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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to criminal justice; creating s. 2
316.2675, F.S.; prohibiting the use of a motor vehicle 3
kill switch; providing an exception; providing 4
criminal penalties; amending s. 321.04, F.S.; 5
providing for retention by the Florida Highway Patrol 6
of certain reimbursement funds paid by patrol 7
officers; amending s. 775.0823, F.S.; providing a 8
minimum mandatory sentence for attempted murder of 9
specified justice system personnel; amending s. 10
782.065, F.S.; providing that a person convicted of 11
manslaughter of a specified officer while he or she 12
was engaged in his or her duties shall be sentenced to 13
life in prison without possibility of release; 14
amending s. 790.051, F.S.; providing correctional 15
probation officers with the same firearms rights as 16
law enforcement officers; amending s. 790.052, F.S.; 17
providing that specified persons may carry weapons on 18
the same basis as law enforcement officers; amending 19
s. 817.49, F.S.; providing increased criminal 20
penalties for making a false report of a crime; 21
providing policies concerning enforcement; creating s. 22
943.0413, F.S.; creating the Critical Infrastructure 23
Mapping Grant Program within the Department of Law 24
Enforcement; specifying which entities are eligible to 25
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receive funding to map certain critical infrastructure 26
locations; specifying eligible locations; specifying 27
requirements for such maps; authorizing rulemaking; 28
amending s. 943.135, F.S.; providing that certified 29
law enforcement officers who are not actively employed 30
by law enforcement agencies may retain their 31
certification by complying with certification 32
requirements; amending s. 943.1718, F.S.; prohibiting 33
the use of artificial intelligence for specified 34
purposes in conjunction with data from first responder 35
body cameras; amending s. 951.27, F.S.; requiring 36
certain testing of an arrestee and provision of test 37
results to a first responder or criminal justice 38
professional who has been exposed to bodily fluids or 39
bloodborne pathogens from the arrestee; requiring a 40
first responder or criminal justice professional 41
exposed to a potential communicable disease or 42
bloodborne pathogen by an arrestee to provide a notice 43
of the exposure to the detention facility; authorizing 44
the first responder or criminal justice professional 45
to obtain blood testing results according to cert ain 46
provisions; providing an effective dates. 47
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 49
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Section 1. Section 316.2675, Florida Statutes, is created 51
to read: 52
316.2675 Motor vehicle kill switches; prohibited uses. — 53
(1) A device that permits a person other than the person 54
in physical control of a motor vehicle to shut off the vehicle's 55
engine or prevent the engine from starting may not be used 56
except by a law enforcement officer in the course of his or her 57
duties in order to prevent the commission of a felony. 58
(2) A person who violates subsection (1) commits a 59
misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 60
775.082 or s. 775.083. 61
Section 2. Subsection (6) is added to section 321.04, 62
Florida Statutes, to read: 63
321.04 Personnel of the highway patrol; rank 64
classifications; probationary status of new patrol officers; 65
subsistence; special assignments. — 66
(6) When patrol officers repay mileage for off -duty uses 67
of official vehicles, such funds may not be deposited in the 68
General Revenue fund and shall be retained by the Florida 69
Highway Patrol for its use. 70
Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 775.0823, Florida 71
Statutes, is amended to read: 72
775.0823 Violent offenses committed against specified 73
justice system person nel.—The Legislature does hereby provide 74
for an increase and certainty of penalty for any person 75
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convicted of a violent offense against any law enforcement or 76
correctional officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), 77
(7), (8), or (9); against any st ate attorney elected pursuant to 78
s. 27.01 or assistant state attorney appointed under s. 27.181; 79
against any public defender elected pursuant to s. 27.50 or 80
regional counsel appointed pursuant to s. 27.511(3); against any 81
court-appointed counsel appointed under s. 27.40 or defense 82
attorney in a criminal proceeding; or against any justice or 83
judge of a court described in Art. V of the State Constitution, 84
which offense arises out of or in the scope of the officer's 85
duty as a law enforcement or correctional of ficer, the state 86
attorney's or assistant state attorney's duty as a prosecutor or 87
investigator, the public defender or regional counsel acting in 88
his or her capacity as defense counsel, the court -appointed 89
counsel or defense attorney in a criminal proceedi ng acting in 90
his or her capacity as defense counsel, or the justice's or 91
judge's duty as a judicial officer, as follows: 92
(2) For attempted murder in the first degree as described 93
in s. 782.04(1), a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 94
or s. 775.084 with a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years 95
imprisonment. 96
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Notwithstanding s. 948.01, with respect to any person who is 98
found to have violated this section, adjudication of guilt or 99
imposition of sentence shall not be suspended, deferred, or 100
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withheld. 101
Section 4. Section 782.065, Florida Statutes, is amended 102
to read: 103
782.065 Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional 104
officer, correctional probation officer. —Notwithstanding ss. 105
775.082, 775.0823, 782.04, 782.051, and chapter 921, a defendant 106
shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for 107
release upon findings by the trier of fact that, beyond a 108
reasonable doubt: 109
(1) The defendant committed murder in the first degree in 110
