House Bill hb0999

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 999

        By Representative Gelber






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to violation of the election

  3         code; amending s. 104.091, F.S.; providing that

  4         any person who conspires with another person to

  5         violate the election code or who knowingly

  6         gives aid to a person who has violated the code

  7         with intent to help such person avoid or escape

  8         detection, arrest, trial, or punishment shall

  9         be punished as if he or she had committed the

10         violation; 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.  Section 104.091, Florida Statutes, is

16  amended to read:

17         104.091  Aiding, abetting, or advising, or conspiring

18  in violation of the code.--

19         (1)  Any person who shall knowingly aids, abets, or

20  advises aid, abet or advise the violation of this code shall

21  be punished in like manner as the principal offender.

22         (2)  Any person who agrees, conspires, combines, or

23  confederates with another person to commit a violation of this

24  code shall be punished as if he or she had committed the

25  violation.

26         (3)  Any person who knows of a violation of this code

27  and gives any aid to the offender who has violated this code,

28  with intent that the offender avoid or escape detection,

29  arrest, trial, or punishment, shall be punished as if he or

30  she had committed the violation.

31         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2001.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                 HB 999

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  2                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides that any person who conspires with another
  4    person to violate the election code or who knowingly
      gives aid to a person who has violated the code with
  5    intent to help such person avoid or escape detection,
      arrest, trial, or punishment shall be punished as if he
  6    or she had committed the violation.

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