1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to the unauthorized use of the name or |
3 | image of a member of the armed forces for business |
4 | purposes; prohibiting a person from using the name or |
5 | image of a member of the armed forces; providing |
6 | exceptions; defining the term "member of the armed |
7 | forces"; providing criminal penalties; providing an |
8 | effective date. |
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10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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12 | Section 1. Unauthorized use of the name or image of a |
13 | member of the armed forces prohibited.-- |
14 | (1)(a) A person may not use the name or image of a member |
15 | of the armed forces for the purpose of advertising for the sale |
16 | of goods, wares, services, or merchandise, or for the |
17 | solicitation of patronage by any business enterprise, except as |
18 | provided in paragraph (b). |
19 | (b) A person may use the name or image of a member of the |
20 | armed forces if the person obtains the prior consent of the |
21 | member of the armed forces or, if the member is deceased, the |
22 | prior consent of the surviving spouse, personal representative, |
23 | or closest living relative by blood or marriage of the deceased. |
24 | (2) As used in this section, the term "member of the armed |
25 | forces" means an officer or enlisted member of the Army, Navy, |
26 | Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United States, |
27 | including the Florida National Guard and United States Reserve |
28 | Forces, including any member who was killed in the line of duty. |
29 | (3) A person who violates paragraph (1)(a) commits a |
30 | misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. |
31 | 775.082 or s. 775.083, Florida Statutes. |
32 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |