Bill Text: FL S1314 | 2010 | Regular Session | Comm Sub


Bill Title: Sexually Violent Predators [SPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 119 (Ch. 2010-92) [S1314 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S1314-Comm_Sub.html
 
Florida Senate - 2010                             CS for SB 1314 
 
By the Committee on Judiciary; and Senator Storms 
590-04764-10                                          20101314c1 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to sexually violent predators; 
3         amending s. 394.912, F.S.; clarifying the definition 
4         of the term “sexually violent offense” to include a 
5         felony criminal act that has been determined beyond a 
6         reasonable doubt to have been sexually motivated; 
7         amending s. 394.913, F.S.; requiring the Department of 
8         Children and Family Services to prioritize the 
9         assessment of certain offenders for whom written 
10         assessments and recommendations have not been 
11         completed within a specified period; amending s. 
12         394.9135, F.S.; revising the period within which the 
13         department’s multidisciplinary team is required to 
14         provide an assessment to the state attorney regarding 
15         certain offenders and file a petition with the circuit 
16         court alleging that an offender is a sexually violent 
17         predator; creating s. 394.933, F.S.; prohibiting the 
18         introduction or attempted introduction of certain 
19         items into or upon the grounds of any facility for the 
20         detention of sexually violent predators; providing an 
21         exception; providing that it is unlawful to transmit, 
22         attempt to transmit, or cause or attempt to cause any 
23         prohibited items to be transmitted or received by any 
24         person incarcerated in such a facility; providing that 
25         all persons or vehicles entering the grounds of such a 
26         facility are subject to reasonable search for and 
27         seizure of prohibited items; providing for the 
28         enforcement of certain provisions of state law; 
29         providing that a person who introduces or attempts to 
30         introduce a prohibited item on the grounds of a 
31         facility for the detention of sexually violent 
32         predators commits a felony of the third degree; 
33         amending s. 775.21, F.S.; revising and providing 
34         definitions; revising provisions relating to residence 
35         reporting requirements for sexual predators; creating 
36         s. 856.022, F.S.; enhancing the penalty for loitering 
37         or prowling by certain offenders within a specified 
38         distance of certain places where children congregate; 
39         prohibiting certain actions toward a child at a public 
40         park or playground by certain offenders; prohibiting 
41         the presence of certain offenders at or on real 
42         property comprising a child care facility or pre-K 
43         through 12 school without notice and supervision; 
44         providing exceptions; providing penalties; providing 
45         an effective date. 
46 
47  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
48 
49         Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 394.912, Florida 
50  Statutes, is amended to read: 
51         394.912 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term: 
52         (9) “Sexually violent offense” means: 
53         (a) Murder of a human being while engaged in sexual battery 
54  in violation of s. 782.04(1)(a)2.; 
55         (b) Kidnapping of a child under the age of 13 and, in the 
56  course of that offense, committing: 
57         1. Sexual battery; or 
58         2. A lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon or 
59  in the presence of the child; 
60         (c) Committing the offense of false imprisonment upon a 
61  child under the age of 13 and, in the course of that offense, 
62  committing: 
63         1. Sexual battery; or 
64         2. A lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon or 
65  in the presence of the child; 
66         (d) Sexual battery in violation of s. 794.011; 
67         (e) Lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon or in 
68  presence of the child in violation of s. 800.04 or s. 
69  847.0135(5); 
70         (f) An attempt, criminal solicitation, or conspiracy, in 
71  violation of s. 777.04, of a sexually violent offense; 
72         (g) Any conviction for a felony offense in effect at any 
73  time before October 1, 1998, which is comparable to a sexually 
74  violent offense under paragraphs (a)-(f) or any federal 
75  conviction or conviction in another state for a felony offense 
76  that in this state would be a sexually violent offense; or 
77         (h) Any felony criminal act that, either at the time of 
78  sentencing for the offense or subsequently during civil 
79  commitment proceedings under this part, has been determined 
80  beyond a reasonable doubt to have been sexually motivated. 
81         Section 2. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section 
82  394.913, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
83         394.913 Notice to state attorney and multidisciplinary team 
84  of release of sexually violent predator; establishing 
85  multidisciplinary teams; information to be provided to 
86  multidisciplinary teams.— 
87         (3) 
88         (e)1. Within 180 days after receiving notice, there shall 
89  be a written assessment as to whether the person meets the 
90  definition of a sexually violent predator and a written 
91  recommendation, which shall be provided to the state attorney. 
