Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1634 By Senator Collins 14-01095A-24 20241634__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to career offenders; amending s. 3 322.141, F.S.; requiring that all licenses for the 4 operation of motor vehicles or identification cards 5 issued or reissued by the Department of Highway Safety 6 and Motor Vehicles to persons designated as career 7 offenders subject to registration under specified 8 provisions have a specified marking on the front of 9 the cards; requiring each career offender to report to 10 the department during his or her birth month to obtain 11 an updated or renewed driver license or identification 12 cars unless previously secured or updated; making 13 technical changes; amending s. 775.261, F.S.; revising 14 the definitions of the terms permanent residence and 15 temporary residence; defining the term vehicles 16 owned; revising the criteria for having to register 17 as a career offender; revising the required actions 18 and the required information that a career offender 19 must provide upon registration; requiring the 20 sheriffs office to promptly provide to the Department 21 of Law Enforcement specified data and information 22 received from the career offender; revising timeframes 23 within which a career offender is required to report 24 to a driver license office of the Department of 25 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles or report directly 26 to the department; providing an exception; revising 27 requirements that a career offender must comply with 28 at the driver license office; requiring that, if a 29 career offender is in the custody of a local jail, the 30 custodian of the local jail notify the Department of 31 Law Enforcement within a specified timeframe after 32 intake of the career offender for any reason and upon 33 release; requiring the custodian to take a digitized 34 photograph of the career offender and provide the 35 photograph to the department; requiring a career 36 offender to report in person to a driver license 37 office within a specified timeframe after any change 38 in the career offenders permanent or temporary 39 residence; requiring the Department of Highway Safety 40 and Motor Vehicles to forward to the Department of Law 41 Enforcement all photographs and information provided 42 by a career offender; authorizing the department to 43 release license reproductions to the department for 44 the purpose of public notification; requiring a career 45 offender to report in person to the sheriffs office 46 after specified occurrences; providing criminal 47 penalties; revising reporting requirements and 48 applicable timeframes that a career offender must 49 comply with if he or she intends to establish a 50 permanent or temporary residence or to travel; 51 requiring county and local law enforcement agencies, 52 in conjunction with the Department of Law Enforcement, 53 to, at a minimum, annually verify the addresses of 54 certain career offenders; authorizing county and local 55 law enforcement agencies, in conjunction with the 56 Department of Law Enforcement, to annually verify the 57 addresses of certain career offenders; requiring 58 county and local law enforcement agencies to report to 59 the department any failures by career offenders to 60 register; requiring that the department receive notice 61 of petitions for the removal of the requirement for 62 registration as career offenders within a specified 63 timeframe before a hearing on the petition; 64 authorizing the department to present evidence in 65 opposition to the requested relief or otherwise 66 demonstrate reasons to deny the petition; authorizing, 67 rather than requiring, the department to maintain 68 online computer access to the current information 69 regarding each registered career offender; revising 70 the list of requirements for which failure of a career 71 offender to comply constitutes a criminal offense; 72 specifying that each instance of a failure to register 73 or report changes to specified required information 74 constitutes a separate offense; expanding the 75 jurisdictions under which career offender may be 76 prosecuted for violations of specified acts or 77 omissions; specifying circumstances which constitute 78 actual notice for a career offender of the duty to 79 register; increasing the criminal penalties for 80 existing prohibited acts relating to assisting career 81 offenders in noncompliance with specified requirements 82 or withholding or providing false information to law 83 enforcement agencies; conforming provisions to changes 84 made by the act; making technical changes; amending s. 85 944.608, F.S.; defining terms; providing a timeframe 86 under which certain career offenders are required to 87 register with the Department of Corrections and 88 provide specified information; requiring the 89 department to report to the Department of Law 90 Enforcement any failures by career offenders to 91 register; revising the information that the Department 92 of Corrections must provide to the Department of Law 93 Enforcement; requiring that, if a career offender is 94 in the custody of a local jail, the custodian of the 95 local jail notify the Department of Law Enforcement 96 within a specified timeframe after intake of the 97 career offender for any reason and upon release; 98 requiring the custodian to take a digitized photograph 99 of the career offender and provide the photograph to 100 the department; authorizing the supervising federal 101 agency to forward certain information to the 102 Department of Law Enforcement if a career offender is 103 under federal supervision and to indicate whether use 104 of the information is subject to certain restrictions; 105 specifying the jurisdictions under which a career 106 offender may be prosecuted for violations of specified 107 acts or omissions; specifying circumstances which 108 constitute actual notice for a career offender of the 109 duty to register; providing criminal penalties for 110 committing specified prohibited acts relating to 111 assisting career offenders in noncompliance with 112 specified requirements or withholding or providing 113 false information to law enforcement agencies; 114 providing applicability; conforming cross-references; 115 making technical changes; amending s. 944.609, F.S.; 116 defining terms; revising legislative findings; 117 revising the information that the Department of 118 Corrections is required to provide regarding career 119 offenders being released after serving periods of 120 incarceration for any offense; specifying a timeframe 121 under which the custodian of a local jail must notify 122 the Department of Law Enforcement after intake of a 123 career offender for any reason and upon release; 124 making technical and clarifying changes; reenacting 125 ss. 320.02(4) and 322.19(1), F.S., relating to 126 registration required and application for 127 registration, and forms and change of address or name, 128 respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 129 775.261, F.S., in references thereto; reenacting s. 130 775.13(4), F.S., relating to registration of convicted 131 felons, exemptions, and penalties, to incorporate the 132 amendment made to ss. 775.261 and 944.609, F.S., in 133 references thereto; providing an effective date. 134 135 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 136 137 Section 1.Subsections (3) and (4) of section 322.141, 138 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 139 322.141Color or markings of certain licenses or 140 identification cards. 141 (3)All licenses for the operation of motor vehicles or 142 identification cards originally issued or reissued by the 143 department to persons who are designated as sexual predators 144 under s. 775.21, who are or subject to registration as sexual 145 offenders under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607, who are designated as 146 career offenders under s. 775.261 or s. 944.608, or who have a 147 similar designation or are subject to a similar registration 148 under the laws of another jurisdiction, shall have on the front 149 of the license or identification card the following: 150 (a)For a person designated as a sexual predator under s. 151 775.21 or who has a similar designation under the laws of 152 another jurisdiction, the marking SEXUAL PREDATOR. 