Amendment
Bill No. 0250
Amendment No. 115783
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Gannon offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
4     Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
5     Section 1.  Section 787.06, Florida Statutes, is amended to
6read:
7     787.06  Human trafficking.--
8     (1)(a)  The Legislature finds that human trafficking is a
9form of modern-day slavery. Victims of human trafficking are
10young children, teenagers, and adults. Thousands of victims are
11trafficked annually across international borders worldwide. Many
12of these victims are trafficked into this state. The Legislature
13finds that victims of human trafficking are subjected to force,
14fraud, or coercion for the purpose of sexual exploitation or
15forced labor.
16     (b)  The Legislature finds that while many victims of human
17trafficking are forced to work in prostitution or the sexual
18entertainment industry, trafficking also occurs in forms of
19labor exploitation, such as domestic servitude, restaurant work,
20janitorial work, sweatshop factory work, and migrant
21agricultural work.
22     (c)  The Legislature finds that traffickers use various
23techniques to instill fear in victims and to keep them enslaved.
24Some traffickers keep their victims under lock and key. However,
25the most frequently used practices are less obvious techniques
26that include isolating victims from the public and family
27members; confiscating passports, visas, or other identification
28documents; using or threatening to use violence toward victims
29or their families; telling victims that they will be imprisoned
30or deported for immigration violations if they contact
31authorities; and controlling the victims' funds by holding the
32money ostensibly for safekeeping.
33     (d)  It is the intent of the Legislature that the
34perpetrators of human trafficking be penalized for their illegal
35conduct and that the victims of trafficking be protected and
36assisted by this state and its agencies. In furtherance of this
37policy, it is the intent of the Legislature that the state
38Supreme Court, The Florida Bar, and relevant state agencies
39prepare and implement training programs in order that judges,
40attorneys, law enforcement personnel, investigators, and others
41are able to identify traffickers and victims of human
42trafficking and direct victims to appropriate agencies for
43assistance. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
44Department of Children and Family Services and other state
45agencies cooperate with other state and federal agencies to
46ensure that victims of human trafficking can access social
47services and benefits to alleviate their plight.
48     (2)(1)  As used in this section, the term:
49     (a)  "Financial harm" includes extortionate extension of
50credit, loan sharking as defined in s. 687.071, or employment
51contracts that violate the statute of frauds as provided in s.
52725.01.
53     (b)  "Forced labor or services" means labor or services
54obtained from a person by:
55     1.  Using or threatening to use physical force against that
56person or another person; or
57     2.  Restraining, isolating, or confining or threatening to
58restrain, isolate, or confine that person or another person
59without lawful authority and against her or his will;.
60     3.  Using lending or other credit methods to establish a
61debt by that person or another person when labor or services are
62pledged as a security for the debt, if the value of the labor or
63services as reasonably assessed is not applied toward the
64liquidation of the debt, the length and nature of the labor, or
65services are not respectively limited and defined;
66     4.  Destroying, concealing, removing, confiscating,
67withholding, or possessing any actual or purported passport,
68visa, or other immigration document, or any other actual or
69purported government identification document, of that person or
70another person;
71     5.  Causing or threatening to cause financial harm to any
72person; or
73     6.  Fraud or coercion.
74     (c)(b)  "Human trafficking" means transporting, soliciting,
75recruiting, harboring, providing, or obtaining another person
76for transport.
77     (d)  "Maintain," when used in relation to labor services,
78means to secure continued performance thereof, regardless of any
79initial agreement on the part of the victim to perform such type
80service.
81     (3)(2)  Any person who knowingly:
82     (a)  Engages, or attempts to engage, in human trafficking
83with the intent or knowledge that the trafficked person will be
84subjected to engage in forced labor or services; or
85     (b)  Benefits financially by receiving anything of value
86from participation in a venture that has subjected a person to
87forced labor or services;
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89commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in
90s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
91     (4)  The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission
92shall establish standards for basic and advanced training
93programs for law enforcement officers in the subjects of
94investigating and preventing human trafficking crimes. After
95January 1, 2007, every basic skills course required for law
96enforcement officers to obtain initial certification must
97include training on human trafficking crime prevention and
98investigation.
