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The Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations (Dean)

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recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendment)

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     Between line(s) 87 and 88,

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insert:

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     Section 2.  Section 796.035, Florida Statutes, is amended to

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read:

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     796.035  Selling or buying of minors into sex trafficking or

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prostitution; penalties.--Any parent, legal guardian, or other

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person having custody or control of a minor who sells or

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otherwise transfers custody or control of such minor, or offers

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to sell or otherwise transfer custody of such minor, with

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knowledge that, as a consequence of the sale or transfer, force,

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fraud, or coercion will be used to cause the minor will to engage

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in prostitution, perform naked for compensation, or otherwise

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participate in the trade of sex trafficking, commits a felony of

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the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.

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775.083, or s. 775.084.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 7, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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amending s. 796.035, F.S.; revising provisions relating to

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the sale or transfer of minors into sex trafficking or

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prostitution;

4/14/2008  1:29:00 PM     3-06690A-08