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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 943
DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

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F.S. 943.051

943.051 Criminal justice information; collection and storage; fingerprinting.—

(1) The Criminal Justice Information Program, acting as the state’s central criminal justice information repository, shall:

(a) Collect, process, store, maintain, and disseminate criminal justice information and records necessary to the operation of the criminal justice information system of the department.

(b) Develop systems that inform one criminal justice agency of the criminal justice information held or maintained by other criminal justice agencies.

(2) The fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images of each adult person charged with or convicted of a felony, misdemeanor, or violation of a comparable ordinance by a state, county, municipal, or other law enforcement agency shall be captured and electronically submitted to the department in the manner prescribed by rule. Exceptions to this requirement for specified misdemeanors or comparable ordinance violations may be made by the department by rule.

(3)(a) The fingerprints, palm prints, and facial images of a minor who is charged with or found to have committed an offense that would be a felony if committed by an adult shall be captured and electronically submitted to the department in the manner prescribed by rule.

(b) A minor who is charged with or found to have committed the following offenses shall be fingerprinted and the fingerprints shall be submitted electronically to the department, unless the minor is issued a prearrest delinquency citation pursuant to s. 985.12:

1. Assault, as defined in s. 784.011.

2. Battery, as defined in s. 784.03.

3. Carrying a concealed weapon, as defined in s. 790.01(2).

4. Unlawful use of destructive devices or bombs, as defined in s. 790.1615(1).

5. Neglect of a child, as defined in s. 827.03(1)(e).

6. Assault or battery on a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, or other specified officers, as defined in s. 784.07(2)(a) and (b).

7. Open carrying of a weapon, as defined in s. 790.053.

8. Exposure of sexual organs, as defined in s. 800.03.

9. Unlawful possession of a firearm, as defined in s. 790.22(5).

10. Petit theft, as defined in s. 812.014(3).

11. Cruelty to animals, as defined in s. 828.12(1).

12. Arson, as defined in s. 806.031(1).

13. Unlawful possession or discharge of a weapon or firearm at a school-sponsored event or on school property, as provided in s. 790.115.

(4) Fingerprints shall be used as the basis for criminal history records.

History.—s. 3, ch. 80-409; s. 2, ch. 85-224; s. 5, ch. 93-204; s. 1, ch. 94-126; s. 89, ch. 94-209; s. 12, ch. 95-184; s. 2, ch. 95-427; s. 2, ch. 96-293; s. 28, ch. 96-322; s. 6, ch. 98-94; s. 2, ch. 99-284; s. 6, ch. 99-300; s. 11, ch. 2000-155; s. 2, ch. 2002-51; s. 6, ch. 2007-112; s. 32, ch. 2010-117; s. 16, ch. 2013-116; s. 2, ch. 2015-46; s. 32, ch. 2023-18; s. 24, ch. 2024-130.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 943.051

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 943.051.

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Cases Citing Statute 943.051

Total Results: 11

DANIELLE ELIZABETH HITCHMAN v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-07-28

Snippet: disputed order. The first source, section 943.051, Florida Statutes, governs the collection and

In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.692 and 3.989 - 2019 Fast-Track Report

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-12-19

Snippet: a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 3. I was

In RE: AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-2018 REGULAR-CYCLE REPORT.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-10-04

Citation: 265 So. 3d 494

Snippet: a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 3. I was arrested

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure - 2018 Regular-Cycle Report

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-07-19

Snippet: a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 3. I was

Nixon Lazard v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-10-20

Citation: 229 So. 3d 439

Snippet: committing any felony or a misdemeanor specified in s. 943.051(3)(b). (d) Has not been adjudicated guilty

In Re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND FLORIDA RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 9.140

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-10-08

Citation: 176 So. 3d 980, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 544, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 2216, 2015 WL 5877975

Snippet: a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 3. T was arrested

G.G. v. Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-09-06

Citation: 97 So. 3d 268, 2012 WL 3870608, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 14874

Snippet: or found to have committed petit theft, section 943.051(3)(b)10, Florida Statutes (2006), as well as the

Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-11-02

Citation: 794 So. 2d 457, 2000 Fla. LEXIS 2556, 2000 WL 1637548

Snippet: a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 8. I was arrested on the

Matthews v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-07-07

Citation: 760 So. 2d 1148, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 8507, 2000 WL 903457

Snippet: committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in s. 943.051(3)(b). (Emphasis added). The statute failed to

Heggs v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-02-17

Citation: 759 So. 2d 620, 2000 WL 178052

Snippet: criminal justice information statutes (section 943.051) to reflect the changes in the theft statute; and

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1999-01-06

Snippet: criminal history records confidential. Section 943.051(2), Florida Statutes (1998 Supplement), requires