results to the
371 Department of Health, which is responsible for disclosing the
372 results to public health agencies as provided in s. 775.0877 and
373 to the victim or the victim’s legal guardian, or the parent or
374 legal guardian of the victim if the victim is a minor, as
375 provided in s. 960.003(3). As used in this subsection, the term
376 “female genitals” includes the labia minora, labia majora,
377 clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina.
378 (3) The results of any serologic blood test on an inmate
379 are a part of that inmate’s permanent medical file. Upon
380 transfer of the inmate to any other correctional facility, such
381 file is also transferred, and all relevant authorized persons
382 must be notified of positive HIV test results, as required in s.
383 775.0877.
384 (4) A first responder or criminal justice professional who,
385 in the lawful performance of his or her duties, is exposed to a
386 potential communicable disease or bloodborne pathogen by a
387 subject who is arrested and booked into a county or municipal
388 detention facility shall notice the detention facility upon
389 booking or within 24 hours after the exposure. If the first
390 responder or criminal justice professional is incapacitated and
391 cannot provide this notice, this responsibility falls upon his
392 or her employing department. This notice must invoke immediate
393 testing of the inmate, if it has not already been done,
394 according to the written procedures of the detention facility,
395 and such testing is required before release of the inmate. The
396 results of the testing must be handled in accordance with s.
397 775.0877(2).
398 Section 13. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (f) of subsection (3)
399 of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
400 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
401 chart.—
402 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
403 (c) LEVEL 3
404
405 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
406 119.10(2)(b) 3rd Unlawful use of confidential information from police reports.
407 316.066 (3)(b)-(d) 3rd Unlawfully obtaining or using confidential crash reports.
408 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 3rd conviction.
409 316.1935(2) 3rd Fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer in patrol vehicle with siren and lights activated.
410 319.30(4) 3rd Possession by junkyard of motor vehicle with identification number plate removed.
411 319.33(1)(a) 3rd Alter or forge any certificate of title to a motor vehicle or mobile home.
412 319.33(1)(c) 3rd Procure or pass title on stolen vehicle.
413 319.33(4) 3rd With intent to defraud, possess, sell, etc., a blank, forged, or unlawfully obtained title or registration.
414 327.35(2)(b) 3rd Felony BUI.
415 328.05(2) 3rd Possess, sell, or counterfeit fictitious, stolen, or fraudulent titles or bills of sale of vessels.
416 328.07(4) 3rd Manufacture, exchange, or possess vessel with counterfeit or wrong ID number.
417 376.302(5) 3rd Fraud related to reimbursement for cleanup expenses under the Inland Protection Trust Fund.
418 379.2431 (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.
419 379.2431 (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.
420 379.2431 (1)(e)7. 3rd Soliciting to commit or conspiring to commit a violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
421 400.9935(4)(a) or (b) 3rd Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
422 400.9935(4)(e) 3rd Filing a false license application or other required information or failing to report information.
423 440.1051(3) 3rd False report of workers’ compensation fraud or retaliation for making such a report.
424 501.001(2)(b) 2nd Tampers with a consumer product or the container using materially false/misleading information.
425 624.401(4)(a) 3rd Transacting insurance without a certificate of authority.
426 624.401(4)(b)1. 3rd Transacting insurance without a certificate of authority; premium collected less than $20,000.
427 626.902(1)(a) & (b) 3rd Representing an unauthorized insurer.
428 697.08 3rd Equity skimming.
429 790.15(3) 3rd Person directs another to discharge firearm from a vehicle.
430 794.053 3rd Lewd or lascivious written solicitation of a person 16 or 17 years of age by a person 24 years of age or older.
431 806.10(1) 3rd Maliciously injure, destroy, or interfere with vehicles or equipment used in firefighting.
432 806.10(2) 3rd Interferes with or assaults firefighter in performance of duty.
433 810.09(2)(b) 3rd Trespass on property other than structure or conveyance armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
434 810.145(2)(c) 3rd Digital voyeurism; 19 years of age or older.
435 812.014(2)(c)2. 3rd Grand theft; $5,000 or more but less than $10,000.
436 812.0145(2)(c) 3rd Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $300 or more but less than $10,000.
437 812.015(8)(b) 3rd Retail theft with intent to sell; conspires with others.
438 812.081(2) 3rd Theft of a trade secret.
439 815.04(4)(b) 2nd Computer offense devised to defraud or obtain property.
440 817.034(4)(a)3. 3rd Engages in scheme to defraud (Florida Communications Fraud Act), property valued at less than $20,000.
441 817.233 3rd Burning to defraud insurer.
