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Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 943
DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
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CHAPTER 943
CHAPTER 943
DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
943.01
Short title.
943.02
Definitions.
943.03
Department of Law Enforcement.
943.031
Florida Violent Crime and Drug Control Council.
943.03101
Counter-terrorism and immigration enforcement coordination.
943.0311
Chief of Domestic Security; duties of the department with respect to domestic security.
943.0312
Regional domestic security task forces.
943.0313
Domestic Security Oversight Council.
943.0314
Public records and public meetings exemptions; Domestic Security Oversight Council.
943.032
Financial Crime Analysis Center and Financial Transaction Database.
943.0321
The Florida Domestic Security and Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Center and the Florida Domestic Security and Counter-Terrorism Database.
943.04
Criminal Justice Investigations and Forensic Science Program; creation; investigative, forensic, and related authority.
943.041
Crimes Against Children Criminal Profiling Program.
943.0411
Online Sting Operations Grant Program for local law enforcement agencies to protect children.
943.0412
Identity Theft and Fraud Grant Program.
943.0415
Cybercrime Office.
943.042
Violent Crime Investigative Emergency and Drug Control Strategy Implementation Account.
943.043
Toll-free telephone number; Internet notification; sexual predator and sexual offender information.
943.0435
Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty.
943.04351
Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment.
943.04352
Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required when placement on misdemeanor probation.
943.04353
Triennial study of sexual predator and sexual offender registration and notification procedures.
943.04354
Removal of the requirement to register as a sexual offender or sexual predator in special circumstances.
943.0436
Duty of the court to uphold laws governing sexual predators and sexual offenders.
943.0437
Commercial social networking websites.
943.0438
Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities.
943.0439
Interviews of victims, suspects, or defendants with autism or an autism spectrum disorder.
943.045
Definitions; ss. 943.045-943.08.
943.046
Notification of criminal offender information.
943.05
Criminal Justice Information Program; duties; crime reports.
943.051
Criminal justice information; collection and storage; fingerprinting.
943.0515
Retention of criminal history records of minors.
943.052
Disposition reporting.
943.0525
Criminal justice information systems; use by state and local agencies.
943.053
Dissemination of criminal justice information; fees.
943.0535
Aliens, criminal records.
943.054
Exchange of federal criminal history records and information.
943.0542
Access to criminal history information provided by the department to qualified entities.
943.0543
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact; ratification and implementation.
943.0544
Criminal justice information network and information management.
943.055
Records and audit.
943.056
Criminal history records; access, review, and challenge.
943.057
Access to criminal justice information for research or statistical purposes.
943.0575
Public access to records.
943.0578
Lawful self-defense expunction.
943.0581
Administrative expunction for arrests made contrary to law or by mistake.
943.0582
Diversion program expunction.
943.0583
Human trafficking victim expunction.
943.0584
Criminal history records ineligible for court-ordered expunction or court-ordered sealing.
943.0585
Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records.
943.059
Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records.
943.0595
Automatic sealing of criminal history records; confidentiality of related court records.
943.06
Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council.
943.08
Duties; Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council.
943.081
Public safety system information technology resources; guiding principles.
943.082
School Safety Awareness Program.
943.085
Legislative intent with respect to upgrading the quality of law enforcement officers and correctional officers.
943.09
Criminal Justice Professionalism Program.
943.10
Definitions; ss. 943.085-943.255.
943.11
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission; membership; meetings; compensation.
943.12
Powers, duties, and functions of the commission.
943.125
Accreditation of state and local law enforcement agencies, correctional facilities, public agency offices of inspectors general, and certain pretrial diversion programs; intent.
943.13
Officers’ minimum qualifications for employment or appointment.
943.131
Temporary employment or appointment; minimum basic recruit training exemptions.
943.132
Implementation of federal qualified active or qualified retired law enforcement concealed firearms provisions.
943.133
Responsibilities of employing agency, commission, and program with respect to compliance with employment qualifications and the conduct of background investigations; injunctive relief.
943.134
Release of employee information by employers.
943.135
Requirements for continued employment.
943.137
Establishment of qualifications and standards above the minimum.
943.139
Notice of employment, appointment, or separation; response by the officer; duty of commission.
943.1395
Certification for employment or appointment; concurrent certification; reemployment or reappointment; inactive status; revocation; suspension; investigation.
943.1397
Officer certification examinations; fee.
943.14
Commission-certified criminal justice training schools; certificates and diplomas; exemptions; injunctive relief; fines.
943.146
Securing of copyrights by the department and sale of department work products.
