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11 The Committee on Criminal Justice (Argenziano) recommended the
12 following amendment:
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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19 Section 7. Paragraphs (j) and (k) are added to
20 subsection (2), paragraphs (a), (e), (f) and (g) of subsection
21 (6), subsection (8), and paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of
22 s. 775.21, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
23 775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act.--
24 (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term:
25 (j) "Electronic mail address" has the same meaning as
26 provided in s. 668.602.
27 (k) "Instant message name" means an identifier that
28 allows a person to communicate in real-time with another
29 person using the Internet.
30 (6) REGISTRATION.--
31 (a) A sexual predator must register with the
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1 department by providing the following information to the
2 department:
3 1. Name, social security number, age, race, sex, date
4 of birth, height, weight, hair and eye color, photograph,
5 address of legal residence and address of any current
6 temporary residence, within the state or out of state,
7 including a rural route address and a post office box, any
8 electronic mail address and any instant message name the
9 sexual predator uses or intends to use, date and place of any
10 employment, date and place of each conviction, fingerprints,
11 and a brief description of the crime or crimes committed by
12 the offender. A post office box shall not be provided in lieu
13 of a physical residential address.
14 a. If the sexual predator's place of residence is a
15 motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as
16 defined in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also provide
17 to the department written notice of the vehicle identification
18 number; the license tag number; the registration number; and a
19 description, including color scheme, of the motor vehicle,
20 trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home. If a sexual
21 predator's place of residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel,
22 or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the sexual predator
23 shall also provide to the department written notice of the
24 hull identification number; the manufacturer's serial number;
25 the name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the
26 registration number; and a description, including color
27 scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
28 b. If the sexual predator is enrolled, employed, or
29 carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education
30 in this state, the sexual predator shall also provide to the
31 department the name, address, and county of each institution,
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1 including each campus attended, and the sexual predator's
2 enrollment or employment status. Each change in enrollment or
3 employment status shall be reported in person at the sheriff's
4 office, or the Department of Corrections if the sexual
5 predator is in the custody or control of or under the
6 supervision of the Department of Corrections, within 48 hours
7 after any change in status. The sheriff or the Department of
8 Corrections shall promptly notify each institution of the
9 sexual predator's presence and any change in the sexual
10 predator's enrollment or employment status.
11 2. Any other information determined necessary by the
12 department, including criminal and corrections records;
13 nonprivileged personnel and treatment records; and evidentiary
14 genetic markers when available.
15 (e) If the sexual predator is not in the custody or
16 control of, or under the supervision of, the Department of
17 Corrections, or is not in the custody of a private
18 correctional facility, and establishes or maintains a
19 residence in the state, the sexual predator shall register in
20 person at the sheriff's office in the county in which the
21 predator establishes or maintains a residence, within 48 hours
22 after establishing permanent or temporary residence in this
23 state. Any change in the sexual predator's permanent or
24 temporary residence, or name, or any electronic mail address
25 or any instant message name the sexual predator uses or
26 intends to use after the sexual predator registers in person
27 at the sheriff's office, shall be accomplished in the manner
28 provided in paragraphs (g), (i), and (j). When a sexual
29 predator registers with the sheriff's office, the sheriff
30 shall take a photograph and a set of fingerprints of the
31 predator and forward the photographs and fingerprints to the
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1 department, along with the information that the predator is
2 required to provide pursuant to this section.
