Florida criminal code — chapter
Chapter 943: Department of Law Enforcement
Chapter 943 of Title XLVII: Criminal Procedure and Corrections, Florida Statutes. Statutory text on each section page is current through the legislative session it names.
Sections of Chapter 943
- Fla. Stat. § 943.01 — Short title
- Fla. Stat. § 943.02 — Definitions
- Fla. Stat. § 943.03 — Department of Law Enforcement
- Fla. Stat. § 943.03101 — Counter-terrorism and immigration enforcement coordination
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0311 — Chief of Domestic Security; duties of the department with respect to domestic security
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0312 — Regional domestic security task forces
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0313 — Domestic Security Oversight Council
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0314 — Public records and public meetings exemptions; Domestic Security Oversight Council
- Fla. Stat. § 943.032 — Financial Crime Analysis Center and Financial Transaction Database
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0321 — The Florida Domestic Security and Counter-Terrorism Intelligence Center and the Florida Domestic Security and Counter-Terrorism Database
- Fla. Stat. § 943.04 — Criminal Justice Investigations and Forensic Science Program; creation; investigative, forensic, and related authority
- Fla. Stat. § 943.041 — Child Exploitation and Crimes Against Children Program
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0411 — Online Sting Operations Grant Program for local law enforcement agencies to protect children
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0412 — Identity Theft and Fraud Grant Program
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0413 — Critical Infrastructure Mapping Grant Program
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0415 — Cybercrime Office
- Fla. Stat. § 943.043 — Toll-free telephone number; Internet notification; sexual predator and sexual offender information
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0435 — Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty
- Fla. Stat. § 943.04351 — Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required before appointment or employment
- Fla. Stat. § 943.04352 — Search of registration information regarding sexual predators and sexual offenders required when placement on misdemeanor probation
- Fla. Stat. § 943.04353 — Triennial study of sexual predator and sexual offender registration and notification procedures
- Fla. Stat. § 943.04354 — Removal of the requirement to register as a sexual offender or sexual predator in special circumstances
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0436 — Duty of the court to uphold laws governing sexual predators and sexual offenders
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0437 — Commercial social networking websites
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0438 — Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning authorities
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0439 — Interviews of victims, suspects, or defendants with autism or an autism spectrum disorder
- Fla. Stat. § 943.045 — Definitions; ss. 943.045-943.08
- Fla. Stat. § 943.046 — Notification of criminal offender information
- Fla. Stat. § 943.05 — Criminal Justice Information Program; duties; crime reports
- Fla. Stat. § 943.051 — Criminal justice information; collection and storage; fingerprinting
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0515 — Retention of criminal history records of minors
- Fla. Stat. § 943.052 — Disposition reporting
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0525 — Criminal justice information systems; use by state and local agencies
- Fla. Stat. § 943.053 — Dissemination of criminal justice information; fees
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0535 — Aliens, criminal records
- Fla. Stat. § 943.054 — Exchange of federal criminal history records and information
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0542 — Access to criminal history information provided by the department to qualified entities
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0543 — National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact; ratification and implementation
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0544 — Criminal justice information network and information management
- Fla. Stat. § 943.055 — Records and audit
- Fla. Stat. § 943.056 — Criminal history records; access, review, and challenge
- Fla. Stat. § 943.057 — Access to criminal justice information for research or statistical purposes
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0575 — Public access to records
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0578 — Lawful self-defense expunction
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0581 — Administrative expunction for arrests made contrary to law or by mistake
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0582 — Diversion program expunction
