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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to law enforcement officers and other 2
personnel; amending s. 112.1815, F.S.; authorizing 3
first responder amputees to continue to serve as first 4
responders under certain circumstances; creating s. 5
112.195, F.S.; creating the Florida Medal of Valor and 6
the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal; providing 7
requirements for such medals; creating a board to 8
evaluate applications for awarding such medals; 9
providing for board membership; creating s. 316.2675, 10
F.S.; prohibiting the use of motor vehicle kill 11
switches; providing exceptions; providing a criminal 12
penalty; amending s. 775.0823, F.S.; requiring a 13
mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for attempted 14
murder in the first degree committed against specified 15
justice system personnel; amending s. 817.49, F .S.; 16
providing legislative findings concerning prosecution 17
of the false reporting of crimes; amending s. 843.025, 18
F.S.; prohibiting a person from depriving specified 19
officers of digital recording devices or restraint 20
devices; prohibiting a person from rend ering a 21
specified officer's weapon, radio, digital recording 22
device, or restraint device useless or otherwise 23
preventing the officer from defending himself or 24
herself or summoning assistance; providing a criminal 25
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penalty; amending ss. 937.021 and 937.022, F.S.; 26
revising requirements for the reporting of missing 27
persons information; creating s. 943.0413, F.S.; 28
creating the Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant 29
Program within the Department of Law Enforcement; 30
providing eligibility; specifying requirements fo r 31
maps created by the program; authorizing the 32
department to adopt rules; amending s. 951.27, F.S.; 33
specifying requirements for testing inmates for 34
infectious diseases; requiring test results to be 35
reported to specified persons; requiring a first 36
responder and other specified persons to provide 37
notice upon his or her exposure to certain substances; 38
requiring an employing agency to provide notice if a 39
first responder or specified person is unable to 40
provide notice; requiring a detention facility to test 41
an inmate upon receipt of a specified notice; 42
providing an effective date. 43
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 45
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Section 1. Subsection (7) is added to section 112.1815, 47
Florida Statutes, to read: 48
112.1815 Firefighters, paramedic s, emergency medical 49
technicians, and law enforcement officers; special provisions 50
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for employment-related accidents and injuries. — 51
(7) An individual who is certified as a first responder 52
and has a physical disability resulting from an amputation may 53
continue to serve as a first responder if he or she meets the 54
first responder certification requirements without an 55
accommodation. 56
Section 2. Section 112.195, Florida Statutes, is created 57
to read: 58
112.195 Florida Medal of Valor and Florida Blue/Red Heart 59
Medal.— 60
(1)(a) There is created the Florida Medal of Valor for 61
first responders as defined in s. 112.1815 and related 62
personnel. The medal may be awarded only to a first responder or 63
related personnel who goes above and beyond the call of duty to 64
save the life of an individual. 65
(b) There is created the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal. The 66
medal shall be awarded to a law enforcement officer, 67
firefighter, correctional officer, or correctional probation 68
officer who is injured in the line of duty. 69
(2) The Governor, or his or her designee, may present the 70
awards. The awards shall be issued and administered through the 71
Department of Law Enforcement. A resident of this state or an 72
employing agency in this state must apply for the Florida Medal 73
of Valor or the Florida Blue/Red Heart Medal on behalf of the 74
potential recipient. 75
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(3)(a) An application for a medal under this section must 76
be considered and acted upon by a board charged with the duty of 77
evaluating the appropriateness of the application. The board 78
shall be composed of five members as follows: 79
1. Three members appointed by the Governor. 80
2. One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 81
Representatives. 82
3. One member appointed by the President of the Senate. 83
(b) Members of the board shall ser ve 2-year terms. Any 84
vacancy on the board must be filled within 3 months. At least 85
three board members must be active, retired, or former law 86
enforcement officers or firefighters. 87
Section 3. Section 316.2675, Florida Statutes, is created 88
to read: 89
316.2675 Vehicle kill switches; prohibited uses. — 90
(1) A person may not use any device that can be remotely 91
activated to disable a vehicle's engine or to prevent a 92
vehicle's engine from starting unless he or she is: 93
(a) The owner of the vehicle; 94
(b) A law enforcement officer acting in the course and 95
scope of his or her duties to prevent the commission of a 96
felony; or 97
(c) Acting for or on behalf of a company that offers a 98
subscription, recurring payment program, or lease in connection 99
with the vehicle. 100
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(2) A person who violates subsection (1) commits a 101
misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 102
775.082 or s. 775.083. 103
(3) This section does not apply to the manufacturer of a 104
vehicle. 105
Section 4. Subsection (2) of section 775.0 823, Florida 106
Statutes, is amended to read: 107
775.0823 Violent offenses committed against specified 108
justice system personnel. —The Legislature does hereby provide 109
for an increase and certainty of penalty for any person 110
convicted of a violent offense against any law enforcement or 111
correctional officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), 112
(7), (8), or (9); against any state attorney elected pursuant to 113
s. 27.01 or assistant state attorney appointed under s. 27.181; 114
against any public defender elected pur suant to s. 27.50 or 115
regional counsel appointed pursuant to s. 27.511(3); against any 116
court-appointed counsel appointed under s. 27.40 or defense 117
attorney in a criminal proceeding; or against any justice or 118
judge of a court described in Art. V of the State Constitution, 119
which offense arises out of or in the scope of the officer's 120
duty as a law enforcement or correctional officer, the state 121
attorney's or assistant state attorney's duty as a prosecutor or 122
investigator, the public defender or regional counsel acting in 123
his or her capacity as defense counsel, the court -appointed 124
counsel or defense attorney in a criminal proceeding acting in 125
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his or her capacity as defense counsel, or the justice's or 126
judge's duty as a judicial officer, as follows: 127
(2) For attempted murder in the first degree as described 128
in s. 782.04(1), a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 129
or s. 775.084. A person convicted under this subsection must be 130
sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of imprisonment of 25 131
years. 132
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Notwithstanding s. 948.01, with respect to any person who is 134
found to have violated this section, adjudication of guilt or 135
imposition of sentence shall not be suspended, deferred, or 136
withheld. 137
Section 5. Subsection (4) is added to section 817.49, to 138
read: 139
817.49 False reports of commission of crimes; penalty. — 140
(4) The Legislature finds that the false reporting of 141
crimes is a threat to public safety and a threat to the safety 142
of law enforcement officers and other first responders. As such, 143
the Legislature encourage s each state attorney to adopt a pro -144
prosecution policy for the false reporting of crimes as 145
prohibited in this section. 146
Section 6. Section 843.025, Florida Statutes, is amended 147
to read: 148
843.025 Depriving officer of means of protection or 149
communication.— 150
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(1) It is unlawful for any person to do any of the 151
following to deprive a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 152
943.10(1), a correctional officer as defined in s. 943.10(2), or 153
a correctional probation officer as defined in s. 943.10(3) : 154
(a) Deprive the officer of her or his weapon or radio ; 155
digital recording device, including a body camera as defined in 156
s. 943.1718(1); or restraint device, including handcuffs, or to 157
otherwise deprive the officer of the means to defend herself or 158
himself or summon assistance. 159
(b) Render useless the officer's weapon or radio; digital 160
recording device, including a body camera as defined in s. 161
943.1718(1); or restraint device, including handcuffs, or to 162
otherwise prevent the officer from defending herself or hims elf 163
or summoning assistance. 164
(2) Any person who violates this section commits is guilty 165
of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 166
775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 167
Section 7. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and subsection 168
(4) of section 937.021, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 169
937.021 Missing child and missing adult reports. — 170
(1) Law enforcement agencies in this state shall adopt 171
written policies that specify the procedures to be used to 172
investigate reports of missing children and missing adults. The 173
policies must ensure that cases involving missing children and 174
adults are investigated promptly using appropriate resources. 175
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The policies must include: 176
(c) Standards for maintaining and clearing computer data 177
of information concerning a missing child or missing adult which 178
is stored in the Florida Crime Information Center, the National 179
Crime Information Center, and the National Missing and 180
Unidentified Persons System. The standards must require, at a 181
minimum, a monthly rev iew of each case entered into the Florida 182
Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information 183
Center, an annual review of each case entered into the National 184
Missing and Unidentified Persons System, and a determination of 185
whether the case should be maintained in the databases database. 186
(4)(a) Upon the filing of a police report that a child is 187
missing by the parent or guardian, the Department of Children 188
and Families, or a community -based care provider, the law 189
enforcement agency receiving the repo rt shall immediately inform 190
all on-duty law enforcement officers of the missing child 191
report, communicate the report to every other law enforcement 192
