HOUSE AMENDMENT
                                                   Bill No. HB 531
    Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only)
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11  The Council for Competitive Commerce offered the following:
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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 
14  Remove from the bill:  Everything after the enacting clause
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16  and insert in lieu thereof:  
17         Section 1.    Section 812.012, Florida Statutes, is
18  amended to read:
19         812.012  Definitions.--As used in ss. 812.012-812.037:
20         (1)  "Cargo" means partial or entire shipments,
21  containers, or cartons of property which are contained in or
22  on a trailer, motortruck, aircraft, vessel, warehouse, freight
23  station, freight consolidation facility, or air navigation
24  facility.
25         (2)(1)  "Dealer in property" means any person in the
26  business of buying and selling property.
27         (3)(8)  "Enterprise" means any individual, sole
28  proprietorship, partnership, corporation, business trust,
29  union chartered under the laws of this state, or other legal
30  entity, or any unchartered union, association, or group of
31  individuals associated in fact although not a legal entity.
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HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 (4)(2) "Obtains or uses" means any manner of: 2 (a) Taking or exercising control over property. 3 (b) Making any unauthorized use, disposition, or 4 transfer of property. 5 (c) Obtaining property by fraud, willful 6 misrepresentation of a future act, or false promise. 7 (d)1. Conduct previously known as stealing; larceny; 8 purloining; abstracting; embezzlement; misapplication; 9 misappropriation; conversion; or obtaining money or property 10 by false pretenses, fraud, or deception; or 11 2. Other conduct similar in nature. 12 (5)(3) "Property" means anything of value, and 13 includes: 14 (a) Real property, including things growing on, 15 affixed to, and found in land. 16 (b) Tangible or intangible personal property, 17 including rights, privileges, interests, and claims. 18 (c) Services. 19 (6)(4) "Property of another" means property in which a 20 person has an interest upon which another person is not 21 privileged to infringe without consent, whether or not the 22 other person also has an interest in the property. 23 (7)(5) "Services" means anything of value resulting 24 from a person's physical or mental labor or skill, or from the 25 use, possession, or presence of property, and includes: 26 (a) Repairs or improvements to property. 27 (b) Professional services. 28 (c) Private, public, or government communication, 29 transportation, power, water, or sanitation services. 30 (d) Lodging accommodations. 31 (e) Admissions to places of exhibition or 2 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 entertainment. 2 (8)(6) "Stolen property" means property that has been 3 the subject of any criminally wrongful taking. 4 (9)(7) "Traffic" means: 5 (a) To sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or 6 otherwise dispose of property. 7 (b) To buy, receive, possess, obtain control of, or 8 use property with the intent to sell, transfer, distribute, 9 dispense, or otherwise dispose of such property. 10 (10)(9) "Value" means value determined according to 11 any of the following: 12 (a)1. Value means the market value of the property at 13 the time and place of the offense or, if such cannot be 14 satisfactorily ascertained, the cost of replacement of the 15 property within a reasonable time after the offense. 16 2. The value of a written instrument that does not 17 have a readily ascertainable market value, in the case of an 18 instrument such as a check, draft, or promissory note, is the 19 amount due or collectible or is, in the case of any other 20 instrument which creates, releases, discharges, or otherwise 21 affects any valuable legal right, privilege, or obligation, 22 the greatest amount of economic loss that the owner of the 23 instrument might reasonably suffer by virtue of the loss of 24 the instrument. 25 3. The value of a trade secret that does not have a 26 readily ascertainable market value is any reasonable value 27 representing the damage to the owner, suffered by reason of 28 losing an advantage over those who do not know of or use the 29 trade secret. 30 (b) If the value of property cannot be ascertained, 31 the trier of fact may find the value to be not less than a 3 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 certain amount; if no such minimum value can be ascertained, 2 the value is an amount less than $100. 3 (c) Amounts of value of separate properties involved 4 in thefts committed pursuant to one scheme or course of 5 conduct, whether the thefts are from the same person or from 6 several persons, may be aggregated in determining the grade of 7 the offense. 8 Section 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of 9 section 812.014, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph 10 (f) is added to said subsection, to read: 11 812.014 Theft.-- 12 (2)(a)1. If the property stolen is valued at $100,000 13 or more or 14 2. The property stolen is cargo valued at $50,000 or 15 more that has entered the stream of interstate or intrastate 16 commerce from the shipper's loading platform to the 17 consignee's receiving dock; or 18 3. 2. If the offender commits any grand theft and: 19 a. In the course of committing the offense the 20 offender uses a motor vehicle as an instrumentality, other 21 than merely as a getaway vehicle, to assist in committing the 22 offense and thereby damages the real property of another; or 23 b. In the course of committing the offense the 24 offender causes damage to the real or personal property of 25 another in excess of $1,000, 26 27 the offender commits grand theft in the first degree, 28 punishable as a felony of the first degree, as provided in s. 29 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 30 (b)1. If the property stolen is valued at $20,000 or 31 more, but less than $100,000, or 4 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 2. The property stolen is cargo valued at less than 2 $50,000 that has entered the stream of interstate or 3 intrastate commerce from the shipper's loading platform to the 4 consignee's receiving dock, or 5 3. The property stolen is emergency medical equipment, 6 valued at $300 or more, that is taken from a facility licensed 7 under chapter 395 or from an aircraft or vehicle permitted 8 under chapter 401, 9 10 the offender commits grand theft in the second degree, 11 punishable as a felony of the second degree, as provided in s. 12 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Emergency medical 13 equipment means mechanical or electronic apparatus used to 14 provide emergency services and care as defined in s. 15 395.002(10) or to treat medical emergencies. 16 (f) Upon a second or subsequent conviction for 17 stealing cargo pursuant to subparagraph (a)2. or subparagraph 18 (b)2., the offender shall be sentenced to a minimum mandatory 19 term of no less than 3 years' imprisonment. 