FL H0203

Creates a lifetime electronic monitoring program within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for sex offenders convicted of crimes on or after October 1, 2015, requiring them to wear tracking devices for life after release from prison, probation, community control, or conditional release

Requires the monitoring system to actively track offenders' locations and immediately report when they enter prohibited areas such as parks, schools, or child care facilities where children congregate

Sex offenders must pay the Department of Corrections for the cost of their electronic monitoring services

Establishes third-degree felony penalties for tampering with, damaging, or destroying monitoring equipment; failing to report device damage; or failing to reimburse for monitoring costs

Allows prison terms for monitoring violations to run consecutively with sentences for other crimes committed while in violation