153 (b)For a person subject to registration as a sexual 154 offender under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607, or subject to a 155 similar registration under the laws of another jurisdiction, the 156 marking 943.0435, F.S. 157 (c)For a person subject to registration as a career 158 offender under s. 775.261 or s. 944.608, the marking CAREER 159 OFFENDER. 160 (4)(a)Unless previously secured or updated, each sexual 161 offender and sexual predator shall report to the department 162 during the month of his or her reregistration as required under 163 s. 775.21(8), s. 943.0435(14), or s. 944.607(13) in order to 164 obtain an updated or renewed driver license or identification 165 card as required by subsection (3). 166 (b)Unless previously secured or updated, each career 167 offender shall report to the department during the month of his 168 or her birth in order to obtain an updated or renewed driver 169 license or identification card as required by subsection (3). 170 Section 2.Section 775.261, Florida Statutes, is amended to 171 read: 172 775.261The Florida Career Offender Registration Act. 173 (1)SHORT TITLE.This section may be cited as The Florida 174 Career Offender Registration Act. 175 (2)DEFINITIONS.As used in this section, the term: 176 (a)Career offender means any person who is designated as 177 a habitual violent felony offender, a violent career criminal, 178 or a three-time violent felony offender under s. 775.084 or as a 179 prison releasee reoffender under s. 775.082(9). 180 (b)Chief of police means the chief law enforcement 181 officer of a municipality. 182 (c)Community means any county where the career offender 183 lives or otherwise establishes or maintains a permanent or 184 temporary or permanent residence. 185 (d)Department means the Department of Law Enforcement. 186 (e)Entering the county includes being discharged from a 187 correctional facility, jail, or secure treatment facility within 188 the county or being under supervision within the county with a 189 career-offender designation as specified in paragraph (a). 190 (f)Permanent residence means a place where the career 191 offender abides, lodges, or resides for 5 14 or more consecutive 192 days. For the purpose of calculating a permanent residence under 193 this paragraph, the first day that a person abides, lodges, or 194 resides at a place is excluded and each subsequent day is 195 counted. A day includes any part of a calendar day. 196 (g)Temporary residence means: 197 1.a place where the career offender abides, lodges, or 198 resides, including, but not limited to, vacation, business, or 199 personal travel destinations in or out of this state for a 200 period of 5 14 or more days in the aggregate during any calendar 201 year and which is not the career offenders permanent residence, 202 or for a career offender whose permanent residence is not in 203 this state, a place where the career offender is employed, 204 practices a vocation, or is enrolled as a student for any period 205 of time in this state. For the purpose of calculating a 206 temporary residence under this paragraph, the first day that a 207 person abides, lodges, or resides at a place is excluded and 208 each subsequent day is counted. A day includes any part of a 209 calendar day address; 210 2.For a career offender whose permanent residence is not 211 in this state, a place where the career offender is employed, 212 practices a vocation, or is enrolled as a student for any period 213 of time in this state; or 214 3.A place where the career offender routinely abides, 215 lodges, or resides for a period of 4 or more consecutive or 216 nonconsecutive days in any month and which is not the career 217 offenders permanent residence, including any out-of-state 218 address. 219 (h)Vehicles owned means any motor vehicle as defined in 220 s. 320.01 which is registered, co-registered, leased, titled, or 221 rented by a career offender; a rented vehicle that a career 222 offender is authorized to drive; or a vehicle for which a career 223 offender is insured as a driver. The term also includes any 224 motor vehicle as defined in s. 320.01 which is registered, co 225 registered, leased, titled, or rented by a person or persons 226 residing at a career offenders permanent residence for 5 or 227 more consecutive days. 228 (3)CRITERIA FOR REGISTRATION AS A CAREER OFFENDER. 229 (a)A career offender released on or after July 1, 2002, 230 from a sanction imposed in this state must register as required 231 under this section subsection (4) and is subject to community 232 and public notification as provided under subsection (9) 233 subsection (5). If no sanction is imposed, the person is deemed 234 to be released upon conviction. For purposes of this section, a 235 sanction imposed in this state means includes, but is not 236 limited to, a fine, probation, community control, parole, 237 conditional release, control release, or incarceration in a 238 state prison, federal prison, private correctional facility, or 239 local detention facility, and: 240 1.The career offender has not received a pardon for any 241 felony or other qualified offense that is necessary for the 242 operation of this paragraph; or 243 2.A conviction of a felony or other qualified offense 244 necessary to the operation of this paragraph has not been set 245 aside in any postconviction proceeding. 246 (b)This section does not apply to any person who has been 247 designated as a sexual predator and is required to register 248 under s. 775.21 or who is required to register as a sexual 249 offender under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607. However, if a person 250 is no longer required to register as a sexual predator under s. 251 775.21 or as a sexual offender under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607, 252 the person must register as a career offender under this section 253 if the person is otherwise designated as a career offender as 254 provided in this section. 255 (c)A person subject to registration as a career offender 256 is not subject to registration as a convicted felon under s. 257 775.13. However, if the person is no longer required to register 258 as a career offender under this section, the person must 259 register under s. 775.13 if required to do so under that 260 section. 261 (d)If a career offender is not sentenced to a term of 262 imprisonment, the clerk of the court shall ensure that the 263 career offenders fingerprints are taken and forwarded to the 264 department within 48 hours after the court renders its finding 265 that an offender is a career offender. The fingerprints shall be 266 clearly marked, Career Offender Registration. 267 (4)REGISTRATION.Upon registration, a career offender 268 shall: 269 (a)Report in person at A career offender must register 270 with the department by providing the following information to 271 the department, or to the sheriffs office in the county in 272 which the career offender establishes or maintains a permanent 273 or temporary residence, within 48 hours 2 working days after 274 establishing a permanent or temporary residence in this state, 275 or within 48 hours 2 working days after being released from the 276 custody, control, or supervision of the Department of 277 Corrections or from the custody of a private correctional 278 facility or local detention facility.: 279 (b)1.Provide his or her name; date of birth;, social 280 security number;, age;, race; sex;, gender, date of birth, 281 height;, weight;, hair and eye color; fingerprints; palm 282 prints;, photograph; employment information;, address of 283 permanent or legal residence and address of any current 284 temporary residence within the state or out of state, including 285 a rural route address and or a post office box; address, 286 location or description, and dates of any current or known 287 future temporary residence within this state or out of state; 288 the make, model, color, vehicle identification number (VIN), and 289 license tag number of all vehicles owned; home telephone numbers 290 and cellular telephone numbers;, date and place of any 291 employment, date and place of each conviction;, fingerprints, 292 and a brief description of the crime or crimes committed by the 293 career offender. A career offender may not provide a post office 294 box may not be provided in lieu of a physical residential 295 address. If the career offenders place of residence is a motor 296 vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, as those 297 terms are defined in chapter 320, the career offender shall also 298 provide to the department through the sheriffs office written 299 notice of the vehicle identification number (VIN); the license 300 tag number; the registration number; and a description, 301 including color scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile 302 home, or manufactured home. If a career offenders place of 303 residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as 304 those terms are defined in chapter 327, the career offender 305 shall also provide to the department through the sheriffs 306 office written notice of the hull identification number; the 307 manufacturers serial number; the name of the vessel, live 308 aboard vessel, or houseboat; the registration number of the 309 vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; and a description, 310 including color scheme, of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or 311 houseboat. 