Sexual offender jury instruction amendments.

The Supreme Court Committee On Standard Jury Instructions In Criminal Cases submits the following amended and new instructions to the Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases for comment. The committee proposes the following instructions:

* 11.14(h) Sexual Offender Definitions

The committee invites all interested persons to comment on the proposals, reproduced in full below. Comments must be received by the committee in both hard copy and electronic format on or before September 15. The committee will review all comments received in response to the above proposal at its next meeting and will consider amendments based upon the comments received. Upon final approval of the instruction, the committee will make a recommendation to the Florida Supreme Court. The Committee is undertaking a comprehensive review of the standard instructions on justifiable use of force (Instructions 3.6(f) and 3.6(g)), and welcomes input from Bar members and the public. File your comments electronically to CrimJuryInst@flcourts.org, in the format of a Word document. In addition, mail a hard copy of your comments to: Standard Jury Instructions Committee in Criminal Cases, c/o Bart Schneider, General Counsel's Office, Office of the State Courts Administrator, 500 S. Duval Street, Tallahassee 32399-1900.

11.14(h) Sexual Offender Definitions

[section] 943.0435(1), Fla. Stat.

Definitions.

"Sexual offender" means a person who (Insert the appropriate criteria specified by [section]943.0435(1)).

"Convicted" means there has been a determination of guilt as a result of a trial or the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld.

"Sanction" includes, but is not limited to, a fine, probation, community control, parole, conditional release, control release, or incarceration in a state prison, federal prison, private correctional facility, or local detention facility.

"Institution of higher education" means a career center, community college, college, state...