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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to prostitution and related acts; 2
creating s. 796.011, F.S.; providing definitions; 3
creating s. 796.031, F.S.; prohibiting adults from 4
prostitution and specified related acts; providing 5
criminal penalties; providing that specified testimony 6
concerning the reputation of certain locations is 7
admissible; requiring a court to order that a person 8
sentenced for certain violations attend an educational 9
program; authorizing judicial circuits to establish 10
certain educational programs; repealing s. 79 6.04, 11
F.S., relating to forcing another to become a 12
prostitute; amending s. 796.06, F.S.; prohibiting 13
certain acts concerning locations used for the purpose 14
of commercial sex; providing criminal penalties; 15
providing that specified testimony concerning the 16
reputation of locations is admissible in the trial of 17
persons charged with certain offenses; requiring the 18
reclassification of offenses under specified 19
circumstances; amending s. 796.07, F.S.; deleting 20
definitions; prohibiting a person from providing, or 21
offering to provide, something of value in exchange 22
for sexual activity; deleting prohibited acts relating 23
to prostitution and related acts; deleting a provision 24
authorizing a police officer to testify under certain 25
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circumstances; providing criminal penalti es; requiring 26
a court to order that certain defendants perform 27
community service, pay for and attend an educational 28
program, pay a civil penalty, and receive sexually 29
transmitted disease testing; providing requirements 30
for the proceeds of the civil penalty ; authorizing a 31
judicial circuit to establish a certain educational 32
program; deleting a minimum mandatory period of 33
incarceration for the commission of a certain offense; 34
deleting obsolete provisions; conforming provisions to 35
changes made by the act; amend ing ss. 60.05, 322.28, 36
397.4073, 397.417, 420.6241, 435.07, 456.074, 480.041, 37
480.043, 480.046, 772.102, 787.01, 787.02, 794.056, 38
796.08, 796.09, 893.138, 895.02, and 938.085, F.S.; 39
conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 40
providing an effective d ate. 41
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 43
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Section 1. Section 796.011, Florida Statutes, is created 45
to read: 46
796.011 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 47
(1) "Adult" means an individual 18 years of age or older. 48
(2) "Assignation" means the making of any appointment or 49
engagement for prostitution or lewdness, or any act in 50
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furtherance of such appointment or engagement. 51
(3) "Commercial sex" means any violation of s. 787.06 or 52
any violation of this chapter. 53
(4) "Female genitals" includes the labia minora, labia 54
majora, clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina. 55
(5) "Lewdness" means any indecent or obscene act. 56
(6) "Prostitution" means engaging in, agreeing to engage 57
in, or offering to engage in sexual activity in exchange for 58
something of value but excludes sexual activity between spouses. 59
(7) "Sexual activity" means oral, anal, or female genital 60
penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another; anal 61
or female genital penetration of another by any other object; or 62
the handling or fondling of the sexual organ of another for the 63
purpose of masturbation. The term does not include acts done for 64
bona fide medical purposes. 65
Section 2. Section 796.031, Florida Statutes, is created 66
to read: 67
796.031 Prostitution, lewdness, and assignation 68
prohibited; penalties. — 69
(1) It is unlawful for an adult to offer to commit, to 70
commit, or to engage in prostitution, lewdness, or assignation. 71
(2) In the trial of a person charged with a violation of 72
this section, testimony concerning the reputation of any place, 73
structure, building, or conveyance involved in the charge; 74
testimony concerning the reputation of any person residing in, 75
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operating, or frequenting such place, structure, building, or 76
conveyance; and testimony concerning the reputation of the 77
defendant is admissible in evidence in support of the charge. 78
(3)(a) A person who violates this section commits a 79
misdemeanor of the second degre e, punishable as provided in s. 80
775.082 or s. 775.083. 81
(b) In addition to any other penalty imposed, the court 82
shall order a person sentenced for a violation of this section 83
to attend an educational program about the negative effects of 84
commercial sex. The educational program may be offered by a 85
secular or faith-based provider. 86
(c) A judicial circuit may establish an educational 87
program for persons convicted of or charged with a violation of 88
this section, to include education on: 89
1. The relationship b etween demand for commercial sex and 90
human trafficking. 91
2. The impact of human trafficking on victims. 92
3. Coercion, consent, and sexual violence. 93
4. The health and legal consequences of commercial sex. 94
5. The negative impact of commercial sex on pr ostituted 95
persons and the community. 96
6. The reasons and motivations for engaging in 97
prostitution. 98
Section 3. Section 796.04, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 99
Section 4. Section 796.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to 100
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read: 101
796.06 Maintaining Renting space to be used for commercial 102
sex lewdness, assignation, or prostitution .— 103
(1) It is unlawful to : 104
(a) Own, establish, maintain, operate, use, let, or rent a 105
building, residence, any place, or structure, in whole or in or 106
part thereof, or a trailer or any other conveyance, with the 107
knowledge or reckless disregard that it will be used for the 108
purpose of commercial sex lewdness, assignation, or 109
prostitution. 110
(b) Receive, or to offer or agree to receive, a person 111
into a building, residence, p lace, or structure, or a trailer or 112
any other conveyance, for the purpose of commercial sexual 113
activity or to allow a person to remain there for such purpose. 114
(2) A person who violates this section commits: 115
(a) A felony misdemeanor of the third first degree for a 116
first violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 117
775.083. 118
(b) A felony of the second third degree for a second or 119
subsequent violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 120
775.083, or s. 775.084. 121
(c) A felony of the first de gree for a third or subsequent 122
violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or 123
s. 775.084. 124
(3) In the trial of a person charged with a violation of 125
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this section, testimony concerning the reputation of any place, 126
structure, building, or co nveyance involved in the charge; 127
testimony concerning the reputation of any person residing in, 128
operating, or frequenting such place, structure, building, or 129
conveyance; and testimony concerning the reputation of the 130
defendant is admissible in evidence in support of the charge. 131
(4) If such building, residence, place, structure, or 132
trailer or any other conveyance that is owned, established, 133
maintained, or operated is a massage establishment that is or 134
should be licensed under s. 480.043, the offense must b e 135
reclassified to the next higher degree as follows: 136
(a) A felony of the third degree is reclassified as a 137
felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 138
775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 139
(b) A felony of the second degree is reclassified a s a 140
felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 141
775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 142
(c) A felony of the first degree is reclassified as a 143
felony of the first degree punishable by life in prison, 144
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.0 83, or s. 775.084. 145
Section 5. Section 796.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to 146
read: 147
796.07 Prohibiting prostitution and related acts.— 148
