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Florida Registration and Related Sex Offender Laws
The following reflect Florida registration and related laws as of 2025.
Registration Statutes
775.21 The Florida Sexual Predators Act.
775.24 Duty of the court to uphold laws governing sexual predators and sexual offenders.
775.25 Prosecutions for acts or omissions.
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.
943.04353 Triennial study of sexual predator and sexual offender registration and notification procedures.
943.04354 The 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.
943.44353 Automatic notification of registration information regarding sexual predators and offenders.
944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release.
944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders.
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985.481 Sexual offenders adjudicated delinquent; notification upon release.
985.4815 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on juvenile sexual offenders.
Other Florida Statutes Related to Sexual Offenders or Sexual Offenses
394.910 - 394.932 Involuntary civil commitment of sexual violent predators.
775.215 Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.
856.022 Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; penalty.
943.0437 Commercial social networking websites.
943.0438 Athletic coaches for independent sanction authorities.
943.0515 Retention of criminal history records of minors.
943.04351 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required prior to appointment or employment.
943.04352 Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required when placement on misdemeanor probation.
947.1405 Conditional release program.
948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses.
Florida Registration Qualifying Offenses
Listed below are the criminal offenses proscribed in Florida registration statutes for which registration is required in addition to similar offenses or registration requirements in another jurisdiction. See registration statutes for complete criteria for registration:
393.135(2) Sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties.
394.4593(2) Sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties.
787.01 Kidnapping; kidnapping of child under age 13, aggravating circumstances (where the victim is a minor).
787.02 False imprisonment; false imprisonment of child under age 13, aggravating circumstances (where the victim is a minor).
787.025(2)(c) Luring or enticing a child (where the victim is a minor).
787.06(3)(b), (d), (f), (g), or (5) Human trafficking.
former s. 787.06(3)(h) Human trafficking.
794.011 Sexual battery, excluding 794.011(10).
794.05 Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors.
former 796.03 Procuring person under age of 18 for prostitution.
former 796.035 Selling or buying of minors into sex trafficking or prostitution; penalties.
800.04 Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age.
810.145(8) Digital voyeurism.
825.1025 Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person or disabled person.
827.071 Sexual performance by a child; child sexual abuse material; penalties.
847.0133 Protection of minors; prohibition of certain acts in connection with obscenity; penalty.
847.0135 Computer pornography; penalties, excluding 847.0135(6).
847.0137 Transmission of child sexual abuse material by electronic device or equipment prohibited; penalties.
847.0138 Transmission of material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or equipment prohibited; penalties.
847.0145 Selling or buying of minors; penalties.
895.03 Offenses concerning racketeering and illegal debts (where the court makes a written finding that the racketeering activity involved at least one sexual offense in this list).
916.1075(2) Sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties.
985.701(1) Sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Offender Registry Services Bureau
Post Office Box 1489
Tallahassee, FL 32302-1489
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1-888-357-7332
1-888-357-7332
(M-F 9:00am - 5:00pm, EST)
Email:
sexpred@fdle.state.fl.us
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