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FL Stat § 943.0437 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.0437 - Commercial Social Networking Websites.

943.0437 Commercial social networking websites.—(1) For the purpose of this section, the term “commercial social networking website” means a commercially operated Internet website that allows users to create web pages or profiles that provide information about themselves and are available publicly or to other users and that offers a mechanism for communication with other users, such as a forum, chat room, electronic mail, or instant messenger.(2) The department may provide information relating to electronic mail addresses and Internet identifiers, as defined in s. 775.21, maintained as part of the sexual offender registry to commercial social networking websites or third parties designated by commercial social networking websites. The commercial social networking website may use this information for the purpose of comparing registered users and screening potential users of the commercial social networking website against the list of electronic mail addresses and Internet identifiers provided by the department.(3) This section does not impose any civil liability on a commercial social networking website for:(a) Any action voluntarily taken in good faith to remove or disable any profile of a registered user associated with an electronic mail address or Internet identifier contained in the sexual offender registry.(b) Any action taken to restrict access by such registered user to the commercial social networking website.History.—s. 14, ch. 2007-143; s. 7, ch. 2014-5; s. 3, ch. 2017-170.
FL Stat § 943.0439 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.0439 - Interviews of Victims, Suspects, or Defendants With Autism or an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

943.0439 Interviews of victims, suspects, or defendants with autism or an autism spectrum disorder.—(1) A law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, or another public safety official shall, upon the request of an individual diagnosed with autism or an autism spectrum disorder or his or her parent or guardian, make a good faith effort to ensure that a psychiatrist, psychologist, mental health counselor, special education instructor, clinical social worker, or related professional is present at all interviews of the individual. The professional must have experience treating, teaching, or assisting patients or clients who have been diagnosed with autism or an autism spectrum disorder or related developmental disability or must be certified in special education with a concentration focused on persons with autism or an autism spectrum disorder. All expenses related to the attendance of the professional at interviews shall be borne by the requesting parent, guardian, or individual. If the individual is a victim, the defendant shall reimburse the victim for all expenses related to the attendance of the professional at the interview, in addition to other restitution or penalties provided by law, upon conviction of the offense of which the individual is a victim. Failure to have a professional as defined by this subsection present at the time of the interview is not a basis for suppression of the statement or the contents of the interview or for a cause of action against the law enforcement officer or agency. This subsection applies to such an individual who is the victim, a suspect, or a defendant formally accused of a crime.(2) Each law enforcement agency must ensure that appropriate policies are developed which implement this section and that training is provided to its law enforcement and correctional officers based on those policies.History.—s. 4, ch. 2016-175.
FL Stat § 943.046 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.046 - Notification of Criminal Offender Information.

943.046 Notification of criminal offender information.—(1) Any state or local law enforcement agency may release to the public any criminal history information and other information regarding a criminal offender, including, but not limited to, public notification by the agency of the information, unless the information is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. However, this section does not contravene any provision of s. 943.053 which relates to the method by which an agency or individual may obtain a copy of an offender’s criminal history record.(2) A state or local law enforcement agency and its personnel are immune from civil liability for the release of criminal history information or other information regarding a criminal offender, as provided by this section.History.—s. 6, ch. 97-299; s. 8, ch. 2016-78.
FL Stat § 943.051 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.051 - Criminal Justice Information; Collection and Storage; Fingerprinting.

