The Florida Senate

910.15  Theft and fraudulent practices concerning communication systems.--

(1)  A person charged with committing:

(a)  A fraudulent practice in a manner in which it may reasonably be assumed that a communication made to facilitate the fraudulent practice, or a false or misleading representation, could or would be disseminated across jurisdictional lines; or

(b)  A theft involving the use of the mail, telephone, newspaper, radio, television, or other means of communication,

may be tried in the county in which the dissemination originated, in which the dissemination was made, or in which any act necessary to consummate the offense occurred.

(2)  For purposes of this section, if a communication is made by or made available through the use of the Internet, the communication was made in every county within the state.

History.--s. 1, ch. 80-25; s. 2, ch. 2001-99.