3 (f) Within 48 hours after the registration required
4 under paragraph (a) or paragraph (e), a sexual predator who is
5 not incarcerated and who resides in the community, including a
6 sexual predator under the supervision of the Department of
7 Corrections, shall register in person at a driver's license
8 office of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
9 and shall present proof of registration. At the driver's
10 license office the sexual predator shall:
11 1. If otherwise qualified, secure a Florida driver's
12 license, renew a Florida driver's license, or secure an
13 identification card. The sexual predator shall identify
14 himself or herself as a sexual predator who is required to
15 comply with this section, provide his or her place of
16 permanent or temporary residence, including a rural route
17 address and a post office box, provide any electronic mail
18 address and any instant message name the sexual predator uses
19 or intends to use, and submit to the taking of a photograph
20 for use in issuing a driver's license, renewed license, or
21 identification card, and for use by the department in
22 maintaining current records of sexual predators. A post office
23 box shall not be provided in lieu of a physical residential
24 address. If the sexual predator's place of residence is a
25 motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as
26 defined in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also provide
27 to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles the
28 vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the
29 registration number; and a description, including color
30 scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
31 manufactured home. If a sexual predator's place of residence
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1 is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in
2 chapter 327, the sexual predator shall also provide to the
3 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles the hull
4 identification number; the manufacturer's serial number; the
5 name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the
6 registration number; and a description, including color
7 scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
8 2. Pay the costs assessed by the Department of Highway
9 Safety and Motor Vehicles for issuing or renewing a driver's
10 license or identification card as required by this section.
11 3. Provide, upon request, any additional information
12 necessary to confirm the identity of the sexual predator,
13 including a set of fingerprints.
14 (g)1. Each time a sexual predator's driver's license
15 or identification card is subject to renewal, and, without
16 regard to the status of the predator's driver's license or
17 identification card, within 48 hours after any change of the
18 predator's residence, electronic mail address or instant
19 message name the sexual predator uses or intends to use or
20 change in the predator's name by reason of marriage or other
21 legal process, the predator shall report in person to a
22 driver's license office and shall be subject to the
23 requirements specified in paragraph (f). The Department of
24 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall forward to the
25 department and to the Department of Corrections all
26 photographs and information provided by sexual predators.
27 Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in s. 322.142, the
28 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized
29 to release a reproduction of a color-photograph or
30 digital-image license to the Department of Law Enforcement for
31 purposes of public notification of sexual predators as
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1 provided in this section.
2 2. A sexual predator who vacates a permanent residence
3 and fails to establish or maintain another permanent or
4 temporary residence shall, within 48 hours after vacating the
5 permanent residence, report in person to the sheriff's office
6 of the county in which he or she is located. The sexual
7 predator shall specify the date upon which he or she intends
8 to or did vacate such residence. The sexual predator must
9 provide or update all of the registration information required
10 under paragraph (a). The sexual predator must provide an
11 address for the residence or other location that he or she is
12 or will be occupying during the time in which he or she fails
13 to establish or maintain a permanent or temporary residence.
14 3. A sexual predator who remains at a permanent
15 residence after reporting his or her intent to vacate such
16 residence shall, within 48 hours after the date upon which the
17 predator indicated he or she would or did vacate such
18 residence, report in person to the sheriff's office to which
19 he or she reported pursuant to subparagraph 2. for the purpose
20 of reporting his or her address at such residence. When the
21 sheriff receives the report, the sheriff shall promptly convey
22 the information to the department. An offender who makes a
23 report as required under subparagraph 2. but fails to make a
24 report as required under this subparagraph commits a felony of
25 the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
26 775.083, or s. 775.084.
27 (8) VERIFICATION.--The department and the Department
28 of Corrections shall implement a system for verifying the
29 addresses of sexual predators. The system must be consistent
30 with the provisions of the federal Jacob Wetterling Act, as
31 amended, and any other federal standards applicable to such
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1 verification or required to be met as a condition for the