92  The written recommendation shall be provided by the Department 
93  of Children and Family Services and shall include the written 
94  report of the multidisciplinary team. 
95         2.The timeframes in this section notwithstanding, when 
96  there are individuals for whom the written assessment and 
97  recommendation have not been completed by 365 days before their 
98  release from total confinement, the department shall prioritize 
99  the assessment of those individuals based on their release date. 
100         Section 3. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 394.9135, 
101  Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 
102         394.9135 Immediate releases from total confinement; 
103  transfer of person to department; time limitations on 
104  assessment, notification, and filing petition to hold in 
105  custody; filing petition after release.— 
106         (2) Within 72 hours after transfer, the multidisciplinary 
107  team shall assess whether the person meets the definition of a 
108  sexually violent predator. If the multidisciplinary team 
109  determines that the person does not meet the definition of a 
110  sexually violent predator, that person shall be immediately 
111  released. If the multidisciplinary team determines that the 
112  person meets the definition of a sexually violent predator, the 
113  team shall provide the state attorney, as designated by s. 
114  394.913, with its written assessment and recommendation within 
115  the 72-hour period or, if the 72-hour period ends after 5 p.m. 
116  on a work day or on a weekend or holiday, within the next 
117  working day thereafter. 
118         (3) Within 48 hours after receipt of the written assessment 
119  and recommendation from the multidisciplinary team, the state 
120  attorney, as designated in s. 394.913, may file a petition with 
121  the circuit court alleging that the person is a sexually violent 
122  predator and stating facts sufficient to support such 
123  allegation. If a petition is not filed within 48 hours after 
124  receipt of the written assessment and recommendation by the 
125  state attorney, the person shall be immediately released, except 
126  that if the 48-hour period ends after 5 p.m. on a work day or on 
127  a weekend or holiday, the petition may be filed on the next work 
128  day without resulting in the person’s release. If a petition is 
129  filed pursuant to this section and the judge determines that 
130  there is probable cause to believe that the person is a sexually 
131  violent predator, the judge shall order the person be maintained 
132  in custody and held in an appropriate secure facility for 
133  further proceedings in accordance with this part. 
134         Section 4. Section 394.933, Florida Statutes, is created to 
135  read: 
136         394.933Introduction or removal of certain articles 
137  unlawful; penalty.— 
138         (1)(a) Except as authorized by law or as specifically 
139  authorized by the person in charge of a facility, it is unlawful 
140  to introduce into or upon the grounds of any facility for 
141  commitment or detention of sexually violent predators under this 
142  part, or to take or attempt to take or send therefrom, any of 
143  the following articles, which are declared to be contraband for 
144  the purposes of this section: 
145         1. Any intoxicating beverage or beverage that causes or may 
146  cause an intoxicating effect; 
147         2. Any controlled substance as defined in chapter 893; 
148         3. Any firearm or deadly weapon; or 
149         4. Any other item that is designated as contraband by rule 
150  of the department or the agency with jurisdiction  based upon a 
151  determination that the item is hazardous to the welfare of 
152  clients or the operation of the facility. 
153         (b) It is unlawful to transmit to, attempt to transmit to, 
154  or cause or attempt to cause to be transmitted to or received by 
155  any client of any facility under the supervision or control of 
156  the department or agency any article or thing declared by this 
157  section to be contraband, at any place that is outside the 
158  grounds of such facility, except as authorized by law or as 
159  specifically authorized by the person in charge of such 
160  facility. 
161         (2)(a) All individuals or vehicles entering the grounds of 
162  any facility to which this section applies are subject to 
163  reasonable search and seizure of any contraband materials 
164  introduced into or upon the grounds of such facility for the 
165  purpose of enforcing this section. This paragraph shall be 
166  enforced by institutional security personnel or by a law 
167  enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10. 
168         (b) A person who violates subsection (1) commits a felony 
169  of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 
170  775.083, or s. 775.084. 