(1) As used in this section: 149
(a) "Assignation" means the making of any appointment or 150
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engagement for prostituti on or lewdness, or any act in 151
furtherance of such appointment or engagement. 152
(b) "Female genitals" includes the labia minora, labia 153
majora, clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina. 154
(c) "Lewdness" means any indecent or obscene act. 155
(d) "Prostitution" means the giving or receiving of the 156
body for sexual activity for hire but excludes sexual activity 157
between spouses. 158
(e) "Sexual activity" means oral, anal, or female genital 159
penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another; anal 160
or female genital penetration of another by any other object; or 161
the handling or fondling of the sexual organ of another for the 162
purpose of masturbation; however, the term does not include acts 163
done for bona fide medical purposes. 164
(1)(2) It is unlawful for a person: 165
(a) to provide, or offer to provide, something of value in 166
exchange for sexual activity own, establish, maintain, or 167
operate any place, structure, building, or conveyance for the 168
purpose of lewdness, assignation, or prostitution . 169
(b) To offer, or to offer or agree to secure, another for 170
the purpose of prostitution or for any other lewd or indecent 171
act. 172
(c) To receive, or to offer or agree to receive, any 173
person into any place, structure, building, or conveyance for 174
the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation, or to 175
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permit any person to remain there for such purpose. 176
(d) To direct, take, or transport, or to offer or agree to 177
direct, take, or transport, any person to any place, structure, 178
or building, or to any other person, with knowledge or 179
reasonable cause to believe that the purpose of such directing, 180
taking, or transporting is prostitution, lewdness, or 181
assignation. 182
(e) For a person 18 years of age or older to offer to 183
commit, or to commit, or to engage in, prostitution, lewdness, 184
or assignation. 185
(f) To solicit, induce, entice, or procure another to 186
commit prostitution, lewdness, or assignation. 187
(g) To reside in, enter, or remain in, any place, 188
structure, or building, or to enter or remain in any conveyance, 189
for the purpose of prostitution, lewdness, or assignation. 190
(h) To aid, abet, or participate in any of the acts or 191
things enumerated in this subsection. 192
(i) To purchase the services of any person engaged in 193
prostitution. 194
(2)(3)(a) In the trial of a person charged with a 195
violation of this section, testimony concerning the reputation 196
of any place, structure, building, or conveyance involved in the 197
charge, testimony concerning the reputation of any person 198
residing in, operating, or frequenting such place, structure, 199
building, or conveyance, and testimony concerning the reputation 200
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of the defendant is admissible in evidence in support of the 201
charge. 202
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a police 203
officer may testify as an offended party in an action regarding 204
charges filed pursuant to this section. 205
(3)(a)(4)(a) A person who violates any provision of this 206
section, other than paragraph (2)(f), commits: 207
1. A felony misdemeanor of the third second degree for a 208
first violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 209
775.083. 210
2. A felony misdemeanor of the second first degree for a 211
second violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 212
775.083. 213
3. A felony of the first third degree for a third or 214
subsequent violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 215
775.083, or s. 775.084. 216
(b) A person who is charged with a third or subsequent 217
violation of this section, other than paragraph (2)(f), shall be 218
offered admission to a pretrial intervention program or a 219
substance abuse treatment program as provided in s. 948.08. 220
(5)(a) A person who violates paragraph (2)(f) commits: 221
1. A misdemeanor of the first degree for a first 222
violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 223
2. A felony of the third degree for a second violation, 224
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 225
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3. A felony of the second degree for a third or subsequent 226
violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or 227
s. 775.084. 228
(b) In addition to any other penalty imposed, if a 229
violation of this section results in any judicial disposition 230
other than acquittal or dismissal, the court must shall order 231
the defendant a person convicted of a violation of paragraph 232
(2)(f) to: 233
1. Perform 100 hours of community service ;. 234
2. Pay for and attend an educ ational program, which may be 235
offered by a secular or faith -based provider, on the negative 236
effects of commercial sexual activity; as described in 237
subsection (8), if such a program exists in the judicial circuit 238
in which the offender is sentenced 239
3. Pay a civil penalty of $5,000. Of the proceeds from 240
each penalty assessed under this subparagraph, the first $500 241
must be paid to the circuit court administrator for the sole 242
purpose of paying the administrative costs of treatment -based 243
drug court programs pro vided under s. 397.334. The remainder of 244
the penalty assessed must be deposited in the Operations and 245
Maintenance Trust Fund of the Department of Children and 246
Families for the sole purpose of funding safe houses and safe 247
foster homes as provided in s. 409. 1678; and 248
4. Receive sexually transmitted disease testing at a 249
recognized medical facility . 250
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(c) A judicial circuit may establish an educational 251
program for persons convicted of or charged with a violation of 252
this section, to include education on: 253
1. The relationship between demand for commercial sex and 254
human trafficking; 255
2. The impact of human trafficking on victims; 256
3. Coercion, consent, and sexual violence; 257
4. The health and legal consequences of commercial sex; 258
5. The negative impact of co mmercial sex on prostituted 259
persons and the community; and 260
6. The reasons and motivations for engaging in 261
prostitution In addition to any other penalty imposed, the court 262
shall sentence a person convicted of a second or subsequent 263
violation of paragraph (2)(f) to a minimum mandatory period of 264
incarceration of 10 days . 265
(d)1. If a person who violates this section paragraph 266
(2)(f) uses a vehicle in the course of the violation, the judge, 267
upon the person's conviction, may issue an order for the 268
impoundment or immobilization of the vehicle for a period of up 269
to 60 days. The order of impoundment or immobilization must 270
include the names and telephone numbers of all immobilization 271
agencies meeting all of the conditions of s. 316.193(13). Within 272
7 business days after the date that the court issues the order 273
of impoundment or immobilization, the clerk of the court must 274
send notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the 275
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registered owner of the vehicle, if the registered owner is a 276
person other than the defendant, and to each person of record 277
claiming a lien against the vehicle. 278
2. The owner of the vehicle may request the court to 279
dismiss the order. The court must dismiss the order, and the 280
owner of the vehicle will incur no costs, if the owner of the 281
vehicle alleges and the court finds to be true any of the 282
following: 283
a. The owner's family has no other private or public means 284
of transportation; 285
b. The vehicle was stolen at the time of the offense; 286
c. The owner purchased the vehicle after the offen se was 287
committed, and the sale was not made to circumvent the order and 288
allow the defendant continued access to the vehicle; or 289
d. The vehicle is owned by the defendant but is operated 290
solely by employees of the defendant or employees of a business 291
owned by the defendant. 292
