Florida Senate - 2006                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. PCS for SB 1980 (070118)
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11  The Committee on Banking and Insurance (Campbell) recommended
12  the following amendment to amendment (095506):
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 9, line 20,
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18         Section 21.  Subsection (2) of section 877.02, Florida
19  Statutes, is amended to read:
20         877.02  Solicitation of legal services or retainers
21  therefor; penalty.--
22         (2)  It shall be unlawful for any person in the employ
23  of or in any capacity attached to any hospital, sanitarium,
24  police department, wrecker service or garage, prison or court,
25  or for a person authorized to furnish bail bonds,
26  investigators, photographers, insurance or public adjusters,
27  or for a general or other contractor as defined in s. 489.105
28  or other business providing sinkhole remediation services, to
29  communicate directly or indirectly with any attorney or person
30  acting on said attorney's behalf for the purpose of aiding,
31  assisting or abetting such attorney in the solicitation of
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    8:16 AM   04/06/06                             s1980c-bi32-j03

Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. PCS for SB 1980 (070118) Barcode 260208 1 legal business or the procurement through solicitation of a 2 retainer, written or oral, or any agreement authorizing the 3 attorney to perform or render legal services. 4 5 6 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 7 And the title is amended as follows: 8 On page 11, line 2, following the semicolon 9 10 insert: 11 amending s. 877.02, F.S.; prohibiting certain 12 solicitations by contractors and other persons 13 providing sinkhole remediation services; 14 providing penalties; 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 8:16 AM 04/06/06 s1980c-bi32-j03