| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to threats; amending s. 836.10, F.S.; |
| 3 | revising provisions relating to the sending of or |
| 4 | procuring the sending of letters or inscribed |
| 5 | communications containing certain threats of death or |
| 6 | bodily injury; including electronic communications in |
| 7 | provisions; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Section 836.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 12 | read: |
| 13 | 836.10 Written threats to kill or do bodily injury; |
| 14 | punishment.-If Any person who writes or composes and also sends |
| 15 | or procures the sending of any letter, or inscribed |
| 16 | communication, or electronic communication, so written or |
| 17 | composed, whether such letter or communication be signed or |
| 18 | anonymous, to any person, containing a threat to kill or to do |
| 19 | bodily injury to the person to whom such letter or communication |
| 20 | is sent, or a threat to kill or do bodily injury to any member |
| 21 | of the family of the person to whom such letter or communication |
| 22 | is sent commits, the person so writing or composing and so |
| 23 | sending or procuring the sending of such letter or |
| 24 | communication, shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, |
| 25 | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
| 26 | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010. |