3. If the court denies the request to dismiss the order, 293
the petitioner may request an evidentiary hearing. If, at the 294
evidentiary hearing, the court finds to be true any of the 295
circumstances described in subparagraph 2. sub-subparagraphs 296
(d)2.a.-d., the court must dismiss the order and the owner of 297
the vehicle will incur no costs. 298
(6) A person who violates paragraph (2)(f) shall be 299
assessed a civil penalty of $5,000 if the violation results in 300
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any judicial disposition o ther than acquittal or dismissal. Of 301
the proceeds from each penalty assessed under this subsection, 302
the first $500 shall be paid to the circuit court administrator 303
for the sole purpose of paying the administrative costs of 304
treatment-based drug court progra ms provided under s. 397.334. 305
The remainder of the penalty assessed shall be deposited in the 306
Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund of the Department of 307
Children and Families for the sole purpose of funding safe 308
houses and safe foster homes as provided in s. 409.1678. 309
(7) If the place, structure, building, or conveyance that 310
is owned, established, maintained, or operated in violation of 311
paragraph (2)(a) is a massage establishment that is or should be 312
licensed under s. 480.043, the offense shall be reclass ified to 313
the next higher degree as follows: 314
(a) A misdemeanor of the second degree for a first 315
violation is reclassified as a misdemeanor of the first degree, 316
punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 317
(b) A misdemeanor of the first degree for a second 318
violation is reclassified as a felony of the third degree, 319
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 320
(c) A felony of the third degree for a third or subsequent 321
violation is reclassified as a felony of the second degree, 322
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 323
(8)(a) A judicial circuit may establish an educational 324
program for persons convicted of or charged with a violation of 325
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paragraph (2)(f), to include education on: 326
1. The relationship betwee n demand for commercial sex and 327
human trafficking. 328
2. The impact of human trafficking on victims. 329
3. Coercion, consent, and sexual violence. 330
4. The health and legal consequences of commercial sex. 331
5. The negative impact of commercial sex on prostit uted 332
persons and the community. 333
6. The reasons and motivations for engaging in 334
prostitution. 335
(b) An educational program may include a program offered 336
by a faith-based provider. 337
Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 338
397.4073, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 339
397.4073 Background checks of service provider personnel. — 340
(4) EXEMPTIONS FROM DISQUALIFICATION. — 341
(b) For service providers that treat adolescents 13 years 342
of age and older, service provider personnel whose background 343
checks indicate crimes under s. 796.031(1), former s. 344
796.07(2)(e), s. 810.02(4), s. 812.014(2)(c), s. 817.563, s. 345
831.01, s. 831.02, s . 893.13, or s. 893.147, and any related 346
criminal attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy under s. 777.04: 347
1. Shall be exempted from disqualification from employment 348
for such offenses pursuant to this paragraph if: 349
a. At least 5 years, or at least 3 years in the case of an 350
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individual seeking certification as a peer specialist under s. 351
397.417, have elapsed since the applicant requesting an 352
exemption has completed or has been lawfully released from any 353
confinement, supervision, or nonmonetary condition impo sed by a 354
court for the applicant's most recent disqualifying offense 355
under this paragraph. 356
b. The applicant for an exemption has not been arrested 357
for any offense during the 5 years, or 3 years in the case of a 358
peer specialist, before the request for exe mption. 359
2. May be exempted from disqualification from employment 360
for such offenses without a waiting period as provided under s. 361
435.07(2). 362
Section 7. Subsection (5) of section 60.05, Florida 363
Statutes, is amended to read: 364
60.05 Abatement of nuisan ces.— 365
(5) On trial if the existence of a nuisance is shown, the 366
court shall issue a permanent injunction and order the costs to 367
be paid by the persons establishing or maintaining the nuisance 368
and shall adjudge that the costs are a lien on all personal 369
property found in the place of the nuisance and on the failure 370
of the property to bring enough to pay the costs, then on the 371
real estate occupied by the nuisance. A lien may not attach to 372
the real estate of any other than such persons unless a second 373
written notice has been given in accordance with paragraph 374
(3)(a) to the owner or his or her agent who fails to begin to 375
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abate the nuisance within the time specified therein. In a 376
proceeding abating a nuisance pursuant to s. 823.10 or s. 377
823.05, if a tenant has b een convicted of an offense under 378
chapter 893, s. 796.06, or s. 796.07, the court may order the 379
tenant to vacate the property within 72 hours if the tenant and 380
owner of the premises are parties to the nuisance abatement 381
action and the order will lead to th e abatement of the nuisance. 382
Section 8. Subsection (7) of section 322.28, Florida 383
Statutes, is amended to read: 384
322.28 Period of suspension or revocation. — 385
(7) Following a second or subsequent violation of s. 386
796.07(1) s. 796.07(2)(f) which involves a motor vehicle and 387
which results in any judicial disposition other than acquittal 388
or dismissal, in addition to any other sentence imposed, the 389
court shall revoke the person's driver license or driving 390
privilege, effective upon the date of the dispositio n, for a 391
period of at least 1 year. A person sentenced under this 392
subsection may request a hearing under s. 322.271. 393
Section 9. Paragraph (e) of subsection (4) of section 394
397.417, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 395
397.417 Peer specialists. — 396
(4) BACKGROUND SCREENING. — 397
(e) The background screening conducted under this 398
subsection must ensure that a peer specialist has not been 399
arrested for and is awaiting final disposition of, found guilty 400
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of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo 401
contendere or guilty to, or been adjudicated delinquent and the 402
record has not been sealed or expunged for, any offense 403
prohibited under any of the following state laws or similar laws 404
of another jurisdiction: 405
1. Section 393.135, relating to sexual misc onduct with 406
certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such 407
sexual misconduct. 408
2. Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with 409
certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual 410
misconduct. 411
3. Section 409.920, relating t o Medicaid provider fraud, 412
if the offense was a felony of the first or second degree. 413
4. Section 415.111, relating to abuse, neglect, or 414
exploitation of vulnerable adults. 415
5. Any offense that constitutes domestic violence as 416
defined in s. 741.28. 417
6. Section 777.04, relating to attempts, solicitation, and 418
conspiracy to commit an offense listed in this paragraph. 419
7. Section 782.04, relating to murder. 420
8. Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter; aggravated 421
manslaughter of an elderly person or a disa bled adult; 422
aggravated manslaughter of a child; or aggravated manslaughter 423
of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, 424
or a paramedic. 425
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9. Section 782.071, relating to vehicular homicide. 426
10. Section 782.09, relating to killing an unb orn child by 427
injury to the mother. 428
11. Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and 429
culpable negligence, if the offense was a felony. 430
12. Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. 431
13. Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment. 432
14. Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a 433