violation of s. 782.04(1) and a death sentence was not i mposed; 111
murder in the second or third degree in violation of s. 112
782.04(2), (3), or (4); attempted murder in the first or second 113
degree in violation of s. 782.04(1)(a)1. or (2); or attempted 114
felony murder in violation of s. 782.051 ; or manslaughter in 115
violation of s. 782.07; and 116
(2) The victim of any offense described in subsection (1) 117
was a law enforcement officer, part -time law enforcement 118
officer, auxiliary law enforcement officer, correctional 119
officer, part-time correctional officer, auxiliary correcti onal 120
officer, correctional probation officer, part -time correctional 121
probation officer, or auxiliary correctional probation officer, 122
as those terms are defined in s. 943.10, engaged in the lawful 123
performance of a legal duty. 124
Section 5. Section 790.051, Florida Statutes, is amended 125
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to read: 126
790.051 Exemption from licensing requirements; law 127
enforcement officers. —Law enforcement officers and correctional 128
probation officers, as defined in s. 943.10(3), are exempt from 129
the licensing and penal provisions o f this chapter when acting 130
at any time within the scope or course of their official duties 131
or when acting at any time in the line of or performance of 132
duty. 133
Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 134
790.052, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 135
790.052 Carrying concealed firearms; off -duty law 136
enforcement officers. — 137
(1)(a) All persons holding active certifications from the 138
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as law 139
enforcement officers or correctional officers as defined in s. 140
943.10(1), (2), (6), (7), (8), or (9) , all judges, and all state 141
attorneys and assistant state attorneys shall have the right to 142
carry, on or about their persons, concealed firearms, during 143
off-duty hours, at the discretion of their superior officers , 144
and may perform those law enforcement functions that they 145
normally perform during duty hours, utilizing their weapons in a 146
manner which is reasonably expected of on -duty officers in 147
similar situations. 148
Section 7. Section 817.49, Florida Statutes, is amended to 149
read: 150
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817.49 False reports of commission of crimes; penalty. — 151
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), whoever 152
willfully imparts, conveys, or causes to be imparted or conveyed 153
to a law enforcement officer or employee of a public safety 154
agency false information or reports concerning the alleged 155
commission of any crime under the laws of this state, knowing 156
such information or report to be false, when no such crime has 157
actually been committed, commits a felony misdemeanor of the 158
third first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 , or s. 159
775.083, or s. 775.084. 160
(2)(a) As used in this section, the term "public safety 161
agency" means a law enforcement agency, professional or 162
volunteer fire department, emergency medical service, ambulance 163
service, or other public entity that dispatches or provides 164
first responder services to respond to crimes, to assist victims 165
of crimes, or to apprehend offenders. 166
(b) If the willful making of a false report of a crime as 167
set forth in this section results in a response by a federal, 168
state, district, municipal, or other public safety agency and 169
the response results in: 170
1. Great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, or 171
permanent disability to any person as a proximate result of 172
lawful conduct arising out of a r esponse, the person making such 173
report commits a felony of the second third degree, punishable 174
as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 175
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2. Death to any person as a proximate result of lawful 176
conduct arising out of a response, the person maki ng such report 177
commits a felony of the first second degree, punishable as 178
provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 179
(3) State attorneys shall vigorously prosecute persons 180
charged with making a false report of a crime. If probable cause 181
exists to charge an individual, charges must be filed and a 182
physical arrest initiated, if possible. 183
(4)(3) A court shall order any person convicted of 184
violating this section to pay restitution, which shall include 185
full payment for any cost incurred by a respondin g public safety 186
agency. 187
Section 8. Effective July 1, 2025, section 943.0413, 188
Florida Statutes, is created to read: 189
943.0413 Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program. — 190
(1)(a) The Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program 191
is created within the department to support the ongoing 192
assessment of this state's vulnerability to, and ability to 193
detect, prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from, acts 194
of terrorism within or affecting this state. 195
(b) The state, or any law enforcement agency, county, 196
municipality, or other political subdivision of this state, or 197
any agent thereof, which has constitutional or statutory 198
authority to employ or appoint law enforcement officers is 199
eligible to receive funding from the grant program to map 200
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critical infrastructure locations that meet the requirements of 201
this section. 202
(2) Locations eligible for mapping using grant funds 203
pursuant to this section include, but are not limited to, 204
critical infrastructure as defined in s. 812.141, public 205
gathering places, places of worship, and any other location 206
deemed of high value to map in order to facilitate an emergency 207
response. 208
(3) Each map of such locations must be created in an 209
electronic or digital format and must be provided to all local, 210
state, and federal res ponding agencies that request such maps 211
for use in responding to emergencies. Each map must satisfy all 212
of the following requirements: 213
(a) Be compatible with and integrate into the department's 214
