Florida SB 1488: Lottery Retailer Compensation

Bill Text

1488 
Booking Officer Duties Related to Minor Children of Arrested Persons 
2026-01-08T10:05:00Z 
Citing this act as the “Child Protection at Time of Parental Arrest Act”; requiring a booking officer to ask certain questions of arrested persons during the booking process and take certain actions related to the arrested person’s minor children, etc. 
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2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 1488 

 By Senator Davis 

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 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to booking officer duties related to 
 3 minor children of arrested persons; providing a short 
 4 title; creating s. 901.45, F.S.; providing 
 5 definitions; requiring a booking officer to ask 
 6 certain questions of arrested persons during the 
 7 booking process and take certain actions related to 
 8 the arrested person’s minor children; providing an 
 9 effective date. 
 10 
 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 12 
 13 Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Child Protection 
 14 at Time of Parental Arrest Act.” 
 15 Section 2. Section 901.45, Florida Statutes, is created to 
 16 read: 
 17 901.45 Booking officer duties related to minor children of 
 18 arrested persons.— 
 19 (1) For purposes of this section, the term: 
 20 (a) “Guardian” means a parent, relative, caregiver, or 
 21 other person legally designated by a court to be responsible for 
 22 the safety and welfare of a minor child. 
 23 (b) “Minor child” means an unmarried person under the age 
 24 of 18 years who has not been emancipated by order of the court 
 25 and who is the legal or biological child of an arrested person. 
 26 (2) In addition to any other duty, whenever a booking 
 27 officer is committing an arrested person to custody, the booking 
 28 officer must ask the arrested person if he or she has a minor 
 29 child. 
 30 (3) If the arrested person states that he or she has a 
 31 minor child, the booking officer must ask the person, in the 
 32 same or similar wording, the following questions, and take the 
 33 following actions: 
 34 (a) Is the minor child safe with a responsible guardian? 
 35 (b) Do I need to contact someone to confirm the care of the 
 36 minor child? 
 37 (c) Verify the minor child’s safety and current placement 
 38 or location. 
 39 (d) Notify the central abuse hotline, if the booking 
 40 officer determines that the minor child is unprotected and at 
 41 risk of or vulnerable to abuse, abandonment, or neglect, or is 
 42 without a responsible guardian. 
 43 (4) If the arrested person states that he or she does not 
 44 have a minor child, but a previous arrest record states that a 
 45 minor child lives with the person, the booking officer may 
 46 contact the central abuse hotline and request an immediate 
 47 protective investigation. 
 48 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.