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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to misdemeanor criminal history record 2
expunction; amending s. 943.0585, F.S.; authorizing a 3
person to lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge certain 4
expunged misdemeanor arrests when applying for 5
specified positions; providing an effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 10
943.0585, Florida Statutes, i s amended to read: 11
943.0585 Court-ordered expunction of criminal history 12
records.— 13
(6) EFFECT OF EXPUNCTION ORDER. — 14
(b) The person who is the subject of a criminal history 15
record that is expunged under this section or under other 16
provisions of law, i ncluding former ss. 893.14, 901.33, and 17
943.058, may lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge the arrests 18
covered by the expunged record, except when the subject of the 19
record: 20
1. Is a candidate for employment with a criminal justice 21
agency; 22
2. Is a defendant in a criminal prosecution; 23
3. Concurrently or subsequently petitions for relief under 24
this section, s. 943.0583, or s. 943.059; 25
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4. Is a candidate for admission to The Florida Bar; 26
5. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by or to contract 27
with the Department of Children and Families, the Division of 28
Vocational Rehabilitation within the Department of Education, 29
the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Agency for 30
Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Health, the 31
Department of Elderly Af fairs, or the Department of Juvenile 32
Justice or to be employed or used by such contractor or licensee 33
in a sensitive position having direct contact with children, the 34
disabled, or the elderly; 35
6. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by the Department 36
of Education, any district school board, any university 37
laboratory school, any charter school, any private or parochial 38
school, or any local governmental entity that licenses child 39
care facilities, except that an expunged misdemeanor violation 40
of chapter 812 may be lawfully denied or may fail to be 41
acknowledged; 42
7. Is seeking to be licensed by the Division of Insurance 43
Agent and Agency Services within the Department of Financial 44
Services; or 45
8. Is seeking to be appointed as a guardian pursuant to s. 46
744.3125. 47
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022. 48