Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1184
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/08/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Transportation (Latvala) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Substitute for Amendment (377880) (with title
    2  amendment)
    3  
    4         Between lines 147 and 148
    5  insert:
    6         Section 4. Section 493.6120, Florida Statutes, is amended
    7  to read:
    8         493.6120 Violations; penalty.—
    9         (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), a person who
   10  engages in any activity for which this chapter requires a
   11  license and who does not hold the required license commits a
   12  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
   13  775.082 or s. 775.083.
   14         (b) A second or subsequent violation of paragraph (a) is a
   15  felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
   16  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, and the department may seek
   17  the imposition of a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000.
   18         (c) Paragraph (a) does not apply if the person engages in
   19  unlicensed activity within 90 days after the date of the
   20  expiration of his or her license.
   21         (2)(a) A person who, while impersonating a security
   22  officer, private investigator, recovery agent, or other person
   23  required to have a license under this chapter, knowingly and
   24  intentionally forces another person to assist the impersonator
   25  in an activity within the scope of duty of a professional
   26  licensed under this chapter commits a felony of the third
   27  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
   28  775.084.
   29         (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) during the course
   30  of committing a felony commits a felony of the second degree,
   31  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   32         (c) A person who violates paragraph (a) during the course
   33  of committing a felony that results in death or serious bodily
   34  injury to another human being commits a felony of the first
   35  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
   36  775.084.
   37         (3)(1)A Any person who violates any provision of this
   38  chapter, except s. 493.6405, subsection (1), or subsection (2),
   39  commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
   40  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
   41         (4)(2)A Any person who is convicted of any violation of
   42  this chapter is shall not be eligible for licensure for a period
   43  of 5 years.
   44         (5)(3)A Any person who violates or disregards any cease
   45  and desist order issued by the department commits a misdemeanor
   46  of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
   47  775.083. In addition, the department may seek the imposition of
   48  a civil penalty not to exceed $5,000.
   49         (6)(4)A Any person who was an owner, officer, partner, or
   50  manager of a licensed agency at the time of any activity that is
   51  the basis for revocation of the agency or branch office license
   52  and who knew or should have known of the activity, shall have
   53  his or her personal licenses or approval suspended for 3 years
   54  and may not have any financial interest in or be employed in any
   55  capacity by a licensed agency during the period of suspension.
   56         Section 5. Protecting critical infrastructure facilities.—
   57         (1) A licensed security officer who possesses a valid Class
   58  “G” license, or a licensed security agency manager who possesses
   59  a valid Class “G” license, who is on duty, in uniform, providing
   60  security services on the premises of a critical infrastructure
   61  facility, and who has probable cause to believe that a person
   62  has committed or is committing a crime against the client, or
   63  the client’s patron, of the licensed security officer or the
   64  licensed security agency manager, may temporarily detain the
   65  person for the purpose of ascertaining his or her identity and
   66  the circumstances of the activity that is the basis for the
   67  temporary detention. The security officer or security agency
   68  manager may detain the person in a reasonable manner until the
   69  responding law enforcement officer arrives at the premises of
   70  the client and is in the presence of the detainee.
   71         (2) When temporarily detaining a person, the licensed
   72  security officer or security agency manager shall notify the
   73  appropriate law enforcement agency as soon as reasonably
   74  possible. Temporary detention of a person by a licensed security
   75  officer or security agency manager must be done solely for the
   76  purpose of detaining the person before the arrival of a law
   77  enforcement officer. Custody of any person being temporarily
   78  detained shall be immediately transferred to the responding law
   79  enforcement officer.
   80         (3) A licensed security officer or security agency manager
   81  may not detain a person under this section after the arrival of
   82  a law enforcement officer unless the law enforcement officer
   83  requests the security officer or security agency manager to
   84  continue detaining the person. The responsibilities of the
   85  licensed security officer or security agency manager do not
   86  extend beyond the place where the person was first detained or
   87  in the immediate vicinity.
