Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 943.0535 (2025)

Aliens, criminal records.

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943.0535 Aliens, criminal records.It shall be the duty of the clerk of court to furnish without charge a certified copy of the complaint, information, or indictment and the judgment and sentence and any other record pertaining to the case of any alien to the United States immigration officer in charge of the territory or district in which the court is located in every case in which an alien is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to any felony or misdemeanor charge. The state attorney shall assist the clerk of the court in determining if a defendant entering a plea or convicted is an alien.
History.s. 2, ch. 88-248; s. 4, ch. 96-312; s. 11, ch. 99-188; s. 12, ch. 2000-155.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2002–2004 · leading case: Taylor v. State, 818 So. 2d 544 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002).
Taylor v. State, 818 So. 2d 544 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002). · cites it 4× “Section 13 amends the definition of a conveyance in the burglary statute, section 810.”
Franklin v. State, 887 So. 2d 1063 (Fla. 2004). “*1068 Section 11: amends section 943.0535 to require clerks of court to transmit to the appropriate United States immigration officer records pertaining to aliens who are convicted or who enter a plea to any crime.”
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