§ 948.31, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 948. PROBATION AND COMMUNITY CONTROL
Evaluation and treatment of sexual predators and offenders on probation or community control.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
The court may require any probationer or community controllee who is required to register as a sexual predator under s. 775.21 or sexual offender under s. 943.0435, s. 944.606, or s. 944.607 to undergo an evaluation, at the probationer or community controllee’s expense, by a qualified practitioner to determine whether such probationer or community controllee needs sexual offender treatment. If the qualified practitioner determines that sexual offender treatment is needed and recommends treatment, the probationer or community controllee must successfully complete and pay for the treatment. Such treatment must be obtained from a qualified practitioner as defined in s. 948.001. Treatment may not be administered by a qualified practitioner who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent of committing, or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit, any offense that is listed in s. 943.0435(1)(h)1.a.(I).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 81-198; s. 3, ch. 83-75; s. 16, ch. 83-131; s. 192, ch. 83-216; s. 37, ch. 89-526; s. 4, ch. 91-280; s. 13, ch. 99-201; s. 3, ch. 2000-246; s. 17, ch. 2004-373; s. 32, ch. 2008-172; s. 13, ch. 2010-92; s. 16, ch. 2014-4; s. 61, ch. 2016-24; s. 14, ch. 2016-104; s. 28, ch. 2021-156; ss. 52, 80, 86, 95, ch. 2025-156.
Note
Note.—Former s. 948.03(4).
Source of truth
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The Florida Statutes
- § 775.21, Fla. Stat.The Florida Sexual Predators Act.Printed as s. 775.21
- § 943.0435, Fla. Stat.Sexual offenders required to register with the department; penalty.Printed as s. 943.0435; s. 943.0435(1)(h)1.
- § 944.606, Fla. Stat.Sexual offenders; notification upon release.Printed as s. 944.606
- § 944.607, Fla. Stat.Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders.Printed as s. 944.607
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