20 Section 3. Paragraphs (d) and (h) of subsection (1) 21 and subsections (5) and (7) of section 812.015, Florida 22 Statutes, are amended, and subsections (8) and (9) are added 23 to said section, to read: 24 812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; 25 mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; 26 exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; 27 penalties.-- 28 (1) As used in this section: 29 (d) "Retail theft" means the taking possession of or 30 carrying away of merchandise, property, money, or negotiable 31 documents; altering or removing a label, universal product 5 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 code, or price tag; transferring merchandise from one 2 container to another; or removing a shopping cart, with intent 3 to deprive the merchant of possession, use, benefit, or full 4 retail value. 5 (h) "Antishoplifting or inventory control device" 6 means a mechanism or other device designed and operated for 7 the purpose of detecting the removal from a mercantile 8 establishment or similar enclosure, or from a protected area 9 within such an enclosure, of specially marked or tagged 10 merchandise. The term includes any electronic or digital 11 imaging or any video recording or other film used for security 12 purposes and the cash register tape or other record made of 13 the register receipt. 14 (5)(a) A merchant, merchant's employee, farmer, or a 15 transit agency's employee or agent who takes a person into 16 custody, as provided in subsection (3), or who causes an 17 arrest, as provided in subsection (4), of a person for retail 18 theft, farm theft, transit fare evasion, or trespass shall not 19 be criminally or civilly liable for false arrest or false 20 imprisonment when the merchant, merchant's employee, farmer, 21 or a transit agency's employee or agent has probable cause to 22 believe that the person committed retail theft, farm theft, 23 transit fare evasion, or trespass. 24 (b) If a merchant or merchant's employee takes a 25 person into custody as provided in this section, or acts as a 26 witness with respect to any person taken into custody as 27 provided in this section, the merchant or merchant's employee 28 may provide his or her business address rather than home 29 address to any investigating law enforcement officer. 30 (7) It is unlawful to possess, or use or attempt to 31 use, any antishoplifting or inventory control device 6 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 countermeasure within any premises used for the retail 2 purchase or sale of any merchandise. Any person who possesses 3 any antishoplifting or inventory control device countermeasure 4 within any premises used for the retail purchase or sale of 5 any merchandise commits a felony misdemeanor of the third 6 first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, or s. 7 775.083, or s. 775.084. Any person who uses or attempts to 8 use any antishoplifting or inventory control device 9 countermeasure within any premises used for the retail 10 purchase or sale of any merchandise commits a felony of the 11 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 12 775.083, or s. 775.084. 13 (8) If a person commits retail theft, it is a felony 14 of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 15 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the property stolen is valued at 16 $300 or more and the person: 17 (a) Individually, or in concert with one or more other 18 persons, coordinates the activities of one or more individuals 19 in committing the offense, in which case the amount of each 20 individual theft shall be aggregated to determine the value of 21 the property stolen; 22 (b) Commits theft from more than one location within a 23 48-hour period, in which case the amount of each individual 24 theft shall be aggregated to determine the value of the 25 property stolen; 26 (c) Acts in concert with one or more other individuals 27 within one or more establishments to distract the merchant, 28 merchant's employee, or law enforcement officer in order to 29 carry out the offense or acts in other ways to coordinate 30 efforts to carry out the offense; or 31 (d) Commits the offense through the purchase of 7 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 merchandise in a package or box that contains merchandise 2 other than, or in addition to, the merchandise purported to be 3 contained in the package or box. 4 (9) Any person who violates subsection (8), and who 5 has previously been convicted of a violation of subsection 6 (8), commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as 7 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 8 Section 4. Section 812.0155, Florida Statutes, is 9 created to read: 10 812.0155 Suspension of driver's license following an 11 adjudication of guilt for retail theft.-- 12 (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the 13 court may order the suspension of the driver's license of each 14 person adjudicated guilty of any misdemeanor violation of s. 15 812.014 or s. 812.015, regardless of the value of the property 16 stolen. The court shall order the suspension of the driver's 17 license of each person adjudicated guilty of any misdemeanor 18 violation of s. 812.014 or s. 812.015 who has previously been 19 convicted of such an offense. Upon ordering the suspension of 20 the driver's license of the person adjudicated guilty, the 21 court shall forward the driver's license of the person 22 adjudicated guilty to the Department of Highway Safety and 23 Motor Vehicles in accordance with s. 322.25. 24 (a) The first suspension of a driver's license under 25 this subsection shall be for a period of up to 6 months. 26 (b) A second or subsequent suspension of a driver's 27 license under this subsection shall be for 1 year. 28 (2) The court may revoke, suspend, or withhold 29 issuance of a driver's license of a person less than 18 years 30 of age who violates s. 812.014 or s. 812.015 as an alternative 31 to sentencing the person to: 8 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 (a) Probation as defined in s. 985.03 or commitment to 2 the Department of Juvenile Justice, if the person is 3 adjudicated delinquent for such violation and has not 4 previously been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any 5 criminal offense, regardless of whether adjudication was 6 withheld. 7 (b) Probation as defined in s. 985.03, commitment to 8 the Department of Juvenile Justice, probation as defined in s. 9 948.01, community control, or incarceration, if the person is 10 convicted as an adult of such violation and has not previously 11 been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any criminal 12 offense, regardless of whether adjudication was withheld. 13 (3) As used in this subsection, the term "department" 14 means the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. A 15 court that revokes, suspends, or withholds issuance of a 16 driver's license under subsection (2) shall: 17 (a) If the person is eligible by reason of age for a 18 driver's license or driving privilege, direct the department 19 to revoke or withhold issuance of the person's driver's 20 license or driving privilege for not less than 6 months and 21 not more than 1 year; 22 (b) If the person's driver's license is under 23 suspension or revocation for any reason, direct the department 24 to extend the period of suspension or revocation by not less 25 than 6 months and not more than 1 year; or 26 (c) If the person is ineligible by reason of age for a 27 driver's license or driving privilege, direct the department 28 to withhold issuance of the person's driver's license or 29 driving privilege for not less than 6 months and not more than 30 1 year after the date on which the person would otherwise 31 become eligible. 