HomeMy WebLinkAboutSex Offender Registry & DatabasMEMORANDUIVI OF U1NDERSTA.NDING
· This Memorandum of Understanding ~s entered into by and between the Florida
Depamnent of Law Enforcemem and the undersigned law enforcement agencies, in furtherance
'o£their respective duties ,,nder law.
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature passed amendments to Sections 775.21 and
943.0435, Florida Statutes, during the 2000 Session; and
WHEREAS, these amendments require county mad local law enforcement agencies, in
conjunction with the Florida Depat aa~ent of Law ~;.nforeement, to verify the addresses of sexual
predators and sextufl offenders who ~re not under the care, enstody, control, or supervision of the
Department ofCorreetinns; sncl
WHEREAS, the Florida Deparmaent of Law ~.nforcement bas continued to m.~-,.~n the
Sex Offender Keg~u'g and DatabaSe, to conduct quarterly m~l~nEs to ascertain current address
information regartt~nE registered sexual offenders and se~m] predators and to ms,ninOn all
relevant data readily aecess~le to law en.foreement ageaeies statewide; and
WHEREAS, local law enforcement agencies are best suited to perform the ~mportaat
responS~ility of direct address verification ofragistered sexual offenders ~n~ sexual predators in
conj-netinn with their ro,~ patrol and comr~-~typo]ieing efforts,
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
¸1.
The' Florida Deparmaent of Law r;.nforeement (FDLE) will continue to z-~nts~n the
Sex Offencter Registry and Database ~nr] continue to nna~ veaqfication letters to those
registered sexual offenders ~nd sextlal predators requh4.ng ,arlress verification, with
sexual predators be,~ng forwarded letters 'quarterly ~ sex'ual offenders being
forwarded lett~s ~=r~,a~y.
FDLE will continue to ~rack responses snd lack of responses to these ma{l~ngs to '
regist~zl sexual offenders and sexual predators. FDLE will oonHm~ to msk¢
infor~tlon regarding registered offenders and predators who ~! to respond to such
letters available to local agencies. FDLE will continue to do so in a timely ~a~wner.
3. FDLE will continue to rns~nm~n; update and offer on-line access ~o the Sex Offender
Database and Adtlress VerLfieation System.
4. The undersigned law enforcement agencies will develop specific policies reg~ra~ng
the verification of addresses of released sexual offenders ,vd sextufl predators.
Tbe undersigned law enforcement agencies will promptly.conduct on-site residential
. address verifications of sexual predators and sexual offenders 'not under the
supervision of the Depam'uent of Corre~ons when such persons fail to respond to an
FDLE verification letter. At ml.ln~m~; the undersigned law enforcement agencies
will conduct such address verifications, as to those who have failed to respond to an
FDLE verification iet~e~, quarterly for semml predators and ~.~lly for sexual
offenders.
6, The undersigned law enforcement agencies will ~ssare that' personnel assigned to
pcafonn these t~ks receive appropriate tr~i~g and access to thc on-line FDLE
Sexual Offender Database and Address Verification System
7. The undersigned law en:forcement agencies will submit sexual, predator mad sexual
offender address verification d~tA and related field intelligence W ~ FDL~ Sextmt
Offender Database in a t~ely
~ uud=rsigned law enforcement agencies will coora~-ate sextml predator and sexual
offender ~ass verification efforts w/th other local agencies in the county in
:m~'nr,~ murmnl]y agreed upon between tbe slz~'iff's Office and respective
police agencie~ The Sheriff's Office will conduct on-ske .residential address
verifications of sexual predators and se~,~I offenders not under tbe supervision of the
Department o£Co~rections when such persons ~1 to respond to an FDLE verification
letter in (cheek ,/' as applieabie):
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9. This Me~or~pd-m of Understanding re!m~ the entire agreement between the
parties. Any alterations or amendments oft. he provisions ofm~ agree~e-t shall only
be valid upon being reduced to wr/ting, duly signed by authorized personnel of each
of the parties ~.d a~tached to the original of this agreement,
10. This agreement eh~ll become effective on for Apr~ 20, 2001, and may be terrnln~ted
as to any.specific signatory, upon thirty days notice by mutual agreeme~ of the
parties.
~ Jmes T. Moore
Comml.qsioller
Florida Del:mrtmeu:t ofl..~.w
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