(LATE FILED)Amendment
Bill No. 1231
Amendment No. 861695
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative Seiler offered the following:
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3     Amendment (with title amendment)
4     Remove lines 369-375 and insert:
5     (4)(6)  Evidence of convictions for prostitution or other
6acts prohibited under this chapter or prostitution-related
7offenses are admissible inadmissible in a proceeding brought
8under this section for purposes of attacking the plaintiff's
9credibility, bias, or motivation, and any defendant in any
10action related to this section has the right to the full
11confrontation and cross-examination of any plaintiff on any
12issue deemed relevant and admissible under the Florida Rules of
13Evidence.
14     (5)(7)  In any action brought under this section, the court
15shall reasonable damages, attorney's fees, and costs to either
16the prevailing plaintiff or to the defendant if the plaintiff
17does not prevail in such an action , in its discretion, may
18award prevailing plaintiffs reasonable attorney's fees and
19costs.
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21======= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T =======
22     Remove line 33-35 and insert:
23facilitate certain prohibited activities; providing
24for admissibility of certain convictions for specified
25purposes; providing for the award of attorney's fees
26and costs to a prevailing party; creating s. 796.101,
27F.S.; providing that


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