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2006 Florida Statutes
                        Chapter 943
DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT Entire Chapter
    
    DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT Entire Chapter
CHAPTER 943
                DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
            
                        943.01
                        
                    Short title. 
                    
                        943.02
                        
                    Definitions. 
                    
                        943.03
                        
                    Department of Law Enforcement. 
                    
                        943.031
                        
                    Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council. 
                    
                        943.03101
                        
                    Counter-terrorism coordination. 
                    
                        943.0311
                        
                    Chief of Domestic Security; duties of the department with respect to domestic security. 
                    
                        943.0312
                        
                    Regional domestic security task forces. 
                    
                        943.0313
                        
                    Domestic Security Oversight Council. 
                    
                        943.0314
                        
                    Public records and public meetings exemptions; Domestic Security Oversight Council. 
                    
                        943.032
                        
                    Financial Crime Analysis Center and Financial Transaction Database. 
                    
                        943.0321
                        
                    The Florida Domestic Security and Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Center and the Florida Domestic Security and Counter-Terrorism Database. 
                    
                        943.04
                        
                    Criminal Justice Investigations and Forensic Science Program; creation; investigative, forensic, and related authority. 
                    
                        943.041
                        
                    Crimes Against Children Criminal Profiling Program. 
                    
                        943.042
                        
                    Violent Crime Investigative Emergency and Drug Control Strategy Implementation Account. 
                    
                        943.043
                        
                    Toll-free telephone number; Internet notification; sexual predator and sexual offender information. 
                    
                        943.0435
                        
                    Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty. 
                    
                        943.04351
                        
                    Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required prior to appointment or employment. 
                    
                        943.04352
                        
                    Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required when placement on misdemeanor probation. 
                    
                        943.04353
                        
                    Triennial study of sexual predator and sexual offender registration and notification procedures. 
                    
                        943.0436
                        
                    Duty of the court to uphold laws governing sexual predators and sexual offenders. 
                    
                        943.045
                        
                    Definitions; ss. 943.045-943.08. 
                    
                        943.046
                        
                    Notification of criminal offender information. 
                    
                        943.05
                        
                    Criminal Justice Information Program; duties; crime reports. 
                    
                        943.051
                        
                    Criminal justice information; collection and storage; fingerprinting. 
                    
                        943.0515
                        
                    Retention of criminal history records of minors. 
                    
                        943.052
                        
                    Disposition reporting. 
                    
                        943.0525
                        
                    Criminal justice information systems; use by state and local agencies. 
                    
                        943.053
                        
                    Dissemination of criminal justice information; fees. 
                    
                        943.0535
                        
                    Aliens, criminal records. 
                    
                        943.054
                        
                    Exchange of federal criminal history records and information. 
                    
                        943.0542
                        
                    Access to criminal history information provided by the department to qualified entities. 
                    
                        943.0543
                        
                    National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact; ratification and implementation. 
                    
                        943.0544
                        
                    Criminal justice information network and information management. 
                    
                        943.055
                        
                    Records and audit. 
                    
                        943.056
                        
                    Access to, review and challenge of, criminal history records. 
                    
                        943.057
                        
                    Access to criminal justice information for research or statistical purposes. 
                    
                        943.0575
                        
                    Public access to records. 
                    
                        943.0581
                        
                    Administrative expunction. 
                    
                        943.0582
                        
                    Prearrest, postarrest, or teen court diversion program expunction. 
                    
                        943.0585
                        
                    Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records. 
                    
                        943.059
                        
                    Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records. 
                    
                        943.06
                        
                    Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council. 
                    
                        943.08
                        
                    Duties; Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council. 
                    
                        943.081
                        
                    Public safety system information technology resources; guiding principles. 
                    
                        943.085
                        
                    Legislative intent with respect to upgrading the quality of law enforcement officers and correctional officers. 
                    
                        943.09
                        
                    Criminal Justice Professionalism Program. 
                    
                        943.10
                        
                    Definitions; ss. 943.085-943.255. 
                    
                        943.11
                        
                    Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission; membership; meetings; compensation. 
                    
                        943.12
                        
                    Powers, duties, and functions of the commission. 
                    
                        943.125
                        
                    Law enforcement agency accreditation. 
                    
                        943.13
                        
                    Officers' minimum qualifications for employment or appointment. 
                    
                        943.131
                        
                    Temporary employment or appointment; minimum basic recruit training exemption. 
                    
                        943.133
                        
                    Responsibilities of employing agency, commission, and program with respect to compliance with employment qualifications and the conduct of background investigations; injunctive relief. 
                    
                        943.134
                        
                    Release of employee information by employers. 
                    
                        943.135
                        
                    Requirements for continued employment. 
                    
                        943.137
                        
                    Establishment of qualifications and standards above the minimum. 
                    
                        943.139
                        
                    Notice of employment, appointment, or separation; response by the officer; duty of commission. 
                    
                        943.1395
                        
                    Certification for employment or appointment; concurrent certification; reemployment or reappointment; inactive status; revocation; suspension; investigation. 
                    
                        943.1397
                        
                    Officer certification examinations; fee. 
                    
                        943.14
                        
                    Commission-certified criminal justice training schools; certificates and diplomas; exemptions; injunctive relief; fines. 
                    
