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H 245

Florida House•Passed

Summary

H 245, “Child Pornography Terminology”, was introduced in the House on Oct 22, 2025 by Rep. Criminal Justice Subcommittee with 4 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Apr 1, 2026: Chapter No. 2026-18.

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H 245 has 4 co-sponsors and 7 roll calls.

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An act relating to child pornography terminology;
creating s. 847.0015, F.S.; providing legislative
intent; providing applicability; amending ss. 39.0138,
92.56, 92.561, 435.07, 456.074, 775.0847, 827.071,
827.072, 836.13, 836.14, 847.001, 847.002, 847.01357,
847.0139, 903.011, 948.06, 960.03, and 960.197, F.S.;
replacing the term "child pornography" with the term
"child sexual abuse material"; amending ss. 847.0137
and 921.0022, F.S.; replacing the terms "pornography"
and "child pornography" with the term "child sexual
abuse material"; providing an effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
Section 1.  Section 847.0015, Florida Statutes, is created
to read:
847.0015  Intent; child sexual abuse material;
applicability.—
(1)     It is the intent of the Legislature to change the term
"child pornography" to the term "child sexual abuse material"
throughout the Florida Statutes. Using the term "child sexual
abuse material" represents the nature of the sexually abusive
content, emphasizing that the child is a victim of such content.
Changing the term "child pornography" to "child sexual abuse
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    material" is not intended to change or alter in any other way
    the definition of the term or the elements of any offense
    relating to child pornography.
(2)     Any prior judicial interpretation or finding from
    state or federal case law relating to child pornography must be
    applied in the same manner to any offense relating to child
    sexual abuse material.
(3)     This section applies to any law that uses the term
    "child sexual abuse material," including in this chapter and
    chapters 39, 92, 435, 456, 775, 827, 836, 903, 948, and 960.
Section 2.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
    39.0138, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
39.0138       Criminal history and other records checks; limit
    on placement of a child.—
(3)     The department may not place a child with a person
    other than a parent if the criminal history records check
    reveals that the person has been convicted of any felony that
    falls within any of the following categories:
(c)     Child sexual abuse material pornography or other
    felony in which a child was a victim of the offense; or
Section 3.  Subsection (3) of section 92.56, Florida
    Statutes, is amended to read:
92.56       Judicial proceedings and court records involving
    sexual offenses and human trafficking.—
(3)     The state may use a pseudonym instead of the victim's
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    name to designate the victim of a crime described in s.
    787.06(3)(a)1., (c)1., or (e)1., in s. 787.06(3)(b), (d), (f),
    or (g), or in chapter 794 or chapter 800, or of child abuse,
    aggravated child abuse, or sexual performance by a child as
    described in chapter 827, or any crime involving the production,
    possession, or promotion of child sexual abuse material
    pornography as described in chapter 847, in all court records
    and records of court proceedings, both civil and criminal.
Section 4.  Section 92.561, Florida Statutes, is amended to
    read:
92.561       Prohibition on reproduction of child sexual abuse
    material pornography.—
(1)     In a criminal proceeding, any property or material
    that portrays sexual performance by a child as defined in s.
    827.071, constitutes generated child sexual abuse material
    pornography as defined in s. 827.072, or constitutes child
    sexual abuse material pornography as defined in s. 847.001, must
    remain secured or locked in the care, custody, and control of a
    law enforcement agency, the state attorney, or the court.
(2)     Notwithstanding any law or rule of court, a court
    shall deny, in a criminal proceeding, any request by the
    defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce
    any property or material that portrays sexual performance by a
    child, constitutes generated child sexual abuse material
    pornography, or constitutes child sexual abuse material
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     pornography so long as the state attorney makes the property or
     material reasonably available to the defendant.
(3)     For purposes of this section, property or material is
     deemed to be reasonably available to the defendant if the state
     attorney provides ample opportunity at a designated facility for
     the inspection, viewing, and examination of the property or
     material that portrays sexual performance by a child,
     constitutes generated child sexual abuse material pornography,
     or constitutes child sexual abuse material pornography by the
     defendant, his or her attorney, or any individual whom the
     defendant uses as an expert during the discovery process or at a
     court proceeding.
Section 5.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section
     435.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
435.07       Exemptions from disqualification.—Unless otherwise
     provided by law, the provisions of this section apply to
     exemptions from disqualification for disqualifying offenses
     revealed pursuant to background screenings required under this
     chapter, regardless of whether those disqualifying offenses are
     listed in this chapter or other laws.
(4)
(c)     Disqualification from employment under this chapter
     may not be removed from, and an exemption may not be granted to,
     any current or prospective child care personnel, as defined in
    s. 402.302(3), and such a person is disqualified from employment
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    as child care personnel, regardless of any previous exemptions
    from disqualification, if the person has been registered as a
    sex offender as described in 42 U.S.C. s. 9858f(c)(1)(C) or has
    been arrested for and is awaiting final disposition of, has been
    convicted or found guilty of, or entered a plea of guilty or
    nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, or has been
    adjudicated delinquent and the record has not been sealed or
    expunged for, any offense prohibited under any of the following
    provisions of state law or a similar law of another
    jurisdiction:
1.      A felony offense prohibited under any of the following
    statutes:
a.      Chapter 741, relating to domestic violence.
b.      Section 782.04, relating to murder.
c.      Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter; aggravated
    manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult; aggravated
    manslaughter of a child; or aggravated manslaughter of an
    officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a
    paramedic.
d.      Section 784.021, relating to aggravated assault.
e.      Section 784.045, relating to aggravated battery.
f.      Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
g.      Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a
    child.
h.      Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking,
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    enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or
    concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending
    custody proceedings.
i.      Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking,
    enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or
    concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending
    dependency proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse
    or neglect of a minor.
j.      Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery.
k.      Former s. 794.041, relating to sexual activity with or
    solicitation of a child by a person in familial or custodial
    authority.
l.      Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity
    with certain minors.
m.      Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation.
n.      Section 806.01, relating to arson.
o.      Section 826.04, relating to incest.
p.      Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated
    child abuse, or neglect of a child.
q.      Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the
    delinquency or dependency of a child.
r.      Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a
    child.
s.      Chapter 847, relating to child sexual abuse material
    pornography.
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t.      Chapter 893, relating to a drug abuse prevention and
    control offense, if that offense was committed in the preceding
    5 years.
u.      Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in
    juvenile justice programs.
2.      A misdemeanor offense prohibited under any of the
    following statutes:
a.      Section 784.03, relating to battery, if the victim of
    the offense was a minor.
b.      Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a
    child.
c.      Chapter 847, relating to child sexual abuse material
    pornography.
3.      A criminal act committed in another state or under
    federal law which, if committed in this state, constitutes an
    offense prohibited under any statute listed in subparagraph 1.
    or subparagraph 2.