943.051 Criminal justice information; collection and storage; fingerprinting.—(1) The Criminal Justice Information Program, acting as the state’s central criminal justice information repository, shall:(a) Collect, process, store, maintain, and disseminate criminal justice information and records necessary to the operation of the criminal justice information system of the department.(b) Develop systems that inform one criminal justice agency of the criminal justice information held or maintained by other criminal justice agencies.(2) The fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images of each adult person charged with or convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or violation of a comparable ordinance by a state, county, municipal, or other law enforcement agency shall be captured and electronically submitted to the department in the manner prescribed by rule. Exceptions to this requirement for specified misdemeanors or comparable ordinance violations may be made by the department by rule.(3)(a) The fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images of a minor who is charged with or found to have committed an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult shall be captured and electronically submitted to the department in the manner prescribed by rule.(b) A minor who is charged with or found to have committed the following offenses shall be fingerprinted and the fingerprints shall be submitted electronically to the department, unless the minor is issued a civil citation pursuant to s. 985.12:1. Assault, as defined in s. 784.011.2. Battery, as defined in s. 784.03.3. Carrying a concealed weapon, as defined in s. 790.01(1).4. Unlawful use of destructive devices or bombs, as defined in s. 790.1615(1).5. Neglect of a child, as defined in s. 827.03(1)(e).6. Assault or battery on a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, or other specified officers, as defined in s. 784.07(2)(a) and (b).7. Open carrying of a weapon, as defined in s. 790.053.8. Exposure of sexual organs, as defined in s. 800.03.9. Unlawful possession of a firearm, as defined in s. 790.22(5).10. Petit theft, as defined in s. 812.014(3).11. Cruelty to animals, as defined in s. 828.12(1).12. Arson, as defined in s. 806.031(1).13. Unlawful possession or discharge of a weapon or firearm at a school-sponsored event or on school property, as provided in s. 790.115.(4) Fingerprints shall be used as the basis for criminal history records.History.—s. 3, ch. 80-409; s. 2, ch. 85-224; s. 5, ch. 93-204; s. 1, ch. 94-126; s. 89, ch. 94-209; s. 12, ch. 95-184; s. 2, ch. 95-427; s. 2, ch. 96-293; s. 28, ch. 96-322; s. 6, ch. 98-94; s. 2, ch. 99-284; s. 6, ch. 99-300; s. 11, ch. 2000-155; s. 2, ch. 2002-51; s. 6, ch. 2007-112; s. 32, ch. 2010-117; s. 16, ch. 2013-116; s. 2, ch. 2015-46.
FL Stat § 943.052 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.052 - Disposition Reporting.

943.052 Disposition reporting.—The Criminal Justice Information Program shall, by rule, establish procedures and a format for each criminal justice agency to monitor its records and submit reports, as provided by this section, to the program. The disposition report shall be developed by the program and shall include the offender-based transaction system number.(1) Each law enforcement officer or booking officer shall include with submitted arrest information and fingerprints the offender-based transaction system number.(2) Each clerk of the court shall submit the uniform dispositions to the program or in a manner acceptable to the program. The report must be submitted at least once a month in an automated format acceptable to the program. The disposition report is mandatory for each disposition relating to an adult offender and, beginning July 1, 2008, for dispositions relating to minor offenders.(3)(a) The Department of Corrections shall submit fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images to the program relating to the receipt of any person who is sentenced to a state correctional institution.(b) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall submit fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images to the program relating to the receipt of any minor who is found to have committed an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult, or is found to have committed a misdemeanor specified in s. 943.051(3), and is committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.History.—s. 4, ch. 80-409; s. 3, ch. 85-224; s. 3, ch. 86-187; s. 3, ch. 87-177; s. 91, ch. 94-209; s. 8, ch. 98-94; s. 6, ch. 2006-176; s. 17, ch. 2013-116.
FL Stat § 943.0525 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.0525 - Criminal Justice Information Systems; Use by State and Local Agencies.

943.0525 Criminal justice information systems; use by state and local agencies.—As a condition of participating in any criminal justice information system established by the Criminal Justice Information Program or of receiving criminal justice information, state and local agencies shall be required to execute appropriate user agreements and to comply with applicable federal laws and regulations, this chapter, and rules of the department. The program shall, by rule, adopt a user agreement that must include, but is not limited to, compliance with the provisions of s. 943.052. The user agreement between the department and the criminal justice agency shall include conspicuous language that any criminal justice agency’s failure to comply with laws, rules, and the user agreement shall constitute grounds for immediate termination of services. The department shall terminate the services to the criminal justice agency until the agency is in compliance. However, the department shall not terminate access to wanted persons or wanted property record information services to a law enforcement agency.History.—s. 2, ch. 80-409; s. 495, ch. 81-259; s. 4, ch. 86-187; s. 9, ch. 98-94.
FL Stat § 943.0535 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.0535 - Aliens, Criminal Records.

