Florida Public Safety Information Act

Florida Public Safety Information Act was passed in 1997 in Florida to list sexual predators and sexual offenders on the internet and to make the same information available through a 24-hour/day hotline. FDLE maintains a secure internet connection to the sexual offender/predator database for all criminal justice agencies that have CJNET capabilities. Viewing and limited directly to the state Sex Offender Database (through CJNet) to law enforcement agencies submitting address verification and field intelligence information. Training on sexual predator and offenders laws and relevant Florida procedures and systems is provided. FDLE provides all sheriffs' offices and FDLE regional operations centers with sexual predator/ offender registration forms and will make available by diskette, electronic (through CJNET) or hardcopy format, model affidavits and warrants for all offenses regarding sexual offenders and predators. The department also will make available to all criminal justice agencies in the county where the sexual predator is going to reside a camera-ready copy of a flyer that may be used for community notification. Upon request, FDLE will provide all collected modus operandi (MO) information on sexual predators to local law enforcement agencies for investigations and analysis of patterns or actions used in abduction and/or sexual offenses previously committed by the predators. The FDLE will coordinate with the Florida Department of Corrections to help ensure that DNA samples on all sexual predators are available to assist agencies in investigating and prosecuting cases. The department will actively participate in locating and arresting sexual predators and sex offenders who are not residing at the street address they have provided. When FDLE is notified that an offender is not at the location, FDLE will add to the remarks field in the sexual predator/sex offender status record that the reported address does not appear to be correct and, when appropriate, will move to obtain a warrant for the sexual predator or sex offender’s arrest.