171         Section 5. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2), paragraph (c) 
172  of subsection (4), paragraph (a) of subsection (5), paragraphs 
173  (a), (f), (g), (i), and (j) of subsection (6), paragraph (a) of 
174  subsection (7), and paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section 
175  775.21, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph (l) is 
176  added to subsection (2) of that section, to read: 
177         775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act.— 
178         (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 
179         (g) “Temporary residence” means a place where the person 
180  abides, lodges, or resides, including, but not limited to, 
181  vacation, business, or personal travel destinations in or out of 
182  this state, for a period of 5 or more days in the aggregate 
183  during any calendar year and which is not the person’s permanent 
184  address or, for a person whose permanent residence is not in 
185  this state, a place where the person is employed, practices a 
186  vocation, or is enrolled as a student for any period of time in 
187  this state. 
188         (l)“Transient residence” means a place or county where a 
189  person lives, remains, or is located for a period of 5 or more 
190  days in the aggregate during a calendar year and which is not 
191  the person’s permanent or temporary address. The term includes, 
192  but is not limited to, a place where the person sleeps or seeks 
193  shelter and a location that has no specific street address. 
194         (4) SEXUAL PREDATOR CRITERIA.— 
195         (c) If an offender has been registered as a sexual predator 
196  by the Department of Corrections, the department, or any other 
197  law enforcement agency and if: 
198         1. The court did not, for whatever reason, make a written 
199  finding at the time of sentencing that the offender was a sexual 
200  predator; or 
201         2. The offender was administratively registered as a sexual 
202  predator because the Department of Corrections, the department, 
203  or any other law enforcement agency obtained information that 
204  indicated that the offender met the criteria for designation as 
205  a sexual predator based on a violation of a similar law in 
206  another jurisdiction, 
207 
208  the department shall remove that offender from the department’s 
209  list of sexual predators and, for an offender described under 
210  subparagraph 1., shall notify the state attorney who prosecuted 
211  the offense that met the criteria for administrative designation 
212  as a sexual predator, and, for an offender described under this 
213  paragraph, shall notify the state attorney of the county where 
214  the offender establishes or maintains a permanent, or temporary, 
215  or transient residence. The state attorney shall bring the 
216  matter to the court’s attention in order to establish that the 
217  offender meets the criteria for designation as a sexual 
218  predator. If the court makes a written finding that the offender 
219  is a sexual predator, the offender must be designated as a 
220  sexual predator, must register or be registered as a sexual 
221  predator with the department as provided in subsection (6), and 
222  is subject to the community and public notification as provided 
223  in subsection (7). If the court does not make a written finding 
224  that the offender is a sexual predator, the offender may not be 
225  designated as a sexual predator with respect to that offense and 
226  is not required to register or be registered as a sexual 
227  predator with the department. 
228         (5) SEXUAL PREDATOR DESIGNATION.—An offender is designated 
229  as a sexual predator as follows: 
230         (a)1. An offender who meets the sexual predator criteria 
231  described in paragraph (4)(d) is a sexual predator, and the 
232  court shall make a written finding at the time such offender is 
233  determined to be a sexually violent predator under chapter 394 
234  that such person meets the criteria for designation as a sexual 
235  predator for purposes of this section. The clerk shall transmit 
236  a copy of the order containing the written finding to the 
237  department within 48 hours after the entry of the order; 
238         2. An offender who meets the sexual predator criteria 
239  described in paragraph (4)(a) who is before the court for 
240  sentencing for a current offense committed on or after October 
241  1, 1993, is a sexual predator, and the sentencing court must 
242  make a written finding at the time of sentencing that the 
243  offender is a sexual predator, and the clerk of the court shall 
244  transmit a copy of the order containing the written finding to 
245  the department within 48 hours after the entry of the order; or 
246         3. If the Department of Corrections, the department, or any 
247  other law enforcement agency obtains information which indicates 
248  that an offender who establishes or maintains a permanent, or 
249  temporary, or transient residence in this state meets the sexual 
250  predator criteria described in paragraph (4)(a) or paragraph 
251  (4)(d) because the offender was civilly committed or committed a 
252  similar violation in another jurisdiction on or after October 1, 
253  1993, the Department of Corrections, the department, or the law 
254  enforcement agency shall notify the state attorney of the county 
255  where the offender establishes or maintains a permanent, or 
256  temporary, or transient residence of the offender’s presence in 
257  the community. The state attorney shall file a petition with the 
258  criminal division of the circuit court for the purpose of 
259  holding a hearing to determine if the offender’s criminal record 
260  or record of civil commitment from another jurisdiction meets 
261  the sexual predator criteria. If the court finds that the 
262  offender meets the sexual predator criteria because the offender 
263  has violated a similar law or similar laws in another 
264  jurisdiction, the court shall make a written finding that the 
265  offender is a sexual predator. 