9 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 (4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not preclude the court 2 from imposing any sanction specified or not specified in 3 subsection (2) or subsection (3). 4 Section 5. Section 812.017, Florida Statutes, is 5 created to read: 6 812.017 Use of a fraudulently obtained or false 7 receipt.-- 8 (1) Any person who requests a refund of merchandise, 9 money, or any other thing of value through the use of a 10 fraudulently obtained receipt or false receipt commits a 11 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 12 775.082 or s. 775.083. 13 (2) Any person who obtains merchandise, money, or any 14 other thing of value through the use of a fraudulently 15 obtained receipt or false receipt commits a misdemeanor of the 16 first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 17 775.083. 18 Section 6. Section 812.0195, Florida Statutes, is 19 created to read: 20 812.0195 Dealing in stolen property by use of the 21 Internet.--Any person in this state who uses the Internet to 22 sell or offer for sale any merchandise or other property that 23 the person knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, is 24 stolen commits: 25 (1) A misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as 26 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, if the value of the 27 property is less than $300; or 28 (2) A felony of the third degree, punishable as 29 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the 30 value of the property is $300 or more. 31 Section 7. Section 817.625, Florida Statutes, is 10 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 created to read: 2 817.625 Use of scanning device or reencoder to 3 defraud; penalties.-- 4 (1) As used in this section, the term: 5 (a) "Scanning device" means a scanner, reader, or any 6 other electronic device that is used to access, read, scan, 7 obtain, memorize, or store, temporarily or permanently, 8 information encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a 9 payment card. 10 (b) "Reencoder" means an electronic device that places 11 encoded information from the magnetic strip or stripe of a 12 payment card onto the magnetic strip or stripe of a different 13 payment card. 14 (c) "Payment card" means a credit card, charge card, 15 debit card, or any other card that is issued to an authorized 16 card user and that allows the user to obtain, purchase, or 17 receive goods, services, money, or anything else of value from 18 a merchant. 19 (d) "Merchant" means a person who receives from an 20 authorized user of a payment card, or someone the person 21 believes to be an authorized user, a payment card or 22 information from a payment card, or what the person believes 23 to be a payment card or information from a payment card, as 24 the instrument for obtaining, purchasing, or receiving goods, 25 services, money, or anything else of value from the person. 26 (2)(a) It is a felony of the third degree, punishable 27 as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, for a 28 person to use: 29 1. A scanning device to access, read, obtain, 30 memorize, or store, temporarily or permanently, information 31 encoded on the magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card 11 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 without the permission of the authorized user of the payment 2 card and with the intent to defraud the authorized user. 3 2. A reencoder to place information encoded on the 4 magnetic strip or stripe of a payment card onto the magnetic 5 strip or stripe of a different card without the permission of 6 the authorized user of the card from which the information is 7 being reencoded and with the intent to defraud the authorized 8 user. 9 (b) Any person who violates paragraph (a) a second or 10 subsequent time commits a felony of the second degree, 11 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 12 775.084. 13 (c) Any person who violates paragraph (a) shall also 14 be subject to the provisions of ss. 932.701-932.707. 15 Section 8. Section 831.07, Florida Statutes, is 16 amended to read: 17 831.07 Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or 18 promissory notes.--Whoever falsely makes, alters, forges, or 19 counterfeits a bank bill, check, draft, or promissory note 20 payable to the bearer thereof, or to the order of any person, 21 issued by an incorporated banking company established in this 22 state, or within the United States, or any foreign province, 23 state, or government, with intent to injure any person, 24 commits shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, 25 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 26 775.084. 27 Section 9. Section 831.08, Florida Statutes, is 28 amended to read: 29 831.08 Possessing certain forged notes, or bills, 30 checks, or drafts.--Whoever has in his or her possession 10 or 31 more similar false, altered, forged, or counterfeit notes, 12 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 bills of credit, bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes, such as 2 are mentioned in any of the preceding sections of this 3 chapter, payable to the bearer thereof or to the order of any 4 person, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged, or 5 counterfeit, with intent to utter and pass the same as true, 6 and thereby to injure or defraud any person, commits shall be 7 guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided 8 in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 9 Section 10. Section 831.09, Florida Statutes, is 10 amended to read: 11 831.09 Uttering forged bills, checks, drafts, or 12 notes.--Whoever utters or passes or tenders in payment as 13 true, any such false, altered, forged, or counterfeit note, or 14 any bank bill, check, draft, or promissory note, payable to 15 the bearer thereof or to the order of any person, issued as 16 aforesaid, knowing the same to be false, altered, forged or 17 counterfeit, with intent to injure or defraud any person, 18 commits shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, 19 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 20 775.084. 21 Section 11. For the purposes of incorporating the 22 amendment to s. 831.09, Florida Statutes, section 831.10, 23 Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 24 831.10 Second conviction of uttering forged 25 bills.--Whoever, having been convicted of the offense 26 mentioned in s. 831.09 is again convicted of the like offense 27 committed after the former conviction, and whoever is at the 28 same term of the court convicted upon three distinct charges 29 of such offense, shall be deemed a common utterer of 30 counterfeit bills, and shall be punished as provided in s. 31 775.084. 13 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 Section 12. Section 831.11, Florida Statutes, is 2 amended to read: 3 831.11 Bringing into the state forged bank bills, 4 checks, drafts, or notes.