Florida Senate - 2007                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 1934
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11  The Committee on Criminal Justice (Argenziano) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         Delete everything after the enacting clause
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17  and insert:  
18         Section 1.  Effective October 1, 2007, section 843.21,
19  Florida Statutes, is created to read:
20         843.21  Depriving person injured by crime of medical
21  care.--
22         (1)  This section may be cited as the "Frank Pacheco
23  Aid to Victims Act."
24         (2)  A person who takes custody of or exercises control
25  over a person he or she knows to be injured as a result of
26  criminal activity and deprives that person of medical care
27  with the intent to avoid, delay, hinder, or obstruct any
28  investigation of the criminal activity contributing to the
29  injury commits:
30         (a)  If the victim's medical condition worsens as a
31  result of the deprivation of medical care a felony of the
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Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1934 Barcode 623556 1 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 2 775.083, or s. 775.084. 3 (b) If deprivation of medical care contributes or 4 results in the death of the victim, a felony of the second 5 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or 6 s. 775.084. 7 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 8 960.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 9 960.03 Definitions; ss. 960.01-960.28.--As used in ss. 10 960.01-960.28, unless the context otherwise requires, the 11 term: 12 (3) "Crime" means: 13 (b) A violation of s. 316.193, s. 316.027(1), s. 14 327.35(1), s. 782.071 s. 782.071(1)(b), or s. 860.13(1)(a) 15 which results in physical injury or death; however, no other 16 act involving the operation of a motor vehicle, boat, or 17 aircraft which results in injury or death shall constitute a 18 crime for the purpose of this chapter unless the injury or 19 death was intentionally inflicted through the use of such 20 vehicle, boat, or aircraft or unless such vehicle, boat, or 21 aircraft is an implement of a crime to which this act applies. 22 Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 960.065, Florida 23 Statutes, is amended to read: 24 960.065 Eligibility for awards.-- 25 (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), the 26 following persons shall be eligible for awards pursuant to 27 this chapter: 28 (a) A victim. 29 (b) An intervenor. 30 (c) A surviving spouse, parent or guardian, sibling, 31 or child of a deceased victim or intervenor. 2 8:32 AM 04/20/07 s1934d-cj03-tcj
Florida Senate - 2007 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1934 Barcode 623556 1 (d) Any other person who is dependent for his or her 2 principal support upon a deceased victim or intervenor. 3 (e) A person who is or was a victim in another crime 4 or case and whose testimony is proffered under s. 90.404(2). 5 Section 4. Except as otherwise expressly provided in 6 this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2007. 7 8 9 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 10 And the title is amended as follows: 11 Delete everything before the enacting clause 12 13 and insert: 14 A bill to be entitled 15 An act relating to victims of crime; creating 16 s. 843.21, F.S.; providing a short title; 17 prohibiting the deprivation of medical care to 18 a person injured as a result of criminal 19 activity with the intent to avoid, delay, 20 hinder, or obstruct any investigation of the 21 criminal activity leading to the injury; 22 providing penalties; amending s. 960.03, F.S.; 23 redefining the term "crime" to include the 24 offense of vehicular homicide in the second 25 degree as an eligible offense for which an 26 innocent victim may collect compensation; 27 amending s. 960.065, F.S.; providing that a 28 person who offers testimony of other crimes is 29 eligible to receive a compensation award; 30 providing effective dates. 31 3 8:32 AM 04/20/07 s1934d-cj03-tcj