Senate Bill sb0212

    Florida Senate - 2006                                   SB 212

    By Senator Baker





    20-356-06                                            See HB 85

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to assault or battery on

  3         security officers; amending s. 784.07, F.S.;

  4         providing for reclassification of an assault or

  5         battery on a licensed security officer;

  6         providing applicability; providing an effective

  7         date.

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

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11         Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 784.07, Florida

12  Statutes, is amended to read:

13         784.07  Assault or battery of law enforcement officers,

14  firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit

15  employees or agents, or other specified officers;

16  reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences.--

17         (2)  Whenever any person is charged with knowingly

18  committing an assault or battery upon a law enforcement

19  officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, a

20  traffic accident investigation officer as described in s.

21  316.640, a traffic infraction enforcement officer as described

22  in s. 316.640, a parking enforcement specialist as defined in

23  s. 316.640, a person licensed as a security officer as defined

24  in s. 493.6101, or a security officer employed by the board of

25  trustees of a community college, while the officer,

26  firefighter, emergency medical care provider, intake officer,

27  traffic accident investigation officer, traffic infraction

28  enforcement officer, parking enforcement specialist, public

29  transit employee or agent, or security officer is engaged in

30  the lawful performance of his or her duties, the offense for

31  which the person is charged shall be reclassified as follows:

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    Florida Senate - 2006                                   SB 212
    20-356-06                                            See HB 85




 1         (a)  In the case of assault, from a misdemeanor of the

 2  second degree to a misdemeanor of the first degree.

 3         (b)  In the case of battery, from a misdemeanor of the

 4  first degree to a felony of the third degree.

 5         (c)  In the case of aggravated assault, from a felony

 6  of the third degree to a felony of the second degree.

 7  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person

 8  convicted of aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer

 9  shall be sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 3

10  years.

11         (d)  In the case of aggravated battery, from a felony

12  of the second degree to a felony of the first degree.

13  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person

14  convicted of aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer

15  shall be sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 5

16  years.

17         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006,

18  and shall apply to offenses committed on or after that date.

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