Florida Senate - 2023                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 764
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       The Committee on Criminal Justice (Simon) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Section 871.05, Florida Statutes, is created to
    6  read:
    7         871.05 Interference with a sporting or entertainment
    8  event.—
    9         (1) As used in this section, the term:
   10         (a) “Covered event” means an athletic competition or
   11  practice, including one conducted in a public venue or a live
   12  artistic, theatrical, or other entertainment performance event.
   13  The duration of such event includes the period from the time
   14  when a venue is held open to the public for such an event until
   15  the end of the athletic competition or performance event.
   16         (b) “Covered participant” means an umpire, officiating crew
   17  member, player, coach, manager, groundskeeper, or any artistic,
   18  theatrical, or other performer or sanctioned participant in a
   19  covered event. The term includes event operations and security
   20  employees working at a covered event.
   21         (c) “Restricted area” means any area designated for use by
   22  players, coaches, officials, performers, or other personnel
   23  administering a covered event that is on, or adjacent to, the
   24  area of play or performance.
   25         (2) A person may not:
   26         (a) Intentionally touch or strike a covered participant
   27  during a covered event against the will of the covered
   28  participant, or intentionally cause bodily harm to a covered
   29  participant during a covered event; or
   30         (b) Willfully enter or remain in a restricted area during a
   31  covered event without being authorized, licensed, or invited to
   32  enter or remain in such a restricted area.
   33         (3) A person who:
   34         (a) Violates subsection (2) commits a misdemeanor of the
   35  first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or by a fine
   36  of not more than $2,500.
   37         (b) Solicits another person to violate subsection (2) by
   38  offering money or any other thing of value to another to engage
   39  in specific conduct that constitutes such a violation commits a
   40  felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
   41  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   42         (4) A person convicted of a violation of this section may
   43  not realize any profit or benefit, directly or indirectly, from
   44  committing such a violation. Any profit or benefit payable to or
   45  accruing to a person convicted of a violation of this section is
   46  subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in the Florida
   47  Contraband Forfeiture Act.
   48         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023.
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   50  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   51  And the title is amended as follows:
   52         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   53  and insert:
   54                        A bill to be entitled                      
   55         An act relating to interference with sporting or
   56         entertainment events; creating s. 871.05, F.S.;
   57         providing definitions; prohibiting certain actions
   58         during covered sporting and entertainment events;
   59         providing criminal penalties; prohibiting profiting
   60         from violations; providing for seizure and forfeiture
   61         of specified assets; providing an effective date.