266 
267  When the court makes a written finding that an offender is a 
268  sexual predator, the court shall inform the sexual predator of 
269  the registration and community and public notification 
270  requirements described in this section. Within 48 hours after 
271  the court designating an offender as a sexual predator, the 
272  clerk of the circuit court shall transmit a copy of the court’s 
273  written sexual predator finding to the department. If the 
274  offender is sentenced to a term of imprisonment or supervision, 
275  a copy of the court’s written sexual predator finding must be 
276  submitted to the Department of Corrections. 
277         (6) REGISTRATION.— 
278         (a) A sexual predator must register with the department 
279  through the sheriff’s office by providing the following 
280  information to the department: 
281         1. Name, social security number, age, race, sex, date of 
282  birth, height, weight, hair and eye color, photograph, address 
283  of legal residence and address of any current temporary 
284  residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural 
285  route address and a post office box, if no permanent or 
286  temporary address, any transient residence within the state, 
287  address, location or description, and dates of any current or 
288  known future temporary residence within the state or out of 
289  state, any electronic mail address and any instant message name 
290  required to be provided pursuant to subparagraph (g)4., home 
291  telephone number and any cellular telephone number, date and 
292  place of any employment, date and place of each conviction, 
293  fingerprints, and a brief description of the crime or crimes 
294  committed by the offender. A post office box shall not be 
295  provided in lieu of a physical residential address. 
296         a. If the sexual predator’s place of residence is a motor 
297  vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as defined 
298  in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also provide to the 
299  department written notice of the vehicle identification number; 
300  the license tag number; the registration number; and a 
301  description, including color scheme, of the motor vehicle, 
302  trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home. If a sexual 
303  predator’s place of residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, 
304  or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the sexual predator 
305  shall also provide to the department written notice of the hull 
306  identification number; the manufacturer’s serial number; the 
307  name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the 
308  registration number; and a description, including color scheme, 
309  of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat. 
310         b. If the sexual predator is enrolled, employed, or 
311  carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education in 
312  this state, the sexual predator shall also provide to the 
313  department the name, address, and county of each institution, 
314  including each campus attended, and the sexual predator’s 
315  enrollment or employment status. Each change in enrollment or 
316  employment status shall be reported in person at the sheriff’s 
317  office, or the Department of Corrections if the sexual predator 
318  is in the custody or control of or under the supervision of the 
319  Department of Corrections, within 48 hours after any change in 
320  status. The sheriff or the Department of Corrections shall 
321  promptly notify each institution of the sexual predator’s 
322  presence and any change in the sexual predator’s enrollment or 
323  employment status. 
324         2. Any other information determined necessary by the 
325  department, including criminal and corrections records; 
326  nonprivileged personnel and treatment records; and evidentiary 
327  genetic markers when available. 
328         (f) Within 48 hours after the registration required under 
329  paragraph (a) or paragraph (e), a sexual predator who is not 
330  incarcerated and who resides in the community, including a 
331  sexual predator under the supervision of the Department of 
332  Corrections, shall register in person at a driver’s license 
333  office of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 
334  and shall present proof of registration. At the driver’s license 
335  office the sexual predator shall: 
336         1. If otherwise qualified, secure a Florida driver’s 
337  license, renew a Florida driver’s license, or secure an 
338  identification card. The sexual predator shall identify himself 
339  or herself as a sexual predator who is required to comply with 
340  this section, provide his or her place of permanent, or 
341  temporary, or transient residence, including a rural route 
342  address and a post office box, and submit to the taking of a 
343  photograph for use in issuing a driver’s license, renewed 
344  license, or identification card, and for use by the department 
345  in maintaining current records of sexual predators. A post 
346  office box shall not be provided in lieu of a physical 
347  residential address. If the sexual predator’s place of residence 
348  is a motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, 
349  as defined in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also 
350  provide to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 
351  the vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the 
352  registration number; and a description, including color scheme, 
353  of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured 
354  home. If a sexual predator’s place of residence is a vessel, 
355  live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the 
356  sexual predator shall also provide to the Department of Highway 
357  Safety and Motor Vehicles the hull identification number; the 
358  manufacturer’s serial number; the name of the vessel, live 
359  aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration number; and a 
360  description, including color scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard 
361  vessel, or houseboat. 
