SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 376

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senator Lee moved the following amendment:

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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 4, line 7, through page 6, line 29, delete

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18         768.071  Business premises liability; areas outside

19  enclosed buildings.--Notwithstanding any other provision of

20  law to the contrary, a person or organization owning or

21  controlling an interest in a business premises shall be liable

22  for civil damages for the death of, or injury or damage to, an

23  invitee or guest caused by a criminal act committed by a

24  person who is not an employee or agent of the business and

25  occurring on part of the business premises that is not within

26  an enclosed building only if the person or organization owning

27  or controlling an interest in the business premises

28  disregarded his or her duty to protect invitees or guests on

29  the property. For purposes of this section a person or

30  organization owning or controlling an interest in a business

31  premises may be found to have disregarded his or her duty to

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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 376

    Amendment No.    





 1  protect invitees or guests only if the person or organization

 2  owning or controlling an interest in the business premises

 3  knew that a criminal act was likely to occur on the portions

 4  of the property that are not within an enclosed building and

 5  failed to take any corrective action which could have

 6  prevented the injury.

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10  And the title is amended as follows:

11         On page 1, lines 15 - 17, delete those lines

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14   premises; amending s. 768.075, F.S.;

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