943.0535 Aliens, criminal records.—It shall be the duty of the clerk of court to furnish without charge a certified copy of the complaint, information, or indictment and the judgment and sentence and any other record pertaining to the case of any alien to the United States immigration officer in charge of the territory or district in which the court is located in every case in which an alien is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any felony or misdemeanor charge. The state attorney shall assist the clerk of the court in determining if a defendant entering a plea or convicted is an alien.History.—s. 2, ch. 88-248; s. 4, ch. 96-312; s. 11, ch. 99-188; s. 12, ch. 2000-155.
FL Stat § 943.054 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.054 - Exchange of Federal Criminal History Records and Information.

943.054 Exchange of federal criminal history records and information.—(1) Criminal history information derived from any United States Department of Justice criminal justice information system is available:(a) To criminal justice agencies for criminal justice purposes.(b) Pursuant to applicable federal laws and regulations, including those instituted by the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, for use in connection with licensing or local or state employment or for such other uses only as authorized by federal or state laws which have been approved by the United States Attorney General or the Attorney General’s designee.(c) For issuance of press releases and publicity designed to effect the apprehension of wanted persons in connection with serious or significant offenses.(2) The exchange of federal criminal history information is subject to cancellation if dissemination is made outside the receiving departments or related agencies.(3) A criminal justice agency may refer to federal criminal history records and disclose to the public factual information concerning the status of an investigation; the apprehension, arrest, release, or prosecution of an individual; the adjudication of charges; or the correctional status of an individual when such disclosure is reasonably contemporaneous with the event to which the information relates.(4) Provisions of this section are required by the Federal Government as a condition of utilizing the United States Department of Justice criminal history record information systems.History.—s. 6, ch. 80-409; s. 2, ch. 94-126; s. 441, ch. 96-406; s. 1846, ch. 97-102; s. 19, ch. 2013-116.
FL Stat § 943.0543 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.0543 - National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact; Ratification and Implementation.

943.0543 National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact; ratification and implementation.—(1) In order to facilitate the authorized interstate exchange of criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes, including, but not limited to, background checks for the licensing and screening of employees and volunteers under the National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended, and to implement the National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact, 42 U.S.C. s. 14616, the Legislature approves and ratifies the compact. The executive director of the Department of Law Enforcement shall execute the compact on behalf of the state.(2) The department is the repository of criminal history records for purposes of the compact and shall do all things necessary or incidental to carrying out the compact.(3) The executive director of the department, or the director’s designee, is the state’s compact officer and shall administer the compact within the state. The department may establish procedures for the cooperative exchange of criminal history records between the state and Federal Government for use in noncriminal justice cases.(4) The state’s ratification of the compact remains in effect until legislation is enacted which specifically renounces the compact.(5) This compact and this section do not affect or abridge the obligations and responsibilities of the department under other provisions of this chapter, including s. 943.053, and do not alter or amend the manner, direct or otherwise, in which the public is afforded access to criminal history records under state law.History.—s. 2, ch. 99-300; s. 111, ch. 2013-18; s. 11, ch. 2016-78.
FL Stat § 943.055 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.055 - Records and Audit.

943.055 Records and audit.—(1) Criminal justice agencies disseminating criminal justice information derived from a Department of Law Enforcement criminal justice information system shall maintain a record of dissemination in accordance with the user agreements in s. 943.0525.(2) The Criminal Justice Information Program shall arrange for any audits of state and local criminal justice and noncriminal justice agencies necessary to ensure compliance with federal laws and regulations, this chapter, and rules of the Department of Law Enforcement pertaining to the establishment, operation, security, and maintenance of criminal justice information systems.History.—s. 7, ch. 80-409; s. 11, ch. 98-94; s. 22, ch. 2013-116.
FL Stat § 943.056 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.056 - Criminal History Records; Access, Review, and Challenge.

