Florida SB 212: Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators

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Sexual Offenders and Sexual Predators 
2026-03-18T05:00:20Z 
Revising residency restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual offenses occurring on or after a specified date; revising the prohibition of specified offenders from coming within a specified distance of a place where children congregate; requiring a person who has been convicted of specified offenses to provide notice to a school or child care facility under certain circumstances; authorizing the warrantless arrest of a person if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe the person committed specified offenses, etc. 
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 2 An act relating to sexual offenders and sexual 
 3 predators; amending s. 775.215, F.S.; defining the 
 4 term “public swimming pool”; revising residency 
 5 restrictions for persons convicted of certain sexual 
 6 offenses occurring on or after a specified date; 
 7 providing penalties; providing applicability; defining 
 8 the term “permanent residence”; amending s. 856.022, 
 9 F.S.; revising the prohibition of specified offenders 
 10 from coming within a specified distance of a place 
 11 where children congregate; prohibiting certain persons 
 12 from contacting, communicating with, or knowingly 
 13 approaching with the intent to contact or communicate 
 14 with certain persons at certain locations; providing 
 15 an exception; requiring a person who has been 
 16 convicted of specified offenses to provide notice to a 
 17 school or child care facility under certain 
 18 circumstances; defining terms; amending s. 901.15, 
 19 F.S.; authorizing the warrantless arrest of a person 
 20 if a law enforcement officer has probable cause to 
 21 believe the person committed specified offenses; 
 22 amending s. 943.04351, F.S.; revising requirements for 
 23 state agencies or governmental subdivisions to search 
 24 before appointing or employing a person to work at 
 25 specified locations; amending s. 947.1405, F.S.; 
 26 revising special conditions for certain sexual 
 27 offenders subject to conditional release supervision 
 28 for offenses committed on or after a specified date; 
 29 amending s. 948.30, F.S.; revising conditions of 
 30 probation or community control for certain sexual 
 31 offenders for offenses committed on or after a 
 32 specified date; providing an effective date. 
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 34 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 36 Section 1. Present paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of 
 37 section 775.215, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph 
 38 (e), a new paragraph (d) is added to that subsection, subsection 
 39 (4) is added to that section, and paragraph (c) of subsection 
 40 (2) and paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of that section are 
 41 amended, to read: 
 42 775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of 
 43 certain sex offenses.— 
 44 (1) As used in this section, the term: 
 45 (d) “Public swimming pool” means a structure that is 
 46 located either indoors or outdoors and used for recreational 
 47 bathing or swimming by humans. The term includes a conventional 
 48 pool, spa-type pool, wading pool, special purpose pool, spray 
 49 pool, splash pad, or other water recreation attraction, to which 
 50 admission may be gained with or without payment of a fee, 
 51 regardless of whether entry to the swimming pool is limited by a 
 52 gate or other method of controlling access. The term includes 
 53 swimming pools operated by or serving subdivisions, apartments, 
 54 condominiums, mobile home parks, or townhouses, or any pool 
 55 operated by a governmental entity which is held open to the 
 56 public. The term does not include a swimming pool at a private 
 57 single-family residence, hotel, motel, or recreational vehicle 
 58 park, or a swimming pool where the operator prohibits the use of 
 59 such pool by persons younger than 18 years of age. 
 60 (2) 
 61 (c) This subsection applies to any person convicted of a 
 62 violation of s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.0135(5), 
 63 or s. 847.0145 for offenses that occurred occur on or after 
 64 October 1, 2004, and before July 1, 2026, excluding persons who 
 65 have been removed from the requirement to register as a sexual 
 66 offender or sexual predator pursuant to s. 943.04354. 
 67 (3) 
 68 (c) This subsection applies to any person convicted of an 
 69 offense in another jurisdiction that is similar to a violation 
 70 of s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.0135(5), or s. 
 71 847.0145 if such offense occurred on or after May 26, 2010, and 
 72 before July 1, 2026, excluding persons who have been removed 
 73 from the requirement to register as a sexual offender or sexual 
 74 predator pursuant to s. 943.04354. 
 75 (4)(a) A person who has been convicted of a violation of s. 
 76 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, s. 847.0135(