442 817.234 (8)(b) & (c) 3rd Unlawful solicitation of persons involved in motor vehicle accidents.
443 817.234(11)(a) 3rd Insurance fraud; property value less than $20,000.
444 817.236 3rd Filing a false motor vehicle insurance application.
445 817.2361 3rd Creating, marketing, or presenting a false or fraudulent motor vehicle insurance card.
446 817.413(2) 3rd Sale of used goods of $1,000 or more as new.
447 817.49(2)(b)1. 2nd 3rd Willful making of a false report of a crime causing great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, or permanent disability.
448 831.28(2)(a) 3rd Counterfeiting a payment instrument with intent to defraud or possessing a counterfeit payment instrument with intent to defraud.
449 831.29 2nd Possession of instruments for counterfeiting driver licenses or identification cards.
450 836.13(2) 3rd Person who promotes an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without consent.
451 838.021(3)(b) 3rd Threatens unlawful harm to public servant.
452 847.01385 3rd Harmful communication to a minor.
453 860.15(3) 3rd Overcharging for repairs and parts.
454 870.01(2) 3rd Riot.
455 870.01(4) 3rd Inciting a riot.
456 893.13(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).
457 893.13(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.
458 893.13(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.
459 893.13(4)(c) 3rd Use or hire of minor; deliver to minor other controlled substances.
460 893.13(6)(a) 3rd Possession of any controlled substance other than felony possession of cannabis.
461 893.13(7)(a)8. 3rd Withhold information from practitioner regarding previous receipt of or prescription for a controlled substance.
462 893.13(7)(a)9. 3rd Obtain or attempt to obtain controlled substance by fraud, forgery, misrepresentation, etc.
463 893.13(7)(a)10. 3rd Affix false or forged label to package of controlled substance.
464 893.13(7)(a)11. 3rd Furnish false or fraudulent material information on any document or record required by chapter 893.
465 893.13(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.
466 893.13(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.
467 893.13(8)(a)3. 3rd Knowingly write a prescription for a controlled substance for a fictitious person.
468 893.13(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.
469 918.13(1) 3rd Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
470 944.47 (1)(a)1. & 2. 3rd Introduce contraband to correctional facility.
471 944.47(1)(c) 2nd Possess contraband while upon the grounds of a correctional institution.
472 985.721 3rd Escapes from a juvenile facility (secure detention or residential commitment facility).
473 (d) LEVEL 4
474
475 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
476 104.155 3rd Unqualified noncitizen electors voting; aiding or soliciting noncitizen electors in voting.
477 316.1935(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.
478 499.0051(1) 3rd Failure to maintain or deliver transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statements.
479 499.0051(5) 2nd Knowing sale or delivery, or possession with intent to sell, contraband prescription drugs.
480 517.07(1) 3rd Failure to register securities.
481 517.12(1) 3rd Failure of dealer or associated person of a dealer of securities to register.
482 784.031 3rd Battery by strangulation.
483 784.07(2)(b) 3rd Battery of law enforcement officer, firefighter, etc.
484 784.074(1)(c) 3rd Battery of sexually violent predators facility staff.
485 784.075 3rd Battery on detention or commitment facility staff.
486 784.078 3rd Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
487 784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
488 784.081(3) 3rd Battery on specified official or employee.
489 784.082(3) 3rd Battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
490 784.083(3) 3rd Battery on code inspector.
491 784.085 3rd Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
492 787.03(1) 3rd Interference with custody; wrongly takes minor from appointed guardian.
493 787.04(2) 3rd Take, entice, or remove child beyond state limits with criminal intent pending custody proceedings.
494 787.04(3) 3rd Carrying child beyond state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing child at custody hearing or delivering to designated person.
495 787.07 3rd Human smuggling.
496 790.115(1) 3rd Exhibiting firearm or weapon within 1,000 feet of a school.
497 790.115(2)(b) 3rd Possessing electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon on school property.
498 790.115(2)(c) 3rd Possessing firearm on school property.
499 794.051(1) 3rd Indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors.
500 800.04(7)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender less than 18 years.
501 806.135 2nd Destroying or demolishing a memorial or historic property.
502 810.02(4)(a) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
503 810.02(4)(b) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery.
504 810.06 3rd Burglary; possession of tools.
505 810.08(2)(c) 3rd Trespass on property, armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
506 810.145(3)(b) 3rd Digital voyeurism dissemination.
507 812.014(2)(c)3. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000 or more but less than $20,000.
508 812.014 (2)(c)4. & 6.-10. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; specified items.
509 812.014(2)(d)2. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $750 or more taken from dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage.
510 812.014(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.
