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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the failure to redeliver hired

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vehicles; amending s. 817.52, F.S.; providing that

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information not otherwise required by law is not required

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in order to report a hired vehicle as stolen; requiring a

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law enforcement agency to report a hired vehicle as stolen

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to certain specified reporting systems; providing an

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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 law enforcement agency may not require

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information not required by this subsection to be supplied in

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order to accept a report of a hired vehicle as a stolen vehicle.

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A report under this subsection shall be accepted by a law

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enforcement agency and shall be entered into the National Crime

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Information Center and the Florida Crime Information Center

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listing the hired vehicle as a stolen vehicle.

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