FL H0387

Creates section 921.2312 requiring circuit courts to order a qualified practitioner to conduct a risk assessment before sentencing for defendants convicted of or pleading to specified sexual offenses committed on or after October 1, 2015; the practitioner must submit a written report including their opinion on the defendant's risk of committing another sexual offense.

Amends section 948.30 to add subsection (6) establishing a mandatory curfew from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. as a condition of probation or community control for certain sexual offenders whose crimes were committed on or after October 1, 2015; allows courts to designate alternate hours if employment or public service conflicts exist and to consider alternative sanctions if curfew endangers the victim.

Amends section 948.31 to change the requirement for sexual offender evaluation from discretionary ("may require") to mandatory ("shall require") at the probationer's or community controllee's expense and shifts authority to determine treatment need from the qualified practitioner to the court; requires probationers to complete and pay for treatment if the court determines it is needed.

Effective date is July 1, 2015.