362         2. Pay the costs assessed by the Department of Highway 
363  Safety and Motor Vehicles for issuing or renewing a driver’s 
364  license or identification card as required by this section. The 
365  driver’s license or identification card issued to the sexual 
366  predator must be in compliance with s. 322.141(3). 
367         3. Provide, upon request, any additional information 
368  necessary to confirm the identity of the sexual predator, 
369  including a set of fingerprints. 
370         (g)1. Each time a sexual predator’s driver’s license or 
371  identification card is subject to renewal, and, without regard 
372  to the status of the predator’s driver’s license or 
373  identification card, within 48 hours after any change of the 
374  predator’s residence or change in the predator’s name by reason 
375  of marriage or other legal process, the predator shall report in 
376  person to a driver’s license office and shall be subject to the 
377  requirements specified in paragraph (f). The Department of 
378  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall forward to the 
379  department and to the Department of Corrections all photographs 
380  and information provided by sexual predators. Notwithstanding 
381  the restrictions set forth in s. 322.142, the Department of 
382  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to release a 
383  reproduction of a color-photograph or digital-image license to 
384  the Department of Law Enforcement for purposes of public 
385  notification of sexual predators as provided in this section. 
386         2. A sexual predator who vacates a permanent, temporary, or 
387  transient residence and fails to establish or maintain another 
388  permanent, or temporary, or transient residence shall, within 48 
389  hours after vacating the permanent, temporary, or transient 
390  residence, report in person to the sheriff’s office of the 
391  county in which he or she is located. The sexual predator shall 
392  specify the date upon which he or she intends to or did vacate 
393  such residence. The sexual predator must provide or update all 
394  of the registration information required under paragraph (a). 
395  The sexual predator must provide an address for the residence or 
396  other place location that he or she is or will be located 
397  occupying during the time in which he or she fails to establish 
398  or maintain a permanent or temporary residence. 
399         3. A sexual predator who remains at a permanent, temporary, 
400  or transient residence after reporting his or her intent to 
401  vacate such residence shall, within 48 hours after the date upon 
402  which the predator indicated he or she would or did vacate such 
403  residence, report in person to the sheriff’s office to which he 
404  or she reported pursuant to subparagraph 2. for the purpose of 
405  reporting his or her address at such residence. When the sheriff 
406  receives the report, the sheriff shall promptly convey the 
407  information to the department. An offender who makes a report as 
408  required under subparagraph 2. but fails to make a report as 
409  required under this subparagraph commits a felony of the second 
410  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 
411  775.084. 
412         4. A sexual predator must register any electronic mail 
413  address or instant message name with the department prior to 
414  using such electronic mail address or instant message name on or 
415  after October 1, 2007. The department shall establish an online 
416  system through which sexual predators may securely access and 
417  update all electronic mail address and instant message name 
418  information. 
419         (i) A sexual predator who intends to establish a permanent, 
420  temporary, or transient residence in another state or 
421  jurisdiction other than the State of Florida shall report in 
422  person to the sheriff of the county of current residence within 
423  48 hours before the date he or she intends to leave this state 
424  to establish residence in another state or jurisdiction. The 
425  sexual predator must provide to the sheriff the address, 
426  municipality, county, and state of intended residence. The 
427  sheriff shall promptly provide to the department the information 
428  received from the sexual predator. The department shall notify 
429  the statewide law enforcement agency, or a comparable agency, in 
430  the intended state or jurisdiction of residence of the sexual 
431  predator’s intended residence. The failure of a sexual predator 
432  to provide his or her intended place of residence is punishable 
433  as provided in subsection (10). 
434         (j) A sexual predator who indicates his or her intent to 
435  establish a permanent, temporary, or transient residence reside 
436  in another state or jurisdiction other than the State of Florida 
437  and later decides to remain in this state shall, within 48 hours 
438  after the date upon which the sexual predator indicated he or 
439  she would leave this state, report in person to the sheriff to 
440  which the sexual predator reported the intended change of 
441  residence, and report his or her intent to remain in this state. 
