Senate Bill sb2014c1
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Florida Senate - 2006 CS for SB 2014
By the Committee on Judiciary; and Senator Wise
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to evidence of theft or dealing
3 in stolen property; amending s. 812.022, F.S.;
4 providing that proof concerning the possession
5 of a stolen motor vehicle having an ignition or
6 steering wheel lock that has been bypassed or
7 broken, unless satisfactorily explained, gives
8 rise to an inference that the person possessing
9 the motor vehicle knew or should have known
10 that the vehicle was stolen; providing an
11 effective date.
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13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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15 Section 1. Subsection (6) is added to section 812.022,
16 Florida Statutes, to read:
17 812.022 Evidence of theft or dealing in stolen
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19 (6) Proof that a person possesses a stolen motor
20 vehicle and that the ignition mechanism of the motor vehicle
21 has been bypassed or the locking mechanism of the steering
22 wheel of the motor vehicle has been broken or bypassed, unless
23 satisfactorily explained, gives rise to an inference that the
24 person possessing the stolen motor vehicle knew or should have
25 known that the motor vehicle was stolen.
26 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2006.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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created by this bill by adding the words "unless
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