99     (5)  Each state attorney shall develop standards of
100instruction for prosecutors to receive training on the
101investigation and prosecution of human trafficking crimes and
102shall provide for periodic and timely instruction.
103     Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 772.102, Florida
104Statutes, is amended to read:
105     772.102  Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the term:
106     (1)  "Criminal activity" means to commit, to attempt to
107commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or
108intimidate another person to commit:
109     (a)  Any crime that which is chargeable by indictment or
110information under the following provisions:
111     1.  Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of
112cigarette taxes.
113     2.  Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud.
114     3.  Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers'
115compensation.
116     4.  Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing.
117     5.  Chapter 517, relating to securities transactions.
118     6.  Section 550.235, s. 550.3551, or s. 550.3605, relating
119to dogracing and horseracing.
120     7.  Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
121     8.  Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, distribution,
122and use of explosives.
123     9.  Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement.
124     10.  Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance
125without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating
126to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare
127arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or
128aiding an unauthorized insurer.
129     11.  Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious
130practices.
131     12.  Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to
132real estate timeshare plans.
133     13.  Chapter 782, relating to homicide.
134     14.  Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery.
135     15.  Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping or human
136trafficking.
137     16.  Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms.
138     17.  Section 796.03, s. 796.04, s. 796.045, s. 796.05, or
139s. 796.07, relating to prostitution.
140     18.  Chapter 806, relating to arson.
141     19.  Section 810.02(2)(c), relating to specified burglary
142of a dwelling or structure.
143     20.  Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related
144crimes.
145     21.  Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes.
146     22.  Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false
147pretenses, fraud generally, and credit card crimes.
148     23.  Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual
149exploitation of children.
150     24.  Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting.
151     25.  Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks
152and drafts.
153     26.  Section 836.05, relating to extortion.
154     27.  Chapter 837, relating to perjury.
155     28.  Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public
156office.
157     29.  Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice.
158     30.  Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or
159s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity.
160     31.  Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, or s.
161849.25, relating to gambling.
162     32.  Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
163control.
164     33.  Section 914.22 or s. 914.23, relating to witnesses,
165victims, or informants.
166     34.  Section 918.12 or s. 918.13, relating to tampering
167with jurors and evidence.
168     (b)  Any conduct which is subject to indictment or
169information as a criminal offense and listed in 18 U.S.C. s.
1701961(1) (A), (B), (C), or (D).
171     Section 3.  Section 772.104, Florida Statutes, is amended
172to read:
173     772.104  Civil cause of action.--
174     (1)  Any person who proves by clear and convincing evidence
175that he or she has been injured by reason of any violation of
176the provisions of s. 772.103 shall have a cause of action for
177threefold the actual damages sustained and, in any such action,
178is entitled to minimum damages in the amount of $200, and
179reasonable attorney's fees and court costs in the trial and
180appellate courts.
181     (2)  As an alternative to recovery under subsection (1),
182any person who proves by clear and convincing evidence that he
183or she has been injured by reason of any violation of the
184provisions of s. 772.103 due to sex trafficking or human
185trafficking shall have a cause of action for threefold the
186amount gained from the sex trafficking or human trafficking and
187in any such action is entitled to minimum damages in the amount
188of $200 and reasonable attorney's fees and court costs in the
189trial and appellate courts.
190     (3)  In no event shall punitive damages be awarded under
191this section. The defendant shall be entitled to recover
192reasonable attorney's fees and court costs in the trial and
193appellate courts upon a finding that the claimant raised a claim
194which was without substantial fact or legal support. In awarding
195attorney's fees and costs under this section, the court shall
196not consider the ability of the opposing party to pay such fees
197and costs. Nothing under this section shall be interpreted as
198limiting any right to recover attorney's fees or costs provided
199under other provisions of law.
200     Section 4.  Subsection (1) of section 895.02, Florida
201Statutes, as amended by section 3 of chapter 2005-362, Laws of
202Florida, is amended to read:
203     895.02  Definitions.--As used in ss. 895.01-895.08, the
204term:
205     (1)  "Racketeering activity" means to commit, to attempt to
206commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or
207intimidate another person to commit:
208     (a)  Any crime that which is chargeable by indictment or
209information under the following provisions of the Florida
210Statutes:
211     1.  Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of
212cigarette taxes.
