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    By the Committee on Criminal Justice and Senator Burt





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to controlled substances;

  3         amending s. 893.13, F.S., relating to

  4         prohibitions against selling, manufacturing, or

  5         delivering, or possessing with intent to sell,

  6         manufacture, or deliver, controlled substances

  7         within 200 feet of the real property comprising

  8         a public housing facility; defining "real

  9         property comprising a public housing facility";

10         providing penalties; amending s. 921.022, F.S.;

11         ranking such offenses on the offense severity

12         ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code;

13         providing an effective date.

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15         WHEREAS, the Florida Supreme Court in Brown v. State,

16  629 So.2d 841 (Fla. 1994), held that section 893.13(1)(i),

17  Florida Statutes, 1990 Supplement, relating to enhanced

18  penalties for selling, manufacturing, or delivering, or

19  possessing with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver,

20  controlled substances within 200 feet of a public housing

21  facility, was unconstitutionally vague because the phrase

22  "public housing facility" did not give adequate notice of what

23  conduct was prohibited, and

24         WHEREAS, the court noted that although the phrase was

25  not defined in the statutory section, the term "housing

26  project" had been defined for purposes of a similar statute in

27  Georgia, relating to prohibitions against drug transactions

28  within 1,000 feet of a publicly operated housing project, and

29         WHEREAS, the court also noted that analogous language

30  in s. 893.13(1)(e), providing for enhanced penalties for

31  certain drug offenses that occur within 1,000 feet of a public

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  1  or private elementary, middle, or secondary school, gave a

  2  clearer indication of the conduct prohibited, in comparison to

  3  the language of s. 893.139(1)(i), and

  4         WHEREAS, it is appropriate to deter and punish drug

  5  offenses against children or other vulnerable persons in or

  6  near housing projects with penalties equal in severity to

  7  those imposed for drug offenses against children and other

  8  victims in or near schools, NOW, THEREFORE,

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section

13  893.13, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (f) is

14  added to said subsection, to read:

15         893.13  Prohibited acts; penalties.--

16         (1)

17         (d)  Except as authorized by this chapter, it is

18  unlawful for any person to sell, manufacture, or deliver, or

19  possess with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver, a

20  controlled substance in, on, or within 200 feet of the real

21  property comprising a public housing facility, within 200 feet

22  of the real property comprising a public or private college,

23  university, or other postsecondary educational institution, or

24  within 200 feet of any public park. Any person who violates

25  this paragraph with respect to:

26         1.  A controlled substance named or described in s.

27  893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), or (2)(b) commits a

28  felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.

29  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

30         2.  A controlled substance named or described in s.

31  893.03(1)(c), (2)(c), (3), or (4) commits a felony of the

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  1  second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.

  2  775.083, or s. 775.084.

  3         3.  Any other controlled substance, except as lawfully

  4  sold, manufactured, or delivered, must be sentenced to pay a

  5  $500 fine and to serve 100 hours of public service in addition

  6  to any other penalty prescribed by law.

  7         (f)  Except as authorized by this chapter, it is

  8  unlawful for any person to sell, manufacture, or deliver, or

  9  possess with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver, a

10  controlled substance in, on, or within 200 feet of the real

11  property comprising a public housing facility at any time. For

12  purposes of this section, the term "real property comprising a

13  public housing facility" means real property, as defined in s.

14  421.03(12), of a public corporation created as a housing

15  authority pursuant to part I of chapter 421 or any facility

16  constituting single or multifamily dwelling units occupied by

17  persons of low income as defined in s. 421.03(10).  Any person

18  who violates this paragraph with respect to:

19         1.  A controlled substance named or described in s.

20  893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), or (2)(b) commits a

21  felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.

22  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The defendant must be

23  sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 3 calendar

24  years.

25         2.  A controlled substance named or described in s.

26  893.03(1)(c), (2)(c), (3), or (4) commits a felony of the

27  second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.

28  775.083, or s. 775.084.

29         3.  Any other controlled substance, except as lawfully

30  sold, manufactured, or delivered, must be sentenced to pay a

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  1  $500 fine and to serve 100 hours of public service in addition

  2  to any other penalty prescribed by law.