442  If the sheriff is notified by the sexual predator that he or she 
443  intends to remain in this state, the sheriff shall promptly 
444  report this information to the department. A sexual predator who 
445  reports his or her intent to establish a permanent, temporary, 
446  or transient residence reside in another state or jurisdiction, 
447  but who remains in this state without reporting to the sheriff 
448  in the manner required by this paragraph, commits a felony of 
449  the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 
450  775.083, or s. 775.084. 
451         (7) COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.— 
452         (a) Law enforcement agencies must inform members of the 
453  community and the public of a sexual predator’s presence. Upon 
454  notification of the presence of a sexual predator, the sheriff 
455  of the county or the chief of police of the municipality where 
456  the sexual predator establishes or maintains a permanent or 
457  temporary residence shall notify members of the community and 
458  the public of the presence of the sexual predator in a manner 
459  deemed appropriate by the sheriff or the chief of police. Within 
460  48 hours after receiving notification of the presence of a 
461  sexual predator, the sheriff of the county or the chief of 
462  police of the municipality where the sexual predator temporarily 
463  or permanently resides shall notify each licensed day care 
464  center, elementary school, middle school, and high school within 
465  a 1-mile radius of the temporary or permanent residence of the 
466  sexual predator of the presence of the sexual predator. 
467  Information provided to members of the community and the public 
468  regarding a sexual predator must include: 
469         1. The name of the sexual predator; 
470         2. A description of the sexual predator, including a 
471  photograph; 
472         3. The sexual predator’s current permanent, temporary, and 
473  transient addresses, and descriptions of registered locations 
474  that have no specific street address, including the name of the 
475  county or municipality if known; 
476         4. The circumstances of the sexual predator’s offense or 
477  offenses; and 
478         5. Whether the victim of the sexual predator’s offense or 
479  offenses was, at the time of the offense, a minor or an adult. 
480 
481  This paragraph does not authorize the release of the name of any 
482  victim of the sexual predator. 
483         (8) VERIFICATION.—The department and the Department of 
484  Corrections shall implement a system for verifying the addresses 
485  of sexual predators. The system must be consistent with the 
486  provisions of the federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety 
487  Act of 2006 and any other federal standards applicable to such 
488  verification or required to be met as a condition for the 
489  receipt of federal funds by the state. The Department of 
490  Corrections shall verify the addresses of sexual predators who 
491  are not incarcerated but who reside in the community under the 
492  supervision of the Department of Corrections and shall report to 
493  the department any failure by a sexual predator to comply with 
494  registration requirements. County and local law enforcement 
495  agencies, in conjunction with the department, shall verify the 
496  addresses of sexual predators who are not under the care, 
497  custody, control, or supervision of the Department of 
498  Corrections. Local law enforcement agencies shall report to the 
499  department any failure by a sexual predator to comply with 
500  registration requirements. 
501         (a) A sexual predator must report in person each year 
502  during the month of the sexual predator’s birthday and during 
503  every third month thereafter to the sheriff’s office in the 
504  county in which he or she resides or is otherwise located to 
505  reregister. The sheriff’s office may determine the appropriate 
506  times and days for reporting by the sexual predator, which shall 
507  be consistent with the reporting requirements of this paragraph. 
508  Reregistration shall include any changes to the following 
509  information: 
510         1. Name; social security number; age; race; sex; date of 
511  birth; height; weight; hair and eye color; address of any 
512  permanent residence and address of any current temporary 
513  residence, within the state or out of state, including a rural 
514  route address and a post office box; if no permanent or 
515  temporary address, any transient residence within the state; 
516  address, location or description, and dates of any current or 
517  known future temporary residence within the state or out of 
518  state; any electronic mail address and any instant message name 
519  required to be provided pursuant to subparagraph (6)(g)4.; home 
520  telephone number and any cellular telephone number; date and 
521  place of any employment; vehicle make, model, color, and license 
522  tag number; fingerprints; and photograph. A post office box 
523  shall not be provided in lieu of a physical residential address. 
524         2. If the sexual predator is enrolled, employed, or 
525  carrying on a vocation at an institution of higher education in 
526  this state, the sexual predator shall also provide to the 
527  department the name, address, and county of each institution, 
528  including each campus attended, and the sexual predator’s 
529  enrollment or employment status. 
