HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 150, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 Representative(s) Brummer offered the following:
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13 Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Section 256.15, Florida Statutes, is
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19 256.15 Display of U.S. flag; prohibition unlawful;
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21 (1) It is unlawful for any person to prohibit:
22 (a) The display of a portable, removable flag of the
23 United States on one's own real or personal property that is
24 no larger than 3 feet by 5 feet, or
25 (b) The display of the flag of the United States on
26 one's own real or personal property that is less than 3 feet
27 by 5 feet by means of a portable, removable flag pole that is
28 no higher than 15 feet and no greater than 6 inches in
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31 This section shall not apply if the display of the flag of the
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 150, 1st Eng.
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
1 United States constitutes a threat to the health, safety or
2 welfare of any person or interferes with the operation of a
3 business, religious, or educational institution or if such
4 display violates a municipal or county ordinance.
5 (2) A violation of this section constitutes a
6 noncriminal violation. The first violation shall be punished
7 by fine in an amount not to exceed $500. A second or
8 subsequent violation shall be punished by fine in an amount
9 not to exceed $10,000.
10 Section 2. This act applies retroactively regardless
11 of any declaration rules or requirements of homeowners'
12 association dealing with flags or decorations.
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16 And the title is amended as follows:
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18 remove: all of said line
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