child. 434
15. Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking, 435
enticing, or removing a minor beyond state limits, or concealing 436
the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending custody 437
proceedings. 438
16. Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking, 439
enticing, or removing a minor beyond state limits, or concealing 440
the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending dependency 441
proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse or neglect 442
of a minor. 443
17. Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms or 444
weapons within 1,000 feet of a school. 445
18. Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an 446
electric weapon or device, a destructive device, or any other 447
weapon on school property. 448
19. Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery. 449
20. Former s. 794.041, relating to prohibited acts of 450
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persons in familial or custodial authority. 451
21. Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity 452
with certain minors. 453
22. Section 794.08, relating to female genita l mutilation. 454
23. Section 796.07, relating to providing, or offering to 455
provide, something of value in exchange for sexual activity 456
procuring another to commit prostitution , except for those 457
offenses expunged pursuant to s. 943.0583. 458
24. Section 798.02, relating to lewd and lascivious 459
behavior. 460
25. Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent 461
exposure. 462
26. Section 806.01, relating to arson. 463
27. Section 810.02, relating to burglary, if the offense 464
was a felony of the first degree. 465
28. Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism, if the offense 466
was a felony. 467
29. Section 810.145, relating to digital voyeurism, if the 468
offense was a felony. 469
30. Section 812.13, relating to robbery. 470
31. Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden 471
snatching. 472
32. Section 812.133, relating to carjacking. 473
33. Section 812.135, relating to home -invasion robbery. 474
34. Section 817.034, relating to communications fraud, if 475
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the offense was a felony of the first degree. 476
35. Section 817.234, relating to false and fraudul ent 477
insurance claims, if the offense was a felony of the first or 478
second degree. 479
36. Section 817.50, relating to fraudulently obtaining 480
goods or services from a health care provider and false reports 481
of a communicable disease. 482
37. Section 817.505, rela ting to patient brokering. 483
38. Section 817.568, relating to fraudulent use of 484
personal identification, if the offense was a felony of the 485
first or second degree. 486
39. Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated abuse, 487
or neglect of an elderly person or a disabled adult. 488
40. Section 825.1025, relating to lewd or lascivious 489
offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person 490
or a disabled person. 491
41. Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an 492
elderly person or a disabled adult, if t he offense was a felony. 493
42. Section 826.04, relating to incest. 494
43. Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated 495
child abuse, or neglect of a child. 496
44. Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the 497
delinquency or dependency of a child. 498
45. Former s. 827.05, relating to negligent treatment of 499
children. 500
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46. Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a 501
child. 502
47. Section 831.30, relating to fraud in obtaining 503
medicinal drugs. 504
48. Section 831.31, relating to the sale; manufact ure; 505
delivery; or possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or 506
deliver of any counterfeit controlled substance, if the offense 507
was a felony. 508
49. Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with 509
violence. 510
50. Section 843.025, relating to depriving a law 511
enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer of 512
the means of protection or communication. 513
51. Section 843.12, relating to aiding in an escape. 514
52. Section 843.13, relating to aiding in the escape of 515
juvenile inmates of correctional institutions. 516
53. Chapter 847, relating to obscenity. 517
54. Section 874.05, relating to encouraging or recruiting 518
another to join a criminal gang. 519
55. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and 520
control, if the offense was a felony of the secon d degree or 521
greater severity. 522
56. Section 895.03, relating to racketeering and 523
collection of unlawful debts. 524
57. Section 896.101, relating to the Florida Money 525
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Laundering Act. 526
58. Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct with 527
certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual 528
misconduct. 529
59. Section 944.35(3), relating to inflicting cruel or 530
inhuman treatment on an inmate resulting in great bodily harm. 531
60. Section 944.40, relating to escape. 532
61. Section 944.46, relating to harboring, concealing, or 533
aiding an escaped prisoner. 534
62. Section 944.47, relating to introduction of contraband 535
into a correctional institution. 536
63. Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in 537
juvenile justice programs. 538
64. Section 985.711, relating to i ntroduction of 539
contraband into a detention facility. 540
Section 10. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 541
420.6241, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 542
420.6241 Persons with lived experience. — 543
(4) BACKGROUND SCREENING. — 544
(b) The background scr eening conducted under this 545
subsection must ensure that the qualified applicant has not been 546
arrested for and is not awaiting final disposition of, has not 547
been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or entered a 548
plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, or has not been 549
adjudicated delinquent and the record has been sealed or 550
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expunged for, any offense prohibited under any of the following 551
state laws or similar laws of another jurisdiction: 552
1. Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with 553
certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such 554
sexual misconduct. 555
2. Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with 556
certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual 557
misconduct. 558
3. Section 409.920, relating to Medicaid provider fraud, 559
if the offense is a felony of the first or second degree. 560
4. Section 415.111, relating to criminal penalties for 561
abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults. 562
5. Any offense that constitutes domestic violence, as 563
defined in s. 741.28. 564
6. Section 777.04, relating to attempts, solicitation, and 565
conspiracy to commit an offense listed in this paragraph. 566
7. Section 782.04, relating to murder. 567
8. Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter, aggravated 568
manslaughter of an elderly person or a d isabled adult, 569
aggravated manslaughter of a child, or aggravated manslaughter 570
of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, 571
or a paramedic. 572
9. Section 782.071, relating to vehicular homicide. 573
10. Section 782.09, relating to killing of an unborn child 574
by injury to the mother. 575
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11. Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and 576
culpable negligence, if the offense is a felony. 577
12. Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. 578
13. Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment. 579
14. Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a 580
child. 581
15. Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking, 582
enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or 583
concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending 584
custody proceedings. 585
16. Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking, 586
enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or 587
concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending 588