530         3. If the sexual predator’s place of residence is a motor 
531  vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as defined 
532  in chapter 320, the sexual predator shall also provide the 
533  vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the 
534  registration number; and a description, including color scheme, 
535  of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured 
536  home. If the sexual predator’s place of residence is a vessel, 
537  live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in chapter 327, the 
538  sexual predator shall also provide the hull identification 
539  number; the manufacturer’s serial number; the name of the 
540  vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration 
541  number; and a description, including color scheme, of the 
542  vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat. 
543         Section 6. Section 856.022, Florida Statutes, is created to 
544  read: 
545         856.022Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close 
546  proximity to children; penalty.— 
547         (1)Except as provided in subsection (2), this section 
548  applies to a person convicted of committing, or attempting, 
549  soliciting, or conspiring to commit, any of the criminal 
550  offenses proscribed in the following statutes in this state or 
551  similar offenses in another jurisdiction against a victim who 
552  was under the age of 18 at the time of the offense: s. 787.01, 
553  s. 787.02, or s. 787.025(2)(c), where the victim is a minor and 
554  the offender was not the victim’s parent or guardian; s. 
555  794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 
556  796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 
557  847.0135, excluding s. 847.0135(6); s. 847.0137; s. 847.0138; s. 
558  847.0145; s. 985.701(1); or any similar offense committed in 
559  this state which has been redesignated from a former statute 
560  number to one of those listed in this subsection, if the person 
561  has not received a pardon for any felony or similar law of 
562  another jurisdiction necessary for the operation of this 
563  subsection and a conviction of a felony or similar law of 
564  another jurisdiction necessary for the operation of this 
565  subsection has not been set aside in any postconviction 
566  proceeding. 
567         (2)This section does not apply to a person who has been 
568  removed from the requirement to register as a sexual offender or 
569  sexual predator pursuant to s. 943.04354. 
570         (3)A person described in subsection (1) commits loitering 
571  or prowling by a person convicted of a sexual offense against a 
572  minor if, while committing loitering or prowling in violation of 
573  s. 856.021, he or she is knowingly: 
574         (a)Within 300 feet of a child care facility or pre-K 
575  through 12 school or on real property comprising any child care 
576  facility or pre-K through 12 school when the child care facility 
577  or school is in operation; or 
578         (b)Within 300 feet of a park, playground, or bus stop 
579  while children are present and congregating in such a manner 
580  that any reasonable person would be aware of their presence at 
581  the park, playground, or bus stop at the same time that the 
582  offender is also present. 
583         (4)It is unlawful for a person described in subsection (1) 
584  to: 
585         (a)Knowingly approach, contact, or communicate with a 
586  child under 18 years of age in any public park building or on 
587  real property comprising any public park or playground with 
588  intent to engage in conduct of a sexual nature, or to make a 
589  communication of any type containing any content of a sexual 
590  nature. This paragraph applies only to a person described in 
591  subsection (1) whose offense was committed on or after the 
592  effective date of this act. 
593         (b)1.Knowingly be present in any child care facility or 
594  pre-K through 12 school or on real property comprising any child 
595  care facility or pre-K through 12 school when the child care 
596  facility or school is in operation unless the person has 
597  provided written notification of his or her intent to be present 
598  to the school board, superintendent, principal, or child care 
599  facility owner; 
600         2.Fail to notify the child care facility owner or the 
601  school principal’s office when he or she arrives and departs the 
602  child care facility or school; or 
603         3.Fail to remain under direct supervision of a school 
604  official or designated chaperone when present in the vicinity of 
605  children. As used in this paragraph, the term “school official” 
606  means a principal, school resource officer, teacher or any other 
607  employee of the school, the superintendent of schools, a member 
608  of the school board, a child care facility owner, or a child 
609  care provider. 
610         (c)A person is not in violation of paragraph (b) if: 
611         1.The child care facility or school is a voting location 
612  and the person is present for the purpose of voting during the 
613  hours designated for voting; or 
614         2.The person is only dropping off or picking up his or her 
615  own children or grandchildren at the child care facility or 
616  school. 
617         (5)Any person who violates this section commits a 
618  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 
619  775.082 or s. 775.083. 
620         Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. 
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