2 receipt of federal funds by the state. The Department of
3 Corrections shall verify the addresses of sexual predators who
4 are not incarcerated but who reside in the community under the
5 supervision of the Department of Corrections. County and local
6 law enforcement agencies, in conjunction with the department,
7 shall verify the addresses of sexual predators who are not
8 under the care, custody, control, or supervision of the
9 Department of Corrections.
10 (a) A sexual predator must report in person each year
11 during the month of the sexual predator's birthday and during
12 the sixth month following the sexual predator's birth month to
13 the sheriff's office in the county in which he or she resides
14 or is otherwise located to reregister. The sheriff's office
15 may determine the appropriate times and days for reporting by
16 the sexual predator, which shall be consistent with the
17 reporting requirements of this paragraph. Reregistration shall
18 include any changes to the following information:
19 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date
20 of birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; address of any
21 permanent residence and address of any current temporary
22 residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural
23 route address and a post office box; any electronic mail
24 address and any instant message name the sexual predator uses
25 or intends to use; date and place of any employment; vehicle
26 make, model, color, and license tag number; fingerprints; and
27 photograph. A post office box shall not be provided in lieu of
28 a physical residential address.
29 2. If the sexual predator is enrolled, employed, or
30 carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education
31 in this state, the sexual predator shall also provide to the
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1 department the name, address, and county of each institution,
2 including each campus attended, and the sexual predator's
3 enrollment or employment status.
4 3. If the sexual predator's place of residence is a
5 motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as
6 defined in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also provide
7 the vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the
8 registration number; and a description, including color
9 scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
10 manufactured home. If the sexual predator's place of residence
11 is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in
12 chapter 327, the sexual predator shall also provide the hull
13 identification number; the manufacturer's serial number; the
14 name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the
15 registration number; and a description, including color
16 scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
17 (b) The sheriff's office shall, within 2 working days,
18 electronically submit and update all information provided by
19 the sexual predator to the department in a manner prescribed
20 by the department. This procedure shall be implemented by
21 December 1, 2005.
22 (10) PENALTIES.--
23 (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided, a
24 sexual predator who fails to register; who fails, after
25 registration, to maintain, acquire, or renew a driver's
26 license or identification card; who fails to provide required
27 location information, electronic mail address information,
28 instant message name information, or change-of-name
29 information; who fails to make a required report in connection
30 with vacating a permanent residence; who fails to reregister
31 as required; who fails to respond to any address verification
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1 correspondence from the department within 3 weeks of the date
2 of the correspondence; or who otherwise fails, by act or
3 omission, to comply with the requirements of this section,
4 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided
5 in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
6 Section 8. Paragraphs (f) and (g) are added to
7 subsection (1) and subsection (2), paragraph (a) of subsection
8 (4) and subsection (14) of section 943.0435, Florida Statutes,
9 are amended to read:
10 943.0435 Sexual offenders required to register with
11 the department; penalty.--
12 (1) As used in this section, the term:
13 (f) "Electronic mail address" has the same meaning as
14 provided in s. 668.602.
15 (g) "Instant message name" means an identifier that
16 allows a person to communicate in real-time with another
17 person using the Internet.
18 (2) A sexual offender shall:
19 (a) Report in person at the sheriff's office in the
20 county in which the offender establishes or maintains a
21 permanent or temporary residence, within 48 hours after
22 establishing permanent or temporary residence in this state or
23 within 48 hours after being released from the custody,
24 control, or supervision of the Department of Corrections or
25 from the custody of a private correctional facility. Any
26 change in the sexual offender's permanent or temporary
27 residence, or name, or any electronic mail address or any
28 instant message name the sexual offender uses or intends to
29 use, after the sexual offender reports in person at the
30 sheriff's office, shall be accomplished in the manner provided
31 in subsections (4), (7), and (8).
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1 (b) Provide his or her name, date of birth, social
2 security number, race, sex, height, weight, hair and eye
3 color, tattoos or other identifying marks, occupation and
4 place of employment, address of permanent or legal residence
5 or address of any current temporary residence, within the
6 state and out of state, including a rural route address and a
7 post office box, any electronic mail address and any instant
8 message name the sexual offender uses or intends to use, date
9 and place of each conviction, and a brief description of the
10 crime or crimes committed by the offender. A post office box
11 shall not be provided in lieu of a physical residential
12 address.
