Senate Bill sb2236

    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 2236

    By Senator Meek





    36-1331A-02                                             See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Florida Civil Rights Act

  3         of 1992; creating s. 760.021, F.S.; authorizing

  4         the Attorney General to commence a civil action

  5         to obtain damages or other relief for a civil

  6         rights violation under certain circumstances;

  7         providing a civil penalty; providing for

  8         attorney's fees and costs; providing an

  9         effective date.

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

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13         Section 1.  Section 760.021, Florida Statutes, is

14  created to read:

15         760.021  Enforcement.--If the Attorney General has

16  reasonable cause to believe that:

17         (1)  Any person or group of persons is engaged in a

18  pattern or practice of discrimination; or

19         (2)  Any person or group of persons has been

20  discriminated against and such discrimination raises an issue

21  of general public importance,

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23  the Attorney General may commence a civil action in any

24  appropriate court for damages, injunctive relief, costs,

25  attorney's fees, civil penalties not to exceed $10,000 per

26  violation, and such other relief as may be appropriate under

27  the circumstances.

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

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    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 2236
    36-1331A-02                                             See HB




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  2                          HOUSE SUMMARY

  3    Includes a provision in the Florida Civil Rights Act of
      1992 to authorize the Attorney General to commence a
  4    civil action to obtain damages or other relief for a
      violation of civil rights under described circumstances.
  5    See bill for details.

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