dependency proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse 589
or neglect of a minor. 590
17. Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms or 591
weapons within 1,000 feet of a school. 592
18. Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an 593
electric weapon or device, a destructive device, or any other 594
weapon on school property. 595
19. Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery. 596
20. Former s. 794.041, relating to prohibited acts of 597
persons in familial or custodial authority. 598
21. Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity 599
with certain minors. 600
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22. Section 794.08, relating to fema le genital mutilation. 601
23. Former s. Section 796.07, relating to procuring 602
another to commit prostitution, except for those offenses 603
expunged pursuant to s. 943.0583. 604
24. Section 798.02, relating to lewd and lascivious 605
behavior. 606
25. Chapter 800, rela ting to lewdness and indecent 607
exposure. 608
26. Section 806.01, relating to arson. 609
27. Section 810.02, relating to burglary, if the offense 610
is a felony of the first degree. 611
28. Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism, if the offense 612
is a felony. 613
29. Section 810.145, relating to video voyeurism, if the 614
offense is a felony. 615
30. Section 812.13, relating to robbery. 616
31. Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden 617
snatching. 618
32. Section 812.133, relating to carjacking. 619
33. Section 812.135, relating to home-invasion robbery. 620
34. Section 817.034, relating to communications fraud, if 621
the offense is a felony of the first degree. 622
35. Section 817.234, relating to false and fraudulent 623
insurance claims, if the offense is a felony of the first or 624
second degree. 625
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36. Section 817.50, relating to fraudulently obtaining 626
goods or services from a health care provider and false reports 627
of a communicable disease. 628
37. Section 817.505, relating to patient brokering. 629
38. Section 817.568, relating to fraudulent u se of 630
personal identification, if the offense is a felony of the first 631
or second degree. 632
39. Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated abuse, 633
or neglect of an elderly person or a disabled adult. 634
40. Section 825.1025, relating to lewd or lascivious 635
offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person 636
or a disabled person. 637
41. Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an 638
elderly person or a disabled adult, if the offense is a felony. 639
42. Section 826.04, relating to incest. 640
43. Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated 641
child abuse, or neglect of a child. 642
44. Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the 643
delinquency or dependency of a child. 644
45. Former s. 827.05, relating to negligent treatment of 645
children. 646
46. Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a 647
child. 648
47. Section 831.30, relating to fraud in obtaining 649
medicinal drugs. 650
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48. Section 831.31, relating to the sale, manufacture, 651
delivery, or possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or 652
deliver any counterfeit controlled substance, if the offense is 653
a felony. 654
49. Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with 655
violence. 656
50. Section 843.025, relating to depriving a law 657
enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer of 658
the means of protection or communication. 659
51. Section 843.12, relating to aiding in an escape. 660
52. Section 843.13, relating to aiding in the escape of 661
juvenile inmates of correctional institutions. 662
53. Chapter 847, relating to obscenity. 663
54. Section 874.05, rel ating to encouraging or recruiting 664
another to join a criminal gang. 665
55. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and 666
control, if the offense is a felony of the second degree or 667
greater severity. 668
56. Section 895.03, relating to racketeering and 669
collection of unlawful debts. 670
57. Section 896.101, relating to the Florida Money 671
Laundering Act. 672
58. Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct with 673
certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual 674
misconduct. 675
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59. Section 944.35(3), relating to inflicting cruel or 676
inhuman treatment on an inmate, resulting in great bodily harm. 677
60. Section 944.40, relating to escape. 678
61. Section 944.46, relating to harboring, concealing, or 679
aiding an escaped prisoner. 680
62. Section 944.47, relating to introduction of contraband 681
into a correctional institution. 682
63. Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in 683
juvenile justice programs. 684
64. Section 985.711, relating to introduction of 685
contraband into a detention facility. 686
Section 11. Subsecti on (2) of section 435.07, Florida 687
Statutes, is amended to read: 688
435.07 Exemptions from disqualification. —Unless otherwise 689
provided by law, the provisions of this section apply to 690
exemptions from disqualification for disqualifying offenses 691
revealed pursuant to background screenings required under this 692
chapter, regardless of whether those disqualifying offenses are 693
listed in this chapter or other laws. 694
(2) Persons employed, or applicants for employment, by 695
treatment providers who treat adolescents 13 year s of age and 696
older who are disqualified from employment solely because of 697
crimes under s. 796.031, s. 796.07(1) s. 796.07(2)(e), s. 698
810.02(4), s. 812.014(2)(c), s. 817.563, s. 831.01, s. 831.02, 699
s. 893.13, or s. 893.147, or any related criminal attempt, 700
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solicitation, or conspiracy under s. 777.04, may be exempted 701
from disqualification from employment pursuant to this chapter 702
without application of the waiting period in subparagraph 703
(1)(a)1. 704
Section 12. Subsection (4) and paragraphs (o) and (q) of 705
subsection (5) of section 456.074, Florida Statutes, are amended 706
to read: 707
456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate 708
suspension of license. — 709
(4) The department shall issue an emergency order 710
suspending the license of a massage therapist and establi shment 711
as those terms are defined in chapter 480 upon receipt of 712
information that the massage therapist; the designated 713
establishment manager as defined in chapter 480; an employee of 714
the establishment; a person with an ownership interest in the 715
establishment; or, for a corporation that has more than $250,000 716
of business assets in this state, the owner, officer, or 717
individual directly involved in the management of the 718
establishment has been arrested for committing or attempting, 719
soliciting, or conspiring to commit, or convicted or found 720
guilty of, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere 721
to, regardless of adjudication, a violation of s. 796.06(1) that 722
is reclassified under s. 796.06(4) s. 796.07 or a felony offense 723
under any of the following provis ions of state law or a similar 724
provision in another jurisdiction: 725
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(a) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. 726
(b) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment. 727
(c) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a 728
child. 729
(d) Section 787.06, relat ing to human trafficking. 730
(e) Section 787.07, relating to human smuggling. 731
(f) Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery. 732
(g) Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation. 733
(h) Former s. 796.03, relating to procuring a person under 734
the age of 18 for prostitution. 735
(i) Former s. 796.035, relating to the selling or buying 736
of minors into prostitution. 737
(j) Former s. 796.04 section 796.04, relating to forcing, 738
compelling, or coercing another to become a prostitute. 739
(k) Section 796.05, relating to deriving support from the 740
proceeds of prostitution. 741
(l) Section 796.07(3)(a)3. Section 796.07(4)(a)3. , 742
relating to a felony of the first third degree for a third or 743