312 (c)2.Provide any other information determined necessary by 313 the department, including criminal and corrections records; 314 nonprivileged personnel and treatment records; and evidentiary 315 genetic markers, when available. 316 (b)When If a career offender registers with the sheriffs 317 office, the sheriff shall take a photograph, and a set of 318 fingerprints, and palm prints of the career offender and forward 319 the photographs, and fingerprints, and palm prints to the 320 department, along with the information that the career offender 321 is required to provide pursuant to this section. The sheriff 322 shall promptly provide to the department the information 323 received from the career offender. 324 (d)(c)Within 48 hours 2 working days after the reporting 325 registration required under this subsection paragraph (a), a 326 career offender who is not incarcerated and who resides in the 327 community, including a career offender under the supervision of 328 the Department of Corrections pursuant to s. 944.608, shall 329 report register in person at a driver license office of the 330 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, unless a driver 331 license or identification card that complies with s. 322.141(3) 332 was previously secured or updated under s. 944.608 and shall 333 present proof of registration. At the driver license office, the 334 career offender shall: 335 1.If otherwise qualified, secure a Florida driver license, 336 renew a Florida driver license, or secure an identification 337 card. The career offender shall identify himself or herself as a 338 career offender who is required to comply with this section and 339 shall provide proof that the career offender reported as 340 required in this subsection. The career offender shall provide 341 any of the information specified in this subsection, if 342 requested. The career offender shall submit to the taking of a 343 photograph for use in issuing a driver license, renewed license, 344 or identification card, and for use by the department in 345 maintaining current records of career offenders, provide his or 346 her place of permanent or temporary residence, including a rural 347 route address or a post office box, and submit to the taking of 348 a photograph for use in issuing a driver license, renewed 349 license, or identification card, and for use by the department 350 in maintaining current records of career offenders. The career 351 offender may not provide a post office box in lieu of a physical 352 residential address. If the career offenders place of residence 353 is a motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or manufactured home, 354 as defined in chapter 320, the career offender shall also 355 provide to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 356 the vehicle identification number; the license tag number; the 357 motor vehicle registration number; and a description, including 358 color scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or 359 manufactured home. If a career offenders place of residence is 360 a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as defined in 361 chapter 327, the career offender shall also provide to the 362 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles the hull 363 identification number; the manufacturers serial number; the 364 name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the 365 registration number; and a description, including color scheme, 366 of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat. 367 2.Pay the costs assessed by the Department of Highway 368 Safety and Motor Vehicles for issuing or renewing a driver 369 license or identification card as required by this section. The 370 driver license or identification card issued must be in 371 compliance with s. 322.141(3). 372 3.Provide, upon request, any additional information 373 necessary to confirm the identity of the career offender, 374 including a set of fingerprints. 375 (e)A career offender shall report in person to a driver 376 license office and is subject to the requirements specified in 377 this subsection: 378 1.(d)Each time a career offenders driver license or 379 identification card is subject to renewal; and 380 2.Without regard to the status of the offenders driver 381 license or identification card, and within 48 hours 2 working 382 days after any change of the career offenders residence or 383 change in the career offenders name by reason of marriage or 384 other legal process, the career offender must report in person 385 to a driver license office, and shall be subject to the 386 requirements specified in paragraph (c). 387 (f)The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 388 shall forward to the department and to the Department of 389 Corrections all photographs and information provided by career 390 offenders. Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in s. 391 322.142, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may 392 release a reproduction of a color-photograph or digital-image 393 license to the department for purposes of public notification of 394 career offenders as provided in this section and ss. 775.26 and 395 944.609. 396 (g)A career offender who is unable to secure or update a 397 driver license or an identification card with the Department of 398 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as provided in this subsection 399 shall also report any change in the career offenders name by 400 reason of marriage or other legal process within 48 hours after 401 the change to the sheriffs office in the county where the 402 offender resides or is located and provide confirmation that he 403 or she reported such information to the Department of Highway 404 Safety and Motor Vehicles. The reporting requirements under this 405 paragraph do not negate the requirement for a career offender to 406 obtain a Florida driver license or an identification card as 407 required in this section. 408 (h)If the career offender is in the custody of a local 409 jail, the custodian of the local jail shall notify the 410 department within 3 business days after intake of the career 411 offender for any reason and upon release. The custodian of the 412 local jail shall also take a digitized photograph of the career 413 offender while the career offender remains in custody and shall 414 provide the digitized photograph to the department. The 415 custodian shall notify the department if the career offender 416 escapes from custody or dies. 417 (e)If the career offender registers at an office of the 418 department, the department must notify the sheriff and, if 419 applicable, the police chief of the municipality, where the 420 career offender maintains a residence within 48 hours after the 421 career offender registers with the department. 422 (5)ESTABLISHING A RESIDENCE WITHIN THIS STATE AFTER 423 REGISTRATION. 424 (a)A career offender shall report in person to a driver 425 license office and is subject to the requirements specified in 426 subsection (4): 427 1.Each time a career offenders driver license or 428 identification card is subject to renewal; and 429 2.Without regard to the status of the offenders driver 430 license or identification card, within 48 hours after any change 431 in the offenders permanent or temporary residence. 432 (b)The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 433 shall forward to the department and to the Department of 434 Corrections all photographs and information provided by career 435 offenders. Notwithstanding the restrictions set forth in s. 436 322.142, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may 437 release a reproduction of a color-photograph or digital-image 438 license to the department for purposes of public notification of 439 career offenders as provided in this section and ss. 775.26 and 440 944.609. 