| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to personal identification information; |
| 3 | amending s. 817.568, F.S.; providing an enhanced penalty |
| 4 | for certain uses of personal identification information |
| 5 | concerning an individual 65 years of age or older without |
| 6 | consent; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsections (8) through (17) of section |
| 11 | 817.568, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (9) |
| 12 | through (18), respectively, and a new subsection (8) is added to |
| 13 | that section to read: |
| 14 | 817.568 Criminal use of personal identification |
| 15 | information.-- |
| 16 | (8) Any person who willfully and without authorization |
| 17 | fraudulently uses personal identification information concerning |
| 18 | an individual 65 years of age or older without first obtaining |
| 19 | the consent of that individual commits a felony of the first |
| 20 | degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. |
| 21 | 775.084. |
| 22 | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2007. |