Section 6.  Paragraph (aa) of subsection (5) of section
    456.074, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
456.074       Certain health care practitioners; immediate
    suspension of license.—
(5)      The department shall issue an emergency order
    suspending the license of any health care practitioner who is
    arrested for committing or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring
    to commit any act that would constitute a violation of any of
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    the following criminal offenses in this state or similar
    offenses in another jurisdiction:
(aa)        Section 847.0137, relating to the transmission of
    child sexual abuse material pornography by electronic device or
    equipment.
Section 7.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraph
    (a) of subsection (2) of section 775.0847, Florida Statutes, are
    amended to read:
775.0847  Possession or promotion of certain images of
    child sexual abuse material pornography; reclassification.—
(1)      For purposes of this section:
(b)      "Child sexual abuse material pornography" means:
1.      Any image depicting a minor engaged in sexual conduct;
    or
2.      Any image that has been created, altered, adapted, or
    modified by electronic, mechanical, or other means, to portray
    an identifiable minor engaged in sexual conduct.
(2)      A violation of s. 827.071, s. 847.0135, s. 847.0137,
    or s. 847.0138 shall be reclassified to the next higher degree
    as provided in subsection (3) if:
(a)      The offender possesses 10 or more images of any form
    of child sexual abuse material pornography regardless of
    content; and
    For purposes of sentencing under chapter 921 and determining
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    incentive gain-time eligibility under chapter 944, a felony
    offense that is reclassified under this section is ranked one
    level above the ranking under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 of the
    offense committed.
Section 8.        Paragraph (b) of subsection (1), subsection
    (4), and paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 827.071,
    Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
827.071      Sexual performance by a child; child sexual abuse
    material pornography; penalties.—
(1)      As used in this section, the following definitions
    shall apply:
(b)      "Child sexual abuse material pornography" means:
1.      Any image depicting a minor engaged in sexual conduct;
    or
2.      Any image that has been created, altered, adapted, or
    modified by electronic, mechanical, or other means, to portray
    an identifiable minor engaged in sexual conduct.
(4)      It is unlawful for any person to possess with the
    intent to promote any photograph, motion picture, exhibition,
    show, representation, or other presentation which, in whole or
    in part, includes child sexual abuse material pornography. The
    possession of three or more copies of such photograph, motion
    picture, representation, or presentation is prima facie evidence
    of an intent to promote. A person who violates this subsection
    commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in
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    s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(5)(a)       It is unlawful for any person to knowingly solicit,
    possess, control, or intentionally view a photograph, motion
    picture, exhibition, show, representation, image, data, computer
    depiction, or other presentation which, in whole or in part, he
    or she knows to include child sexual abuse material pornography.
    The solicitation, possession, control, or intentional viewing of
    each such photograph, motion picture, exhibition, show, image,
    data, computer depiction, representation, or presentation is a
    separate offense. If such photograph, motion picture,
    exhibition, show, representation, image, data, computer
    depiction, or other presentation includes child sexual abuse
    material pornography depicting more than one child, then each
    such child in each such photograph, motion picture, exhibition,
    show, representation, image, data, computer depiction, or other
    presentation that is knowingly solicited, possessed, controlled,
    or intentionally viewed is a separate offense. A person who
    violates this paragraph commits a felony of the third degree,
    punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
Section 9.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraphs
    (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of section 827.072, Florida
    Statutes, are amended to read:
827.072       Generated child sexual abuse material
    pornography.—
(1)     As used in this section, the term:
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(a)     "Generated child sexual abuse material pornography"
    means any image that has been created, altered, adapted, or
    modified by electronic, mechanical, or other computer-generated
    means to portray a fictitious person, who a reasonable person
    would regard as being a real person younger than 18 years of
    age, engaged in sexual conduct.
(2)(a)       It is unlawful for a person to knowingly possess or
    control or intentionally view a photograph, a motion picture, a
    representation, an image, a data file, a computer depiction, or
    any other presentation which, in whole or in part, he or she
    knows includes generated child sexual abuse material
    pornography. The possession, control, or intentional viewing of
    each such photograph, motion picture, representation, image,
    data file, computer depiction, or other presentation is a
    separate offense. A person who violates this paragraph commits a
    felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
    775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(b)     A person who intentionally creates generated child
    sexual abuse material pornography commits a felony of the third
    degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
    775.084.
Section 10.  Subsection (11) of section 836.13, Florida
    Statutes, is amended to read:
836.13       Altered sexual depictions; prohibited acts;
    penalties; applicability.—
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(11)        Prosecution of a person for an offense under this
    section does not preclude prosecution of that person in this
    state for a violation of any other law of this state, including
    a law providing for greater penalties than prescribed in this
    section or any other crime related to child sexual abuse
    material pornography or the sexual performance or the sexual
    exploitation of children.
Section 11.  Subsection (9) of section 836.14, Florida
    Statutes, is amended to read:
836.14        Theft or unauthorized promotion of a sexually
    explicit image.—
(9)     Prosecution of a person for an offense under this
    section does not preclude prosecution of that person in this
    state for a violation of any other law of this state, including
    a law providing for greater penalties than prescribed in this
    section or any other crime related to child sexual abuse
    material pornography or the sexual performance or the sexual
    exploitation of children.
Section 12.  Subsection (3) of section 847.001, Florida
    Statutes, is amended to read:
847.001        Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
(3)     "Child sexual abuse material pornography" means:
(a)     Any image depicting a minor engaged in sexual conduct;
    or
(b)     Any image that has been created, altered, adapted, or
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    modified by electronic, mechanical, or other means, to portray
    an identifiable minor engaged in sexual conduct.
Section 13.  Section 847.002, Florida Statutes, is amended
    to read:
847.002       Child sexual abuse material pornography
    prosecutions.—
(1)     Any law enforcement officer who, pursuant to a
    criminal investigation, recovers images or movies of child
    sexual abuse material pornography shall:
(a)     Provide such images or movies to the law enforcement
    agency representative assigned to the Child Victim
    Identification Program at the National Center for Missing and
    Exploited Children, as required by the center's guidelines.
(b)     Request the law enforcement agency contact information
    from the Child Victim Identification Program for any images or
    movies recovered which contain an identified victim of child
    sexual abuse material pornography as defined in s. 960.03.
(c)     Provide case information to the Child Victim
    Identification Program, as required by the National Center for
    Missing and Exploited Children guidelines, in any case where the
    law enforcement officer identifies a previously unidentified
    victim of child sexual abuse material pornography.
(2)     Any law enforcement officer submitting a case for
    prosecution which involves the production, promotion, or
    possession of child sexual abuse material pornography shall
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    submit to the designated prosecutor the law enforcement agency
    contact information provided by the Child Victim Identification
    Program at the National Center for Missing and Exploited
    Children, for any images or movies involved in the case which
    contain the depiction of an identified victim of child sexual
    abuse material pornography as defined in s. 960.03.