  3         Section 2.  Paragraphs (c) and (e) of subsection (3) of

  4  section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

  5         921.0022  Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity

  6  ranking chart.--

  7         (3)  OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART

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  9  Florida           Felony

10  Statute           Degree             Description

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13                              (c)  LEVEL 3

14  39.061             3rd      Escapes from juvenile facility

15                              (secure detention or residential

16                              commitment facility).

17  319.30(4)          3rd      Possession by junkyard of motor

18                              vehicle with identification

19                              number plate removed.

20  319.33(1)(a)       3rd      Alter or forge any certificate of

21                              title to a motor vehicle or

22                              mobile home.

23  319.33(1)(c)       3rd      Procure or pass title on stolen

24                              vehicle.

25  319.33(4)          3rd      With intent to defraud, possess,

26                              sell, etc., a blank, forged, or

27                              unlawfully obtained title or

28                              registration.

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  1  328.05(2)          3rd      Possess, sell, or counterfeit

  2                              fictitious, stolen, or fraudulent

  3                              titles or bills of sale of

  4                              vessels.

  5  328.07(4)          3rd      Manufacture, exchange, or possess

  6                              vessel with counterfeit or wrong

  7                              ID number.

  8  376.302(5)         3rd      Fraud related to reimbursement

  9                              for cleanup expenses under the

10                              Inland Protection Trust Fund.

11  501.001(2)(b)      2nd      Tampers with a consumer product

12                              or the container using materially

13                              false/misleading information.

14  697.08             3rd      Equity skimming.

15  790.15(3)          3rd      Person directs another to

16                              discharge firearm from a vehicle.

17  796.05(1)          3rd      Live on earnings of a prostitute.

18  806.10(1)          3rd      Maliciously injure, destroy, or

19                              interfere with vehicles or

20                              equipment used in firefighting.

21  806.10(2)          3rd      Interferes with or assaults

22                              firefighter in performance of

23                              duty.

24  810.09(2)(c)       3rd      Trespass on property other than

25                              structure or conveyance armed

26                              with firearm or dangerous weapon.

27  812.014(2)(c)2.    3rd      Grand theft; $5,000 or more but

28                              less than $10,000.

29  815.04(4)(b)       2nd      Computer offense devised to

30                              defraud or obtain property.

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  1  817.034(4)(a)3.    3rd      Engages in scheme to defraud

  2                              (Florida Communications Fraud

  3                              Act), property valued at less

  4                              than $20,000.

  5  817.233            3rd      Burning to defraud insurer.

  6  828.12(2)          3rd      Tortures any animal with intent

  7                              to inflict intense pain, serious

  8                              physical injury, or death.

  9  831.29             2nd      Possession of instruments for

10                              counterfeiting drivers' licenses.

11  838.021(3)(b)      3rd      Threatens unlawful harm to public

12                              servant.

13  843.19             3rd      Injure, disable, or kill police

14                              dog or horse.

15  870.01(2)          3rd      Riot; inciting or encouraging.

16  893.13(1)(a)2.     3rd      Sell, manufacture, or deliver

17                              cannabis (or other s.

18                              893.03(1)(c), (2)(c), (3), or (4)

19                              drugs).

20  893.13(1)(d)2.     2nd      Sell, manufacture, or deliver s.

21                              893.03(1)(c), (2)(c), (3), or (4)

22                              drugs within 200 feet of

23                              university, public housing

24                              facility, or public park.

25  893.13(1)(f)2.     2nd      Sell, manufacture, or deliver s.

26                              893.03(1)(c), (2)(c), (3), or (4)

27                              drugs within 200 feet of public

28                              housing facility.

29  893.13(6)(a)       3rd      Possession of any controlled

30                              substance other than felony

31                              possession of cannabis.

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  1  893.13(7)(a)9.     3rd      Obtain or attempt to obtain

  2                              controlled substance by fraud,

  3                              forgery, misrepresentation, etc.

  4  893.13(7)(a)11.    3rd      Furnish false or fraudulent

  5                              material information on any

  6                              document or record required by

  7                              chapter 893.