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0583 — Human trafficking victim expunction
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0584 — Criminal history records ineligible for court-ordered expunction or court-ordered sealing
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0585 — Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records
- Fla. Stat. § 943.059 — Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records
- Fla. Stat. § 943.0595 — Automatic sealing of criminal history records; confidentiality of related court records
- Fla. Stat. § 943.06 — Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council
- Fla. Stat. § 943.08 — Duties; Criminal and Juvenile Justice Information Systems Council
- Fla. Stat. § 943.081 — Public safety system information technology resources; guiding principles
- Fla. Stat. § 943.082 — School Safety Awareness Program
- Fla. Stat. § 943.085 — Legislative intent with respect to upgrading the quality of law enforcement officers and correctional officers
- Fla. Stat. § 943.09 — Criminal Justice Professionalism Program
- Fla. Stat. § 943.10 — Definitions; ss. 943.085-943.255
- Fla. Stat. § 943.11 — Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission; membership; meetings; compensation
- Fla. Stat. § 943.12 — Powers, duties, and functions of the commission
- Fla. Stat. § 943.125 — Accreditation of state and local law enforcement agencies, correctional facilities, public agency offices of inspectors general, and certain pretrial diversion programs; intent
- Fla. Stat. § 943.13 — Officers’ minimum qualifications for employment or appointment
- Fla. Stat. § 943.131 — Temporary employment or appointment; minimum basic recruit training exemptions
- Fla. Stat. § 943.132 — Implementation of federal qualified active or qualified retired law enforcement concealed firearms provisions
- Fla. Stat. § 943.133 — Responsibilities of employing agency, commission, and program with respect to compliance with employment qualifications and the conduct of background investigations; injunctive relief
- Fla. Stat. § 943.134 — Release of employee information by employers
- Fla. Stat. § 943.135 — Requirements for continued employment
- Fla. Stat. § 943.137 — Establishment of qualifications and standards above the minimum
- Fla. Stat. § 943.139 — Notice of employment, appointment, or separation; response by the officer; duty of commission
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1395 — Certification for employment or appointment; concurrent certification; reemployment or reappointment; inactive status; revocation; suspension; investigation
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1397 — Officer certification examinations; fee
- Fla. Stat. § 943.14 — Commission-certified criminal justice training schools; certificates and diplomas; exemptions; injunctive relief; fines
- Fla. Stat. § 943.146 — Securing of copyrights by the department and sale of department work products
- Fla. Stat. § 943.16 — Payment of tuition or officer certification examination fee by employing agency; reimbursement of tuition, other course expenses, wages, and benefits
- Fla. Stat. § 943.17 — Basic recruit, advanced, and career development training programs; participation; cost; evaluation
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1701 — Uniform statewide policies and procedures; duty of the commission
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1702 — Collection of statistics on domestic violence
- Fla. Stat. § 943.171 — Basic skills training in handling domestic violence cases
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1715 — Basic skills training relating to diverse populations
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1716 — Continued employment training relating to diverse populations
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1717 — Use of dart-firing stun guns
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1718 — Body cameras; policies and procedures
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1719 — Basic skills training relating to the use of electronic databases
- Fla. Stat. § 943.17191 — Continued employment training relating to the use of electronic databases
- Fla. Stat. § 943.172 — Basic skills training in victims assistance and rights
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1724 — Sexual assault investigation training
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1725 — Basic skills training on human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1726 — Continued employment training relating to diabetic emergencies
- Fla. Stat. § 943.17261 — Department of Law Enforcement; training related to medical use of marijuana
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1727 — Continued employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1728 — Basic skills training relating to the protection of archaeological sites
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1729 — Skills training relating to community policing
- Fla. Stat. § 943.17291 — Basic skills training in juvenile sexual offender investigation
