FL S0184

Adds "ocean lifeguard" to the definition of protected persons under Florida's assault and battery laws, defined as lifeguards employed along coastal or intracoastal beaches and shores to prevent injury or drowning.

Increases criminal penalties for assault or battery committed against an ocean lifeguard while engaged in lawful duties: assault reclassified from misdemeanor of the second degree to misdemeanor of the first degree; battery reclassified from misdemeanor of the first degree to felony of the third degree.

Increases penalties for aggravated assault and aggravated battery against ocean lifeguards to match those for law enforcement officers: aggravated assault becomes felony of the second degree with minimum 3-year sentence; aggravated battery becomes felony of the first degree with minimum 5-year sentence.

Authorizes law enforcement officers to arrest without warrant any person with probable cause of committing assault upon an ocean lifeguard, consistent with existing arrest authority for assaults on other protected persons.

Amends criminal justice information statutes to include assault or battery on an ocean lifeguard in the list of offenses requiring fingerprinting of juveniles and children.