--Whoever brings into this state or 5 has in his or her possession a false, forged, or counterfeit 6 bill, check, draft, or note in the similitude of the bills or 7 notes payable to the bearer thereof or to the order of any 8 person issued by or for any bank or banking company 9 established in this state, or within the United States, or any 10 foreign province, state or government, with intent to utter 11 and pass the same or to render the same current as true, 12 knowing the same to be false, forged, or counterfeit, commits 13 shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as 14 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 15 Section 13. Section 831.12, Florida Statutes, is 16 amended to read: 17 831.12 Fraudulently connecting parts of genuine 18 instrument.--Whoever fraudulently connects together parts of 19 several banknotes, checks, drafts, or other genuine 20 instruments in such a manner as to produce one additional 21 note, check, draft, or instrument, with intent to pass all of 22 them as genuine, commits shall be deemed guilty of forgery in 23 like manner as if each of them had been falsely made or 24 forged. 25 Section 14. Section 831.28, Florida Statutes, is 26 created to read: 27 831.28 Counterfeiting a payment instrument; possessing 28 a counterfeit payment instrument; penalties.-- 29 (1) As used in this section, the term "counterfeit" 30 means the manufacture of or arrangement to manufacture a 31 payment instrument, as defined in s. 560.103, without the 14 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 permission of the financial institution, account holder, or 2 organization whose name, routing number, or account number 3 appears on the payment instrument, or the manufacture of any 4 payment instrument with a fictitious name, routing number, or 5 account number. 6 (2)(a) It is unlawful to counterfeit a payment 7 instrument with the intent to defraud a financial institution, 8 account holder, or any other person or organization or for a 9 person to have any counterfeit payment instrument in such 10 person's possession. Any person who violates this subsection 11 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided 12 in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 13 (b) The printing of a payment instrument in the name 14 of a person or entity or with the routing number or account 15 number of a person or entity without the permission of the 16 person or entity to manufacture or reproduce such payment 17 instrument with such name, routing number, or account number 18 is prima facie evidence of intent to defraud. 19 (3) This section does not apply to a law enforcement 20 agency that produces or displays counterfeit payment 21 instruments for investigative or educational purposes. 22 Section 15. Subsection (10) is added to section 23 832.05, Florida Statutes, to read: 24 832.05 Giving worthless checks, drafts, and debit card 25 orders; penalty; duty of drawee; evidence; costs; complaint 26 form.-- 27 (10) CONSTRUCTION; PAYEE OR HOLDER; INSUFFICIENT 28 FUNDS.--For purposes of construction of this section, a payee 29 or holder does not have knowledge, express notification, or 30 reason to believe that the maker or drawer has insufficient 31 funds to ensure payment of a check, draft, or debit card 15 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 solely because the maker or drawer has previously drawn or 2 issued a worthless check, draft, or debit card order to the 3 payee or holder. 4 Section 16. Paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), and 5 (g) of subsection (3) of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, 6 are amended to read: 7 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity 8 ranking chart.-- 9 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 10 11 Florida Felony 12 Statute Degree Description 13 14 15 (b) LEVEL 2 16 403.413(5)(c) 3rd Dumps waste litter exceeding 500 17 lbs. in weight or 100 cubic feet 18 in volume or any quantity for 19 commercial purposes, or hazardous 20 waste. 21 517.07 3rd Registration of securities and 22 furnishing of prospectus 23 required. 24 590.28(1) 3rd Willful, malicious, or 25 intentional burning. 26 784.05(3) 3rd Storing or leaving a loaded 27 firearm within reach of minor who 28 uses it to inflict injury or 29 death. 30 787.04(1) 3rd In violation of court order, 31 take, entice, etc., minor beyond 16 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 state limits. 2 806.13(1)(b)3. 3rd Criminal mischief; damage $1,000 3 or more to public communication 4 or any other public service. 5 810.09(2)(e) 3rd Trespassing on posted commerical 6 horticulture property. 7 812.014(2)(c)1. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $300 or 8 more but less than $5,000. 9 812.014(2)(d) 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $100 or 10 more but less than $300, taken 11 from unenclosed curtilage of 12 dwelling. 13 812.015(7) 3rd Possession, use, or attempted use 14 of an antishoplifting or 15 inventory control device 16 countermeasure. 17 817.234(1)(a)2. 3rd False statement in support of 18 insurance claim. 19 817.481(3)(a) 3rd Obtain credit or purchase with 20 false, expired, counterfeit, 21 etc., credit card, value over 22 $300. 23 817.52(3) 3rd Failure to redeliver hired 24 vehicle. 25 817.54 3rd With intent to defraud, obtain 26 mortgage note, etc., by false 27 representation. 28 817.60(5) 3rd Dealing in credit cards of 29 another. 30 817.60(6)(a) 3rd Forgery; purchase goods, services 31 with false card. 17 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 817.61 3rd Fraudulent use of credit cards 2 over $100 or more within 6 3 months. 4 826.04 3rd Knowingly marries or has sexual 5 intercourse with person to whom 6 related. 7 831.01 3rd Forgery. 8 831.02 3rd Uttering forged instrument; 9 utters or publishes alteration 10 with intent to defraud. 11 831.07 3rd Forging bank bills, checks, 12 drafts, or promissory notes note. 13 831.08 3rd Possessing Possession of 10 or 14 more forged notes, bills, checks, 15 or drafts. 16 831.09 3rd Uttering forged notes, bills, 17 checks, drafts, or promissory 18 notes; passes as bank bill or 19 promissory note. 20 831.11 3rd Bringing into the state forged 21 bank bills, checks, drafts, or 22 notes. 23 832.05(3)(a) 3rd Cashing or depositing item with 24 intent to defraud. 25 843.08 3rd Falsely impersonating an officer. 26 893.13(2)(a)2. 3rd Purchase of any s. 893.03(1)(c), 27 (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., 28 (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., 29 (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (3), or (4) 30 drugs other than cannabis. 31 18 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 893.147(2) 3rd Manufacture or delivery of drug 2 paraphernalia. 3 (c) LEVEL 3 4 316.1935(2) 3rd Fleeing or attempting to elude 5 law enforcement officer in marked 6 patrol vehicle with siren and 7 lights activated. 8 319.30(4) 3rd Possession by junkyard of motor 9 vehicle with identification 10 number plate removed. 11 319.33(1)(a) 3rd Alter or forge any certificate of 12 title to a motor vehicle or 13 mobile home. 14 319.33(1)(c) 3rd Procure or pass title on stolen 15 vehicle. 16 319.33(4) 3rd With intent to defraud, possess, 17 sell, etc., a blank, forged, or 18 unlawfully obtained title or 19 registration. 20 328.05(2) 3rd Possess, sell, or counterfeit 21 fictitious, stolen, or fraudulent 22 titles or bills of sale of 23 vessels. 