441 (c)A career offender who is unable to secure or update a 442 driver license or an identification card with the Department of 443 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as provided in subsection (4) 444 and this subsection shall also report any change in the career 445 offenders permanent or temporary residence within 48 hours 446 after the change to the sheriffs office in the county where the 447 offender resides or is located and provide confirmation that he 448 or she reported such information to the Department of Highway 449 Safety and Motor Vehicles. The reporting requirements under this 450 paragraph do not negate the requirement for a career offender to 451 obtain a Florida driver license or an identification card as 452 required in this section. 453 (d)A career offender who vacates a permanent or temporary 454 residence and fails to establish or maintain another permanent 455 or temporary residence shall, within 48 hours after vacating the 456 permanent or temporary residence, report in person to the 457 sheriffs office of the county in which he or she is located. 458 The career offender shall specify the date upon which he or she 459 intends to or did vacate such residence. The career offender 460 must provide or update all of the registration information 461 required under paragraph (4)(b). The career offender must 462 provide an address for the residence or other place where he or 463 she is or will be located during the time in which he or she 464 fails to establish or maintain a permanent or temporary 465 residence. 466 (e)A career offender who remains at a permanent or 467 temporary residence after reporting his or her intent to vacate 468 such residence shall, within 48 hours after the date upon which 469 the offender indicated he or she would or did vacate such 470 residence, report in person to the agency to which he or she 471 reported pursuant to paragraph (d) for the purpose of reporting 472 his or her address at such residence. When the sheriff receives 473 the report, the sheriff shall promptly convey the information to 474 the department. An offender who makes a report as required under 475 paragraph (d) but fails to make a report as required under this 476 paragraph commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as 477 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 478 (6)ESTABLISHING A NON-FLORIDA RESIDENCE. 479 (a)(f)A career offender who intends to establish a 480 permanent or temporary residence in another state or 481 jurisdiction other than the State of Florida shall report in 482 person to the sheriff of the county of current residence at 483 least 48 hours or the department within 2 working days before 484 the date he or she intends to leave this state to establish 485 residence in another state or jurisdiction other than the State 486 of Florida. Any travel that is not known by the career offender 487 48 hours before he or she intends to establish a residence in 488 another state or jurisdiction must be reported in person to the 489 sheriffs office as soon as possible before departure. If the 490 career offender is under the supervision of the Department of 491 Corrections, the career offender shall notify the supervising 492 probation officer of his or her intent to transfer supervision, 493 satisfy all transfer requirements pursuant to the Interstate 494 Compact for Supervision of Adult Offenders, as provided in s. 495 949.07, and abide by the decision of the receiving jurisdiction 496 to accept or deny transfer. The career offender must provide to 497 the sheriff or department the address, municipality, county, and 498 state or jurisdiction of intended residence. The sheriff shall 499 promptly provide to the department the information received from 500 the career offender. The failure of a career offender to provide 501 his or her intended place of residence is punishable as provided 502 in subsection (11) subsection (8). 503 (b)(g)A career offender who indicates his or her intent to 504 establish a permanent or temporary residence reside in another a 505 state or jurisdiction other than the State of Florida and later 506 decides to remain in this state shall, within 48 hours 2 working 507 days after the date upon which the career offender indicated he 508 or she would leave this state, report in person to the sheriffs 509 office sheriff or the department, whichever agency is the agency 510 to which the career offender reported the intended change of 511 permanent or temporary residence and report, of his or her 512 intent to remain in this state. If the sheriff is notified by 513 the career offender that he or she intends to remain in this 514 state, The sheriff shall promptly report this information to the 515 department. A career offender who reports his or her intent to 516 establish a permanent or temporary residence reside in another a 517 state or jurisdiction other than the State of Florida, but who 518 remains in this state without reporting to the sheriff or the 519 department in the manner required by this subsection paragraph, 520 commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in 521 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 522 (h)1.The department shall maintain online computer access 523 to the current information regarding each registered career 524 offender. The department must maintain hotline access so that 525 state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies may obtain 526 instantaneous locator file and criminal characteristics 527 information on release and registration of career offenders for 528 purposes of monitoring, tracking, and prosecution. The 529 photograph and fingerprints need not be stored in a computerized 530 format. 531 2.The departments career offender registration list, 532 containing the information described in subparagraph (a)1., is a 533 public record. The department may disseminate this public 534 information by any means deemed appropriate, including operating 535 a toll-free telephone number for this purpose. When the 536 department provides information regarding a career offender to 537 the public, department personnel must advise the person making 538 the inquiry that positive identification of a person believed to 539 be a career offender cannot be established unless a fingerprint 540 comparison is made, and that it is illegal to use public 541 information regarding a career offender to facilitate the 542 commission of a crime. 543 3.The department shall adopt guidelines as necessary 544 regarding the registration of a career offender and the 545 dissemination of information regarding a career offender as 546 required by this section. 547 (7)VERIFICATION.County and local law enforcement 548 agencies, in conjunction with the department, shall, at a 549 minimum, annually verify the addresses of career offenders who 550 are not under the care, custody, control, or supervision of the 551 Department of Corrections, and may verify the addresses of 552 career offenders who are under the care, custody, control, or 553 supervision of the Department of Corrections. Local law 554 enforcement agencies shall report to the department any failure 555 by a career offender to comply with registration requirements. 556 (8)(i)RELIEF FROM REGISTRATION.A career offender must 557 maintain registration with the department for the duration of 558 his or her life, unless the career offender has received a full 559 pardon or has had a conviction set aside in a postconviction 560 proceeding for any offense or offenses that meet meets the 561 criteria for classifying the person as a career offender for 562 purposes of registration. However, a registered career offender 563 shall be considered for removal of the requirement to register 564 as a career offender only if he or she who has been lawfully 565 released from confinement, supervision, or sanction, whichever 566 is later, for at least 20 years and has not been arrested for 567 any felony or misdemeanor offense since release. 568 (a)If the career offender meets the criteria in this 569 subsection, the career offender may, for the purpose of removing 570 the requirement for registration as a career offender, petition 571 the criminal division of the circuit court of the circuit in 572 which the registered career offender resides for the purpose of 573 removing the requirement for registration as a career offender. 