                        943.146
                        
                    Securing of copyrights by the department and sale of department work products. 
                    
                        943.16
                        
                    Payment of tuition or officer certification examination fee by employing agency; reimbursement of tuition, other course expenses, wages, and benefits. 
                    
                        943.17
                        
                    Basic recruit, advanced, and career development training programs; participation; cost; evaluation. 
                    
                        943.1701
                        
                    Uniform statewide policies and procedures; duty of the commission. 
                    
                        943.1702
                        
                    Collection of statistics on domestic violence. 
                    
                        943.171
                        
                    Basic skills training in handling domestic violence cases. 
                    
                        943.1715
                        
                    Basic skills training relating to diverse populations. 
                    
                        943.1716
                        
                    Continued employment training relating to diverse populations. 
                    
                        943.1717
                        
                    Use of dart-firing stun guns. 
                    
                        943.172
                        
                    Basic skills training in victims assistance and rights. 
                    
                        943.1725
                        
                    Basic skills training on human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. 
                    
                        943.1728
                        
                    Basic skills training relating to the protection of archaeological sites. 
                    
                        943.1729
                        
                    Skills training relating to community policing. 
                    
                        943.17291
                        
                    Basic skills training in juvenile sexual offender investigation. 
                    
                        943.17295
                        
                    Continued employment training relating to juvenile sexual offender investigation. 
                    
                        943.173
                        
                    Examinations; administration; materials not public records; disposal of materials. 
                    
                        943.175
                        
                    Inservice training. 
                    
                        943.1755
                        
                    Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute. 
                    
                        943.1757
                        
                    Criminal justice executives; training; policy report. 
                    
                        943.1758
                        
                    Curriculum revision for diverse populations; skills training. 
                    
                        943.18
                        
                    Compensation and benefits study; recommendation. 
                    
                        943.19
                        
                    Saving clause. 
                    
                        943.22
                        
                    Salary incentive program for full-time officers. 
                    
                        943.25
                        
                    Criminal justice trust funds; source of funds; use of funds. 
                    
                        943.253
                        
                    Exemption; elected officers. 
                    
                        943.255
                        
                    Effect of chs. 80-71 and 81-24 on prior rules and administrative proceedings. 
                    
                        943.256
                        
                    Criminal justice selection centers; creation. 
                    
                        943.2561
                        
                    Definitions. 
                    
                        943.2562
                        
                    Advisory boards. 
                    
                        943.2563
                        
                    Advisory board organization; center oversight. 
                    
                        943.2564
                        
                    Center supervision; role of directing school or directing agency. 
                    
                        943.2565
                        
                    Centralized information centers on prospective employment candidates. 
                    
                        943.2566
                        
                    Promotions; feasibility study to establish pool of evaluators to assess qualifications. 
                    
                        943.2567
                        
                    Operation and administration accounts; annual budget. 
                    
                        943.2568
                        
                    Advisory boards; expense reimbursement. 
                    
                        943.257
                        
                    Independent audit documentation subject to inspection. 
                    
                        943.31
                        
                    Legislative intent. 
                    
                        943.32
                        
                    Statewide criminal analysis laboratory system. 
                    
                        943.325
                        
                    Blood or other biological specimen testing for DNA analysis. 
                    
                        943.3251
                        
                    Postsentencing DNA testing. 
                    
                        943.33
                        
                    State-operated criminal analysis laboratories. 
                    
                        943.34
                        
                    Powers and duties of department in relation to state-operated laboratories. 
                    
                        943.35
                        
                    Funding for existing laboratories. 
                    
                        943.36
                        
                    Submission of annual budget. 
                    
                        943.361
                        
                    Statewide criminal analysis laboratory system; funding through fine surcharges. 
                    
                        943.362
                        
                    Forfeiture and Investigative Support Trust Fund. 
                    
                        943.365
                        
                    Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund. 
                    
                        943.366
                        
                    Federal Grants Trust Fund. 
                    
                        943.367
                        
                    Administrative Trust Fund. 
                    
                        943.37
                        
                    Option to become state-operated laboratory; operational control. 
                    
                        943.401
                        
                    Public assistance fraud. 
                    
                        943.402
                        
                    Criminal justice program. 
                    
                        943.403
                        
                    Rulemaking; criminal justice program. 
                    
                        943.60
                        
                    Definitions. 
                    
                        943.601
                        
                    Preservation of legislative powers. 
                    
                        943.61
                        
                    Powers and duties of the Capitol Police. 
                    
                        943.611
                        
                    Director of Capitol Police. 
                    
                        943.62
                        
                    Investigations by the Capitol Police. 
                    
                        943.63
                        
                    Arrest by the Capitol Police. 
                    
                        943.64
                        
                    Ex officio agents. 
                    
                        943.66
                        
                    Rules; Facilities Program, Capitol Police; traffic regulation. 
                    
                        943.67
                        
                    Equipment. 
                    
                        943.68
                        
                    Transportation and protective services. 
                    
                        943.681
                        
                    Capitol Police program; funding. 
                    
                        943.685
                        
                    Authority to purchase good will and promotional materials. 
                    
                        943.686
                        
            Unauthorized use of Department of Law Enforcement emblems or names prohibited.