24 328.07(4) 3rd Manufacture, exchange, or possess 25 vessel with counterfeit or wrong 26 ID number. 27 376.302(5) 3rd Fraud related to reimbursement 28 for cleanup expenses under the 29 Inland Protection Trust Fund. 30 501.001(2)(b) 2nd Tampers with a consumer product 31 or the container using materially 19 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 false/misleading information. 2 697.08 3rd Equity skimming. 3 790.15(3) 3rd Person directs another to 4 discharge firearm from a vehicle. 5 796.05(1) 3rd Live on earnings of a prostitute. 6 806.10(1) 3rd Maliciously injure, destroy, or 7 interfere with vehicles or 8 equipment used in firefighting. 9 806.10(2) 3rd Interferes with or assaults 10 firefighter in performance of 11 duty. 12 810.09(2)(c) 3rd Trespass on property other than 13 structure or conveyance armed 14 with firearm or dangerous weapon. 15 812.014(2)(c)2. 3rd Grand theft; $5,000 or more but 16 less than $10,000. 17 815.04(4)(b) 2nd Computer offense devised to 18 defraud or obtain property. 19 817.034(4)(a)3. 3rd Engages in scheme to defraud 20 (Florida Communications Fraud 21 Act), property valued at less 22 than $20,000. 23 817.233 3rd Burning to defraud insurer. 24 828.12(2) 3rd Tortures any animal with intent 25 to inflict intense pain, serious 26 physical injury, or death. 27 831.28(2)(a) 3rd Counterfeiting a payment 28 instrument with intent to defraud 29 or possessing a counterfeit 30 payment instrument. 31 20 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 831.29 2nd Possession of instruments for 2 counterfeiting drivers' licenses 3 or identification cards. 4 838.021(3)(b) 3rd Threatens unlawful harm to public 5 servant. 6 843.19 3rd Injure, disable, or kill police 7 dog or horse. 8 870.01(2) 3rd Riot; inciting or encouraging. 9 893.13(1)(a)2. 3rd Sell, manufacture, or deliver 10 cannabis (or other s. 11 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., 12 (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6., 13 (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., 14 (3), or (4) drugs). 15 893.13(1)(d)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver s. 16 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., 17 (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6., 18 (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., 19 (3), or (4) drugs within 200 feet 20 of university or public park. 21 893.13(1)(f)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver s. 22 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., 23 (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6., 24 (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., 25 (3), or (4) drugs within 200 feet 26 of public housing facility. 27 893.13(6)(a) 3rd Possession of any controlled 28 substance other than felony 29 possession of cannabis. 30 893.13(7)(a)9. 3rd Obtain or attempt to obtain 31 controlled substance by fraud, 21 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 forgery, misrepresentation, etc. 2 893.13(7)(a)11. 3rd Furnish false or fraudulent 3 material information on any 4 document or record required by 5 chapter 893. 6 918.13(1)(a) 3rd Alter, destroy, or conceal 7 investigation evidence. 8 944.47 9 (1)(a)1.-2. 3rd Introduce contraband to 10 correctional facility. 11 944.47(1)(c) 2nd Possess contraband while upon the 12 grounds of a correctional 13 institution. 14 985.3141 3rd Escapes from a juvenile facility 15 (secure detention or residential 16 commitment facility). 17 (d) LEVEL 4 18 316.1935(3) 2nd Driving at high speed or with 19 wanton disregard for safety while 20 fleeing or attempting to elude 21 law enforcement officer who is in 22 a marked patrol vehicle with 23 siren and lights activated. 24 784.07(2)(b) 3rd Battery of law enforcement 25 officer, firefighter, intake 26 officer, etc. 27 784.075 3rd Battery on detention or 28 commitment facility staff. 29 784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of 30 age or older. 31 22 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 784.081(3) 3rd Battery on specified official or 2 employee. 3 784.082(3) 3rd Battery by detained person on 4 visitor or other detainee. 5 784.083(3) 3rd Battery on code inspector. 6 784.085 3rd Battery of child by throwing, 7 tossing, projecting, or expelling 8 certain fluids or materials. 9 787.03(1) 3rd Interference with custody; 10 wrongly takes child from 11 appointed guardian. 12 787.04(2) 3rd Take, entice, or remove child 13 beyond state limits with criminal 14 intent pending custody 15 proceedings. 16 787.04(3) 3rd Carrying child beyond state lines 17 with criminal intent to avoid 18 producing child at custody 19 hearing or delivering to 20 designated person. 21 790.115(1) 3rd Exhibiting firearm or weapon 22 within 1,000 feet of a school. 23 790.115(2)(b) 3rd Possessing electric weapon or 24 device, destructive device, or 25 other weapon on school property. 26 790.115(2)(c) 3rd Possessing firearm on school 27 property. 28 800.04(7)(d) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition; 29 offender less than 18 years. 30 810.02(4)(a) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, 31 of an unoccupied structure; 23 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 unarmed; no assault or battery. 2 810.02(4)(b) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, 3 of an unoccupied conveyance; 4 unarmed; no assault or battery. 5 810.06 3rd Burglary; possession of tools. 6 810.08(2)(c) 3rd Trespass on property, armed with 7 firearm or dangerous weapon. 8 812.014(2)(c)3. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000 9 or more but less than $20,000. 10 812.014 11 (2)(c)4.-10. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree, a will, 12 firearm, motor vehicle, 13 livestock, etc. 14 812.0195(2) 3rd Dealing in stolen property by use 15 of the Internet; property stolen 16 $300 or more. 17 817.563(1) 3rd Sell or deliver substance other 18 than controlled substance agreed 19 upon, excluding s. 893.03(5) 20 drugs. 21 817.625(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of scanning device 22 or reencoder. 23 828.125(1) 2nd Kill, maim, or cause great bodily 24 harm or permanent breeding 25 disability to any registered 26 horse or cattle. 27 837.02(1) 3rd Perjury in official proceedings. 28 837.021(1) 3rd Make contradictory statements in 29 official proceedings. 30 843.021 3rd Possession of a concealed 31 handcuff key by a person in 24 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 custody. 2 843.025 3rd Deprive law enforcement, 3 correctional, or correctional 4 probation officer of means of 5 protection or communication. 6 843.15(1)(a) 3rd Failure to appear while on bail 7 for felony (bond estreature or 8 bond jumping). 9 874.05(1) 3rd Encouraging or recruiting another 10 to join a criminal street gang. 11 893.13(2)(a)1. 2nd Purchase of cocaine (or other s. 12 893.03(1)(a), (b), or (d), 13 (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4. 14 drugs). 15 914.14(2) 3rd Witnesses accepting bribes. 16 914.22(1) 3rd Force, threaten, etc., witness, 17 victim, or informant. 18 914.23(2) 3rd Retaliation against a witness, 19 victim, or informant, no bodily 20 injury. 21 918.12 3rd Tampering with jurors. 22 (e) LEVEL 5 23 316.027(1)(a) 3rd Accidents involving personal 24 injuries, failure to stop; 25 leaving scene. 