Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1992
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11 The Committee on Criminal Justice (King) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 775.085, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 775.085 Evidencing prejudice while committing offense;
21 reclassification.--
22 (1)(a) The penalty for any felony or misdemeanor shall
23 be reclassified as provided in this subsection if the
24 commission of such felony or misdemeanor evidences prejudice
25 based on the race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion,
26 sexual orientation, national origin, mental or physical
27 disability, homeless status, or advanced age of the victim:
28 1. A misdemeanor of the second degree is reclassified
29 to a misdemeanor of the first degree.
30 2. A misdemeanor of the first degree is reclassified
31 to a felony of the third degree.
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Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1992
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1 3. A felony of the third degree is reclassified to a
2 felony of the second degree.
3 4. A felony of the second degree is reclassified to a
4 felony of the first degree.
5 5. A felony of the first degree is reclassified to a
6 life felony.
7 (b) As used in paragraph (a), the term:
8 1. "Mental or physical disability" means that the
9 victim suffers from a condition of physical or mental
10 incapacitation due to a developmental disability, organic
11 brain damage, or mental illness, and has one or more physical
12 or mental limitations that restrict the victim's ability to
13 perform the normal activities of daily living.
14 2. "Advanced age" means that the victim is older than
15 65 years of age.
16 3. "Homeless status" means that the victim is homeless
17 as defined in s. 420.621(4).
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19 (Redesignate subsequent sections.)
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23 And the title is amended as follows:
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27 amending s. 775.085, F.S.; including homeless
28 status as a ground for reclassifying a felony
29 or misdemeanor to a more serious offense;
30 creating s. 784.0815, F.S.;
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