Fla. Stat. 948.064
Notification of status as a violent felony offender of special concern

(1)

To facilitate the information available to the court at first appearance hearings and at all subsequent hearings for “violent felony offenders of special concern,” as defined in s. 948.06, the Department of Corrections shall, no later than October 1, 2007, develop a system for identifying the offenders in the department’s database and post on the Department of Law Enforcement’s Criminal Justice Intranet a listing of all “violent felony offenders of special concern” who are under community supervision.

(2)

The county where the arrested person is booked shall provide the following information to the court at the time of the first appearance:State and national criminal history information;All criminal justice information available in the Florida Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information Center; andNotice that the arrested person meets the requirement for restrictions on pretrial release pending the probation-violation hearing or community-control-violation hearing in s. 903.0351(1)(b).

(a)

State and national criminal history information;

(b)

All criminal justice information available in the Florida Crime Information Center and the National Crime Information Center; and

(c)

Notice that the arrested person meets the requirement for restrictions on pretrial release pending the probation-violation hearing or community-control-violation hearing in s. 903.0351(1)(b).

(3)

The courts shall assist the department’s dissemination of critical information by creating and maintaining an automated system to provide the information as specified in this section to the court with the jurisdiction to conduct the hearings.

(4)

The state attorney, or the statewide prosecutor if applicable, shall advise the court at each critical stage in the judicial process, at which the state attorney or statewide prosecutor is represented, whether an alleged or convicted offender is a violent felony offender of special concern; a person who is on felony probation or community control for any offense committed on or after the effective date of this act and who is arrested for a qualifying offense; or a person who is on felony probation or community control and has previously been found by a court to be a habitual violent felony offender as defined in s. 775.084(1)(b), a three-time violent felony offender as defined in s. 775.084(1)(c), or a sexual predator under s. 775.21, and who is arrested for committing a qualifying offense on or after the effective date of this act.

Source: Section 948.064 — Notification of status as a violent felony offender of special concern, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0948.­064 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

948.01
When court may place defendant on probation or into community control 948.001
Definitions 948.03
Terms and conditions of probation 948.04
Period of probation 948.05
Court to admonish or commend probationer or offender in community control 948.06
Violation of probation or community control 948.08
Pretrial intervention program 948.09
Payment for cost of supervision and other monetary obligations 948.10
Community control programs 948.11
Electronic monitoring devices 948.011
When court may impose fine and place on probation or into community control as an alternative to imprisonment 948.12
Intensive supervision for postprison release of violent offenders 948.012
Split sentence of probation or community control and imprisonment 948.013
Administrative probation 948.014
Requirement to submit to drawing of blood or other biological specimens 948.15
Misdemeanor probation services 948.015
Presentence investigation reports 948.16
Misdemeanor pretrial substance abuse education and treatment intervention program 948.20
Drug offender probation 948.21
Condition of probation or community control 948.30
Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses 948.31
Evaluation and treatment of sexual predators and offenders on probation or community control 948.031
Condition of probation or community control 948.32
Requirements of law enforcement agency upon arrest of persons for certain sex offenses 948.032
Condition of probation 948.033
Condition of probation or community control 948.035
Residential treatment as a condition of probation or community control 948.036
Work programs as a condition of probation, community control, or other court-ordered community supervision 948.037
Education and learning as a condition of probation or community control 948.038
Batterers’ intervention program as a condition of probation, community control, or other court-ordered community supervision 948.039
Special terms and conditions of probation or community control imposed by court order 948.041
Notification of outstanding terms of sentence upon termination of probation or community control 948.51
Community corrections assistance to counties or county consortiums 948.061
Identifying, assessing, and monitoring high-risk sex offenders on community supervision 948.062
Reviewing and reporting serious offenses committed by offenders placed on probation or community control 948.063
Violations of probation or community control by designated sexual offenders and sexual predators 948.064
Notification of status as a violent felony offender of special concern 948.081
Community court programs 948.90
Local offender advisory councils 948.101
Terms and conditions of community control 948.301
Electronic monitoring as a condition of probation or community control for certain offenders

Current through Fall 2025

§ 948.064. Notification of status as a violent felony offender of special concern's source at flsenate​.gov