511 812.0195(2) 3rd Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet; property stolen $300 or more.
512 817.505(4)(a) 3rd Patient brokering.
513 817.563(1) 3rd Sell or deliver substance other than controlled substance agreed upon, excluding s. 893.03(5) drugs.
514 817.568(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of personal identification information.
515 817.5695(3)(c) 3rd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value less than $10,000.
516 817.625(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder.
517 817.625(2)(c) 3rd Possess, sell, or deliver skimming device.
518 828.125(1) 2nd Kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm or permanent breeding disability to any registered horse or cattle.
519 836.14(2) 3rd Person who commits theft of a sexually explicit image with intent to promote it.
520 836.14(3) 3rd Person who willfully possesses a sexually explicit image with certain knowledge, intent, and purpose.
521 837.02(1) 3rd Perjury in official proceedings.
522 837.021(1) 3rd Make contradictory statements in official proceedings.
523 838.022 3rd Official misconduct.
524 839.13(2)(a) 3rd Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency.
525 839.13(2)(c) 3rd Falsifying records of the Department of Children and Families.
526 843.021 3rd Possession of a concealed handcuff key by a person in custody.
527 843.025 3rd Interfering with a Deprive law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer’s officer of means of protection or communication.
528 843.15(1)(a) 3rd Failure to appear while on bail for felony (bond estreature or bond jumping).
529 843.19(2) 2nd Injure, disable, or kill police, fire, or SAR canine or police horse.
530 847.0135(5)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender less than 18 years.
531 870.01(3) 2nd Aggravated rioting.
532 870.01(5) 2nd Aggravated inciting a riot.
533 874.05(1)(a) 3rd Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang.
534 893.13(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).
535 914.14(2) 3rd Witnesses accepting bribes.
536 914.22(1) 3rd Force, threaten, etc., witness, victim, or informant.
537 914.23(2) 3rd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, no bodily injury.
538 916.1085 (2)(c)1. 3rd Introduction of specified contraband into certain DCF facilities.
539 918.12 3rd Tampering with jurors.
540 934.215 3rd Use of two-way communications device to facilitate commission of a crime.
541 944.47(1)(a)6. 3rd Introduction of contraband (cellular telephone or other portable communication device) into correctional institution.
542 951.22(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.
543 (f) LEVEL 6
544
545 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
546 316.027(2)(b) 2nd Leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury.
547 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 4th or subsequent conviction.
548 400.9935(4)(c) 2nd Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
549 499.0051(2) 2nd Knowing forgery of transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statement.
550 499.0051(3) 2nd Knowing purchase or receipt of prescription drug from unauthorized person.
551 499.0051(4) 2nd Knowing sale or transfer of prescription drug to unauthorized person.
552 775.0875(1) 3rd Taking firearm from law enforcement officer.
553 784.021(1)(a) 3rd Aggravated assault; deadly weapon without intent to kill.
554 784.021(1)(b) 3rd Aggravated assault; intent to commit felony.
555 784.041 3rd Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation.
556 784.048(3) 3rd Aggravated stalking; credible threat.
557 784.048(5) 3rd Aggravated stalking of person under 16.
558 784.07(2)(c) 2nd Aggravated assault on law enforcement officer.
559 784.074(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on sexually violent predators facility staff.
560 784.08(2)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on a person 65 years of age or older.
561 784.081(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on specified official or employee.
562 784.082(2) 2nd Aggravated assault by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
563 784.083(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on code inspector.
564 787.02(2) 3rd False imprisonment; restraining with purpose other than those in s. 787.01.
565 790.115(2)(d) 2nd Discharging firearm or weapon on school property.
566 790.161(2) 2nd Make, possess, or throw destructive device with intent to do bodily harm or damage property.
567 790.164(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.
568 790.19 2nd Shooting or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, vessels, or vehicles.
569 794.011(8)(a) 3rd Solicitation of minor to participate in sexual activity by custodial adult.
570 794.05(1) 2nd Unlawful sexual activity with specified minor.
571 800.04(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.
572 800.04(6)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious conduct; offender 18 years of age or older.
573 806.031(2) 2nd Arson resulting in great bodily harm to firefighter or any other person.
574 810.02(3)(c) 2nd Burglary of occupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
575 810.145(8)(b) 2nd Digital voyeurism; certain minor victims; 2nd or subsequent offense.
576 812.014(2)(b)1. 2nd Property stolen $20,000 or more, but less than $100,000, grand theft in 2nd degree.
577 812.014(2)(c)5. 3rd Grand theft; third degree; firearm.
