Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0325 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to court -ordered sealing of criminal 2
16	16	history records; amending s. 943.059, F.S.; revising 3
17	17	eligibility requirements for the court-ordered sealing 4
18	18	of certain criminal history records; authorizing 5
19	19	courts to seal additional adjudications of guilt in 6
20	20	certain circumstances; providing an effective date. 7
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22	22	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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24	24	Section 1. Subsection (1), pa ragraph (c) of subsection 11
25	25	(4), and paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 943.059, 12
26	26	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 13
27	27	943.059 Court-ordered sealing of criminal history 14
28	28	records.— 15
29	29	(1) ELIGIBILITY.—A person is eligible to petition a court 16
30	30	to seal a criminal history record when: 17
31	31	(a) The criminal history record is not ineligible for 18
32	32	court-ordered sealing under s. 943.0584. 19
33	33	(b) The criminal history record for which the person seeks 20
34	34	a court-ordered sealing is: 21
35	35	1. Not related to an offense for whi ch the person was 22
36	36	adjudicated guilty of, or adjudicated delinquent for committing, 23
37	37	any of the acts stemming from the arrest or alleged criminal 24
38	38	activity to which the petition to seal pertains; or 25
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51	51	2. Related to a misdemeanor offense for which the person 26
52	52	was adjudicated guilty if the misdemeanor offense was not a 27
53	53	violent offense; a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, as 28
54	54	defined in s. 741.28; or a misdemeanor violation of s. 741.29, 29
55	55	s. 741.31, s. 784.046, s. 784.047, s. 784.048, s. 784.0487, or 30
56	56	s. 784.049. 31
57	57	(c)(b) The person has never, before the date the 32
58	58	application for a certificate of eligibility is filed, been 33
59	59	adjudicated guilty in this state of a criminal offense other 34
60	60	than an offense eligible for sealing under subparagraph (b)2. , 35
61	61	or been adjudicated delinquent in this state for committing any 36
62	62	felony or any of the following misdemeanor offenses, unless the 37
63	63	record of such adjudication of delinquency has been expunged 38
64	64	pursuant to s. 943.0515: 39
65	65	1. Assault, as defined in s. 784.011; 40
66	66	2. Battery, as defined in s. 784.03; 41
67	67	3. Assault on a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, or 42
68	68	other specified officers, as defined in s. 784.07(2)(a); 43
69	69	4. Carrying a concealed weapon, as defined in s. 44
70	70	790.01(2); 45
71	71	5. Open carrying of a weapon, as defined in s. 790.053; 46
72	72	6. Unlawful possession or discharge of a weapon or firearm 47
73	73	at a school-sponsored event or on school property, as defined in 48
74	74	s. 790.115; 49
75	75	7. Unlawful use of destructive devices or bombs, as 50
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88	88	defined in s. 790.1615(1); 51
89	89	8. Unlawful possession of a firear m by a minor, as defined 52
90	90	in s. 790.22(5); 53
91	91	9. Exposure of sexual organs, as defined in s. 800.03; 54
92	92	10. Arson, as defined in s. 806.031(1); 55
93	93	11. Petit theft, as defined in s. 812.014(3); 56
94	94	12. Neglect of a child, as defined in s. 827.03(1)(e); or 57
95	95	13. Cruelty to animals, as defined in s. 828.12(1). 58
96	96	(c) The person has not been adjudicated guilty of, or 59
97	97	adjudicated delinquent for committing, any of the acts stemming 60
98	98	from the arrest or alleged criminal activity to which the 61
99	99	petition to seal pertains. 62
100	100	(d) The person is no longer serving the sentence or under 63
101	101	court supervision applicable to any the disposition of arrest or 64
102	102	alleged criminal activity to which the petition to seal 65
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104	104	(e) The person has not on more than two occasions never 67
105	105	secured a prior sealing or expunction of a criminal history 68
106	106	record under this section, s. 943.0585, former s. 893.14, former 69
107	107	s. 901.33, or former s. 943.058. In addition, if the criminal 70
108	108	history record is one for which the person was adjudicated 71
109	109	guilty, the person ha s not secured a prior sealing of a criminal 72
110	110	history record for which the person was adjudicated guilty. 73
111	111	(4) COURT AUTHORITY. — 74
112	112	(c) The court may order the sealing of criminal history 75
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126	126	1. The court may order the sealing of a criminal history 77
127	127	record pertaining to one arrest or one incident of alleged 78
128	128	criminal activity only, except the court may order the sealing 79
