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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to failure to redeliver hired vehicles;

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amending s. 817.52, F.S.; providing that a photo of the

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person hiring a vehicle is not required in order to report

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the failure to redeliver that hired vehicle in violation

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of a specified provision; requiring the entry of reports

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of such failures in specified reporting systems; providing

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an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 817.52, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     817.52  Obtaining vehicles with intent to defraud, failing

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to return hired vehicle, or tampering with mileage device of

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hired vehicle.--

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     (3)  FAILURE TO REDELIVER HIRED VEHICLE.--Whoever, after

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hiring a motor vehicle under an agreement to redeliver the same

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to the person letting such motor vehicle or his or her agent, at

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the termination of the period for which it was let, shall,

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without the consent of such person or persons and with intent to

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defraud, abandon, or willfully refuse to redeliver such vehicle

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as agreed commits shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a felony

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of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.

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775.083, or s. 775.084. A photo of the person hiring the vehicle

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shall not be required in order to report the failure to redeliver

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a hired vehicle under this subsection. A report under this

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subsection shall be accepted by a law enforcement agency without

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a photo of the person hiring the vehicle and shall be entered

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into the National Crime Information Center and the Florida Crime

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Information Center systems.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.