(3)     In every filed case involving an identified victim of
    child sexual abuse material pornography, as defined in s.
    960.03, the prosecuting agency shall enter the following
    information into the Victims in Child Pornography Tracking
    Repeat Exploitation database maintained by the Office of the
    Attorney General:
(a)     The case number and agency file number.
(b)     The named defendant.
(c)     The circuit court division and county.
(d)     Current court dates and the status of the case.
(e)     Contact information for the prosecutor assigned.
(f)     Verification that the prosecutor is or is not in
    possession of a victim impact statement and will use the
    statement in sentencing.
Section 14.  Subsections (1) and (4) of section 847.01357,
    Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
847.01357  Exploited children's civil remedy.—
(1)     Any person who, while under the age of 18, was a
    victim of a sexual abuse crime listed in chapter 794, chapter
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    800, chapter 827, or chapter 847, where any portion of such
    abuse was used in the production of child sexual abuse material
    pornography, and who suffers personal or psychological injury as
    a result of the production, promotion, or possession of such
    images or movies, may bring an action in an appropriate state
    court against the producer, promoter, or possessor of such
    images or movies, regardless of whether the victim is now an
    adult. In any action brought under this section, a prevailing
    plaintiff shall recover the actual damages such person sustained
    and the cost of the suit, including reasonable attorney's fees.
    Any victim who is awarded damages under this section shall be
    deemed to have sustained damages of at least $150,000.
(4)     It is not a defense to a civil cause of action under
    this section that the respondent did not know the victim or
    commit the abuse depicted in any image of child sexual abuse
    material pornography.
Section 15.  Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section
    847.0137, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
847.0137  Transmission of child sexual abuse material
    pornography by electronic device or equipment prohibited;
    penalties.—
(2)     Notwithstanding ss. 847.012 and 847.0133, any person
    in this state who knew or reasonably should have known that he
    or she was transmitting child sexual abuse material pornography,
    as defined in s. 847.001, to another person in this state or in
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    another jurisdiction commits a felony of the third degree,
    punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3)     Notwithstanding ss. 847.012 and 847.0133, any person
    in any jurisdiction other than this state who knew or reasonably
    should have known that he or she was transmitting child sexual
    abuse material pornography, as defined in s. 847.001, to any
    person in this state commits a felony of the third degree,
    punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(4)     This section shall not be construed to preclude
    prosecution of a person in this state or another jurisdiction
    for a violation of any law of this state, including a law
    providing for greater penalties than prescribed in this section,
    for the transmission of child sexual abuse material pornography,
    as defined in s. 847.001, to any person in this state.
    The provisions of this section do not apply to subscription-
    based transmissions such as list servers.
Section 16.  Section 847.0139, Florida Statutes, is amended
    to read:
847.0139  Immunity from civil liability for reporting child
    sexual abuse material pornography, transmission of child sexual
    abuse material pornography, or any image, information, or data
    harmful to minors to a minor in this state.—Any person who
    reports to a law enforcement officer what the person reasonably
    believes to be child sexual abuse material pornography,
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    transmission of child sexual abuse material pornography, or any
    image, information, or data that is harmful to minors to a minor
    in this state may not be held civilly liable for such reporting.
    For purposes of this section, such reporting may include
    furnishing the law enforcement officer with any image,
    information, or data that the person reasonably believes to be
    evidence of child sexual abuse material pornography,
    transmission of child sexual abuse material pornography, or an
    image, information, or data that is harmful to minors to a minor
    in this state.
Section 17.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (6) of section
    903.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
903.011       Pretrial release; general terms; statewide uniform
    bond schedule.—
(6)      A person may not be released before his or her first
    appearance hearing or bail determination and a judge must
    determine the appropriate bail, if any, based on an
    individualized consideration of the criteria in s. 903.046(2),
    if the person meets any of the following criteria:
(g)      The person's current offense of arrest is for one or
    more of the following crimes:
1.      A capital felony, life felony, felony of the first
    degree, or felony of the second degree;
2.      A homicide under chapter 782; or any attempt,
    solicitation, or conspiracy to commit a homicide;
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3.      Assault in furtherance of a riot or an aggravated riot;
    felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation; domestic
    violence, as defined in s. 741.28; stalking; mob intimidation;
    assault or battery on a law enforcement officer; assault or
    battery on juvenile probation officer, or other staff of a
    detention center or commitment facility, or a staff member of a
    commitment facility, or health services personnel; assault or
    battery on a person 65 years of age or older; robbery; burglary;
    carjacking; or resisting an officer with violence;
4.      Kidnapping, false imprisonment, human trafficking, or
    human smuggling;
5.      Possession of a firearm or ammunition by a felon,
    violent career criminal, or person subject to an injunction
    against committing acts of domestic violence, stalking, or
    cyberstalking;
6.      Sexual battery; indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching;
    exposure of sexual organs; incest; luring or enticing a child;
    or child sexual abuse material pornography;
7.      Abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or
    disabled adult;
8.      Child abuse or aggravated child abuse;
9.      Arson; riot, aggravated riot, inciting a riot, or
    aggravated inciting a riot; or a burglary or theft during a
    riot;
10.      Escape; tampering or retaliating against a witness,
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    victim, or informant; destruction of evidence; or tampering with
    a jury;
11.     Any offense committed for the purpose of benefiting,
    promoting, or furthering the interests of a criminal gang;
12.     Trafficking in a controlled substance, including
    conspiracy to engage in trafficking in a controlled substance;
13.     Racketeering; or
14.     Failure to appear at required court proceedings while
    on bail.
Section 18.  Paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) of subsection (3)
    of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
921.0022  Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity
    ranking chart.—
(3)     OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
(e)     LEVEL 5
  Florida  Felony
  Statute  Degree  Description
  316.027(2)(a)  3rd      Accidents involving personal
  injuries other than serious
  bodily injury, failure to stop;
  leaving scene.
  316.1935(3)(a)  2nd      Driving at high speed or with
  wanton disregard for safety
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  while fleeing or attempting to
  elude law enforcement officer
  who is in a patrol vehicle with
  siren and lights activated.
  316.80(2)  2nd       Unlawful conveyance of fuel;
  obtaining fuel fraudulently.
  322.34(6)  3rd       Careless operation of motor
  vehicle with suspended license,
  resulting in death or serious
  bodily injury.
  327.30(5)(a)2.  3rd       Vessel accidents involving
  personal injuries other than
  serious bodily injury; leaving
  scene.
2nd       Misuse of emergency
  (14)(b)2.  communications system resulting
  in death.