578 812.014(6) 2nd Theft; property stolen $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
579 812.015(9)(a) 2nd Retail theft; property stolen $750 or more; second or subsequent conviction.
580 812.015(9)(b) 2nd Retail theft; aggregated property stolen within 120 days is $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
581 812.015(9)(d) 2nd Retail theft; multiple thefts within specified period.
582 812.015(9)(e) 2nd Retail theft; committed with specified number of other persons and use of social media platform.
583 812.13(2)(c) 2nd Robbery, no firearm or other weapon (strong-arm robbery).
584 817.4821(5) 2nd Possess cloning paraphernalia with intent to create cloned cellular telephones.
585 817.49(2)(b)2. 1st 2nd Willful making of a false report of a crime resulting in death.
586 817.505(4)(b) 2nd Patient brokering; 10 or more patients.
587 817.5695(3)(b) 2nd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value $10,000 or more, but less than $50,000.
588 825.102(1) 3rd Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult.
589 825.102(3)(c) 3rd Neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult.
590 825.1025(3) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
591 825.103(3)(c) 3rd Exploiting an elderly person or disabled adult and property is valued at less than $10,000.
592 827.03(2)(c) 3rd Abuse of a child.
593 827.03(2)(d) 3rd Neglect of a child.
594 827.071(5) 3rd Possess, control, or intentionally view any photographic material, motion picture, etc., which includes child pornography.
595 828.126(3) 3rd Sexual activities involving animals.
596 836.05 2nd Threats; extortion.
597 836.10 2nd Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism.
598 843.12 3rd Aids or assists person to escape.
599 847.011 3rd Distributing, offering to distribute, or possessing with intent to distribute obscene materials depicting minors.
600 847.012 3rd Knowingly using a minor in the production of materials harmful to minors.
601 847.0135(2) 3rd Facilitates sexual conduct of or with a minor or the visual depiction of such conduct.
602 893.131 2nd Distribution of controlled substances resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury.
603 914.23 2nd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, with bodily injury.
604 918.13(2)(b) 2nd Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence relating to a capital felony.
605 944.35(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.
606 944.40 2nd Escapes.
607 944.46 3rd Harboring, concealing, aiding escaped prisoners.
608 944.47(1)(a)5. 2nd Introduction of contraband (firearm, weapon, or explosive) into correctional facility.
609 951.22(1)(i) 3rd Firearm or weapon introduced into county detention facility.
610
611 Section 14. Section 843.025, Florida Statutes, is amended
612 to read:
613 843.025 Interfering with an officer’s Depriving officer of
614 means of protection or communication.—
615 (1) It is unlawful for any person to do any of the
616 following to deprive a law enforcement officer as defined in s.
617 943.10(1), a correctional officer as defined in s. 943.10(2), or
618 a correctional probation officer as defined in s. 943.10(3):
619 (a) Deprive the officer of her or his weapon or radio;
620 digital recording device, including a body-worn camera; or
621 restraint device, including handcuffs, or to otherwise deprive
622 the officer of the means to defend herself or himself or summon
623 assistance.
624 (b) Render useless the officer’s weapon or radio; digital
625 recording device, including a body-worn camera; or restraint
626 device, including handcuffs, or to otherwise prevent the officer
627 from defending herself or himself or to summon assistance.
628 (2) Any person who violates this section commits is guilty
629 of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
630 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
631 Section 15. Paragraph (e) of subsection (4) of section
632 397.417, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
633 397.417 Peer specialists.—
634 (4) BACKGROUND SCREENING.—
635 (e) The background screening conducted under this
636 subsection must ensure that a peer specialist has not been
637 arrested for and is awaiting final disposition of, found guilty
638 of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo
639 contendere or guilty to, or been adjudicated delinquent and the
640 record has not been sealed or expunged for, any offense
641 prohibited under any of the following state laws or similar laws
642 of another jurisdiction:
643 1. Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with
644 certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such
645 sexual misconduct.
646 2. Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with
647 certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual
648 misconduct.
649 3. Section 409.920, relating to Medicaid provider fraud, if
650 the offense was a felony of the first or second degree.
651 4. Section 415.111, relating to abuse, neglect, or
652 exploitation of vulnerable adults.
653 5. Any offense that constitutes domestic violence as
654 defined in s. 741.28.
655 6. Section 777.04, relating to attempts, solicitation, and
656 conspiracy to commit an offense listed in this paragraph.
657 7. Section 782.04, relating to murder.
658 8. Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter; aggravated
659 manslaughter of an elderly person or a disabled adult;
660 aggravated manslaughter of a child; or aggravated manslaughter
661 of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician,
662 or a paramedic.
