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By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senators Smith and
Wise
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to manslaughter; amending s.
3 782.07, F.S.; providing that a person who
4 causes the death, through culpable negligence,
5 of a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, an
6 emergency medical technician, or a paramedic
7 while the law enforcement officer, firefighter,
8 emergency medical technician, or paramedic is
9 performing duties of employment commits the
10 offense of aggravated manslaughter; providing
11 an enhanced penalty; providing an effective
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14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16 Section 1. This act may be cited as the "Officer Scott
17 Baird Act."
18 Section 2. Section 782.07, Florida Statutes, is
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20 782.07 Manslaughter; aggravated manslaughter of an
21 elderly person or disabled adult; aggravated manslaughter of a
22 child; aggravated manslaughter of a law enforcement officer, a
23 firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a
24 paramedic.--
25 (1) The killing of a human being by the act,
26 procurement, or culpable negligence of another, without lawful
27 justification according to the provisions of chapter 776 and
28 in cases in which such killing shall not be excusable homicide
29 or murder, according to the provisions of this chapter, is
30 manslaughter, a felony of the second degree, punishable as
31 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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1 (2) A person who causes the death of any elderly
2 person or disabled adult by culpable negligence under s.
3 825.102(3) commits aggravated manslaughter of an elderly
4 person or disabled adult, a felony of the first degree,
5 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
6 775.084.
7 (3) A person who causes the death of any person under
8 the age of 18 by culpable negligence under s. 827.03(3)
9 commits aggravated manslaughter of a child, a felony of the
10 first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
11 775.083, or s. 775.084.
12 (4) A person who causes the death, through culpable
13 negligence, of a law enforcement officer as defined in s.
14 943.10(14), a firefighter as defined in s. 112.191, an
15 emergency medical technician as defined in s. 401.23, or a
16 paramedic as defined in s. 401.23, while the law enforcement
17 officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, or
18 paramedic is performing duties that are within the course of
19 his or her employment, commits aggravated manslaughter of a
20 law enforcement officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical
21 technician, or a paramedic, a felony of the first degree,
22 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
23 775.084.
24 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
2 Senate Bill 188
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4 - Clarifies that the potential victims of the crime of
aggravated manslaughter of a law enforcement officer,
5 firefighter, emergency medical technician or paramedic,
should be performing duties that are within the course
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- Incorporates by reference statutory definitions of
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and "paramedic."
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- Provides that the act may be cited as the "Officer Scott
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