13 1. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a
14 motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as
15 defined in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also provide
16 to the department written notice of the vehicle identification
17 number; the license tag number; the registration number; and a
18 description, including color scheme, of the motor vehicle,
19 trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home. If the sexual
20 offender's place of residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel,
21 or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the sexual offender
22 shall also provide to the department written notice of the
23 hull identification number; the manufacturer's serial number;
24 the name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the
25 registration number; and a description, including color
26 scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
27 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or
28 carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education
29 in this state, the sexual offender shall also provide to the
30 department the name, address, and county of each institution,
31 including each campus attended, and the sexual offender's
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1 enrollment or employment status. Each change in enrollment or
2 employment status shall be reported in person at the sheriff's
3 office, within 48 hours after any change in status. The
4 sheriff shall promptly notify each institution of the sexual
5 offender's presence and any change in the sexual offender's
6 enrollment or employment status.
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8 When a sexual offender reports at the sheriff's office, the
9 sheriff shall take a photograph and a set of fingerprints of
10 the offender and forward the photographs and fingerprints to
11 the department, along with the information provided by the
12 sexual offender. The sheriff shall promptly provide to the
13 department the information received from the sexual offender.
14 (4)(a) Each time a sexual offender's driver's license
15 or identification card is subject to renewal, and, without
16 regard to the status of the offender's driver's license or
17 identification card, within 48 hours after any change in the
18 offender's permanent or temporary residence, electronic mail
19 address or instant message name the sexual offender uses or
20 intends to use, or change in the offender's name by reason of
21 marriage or other legal process, the offender shall report in
22 person to a driver's license office, and shall be subject to
23 the requirements specified in subsection (3). The Department
24 of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall forward to the
25 department all photographs and information provided by sexual
26 offenders. Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in s.
27 322.142, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
28 is authorized to release a reproduction of a color-photograph
29 or digital-image license to the Department of Law Enforcement
30 for purposes of public notification of sexual offenders as
31 provided in ss. 943.043, 943.0435, and 944.606.
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1 (14)(a) A sexual offender must report in person each
2 year during the month of the sexual offender's birthday and
3 during the sixth month following the sexual offender's birth
4 month to the sheriff's office in the county in which he or she
5 resides or is otherwise located to reregister. The sheriff's
6 office may determine the appropriate times and days for
7 reporting by the sexual offender, which shall be consistent
8 with the reporting requirements of this paragraph.
9 Reregistration shall include any changes to the following
10 information:
11 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date
12 of birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; address of any
13 permanent residence and address of any current temporary
14 residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural
15 route address and a post office box; any electronic mail
16 address and any instant message name the sexual offender uses
17 or intends to use; date and place of any employment; vehicle
18 make, model, color, and license tag number; fingerprints; and
19 photograph. A post office box shall not be provided in lieu of
20 a physical residential address.
21 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or
22 carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education
23 in this state, the sexual offender shall also provide to the
24 department the name, address, and county of each institution,
25 including each campus attended, and the sexual offender's
26 enrollment or employment status.
27 3. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a
28 motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as
29 defined in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also provide
30 the vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the
31 registration number; and a description, including color
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1 scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
2 manufactured home. If the sexual offender's place of residence
3 is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in
4 chapter 327, the sexual offender shall also provide the hull
5 identification number; the manufacturer's serial number; the
6 name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the
7 registration number; and a description, including color
8 scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel or houseboat.
9 4. Any sexual offender who fails to report in person
10 as required at the sheriff's office, or who fails to respond
11 to any address verification correspondence from the department
12 within 3 weeks of the date of the correspondence, commits a
13 felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
14 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
15 (b) The sheriff's office shall, within 2 working days,
16 electronically submit and update all information provided by
17 the sexual offender to the department in a manner prescribed
18 by the department. This procedure shall be implemented by
19 December 1, 2005.
20 Section 9. Paragraphs (c) and (d) are added to
21 subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of s.
22 944.606, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
23 944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release.--
24 (1) As used in this section:
25 (c) "Electronic mail address" has the same meaning as
26 provided in s. 668.602.