663 9. Section 782.071, relating to vehicular homicide.
664 10. Section 782.09, relating to killing an unborn child by
665 injury to the mother.
666 11. Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and culpable
667 negligence, if the offense was a felony.
668 12. Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
669 13. Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment.
670 14. Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a
671 child.
672 15. Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking,
673 enticing, or removing a minor beyond state limits, or concealing
674 the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending custody
675 proceedings.
676 16. Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking,
677 enticing, or removing a minor beyond state limits, or concealing
678 the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending dependency
679 proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse or neglect
680 of a minor.
681 17. Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms or
682 weapons within 1,000 feet of a school.
683 18. Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an
684 electric weapon or device, a destructive device, or any other
685 weapon on school property.
686 19. Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery.
687 20. Former s. 794.041, relating to prohibited acts of
688 persons in familial or custodial authority.
689 21. Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity
690 with certain minors.
691 22. Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation.
692 23. Section 796.07, relating to procuring another to commit
693 prostitution, except for those offenses expunged pursuant to s.
694 943.0583.
695 24. Section 798.02, relating to lewd and lascivious
696 behavior.
697 25. Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent
698 exposure.
699 26. Section 806.01, relating to arson.
700 27. Section 810.02, relating to burglary, if the offense
701 was a felony of the first degree.
702 28. Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism, if the offense
703 was a felony.
704 29. Section 810.145, relating to digital voyeurism, if the
705 offense was a felony.
706 30. Section 812.13, relating to robbery.
707 31. Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden
708 snatching.
709 32. Section 812.133, relating to carjacking.
710 33. Section 812.135, relating to home-invasion robbery.
711 34. Section 817.034, relating to communications fraud, if
712 the offense was a felony of the first degree.
713 35. Section 817.234, relating to false and fraudulent
714 insurance claims, if the offense was a felony of the first or
715 second degree.
716 36. Section 817.50, relating to fraudulently obtaining
717 goods or services from a health care provider and false reports
718 of a communicable disease.
719 37. Section 817.505, relating to patient brokering.
720 38. Section 817.568, relating to fraudulent use of personal
721 identification, if the offense was a felony of the first or
722 second degree.
723 39. Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated abuse,
724 or neglect of an elderly person or a disabled adult.
725 40. Section 825.1025, relating to lewd or lascivious
726 offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person
727 or a disabled person.
728 41. Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an elderly
729 person or a disabled adult, if the offense was a felony.
730 42. Section 826.04, relating to incest.
731 43. Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated
732 child abuse, or neglect of a child.
733 44. Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the
734 delinquency or dependency of a child.
735 45. Former s. 827.05, relating to negligent treatment of
736 children.
737 46. Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a
738 child.
739 47. Section 831.30, relating to fraud in obtaining
740 medicinal drugs.
741 48. Section 831.31, relating to the sale; manufacture;
742 delivery; or possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or
743 deliver of any counterfeit controlled substance, if the offense
744 was a felony.
745 49. Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with
746 violence.
747 50. Section 843.025, relating to interfering with depriving
748 a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation
749 officer’s officer of the means of protection or communication.
750 51. Section 843.12, relating to aiding in an escape.
751 52. Section 843.13, relating to aiding in the escape of
752 juvenile inmates of correctional institutions.
753 53. Chapter 847, relating to obscenity.
754 54. Section 874.05, relating to encouraging or recruiting
755 another to join a criminal gang.
756 55. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
757 control, if the offense was a felony of the second degree or
758 greater severity.
759 56. Section 895.03, relating to racketeering and collection
760 of unlawful debts.
761 57. Section 896.101, relating to the Florida Money
762 Laundering Act.
763 58. Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct with
764 certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual
765 misconduct.
766 59. Section 944.35(3), relating to inflicting cruel or
767 inhuman treatment on an inmate resulting in great bodily harm.
768 60. Section 944.40, relating to escape.
769 61. Section 944.46, relating to harboring, concealing, or
770 aiding an escaped prisoner.
771 62. Section 944.47, relating to introduction of contraband
772 into a correctional institution.
773 63. Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in
774 juvenile justice programs.
775 64. Section 985.711, relating to introduction of contraband
776 into a detention facility.
777 Section 16. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
778 420.6241, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
779 420.6241 Persons with lived experience.—
780 (4) BACKGROUND SCREENING.—
781 (b) The background screening conducted under this
782 subsection must ensure that the qualified applicant has not been
783 arrested for and is not awaiting final disposition of, has not
784 been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a
785 plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, or has not been
786 adjudicated delinquent and the record has been sealed or
787 expunged for, any offense prohibited under any of the following
788 state laws or similar laws of another jurisdiction:
789 1. Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with
790 certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such
791 sexual misconduct.