574 (b)The court may grant or deny such relief if the 575 registered career offender demonstrates to the court that he or 576 she has not been arrested for any crime since release and the 577 court is otherwise satisfied that the registered career offender 578 is not a current or potential threat to public safety. The 579 department and the state attorney in the circuit in which the 580 petition is filed must be given notice of the petition at least 581 3 weeks before the hearing on the matter. The department and the 582 state attorney may present evidence in opposition to the 583 requested relief or may otherwise demonstrate the reasons why 584 the petition should be denied. If the court denies the petition, 585 the court may set a future date at which the registered career 586 offender may again petition the court for relief, subject to the 587 standards for relief provided in this subsection paragraph. 588 (c)The department shall remove a person from 589 classification as a career offender for purposes of registration 590 if the person provides to the department a certified copy of the 591 courts written findings or order that indicates that the person 592 is no longer required to comply with the requirements for 593 registration as a career offender. 594 (9)(5)COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC NOTIFICATION. 595 (a)Law enforcement agencies may inform the community and 596 the public of the presence of a career offender in the 597 community. Upon notification of the presence of a career 598 offender, the sheriff of the county or the chief of police of 599 the municipality where the career offender establishes or 600 maintains a permanent or temporary residence may notify the 601 community and the public of the presence of the career offender 602 in a manner deemed appropriate by the sheriff or the chief of 603 police. 604 (b)The sheriff or the police chief may coordinate the 605 community and public notification efforts with the department. 606 Statewide notification to the public is authorized, as deemed 607 appropriate by local law enforcement personnel and the 608 department. 609 (c)1.The department may maintain online computer access to 610 the current information regarding each registered career 611 offender. The department must maintain hotline access so that 612 state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies may obtain 613 instantaneous locator file and criminal characteristics 614 information on release and registration of career offenders for 615 the purposes of monitoring, tracking, and prosecution. The 616 photograph and fingerprints need not be stored in a computerized 617 format. 618 2.The departments career offender registration list is a 619 public record. The department may disseminate this public 620 information by any means deemed appropriate, including operating 621 a toll-free telephone number for this purpose. When the 622 department provides information regarding a career offender to 623 the public, department personnel must advise the person making 624 the inquiry that positive identification of a person believed to 625 be a career offender cannot be established unless a fingerprint 626 comparison is made, and that it is illegal to use public 627 information regarding a career offender to facilitate the 628 commission of a crime. 629 3.The department shall adopt guidelines as necessary 630 regarding the registration of a career offender and the 631 dissemination of information regarding a career offender as 632 required by this section. 633 (6)VERIFICATION.The department and the Department of 634 Corrections shall implement a system for verifying the addresses 635 of career offenders. The sheriff of each county shall annually 636 verify the addresses of career offenders who are not under the 637 care, custody, control, or supervision of the Department of 638 Corrections. The sheriff shall promptly provide the address 639 verification information to the department in an electronic 640 format. The address verification information must include the 641 verifying persons name, agency, and phone number, the date of 642 verification, and the method of verification, and must specify 643 whether the address information was verified as correct, 644 incorrect, or unconfirmed. 645 (10)(7)IMMUNITY.The department, the Department of Highway 646 Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of Corrections, any 647 law enforcement agency in this state, and the personnel of those 648 departments; an elected or appointed official, public employee, 649 or school administrator; or an employee, agency, or any 650 individual or entity acting at the request or upon the direction 651 of any law enforcement agency is immune from civil liability for 652 damages for good faith compliance with the requirements of this 653 section or for the release of information under this section, 654 and shall be presumed to have acted in good faith in compiling, 655 recording, reporting, or releasing the information. The 656 presumption of good faith is not overcome if a technical or 657 clerical error is made by the department, the Department of 658 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of 659 Corrections, the personnel of those departments, or any 660 individual or entity acting at the request or upon the direction 661 of any of those departments in compiling or providing 662 information, or if information is incomplete or incorrect 663 because a career offender fails to report or falsely reports his 664 or her current place of permanent or temporary residence. 665 (11)(8)PENALTIES. 666 (a)Except as otherwise specifically provided, a career 667 offender who fails to register; who fails, after registration, 668 to maintain, acquire, or renew a driver license or an 669 identification card; who fails to provide required location 670 information or change-of-name information; who fails to make a 671 required report in connection with vacating a permanent 672 residence; who fails to respond to any address verification 673 correspondence from the department or from county or local law 674 enforcement agencies within 3 weeks after the date of the 675 correspondence; who knowingly provides false registration 676 information by act or omission; or who otherwise fails, by act 677 or omission, to comply with the requirements of this section, 678 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in 679 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Each instance of failure 680 to register or report changes to the required information 681 specified herein constitutes a separate offense. 682 (b)A career offender who commits any act or omission in 683 violation of this section, s. 944.608, or s. 944.609 may be 684 prosecuted for the act or omission in the county in which the 685 act or omission was committed, in the county of the last 686 registered address of the career offender, in the county in 687 which the conviction occurred for the offense or offenses that 688 meet the criteria for designating a person as a career offender, 689 in the county in which he or she was designated a career 690 offender, in the county where the career offender was released 691 from incarceration, or in the county of the intended address of 692 the career offender as reported by the offender before his or 693 her release from incarceration. 694 (c)An arrest on charges of failure to register when the 695 offender has been provided and advised of his or her statutory 696 obligations to register under this section, the service of an 697 information or a complaint for a violation of this section, or 698 an arraignment on charges for a violation of this section 699 constitutes actual notice of the duty to register. A career 700 offenders failure to register immediately as required by this 701 section following such arrest, service, or arraignment 702 constitutes grounds for a subsequent charge of failure to 703 register. A career offender charged with the crime of failure to 704 register who asserts, or intends to assert, a lack of notice of 705 the duty to register as a defense to a charge of failure to 706 register shall register immediately as required by this section. 707 A career offender who is charged with a subsequent failure to 708 register may not assert the defense of a lack of notice of the 709 duty to register. Registration following such arrest, service, 710 or arraignment is not a defense and does not relieve the career 711 offender of criminal liability for the failure to register. 