agency having jurisdiction in the county, and within 2 hours 193
after receipt of the report, transmit the repor t for inclusion 194
within the Florida Crime Information Center and, the National 195
Crime Information Center , and the National Missing and 196
Unidentified Persons System databases, and shall, within 90 days 197
after receipt of the report, transmit the report to the Na tional 198
Missing and Unidentified Persons System . A law enforcement 199
agency may not require a reporter to present an order that a 200
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child be taken into custody or any other such order before 201
accepting a report that a child is missing. 202
(b) Upon the filing of a credible police report that an 203
adult is missing, the law enforcement agency receiving the 204
report shall, within 2 hours after receipt of the report, 205
transmit the report for inclusion within the Florida Crime 206
Information Center and, the National Crime Infor mation Center, 207
and the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System 208
databases, and shall, within 90 days after receipt of the 209
report, transmit the report to the National Missing and 210
Unidentified Persons System . 211
Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsectio n (3) of section 212
937.022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 213
937.022 Missing Endangered Persons Information 214
Clearinghouse.— 215
(3) The clearinghouse shall: 216
(b) Provide a centralized file for the exchange of 217
information on missing endangered persons. 218
1. Every state, county, or municipal law enforcement 219
agency shall submit to the clearinghouse information concerning 220
missing endangered persons. 221
2. Any person having knowledge may submit a missing 222
endangered person report to the clearinghouse concernin g a child 223
or adult younger than 26 years of age whose whereabouts is 224
unknown, regardless of the circumstances, subsequent to 225
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reporting such child or adult missing to the appropriate law 226
enforcement agency within the county in which the child or adult 227
became missing, and subsequent to entry by the law enforcement 228
agency of the child or person into the Florida Crime Information 229
Center and, the National Crime Information Center , and the 230
National Missing and Unidentified Persons System databases. The 231
missing endangered person report shall be included in the 232
clearinghouse database. 233
3. Only the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction 234
over the case may submit a missing endangered person report to 235
the clearinghouse involving a missing adult age 26 years or 236
older who is suspected by a law enforcement agency of being 237
endangered or the victim of criminal activity. 238
4. Only the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction 239
over the case may make a request to the clearinghouse for the 240
activation of a state Silver Alert or a Purple Alert involving a 241
missing adult if circumstances regarding the disappearance have 242
met the criteria for activation of the Silver Alert Plan or the 243
Purple Alert. 244
Section 9. Section 943.0413, Florida Statutes, is created 245
to read: 246
943.0413 Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program. — 247
(1)(a) Subject to legislative appropriation, the Critical 248
Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program is created within the 249
department to support the ongoing assessment of this state's 250
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vulnerability to, and ability to detect, prevent, prepare for, 251
respond to, and recover from, acts of terrorism within or 252
affecting this state. 253
(b) The state, or any law enforcement agency, county, 254
municipality, or other political subdivision of this state, or 255
any agent thereof, whic h has constitutional or statutory 256
authority to employ or appoint law enforcement officers is 257
eligible to receive funding from the grant program to map 258
critical infrastructure locations that meet the requirements of 259
this section. 260
(2) Grant funds may be us ed to map critical infrastructure 261
as defined in s. 812.141, public gathering places, places of 262
worship, and any other location for which a map would be deemed 263
of high value for facilitating an emergency response. 264
(3) Each map of such locations must be cr eated in an 265
electronic or digital format and must be provided to all local, 266
state, and federal responding agencies that request such maps 267
for use in responding to emergencies. Each map must satisfy all 268
of the following requirements: 269
(a) Be compatible wit h and integrate into the department's 270
statewide database and be compatible with software platforms 271
used by local, state, and federal public safety agencies that 272
provide emergency services to the specific location for which 273
the data is provided without requ iring such agencies to purchase 274
additional software or requiring a fee to view or access the 275
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data. 276
(b) Be in a printable format and, if requested, be in a 277
digital file format that can be integrated into interactive 278
mobile platforms currently in use. 279
(c) Be verified for accuracy, which must include a walk -280
through of a building or grounds. 281
(d) Be oriented to true north. 282
(e) Be overlaid on current aerial imagery. 283
(f) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the 284