  379.365(2)(c)1.  3rd       Violation of rules relating to:
  willful molestation of stone
  crab traps, lines, or buoys;
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  illegal bartering, trading, or
  sale, conspiring or aiding in
  such barter, trade, or sale, or
  supplying, agreeing to supply,
  aiding in supplying, or giving
  away stone crab trap tags or
  certificates; making, altering,
  forging, counterfeiting, or
  reproducing stone crab trap
  tags; possession of forged,
  counterfeit, or imitation stone
  crab trap tags; and engaging in
  the commercial harvest of stone
  crabs while license is
  suspended or revoked.
  379.367(4)  3rd       Willful molestation of a
  commercial harvester's spiny
  lobster trap, line, or buoy.
  379.407(5)(b)3.  3rd       Possession of 100 or more
  undersized spiny lobsters.
  381.0041(11)(b)  3rd       Donate blood, plasma, or organs
  knowing HIV positive.
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  440.10(1)(g)  2nd       Failure to obtain workers'
  compensation coverage.
  440.105(5)  2nd       Unlawful solicitation for the
  purpose of making workers'
  compensation claims.
  440.381(2)  3rd       Submission of false,
  misleading, or incomplete
  information with the purpose of
  avoiding or reducing workers'
  compensation premiums.
  624.401(4)(b)2.  2nd       Transacting insurance without a
  certificate or authority;
  premium collected $20,000 or
  more but less than $100,000.
  626.902(1)(c)  2nd       Representing an unauthorized
  insurer; repeat offender.
  790.01(3)  3rd       Unlawful carrying of a
  concealed firearm.
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  destructive device.
  790.163(1)  2nd       False report of bomb,
  explosive, weapon of mass
  destruction, or use of firearms
  in violent manner.
  790.221(1)  2nd       Possession of short-barreled
  shotgun or machine gun.
2nd       Felons in possession of
  firearms, ammunition, or
  electronic weapons or devices.
  796.05(1)  2nd       Live on earnings of a
  prostitute; 1st offense.
  800.04(6)(c)  3rd       Lewd or lascivious conduct;
  offender less than 18 years of
  age.
  800.04(7)(b)  2nd       Lewd or lascivious exhibition;
  offender 18 years of age or
  older.
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  806.111(1)  3rd       Possess, manufacture, or
  dispense fire bomb with intent
  to damage any structure or
  property.
  810.145(4)  3rd       Commercial digital voyeurism
  dissemination.
  810.145(7)(a)  2nd       Digital voyeurism; 2nd or
  subsequent offense.
  810.145(8)(a)  2nd       Digital voyeurism; certain
  minor victims.
  812.014(2)(d)3.  2nd       Grand theft, 2nd degree; theft
  from 20 or more dwellings or
  their unenclosed curtilage, or
  any combination.
  812.0145(2)(b)  2nd       Theft from person 65 years of
  age or older; $10,000 or more
  but less than $50,000.
3rd       Retail theft; property stolen
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  (8)(a) & (c)-  is valued at $750 or more and
  (e)  one or more specified acts.
  812.015(8)(f)  3rd       Retail theft; multiple thefts
  within specified period.
  812.015(8)(g)  3rd       Retail theft; committed with
  specified number of other
  persons.
  812.019(1)  2nd       Stolen property; dealing in or
  trafficking in.
  812.081(3)  2nd       Trafficking in trade secrets.
  812.131(2)(b)  3rd       Robbery by sudden snatching.
  812.16(2)  3rd       Owning, operating, or
  conducting a chop shop.
  817.034(4)(a)2.  2nd       Communications fraud, value
  $20,000 to $50,000.
  817.234(11)(b)  2nd       Insurance fraud; property value
  $20,000 or more but less than
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  817.2341(1),  3rd       Filing false financial
  (2)(a) &  statements, making false
  (3)(a)  entries of material fact or
  false statements regarding
  property values relating to the
  solvency of an insuring entity.
  817.568(2)(b)  2nd       Fraudulent use of personal
  identification information;
  value of benefit, services
  received, payment avoided, or
  amount of injury or fraud,
  $5,000 or more or use of
  personal identification
  information of 10 or more
  persons.
  817.611(2)(a)  2nd       Traffic in or possess 5 to 14
  counterfeit credit cards or
  related documents.
  817.625(2)(b)  2nd       Second or subsequent fraudulent
  use of scanning device,
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  skimming device, or reencoder.
  825.1025(4)  3rd       Lewd or lascivious exhibition
  in the presence of an elderly
  person or disabled adult.
  828.12(2)  3rd       Tortures any animal with intent
  to inflict intense pain,
  serious physical injury, or
  death.
  836.14(4)  2nd       Person who willfully promotes
  for financial gain a sexually
  explicit image of an
  identifiable person without
  consent.
  839.13(2)(b)  2nd       Falsifying records of an
  individual in the care and
  custody of a state agency
  involving great bodily harm or
  death.
  843.01(1)  3rd       Resist officer with violence to
  person; resist arrest with
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  violence.
  847.0135(5)(b)  2nd       Lewd or lascivious exhibition
  using computer; offender 18
  years or older.
  847.0137  3rd       Transmission of child sexual
  (2) & (3)  abuse material pornography by
  electronic device or equipment.
  847.0138  3rd       Transmission of material
  (2) & (3)  harmful to minors to a minor by
  electronic device or equipment.
  874.05(1)(b)  2nd       Encouraging or recruiting
  another to join a criminal
  gang; second or subsequent
  offense.
  874.05(2)(a)  2nd       Encouraging or recruiting
  person under 13 years of age to
  join a criminal gang.
  893.13(1)(a)1.  2nd       Sell, manufacture, or deliver
  cocaine (or other s.
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  (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.
  drugs).
  893.13(1)(c)2.  2nd       Sell, manufacture, or deliver
  cannabis (or other s.
  893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1.,
  (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6.,
  (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9.,
  (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs)
  within 1,000 feet of a child
  care facility, school, or
  state, county, or municipal
  park or publicly owned
  recreational facility or
  community center.
  893.13(1)(d)1.  1st       Sell, manufacture, or deliver
  cocaine (or other s.
  893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d),
  (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.
  drugs) within 1,000 feet of
  university.
  893.13(1)(e)2.  2nd       Sell, manufacture, or deliver
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  prohibited under s.
  893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1.,
  (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6.,
  (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9.,
  (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) within
  1,000 feet of property used for
  religious services or a
  specified business site.
  893.13(1)(f)1.  1st       Sell, manufacture, or deliver
  cocaine (or other s.
  893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d),
  or (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.
  drugs) within 1,000 feet of
  public housing facility.
  893.13(4)(b)  2nd       Use or hire of minor; deliver
  to minor other controlled
  substance.
  893.1351(1)  3rd       Ownership, lease, or rental for
  trafficking in or manufacturing
  of controlled substance.
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(f)     LEVEL 6
  Florida  Felony
  Statute  Degree  Description
  316.027(2)(b)  2nd       Leaving the scene of a crash
  involving serious bodily
  injury.
