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Florida Senate
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2026
SB 950
By
Senator Truenow
13-00941-26 2026950__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Financial Crimes Intelligence
3 Center; creating s. 817.101, F.S.; defining the term
4 “department”; establishing the center within the
5 Department of Legal Affairs; specifying the purposes
6 of the center; authorizing the department to enter
7 into operational agreements; providing for the
8 appointment of a director; specifying powers and
9 duties of the department; requiring annual reporting
10 beginning on a specified date; providing reporting
11 requirements; requiring the department to adopt rules;
12 providing an effective date.
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14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16 Section 1. Section 817.101, Florida Statutes, is created to
17 read:
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817.101 Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.—
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(
1
)
DEFINITION.—
As used in this section, the term
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“department” means the Department of Legal Affairs.
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(
2
)
ESTABLISHED.
—The
Financial Crimes Intelligence Center
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is
established
with
in the
d
epartment.
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(3)
PURPOSE
.—
The purposes of the center are:
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(a)
To serve as the state’s primary entity responsible for
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the planning, coordination, and integration of law enforcement
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agencies and other governmental agencies that respond to
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criminal activity related to:
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1.
Fraud and fraudulent practices under
this
part and part
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II of this chapter;
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2.
Forgery and counterfeiting under chapter 831; and
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3.
Check and payment fraud under chapter 832.
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(b)
To maximize the ability of the department,
of
law
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enforcement agencies, and
of
other governmental agencies to
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detect, prevent, and respond to criminal activities related to
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financial fraud.
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(4)
OPERATION AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED; DIRECTOR.—
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(a)
The department:
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1.
May enter into agreements with law enforcement agencies
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or other governmental agencies for the operation of the center;
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and
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2.
Shall enter into an agreement with a law enforcement
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agency or other governmental agency
to appoint
a director to
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supervise and manage the operation
s
of the center.
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(b)
The director may be a licensed attorney or law
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enforcement officer. The agreement must provide that the
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commission of a director who is a licensed law enforcement
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officer will be carried by the agency with which the department
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enters into the agreement.
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(c)
Any information that a law enforcement agency or other
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governmental agency collects and maintains under an agreement
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entered into with the department under this chapter is the
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intellectual property of the center. On termination of the
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agreement, the contracting agency must transfer the information
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to the department in accordance with the terms of the agreement.
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(5)
POWERS AND DUTIES.—
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(a)
The center may collaborate with federal, state, and
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local governmental agencies to accomplish the purposes of the
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center.
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(b)
The center shall assist law enforcement agencies, other
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governmental agencies, financial institutions, credit card
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issuers, debit card issuers, payment card networks, institutions
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of higher education, and merchants in their efforts to develop
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and implement strategies for identifying and prosecuting
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financial crimes.
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(c)
The center may:
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1.
Serve as a centralized collection point for information
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related to payment fraud;
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2.
Provide training and educational opportunities to law
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enforcement agencies;
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3.
Provide outreach to the public; and
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4.
Release information to affected financial institutions,
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credit card issuers, debit card issuers, payment card networks,
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institutions of higher education, and merchants if the center
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does not
deem
the information to be sensitive to law
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enforcement. Information is
deemed
sensitive to law enforcement
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if the information could cause harm to law enforcement
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activities or jeopardize an investigation or operation if
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disclosed.
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(6)
ANNUAL REPORT.—
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(a)
By December 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the
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director of the center shall
submit
a report
to
the department.
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(b)
The report must include all of the following:
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1.
A plan of operation for the center and an estimate of
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the moneys necessary to implement that plan
.
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2.
An assessment of the current state of payment financial
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fraud in this state, including:
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a.
An identification of the geographic locations in this
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state
which
have the highest statistical probability for
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financial fraud; and
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b.
A summary of financial fraud statistics for the year in
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which the report is filed
.
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3.
A detailed plan of operation for combatting financial
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fraud
.
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4.
A communications plan for outreach to law enforcement
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agencies, financial institutions, credit card issuers, debit
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card issuers, payment card networks, merchants, and the public
.
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5.
A list of expenditures made since the most recent report
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was filed with the department.
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(7)
RULES.—
The department shall adopt rules to implement
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and administer this section.
101 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.