House Bill hb0855

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 855

        By Representative Barreiro






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to illegal smuggling of aliens;

  3         providing a definition; providing a penalty for

  4         smuggling, attempting to smuggle, or conspiring

  5         to smuggle, aliens into the state; providing an

  6         increased penalty when an alien is killed as a

  7         result of a violation of the act; providing an

  8         effective date.

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

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12         Section 1.  Illegal smuggling of aliens into state;

13  definition; penalties; increased penalty where death

14  results.--

15         (1)  For the purposes of this section, "alien" means a

16  person who is neither a resident of nor a citizen of the

17  United States.

18         (2)  It is unlawful for any person to knowingly

19  smuggle, attempt to smuggle, or conspire to smuggle any alien

20  into this state.

21         (3)  Any person who violates the provisions of

22  subsection (2) commits a felony of the second degree,

23  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, Florida Statutes, s.

24  775.083, Florida Statutes, or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes.

25         (4)  In the event that any alien is killed as a result

26  of an attempt to smuggle the alien into this state in

27  violation of subsection (2), the person contracting for or

28  attempting to smuggle the alien into the state commits a

29  felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.

30  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 855

    723-152A-02






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

  2  law.

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  5                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Provides a second degree felony penalty for smuggling,
  7    attempting to smuggle, or conspiring to smuggle an alien
      into the state. Provides a first degree felony penalty
  8    when an alien is killed in an attempt to illegally
      smuggle the alien into the state.
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