fl-31364967: 11RER26-8 — 9/14/2026Vol. 52/178

31364967, 11RER26-8 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register - FAC, FAR, eRulemaking Home About Us Contact Us Help Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services Home Advanced Search MyFLRules Rules Open for Comments Notice: 31364967 Notice of Emergency Rule Department: DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT Division: Domestic Security Overview RULE: 11RER26-8   Procedures SPECIFIC REASONS FOR FINDING AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE:   As the White House explained earlier this year, the United States currently is under threat from narcoterrorists and transnational gangs; legacy Islamist terrorists; and violent left-wing extremists, including anarchists and anti-fascists. (United States Counterterrorism Strategy, https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026- USCT-Strategy-1.pdf). The timeline for committing terrorist acts has become increasingly short, providing less opportunity for law enforcement or public safety officials to intervene and dismantle terror threats. By its nature, terrorist activity presents an immediate danger to public health, safety, and welfare and therefore necessitates immediate protective measures. Accordingly, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement must adopt an emergency rule pursuant to which the Chief of Domestic Security can recommend designations of foreign and domestic terrorist organizations under section 943.03102, F.S. As the federal government has found, terrorist organization designations play a critical role in the fight against terrorism and are an effective means of curtailing support for terrorist activities. (https://www.state.gov/foreign-terrorist-organizations/). REASON FOR CONCLUDING THAT THE PROCEDURE IS FAIR UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES:   The procedure used to adopt this emergency rule is fair under the circumstances because terrorist activity presents an immediate danger to public health, safety, and welfare, and therefore necessitates immediate protective measures. The prompt implementation of section 943.03102, F.S., through emergency rulemaking is essential to domestic security because it will enable the Chief of Domestic Security to carry out his statutory functions without undue delay. This procedure provides at least the procedural protections given by other statutes, the State Constitution, and the United States Constitution, and takes only the action necessary to protect the public interest under the emergency procedure.

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Establish procedures for domestic and foreign terrorist organization designations. THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE EMERGENCY RULE IS:   FDLE Agency Clerk, agencyclerk@fdle.state.fl.us, 850-410-7676 PRINT PUBLISH DATE: 9/14/2026   Vol. 52/178 OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE: Joint Administrative Procedures Committee Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.) RELATED COURT CASES: Division of Administrative Hearings FEDERAL eRULEMAKING WEB PORTAL: Regulations.gov HOW TO LINK TO THIS NOTICE: http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=11RER26-8&PDate=9/14/2026&Section=4 REFERENCE MATERIALS: No reference(s). Home Advanced Search MyFLRules Rules Open for Comments About Us Contact Us Help  Privacy Policies Accessibility Statement Copyright @ 2010 State of Florida Department of State Under Florida law, E-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your E-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.