712 (d)(b)Any person who misuses public records information 713 concerning a career offender, as defined in this section, or a 714 career offender, as defined in s. 944.608 or s. 944.609, to 715 secure a payment from such career offender; who knowingly 716 distributes or publishes false information concerning such a 717 career offender which the person misrepresents as being public 718 records information; or who materially alters public records 719 information with the intent to misrepresent the information, 720 including documents, summaries of public records information 721 provided by law enforcement agencies, or public records 722 information displayed by law enforcement agencies on websites or 723 provided through other means of communication, commits a 724 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 725 775.082 or s. 775.083. 726 (9)PROSECUTIONS FOR ACTS OR OMISSIONS.A career offender 727 who commits any act or omission in violation of this section, s. 728 944.608, or s. 944.609 may be prosecuted for the act or omission 729 in the county in which the act or omission was committed, the 730 county of the last registered address of the career offender, 731 the county in which the conviction occurred for the offense or 732 offenses that meet the criteria for designating a person as a 733 career offender, or in the county in which he or she was 734 designated a career offender. 735 (12)(10)PENALTIES FOR ASSISTING CAREER OFFENDER IN 736 NONCOMPLIANCE.Any It is a misdemeanor of the first degree, 737 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for a person 738 who has reason to believe that a career offender is not 739 complying, or has not complied, with the requirements of this 740 section and who, with the intent to assist the career offender 741 in eluding a law enforcement agency that is seeking to find the 742 career offender to question the career offender about, or to 743 arrest the career offender for, his or her noncompliance with 744 the requirements of this section, to: 745 (a)Withholds Withhold information from, or does not fail 746 to notify, the law enforcement agency about the career 747 offenders noncompliance with the requirements of this section, 748 and, if known, the whereabouts of the career offender; 749 (b)Harbors Harbor or attempts attempt to harbor, or 750 assists assist another person in harboring or attempting to 751 harbor, the career offender; 752 (c)Conceals Conceal or attempts attempt to conceal, or 753 assists assist another person in concealing or attempting to 754 conceal, the career offender; or 755 (d)Provides Provide information to the law enforcement 756 agency regarding the career offender which the person knows to 757 be false information, 758 759 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in 760 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 761 Section 3.Section 944.608, Florida Statutes, is amended to 762 read: 763 944.608Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of 764 information on career offenders. 765 (1)As used in this section, the term: 766 (a)Career offender means a person who is in the custody 767 or control of, or under the supervision of, the department or is 768 in the custody or control of, or under the supervision of, a 769 private correctional facility, and who is designated as a 770 habitual violent felony offender, a violent career criminal, or 771 a three-time violent felony offender under s. 775.084 or as a 772 prison releasee reoffender under s. 775.082(9). 773 (b)Permanent residence and temporary residence have 774 the same meaning as provided in s. 775.261. 775 (c)Vehicles owned has the same meaning as provided in s. 776 775.261. 777 (2)If a career offender is not sentenced to a term of 778 imprisonment, the clerk of the court shall ensure that the 779 career offenders fingerprints are taken and forwarded to the 780 Department of Law Enforcement within 48 hours after the court 781 sentences the career offender. The fingerprints shall be clearly 782 marked Career Offender Registration. 783 (3)A career offender, as described in this section, who is 784 under the supervision of the department but is not incarcerated 785 shall must register with the department within 3 business days 786 after sentencing and provide his or her name; date of birth; 787 social security number; race; sex gender; height; weight; hair 788 and eye color; tattoos or other identifying marks; employment 789 information required to be provided pursuant to s. 775.261; all 790 home telephone numbers and cellular telephone numbers required 791 to be provided pursuant to s. 775.261; the make, model, color, 792 vehicle identification number (VIN), and license tag number of 793 all vehicles owned; and permanent or legal residence and address 794 of temporary residence within the state or out of state while 795 the career offender is under supervision in this state, 796 including any rural route address or post office box; and 797 address, location or description, and dates of any current or 798 known future temporary residence within this state or out of 799 state. The department shall verify the address of each career 800 offender in the manner described in s. 775.261. The department 801 shall report to the Department of Law Enforcement any failure by 802 a career offender to comply with any registration requirements. 803 (4)In addition to notification and transmittal 804 requirements imposed by any other provision of law, the 805 department shall compile information on any career offender and 806 provide the information to the Department of Law Enforcement. 807 The information shall be made available electronically to the 808 Department of Law Enforcement as soon as this information is in 809 the departments database and must be in a format that is 810 compatible with the requirements of the Florida Crime 811 Information Center. 812 (5)The information provided to the Department of Law 813 Enforcement must include: 814 (a)The information obtained from the career offender under 815 subsection (3); 816 (b)The career offenders most current address; and place 817 of permanent or and temporary residence within this the state or 818 out of state; and address, location or description, and dates of 819 any current or known future temporary residence within this 820 state or out of state, while the career offender is under 821 supervision in this state, including the name of the county or 822 municipality in which the career offender permanently or 823 temporarily resides, and address, location or description, and 824 dates of any current or known future temporary residence within 825 this state or out of state, and, if known, the intended place of 826 permanent or temporary residence, and address, location or 827 description, and dates of any current or known future temporary 828 residence within this state or out of state upon satisfaction of 829 all sanctions; 830 (c)The legal status of the career offender and the 831 scheduled termination date of that legal status; 832 (d)The location of, and local telephone number for, any 833 Department of Corrections office that is responsible for 834 supervising the career offender; and 835 (e)A digitized photograph of the career offender, which 836 must have been taken within 60 days before the career offender 837 is released from the custody of the department or a private 838 correctional facility or within 60 days after the onset of the 839 departments supervision of any career offender who is on 840 probation, community control, conditional release, parole, 841 provisional release, or control release. If the career offender 842 is in the custody or control of, or under the supervision of, a 843 private correctional facility, the facility shall take a 844 digitized photograph of the career offender within the time 845 period provided in this paragraph and shall provide the 846 photograph to the department. 847 (6)(a)The department shall notify the Department of Law 848 Enforcement if the career offender escapes, absconds, or dies 849 while in the custody or control of, or under the supervision of, 850 the department. 851 (b)If any information provided by the department changes 852 during the time the career offender is under the departments 853 custody, control, or supervision, including any change in the 854 career offenders name by reason of marriage or other legal 855 process, the department shall, in a timely manner, update the 856 information and provide it to the Department of Law Enforcement 857 in the manner prescribed in subsection (4). 