27 (d) "Instant message name" means an identifier that
28 allows a person to communicate in real-time with another
29 person using the Internet.
30 (3)(a) The department must provide information
31 regarding any sexual offender who is being released after
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1 serving a period of incarceration for any offense, as follows:
2 1. The department must provide: the sexual offender's
3 name, any change in the offender's name by reason of marriage
4 or other legal process, and any alias, if known; the
5 correctional facility from which the sexual offender is
6 released; the sexual offender's social security number, race,
7 sex, date of birth, height, weight, and hair and eye color;
8 date and county of sentence and each crime for which the
9 offender was sentenced; a copy of the offender's fingerprints
10 and a digitized photograph taken within 60 days before
11 release; the date of release of the sexual offender; any
12 electronic mail address and any instant message name the
13 sexual offender uses or intends to use; and the offender's
14 intended residence address, if known. The department shall
15 notify the Department of Law Enforcement if the sexual
16 offender escapes, absconds, or dies. If the sexual offender
17 is in the custody of a private correctional facility, the
18 facility shall take the digitized photograph of the sexual
19 offender within 60 days before the sexual offender's release
20 and provide this photograph to the Department of Corrections
21 and also place it in the sexual offender's file. If the sexual
22 offender is in the custody of a local jail, the custodian of
23 the local jail shall notify the Department of Law Enforcement
24 of the sexual offender's release and provide to the Department
25 of Law Enforcement the information specified in this paragraph
26 and any information specified in subparagraph 2. that the
27 Department of Law Enforcement requests.
28 2. The department may provide any other information
29 deemed necessary, including criminal and corrections records,
30 nonprivileged personnel and treatment records, when available.
31 Section 10. Paragraphs (e) and (f) are added to
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1 subsection (1) and subsections (4) and (13) of s. 944.607,
2 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
3 944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement
4 of information on sexual offenders.--
5 (1) As used in this section, the term:
6 (e) "Electronic mail address" has the same meaning as
7 provided in s. 668.02.
8 (f) "Instant message name" means an identifier that
9 allows a person to communicate in real-time with another
10 person using the Internet.
11 (4) A sexual offender, as described in this section,
12 who is under the supervision of the Department of Corrections
13 but is not incarcerated must register with the Department of
14 Corrections and provide information as required by this
15 subsection.
16 (a) The sexual offender shall provide his or her name;
17 date of birth; social security number; race; sex; height;
18 weight; hair and eye color; tattoos or other identifying
19 marks; any electronic mail address and any instant message
20 name the sexual offender uses or intends to use; and permanent
21 or legal residence and address of temporary residence within
22 the state or out of state while the sexual offender is under
23 supervision in this state, including any rural route address
24 or post office box. The Department of Corrections shall verify
25 the address of each sexual offender in the manner described in
26 ss. 775.21 and 943.0435.
27 (b) If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or
28 carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education
29 in this state, the sexual offender shall provide the name,
30 address, and county of each institution, including each campus
31 attended, and the sexual offender's enrollment or employment
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1 status. Each change in enrollment or employment status shall
2 be reported to the department within 48 hours after the change
3 in status. The Department of Corrections shall promptly notify
4 each institution of the sexual offender's presence and any
5 change in the sexual offender's enrollment or employment
6 status.
7 (13)(a) A sexual offender must report in person each
8 year during the month of the sexual offender's birthday and
9 during the sixth month following the sexual offender's birth
10 month to the sheriff's office in the county in which he or she
11 resides or is otherwise located to reregister. The sheriff's
12 office may determine the appropriate times and days for
13 reporting by the sexual offender, which shall be consistent
14 with the reporting requirements of this paragraph.
15 Reregistration shall include any changes to the following
16 information:
17 1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date
18 of birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; address of any
19 permanent residence and address of any current temporary
20 residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural
21 route address and a post office box; any electronic mail
22 address and any instant message name the sexual offender uses
23 or intends to use; date and place of any employment; vehicle
24 make, model, color, and license tag number; fingerprints; and
25 photograph. A post office box shall not be provided in lieu of
26 a physical residential address.