129	129	of a criminal history record pertaining to more than one arrest 80
130	130	if the additional arrests directly relate to the original 81
131	131	arrest. If the court intends to order the sealing of records 82
132	132	pertaining to such additional arrests, such intent must be 83
133	133	specified in the order. A criminal justice agency may not seal 84
134	134	any record pertaining to such additional arrests if the order to 85
135	135	seal does not articulate the intention of the court to seal a 86
136	136	record pertaining to more than one arrest. This section does not 87
137	137	prevent the court from ordering the sealing of only a portion of 88
138	138	a criminal history record pertaining to one arrest or one 89
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140	140	2. The court may order the sealing of a criminal history 91
141	141	record pertaining to not more than three records of adjudication 92
142	142	of guilt, except the court may order the sealing of a criminal 93
143	143	history record pertaining to additional adjudic ations of guilt 94
144	144	if the additional adjudications of guilt directly relate to the 95
145	145	original adjudication of guilt. If the court intends to order 96
146	146	the sealing of records pertaining to such additional 97
147	147	adjudications of guilt, such intent must be specified in the 98
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162	162	order to seal does not articulate the intention of the court to 101
163	163	seal a record pertaining to more than one adjudication of guilt. 102
164	164	This subparagraph does not prevent the court from ordering the 103
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166	166	pertaining to one adjudication of guilt or one incident of 105
167	167	alleged criminal activity. 106
168	168	(6) EFFECT OF ORDER. — 107
169	169	(b) The subject of the criminal hist ory record sealed 108
170	170	under this section or under other provisions of law, including 109
171	171	former ss. 893.14, 901.33, and 943.058, may lawfully deny or 110
172	172	fail to acknowledge the arrests or adjudications of guilt 111
173	173	covered by the sealed record, except when the subject of the 112
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175	175	1. Is a candidate for employment with a criminal justice 114
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177	177	2. Is a defendant in a criminal prosecution; 116
178	178	3. Concurrently or subsequently petitions for relief under 117
179	179	this section, s. 943.0583, or s. 943.0585; 118
180	180	4. Is a candidate for a dmission to The Florida Bar; 119
181	181	5. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by or to contract 120
182	182	with the Department of Children and Families, the Division of 121
183	183	Vocational Rehabilitation within the Department of Education, 122
184	184	the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Agency for 123
185	185	Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Health, the 124
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199	199	Justice or to be employed or used by such contractor or licensee 126
200	200	in a sensitive position having direct contact with childr en, the 127
201	201	disabled, or the elderly; 128
202	202	6.a. Is seeking to be employed or licensed by, or contract 129
203	203	with, the Department of Education, a district unit under s. 130
204	204	1001.30, a special district unit under s. 1011.24, the Florida 131
205	205	School for the Deaf and the Blind unde r s. 1002.36, the Florida 132
206	206	Virtual School under s. 1002.37, a virtual instruction program 133
207	207	under s. 1002.45, a charter school under s. 1002.33, a hope 134
208	208	operator under s. 1002.333, an alternative school under s. 135
209	209	1008.341, a private or parochial school, or a lo cal governmental 136
210	210	entity that licenses child care facilities; 137
211	211	b. Is seeking to be employed or used by a contractor or 138
212	212	licensee under sub-subparagraph a.; or 139
213	213	c. Is a person screened under s. 1012.467; 140
214	214	7. Is attempting to purchase a firearm from a licen sed 141
215	215	importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer and is 142
216	216	subject to a criminal history check under state or federal law; 143
217	217	8. Is seeking to be licensed by the Division of Insurance 144
218	218	Agent and Agency Services within the Department of Financial 145
219	219	Services; 146
220	220	9. Is seeking to be appointed as a guardian pursuant to s. 147
221	221	744.3125; or 148
222	222	10. Is seeking to be licensed by the Bureau of License 149
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236	236	Agriculture and Consumer Services to carry a concealed weapon or 151
237	237	concealed firearm. This subparagraph applies only in the 152
238	238	determination of an applicant's eligibility under s. 790.06. 153
239	239	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 154