House Bill hb0103B

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001               HB 103-B

        By Representatives Goodlette, Harrell, Green, Cusack,
    Gelber, Ball, Machek and Bullard





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to terrorism; creating s.

  3         775.30, F.S.; defining "terrorism" for purposes

  4         of the Florida Criminal Code; providing an

  5         effective date.

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

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  9         Section 1.  Section 775.30, Florida Statutes, is

10  created to read:

11         775.30  Terrorism; definition.--As used in the Florida

12  Criminal Code, the term "terrorism" means an activity that:

13         (1)  Involves a violent act or an act dangerous to

14  human life which is a violation of the criminal laws of this

15  state or of the United States; and

16         (2)  Appears to be intended to:

17         (a)  Intimidate, injure, or coerce a civilian

18  population; or

19         (b)  Influence the policy of a government by

20  intimidation or coercion; or

21         (c)  Affect the conduct of government through

22  destruction of property, assassination, murder, or kidnapping.

23         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

24  law.

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27                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Defines "terrorism" for purposes of the Florida Criminal
29    Code.

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