943.056 Criminal history records; access, review, and challenge.—(1) For purposes of verification of the accuracy and completeness of a criminal history record, the Department of Law Enforcement shall provide, in the manner prescribed by rule, such record for review upon verification, by fingerprints, of the identity of the requesting person. If a minor, or the parent or legal guardian of a minor, requests a copy of the minor’s criminal history record, the Department of Law Enforcement shall provide such copy, including any portions of the record which may be confidential under s. 943.053(3)(b), for review upon verification, by fingerprints, of the identity of the minor. The providing of such record shall not require the payment of any fees, except those provided for by federal regulations.(2) Criminal justice agencies subject to chapter 120 shall be subject to hearings regarding those portions of criminal history records for which the agency served as originator. When it is determined what the record should contain in order to be complete and accurate, the Criminal Justice Information Program shall be advised and shall conform state records to the corrected criminal history record information and shall request that the federal records be corrected.(3) Criminal justice agencies not subject to chapter 120 shall be subject to administrative proceedings for challenges to criminal history record information in accordance with rules established by the Department of Law Enforcement.(4) Upon request, an individual whose record has been corrected shall be given the names of all known noncriminal justice agencies to which the data has been given. The correcting agency shall notify all known criminal justice recipients of the corrected information, and those agencies shall modify their records to conform to the corrected record.History.—ss. 8, 9, ch. 80-409; s. 3, ch. 94-126; s. 93, ch. 94-209; s. 12, ch. 98-94; s. 23, ch. 2013-116; s. 4, ch. 2016-78.
FL Stat § 943.057 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.057 - Access to Criminal Justice Information for Research or Statistical Purposes.

943.057 Access to criminal justice information for research or statistical purposes.—The Department of Law Enforcement may provide by rule for access to and dissemination and use of criminal justice information for research or statistical purposes. All requests for records or information in the criminal justice information systems of the department shall require the requesting individual or entity to enter into an appropriate privacy and security agreement which provides that the requesting individual or entity shall comply with all laws and rules governing the use of criminal justice information for research or statistical purposes. The department may charge a fee for the production of criminal justice information under this section. Such fee shall approximate the actual cost of production. This section does not require the release of confidential information or require the department to accommodate requests that would disrupt ongoing operations beyond the extent required by s. 119.07.History.—s. 10, ch. 80-409; s. 4, ch. 94-126; s. 442, ch. 96-406; s. 13, ch. 98-94.
FL Stat § 943.0575 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.0575 - Public Access to Records.

943.0575 Public access to records.—Nothing in this act shall be construed to restrict or condition public access to records as provided by s. 119.07.History.—s. 16, ch. 80-409.
FL Stat § 943.0578 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections|Chapter 943 - Department of Law Enforcement|943.0578 - Lawful Self-Defense Expunction.

943.0578 Lawful self-defense expunction.—(1) Notwithstanding the eligibility requirements defined in s. 943.0585(1) and (2), the department shall issue a certificate of eligibility for expunction under this section to a person who is the subject of a criminal history record if that person has obtained, and submitted to the department, on a form provided by the department, a written, certified statement from the appropriate state attorney or statewide prosecutor which states whether an information, indictment, or other charging document was not filed or was dismissed by the state attorney, or dismissed by the court, because it was found that the person acted in lawful self-defense pursuant to chapter 776.(2) Each petition to expunge a criminal history record pursuant to this section must be accompanied by:(a) A valid certificate of eligibility for expunction issued by the department pursuant to this section; and(b) The petitioner’s sworn statement attesting that the petitioner is eligible for such an expunction to the best of his or her knowledge or belief.Any person who knowingly provides false information on such sworn statement to the court commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.(3) This section does not confer any right to the expunction of a criminal history record, and any request for expunction of a criminal history record may be denied at the discretion of the court.(4) Section 943.0585(5) and (6) apply to an expunction ordered under this section.(5) The department shall adopt rules to establish procedures for applying for and issuing a certificate of eligibility for expunction under this section.History.—s. 47, ch. 2019-167.