858 (7)If the career offender is in the custody of a local 859 jail, the custodian of the local jail shall notify the 860 Department of Law Enforcement within 3 business days after 861 intake of the offender for any reason and upon release, and 862 shall forward the information to the Department of Law 863 Enforcement. The custodian of the local jail shall also take a 864 digitized photograph of the career offender while the offender 865 remains in custody and shall provide the digitized photograph to 866 the Department of Law Enforcement. 867 (8)If the career offender is under federal supervision, 868 the federal agency responsible for supervising the career 869 offender may forward to the Department of Law Enforcement any 870 information regarding the career offender which is consistent 871 with the information provided by the department under this 872 section, and may indicate whether use of the information is 873 restricted to law enforcement purposes only or may be used by 874 the Department of Law Enforcement for purposes of public 875 notification. 876 (9)(7)A career offender, as described in this section, who 877 is under the supervision of the department but who is not 878 incarcerated shall, in addition to the registration requirements 879 provided in subsection (3), register in the manner provided in 880 s. 775.261(4)(d) s. 775.261(4)(c), unless the career offender is 881 a sexual predator, in which case he or she shall register as 882 required under s. 775.21, or is a sexual offender, in which case 883 he or she shall register as required in s. 943.0435 or s. 884 944.607. A career offender who fails to comply with all of the 885 requirements of s. 775.261 s. 775.261(4) is subject to the 886 penalties provided in s. 775.261(11) s. 775.261(8). 887 (10)(a)(8)The failure of a career offender to submit to 888 the taking of a digitized photograph, or to otherwise comply 889 with the requirements of this section, is a felony of the third 890 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 891 775.084. 892 (b)A career offender who commits any act or omission in 893 violation of this section may be prosecuted for the act or 894 omission in the county in which the act or omission was 895 committed, in the county of the last registered address of the 896 career offender, in the county in which the conviction occurred 897 for the offense or offenses that meet the criteria for 898 designating a person as a career offender, in the county in 899 which he or she was designated a career offender, in the county 900 where the career offender was released from incarceration, or in 901 the county of the intended address of the career offender as 902 reported by the offender before his or her release from 903 incarceration. 904 (c)An arrest on charges of failure to register when the 905 offender has been provided and advised of his or her statutory 906 obligations to register under s. 775.261, the service of an 907 information or a complaint for a violation of this section, or 908 an arraignment on charges for a violation of this section 909 constitutes actual notice of the duty to register. A career 910 offenders failure to register immediately as required by this 911 section following such arrest, service, or arraignment 912 constitutes grounds for a subsequent charge of failure to 913 register. A career offender charged with the crime of failure to 914 register who asserts, or intends to assert, a lack of notice of 915 the duty to register as a defense to a charge of failure to 916 register shall register immediately as required by this section. 917 A career offender who is charged with a subsequent failure to 918 register may not assert the defense of a lack of notice of the 919 duty to register. 920 (d)Registration following such arrest, service, or 921 arraignment is not a defense and does not relieve the career 922 offender of criminal liability for the failure to register. 923 (11)(9)The department, the Department of Highway Safety 924 and Motor Vehicles, the Department of Law Enforcement, personnel 925 of those departments, and any individual or entity acting at the 926 request or upon the direction of those departments are immune 927 from civil liability for damages for good faith compliance with 928 this section, and shall be presumed to have acted in good faith 929 in compiling, recording, reporting, or providing information. 930 The presumption of good faith is not overcome if technical or 931 clerical errors are made by the department, the Department of 932 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the Department of Law 933 Enforcement, personnel of those departments, or any individual 934 or entity acting at the request or upon the direction of those 935 departments in compiling, recording, reporting, or providing 936 information, or, if the information is incomplete or incorrect 937 because the information has not been provided by a person or 938 agency required to provide the information, or because the 939 information was not reported or was falsely reported. 940 (12)A person who has reason to believe that a career 941 offender is not complying, or has not complied, with the 942 requirements of this section and who, with the intent to assist 943 the career offender in eluding a law enforcement agency that is 944 seeking to find the career offender to question the career 945 offender about, or to arrest the career offender for, his or her 946 noncompliance with the requirements of this section: 947 (a)Withholds information from, or does not notify, the law 948 enforcement agency about the career offenders noncompliance 949 with the requirements of this section, and, if known, the 950 whereabouts of the career offender; 951 (b)Harbors or attempts to harbor, or assists another 952 person in harboring or attempting to harbor, the career 953 offender; 954 (c)Conceals or attempts to conceal, or assists another 955 person in concealing or attempting to conceal, the career 956 offender; or 957 (d)Provides information to the law enforcement agency 958 regarding the career offender which the person knows to be false 959 information, 960 961 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in 962 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. This subsection does not 963 apply if the career offender is incarcerated in or is in the 964 custody of a state correctional facility, a private correctional 965 facility, a local jail, or a federal correctional facility. 966 Section 4.Section 944.609, Florida Statutes, is amended to 967 read: 968 944.609Career offenders; notification upon release. 969 (1)As used in this section, the term: 970 (a)Career offender means a person who is in the custody 971 or control of, or under the supervision of, the department or is 972 in the custody or control of, or under the supervision of a 973 private correctional facility, who is designated as a habitual 974 violent felony offender, a violent career criminal, or a three 975 time violent felony offender under s. 775.084 or as a prison 976 releasee reoffender under s. 775.082(9). 977 (b)Permanent residence and temporary residence have 978 the same meaning as provided in s. 775.261. 979 (c)Vehicles owned has the same meaning as provided in s. 980 775.261. 981 (2)The Legislature finds that certain career offenders, by 982 virtue of their histories of offenses, present a threat to the 983 public and to communities. Career offenders have a reduced 984 expectation of privacy because of the publics interest in 985 public safety and in the effective operation of government. The 986 Legislature finds that requiring these career offenders to 987 register for the purpose of tracking the career offenders and 988 providing for notifying the public and a community of the 989 presence of a career offender are important aids to law 990 enforcement agencies, the public, and communities if the career 991 offender engages again in criminal conduct. Registration is 992 intended to aid law enforcement agencies in timely apprehending 993 a career offender. Registration is not a punishment, but merely 994 a status. Notification to the public and communities of the 995 presence of a career offender aids the public and communities in 996 avoiding being victimized by the career offender. The 997 Legislature intends to require the registration of career 998 offenders and to authorize law enforcement agencies to notify 999 the public and communities of the presence of a career offender. 