- Fla. Stat. § 943.17295 — Continued employment training relating to juvenile sexual offender investigation
- Fla. Stat. § 943.17296 — Training in identifying and investigating elder abuse and neglect
- Fla. Stat. § 943.17297 — Training in identifying and investigating human trafficking
- Fla. Stat. § 943.17298 — Training in the recognition of and responses to head trauma and brain injury in a child under 6 years of age
- Fla. Stat. § 943.17299 — Continued employment training relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia
- Fla. Stat. § 943.173 — Examinations; administration; materials not public records; disposal of materials
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1735 — Basic skills training related to use of force; use of force policies; contents
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1740 — Standards for use of force investigations
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1745 — Training relating to officer health and wellness principles
- Fla. Stat. § 943.175 — Inservice training
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1755 — Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1757 — Criminal justice executives; training; policy report
- Fla. Stat. § 943.1758 — Curriculum revision for diverse populations; skills training
- Fla. Stat. § 943.18 — Compensation and benefits study; recommendation
- Fla. Stat. § 943.19 — Saving clause
- Fla. Stat. § 943.22 — Salary incentive program for full-time officers
- Fla. Stat. § 943.25 — Criminal justice trust funds; source of funds; use of funds
- Fla. Stat. § 943.253 — Exemption; elected officers
- Fla. Stat. § 943.255 — Effect of chs. 80-71 and 81-24 on prior rules and administrative proceedings
- Fla. Stat. § 943.256 — Criminal justice selection centers; creation
- Fla. Stat. § 943.2561 — Definitions
- Fla. Stat. § 943.2562 — Advisory boards
- Fla. Stat. § 943.2563 — Advisory board organization; center oversight
- Fla. Stat. § 943.2564 — Center supervision; role of directing school or directing agency
- Fla. Stat. § 943.2565 — Centralized information centers on prospective employment candidates
- Fla. Stat. § 943.2566 — Promotions; feasibility study to establish pool of evaluators to assess qualifications
- Fla. Stat. § 943.2567 — Operation and administration accounts; annual budget
- Fla. Stat. § 943.2568 — Advisory boards; expense reimbursement
- Fla. Stat. § 943.257 — Independent audit documentation subject to inspection
- Fla. Stat. § 943.31 — Legislative intent
- Fla. Stat. § 943.32 — Statewide criminal analysis laboratory system
- Fla. Stat. § 943.324 — Rapid DNA Grant Program for county jails or sheriffs’ offices
- Fla. Stat. § 943.325 — DNA database
- Fla. Stat. § 943.3251 — Postsentencing DNA testing
- Fla. Stat. § 943.326 — DNA evidence collected in sexual offense forensic physical examinations and investigations
- Fla. Stat. § 943.327 — Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy Grant Program
- Fla. Stat. § 943.328 — Expedited DNA Testing Grant Program
- Fla. Stat. § 943.33 — State-operated criminal analysis laboratories
- Fla. Stat. § 943.34 — Powers and duties of department in relation to state-operated laboratories
- Fla. Stat. § 943.35 — Funding for existing laboratories
- Fla. Stat. § 943.36 — Submission of annual budget
- Fla. Stat. § 943.361 — Statewide criminal analysis laboratory system; funding through fine surcharges
- Fla. Stat. § 943.362 — Forfeiture and Investigative Support Trust Fund
- Fla. Stat. § 943.365 — Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund
- Fla. Stat. § 943.366 — Federal Grants Trust Fund
- Fla. Stat. § 943.367 — Administrative Trust Fund
- Fla. Stat. § 943.37 — Option to become state-operated laboratory; operational control
- Fla. Stat. § 943.403 — Rulemaking; criminal justice program
- Fla. Stat. § 943.44353 — Automatic notification of registration information regarding sexual predators and offenders
- Fla. Stat. § 943.60 — Definitions
- Fla. Stat. § 943.601 — Preservation of legislative powers
- Fla. Stat. § 943.61 — Powers and duties of the Capitol Police
- Fla. Stat. § 943.611 — Director of Capitol Police
- Fla. Stat. § 943.62 — Investigations by the Capitol Police
- Fla. Stat. § 943.63 — Arrest by the Capitol Police
- Fla. Stat. § 943.64 — Ex officio agents
- Fla. Stat. § 943.66 — Rules; Facilities Program, Capitol Police; traffic regulation
- Fla. Stat. § 943.67 — Equipment
- Fla. Stat. § 943.68 — Transportation and protective services
- Fla. Stat. § 943.681 — Capitol Police program; funding
- Fla. Stat. § 943.685 — Authority to purchase good will and promotional materials
- Fla. Stat. § 943.686 — Unauthorized use of Department of Law Enforcement emblems or names prohibited
- Fla. Stat. § 943.687 — Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission
- Fla. Stat. § 943.6871 — Criminal justice data transparency
- Fla. Stat. § 943.6872 — Use of force data collection
- Fla. Stat. § 943.6873 — Active assailant response policy
- Fla. Stat. § 943.69 — Care for Retired Police Dogs Program
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.