Senate Bill sb1148

    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1148

    By Senator Miller





    18-179-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to adult video games;

  3         prohibiting the sale or rental of an adult

  4         video game to a person younger than a specified

  5         age; providing that a person buying or renting

  6         an adult video game be required to present

  7         proof of age; defining the term "adult video

  8         game"; providing a penalty; 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.  Prohibition on sale or rental of adult

14  video games to persons under 18 years of age; penalty.--

15         (1)  Notwithstanding section 847.012, Florida Statutes,

16  a person may not sell or rent an adult video game to any

17  person younger than 18 years of age. Any person who sells or

18  rents adult video games must require that a person buying or

19  renting an adult video game present proof of age.

20         (2)  As used in this section, the term "adult video

21  game" means any video recording of a game which contains

22  representations or images of excessive violence, nudity or

23  sexual conduct that is harmful to persons younger than 18

24  years of age, or criminal activity.

25         (3)  Any person who knowingly sells or rents an adult

26  video game to a person younger than 18 years of age commits a

27  felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in section

28  775.082, section 775.083, or section 775.084, Florida

29  Statutes.

30         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2005.

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    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1148
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 3    Provides that it is a third-degree felony for a person to
      sell or rent an adult video game to a person younger than
 4    18 years of age. Requires that a person buying or renting
      an adult video game present proof of age. Defines the
 5    term "adult video game" to mean a video game that depicts
      excessive violence, nudity or sexual conduct that is
 6    harmful to persons younger than 18 years of age, or
      criminal activity.
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