792 2. Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with
793 certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual
794 misconduct.
795 3. Section 409.920, relating to Medicaid provider fraud, if
796 the offense is a felony of the first or second degree.
797 4. Section 415.111, relating to criminal penalties for
798 abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults.
799 5. Any offense that constitutes domestic violence, as
800 defined in s. 741.28.
801 6. Section 777.04, relating to attempts, solicitation, and
802 conspiracy to commit an offense listed in this paragraph.
803 7. Section 782.04, relating to murder.
804 8. Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter, aggravated
805 manslaughter of an elderly person or a disabled adult,
806 aggravated manslaughter of a child, or aggravated manslaughter
807 of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician,
808 or a paramedic.
809 9. Section 782.071, relating to vehicular homicide.
810 10. Section 782.09, relating to killing of an unborn child
811 by injury to the mother.
812 11. Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and culpable
813 negligence, if the offense is a felony.
814 12. Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
815 13. Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment.
816 14. Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a
817 child.
818 15. Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking,
819 enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or
820 concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending
821 custody proceedings.
822 16. Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking,
823 enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or
824 concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending
825 dependency proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse
826 or neglect of a minor.
827 17. Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms or
828 weapons within 1,000 feet of a school.
829 18. Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an
830 electric weapon or device, a destructive device, or any other
831 weapon on school property.
832 19. Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery.
833 20. Former s. 794.041, relating to prohibited acts of
834 persons in familial or custodial authority.
835 21. Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity
836 with certain minors.
837 22. Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation.
838 23. Section 796.07, relating to procuring another to commit
839 prostitution, except for those offenses expunged pursuant to s.
840 943.0583.
841 24. Section 798.02, relating to lewd and lascivious
842 behavior.
843 25. Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent
844 exposure.
845 26. Section 806.01, relating to arson.
846 27. Section 810.02, relating to burglary, if the offense is
847 a felony of the first degree.
848 28. Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism, if the offense
849 is a felony.
850 29. Section 810.145, relating to digital video voyeurism,
851 if the offense is a felony.
852 30. Section 812.13, relating to robbery.
853 31. Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden
854 snatching.
855 32. Section 812.133, relating to carjacking.
856 33. Section 812.135, relating to home-invasion robbery.
857 34. Section 817.034, relating to communications fraud, if
858 the offense is a felony of the first degree.
859 35. Section 817.234, relating to false and fraudulent
860 insurance claims, if the offense is a felony of the first or
861 second degree.
862 36. Section 817.50, relating to fraudulently obtaining
863 goods or services from a health care provider and false reports
864 of a communicable disease.
865 37. Section 817.505, relating to patient brokering.
866 38. Section 817.568, relating to fraudulent use of personal
867 identification, if the offense is a felony of the first or
868 second degree.
869 39. Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated abuse,
870 or neglect of an elderly person or a disabled adult.
871 40. Section 825.1025, relating to lewd or lascivious
872 offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person
873 or a disabled person.
874 41. Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an elderly
875 person or a disabled adult, if the offense is a felony.
876 42. Section 826.04, relating to incest.
877 43. Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated
878 child abuse, or neglect of a child.
879 44. Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the
880 delinquency or dependency of a child.
881 45. Former s. 827.05, relating to negligent treatment of
882 children.
883 46. Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a
884 child.
885 47. Section 831.30, relating to fraud in obtaining
886 medicinal drugs.
887 48. Section 831.31, relating to the sale, manufacture,
888 delivery, or possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or
889 deliver any counterfeit controlled substance, if the offense is
890 a felony.
891 49. Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with
892 violence.
893 50. Section 843.025, relating to interfering with depriving
894 a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation
895 officer’s officer of the means of protection or communication.
896 51. Section 843.12, relating to aiding in an escape.
897 52. Section 843.13, relating to aiding in the escape of
898 juvenile inmates of correctional institutions.
899 53. Chapter 847, relating to obscenity.
900 54. Section 874.05, relating to encouraging or recruiting
901 another to join a criminal gang.
902 55. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
903 control, if the offense is a felony of the second degree or
904 greater severity.
905 56. Section 895.03, relating to racketeering and collection
906 of unlawful debts.
907 57. Section 896.101, relating to the Florida Money
908 Laundering Act.
909 58. Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct with
910 certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual
911 misconduct.
912 59. Section 944.35(3), relating to inflicting cruel or
913 inhuman treatment on an inmate, resulting in great bodily harm.
914 60. Section 944.40, relating to escape.
