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FL S1314

Bill

Status

Failed

4/30/2010

Primary Sponsor

Ronda Storms

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Origin

Senate

2010 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the definition of "sexually violent offense" to include any felony criminal act determined beyond a reasonable doubt to have been sexually motivated, either at sentencing or during civil commitment proceedings.

  • Requires the Department of Children and Family Services to prioritize assessment of offenders whose evaluations have not been completed within 365 days before release, and clarifies that assessment and petition filing deadlines extend to the next business day if they fall after 5 p.m. on a workday or on weekends/holidays.

  • Creates new crime of introducing contraband (alcohol, drugs, firearms, or other designated items) into sexually violent predator detention facilities, establishing a third-degree felony penalty and authorizing searches of persons and vehicles entering facility grounds.

  • Adds "transient residence" definition and requires sexual predators to report temporary locations (5+ days per calendar year) and transient residences where they lack permanent or temporary addresses, with expanded notification requirements to include these addresses in community notifications.

  • Creates new offense for certain sex offenders convicted of crimes against minors to prohibit loitering within 300 feet of schools, child care facilities, parks, and playgrounds where children congregate, and prohibits approaching children in parks or being present at schools/child care facilities without written notice and supervision; effective July 1, 2010.

Legislative Description

Sexually Violent Predators [SPSC]

Last Action

Died in Committee on Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 119 (Ch. 2010-92)

4/30/2010

Committee Referrals

Policy & Steering Committee on Ways and Means4/15/2010
Judiciary3/22/2010
Criminal Justice2/3/2010

Full Bill Text

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