subsequent violation of s. 796.07, relating to prohibiting 744
prostitution and related acts. 745
(m) Section 800.04, relating to lewd or lascivious 746
offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 747
16 years of age. 748
(n) Section 825.1025(2)(b), relating to lewd or lascivious 749
offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly or 750
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disabled person. 751
(o) Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a 752
child. 753
(p) Section 847.0133, relating to the protection of 754
minors. 755
(q) Section 847.0135, relating to computer pornography. 756
(r) Section 847.0138, relating to the t ransmission of 757
material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or 758
equipment. 759
(s) Section 847.0145, relating to the selling or buying of 760
minors. 761
(5) The department shall issue an emergency order 762
suspending the license of any health care practitioner who is 763
arrested for committing or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring 764
to commit any act that would constitute a violation of any of 765
the following criminal offenses in this state or similar 766
offenses in another jurisdiction: 767
(o) Former s. 796.04 section 796.04, relating to forcing, 768
compelling, or coercing another to become a prostitute. 769
(q) Section 796.07(3)(a)3. Section 796.07(4)(a)3. , 770
relating to a felony of the first third degree for a third or 771
subsequent violation of s. 796.07, relating to prohibiting 772
prostitution and related acts. 773
Section 13. Subsection (6) of section 480.041, Florida 774
Statutes, is amended to read: 775
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480.041 Massage therapists; qualifications; licensure; 776
endorsement.— 777
(6) The board shall deny an application for a n ew or 778
renewal license if an applicant has been convicted or found 779
guilty of, or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, 780
regardless of adjudication, a violation of s. 796.06(1) s. 781
796.07(2)(a) which is reclassified under s. 796.06(4) s. 782
796.07(7) or a felony offense under any of the following 783
provisions of state law or a similar provision in another 784
jurisdiction: 785
(a) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. 786
(b) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment. 787
(c) Section 787.025, relating to lurin g or enticing a 788
child. 789
(d) Section 787.06, relating to human trafficking. 790
(e) Section 787.07, relating to human smuggling. 791
(f) Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery. 792
(g) Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation. 793
(h) Former s. 796.03, relating to procuring a person under 794
the age of 18 for prostitution. 795
(i) Former s. 796.035, relating to the selling or buying 796
of minors into prostitution. 797
(j) Former s. 796.04 section 796.04, relating to forcing, 798
compelling, or coercing another to become a prostitute. 799
(k) Section 796.05, relating to deriving support from the 800
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proceeds of prostitution. 801
(l) Section 796.07(3)(a)3. Section 796.07(4)(a)3. , 802
relating to a felony of the first third degree for a third or 803
subsequent violation of s. 796. 07, relating to prohibiting 804
prostitution and related acts. 805
(m) Section 800.04, relating to lewd or lascivious 806
offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 807
16 years of age. 808
(n) Section 825.1025(2)(b), relating to lewd or lascivious 809
offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly or 810
disabled person. 811
(o) Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a 812
child. 813
(p) Section 847.0133, relating to the protection of 814
minors. 815
(q) Section 847.0135, relating to computer pornogra phy. 816
(r) Section 847.0138, relating to the transmission of 817
material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or 818
equipment. 819
(s) Section 847.0145, relating to the selling or buying of 820
minors. 821
Section 14. Subsection (8) of section 480.043, Fl orida 822
Statutes, is amended to read: 823
480.043 Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; 824
inspection; human trafficking awareness training and policies. — 825
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(8) The department shall deny an application for a new or 826
renewal license if an establishment own er or a designated 827
establishment manager or, for a corporation that has more than 828
$250,000 of business assets in this state, an establishment 829
owner, a designated establishment manager, or any individual 830
directly involved in the management of the establishm ent has 831
been convicted of or entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere 832
to any misdemeanor or felony crime, regardless of adjudication, 833
related to prostitution or related acts as described in s. 834
796.031, s. 796.06, or s. 796.07 or a felony offense under a ny 835
of the following provisions of state law or a similar provision 836
in another jurisdiction: 837
(a) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. 838
(b) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment. 839
(c) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a 840
child. 841
(d) Section 787.06, relating to human trafficking. 842
(e) Section 787.07, relating to human smuggling. 843
(f) Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery. 844
(g) Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation. 845
(h) Former s. 796.03, relating to procu ring a person under 846
the age of 18 for prostitution. 847
(i) Former s. 796.035, relating to selling or buying of 848
minors into prostitution. 849
(j) Former s. 796.04 section 796.04, relating to forcing, 850
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compelling, or coercing another to become a prostitute. 851
(k) Section 796.05, relating to deriving support from the 852
proceeds of prostitution. 853
(l) Section 800.04, relating to lewd or lascivious 854
offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 855
16 years of age. 856
(m) Section 825.1025(2)(b), relating t o lewd or lascivious 857
offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly or 858
disabled person. 859
(n) Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a 860
child. 861
(o) Section 847.0133, relating to the protection of 862
minors. 863
(p) Section 847.0135, relati ng to computer pornography. 864
(q) Section 847.0138, relating to the transmission of 865
material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or 866
equipment. 867
(r) Section 847.0145, relating to the selling or buying of 868
minors. 869
Section 15. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 870
480.046, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 871
480.046 Grounds for disciplinary action by the board. — 872
(3) The board shall revoke or suspend the license of a 873
massage establishment licensed under this act, or deny 874
subsequent licensure of such an establishment, if any of the 875
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following occurs: 876
(c) The establishment owner, the designated establishment 877
manager, or any individual providing massage therapy services 878
for the establishment has had the entry in any jurisdiction of: 879
1. A final order or other disciplinary action taken for 880
sexual misconduct involving prostitution; 881
2. A final order or other disciplinary action taken for 882
crimes related to the practice of massage therapy involving 883
prostitution; or 884
3. A conviction or a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to 885
any misdemeanor or felony crime, regardless of adjudication, 886
related to prostitution or related acts as described in s. 887
796.031, s. 796.06, or s. 796.07. 888
Section 16. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 889
772.102, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 890
772.102 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 891
(1) "Criminal activity" means to commit, to attempt to 892
commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or 893
intimidate another person to commit: 894
(a) Any crime that is chargeable by indictment or 895
information under the following provisions: 896
1. Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of 897
cigarette taxes. 898
2. Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud. 899
3. Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers' 900
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compensation. 901
4. Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing. 902
5. Chapter 517, relating to securities transactions. 903
6. Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to dogracing 904
and horseracing. 905
7. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons. 906
8. Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, distribution, 907
and use of explosives. 908
9. Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement. 909
10. Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance 910
without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating 911
to operating an unauthorized multiple -employer welfare 912
arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or 913
aiding an unauthorized insurer. 914
11. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usuriou s 915
practices. 916
12. Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to 917
real estate timeshare plans. 918
13. Chapter 782, relating to homicide. 919
14. Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery. 920
15. Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping or human 921
trafficking. 922
16. Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms. 923
17. Former s. 796.03, s. 796.031, former s. 796.04, s. 924
796.05, s. 796.06, or s. 796.07, relating to prostitution. 925
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18. Chapter 806, relating to arson. 926
19. Section 810.02(2)(c), relating to specifi ed burglary 927
of a dwelling or structure. 928
20. Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related 929
crimes. 930
21. Chapter 815, relating to computer -related crimes. 931
22. Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false 932
pretenses, fraud generally, and cr edit card crimes. 933
23. Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual 934
exploitation of children. 935
24. Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting. 936
25. Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks 937
and drafts. 938
26. Section 836.05, relati ng to extortion. 939
27. Chapter 837, relating to perjury. 940
28. Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public 941
office. 942
29. Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice. 943
30. Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or 944
s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity. 945
31. Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, or s. 946
849.25, relating to gambling. 947
32. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and 948
control. 949
33. Section 914.22 or s. 914.23, relating to witnesses, 950
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victims, or informants. 951
34. Section 918.12 or s. 918.13, relating to tampering 952
with jurors and evidence. 953
Section 17. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 954
787.01, Florida Statutes, is amen ded to read: 955
787.01 Kidnapping; kidnapping of child under age 13, 956
aggravating circumstances. — 957
(3)(a) A person who commits the offense of kidnapping upon 958
a child under the age of 13 and who, in the course of committing 959
the offense, commits one or more o f the following: 960
1. Aggravated child abuse, as defined in s. 827.03; 961
2. Sexual battery, as defined in chapter 794, against the 962
child; 963
3. Lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious 964
molestation, lewd or lascivious conduct, or lewd or lascivious 965
exhibition, in violation of s. 800.04 or s. 847.0135(5); 966
4. A violation of former s. 796.03 or former s. 796.04, 967
relating to prostitution, upon the child; 968
5. Exploitation of the child or allowing the child to be 969
exploited, in violation of s. 450.151; or 970
6. A violation of s. 787.06(3)(g), relating to human 971
trafficking, 972
973
commits a life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 974
775.083, or s. 775.084. 975
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Section 18. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 976
787.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 977
787.02 False imprisonment; false imprisonment of child 978
under age 13, aggravating circumstances. — 979
(3)(a) A person who commits the offense of false 980
imprisonment upon a child under the age of 13 and who, in the 981
course of committing the offense, comm its any offense enumerated 982
in subparagraphs 1.-6. subparagraphs 1.-5., commits a felony of 983
the first degree, punishable by imprisonment for a term of years 984
not exceeding life or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or 985
s. 775.084. 986
1. Aggravated child abuse, as defined in s. 827.03; 987
2. Sexual battery, as defined in chapter 794, against the 988
child; 989
3. Lewd or lascivious battery, lewd or lascivious 990
molestation, lewd or lascivious conduct, or lewd or lascivious 991
exhibition, in violation of s. 800.04 or s . 847.0135(5); 992
4. A violation of former s. 796.03 or former s. 796.04, 993
relating to prostitution, upon the child; 994
5. Exploitation of the child or allowing the child to be 995
exploited, in violation of s. 450.151; or 996
6. A violation of s. 787.06(3)(g) rela ting to human 997
trafficking. 998
Section 19. Subsection (1) of section 794.056, Florida 999
Statutes, is amended to read: 1000
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794.056 Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund. — 1001
(1) The Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund is created within 1002
the Department of Health for the purpo se of providing funds for 1003
rape crisis centers in this state. Trust fund moneys shall be 1004
used exclusively for the purpose of providing services for 1005
victims of sexual assault. Funds credited to the trust fund 1006
consist of those funds collected as an additional court 1007
assessment in each case in which a defendant pleads guilty or 1008
nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of 1009
adjudication, an offense provided in s. 775.21(6) and (10)(a), 1010
(b), and (g); s. 784.011; s. 784.021; s. 784.03; s. 784.041; s. 1011
784.045; s. 784.048; s. 784.07; s. 784.08; s. 784.081; s. 1012
784.082; s. 784.083; s. 784.085; s. 787.01(3); s. 787.02(3); s. 1013
787.025; s. 787.06; s. 787.07; s. 794.011; s. 794.05; s. 794.08; 1014
former s. 796.03; s.796.031, former s. 796.035; former s. 1015
796.04; s. 796.05; s. 796.06; s. 796.07(1) s. 796.07(2)(a)-(d) 1016
and (i); s. 800.03; s. 800.04; s. 810.14; s. 810.145; s. 1017
812.135; s. 817.025; s. 825.102; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 1018
836.10; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135(2); s. 847.0137; s. 847.0145; 1019
s. 943.0435(4)(c), (7), (8 ), (9)(a), (13), and (14)(c); or s. 1020
985.701(1). Funds credited to the trust fund also shall include 1021
revenues provided by law, moneys appropriated by the 1022
Legislature, and grants from public or private entities. 1023
Section 20. Subsection (3) of section 796. 08, Florida 1024
Statutes, is amended to read: 1025
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796.08 Screening for HIV and sexually transmissible 1026
diseases; providing penalties. — 1027
(3) A person convicted under s. 796.07 of providing, or 1028
offering to provide, something of value in exchange for sexual 1029
activity prostitution or procuring another to commit 1030
prostitution must undergo screening for a sexually transmissible 1031
disease, including, but not limited to, screening to detect 1032
exposure to the human immunodeficiency virus, under direction of 1033
the Department of Health. If the person is infected, he or she 1034
must submit to treatment and counseling prior to release from 1035
probation, community control, or incarceration. Notwithstanding 1036
the provisions of s. 384.29, the results of tests conducted 1037
pursuant to this sub section shall be made available by the 1038
Department of Health to the offender, medical personnel, 1039
appropriate state agencies, state attorneys, and courts of 1040
appropriate jurisdiction in need of such information in order to 1041
enforce the provisions of this chapt er. 1042
Section 21. Subsection (2) of section 796.09, Florida 1043
Statutes, is amended to read: 1044
