Victims of Domestic Violence and Dating Violence

Not codified in the Florida Statutes.

Domestic and dating violence 911 alert system feasibility study.—

(1) As used in this section, the term:

(a) “Division” means the Division of Telecommunications within the Department of Management Services.

(b) “Enhanced 911” has the same meaning as in s. 365.172(3), Florida Statutes.

(c) “Next Generation 911” has the same meaning as in s. 365.172(3), Florida Statutes.

(d) “Public safety agency” has the same meaning as in s. 365.172(3), Florida Statutes.

(e) “Public safety answering point” or “PSAP” has the same meaning as in s. 365.172(3), Florida Statutes.

(2) The division shall consult with enhanced 911 and Next Generation 911 service providers; state, county, and municipal PSAPs; and state and local public safety agencies to conduct a feasibility study regarding the creation of a web-based 911 alert system for use by victims of domestic violence and dating violence which is capable of:

(a) Ensuring real-time data-sharing between PSAPs and law enforcement agencies.

(b) Creating a unique telephone number for each user which will connect the user to a PSAP.

(c) Creating a user-generated numerical code or phrase that can be utilized by the user after contacting a PSAP and that indicates the user’s need for immediate law enforcement assistance.

(d) Transmitting specified data to law enforcement agencies when a user calls from his or her unique telephone number and enters his or her numerical code or phrase.

(3) By January 31, 2027, the division shall report to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives the results of the feasibility study.

741.401 Legislative findings; purpose.—The Legislature finds that persons attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence frequently establish new addresses in order to prevent their assailants or probable assailants from finding them. The purpose of ss. 741.401-741.409 is to enable state and local agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing the location of a victim of domestic violence , to enable interagency cooperation with the Attorney General in providing address confidentiality for victims of domestic violence , and to enable state and local agencies to accept a program participant’s use of an address designated by the Attorney General as a substitute mailing address.

741.401 Legislative findings; purpose.—The Legislature finds that persons attempting to escape from actual or threatened domestic violence or dating violence frequently establish new addresses in order to prevent their assailants or probable assailants from finding them. The purpose of ss. 741.401-741.409 is to enable state and local agencies to respond to requests for public records without disclosing the location of a victim of domestic violence or dating violence, to enable interagency cooperation with the Attorney General in providing address confidentiality for victims of domestic violence and dating violence, and to enable state and local agencies to accept a program participant’s use of an address designated by the Attorney General as a substitute mailing address.