Sex offenders have tough parole terms

Florida statutes Chapter 948 probation requirements for certain sex offenders:

• Mandatory curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• If victim was under 18, prohibition against living within 1,000 feet of a school, day care, park, playground or other place where children regularly congregate.
• Take part in a sex offender treatment program.
• No direct or indirect contact with the victim.
• If victim was under 18, generally all contact with anyone under 18 is prohibited.
• If victim was under 18, prohibition against working (for pay or volunteer) any place where children congregate, including schools, day cares, parks, playgrounds, pet stores, libraries, zoos, theme parks and malls.
• No possession, viewing, accessing or owning of any pornographic material, including computer programs or services, telephone, and electronic media.
• If the crime was committed on or after July 1, 2005, no accessing the Internet or other computer services until completing the sex offender treatment program and access is approved.
• Submit a blood sample or other specimen for the state DNA data bank.
• Pay restitution to the victim for necessary medical, psychiatric and psychological care.
• Submit to warrantless search of the person, residence and vehicle. For crimes committed on or after Oct. 1, 1997, additional conditions include: * Submit to an annual polygraph exam.
• Keep a driving log, and a prohibition of driving alone without approval of the parole officer.
• Prohibition against obtaining or using a post office box without parole officer approval.
• If there was sexual contact, submit to an HIV test with results released to the victim, or the parents or guardian * Electronic monitoring if deemed necessary by the probation officer.
• Electronic monitoring is mandatory for crimes committed on or after Sept. 1, 2005, when the victim was 15 or under and the offender 18 or older, or when the person is designated a "sexual predator," or when the person was previously convicted of a child-related sex crime and the activity involved a victim 15 or under and the offender is 18 or older. To find out whether any sex offenders are living in your neighborhood, visit the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Web site at offender.fdle.state.fl.us/offender/ and click on the red "Offender Search" button near the top. There you can search by address, ZIP code and other criteria.
  

source: Article 'Sex offenders have tough parole terms' by Susan E. Hoffman; www.sun-herald.com/Newsstory.cfm?pubdate=080507&story=tp3np2.htm&folder=NewsArchive2; SUN-Herald.com; 5 August 2007