statewide database and be compatible with software platforms 215
used by local, state, and federal public safety agencies that 216
provide emergency services to the specific location for which 217
the data is provided without requiring such agencies to purchase 218
additional software or requiring a fee to view or access the 219
data. 220
(b) Be in a printable format and, if requested, be in a 221
digital file format that can be integrated into interactive 222
mobile platforms currently in use. 223
(c) Be verified for accuracy by a walk -through of a 224
building or the grounds. 225
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(d) Be oriented to tr ue north. 226
(e) Be overlaid on current aerial imagery. 227
(f) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the 228
structure of the building, including, but not limited to, room 229
labels, hallway names, and external door or stairwell numbers 230
and locations of hazards, critical utility locations, key boxes, 231
automated external defibrillators, and trauma kits. 232
(g) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the 233
grounds, including, but not limited to, parking areas, 234
surrounding roads, and neighboring properties. 235
(h) Be overlaid with gridded x and y coordinates. 236
(4) The department may adopt rules to administer this 237
section. 238
Section 9. Subsection (5) is added to section 943.135, 239
Florida Statutes, to read: 240
943.135 Requirements for continued employment. — 241
(5) A certified law enforcement officer who is not 242
employed by a law enforcement agency may retain his or her 243
certification as along as he or she otherwise complies with the 244
requirements for certification, including compliance with 245
continuing education requ irements. 246
Section 10. Subsection (5) is added to section 943.1718, 247
Florida Statutes, to read: 248
943.1718 Body cameras; policies and procedures. — 249
(5) Artificial intelligence may not be used to review, 250
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monitor, enhance, or otherwise interact with a bod y camera worn 251
by a first responder, as defined in s. 112.1815(1), or any 252
video, photograph, or other product produced with, through, or 253
by such a body camera. 254
Section 11. Section 951.27, Florida Statutes, is amended 255
to read: 256
951.27 Blood tests of inm ates.— 257
(1) Each county and each municipal detention facility 258
shall have a written procedure developed, in consultation with 259
the facility medical provider, establishing conditions under 260
which an inmate will be tested for infectious disease, including 261
human immunodeficiency virus pursuant to s. 775.0877, which 262
procedure is consistent with guidelines of the Centers for 263
Disease Control and Prevention and recommendations of the 264
Correctional Medical Authority. It is not unlawful for the 265
person receiving the tes t results to divulge the test results to 266
the sheriff or chief correctional officer. These procedures 267
shall include circumstances that warrant the immediate testing 268
of an arrestee upon booking and shall require that testing 269
results be provided to any first responder or criminal justice 270
professional who has been exposed to bodily fluids or bloodborne 271
pathogens from the arrestee. 272
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 273
serologic blood test results obtained pursuant to subsection (1) 274
are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. 275
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I of the State Constitution. However, such results may be 276
provided to employees or officers of the sheriff or chief 277
correctional officer who are responsible for the custody and 278
care of the affected inmat e and have a need to know such 279
information, and as provided in ss. 775.0877 and 960.003. In 280
addition, upon request of the victim or the victim's legal 281
guardian, or the parent or legal guardian of the victim if the 282
victim is a minor, the results of any HIV test performed on an 283
inmate arrested for any sexual offense involving oral, anal, or 284
female genital penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ 285
of another, must be disclosed to the victim or the victim's 286
legal guardian, or to the parent or legal guardi an of the victim 287
if the victim is a minor. In such cases, the county or municipal 288
detention facility shall furnish the test results to the 289
Department of Health, which is responsible for disclosing the 290
results to public health agencies as provided in s. 775 .0877 and 291
to the victim or the victim's legal guardian, or the parent or 292
legal guardian of the victim if the victim is a minor, as 293
provided in s. 960.003(3). As used in this subsection, the term 294
"female genitals" includes the labia minora, labia majora, 295
clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina. 296
(3) The results of any serologic blood test on an inmate 297
are a part of that inmate's permanent medical file. Upon 298
transfer of the inmate to any other correctional facility, such 299
file is also transferred, and all relevant authorized persons 300
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must be notified of positive HIV test results, as required in s. 301
775.0877. 302
(4) A first responder or criminal justice professional 303
who, in the lawful performance of his or her duties, is exposed 304
to a potential communicable disease or b loodborne pathogen by a 305
subject that is arrested and booked into a county or municipal 306
detention facility shall notice the detention facility upon 307
booking or within 24 hours after the exposure. If the first 308
responder or criminal justice professional is inc apacitated and 309
cannot provide this notice, this responsibility falls upon his 310
or her employing department. This notice shall invoke immediate 311
testing of the inmate, if it has not already been done, 312
according to the written procedures of the detention facil ity, 313
and such testing is required before release of the inmate. The 314
results of the testing shall be handled in accordance with s. 315
775.0877(2). 316
Section 12. Except as otherwise provided in this act, this 317
act shall take effect October 1, 2025. 318