Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 116
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11  The Committee on Commerce (Oelrich) recommended the following
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14         Senate Amendment 
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19         (1)(a)  A person may not use the name, portrait,
20  photograph, or other image of a member of the armed forces for
21  the purpose of trade or for any commercial or advertising
22  purpose, except as provided in paragraph (b).
23         (b)  A person may use the name, portrait, photograph,
24  or other image of a member of the armed forces if the person
25  obtains the prior consent of the member of the armed forces
26  or, if the member is deceased, the prior consent of the
27  surviving spouse, personal representative, or closest living
28  relative by blood or marriage of the deceased.
29         (2)  As used in this section, the term "member of the
30  armed forces" means an officer or enlisted member of the Army,
31  Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard of the United
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    Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 116
                        Barcode 555854
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 2  Reserve Forces, including any member who was killed in the
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 4         (3)  A person who violates paragraph (1)(a) commits a
 5  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
 6  775.082 or s. 775.083, Florida Statutes.
 7         (4)  This section does not apply to the name, portrait,
 8  photograph, or image of an historical figure who has been
 9  deceased for 50 years or more.
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