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Fla. Stat. § 948.014 (2025)

Requirement to submit to drawing of blood or other biological specimens.

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948.014 Requirement to submit to drawing of blood or other biological specimens.
(1) As a condition of probation, community control, or any other court-ordered community supervision, the court shall order offenders to submit to the drawing of the blood or other biological specimens when required under s. 943.325 as a condition of the probation, community control, or other court-ordered community supervision.
(2) For the purposes of this section, conviction shall include a finding of guilty, or entry of a plea of nolo contendere or guilty, regardless of adjudication, or, in the case of a juvenile, the finding of delinquency.
(3) Any order issued pursuant to this section shall also require the convicted person to reimburse the appropriate agency for the costs of drawing and transmitting the blood or other biological specimens to the Department of Law Enforcement.
History.s. 53, ch. 95-283; s. 15, ch. 98-251; s. 122, ch. 99-3; ss. 23, 24, ch. 2004-373; s. 4, ch. 2009-190.
Note.Former s. 948.03(10), (11).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2009–2013 · leading case: Villanueva v. State, 118 So. 3d 999 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013).
Villanueva v. State, 118 So. 3d 999 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013). “, §§ 948.014, 948.03(l)(o), Fla. Stat. (2011) (provide blood or other biological speei-mens); §§ 948.”
Gary v. State, 111 So. 3d 993 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013). · cites it 2× “As the State properly concedes, the trial court erred in ordering Gary to provide a DNA sample as a condition of probation pursuant to section 948.014(1), Florida Statutes (2011), because he does not meet the requirements of section 943.”
In Re Amendments to Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure 3.704 & 3.986, 22 So. 3d 1 (Fla. 2009). “Subdivisions (d) and (e) are amended to reflect the Legislature’s amendments to section 948.014, requiring submission of DNA samples from offenders placed on probation or community control, respectively.”
— 948.014(1) — 1 case
Gary v. State, 111 So. 3d 993 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013). “As the State properly concedes, the trial court erred in ordering Gary to provide a DNA sample as a condition of probation pursuant to section 948.014(1), Florida Statutes (2011), because he does not meet the requirements of section 943.”
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