26 316.1935(4) 2nd Aggravated fleeing or eluding. 27 322.34(6) 3rd Careless operation of motor 28 vehicle with suspended license, 29 resulting in death or serious 30 bodily injury. 31 25 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 327.30(5) 3rd Vessel accidents involving 2 personal injury; leaving scene. 3 381.0041(11)(b) 3rd Donate blood, plasma, or organs 4 knowing HIV positive. 5 790.01(2) 3rd Carrying a concealed firearm. 6 790.162 2nd Threat to throw or discharge 7 destructive device. 8 790.163 2nd False report of deadly explosive. 9 790.165(2) 3rd Manufacture, sell, possess, or 10 deliver hoax bomb. 11 790.221(1) 2nd Possession of short-barreled 12 shotgun or machine gun. 13 790.23 2nd Felons in possession of firearms 14 or electronic weapons or devices. 15 800.04(6)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious conduct; 16 offender less than 18 years. 17 800.04(7)(c) 2nd Lewd or lascivious exhibition; 18 offender 18 years or older. 19 806.111(1) 3rd Possess, manufacture, or dispense 20 fire bomb with intent to damage 21 any structure or property. 22 812.019(1) 2nd Stolen property; dealing in or 23 trafficking in. 24 812.131(2)(b) 3rd Robbery by sudden snatching. 25 812.16(2) 3rd Owning, operating, or conducting 26 a chop shop. 27 817.034(4)(a)2. 2nd Communications fraud, value 28 $20,000 to $50,000. 29 817.625(2)(b) 2nd Second or subsequent fraudulent 30 use of scanning device or 31 reencoder. 26 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 825.1025(4) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition in 2 the presence of an elderly person 3 or disabled adult. 4 827.071(4) 2nd Possess with intent to promote 5 any photographic material, motion 6 picture, etc., which includes 7 sexual conduct by a child. 8 843.01 3rd Resist officer with violence to 9 person; resist arrest with 10 violence. 11 874.05(2) 2nd Encouraging or recruiting another 12 to join a criminal street gang; 13 second or subsequent offense. 14 893.13(1)(a)1. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver 15 cocaine (or other s. 16 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), 17 (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4. 18 drugs). 19 893.13(1)(c)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver 20 cannabis (or other s. 21 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., 22 (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6., 23 (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., 24 (3), or (4) drugs) within 1,000 25 feet of a child care facility or 26 school. 27 893.13(1)(d)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver 28 cocaine (or other s. 29 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), 30 (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4. 31 drugs) within 200 feet of 27 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 university or public park. 2 893.13(1)(e)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver 3 cannabis or other drug prohibited 4 under s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., 5 (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., 6 (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., 7 (2)(c)9., (3), or (4) within 8 1,000 feet of property used for 9 religious services or a specified 10 business site. 11 893.13(1)(f)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver 12 cocaine (or other s. 13 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), or 14 (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4. 15 drugs) within 200 feet of public 16 housing facility. 17 893.13(4)(b) 2nd Deliver to minor cannabis (or 18 other s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., 19 (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., 20 (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., 21 (2)(c)9., (3), or (4) drugs). 22 (f) LEVEL 6 23 316.027(1)(b) 2nd Accident involving death, failure 24 to stop; leaving scene. 25 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 4th or subsequent 26 conviction. 27 775.0875(1) 3rd Taking firearm from law 28 enforcement officer. 29 775.21(10) 3rd Sexual predators; failure to 30 register; failure to renew 31 driver's license or 28 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 identification card. 2 784.021(1)(a) 3rd Aggravated assault; deadly weapon 3 without intent to kill. 4 784.021(1)(b) 3rd Aggravated assault; intent to 5 commit felony. 6 784.041 3rd Felony battery. 7 784.048(3) 3rd Aggravated stalking; credible 8 threat. 9 784.048(5) 3rd Aggravated stalking of person 10 under 16. 11 784.07(2)(c) 2nd Aggravated assault on law 12 enforcement officer. 13 784.08(2)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on a person 65 14 years of age or older. 15 784.081(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on specified 16 official or employee. 17 784.082(2) 2nd Aggravated assault by detained 18 person on visitor or other 19 detainee. 20 784.083(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on code 21 inspector. 22 787.02(2) 3rd False imprisonment; restraining 23 with purpose other than those in 24 s. 787.01. 25 790.115(2)(d) 2nd Discharging firearm or weapon on 26 school property. 27 790.161(2) 2nd Make, possess, or throw 28 destructive device with intent to 29 do bodily harm or damage 30 property. 31 29 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 790.164(1) 2nd False report of deadly explosive 2 or act of arson or violence to 3 state property. 4 790.19 2nd Shooting or throwing deadly 5 missiles into dwellings, vessels, 6 or vehicles. 7 794.011(8)(a) 3rd Solicitation of minor to 8 participate in sexual activity by 9 custodial adult. 10 794.05(1) 2nd Unlawful sexual activity with 11 specified minor. 12 800.04(5)(d) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation; 13 victim 12 years of age or older 14 but less than 16 years; offender 15 less than 18 years. 16 800.04(6)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious conduct; 17 offender 18 years of age or 18 older. 19 806.031(2) 2nd Arson resulting in great bodily 20 harm to firefighter or any other 21 person. 22 810.02(3)(c) 2nd Burglary of occupied structure; 23 unarmed; no assault or battery. 24 812.014(2)(b)1. 2nd Property stolen $20,000 or more, 25 but less than $100,000, grand 26 theft in 2nd degree. 27 812.014(2)(b)2. 2nd Property stolen cargo valued at 28 less than $50,000, grand theft in 29 2nd degree. 30 812.015(9) 2nd Retail theft; property stolen 31 $300 or more; second or 30 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 subsequent conviction. 2 812.13(2)(c) 2nd Robbery, no firearm or other 3 weapon (strong-arm robbery). 4 817.034(4)(a)1. 1st Communications fraud, value 5 greater than $50,000. 6 817.4821(5) 2nd Possess cloning paraphernalia 7 with intent to create cloned 8 cellular telephones. 9 825.102(1) 3rd Abuse of an elderly person or 10 disabled adult. 11 825.102(3)(c) 3rd Neglect of an elderly person or 12 disabled adult. 13 825.1025(3) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation of 14 an elderly person or disabled 15 adult. 16 825.103(2)(c) 3rd Exploiting an elderly person or 17 disabled adult and property is 18 valued at less than $20,000. 19 827.03(1) 3rd Abuse of a child. 20 827.03(3)(c) 3rd Neglect of a child. 21 827.071(2)&(3) 2nd Use or induce a child in a sexual 22 performance, or promote or direct 23 such performance. 