  8  918.13(1)(a)       3rd      Alter, destroy, or conceal

  9                              investigation evidence.

10  944.47

11   (1)(a)1.-2.       3rd      Introduce contraband to

12                              correctional facility.

13  944.47(1)(c)       2nd      Possess contraband while upon the

14                              grounds of a correctional

15                              institution.

16                              (e)  LEVEL 5

17  316.027(1)(a)      3rd      Accidents involving personal

18                              injuries, failure to stop;

19                              leaving scene.

20  316.1935(3)        3rd      Aggravated fleeing or eluding.

21  322.34(3)          3rd      Careless operation of motor

22                              vehicle with suspended license,

23                              resulting in death or serious

24                              bodily injury.

25  327.30(5)          3rd      Vessel accidents involving

26                              personal injury; leaving scene.

27  381.0041(11)(b)    3rd      Donate blood, plasma, or organs

28                              knowing HIV positive.

29  790.01(2)          3rd      Carrying a concealed firearm.

30  790.162            2nd      Threat to throw or discharge

31                              destructive device.

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  1  790.163            2nd      False report of deadly explosive.

  2  790.165(2)         3rd      Manufacture, sell, possess, or

  3                              deliver hoax bomb.

  4  790.221(1)         2nd      Possession of short-barreled

  5                              shotgun or machine gun.

  6  790.23             2nd      Felons in possession of firearms

  7                              or electronic weapons or devices.

  8  806.111(1)         3rd      Possess, manufacture, or dispense

  9                              fire bomb with intent to damage

10                              any structure or property.

11  812.019(1)         2nd      Stolen property; dealing in or

12                              trafficking in.

13  812.16(2)          3rd      Owning, operating, or conducting

14                              a chop shop.

15  817.034(4)(a)2.    2nd      Communications fraud, value

16                              $20,000 to $50,000.

17  825.1025(4)        3rd      Lewd or lascivious exhibition in

18                              the presence of an elderly person

19                              or disabled adult.

20  827.071(4)         2nd      Possess with intent to promote

21                              any photographic material, motion

22                              picture, etc., which includes

23                              sexual conduct by a child.

24  843.01             3rd      Resist officer with violence to

25                              person; resist arrest with

26                              violence.

27  874.05(2)          2nd      Encouraging or recruiting another

28                              to join a criminal street gang;

29                              second or subsequent offense.

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  1  893.13(1)(a)1.     2nd      Sell, manufacture, or deliver

  2                              cocaine (or other s.

  3                              893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d),

  4                              (2)(a), or (2)(b) drugs).

  5  893.13(1)(c)2.     2nd      Sell, manufacture, or deliver

  6                              cannabis (or other s.

  7                              893.03(1)(c), (2)(c), (3), or (4)

  8                              drugs) within 1,000 feet of a

  9                              school.

10  893.13(1)(d)1.     1st      Sell, manufacture, or deliver

11                              cocaine (or other s.

12                              893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d),

13                              (2)(a), or (2)(b) drugs) within

14                              200 feet of university, public

15                              housing facility, or public park.

16  893.13(1)(f)1.     1st      Sell, manufacture, or deliver

17                              cocaine (or other s.

18                              893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), or

19                              (2)(a), or (2)(b) drugs) within

20                              200 feet of public housing

21                              facility.

22  893.13(4)(b)       2nd      Deliver to minor cannabis (or

23                              other s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c),

24                              (3), or (4) drugs).

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  1          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
  2                         Senate Bill 358

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  4  .    Deletes a reference to "housing project" from the
         definition of "real property comprising the public
  5       housing facility."

  6  .    Deletes "handicapped or elderly persons" single or
         multifamily dwelling units from the definition of "real
  7       property comprising the public housing facility."

  8  .    Deletes old references to public housing facilities from
         the Offense Severity Ranking Chart in the Florida
  9       Punishment Code and it ranks the new enhancement
         provisions in the Offense Severity Ranking Chart as
10       follows: An offense enhanced to a first degree felony is
         placed in level 5; an offense enhanced to a second degree
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