FL H1401

Allows criminal judgments (petit theft, felony, and chapter 796 offenses) to be recorded in either written form signed by the judge or electronic form with the judge's electronic signature, as defined in s. 933.40.

For written judgments of guilt, requires defendant's fingerprints to be manually taken and affixed beneath the judge's signature with a judge-signed certificate verifying the fingerprints in open court.

For electronic judgments of guilt, requires fingerprints to be electronically captured with a transaction control number and a judge's electronic certificate included in the judgment record.

Requires judges to collect the defendant's social security number at the time fingerprints are taken or electronically captured and include it in the written or electronic judgment; if the defendant cannot provide it, the reason must be noted.

Takes effect July 1, 2018.