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FL H1539
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Berny Jacques
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AI Summary
- Reduces the threshold for "permanent residence" from 14 to 5 consecutive days and "temporary residence" from 14 to 5 aggregate days in a calendar year, triggering registration requirements for career offenders (habitual violent felony offenders, violent career criminals, three-time violent felony offenders, and prison releasee reoffenders)
- Tightens reporting timeframes from 2 working days to 48 hours for career offenders to register after establishing residence or being released from custody, and requires in-person reporting to the sheriff's office or driver license office for any changes in residence, name, or other required information
- Requires driver licenses and identification cards issued to career offenders to bear the marking "CAREER OFFENDER" on the front, and mandates annual reporting during the offender's birth month to obtain updated credentials
- Expands required registration information to include vehicle details (make, model, color, VIN, and tag number of all vehicles owned), home and cellular telephone numbers, employment information, and palm prints, and requires local jails to notify the Department of Law Enforcement within 3 business days of intake or release of a career offender
- Increases criminal penalties for assisting career offenders in noncompliance from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony, specifies that each instance of failure to register or report changes constitutes a separate offense, and expands jurisdictions where violations may be prosecuted; effective date is October 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Career Offenders
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Criminal Justice Subcommittee1/13/2024
Full Bill Text
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