Policy Text
POLICY
148.0SEXUAL PREDATORS AND OFFENDERS
REVISED: 11/2011RELATED POLICIES:
REVIEWED BY CHIEF DAVID
MAGNUSSON 4/2019
A.POLICY
It is the policy of the El Portal Police Department to completely comply with the Florida
Sexual Predator Act (Chapter 775 Florida Statute). The Department will meet or exceed
all requirements of municipal law enforcement included in the Act. The Chief of Police
or his/her designee will insure such compliance and receive the necessary support from
other elements of the Department.
B.REGISTRATION OF SEXUAL PREDATORS/OFFENDERS
The Department will not register predators or offenders. Any individual who comes to
the station to register will be directed to the Miami Dade Police Department at 9125 NW
25th Street for registration.
C.SEXUAL PREDATOR/OFFENDER ADDRESS VERIFICATION FIELD
OPERATIONS
The Department will participate in the quarterly address verification operations that are
conducted throughout the County. These operations are a coordinated effort of law
enforcement and the Department of Corrections. The Act requires that the address of
sexual predators be verified quarterly. The addresses of offenders shall be verified
annually. Such operations will ensure the Department’s compliance.
D.RECORD RETENTION FOR NOTIFICATIONS
The Florida General Schedule for Records Retention GS2 requiring four calendar years
retention for sexual predator notification is superceded by this policy. All sexual
predator notices and notifications will be retained by this Department for a period no less
than 50 years. The Investigative Bureau will retain these files.
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