FL H1325

Increases the age threshold for child victim hearsay statements from 11 to 16 years old in evidence regarding child abuse, sexual abuse, and related offenses.

Creates s. 943.0583 allowing human trafficking victims to petition for expungement of criminal convictions committed while being trafficked or at a trafficker's direction, excluding offenses listed in s. 775.084(1)(b)1.

Establishes that official documentation of trafficking victim status creates a presumption of the defendant's coerced participation; absent such documentation, petitioner must prove eligibility by clear and convincing evidence.

Allows expunged records to be physically destroyed by criminal justice agencies, permits victims to lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge arrests (except in specific circumstances like criminal justice employment or new criminal proceedings), and provides that denial does not constitute perjury.

Appropriates $99,275 in nonrecurring funds to the Department of Law Enforcement for implementation costs; effective date is January 1, 2014, with criminal justice agencies having until March 1, 2014 to comply with expungement orders.