  316.193(2)(b)  3rd       Felony DUI, 4th or subsequent
  conviction.
  316.1935(4)(a)  2nd       Aggravated fleeing or eluding.
  327.30(5)(a)3.  2nd       Vessel accidents involving
  serious bodily injury; leaving
  scene.
  400.9935(4)(c)  2nd       Operating a clinic, or offering
  services requiring licensure,
  without a license.
  499.0051(2)  2nd       Knowing forgery of transaction
  history, transaction
  information, or transaction
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  statement.
  499.0051(3)  2nd       Knowing purchase or receipt of
  prescription drug from
  unauthorized person.
  499.0051(4)  2nd       Knowing sale or transfer of
  prescription drug to
  unauthorized person.
  775.0875(1)  3rd       Taking firearm from law
  enforcement officer.
  784.021(1)(a)  3rd       Aggravated assault; deadly
  weapon without intent to kill.
  784.021(1)(b)  3rd       Aggravated assault; intent to
  commit felony.
3rd       Felony battery; domestic
  battery by strangulation.
  784.048(3)  3rd       Aggravated stalking; credible
  threat.
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  784.048(5)  3rd       Aggravated stalking of person
  under 16.
  784.07(2)(c)  2nd       Aggravated assault on law
  enforcement officer.
  784.074(1)(b)  2nd       Aggravated assault on sexually
  violent predators facility
  staff.
  784.08(2)(b)  2nd       Aggravated assault on a person
  65 years of age or older.
  784.081(2)  2nd       Aggravated assault on specified
  official or employee.
  784.082(2)  2nd       Aggravated assault by detained
  person on visitor or other
  detainee.
  784.083(2)  2nd       Aggravated assault on code
  inspector.
  787.02(2)  3rd       False imprisonment; restraining
  with purpose other than those
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  787.025(2)(a)  3rd       Luring or enticing a child.
  790.115(2)(d)  2nd       Discharging firearm or weapon
  on school property.
  790.161(2)  2nd       Make, possess, or throw
  destructive device with intent
  to do bodily harm or damage
  property.
  790.164(1)  2nd       False report concerning bomb,
  explosive, weapon of mass
  destruction, act of arson or
  violence to state property, or
  use of firearms in violent
  manner.
2nd       Shooting or throwing deadly
  missiles into dwellings,
  vessels, or vehicles.
  794.011(8)(a)  3rd       Solicitation of minor to
  participate in sexual activity
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  794.05(1)  2nd       Unlawful sexual activity with
  specified minor.
  800.04(5)(d)  3rd       Lewd or lascivious molestation;
  victim 12 years of age or older
  but less than 16 years of age;
  offender less than 18 years.
  800.04(6)(b)  2nd       Lewd or lascivious conduct;
  offender 18 years of age or
  older.
  806.031(2)  2nd       Arson resulting in great bodily
  harm to firefighter or any
  other person.
  810.02(3)(c)  2nd       Burglary of occupied structure;
  unarmed; no assault or battery.
  810.145(8)(b)  2nd       Digital voyeurism; certain
  minor victims; 2nd or
  subsequent offense.
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  812.014(2)(b)1.  2nd       Property stolen $20,000 or
  more, but less than $100,000,
  grand theft in 2nd degree.
  812.014(2)(c)5.  3rd       Grand theft; third degree;
  firearm.
  812.014(6)  2nd       Theft; property stolen $3,000
  or more; coordination of
  others.
  812.015(9)(a)  2nd       Retail theft; property stolen
  $750 or more; second or
  subsequent conviction.
  812.015(9)(b)  2nd       Retail theft; aggregated
  property stolen within 120 days
  is $3,000 or more; coordination
  of others.
  812.015(9)(d)  2nd       Retail theft; multiple thefts
  within specified period.
  812.015(9)(e)  2nd       Retail theft; committed with
  specified number of other
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  persons and use of social media
  platform.
  812.13(2)(c)  2nd       Robbery, no firearm or other
  weapon (strong-arm robbery).
  817.4821(5)  2nd       Possess cloning paraphernalia
  with intent to create cloned
  cellular telephones.
  817.49(2)(b)2.  2nd       Willful making of a false
  report of a crime resulting in
  death.
  817.505(4)(b)  2nd       Patient brokering; 10 or more
  patients.
  817.5695(3)(b)  2nd       Exploitation of person 65 years
  of age or older, value $10,000
  or more, but less than $50,000.
  825.102(1)  3rd       Abuse of an elderly person or
  disabled adult.
  825.102(3)(c)  3rd       Neglect of an elderly person or
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  disabled adult.
  825.1025(3)  3rd       Lewd or lascivious molestation
  of an elderly person or
  disabled adult.
  825.103(3)(c)  3rd       Exploiting an elderly person or
  disabled adult and property is
  valued at less than $10,000.
  827.03(2)(c)  3rd       Abuse of a child.
  827.03(2)(d)  3rd       Neglect of a child.
  827.071(5)  3rd       Possess, control, or
  intentionally view any
  photographic material, motion
  picture, etc., which includes
  child sexual abuse material
  pornography.
  828.126(3)  3rd       Sexual activities involving
  animals.
2nd       Threats; extortion.
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2nd       Written or electronic threats
  to kill, do bodily injury, or
  conduct a mass shooting or an
  act of terrorism.
3rd       Aids or assists person to
  escape.
3rd       Distributing, offering to
  distribute, or possessing with
  intent to distribute obscene
  materials depicting minors.
3rd       Knowingly using a minor in the
  production of materials harmful
  to minors.
  847.0135(2)  3rd       Facilitates sexual conduct of
  or with a minor or the visual
  depiction of such conduct.
2nd       Distribution of controlled
  substances resulting in
  overdose or serious bodily
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  injury.
2nd       Retaliation against a witness,
  victim, or informant, with
  bodily injury.
  918.13(2)(b)  2nd       Tampering with or fabricating
  physical evidence relating to a
  capital felony.
  944.35(3)(a)2.  3rd       Committing malicious battery
  upon or inflicting cruel or
  inhuman treatment on an inmate
  or offender on community
  supervision, resulting in great
  bodily harm.
2nd       Escapes.
3rd       Harboring, concealing, aiding
  escaped prisoners.
  944.47(1)(a)5.  2nd       Introduction of contraband
  (firearm, weapon, or explosive)
  into correctional facility.
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(g)     LEVEL 7
  Florida  Felony
  Statute  Degree  Description
  316.027(2)(c)  1st       Accident involving death,
  failure to stop; leaving scene.
  316.193(3)(c)2.  3rd       DUI resulting in serious bodily
  injury.
  316.1935(3)(b)  1st       Causing serious bodily injury
  or death to another person;
  driving at high speed or with
  wanton disregard for safety
  while fleeing or attempting to
  elude law enforcement officer
  who is in a patrol vehicle with
  siren and lights activated.