796.09 Coercion; civil cause of action; evidence; 1045
defenses; attorney's fees. — 1046
(2) As used in this section, the term "prostitution" has 1047
the same meaning as in s. 796.011 s. 796.07. 1048
Section 22. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 1049
893.138, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1050
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893.138 Local administrative action to abate certain 1051
activities declared public nuisances. — 1052
(2) Any place or premises that has been used: 1053
(a) On more than two occasions within a 6 -month period, as 1054
the site of a violation of s. 796.06 or s. 796.07; 1055
1056
may be declared to be a public nuisance, and such nuisance may 1057
be abated pursuant to the procedures provided in this section. 1058
Section 23. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section 1059
895.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1060
895.02 Definitions. —As used in ss. 895.01 -895.08, the 1061
term: 1062
(8) "Racketeering activity" means to commit, to attempt to 1063
commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or 1064
intimidate another person to commit: 1065
(a) Any crime that is chargeable by petition, indictment, 1066
or information under the following provisions of the Florida 1067
Statutes: 1068
1. Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of 1069
cigarette taxes. 1070
2. Section 316.1935, relating to fleeing or attempting to 1071
elude a law enforcement officer and aggravated fleeing or 1072
eluding. 1073
3. Chapter 379, relating to the illegal sale, purchase, 1074
collection, harvest, capture, or possession of wild animal life , 1075
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freshwater aquatic life, or marine life, and related crimes. 1076
4. Section 403.727(3)(b), relating to environmental 1077
control. 1078
5. Section 409.920 or s. 409.9201, relating to Medicaid 1079
fraud. 1080
6. Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud. 1081
7. Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers' 1082
compensation. 1083
8. Section 443.071(4), relating to creation of a 1084
fictitious employer scheme to commit reemployment assistance 1085
fraud. 1086
9. Section 465.0161, relating to distribution of medicinal 1087
drugs without a permit as an Internet pharmacy. 1088
10. Section 499.0051, relating to crimes involving 1089
contraband, adulterated, or misbranded drugs. 1090
11. Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing. 1091
12. Chapter 517, relating to sale of securities and 1092
investor protection. 1093
13. Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to dogracing 1094
and horseracing. 1095
14. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons. 1096
15. Section 551.109, relating to slot machine gaming. 1097
16. Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, 1098
distribution, and use of explosives. 1099
17. Chapter 560, relating to money transmitters, if the 1100
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violation is punishable as a felony. 1101
18. Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement. 1102
19. Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance 1103
without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating 1104
to operating an unauthorized multiple -employer welfare 1105
arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or 1106
aiding an unauthorized insurer. 1107
20. Section 655.50, relating to reports of currency 1108
transactions, when such violation is punishable as a felony. 1109
21. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious 1110
practices. 1111
22. Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to 1112
real estate timeshare plans. 1113
23. Section 775.13(5)(b), relating to registration of 1114
persons found to have committed any offense for the purpose of 1115
benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of a criminal 1116
gang. 1117
24. Section 777.03, relating to commission of crimes by 1118
accessories after the fact. 1119
25. Chapter 782, relating to homi cide. 1120
26. Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery. 1121
27. Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping, human smuggling, 1122
or human trafficking. 1123
28. Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms. 1124
29. Chapter 794, relating to sexual battery, but only if 1125
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such crime was committed with the intent to benefit, promote, or 1126
further the interests of a criminal gang, or for the purpose of 1127
increasing a criminal gang member's own standing or position 1128
within a criminal gang. 1129
30. Former s. 796.03, s. 796.031, former s. 796.035, 1130
former s. 796.04, s. 796.05, s. 796.06, or s. 796.07, relating 1131
to prostitution. 1132
31. Chapter 806, relating to arson and criminal mischief. 1133
32. Chapter 810, relating to burglary and trespass. 1134
33. Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and re lated 1135
crimes. 1136
34. Chapter 815, relating to computer -related crimes. 1137
35. Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false 1138
pretenses, fraud generally, credit card crimes, and patient 1139
brokering. 1140
36. Chapter 825, relating to abuse, neglect, or 1141
exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult. 1142
37. Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual 1143
exploitation of children. 1144
38. Section 828.122, relating to fighting or baiting 1145
animals. 1146
39. Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting. 1147
40. Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks 1148
and drafts. 1149
41. Section 836.05, relating to extortion. 1150
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42. Chapter 837, relating to perjury. 1151
43. Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public 1152
office. 1153
44. Chapter 843, relating to obstruc tion of justice. 1154
45. Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or 1155
s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity. 1156
46. Chapter 849, relating to gambling, lottery, gambling 1157
or gaming devices, slot machines, or any of the provisions 1158
within that chapter. 1159
47. Chapter 874, relating to criminal gangs. 1160
48. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and 1161
control. 1162
49. Chapter 896, relating to offenses related to financial 1163
transactions. 1164
50. Sections 914.22 and 914.23, relating to t ampering with 1165
or harassing a witness, victim, or informant, and retaliation 1166
against a witness, victim, or informant. 1167
51. Sections 918.12 and 918.13, relating to tampering with 1168
jurors and evidence. 1169
Section 24. Section 938.085, Florida Statutes, is ame nded 1170
to read: 1171
938.085 Additional cost to fund rape crisis centers. —In 1172
addition to any sanction imposed when a person pleads guilty or 1173
nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of 1174
adjudication, a violation of s. 775.21(6) and (10)(a), (b), and 1175
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(g); s. 784.011; s. 784.021; s. 784.03; s. 784.041; s. 784.045; 1176
s. 784.048; s. 784.07; s. 784.08; s. 784.081; s. 784.082; s. 1177
784.083; s. 784.085; s. 787.01(3); s. 787.02(3); 787.025; s. 1178
787.06; s. 787.07; s. 794.011; s. 794.05; s. 794.08; former s. 1179
796.03; s. 796.031, former s. 796.035; former s. 796.04; s. 1180
796.05; s. 796.06; s. 796.07(1) s. 796.07(2)(a)-(d) and (i); s. 1181
800.03; s. 800.04; s. 810.14; s. 810.145; s. 812.135; s. 1182
817.025; s. 825.102; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 836.10; s. 1183
847.0133; s. 847.0135 (2); s. 847.0137; s. 847.0145; s. 1184
943.0435(4)(c), (7), (8), (9)(a), (13), and (14)(c); or s. 1185
985.701(1), the court shall impose a surcharge of $151. Payment 1186
of the surcharge shall be a condition of probation, community 1187
control, or any other court -ordered supervision. The sum of $150 1188
of the surcharge shall be deposited into the Rape Crisis Program 1189
Trust Fund established within the Department of Health by 1190
chapter 2003-140, Laws of Florida. The clerk of the court shall 1191
retain $1 of each surcharge that the cler k of the court collects 1192
as a service charge of the clerk's office. 1193
Section 25. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025. 1194