213     2.  Section 403.727(3)(b), relating to environmental
214control.
215     3.  Section 409.920 or s. 409.9201, relating to Medicaid
216fraud.
217     4.  Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud.
218     5.  Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers'
219compensation.
220     6.  Section 443.071(4), relating to creation of a
221fictitious employer scheme to commit unemployment compensation
222fraud.
223     7.  Section 465.0161, relating to distribution of medicinal
224drugs without a permit as an Internet pharmacy.
225     8.  Sections 499.0051, 499.0052, 499.00535, 499.00545, and
226499.0691, relating to crimes involving contraband and
227adulterated drugs.
228     9.  Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing.
229     10.  Chapter 517, relating to sale of securities and
230investor protection.
231     11.  Section 550.235, s. 550.3551, or s. 550.3605, relating
232to dogracing and horseracing.
233     12.  Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
234     13.  Section 551.109, relating to slot machine gaming.
235     14.  Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture,
236distribution, and use of explosives.
237     15.  Chapter 560, relating to money transmitters, if the
238violation is punishable as a felony.
239     16.  Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement.
240     17.  Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance
241without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating
242to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare
243arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or
244aiding an unauthorized insurer.
245     18.  Section 655.50, relating to reports of currency
246transactions, when such violation is punishable as a felony.
247     19.  Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious
248practices.
249     20.  Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to
250real estate timeshare plans.
251     21.  Chapter 782, relating to homicide.
252     22.  Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery.
253     23.  Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping or human
254trafficking.
255     24.  Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms.
256     25.  Section 796.03, s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s. 796.045, s.
257796.05, or s. 796.07, relating to prostitution and sex
258trafficking.
259     26.  Chapter 806, relating to arson.
260     27.  Section 810.02(2)(c), relating to specified burglary
261of a dwelling or structure.
262     28.  Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related
263crimes.
264     29.  Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes.
265     30.  Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false
266pretenses, fraud generally, and credit card crimes.
267     31.  Chapter 825, relating to abuse, neglect, or
268exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
269     32.  Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual
270exploitation of children.
271     33.  Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting.
272     34.  Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks
273and drafts.
274     35.  Section 836.05, relating to extortion.
275     36.  Chapter 837, relating to perjury.
276     37.  Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public
277office.
278     38.  Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice.
279     39.  Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or
280s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity.
281     40.  Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, or s.
282849.25, relating to gambling.
283     41.  Chapter 874, relating to criminal street gangs.
284     42.  Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
285control.
286     43.  Chapter 896, relating to offenses related to financial
287transactions.
288     44.  Sections 914.22 and 914.23, relating to tampering with
289a witness, victim, or informant, and retaliation against a
290witness, victim, or informant.
291     45.  Sections 918.12 and 918.13, relating to tampering with
292jurors and evidence.
293     (b)  Any conduct defined as "racketeering activity" under
29418 U.S.C. s. 1961(1).
295     Section 5.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
296made by this act to section 895.02, Florida Statutes, in a
297reference thereto, paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section
298655.50, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
299     655.50  Florida Control of Money Laundering in Financial
300Institutions Act; reports of transactions involving currency or
301monetary instruments; when required; purpose; definitions;
302penalties.--
303     (3)  As used in this section, the term:
304     (g)  "Specified unlawful activity" means any "racketeering
305activity" as defined in s. 895.02.
306     Section 6.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
307made by this act to section 895.02, Florida Statutes, in a
308reference thereto, paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section
309896.101, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
310     896.101  Florida Money Laundering Act; definitions;
311penalties; injunctions; seizure warrants; immunity.--
312     (2)  As used in this section, the term:
313     (g)  "Specified unlawful activity" means any "racketeering
314activity" as defined in s. 895.02.
