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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 943
DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT
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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 persons, as provided in s. 784.07.
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; s. 3, ch. 2025-73.

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Heggs v. State, 759 So. 2d 620 (Fla. 2000).

Cited 311 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2000 WL 178052

...ry metals recyclers) to correspond with the changes to the theft statute; section 11 amends the retail and farm theft statute (section 812.015) to reflect the changes in the theft statute; section 12 amends the criminal justice information statutes (section 943.051) to reflect the changes in the theft statute; and section 13 amends the accessory after the fact statute (section 773.03) by establishing new penalty degrees of the offense....
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G.G. v. Florida Dep't of Law Enf't, 97 So. 3d 268 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 3870608, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 14874

...(b) The fee per record for criminal history information provided pursuant to this subsection is $23 per name submitted, ... FDLE argues that it is required by chapter 943 to collect and maintain fingerprint information for minors who are charged with or found to have committed petit theft, section 943.051(3)(b)10, Florida Statutes (2006), as well as the other offenses listed in section 943.051(3)(b)....
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In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure-2018 Regular-cycle Report., 265 So. 3d 494 (Fla. 2018).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...I fully understand the meaning of all of the terms of this affidavit. 2. I have never been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 3....
...advised in the premises, the court hereby finds the following: 1. The petitioner has never previously been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 2....
...the premises, the court hereby finds: 1. The petitioner has never been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 2....
...arrest or alleged criminal activity. 3. The petitioner has not been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 4....
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In Re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure & Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.140, 176 So. 3d 980 (Fla. 2015).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 544, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 2216, 2015 WL 5877975

...I fully understand the meaning of all of the terms of this affidavit. 2. I have never been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 3....
...any of the acts stemming from this arrest or alleged criminal activity. 3. The petitioner has not been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 4....
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Amendments to the Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure, 794 So. 2d 457 (Fla. 2000).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2000 Fla. LEXIS 2556, 2000 WL 1637548

...I fully understand the meaning of all of the terms of this affidavit. 2. I have never been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes....
...advised in the premises, .the court hereby finds: L. The petitioner has never been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes....
...ng from this arrest or alleged criminal activity. 3. The petitioner has not been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes....
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Danielle Elizabeth Hitchman v. The State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2021).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...Hitchman, however, contends that because 4 she received a withhold of adjudication, two separate sources of authority precluded the trial court from rendering the disputed order. The first source, section 943.051, Florida Statutes, governs the collection and storage of certain biometric data pertaining to criminal justice records....
...Criminal Justice Information Program serves as the central repository of criminal records for the State of Florida and develops “systems that inform one criminal justice agency of the criminal justice information held or maintained by other criminal justice agencies.” § 943.051(1), Fla. Stat; see also Op. Att’y Gen. Fla. 99-01 (1999). Because fingerprints are to “be used as the basis for criminal history records,” § 943.051(4), Fla....
...violation of a comparable ordinance by a state, county, municipal, or other law enforcement agency shall be captured and electronically submitted to [the Florida Department of Law Enforcement] in the manner prescribed by rule. § 943.051(2), Fla....
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In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure - 2018 Regular-Cycle Report (Fla. 2018).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...I fully understand the meaning of all of the terms of this affidavit. 2. I have never been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 3....
...advised in the premises, the court hereby finds the following: 1. The petitioner has never previously been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 2....
...the premises, the court hereby finds: 1. The petitioner has never been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 2....
...arrest or alleged criminal activity. 3. The petitioner has not been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 4....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1999).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...ory records supplied to the school district by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As you point out, nothing in Florida's Public Records Law, Chapter 119 , Florida Statutes, specifically exempts or makes these criminal history records confidential. Section 943.051 (2), Florida Statutes (1998 Supplement), requires that: "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...
...However, information developed independently by the school district from further inquiry into references in the federal criminal history record information is a public record which should be included in a school district employee's personnel file. Sincerely, Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tgh 1 Section 943.051 (2), Fla. Stat. (1998 Supp.). 2 Section 943.051 (1)(a), Fla....
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In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure 3.692 & 3.989 - 2019 Fast-Track Report (Fla. 2019).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...I fully understand the meaning of all of the terms of this affidavitsworn statement. 2. I have never been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 3....
...advised in the premises, the court hereby finds the following: 1. The petitioner has never previously been adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 2....
...the premises, the court hereby finds: 1. The petitioner has never been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or comparable ordinance violation nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 2....
...ed criminal activity. 3. The petitioner has not been previously adjudicated guilty of a criminal offense or a comparable ordinance violation, in this state nor adjudicated delinquent for committing a felony or a misdemeanor specified in section 943.051(3)(b), Florida Statutes. 4....

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