27 2. If the sexual offender is enrolled, employed, or
28 carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education
29 in this state, the sexual offender shall also provide to the
30 department the name, address, and county of each institution,
31 including each campus attended, and the sexual offender's
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1 enrollment or employment status.
2 3. If the sexual offender's place of residence is a
3 motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as
4 defined in chapter 320, the sexual offender shall also provide
5 the vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the
6 registration number; and a description, including color
7 scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
8 manufactured home. If the sexual offender's place of residence
9 is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in
10 chapter 327, the sexual offender shall also provide the hull
11 identification number; the manufacturer's serial number; the
12 name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the
13 registration number; and a description, including color
14 scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
15 4. Any sexual offender who fails to report in person
16 as required at the sheriff's office, or who fails to respond
17 to any address verification correspondence from the department
18 within 3 weeks of the date of the correspondence, commits a
19 felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
20 775.082, s. 775.083, and s. 775.084.
21 (b) The sheriff's office shall, within 2 working days,
22 electronically submit and update all information provided by
23 the sexual offender to the Florida Department of Law
24 Enforcement in a manner prescribed by the Florida Department
25 of Law Enforcement. This procedure shall be implemented by
26 December 1, 2005.
27 Section 11. Section 943.0437, Florida Statutes, is
28 created to read:
29 943.0437.--Commercial social networking websites
30 (1) For the purpose of this section, the term
31 "commercial social networking website" means a commercially
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1 operated internet website that allows users to create web
2 pages or profiles that provide information about themselves
3 and are available publicly or to other users and that offers a
4 mechanism for communication with other users, such as a forum,
5 chat room, electronic mail or instant messenger.
6 (2) The Department of Law Enforcement may provide
7 information relating to electronic mail addresses and instant
8 message names maintained as part of the sexual offender
9 registry to commercial social networking websites or third
10 parties designated by commercial social networking websites.
11 The commercial social networking website may use this
12 information for the purpose of comparing registered users and
13 screening potential users of the commercial social networking
14 website against the list of electronic mail addresses and
15 instant message names provided by the department.
16 (3) This section shall not be construed to impose any
17 civil liability on a commercial social networking website for:
18 (a) Any action taken by a registered user whose
19 electronic mail address or instant message name is contained
20 in the sexual offender registry.
21 (b) Any action voluntarily taken in good faith to
22 remove or disable any profile of a registered user associated
23 with an electronic mail address or instant message name
24 contained in the sexual offender registry.
25 (c) Any action taken to restrict access by such
26 registered user to the commercial social networking website.
27 Section 12. This act shall take effect October 1,
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
3 On page 2, line 11, after the semi-colon
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5 insert:
6 amending s. 775.21; providing definitions;
7 requiring sexual predators to include certain
8 information during the registration process;
9 requiring sexual predators to report changes in
10 certain information; requiring sexual predators
11 to include certain information during the
12 reregistration process; providing penalties for
13 failing to provide certain information;
14 amending s. 943.0435; providing definitions;
15 requiring sexual offenders to include certain
16 information during the registration process;
17 requiring sexual offenders to report changes in
18 certain information; requiring sexual offenders
19 to include certain information during the
20 reregistration process; amending s. 944.606;
21 providing definitions; requiring the Department
22 of Corrections to provide certain information
23 regarding sexual offenders who are being
24 released after serving a period of
25 incarceration to certain entities; amending s.
26 944.607; providing definitions; requiring
27 sexual offenders under the supervision of the
28 Department of Corrections to include certain
29 information during the registration process;
30 requiring sexual offenders to include certain
31 information during the reregistration process;
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1 creating s. 943.0437; defining commercial
2 social networking website; authorizing the
3 Florida Department of Law Enforcement to
4 provide electronic mail addresses and instant
5 message names of certain offenders to
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