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2010 Florida Statutes

SECTION 04351
Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required prior to appointment or employment.
F.S. 943.04351
943.04351

Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required prior to appointment or employment.

A state agency or governmental subdivision, prior to making any decision to appoint or employ a person to work, whether for compensation or as a volunteer, at any park, playground, day care center, or other place where children regularly congregate, must conduct a search of that person’s name or other identifying information against the registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders maintained by the Department of Law Enforcement under s. 943.043. The agency or governmental subdivision may conduct the search using the Internet site maintained by the Department of Law Enforcement. This section does not apply to those positions or appointments within a state agency or governmental subdivision for which a state and national criminal history background check is conducted.

History.

s. 1, ch. 2004-81.