24 836.05 2nd Threats; extortion. 25 836.10 2nd Written threats to kill or do 26 bodily injury. 27 843.12 3rd Aids or assists person to escape. 28 847.0135(3) 3rd Solicitation of a child, via a 29 computer service, to commit an 30 unlawful sex act. 31 31 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 914.23 2nd Retaliation against a witness, 2 victim, or informant, with bodily 3 injury. 4 943.0435(9) 3rd Sex offenders; failure to comply 5 with reporting requirements. 6 944.35(3)(a)2. 3rd Committing malicious battery upon 7 or inflicting cruel or inhuman 8 treatment on an inmate or 9 offender on community 10 supervision, resulting in great 11 bodily harm. 12 944.40 2nd Escapes. 13 944.46 3rd Harboring, concealing, aiding 14 escaped prisoners. 15 944.47(1)(a)5. 2nd Introduction of contraband 16 (firearm, weapon, or explosive) 17 into correctional facility. 18 951.22(1) 3rd Intoxicating drug, firearm, or 19 weapon introduced into county 20 facility. 21 (g) LEVEL 7 22 316.193(3)(c)2. 3rd DUI resulting in serious bodily 23 injury. 24 327.35(3)(c)2. 3rd Vessel BUI resulting in serious 25 bodily injury. 26 402.319(2) 2nd Misrepresentation and negligence 27 or intentional act resulting in 28 great bodily harm, permanent 29 disfiguration, permanent 30 disability, or death. 31 409.920(2) 3rd Medicaid provider fraud. 32 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 456.065(2) 3rd Practicing a health care 2 profession without a license. 3 456.065(2) 2nd Practicing a health care 4 profession without a license 5 which results in serious bodily 6 injury. 7 458.327(1) 3rd Practicing medicine without a 8 license. 9 459.013(1) 3rd Practicing osteopathic medicine 10 without a license. 11 460.411(1) 3rd Practicing chiropractic medicine 12 without a license. 13 461.012(1) 3rd Practicing podiatric medicine 14 without a license. 15 462.17 3rd Practicing naturopathy without a 16 license. 17 463.015(1) 3rd Practicing optometry without a 18 license. 19 464.016(1) 3rd Practicing nursing without a 20 license. 21 465.015(2) 3rd Practicing pharmacy without a 22 license. 23 466.026(1) 3rd Practicing dentistry or dental 24 hygiene without a license. 25 467.201 3rd Practicing midwifery without a 26 license. 27 468.366 3rd Delivering respiratory care 28 services without a license. 29 483.828(1) 3rd Practicing as clinical laboratory 30 personnel without a license. 31 33 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 483.901(9) 3rd Practicing medical physics 2 without a license. 3 484.053 3rd Dispensing hearing aids without a 4 license. 5 494.0018(2) 1st Conviction of any violation of 6 ss. 494.001-494.0077 in which the 7 total money and property 8 unlawfully obtained exceeded 9 $50,000 and there were five or 10 more victims. 11 560.123(8)(b)1. 3rd Failure to report currency or 12 payment instruments exceeding 13 $300 but less than $20,000 by 14 money transmitter. 15 560.125(5)(a) 3rd Money transmitter business by 16 unauthorized person, currency or 17 payment instruments exceeding 18 $300 but less than $20,000. 19 655.50(10)(b)1. 3rd Failure to report financial 20 transactions exceeding $300 but 21 less than $20,000 by financial 22 institution. 23 782.051(3) 2nd Attempted felony murder of a 24 person by a person other than the 25 perpetrator or the perpetrator of 26 an attempted felony. 27 782.07(1) 2nd Killing of a human being by the 28 act, procurement, or culpable 29 negligence of another 30 (manslaughter). 31 34 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 782.071 2nd Killing of human being or viable 2 fetus by the operation of a motor 3 vehicle in a reckless manner 4 (vehicular homicide). 5 782.072 2nd Killing of a human being by the 6 operation of a vessel in a 7 reckless manner (vessel 8 homicide). 9 784.045(1)(a)1. 2nd Aggravated battery; intentionally 10 causing great bodily harm or 11 disfigurement. 12 784.045(1)(a)2. 2nd Aggravated battery; using deadly 13 weapon. 14 784.045(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated battery; perpetrator 15 aware victim pregnant. 16 784.048(4) 3rd Aggravated stalking; violation of 17 injunction or court order. 18 784.07(2)(d) 1st Aggravated battery on law 19 enforcement officer. 20 784.08(2)(a) 1st Aggravated battery on a person 65 21 years of age or older. 22 784.081(1) 1st Aggravated battery on specified 23 official or employee. 24 784.082(1) 1st Aggravated battery by detained 25 person on visitor or other 26 detainee. 27 784.083(1) 1st Aggravated battery on code 28 inspector. 29 790.07(4) 1st Specified weapons violation 30 subsequent to previous conviction 31 of s. 790.07(1) or (2). 35 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 790.16(1) 1st Discharge of a machine gun under 2 specified circumstances. 3 790.166(3) 2nd Possessing, selling, using, or 4 attempting to use a hoax weapon 5 of mass destruction. 6 796.03 2nd Procuring any person under 16 7 years for prostitution. 8 800.04(5)(c)1. 2nd Lewd or lascivious molestation; 9 victim less than 12 years of age; 10 offender less than 18 years. 11 800.04(5)(c)2. 2nd Lewd or lascivious molestation; 12 victim 12 years of age or older 13 but less than 16 years; offender 14 18 years or older. 15 806.01(2) 2nd Maliciously damage structure by 16 fire or explosive. 17 810.02(3)(a) 2nd Burglary of occupied dwelling; 18 unarmed; no assault or battery. 19 810.02(3)(b) 2nd Burglary of unoccupied dwelling; 20 unarmed; no assault or battery. 21 810.02(3)(d) 2nd Burglary of occupied conveyance; 22 unarmed; no assault or battery. 23 812.014(2)(a) 1st Property stolen, valued at 24 $100,000 or more; cargo stolen 25 valued at $50,000, or more; 26 property stolen while causing 27 other property damage; 1st degree 28 grand theft 29 812.014(2)(b)3. 2nd Property stolen, emergency 30 medical equipment; 2nd degree 31 grand theft. 36 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 812.019(2) 1st Stolen property; initiates, 2 organizes, plans, etc., the theft 3 of property and traffics in 4 stolen property. 5 812.131(2)(a) 2nd Robbery by sudden snatching. 6 812.133(2)(b) 1st Carjacking; no firearm, deadly 7 weapon, or other weapon. 8 825.102(3)(b) 2nd Neglecting an elderly person or 9 disabled adult causing great 10 bodily harm, disability, or 11 disfigurement. 12 825.1025(2) 2nd Lewd or lascivious battery upon 13 an elderly person or disabled 14 adult. 15 825.103(2)(b) 2nd Exploiting an elderly person or 16 disabled adult and property is 17 valued at $20,000 or more, but 18 less than $100,000. 19 827.03(3)(b) 2nd Neglect of a child causing great 20 bodily harm, disability, or 21 disfigurement. 22 827.04(3) 3rd Impregnation of a child under 16 23 years of age by person 21 years 24 of age or older. 25 837.05(2) 3rd Giving false information about 26 alleged capital felony to a law 27 enforcement officer. 28 872.06 2nd Abuse of a dead human body. 29 893.13(1)(c)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver 30 cocaine (or other drug prohibited 31 under s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), 37 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or 2 (2)(c)4.) within 1,000 feet of a 3 child care facility or school. 