  327.35(3)(a)3.b.  3rd       Vessel BUI resulting in serious
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  bodily injury.
  402.319(2)  2nd       Misrepresentation and
  negligence or intentional act
  resulting in great bodily harm,
  permanent disfiguration,
  permanent disability, or death.
3rd       Medicaid provider fraud;
  (2)(b)1.a.  $10,000 or less.
2nd       Medicaid provider fraud; more
  (2)(b)1.b.  than $10,000, but less than
  $50,000.
  456.065(2)  3rd       Practicing a health care
  profession without a license.
  456.065(2)  2nd       Practicing a health care
  profession without a license
  which results in serious bodily
  injury.
  458.327(1)  3rd       Practicing medicine without a
  license.
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  459.013(1)  3rd       Practicing osteopathic medicine
  without a license.
  460.411(1)  3rd       Practicing chiropractic
  medicine without a license.
  461.012(1)  3rd       Practicing podiatric medicine
  without a license.
3rd       Practicing naturopathy without
  a license.
  463.015(1)  3rd       Practicing optometry without a
  license.
  464.016(1)  3rd       Practicing nursing without a
  license.
  465.015(2)  3rd       Practicing pharmacy without a
  license.
  466.026(1)  3rd       Practicing dentistry or dental
  hygiene without a license.
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3rd       Practicing midwifery without a
  license.
3rd       Delivering respiratory care
  services without a license.
  483.828(1)  3rd       Practicing as clinical
  laboratory personnel without a
  license.
  483.901(7)  3rd       Practicing medical physics
  without a license.
  484.013(1)(c)  3rd       Preparing or dispensing optical
  devices without a prescription.
3rd       Dispensing hearing aids without
  a license.
  494.0018(2)  1st       Conviction of any violation of
  chapter 494 in which the total
  money and property unlawfully
  obtained exceeded $50,000 and
  there were five or more
  victims.
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  560.123(8)(b)1.  3rd       Failure to report currency or
  payment instruments exceeding
  $300 but less than $20,000 by a
  money services business.
  560.125(5)(a)  3rd       Money services business by
  unauthorized person, currency
  or payment instruments
  exceeding $300 but less than
  $20,000.
  655.50(10)(b)1.  3rd       Failure to report financial
  transactions exceeding $300 but
  less than $20,000 by financial
  institution.
  775.21(10)(a)  3rd       Sexual predator; failure to
  register; failure to renew
  driver license or
  identification card; other
  registration violations.
  775.21(10)(b)  3rd       Sexual predator working where
  children regularly congregate.
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  775.21(10)(g)  3rd       Failure to report or providing
  false information about a
  sexual predator; harbor or
  conceal a sexual predator.
  782.051(3)  2nd       Attempted felony murder of a
  person by a person other than
  the perpetrator or the
  perpetrator of an attempted
  felony.
  782.07(1)  2nd       Killing of a human being by the
  act, procurement, or culpable
  negligence of another
  (manslaughter).
2nd       Killing of a human being or
  unborn child by the operation
  of a motor vehicle in a
  reckless manner (vehicular
  homicide).
2nd       Killing of a human being by the
  operation of a vessel in a
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  homicide).
  784.045(1)(a)1.  2nd       Aggravated battery;
  intentionally causing great
  bodily harm or disfigurement.
  784.045(1)(a)2.  2nd       Aggravated battery; using
  deadly weapon.
  784.045(1)(b)  2nd       Aggravated battery; perpetrator
  aware victim pregnant.
  784.048(4)  3rd       Aggravated stalking; violation
  of injunction or court order.
  784.048(7)  3rd       Aggravated stalking; violation
  of court order.
  784.07(2)(d)  1st       Aggravated battery on law
  enforcement officer.
  784.074(1)(a)  1st       Aggravated battery on sexually
  violent predators facility
  staff.
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  784.08(2)(a)  1st       Aggravated battery on a person
  65 years of age or older.
  784.081(1)  1st       Aggravated battery on specified
  official or employee.
  784.082(1)  1st       Aggravated battery by detained
  person on visitor or other
  detainee.
  784.083(1)  1st       Aggravated battery on code
  inspector.
  787.025(2)(b)  2nd       Luring or enticing a child;
  second or subsequent offense.
  787.025(2)(c)  2nd       Luring or enticing a child with
  a specified prior conviction.
  787.06(3)(a)2.  1st       Human trafficking using
  coercion for labor and services
  of an adult.
  787.06(3)(e)2.  1st       Human trafficking using
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  coercion for labor and services
  by the transfer or transport of
  an adult from outside Florida
  to within the state.
  790.07(4)  1st       Specified weapons violation
  subsequent to previous
  conviction of s. 790.07(1) or
  (2).
  790.16(1)  1st       Discharge of a machine gun
  under specified circumstances.
  790.165(2)  2nd       Manufacture, sell, possess, or
  deliver hoax bomb.
  790.165(3)  2nd       Possessing, displaying, or
  threatening to use any hoax
  bomb while committing or
  attempting to commit a felony.
  790.166(3)  2nd       Possessing, selling, using, or
  attempting to use a hoax weapon
  of mass destruction.
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  threatening to use a hoax
  weapon of mass destruction
  while committing or attempting
  to commit a felony.
1st,PBL       Possession of a firearm by a
  person who qualifies for the
  penalty enhancements provided
  for in s. 874.04.
  794.08(4)  3rd       Female genital mutilation;
  consent by a parent, guardian,
  or a person in custodial
  authority to a victim younger
  than 18 years of age.
  796.05(1)  1st       Live on earnings of a
  prostitute; 2nd offense.
  796.05(1)  1st       Live on earnings of a
  prostitute; 3rd and subsequent
  offense.
  800.04(5)(c)1.  2nd       Lewd or lascivious molestation;
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  victim younger than 12 years of
  age; offender younger than 18
  years of age.
  800.04(5)(c)2.  2nd       Lewd or lascivious molestation;
  victim 12 years of age or older
  but younger than 16 years of
  age; offender 18 years of age
  or older.
  800.04(5)(e)  1st       Lewd or lascivious molestation;
  victim 12 years of age or older
  but younger than 16 years;
  offender 18 years or older;
  prior conviction for specified
  sex offense.
  806.01(2)  2nd       Maliciously damage structure by
  fire or explosive.
  810.02(3)(a)  2nd       Burglary of occupied dwelling;
  unarmed; no assault or battery.
  810.02(3)(b)  2nd       Burglary of unoccupied
  dwelling; unarmed; no assault
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  810.02(3)(d)  2nd       Burglary of occupied
  conveyance; unarmed; no assault
  or battery.
  810.02(3)(e)  2nd       Burglary of authorized
  emergency vehicle.
