Senate Bill sb2104e1

    SB 2104                                  First Engrossed (ntc)



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to hiring or leasing with

  3         intent to defraud; amending s. 812.155, F.S.;

  4         providing that the exclusion of property

  5         obtained under a rental-purchase agreement from

  6         criminal statutes relating to hiring or leasing

  7         with intent to defraud and similar offenses

  8         does not apply when the rental store retains

  9         title to the property through the period of the

10         agreement; providing penalties; providing an

11         effective date.

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

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15         Section 1.  Subsection (7) of section 812.155, Florida

16  Statutes, is amended to read:

17         812.155  Hiring, leasing, or obtaining personal

18  property or equipment with the intent to defraud; failing to

19  return hired or leased personal property or equipment; rules

20  of evidence.--

21         (7)  EXCLUSION OF RENTAL-PURCHASE AGREEMENTS.--This

22  section does not apply to personal property or equipment that

23  is the subject of a rental-purchase agreement that permits the

24  lessee to acquire ownership of the personal property or

25  equipment unless the rental store retains title to the

26  personal property or equipment throughout the rental-purchase

27  agreement period.

28         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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