4 893.13(1)(e)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver 5 cocaine or other drug prohibited 6 under s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), 7 (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or 8 (2)(c)4., within 1,000 feet of 9 property used for religious 10 services or a specified business 11 site. 12 893.13(4)(a) 1st Deliver to minor cocaine (or 13 other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), 14 (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or 15 (2)(c)4. drugs). 16 893.135(1)(a)1. 1st Trafficking in cannabis, more 17 than 50 lbs., less than 2,000 18 lbs. 19 893.135 20 (1)(b)1.a. 1st Trafficking in cocaine, more than 21 28 grams, less than 200 grams. 22 893.135 23 (1)(c)1.a. 1st Trafficking in illegal drugs, 24 more than 4 grams, less than 14 25 grams. 26 893.135 27 (1)(d)1. 1st Trafficking in phencyclidine, 28 more than 28 grams, less than 200 29 grams. 30 893.135(1)(e)1. 1st Trafficking in methaqualone, more 31 than 200 grams, less than 5 38 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 kilograms. 2 893.135(1)(f)1. 1st Trafficking in amphetamine, more 3 than 14 grams, less than 28 4 grams. 5 893.135 6 (1)(g)1.a. 1st Trafficking in flunitrazepam, 4 7 grams or more, less than 14 8 grams. 9 893.135 10 (1)(h)1.a. 1st Trafficking in 11 gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), 12 1 kilogram or more, less than 5 13 kilograms. 14 893.135 15 (1)(i)1.a. 1st Trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol, 1 16 kilogram or more, less then 5 17 kilograms. 18 893.135 19 (1)(j)2.a. 1st Trafficking in Phenethylamines, 20 10 grams or more, less than 200 21 grams. 22 896.101(5)(a) 3rd Money laundering, financial 23 transactions exceeding $300 but 24 less than $20,000. 25 896.104(4)(a)1. 3rd Structuring transactions to evade 26 reporting or registration 27 requirements, financial 28 transactions exceeding $300 but 29 less than $20,000. 30 Section 17. Local task force on retail crime.--The 31 Legislature encourages local law enforcement agencies to 39 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 establish a task force on retail crime. The task force should 2 act as an advisory body to study the problem of retail crime 3 and develop recommendations for handling retail crime and 4 theft in an expeditious and uniform manner. The task force 5 should submit its recommendations to the sheriff or chief 6 officer of the local law enforcement agency, the state 7 attorney, and the chief judge of the judicial circuit. The 8 sheriff or chief officer of the local law enforcement agency 9 should appoint the members of the task force. A majority of 10 the membership of the task force should consist of persons 11 actively engaged in a retail business or employees of persons 12 actively engaged in a retail business. The task force should 13 terminate existence upon completing its assignment. 14 Section 18. If any provision of this act or the 15 applications thereof to any person or circumstance is held 16 invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or 17 applications of the act which can be given effect without the 18 invalid provision or application, and to this end the 19 provisions of this act are declared severable. 20 Section 19. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001. 21 22 23 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 24 And the title is amended as follows: 25 On page 1, 26 remove from the title of the bill: the entire title 27 28 and insert in lieu thereof: 29 An act relating to property crimes; amending s. 30 812.014, F.S.; providing second-degree felony penalties for 31 theft of certain emergency medical equipment and theft of 40 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 certain cargo; amending s. 812.015, F.S.; revising certain 2 definitions; authorizing a merchant or merchant's employee to 3 provide a business address for purposes of any investigation 4 with respect to the offense of retail theft; providing a 5 felony penalty for unlawfully possessing antishoplifting or 6 inventory control device countermeasures; providing a 7 third-degree felony penalty for certain commission of retail 8 theft; providing a second-degree felony penalty for second or 9 subsequent violations of such retail theft; creating s. 10 812.0155, F.S.; authorizing a court to suspend the driver's 11 license of certain persons under certain circumstances; 12 requiring a court to suspend the driver's license of such 13 persons for second or subsequent offenses; providing for 14 increased periods of suspension for second or subsequent 15 adjudications; providing requirements of court for revoking, 16 suspending, or withholding issuance of the driver's license of 17 certain persons; providing construction; creating s. 812.017, 18 F.S.; providing misdemeanor penalties for the use of a 19 fraudulently obtained or false receipt to request a refund or 20 obtain merchandise; creating s. 812.0195, F.S.; providing 21 criminal penalties for dealing in stolen property by use of 22 the Internet; creating s. 817.625, F.S.; providing 23 definitions; providing a felony penalty for using a scanning 24 device to access, read, obtain, memorize, or store information 25 encoded on a payment card without the permission of, and with 26 intent to defraud, the authorized user of the payment card; 27 providing a felony penalty for using a reencoder to place 28 information onto a payment card without the permission of, and 29 with intent to defraud, the authorized user of the payment 30 card; providing an enhanced penalty for a second or subsequent 31 violation of the act; subjecting certain violations to the 41 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749
HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 531 Amendment No. 02 (for drafter's use only) 1 Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act; amending ss. 831.07, 2 831.08, and 831.09, F.S.; prohibiting forging a check or draft 3 or possessing or passing a forged check or draft; providing 4 penalties; reenacting s. 831.10, F.S., relating to second 5 conviction of uttering forged bills, to incorporate a 6 reference; amending s. 831.11, F.S.; prohibiting bringing a 7 forged or counterfeit check or draft into the state; providing 8 a penalty; amending s. 831.12, F.S.; providing that connecting 9 together checks or drafts to produce an additional check or 10 draft constitutes the offense of forgery; creating s. 831.28, 11 F.S.; providing a definition; making unlawful the 12 counterfeiting of payment instruments with intent to defraud 13 or possessing counterfeit payment instruments; providing a 14 felony penalty; specifying acts that constitute prima facie 15 evidence of intent to defraud; authorizing a law enforcement 16 agency to produce or display a counterfeit payment instrument 17 for training purposes; amending s. 832.05, F.S.; providing 18 that prior passing of a worthless check or draft is not notice 19 to the payee of insufficient funds to ensure payment of a 20 subsequent check or draft; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; 21 conforming provisions of the Offense Severity Ranking Chart of 22 the Criminal Punishment Code to changes made by the act; 23 encouraging local law enforcement agencies to establish a task 24 force on retail crime; providing direction on the composition, 25 operation, and termination of such a task force; providing 26 severability; providing an effective date. 27 28 29 30 31 42 File original & 9 copies 04/19/01 hec0002 04:09 pm 00531-ccc -885749