  812.014(2)(a)1.  1st       Property stolen, valued at
  $100,000 or more or a
  semitrailer deployed by a law
  enforcement officer; property
  stolen while causing other
  property damage; 1st degree
  grand theft.
  812.014(2)(b)2.  2nd       Property stolen, cargo valued
  at less than $50,000, grand
  theft in 2nd degree.
  812.014(2)(b)3.  2nd       Property stolen, emergency
  medical equipment; 2nd degree
  grand theft.
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  812.014(2)(b)4.  2nd       Property stolen, law
  enforcement equipment from
  authorized emergency vehicle.
  812.014(2)(g)  2nd       Grand theft; second degree;
  firearm with previous
  conviction of s.
  812.014(2)(c)5.
  812.0145(2)(a)  1st       Theft from person 65 years of
  age or older; $50,000 or more.
  812.019(2)  1st       Stolen property; initiates,
  organizes, plans, etc., the
  theft of property and traffics
  in stolen property.
  812.131(2)(a)  2nd       Robbery by sudden snatching.
  812.133(2)(b)  1st       Carjacking; no firearm, deadly
  weapon, or other weapon.
  817.034(4)(a)1.  1st       Communications fraud, value
  greater than $50,000.
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  817.234(8)(a)  2nd       Solicitation of motor vehicle
  accident victims with intent to
  defraud.
  817.234(9)  2nd       Organizing, planning, or
  participating in an intentional
  motor vehicle collision.
  817.234(11)(c)  1st       Insurance fraud; property value
  $100,000 or more.
  817.2341  1st       Making false entries of
  (2)(b) &  material fact or false
  (3)(b)  statements regarding property
  values relating to the solvency
  of an insuring entity which are
  a significant cause of the
  insolvency of that entity.
  817.418(2)(a)  3rd       Offering for sale or
  advertising personal protective
  equipment with intent to
  defraud.
  817.504(1)(a)  3rd       Offering or advertising a
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  817.535(2)(a)  3rd       Filing false lien or other
  unauthorized document.
  817.611(2)(b)  2nd       Traffic in or possess 15 to 49
  counterfeit credit cards or
  related documents.
  825.102(3)(b)  2nd       Neglecting an elderly person or
  disabled adult causing great
  bodily harm, disability, or
  disfigurement.
  825.103(3)(b)  2nd       Exploiting an elderly person or
  disabled adult and property is
  valued at $10,000 or more, but
  less than $50,000.
  827.03(2)(b)  2nd       Neglect of a child causing
  great bodily harm, disability,
  or disfigurement.
  827.04(3)  3rd       Impregnation of a child under
  16 years of age by person 21
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  827.071(2) & (3)  2nd       Use or induce a child in a
  sexual performance, or promote
  or direct such performance.
  827.071(4)  2nd       Possess with intent to promote
  any photographic material,
  motion picture, etc., which
  includes child sexual abuse
  material pornography.
  837.05(2)  3rd       Giving false information about
  alleged capital felony to a law
  enforcement officer.
2nd       Bribery.
2nd       Unlawful compensation or reward
  for official behavior.
  838.021(3)(a)  2nd       Unlawful harm to a public
  servant.
2nd       Bid tampering.
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  843.0855(2)  3rd       Impersonation of a public
  officer or employee.
  843.0855(3)  3rd       Unlawful simulation of legal
  process.
  843.0855(4)  3rd       Intimidation of a public
  officer or employee.
  847.0135(3)  3rd       Solicitation of a child, via a
  computer service, to commit an
  unlawful sex act.
  847.0135(4)  2nd       Traveling to meet a minor to
  commit an unlawful sex act.
2nd       Abuse of a dead human body.
  874.05(2)(b)  1st       Encouraging or recruiting
  person under 13 to join a
  criminal gang; second or
  subsequent offense.
1st,PBL       Knowingly initiates, organizes,
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  manages, or supervises criminal
  gang-related activity.
  893.13(1)(c)1.  1st       Sell, manufacture, or deliver
  cocaine (or other drug
  prohibited under s.
  893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d),
  (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.)
  within 1,000 feet of a child
  care facility, school, or
  state, county, or municipal
  park or publicly owned
  recreational facility or
  community center.
  893.13(1)(e)1.  1st       Sell, manufacture, or deliver
  cocaine or other drug
  prohibited under s.
  893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d),
  (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.,
  within 1,000 feet of property
  used for religious services or
  a specified business site.
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  893.13(4)(a)  1st       Use or hire of minor; deliver
  to minor other controlled
  substance.
  893.135(1)(a)1.  1st       Trafficking in cannabis, more
  than 25 lbs., less than 2,000
  lbs.
1st       Trafficking in cocaine, more
  (1)(b)1.a.  than 28 grams, less than 200
  grams.
1st       Trafficking in illegal drugs,
  (1)(c)1.a.  more than 4 grams, less than 14
  grams.
1st       Trafficking in hydrocodone, 28
  (1)(c)2.a.  grams or more, less than 50
  grams.
1st       Trafficking in hydrocodone, 50
  (1)(c)2.b.  grams or more, less than 100
  grams.
1st       Trafficking in oxycodone, 7
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  grams.
1st       Trafficking in oxycodone, 14
  (1)(c)3.b.  grams or more, less than 25
  grams.
1st       Trafficking in fentanyl, 4
  (1)(c)4.b.(I)  grams or more, less than 14
  grams.
1st       Trafficking in phencyclidine,
  (1)(d)1.a.  28 grams or more, less than 200
  grams.
  893.135(1)(e)1.  1st       Trafficking in methaqualone,
  200 grams or more, less than 5
  kilograms.
  893.135(1)(f)1.  1st       Trafficking in amphetamine, 14
  grams or more, less than 28
  grams.
1st       Trafficking in flunitrazepam, 4
  (1)(g)1.a.  grams or more, less than 14
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1st       Trafficking in gamma-
  (1)(h)1.a.  hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), 1
  kilogram or more, less than 5
  kilograms.
1st       Trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol,
  (1)(j)1.a.  1 kilogram or more, less than 5
  kilograms.
1st       Trafficking in Phenethylamines,
  (1)(k)2.a.  10 grams or more, less than 200
  grams.
1st       Trafficking in synthetic
  (1)(m)2.a.  cannabinoids, 280 grams or
  more, less than 500 grams.
1st       Trafficking in synthetic
  (1)(m)2.b.  cannabinoids, 500 grams or
  more, less than 1,000 grams.
1st       Trafficking in n-benzyl
  (1)(n)2.a.  phenethylamines, 14 grams or
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  893.1351(2)  2nd       Possession of place for
  trafficking in or manufacturing
  of controlled substance.
  896.101(5)(a)  3rd       Money laundering, financial
  transactions exceeding $300 but
  less than $20,000.
  896.104(4)(a)1.  3rd       Structuring transactions to
  evade reporting or registration
  requirements, financial
  transactions exceeding $300 but
  less than $20,000.