943.16
Payment of tuition or officer certification examination fee by employing agency; reimbursement of tuition, other course expenses, wages, and benefits.
943.17
Basic recruit, advanced, and career development training programs; participation; cost; evaluation.
943.1701
Uniform statewide policies and procedures; duty of the commission.
943.1702
Collection of statistics on domestic violence.
943.171
Basic skills training in handling domestic violence cases.
943.1715
Basic skills training relating to diverse populations.
943.1716
Continued employment training relating to diverse populations.
943.1717
Use of dart-firing stun guns.
943.1718
Body cameras; policies and procedures.
943.1719
Basic skills training relating to the use of electronic databases.
943.17191
Continued employment training relating to the use of electronic databases.
943.172
Basic skills training in victims assistance and rights.
943.1724
Sexual assault investigation training.
943.1725
Basic skills training on human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
943.1726
Continued employment training relating to diabetic emergencies.
943.17261
Department of Law Enforcement; training related to medical use of marijuana.
943.1727
Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder.
943.1728
Basic skills training relating to the protection of archaeological sites.
943.1729
Skills training relating to community policing.
943.17291
Basic skills training in juvenile sexual offender investigation.
943.17295
Continued employment training relating to juvenile sexual offender investigation.
943.17296
Training in identifying and investigating elder abuse and neglect.
943.17297
Training in identifying and investigating human trafficking.
943.17298
Training in the recognition of and responses to head trauma and brain injury in a child under 6 years of age.
943.17299
Continued employment training relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia.
943.173
Examinations; administration; materials not public records; disposal of materials.
943.1735
Basic skills training related to use of force; use of force policies; contents.
943.1740
Standards for use of force investigations.
943.1745
Training relating to officer health and wellness principles.
943.175
Inservice training.
943.1755
Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute.
943.1757
Criminal justice executives; training; policy report.
943.1758
Curriculum revision for diverse populations; skills training.
943.18
Compensation and benefits study; recommendation.
943.19
Saving clause.
943.22
Salary incentive program for full-time officers.
943.25
Criminal justice trust funds; source of funds; use of funds.
943.253
Exemption; elected officers.
943.255
Effect of chs. 80-71 and 81-24 on prior rules and administrative proceedings.
943.256
Criminal justice selection centers; creation.
943.2561
Definitions.
943.2562
Advisory boards.
943.2563
Advisory board organization; center oversight.
943.2564
Center supervision; role of directing school or directing agency.
943.2565
Centralized information centers on prospective employment candidates.
943.2566
Promotions; feasibility study to establish pool of evaluators to assess qualifications.
943.2567
Operation and administration accounts; annual budget.
943.2568
Advisory boards; expense reimbursement.
943.257
Independent audit documentation subject to inspection.
943.31
Legislative intent.
943.32
Statewide criminal analysis laboratory system.
943.324
Rapid DNA Grant Program for county jails or sheriffs’ offices.
943.325
DNA database.
943.3251
Postsentencing DNA testing.
943.326
DNA evidence collected in sexual offense forensic physical examinations and investigations.
943.327
Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Grant Program.
943.33
State-operated criminal analysis laboratories.
943.34
Powers and duties of department in relation to state-operated laboratories.
943.35
Funding for existing laboratories.
943.36
Submission of annual budget.
943.361
Statewide criminal analysis laboratory system; funding through fine surcharges.
943.362
Forfeiture and Investigative Support Trust Fund.
943.365
Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
943.366
Federal Grants Trust Fund.
943.367
Administrative Trust Fund.
943.37
Option to become state-operated laboratory; operational control.
943.403
Rulemaking; criminal justice program.
943.44353
Automatic notification of registration information regarding sexual predators and offenders.
943.60
Definitions.
943.601
Preservation of legislative powers.
943.61
Powers and duties of the Capitol Police.
943.611
Director of Capitol Police.
943.62
Investigations by the Capitol Police.
943.63
Arrest by the Capitol Police.
943.64
Ex officio agents.
943.66
Rules; Facilities Program, Capitol Police; traffic regulation.
943.67
Equipment.
943.68
Transportation and protective services.
943.681
Capitol Police program; funding.
943.685
Authority to purchase good will and promotional materials.
943.686
Unauthorized use of Department of Law Enforcement emblems or names prohibited.
943.687
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission.
943.6871
Criminal justice data transparency.
943.6872
Use of force data collection.
943.6873
Active assailant response policy.
943.69
Care for Retired Police Dogs Program.