915 61. Section 944.46, relating to harboring, concealing, or
916 aiding an escaped prisoner.
917 62. Section 944.47, relating to introduction of contraband
918 into a correctional institution.
919 63. Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in
920 juvenile justice programs.
921 64. Section 985.711, relating to introduction of contraband
922 into a detention facility.
923 Section 17. Paragraph (xx) of subsection (2) of section
924 435.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
925 435.04 Level 2 screening standards.—
926 (2) The security background investigations under this
927 section must ensure that persons subject to this section have
928 not been arrested for and are awaiting final disposition of;
929 have not been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or
930 entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to; or have not been
931 adjudicated delinquent and the record has not been sealed or
932 expunged for, any offense prohibited under any of the following
933 provisions of state law or similar law of another jurisdiction:
934 (xx) Section 843.025, relating to interfering with
935 depriving a law enforcement, correctional, or correctional
936 probation officer’s officer means of protection or
937 communication.
938 Section 18. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
939 914.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
940 914.25 Protective services for certain victims and
941 witnesses.—
942 (1) For purposes of this section, the term:
943 (b) “Serious felony offense” means one of the following
944 offenses, including an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to
945 commit one of the following offenses: murder, manslaughter,
946 sexual battery, aggravated stalking, aggravated battery,
947 carjacking, home invasion robbery, burglary, arson, robbery,
948 kidnapping, racketeering, or trafficking in a controlled
949 substance, battery by strangulation, human smuggling, human
950 trafficking, or any other felony that involves the use or threat
951 of physical force or violence against any individual.
952 Section 19. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
953 made by this act to section 914.25, Florida Statutes, in
954 references thereto, subsections (1), (2), and (5) of section
955 914.27, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
956 914.27 Confidentiality of victim and witness information.—
957 (1) Information held by any state or local law enforcement
958 agency, state attorney, the statewide prosecutor, the Victim and
959 Witness Protection Review Committee created pursuant to s.
960 943.031, or the Department of Law Enforcement which discloses:
961 (a) The identity or location of a victim or witness who has
962 been identified or certified for protective or relocation
963 services pursuant to s. 914.25;
964 (b) The identity or location of an immediate family member
965 of a victim or witness who has been identified or certified
966 pursuant to s. 914.25;
967 (c) Relocation sites, techniques, or procedures utilized or
968 developed as a result of the victim and witness protective
969 services afforded by s. 914.25; or
970 (d) The identity or relocation site of any victim, witness,
971 or immediate family member of a victim or witness who has made a
972 relocation of permanent residence by reason of the victim’s or
973 witness’s involvement in the investigation or prosecution giving
974 rise to certification for protective or relocation services
975 pursuant to s. 914.25;
976
977 is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1)
978 and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Such information
979 may be shared by law enforcement agencies, state attorneys, and
980 the statewide prosecutor to facilitate the protective or
981 relocation services provided pursuant to s. 914.25 and to
982 support the prosecution efforts of the state attorneys and the
983 statewide prosecutor. Any information so shared must remain
984 confidential and exempt in the hands of any agency or entity to
985 which the information is provided.
986 (2) If a victim or witness is identified for protective
987 services under s. 914.25 and is later denied certification, the
988 identity and location information exempt pursuant to paragraphs
989 (1)(a) and (b) becomes public information, unless otherwise
990 provided by law.
991 (5) For the purposes of effectively implementing s. 914.25,
992 any state or local law enforcement agency, state attorney, or
993 the statewide prosecutor may provide written notification to an
994 agency as defined in s. 119.011 or to a business entity
995 operating under contract with, licensed by, or having any other
996 business relationship with an agency, or providing services
997 pursuant to s. 914.25, that information described in subsection
998 (1) held by that agency or business is confidential and exempt
999 from public disclosure. The state or local law enforcement
1000 agency, state attorney, or the statewide prosecutor providing
1001 such written notification shall also provide written
1002 notification to the agency or business as to when, in accordance
1003 with this section, identity and location information exempted
1004 pursuant to paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) can be made publicly
1005 available.
1006 Section 20. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
1007 made by this act to section 914.25, Florida Statutes, in a
1008 reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section
1009 943.031, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
1010 943.031 Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council.—
1011 (8) VICTIM AND WITNESS PROTECTION REVIEW COMMITTEE.—
1012 (c) The lead law enforcement agency providing victim or
1013 witness protective or temporary relocation services pursuant to
1014 the provisions of s. 914.25 may submit a request for
1015 reimbursement to the Victim and Witness Protection Review
1016 Committee in a format approved by the committee. The lead law
1017 enforcement agency shall submit such reimbursement request on
1018 behalf of all law enforcement agencies that cooperated in
1019 providing protective or temporary relocation services related to
1020 a particular criminal investigation or prosecution. As part of
1021 the reimbursement request, the lead law enforcement agency must
1022 indicate how any reimbursement proceeds will be distributed
1023 among the agencies that provided protective or temporary
1024 relocation services.