  943.0435(4)(c)  2nd       Sexual offender vacating
  permanent residence; failure to
  comply with reporting
  requirements.
  943.0435(8)  2nd       Sexual offender; remains in
  state after indicating intent
  to leave; failure to comply
  with reporting requirements.
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  943.0435(9)(a)  3rd       Sexual offender; failure to
  comply with reporting
  requirements.
  943.0435(13)  3rd       Failure to report or providing
  false information about a
  sexual offender; harbor or
  conceal a sexual offender.
  943.0435(14)  3rd       Sexual offender; failure to
  report and reregister; failure
  to respond to address
  verification; providing false
  registration information.
  944.607(9)  3rd       Sexual offender; failure to
  comply with reporting
  requirements.
  944.607(10)(a)  3rd       Sexual offender; failure to
  submit to the taking of a
  digitized photograph.
  944.607(12)  3rd       Failure to report or providing
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  false information about a
  sexual offender; harbor or
  conceal a sexual offender.
  944.607(13)  3rd       Sexual offender; failure to
  report and reregister; failure
  to respond to address
  verification; providing false
  registration information.
  985.4815(10)  3rd       Sexual offender; failure to
  submit to the taking of a
  digitized photograph.
  985.4815(12)  3rd       Failure to report or providing
  false information about a
  sexual offender; harbor or
  conceal a sexual offender.
  985.4815(13)  3rd       Sexual offender; failure to
  report and reregister; failure
  to respond to address
  verification; providing false
  registration information.
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Section 19.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section
    948.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
948.06       Violation of probation or community control;
    revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay
    restitution or cost of supervision.—
(8)
(c)      For purposes of this section, the term "qualifying
    offense" means any of the following:
1.      Kidnapping or attempted kidnapping under s. 787.01,
    false imprisonment of a child under the age of 13 under s.
    787.02(3), or luring or enticing a child under s. 787.025(2)(b)
    or (c).
2.      Murder or attempted murder under s. 782.04, attempted
    felony murder under s. 782.051, or manslaughter under s. 782.07.
3.      Aggravated battery or attempted aggravated battery
    under s. 784.045.
4.      Sexual battery or attempted sexual battery under s.
    794.011(2), (3), (4), or (8)(b) or (c).
5.      Lewd or lascivious battery or attempted lewd or
    lascivious battery under s. 800.04(4), lewd or lascivious
    molestation under s. 800.04(5)(b) or (c)2., lewd or lascivious
    conduct under s. 800.04(6)(b), lewd or lascivious exhibition
    under s. 800.04(7)(b), or lewd or lascivious exhibition on
    computer under s. 847.0135(5)(b).
6.      Robbery or attempted robbery under s. 812.13,
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    carjacking or attempted carjacking under s. 812.133, or home
    invasion robbery or attempted home invasion robbery under s.
    812.135.
7.      Lewd or lascivious offense upon or in the presence of
    an elderly or disabled person or attempted lewd or lascivious
    offense upon or in the presence of an elderly or disabled person
    under s. 825.1025.
8.      Sexual performance by a child or attempted sexual
    performance by a child under s. 827.071.
9.      Computer pornography under s. 847.0135(2) or (3),
    transmission of child sexual abuse material pornography under s.
    847.0137, or selling or buying of minors under s. 847.0145.
10.      Poisoning food or water under s. 859.01.
11.      Abuse of a dead human body under s. 872.06.
12.      Any burglary offense or attempted burglary offense
    that is either a first degree felony or second degree felony
    under s. 810.02(2) or (3).
13.      Arson or attempted arson under s. 806.01(1).
14.      Aggravated assault under s. 784.021.
15.      Aggravated stalking under s. 784.048(3), (4), (5), or
    (7).
16.      Aircraft piracy under s. 860.16.
17.      Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a
    destructive device or bomb under s. 790.161(2), (3), or (4).
18.      Treason under s. 876.32.
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19.     Any offense committed in another jurisdiction which
    would be an offense listed in this paragraph if that offense had
    been committed in this state.
Section 20.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) and subsection
    (10) of section 960.03, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
960.03       Definitions; ss. 960.01-960.28.—As used in ss.
    960.01-960.28, unless the context otherwise requires, the term:
(3)     "Crime" means:
(e)     A violation of s. 827.071, s. 847.0135, s. 847.0137,
    or s. 847.0138, related to online sexual exploitation and child
    sexual abuse material pornography.
(10)        "Identified victim of child sexual abuse material
    pornography" means any person who, while under the age of 18, is
    depicted in any image or movie of child sexual abuse material
    pornography and who is identified through a report generated by
    a law enforcement agency and provided to the National Center for
    Missing and Exploited Children's Child Victim Identification
    Program.
Section 21.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
    960.197, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
960.197       Assistance to victims of online sexual
    exploitation and child sexual abuse material pornography.—
(1)     Notwithstanding the criteria set forth in s. 960.13
    for crime victim compensation awards, the department may award
    compensation for counseling and other mental health services to
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    treat psychological injury or trauma to:
(b)     Any person who, while younger than age 18, was
    depicted in any image or movie, regardless of length, of child
    sexual abuse material pornography as defined in s. 847.001, who
    has been identified by a law enforcement agency or the National
    Center for Missing and Exploited Children as an identified
    victim of child sexual abuse material pornography, who suffers
    psychiatric or psychological injury as a direct result of the
    crime, and who does not otherwise sustain a personal injury or
    death.
Section 22.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.
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Replaces the term "child pornography" with the term "child sexual abuse material"; provides legislative intent and applicability, etc.

Sponsors

Rep. Criminal Justice Subcommittee sponsors H 245, and 4 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H 245 went before 3 committees: Criminal Justice Subcommittee, Health And Human Services and Judiciary.

Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
Referred to · Oct 28, 2025
Health And Human Services
Health And Human Services
Referred to · Nov 19, 2025
Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred to · Jan 27, 2026

History

H 245 has taken 48 actions since Oct 22, 2025, the latest on Apr 1, 2026.

ChamberAction
Apr 1, 2026
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Chapter No. 2026-18
Mar 31, 2026
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Approved by Governor
Mar 30, 2026
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Mar 12, 2026
House
Added to Senate Message List
Mar 12, 2026
House
Amendment 963706 Concur

Votes

H 245 went to 7 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on Mar 12, 2026 at 110–0.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Mar 12, 2026
House
House: Third Reading RCS#824
110
0
Mar 10, 2026
Senate
Senate: Third Reading RCS#21
37
1
Mar 3, 2026
Senate
Senate Rules
21
1
Feb 17, 2026
House
House: Third Reading RCS#518
109
0
Feb 3, 2026
House
House Judiciary Committee
16
0

Source: flsenate.gov · legiscan.com