FL S1094

Creates s. 784.071 to upgrade assault and battery offenses when committed against licensed professionals under chapters 490 or 491, or social workers, if the offender knew or had reason to know the victim's position and the incident occurred during or related to the victim's employment duties.

Upgrades assault from second-degree misdemeanor to first-degree misdemeanor; battery from first-degree misdemeanor to third-degree felony; aggravated assault from third-degree felony to second-degree felony; and aggravated battery from second-degree felony to first-degree felony.

Requires persons convicted of aggravated assault or aggravated battery to be fined up to $10,000, make restitution, perform up to 500 hours of community service, and serve a mandatory minimum of 5 years imprisonment.

Imposes additional mandatory minimum sentences for battery convictions if a firearm or destructive device was possessed (3 additional years) or if a semiautomatic firearm with high-capacity magazine or machine gun was possessed (8 additional years).

Prohibits suspension of adjudication or sentence, statutory gain-time credits under s. 944.275, and discretionary early release, except for pardon, executive clemency, or conditional medical release under s. 947.149, before the mandatory minimum sentence is served; effective October 1, 2010.