1025 Section 21. Effective July 1, 2025, paragraph (a) of
1026 subsection (2) of section 943.0595, Florida Statutes, is
1027 amended, and paragraph (e) is added to subsection (3) of that
1028 section, to read:
1029 943.0595 Automatic sealing of criminal history records;
1030 confidentiality of related court records.—
1031 (2) ELIGIBILITY.—
1032 (a) The department shall automatically seal a criminal
1033 history record that does not result from an indictment,
1034 information, or other charging document for a forcible felony as
1035 defined in s. 776.08 or for an offense enumerated in s.
1036 943.0435(1)(h)1.a.(I), if:
1037 1. An indictment, information, or other charging document
1038 was not filed or issued in the case giving rise to the criminal
1039 history record.
1040 2. An indictment, information, or other charging document
1041 was filed in the case giving rise to the criminal history
1042 record, but was dismissed or nolle prosequi by the state
1043 attorney or statewide prosecutor or was dismissed by a court of
1044 competent jurisdiction as to all counts. However, a person is
1045 not eligible for automatic sealing under this section if the
1046 dismissal was pursuant to s. 916.145 or s. 985.19.
1047 1.3. A not guilty verdict was rendered by a judge or jury
1048 as to all counts. However, a person is not eligible for
1049 automatic sealing under this section if the defendant was found
1050 not guilty by reason of insanity.
1051 2.4. A judgment of acquittal was rendered by a judge as to
1052 all counts.
1053 (3) PROCESS FOR AND EFFECT OF AUTOMATIC SEALING.—
1054 (e) This section does not limit a prosecutor from accessing
1055 a criminal history record sealed pursuant to this section to
1056 determine an appropriate plea offer, to access evidence that can
1057 be used in a prosecution, or to determine eligibility for
1058 diversion.
1059 Section 22. Effective July 1, 2025, section 943.0413,
1060 Florida Statutes, is created to read:
1061 943.0413 Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program.—
1062 (1)(a) Subject to legislative appropriation, the Critical
1063 Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program is created within the
1064 department to support the ongoing assessment of this state’s
1065 vulnerability to, and ability to detect, prevent, prepare for,
1066 respond to, and recover from, acts of terrorism within or
1067 affecting this state.
1068 (b) The state, or any law enforcement agency, county,
1069 municipality, or other political subdivision of this state, or
1070 any agent thereof, which has constitutional or statutory
1071 authority to employ or appoint law enforcement officers, is
1072 eligible to receive funding from the grant program to map
1073 critical infrastructure locations that meet the requirements of
1074 this section.
1075 (2) Grant funds may be used to map critical infrastructure
1076 as defined in s. 812.141, public gathering places, places of
1077 worship, and any other locations for which a map would be deemed
1078 of high value for facilitating an emergency response.
1079 (3) Each map of such locations must be created in an
1080 electronic or digital format and must be provided to all local,
1081 state, and federal responding agencies that request such maps
1082 for use in responding to emergencies. Each map must satisfy all
1083 of the following requirements:
1084 (a) Be compatible with and integrate into the department’s
1085 statewide database and be compatible with software platforms
1086 used by local, state, and federal public safety agencies that
1087 provide emergency services to the specific location for which
1088 the data is provided without requiring such agencies to purchase
1089 additional software or requiring a fee to view or access the
1090 data.
1091 (b) Be in a printable format and, if requested, be in a
1092 digital file format that can be integrated into interactive
1093 mobile platforms currently in use.
1094 (c) Be verified for accuracy, which must include a walk
1095 through of a building or grounds.
1096 (d) Be oriented to true north.
1097 (e) Be overlaid on current aerial imagery.
1098 (f) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the
1099 structure of the building, including, but not limited to, room
1100 labels, hallway names, and external door or stairwell numbers
1101 and locations of hazards, critical utility locations, key boxes,
1102 automated external defibrillators, and trauma kits.
1103 (g) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the
1104 grounds, including, but not limited to, parking areas,
1105 surrounding roads, and neighboring properties.
1106 (h) Be overlaid with gridded x and y coordinates.
1107 (4) The department may adopt rules to administer this
1108 section.
1109 Section 23. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
1110 act and except for this section, which shall take effect July 1,
1111 2025, this act shall take effect October 1, 2025.