Senate Bill sb2180c1
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Florida Senate - 2007 CS for SB 2180
By the Committee on Regulated Industries; and Senator Bennett
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to trespass; amending s.
3 810.011, F.S.; defining the term "construction
4 site" for specified purposes; amending s.
5 810.09, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
6 trespassing on a construction site; providing
7 for signage to notify the public of a covered
8 construction site; providing an 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. Subsection (13) is added to section
13 810.011, Florida Statutes, to read:
14 810.011 Definitions.--As used in this chapter:
15 (13) "Construction site" means any property upon which
16 there is construction for which a building permit is a
17 requirement.
18 Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
19 810.09, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20 810.09 Trespass on property other than structure or
21 conveyance.--
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23 (d)1. The offender commits a felony of the third
24 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or
25 s. 775.084, if the property trespassed upon is a construction
26 site greater than 1 acre in area which that is legally posted
27 and identified in substantially the following manner: "THIS
28 AREA IS A DESIGNATED CONSTRUCTION SITE, AND ANYONE WHO
29 TRESPASSES ON THIS PROPERTY COMMITS A FELONY."
30 2. The offender commits a felony of the third degree,
31 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
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Florida Senate - 2007 CS for SB 2180
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1 775.084, if the property trespassed upon is a construction
2 site of 1 acre or less in area and is identified as such with
3 a sign that appears prominently, in letters or not less than 2
4 inches in height, and reads in substantially the following
5 manner: "THIS AREA IS A DESIGNATED CONSTRUCTION SITE, AND
6 ANYONE WHO TRESPASSES ON THIS PROPERTY COMMITS A FELONY." The
7 sign shall be placed at the location on the property where the
8 permits for construction are located. For construction sites
9 of 1 acre or less as provided in this subparagraph, it is not
10 necessary to give notice by posting as defined in s.
11 810.011(5).
12 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.
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14 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
15 Senate Bill 2180
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17 The committee substitute(CS) deletes the provision in s.
810.011, F.S., which exempts property of less than one acre
18 from the posting requirement. It provides a definition for
"construction site" in s. 810.011(13), F.S., to provide that
19 the location is subject to a building permit requirement
instead of providing that it is subject to building permit
20 posting requirements.
21 The CS creates s. 810.09(2)(d)2., F.S., to provide a third
degree felony violation for trespass at construction sites of
22 less than one acre in size. It provides the form for the
no-trespassing notice, requires that the notice be placed
23 where the building permits for the construction site are
located, and specifies that it is not necessary for a
24 construction site of less than one acre to give the notice
required by s. 810.011(5), F.S.
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The CS amends s. 810.09(2)(d)1., F.S., to limit its provisions
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