1000 (3)(a)The department must provide information regarding 1001 any career offender who is being released after serving a period 1002 of incarceration for any offense, as follows: 1003 1.The department must provide the career offenders name, 1004 any change in the career offenders name by reason of marriage 1005 or other legal process, and any alias, if known; the 1006 correctional facility from which the career offender is 1007 released; the career offenders social security number, race, 1008 sex gender, date of birth, height, weight, and hair and eye 1009 color; address of any planned permanent residence or temporary 1010 residence, within this state or out of state, including a rural 1011 route address and a post office box; address, location or 1012 description, and dates of any current or known future temporary 1013 residence within this state or out of state; date and county of 1014 sentence and each crime for which the career offender was 1015 sentenced; a copy of the career offenders fingerprints, palm 1016 prints, and a digitized photograph taken within 60 days before 1017 release; the date of release of the career offender; employment 1018 information, if known, required to be provided pursuant to s. 1019 775.261; and all home telephone numbers and cellular telephone 1020 numbers required to be provided pursuant to s. 775.261 and the 1021 career offenders intended residence address, if known. The 1022 department shall notify the Department of Law Enforcement if the 1023 career offender escapes, absconds, or dies. If the career 1024 offender is in the custody of a private correctional facility, 1025 the facility shall take the digitized photograph of the career 1026 offender within 60 days before the career offenders release and 1027 provide this photograph to the Department of Corrections and 1028 also place it in the career offenders file. If the career 1029 offender is in the custody of a local jail, the custodian of the 1030 local jail shall notify the Department of Law Enforcement within 1031 3 business days after intake of the offender for any reason and 1032 upon of the career offenders release, and provide to the 1033 Department of Law Enforcement the information specified in this 1034 paragraph and any information specified in subparagraph 2. which 1035 the Department of Law Enforcement requests. 1036 2.The department may provide any other information deemed 1037 necessary, including criminal and corrections records and 1038 nonprivileged personnel and treatment records, when available. 1039 (b)The department must provide the information described 1040 in subparagraph (a)1. to: 1041 1.The sheriff of the county from where the career offender 1042 was sentenced; 1043 2.The sheriff of the county and, if applicable, the police 1044 chief of the municipality, where the career offender plans to 1045 reside; 1046 3.The Department of Law Enforcement; 1047 4.When requested, the victim of the offense, the victims 1048 parent or legal guardian if the victim is a minor, the lawful 1049 representative of the victim or of the victims parent or 1050 guardian if the victim is a minor, or the next of kin if the 1051 victim is a homicide victim; and 1052 5.Any person who requests such information, 1053 1054 either within 6 months prior to the anticipated release of a 1055 career offender, or as soon as possible if a career offender is 1056 released earlier than anticipated. All such information provided 1057 to the Department of Law Enforcement must be available 1058 electronically as soon as the information is in the agencys 1059 database and must be in a format that is compatible with the 1060 requirements of the Florida Crime Information Center. 1061 (c)Upon request, the department must provide the 1062 information described in subparagraph (a)2. to: 1063 1.The sheriff of the county from where the career offender 1064 was sentenced; and 1065 2.The sheriff of the county and, if applicable, the police 1066 chief of the municipality, where the career offender plans to 1067 reside, 1068 1069 either within 6 months prior to the anticipated release of a 1070 career offender, or as soon as possible if a career offender is 1071 released earlier than anticipated. 1072 (d)Upon receiving information regarding a career offender 1073 from the department, the Department of Law Enforcement, the 1074 sheriff, or the chief of police shall provide the information 1075 described in subparagraph (a)1. to any individual who requests 1076 such information and may release the information to the public 1077 in any manner deemed appropriate, unless the information is 1078 confidential or exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 1079 the State Constitution. 1080 (4)This section authorizes the department or any law 1081 enforcement agency to may notify the community and the public of 1082 a career offenders presence in the community. However, with 1083 respect to a career offender who has been found to be a sexual 1084 predator under s. 775.21, the Department of Law Enforcement or 1085 any other law enforcement agency must inform the community and 1086 the public of the sexual predators career offenders presence 1087 in the community, as provided in s. 775.21. 1088 (5)An elected or appointed official, public employee, 1089 school administrator or employee, or agency, or any individual 1090 or entity acting at the request or upon the direction of any law 1091 enforcement agency, is immune from civil liability for damages 1092 resulting from the good faith compliance with the requirements 1093 of this section or the release of information under this 1094 section. 1095 Section 5.For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1096 made by this act to section 775.261, Florida Statutes, in a 1097 reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 320.02, Florida 1098 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1099 320.02Registration required; application for registration; 1100 forms. 1101 (4)Except as provided in ss. 775.21, 775.261, 943.0435, 1102 944.607, and 985.4815, the owner of any motor vehicle registered 1103 in the state shall notify the department in writing of any 1104 change of address within 30 days of such change. The 1105 notification shall include the registration license plate 1106 number, the vehicle identification number (VIN) or title 1107 certificate number, year of vehicle make, and the owners full 1108 name. 1109 Section 6.For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 1110 made by this act to section 775.261, Florida Statutes, in a 1111 reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 322.19, Florida 1112 Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1113 322.19Change of address or name. 1114 (1)Except as provided in ss. 775.21, 775.261, 943.0435, 1115 944.607, and 985.4815, whenever any person, after applying for 1116 or receiving a driver license or identification card, changes 1117 his or her legal name, that person must within 30 days 1118 thereafter obtain a replacement license or card that reflects 1119 the change. 1120 Section 7.For the purpose of incorporating the amendments 1121 made by this act to sections 775.261 and 944.609, Florida 1122 Statutes, in references thereto, subsection (4) of section 1123 775.13, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1124 775.13Registration of convicted felons, exemptions; 1125 penalties. 1126 (4)This section does not apply to an offender: 1127 (a)Who has had his or her civil rights restored; 1128 (b)Who has received a full pardon for the offense for 1129 which convicted; 1130 (c)Who has been lawfully released from incarceration or 1131 other sentence or supervision for a felony conviction for more 1132 than 5 years prior to such time for registration, unless the 1133 offender is a fugitive from justice on a felony charge or has 1134 been convicted of any offense since release from such 1135 incarceration or other sentence or supervision; 1136 (d)Who is a parolee or probationer under the supervision 1137 of the United States Parole Commission if the commission knows 1138 of and consents to the presence of the offender in Florida or is 1139 a probationer under the supervision of any federal probation 1140 officer in the state or who has been lawfully discharged from 1141 such parole or probation; 1142 (e)Who is a sexual predator and has registered as required 1143 under s. 775.21; 1144 (f)Who is a sexual offender and has registered as required 1145 in s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607; or 1146 (g)Who is a career offender who has registered as required 1147 in s. 775.261 or s. 944.609. 1148 Section 8.This act shall take effect October 1, 2024.