FL S1846

Enhanced trespassing penalties in school safety zones: persons previously convicted of gang-related offenses (chapter 874) face first-degree misdemeanor charges instead of second-degree misdemeanor charges for violating school safety zone trespassing laws.

New felony for recruiting minors under 13 into gangs: creating a second-degree felony for causing, encouraging, soliciting, or recruiting anyone under 13 years old to join a criminal gang, with first-degree felony penalties for second or subsequent violations.

Gang status assessment in detention facilities: authorizes county and municipal detention facilities to designate individuals to determine inmate gang status using statutory criteria and reconcile information with law enforcement agencies and statewide gang databases biweekly.

Updated sentencing guidelines: adds offense severity rankings for new gang recruitment offenses and revises the criminal gang sentencing multiplier to reference the definition in s. 874.03 rather than s. 874.04, with a safeguard preventing multiplier application when it would exceed statutory maximum sentences.

Background screening conformity: updates Level 2 security screening standards to reference the revised gang recruitment statute when disqualifying individuals based on gang-related convictions.