EFTA01199526.pdf

2014 REGISTRATION UPDATES TO: All persons required to register in Florida as Sexual Offenders or Sexual Predators FROM: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Florida Sexual Offender/Predator Registry EFFECTIVE DATE: OCTOBER 1, 2014 This is a courtesy update regarding several changes to Florida's registration laws for sexual offenders and predators which are effective October 1, 2014. Please Note: This notification highlights some of the registration requirements that are new or updated and does not include all of the requirements listed under F.S. 943.0435 and F.S. 775.21. For the full text of the registration statutes (F.S. 943.0435 for sexual offenders, and F.S. 775.21 for sexual predators), please visit: http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/. If you have any questions about your registration requirements, please contact your local sheriff's office or the Florida Department of Law Enforcement at 1-888-357-7332, [email protected]. REGISTRATION AS A SEXUAL OFFENDER OR PREDATOR IN FLORIDA NOW INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: REQUIRED REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Internet Identifiers* including all names, handles, monikers, identities etc. used as or for: "\ • Electronic mail (email) USE YOUR ONLINE • Chat LOGIN TO INSURE • Instant Messenger ALL OF YOUR • Social Networking INTERNET • Application Software ("apps") (includes computer, phone, gaming software, etc.) IDENTIFIERS ARE • Similar Names used for Internet communication 'Voluntarily using personal information such as your date of birth, social security number, or PIN (personal REGISTERED. identification number) as an Internet identifier waives the disclosure exemption for that information. f Make, Model, Color, Vehicle ID Number (VIN), & License Tag Number of All "Vehicles Owned" Vehicles Owned includes any motor vehicle as defined in F.S. 320.01, which is • Registered, CONTACT YOUR • Coregistered, • Leased, SHERIFF'S • Titled, or OFFICE** NOW • Rented to YOU; AND TO MAKE • A rented vehicle that you are authorized to drive, or ARRANGEMENTS • A vehicle for which you are insured as a driver. ALSO included are all vehicles TO UPDATE YOUR • Registered, VEHICLE • Coregistered, INFORMATION AS • Leased, • Titled, or REQUIRED. • Rented by a person or persons residing at your permanent residence for 5 or more consecutive days. Page I of 2 — Registration Contact Numbers of Sheriffs Office for High Volume Counties: BROWARD (954) 831-8107 DuvAUJAX (904) 301-2410 HILLSBOROUGH (813) 247-8460 MIAMI-DADE (305) 715-3333 ORANGE (407) 254-7000 PALM BEACH (561) 301-2461 PINELLAS (727) 582-5601 POLK (863) 298-6962 VoLusta (386) 248-1788 EFTA01199526  REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED REGISTRATION INFORMATION CONTINUED: 1 • Tattoos & Other Identifying Marks • Palm Prints • Passport, if you have a passport • Information/Documents establishing your immigration status, if you are an alien • Professional Licenses CHANGES TO REGISTRATION REPORTING: • You are required to report in person to the sheriff's office WITHIN 48 HOURS after any change in "vehicles owned" (see page 1) to report those vehicle information changes. {F.S. 943.0435(2)(b)3; 775.21(6)(a)1.c} CONTACT YOUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE** Now TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO UPDATE YOUR VEHICLE INFORMATION AS REQUIRED. • In addition to regular biannual or quarterly registration, if you have a registered "transient residence" you must report to the sheriff's office o WITHIN 48 HOURS AFTER ESTABLISHING A TRANSIENT RESIDENCE in that county AND o IN PERSON EVERY 30 DAYS TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE to report addresses and locations while you are transient. o Failure to report every 30 days as required is a 3rd degree felony. {F.S. 943.0435(4)(b)2; 775.21(6)(g)2.b) Each sheriff's office will establish procedures for reporting transient information. "Transient residence" means a county where you live, remain, or are located for a period of 5 or more days in the aggregate during a calendar year and which is not your permanent or temporary address. The term includes, but is not limited to, a place where you sleep or seek shelter and a location that has no specific street address. • Those who intend to establish a permanent, temporary, or transient residence other than in the State of Florida, must report in person to the Sheriff's Office in the county of current residence within 48 hours before the intended date of leaving Florida, or within 21 days before the planned departure date if the intended residence of 5 days or more is outside of the United States. {F.S. 943.0435(7); 775.21(6)(i)) • If you are unable to secure or update a driver license or identification card with the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles as required, you shall also report any change of residence or change in name by reason of marriage or other legal process within 48 hours after the change to the sheriff's office in the county where you reside or are located and provide confirmation that you have reported that information to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. {F.S. 943.0435(4)(a); 775.21(6)(g)1} IT IS A 3" DEGREE FELONY TO KNOWINGLY PROVIDE FALSE REGISTRATION INFORMATION BY ACT OR OMISSION. {F.S. 943.0435(14)(c)4; F.S. 775.21(10)(a)) Page 2 of 2 Registration Contact Numbers of Sheriffs Office for High Volume Counties: BROWARD (954) 831-8107 DuyAUJAX (904) 301-2410 HILLSBOROUGH (813) 247-8460 MIAMI-DADE (305) 715-3333 ORANGE (407) 254-7000 PALM BEACH (561) 301-2461 PINELLAS (727) 582-5601 POLK (863) 298-6962 VOLUSIA (386) 248-1788 EFTA01199527  2014 Sexual Offender/Predator Registration Update Use of the Cyber Communication System for registering Internet Identifiers As part of the new requirements for sexual offenders and predators in Florida, subjects are required to register all "Internet Identifiers" prior to use. Registrants should submit this information either by visiting their local sheriff's office to complete an information update or through the online Cyber Communication System (CCS). In CCS, registrants currently have the option to submit either an email address or Instant Messenger (IM) name. Registrants should enter all non-email "Internet Identifiers" via the instant messenger (IM) name option as outlined below. The CCS site can be reached through a link on the FDLE Sexual Offender/Predator website or at https://of fenderidle.stateil.usiccsidisplayLanguagePref.a FLORIDA SECCI:OfFENDERS AND PREDATORS Once logged into CCS, registrants should select the "IM" radial button and then enter their "Internet C/4(0.• Oclar I, Rat woo. poplars al mg. 04.4.,••••• _. •• mgr. of v. nos.. Identifier" under Account Name. The provider is • ' I.. . 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