structure of the building, including , but not limited to, room 285
labels, hallway names, and external door or stairwell numbers 286
and locations of hazards, critical utility locations, key boxes, 287
automated external defibrillators, and trauma kits. 288
(g) Contain site-specific labeling that matches the 289
grounds, including, but not limited to, parking areas, 290
surrounding roads, and neighboring properties. 291
(h) Be overlaid with gridded x and y coordinates. 292
(4) The department may adopt rules to administer this 293
section. 294
Section 10. Section 951.27, F lorida Statutes, is amended 295
to read: 296
951.27 Blood tests of inmates. — 297
(1) Each county and each municipal detention facility must 298
develop shall have a written procedure regarding the blood 299
testing of inmates developed, in consultation with the facility 300
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medical provider. The written procedure must: 301
(a) Include, establishing conditions under which an inmate 302
will be tested for infectious disease, including human 303
immunodeficiency virus pursuant to s. 775.0877, which procedure 304
is consistent with guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control 305
and Prevention and recommendations of the Correctional Medical 306
Authority. 307
(b) Specify the conditions which require the detention 308
facility to test an inmate for infectious diseases immediately 309
following his or her bookin g into a detention facility, 310
including upon receipt of a notice of exposure under subsection 311
(4). 312
(c) Require the test results to be provided to: 313
1. The sheriff or chief correctional officer of the 314
detention facility. 315
2. Employees or officers of the sheriff or chief 316
correctional officer who are responsible for the care and 317
custody of the affected inmate. 318
3. Any employees or officers of the sheriff or chief 319
correctional officer, or any first responders, as defined in s. 320
112.1815, who provided a noti ce of exposure to the detention 321
facility as required under subsection (4) It is not unlawful for 322
the person receiving the test results to divulge the test 323
results to the sheriff or chief correctional officer . 324
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this subs ection, 325
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serologic blood test results obtained pursuant to subsection (1) 326
are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. 327
I of the State Constitution. However, it is not unlawful for the 328
person receiving the test results to divulge the test results to 329
the sheriff or chief correctional officer. Such test results 330
must also may be provided to employees or officers of the 331
sheriff or chief correctional officer who are responsible for 332
the custody and care of the affected inmate and have a need to 333
know such information, any person who provided a notice of 334
exposure under subsection (4), and as provided in ss. 775.0877 335
and 960.003. In addition, upon request of the victim or the 336
victim's legal guardian, or the parent or legal guardian of the 337
victim if the victim is a minor, the results of any HIV test 338
performed on an inmate arrested for any sexual offense involving 339
oral, anal, or female genital penetration by, or union with, the 340
sexual organ of another, must be disclosed to the victim or the 341
victim's legal guardian, or to the parent or legal guardian of 342
the victim if the victim is a minor. In such cases, the county 343
or municipal detention facility shall furnish the test results 344
to the Department of Health, which is responsible for disclosing 345
the results to public health agencies as provided in s. 775.0877 346
and to the victim or the victim's legal guardian, or the parent 347
or legal guardian of the victim if the victim is a minor, as 348
provided in s. 960.003(3). As used in this subsection, the term 349
"female genitals" includes the labia minora, labia majora, 350
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clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina. 351
(3) The results of any serologic blood test on an inmate 352
are a part of that inmate's permanent medical file. Upon 353
transfer of the inmate to any other correctional facility, s uch 354
file is also transferred, and all relevant authorized persons 355
must be notified of positive HIV test results, as required in s. 356
775.0877. 357
(4)(a) Any first responder, as defined in s. 112.1815, or 358
any employee or officer of the sheriff or chief correct ional 359
officer, who, in the performance of his or her official duties, 360
is exposed to a bodily fluid or a potential bloodborne pathogen 361
by a person who has been arrested and subsequently booked into a 362
county or municipal detention facility must provide notic e of 363
such exposure to the detention facility as soon as possible 364
after the person is booked, but no later than 24 hours after 365
such exposure. If the first responder, employee, or officer is 366
incapacitated and cannot provide the notice of exposure, his or 367
her employing agency must provide such notice. 368
(b) Upon receipt of a notice of exposure under paragraph 369
(a), the detention facility must immediately test the inmate who 370
was the cause of the exposure unless such a test has already 371
been performed. The test m ust be conducted in accordance with 372
the detention facility's written procedures under subsection 373
(1). 374
Section 11. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 375