315     Section 7.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
316made by this act to section 895.02, Florida Statutes, in a
317reference thereto, section 905.34, Florida Statutes, is
318reenacted to read:
319     905.34  Powers and duties; law applicable.--The
320jurisdiction of a statewide grand jury impaneled under this
321chapter shall extend throughout the state. The subject matter
322jurisdiction of the statewide grand jury shall be limited to the
323offenses of:
324     (1)  Bribery, burglary, carjacking, home-invasion robbery,
325criminal usury, extortion, gambling, kidnapping, larceny,
326murder, prostitution, perjury, and robbery;
327     (2)  Crimes involving narcotic or other dangerous drugs;
328     (3)  Any violation of the provisions of the Florida RICO
329(Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization) Act, including
330any offense listed in the definition of racketeering activity in
331s. 895.02(1)(a), providing such listed offense is investigated
332in connection with a violation of s. 895.03 and is charged in a
333separate count of an information or indictment containing a
334count charging a violation of s. 895.03, the prosecution of
335which listed offense may continue independently if the
336prosecution of the violation of s. 895.03 is terminated for any
337reason;
338     (4)  Any violation of the provisions of the Florida Anti-
339Fencing Act;
340     (5)  Any violation of the provisions of the Florida
341Antitrust Act of 1980, as amended;
342     (6)  Any violation of the provisions of chapter 815;
343     (7)  Any crime involving, or resulting in, fraud or deceit
344upon any person;
345     (8)  Any violation of s. 847.0135, s. 847.0137, or s.
346847.0138 relating to computer pornography and child exploitation
347prevention, or any offense related to a violation of s.
348847.0135, s. 847.0137, or s. 847.0138;
349     (9)  Any criminal violation of part I of chapter 499; or
350     (10)  Any criminal violation of s. 409.920 or s. 409.9201;
351
352or any attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any
353violation of the crimes specifically enumerated above, when any
354such offense is occurring, or has occurred, in two or more
355judicial circuits as part of a related transaction or when any
356such offense is connected with an organized criminal conspiracy
357affecting two or more judicial circuits. The statewide grand
358jury may return indictments and presentments irrespective of the
359county or judicial circuit where the offense is committed or
360triable. If an indictment is returned, it shall be certified and
361transferred for trial to the county where the offense was
362committed. The powers and duties of, and law applicable to,
363county grand juries shall apply to a statewide grand jury except
364when such powers, duties, and law are inconsistent with the
365provisions of ss. 905.31-905.40.
366     Section 8.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2006.
367
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369     Remove the entire title and insert:
370
A bill to be entitled
371An act relating to human trafficking; amending s. 787.06,
372F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; defining
373the term "financial harm"; redefining the term "forced
374labor or services" to include circumstances involving the
375use of fraud or coercion against a person, the use of
376certain debt practices, and the destruction, concealing,
377or withholding of a person's identification documents;
378providing for attempted human trafficking to be an equal
379crime to human trafficking; prohibiting knowingly
380benefiting financially or receiving anything of value from
381human trafficking when the trafficked person engages in
382forced labor or services; providing criminal penalties;
383requiring the Criminal Justice Standards and Training
384Commission to establish specified standards concerning
385human trafficking programs; requiring certain law
386enforcement officer basic skills courses to include
387training on human trafficking crime prevention and
388investigation; requiring state attorneys to develop
389standards of instruction for prosecutors concerning human
390trafficking crimes; amending s. 772.102, F.S.; expanding
391the definition of the term "criminal activity" to include
392the offense of human trafficking and the offense of sex
393trafficking for purposes of seeking civil remedies for
394criminal offenses; amending s. 772.104, F.S.; revising a
395civil cause of action relating to injuries by reason of
396criminal activity; providing for alternative damages for
397violations relating to sex trafficking and human
398trafficking; amending s. 895.02, F.S.; redefining the term
399"racketeering activity" to include the offense of human
400trafficking for purposes of the Florida RICO Act;
401reenacting ss. 655.50(3)(g), 896.101(2)(g), and 905.34,
402F.S., relating to the definition of "specified unlawful
403activity" in a law prohibiting money laundering in
404financial institutions and in the Florida Money Laundering
405Act and to the subject matter jurisdiction of a statewide
406grand jury, to incorporate the amendments made to s.
407895.02, F.S., in references thereto; providing an
408effective date.


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