   88         (4) A person may not be temporarily detained under this
   89  section longer than is reasonably necessary to effect the
   90  purposes of this section.
   91         (5) If a licensed security officer or security agency
   92  manager, while detaining a person under this section, observes
   93  that the person temporarily detained is armed with a firearm, a
   94  concealed weapon, or a destructive device that poses a threat to
   95  the safety of the security officer or security agency manager,
   96  or any person for whom the security officer or security agency
   97  manager is responsible for providing protection, or if the
   98  detainee admits to having a weapon in his or her possession, the
   99  security officer or security agency manager may conduct a search
  100  of the person and his or her belongings only to the extent
  101  necessary for the purpose of disclosing the presence of a
  102  weapon. If the search reveals such a weapon, the weapon shall be
  103  seized and transferred to the responding law enforcement
  104  officer.
  105         (6) As used in this section, the term “critical
  106  infrastructure facility” means any one of the following, if it
  107  employs measures such as fences, barriers, or guard posts that
  108  are designed to exclude unauthorized persons and is determined
  109  by a state or federal authority to be so vital to the state that
  110  the incapacity or destruction of the facility would have a
  111  debilitating impact on security, state economic stability, state
  112  public health or safety, or any combination of those matters:
  113         (a) A chemical manufacturing facility;
  114         (b) A refinery;
  115         (c) An electrical power plant as defined in s. 403.031,
  116  Florida Statutes, including a substation, switching station,
  117  electrical control center, or electric transmission or
  118  distribution facility;
  119         (d) A water intake structure, water treatment facility,
  120  wastewater treatment plant, or pump station;
  121         (e) A natural gas transmission compressor station;
  122         (f) A liquid natural gas terminal or storage facility;
  123         (g) A telecommunications central switching office;
  124         (h) A deepwater port or railroad switching yard;
  125         (i) A gas processing plant, including a plant used in the
  126  processing, treatment, or fractionation of natural gas; or
  127         (j) A public transportation facility as defined in s.
  128  343.62, Florida Statutes.
  129         (7) A Class “D” or Class “MB” licensee shall perform duties
  130  regulated under this section in a uniform that bears at least
  131  one patch or emblem visible at all times clearly identifying the
  132  employing agency.
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  135         And the title is amended as follows:
  136         Delete lines 2 - 16
  137  and insert:
  138         An act relating to the Department of Agriculture and
  139         Consumer Services; amending s. 163.3162, F.S.;
  140         defining the term “governmental entity”; prohibiting
  141         certain governmental entities from charging stormwater
  142         management assessments or fees on certain bona fide
  143         farm operations except under certain circumstances;
  144         providing for applicability; amending s. 206.41, F.S.;
  145         revising the definition of the term “agricultural and
  146         aquacultural purposes” for purposes of the required
  147         refund of state taxes imposed on motor fuel used for
  148         such purposes; amending s. 316.515, F.S.; revising the
  149         Florida Uniform Traffic Control Law to authorize the
  150         use of citrus harvesting equipment and citrus fruit
  151         loaders to transport certain agricultural products and
  152         to authorize the use of certain motor vehicles to
  153         transport citrus; amending s. 493.6120, F.S.;
  154         providing that a person who engages in any activity
  155         for which ch. 493, F.S., requires a license, but who
  156         acts without having a license, commits a misdemeanor
  157         of the first degree; providing that such person
  158         commits a felony of the third degree for a second or
  159         subsequent offense of engaging in activities without a
  160         license; authorizing the Department of Agriculture and
  161         Consumer Services to impose a civil penalty not to
  162         exceed a specified amount; providing that penalties do
  163         not apply if the person engaged in unlicensed activity
  164         within 90 days after the expiration date of the
  165         person’s license; providing that a person who, while
  166         impersonating a security officer, private
  167         investigator, recovery agent, or other person required
  168         to have a license under ch. 493, F.S., knowingly and
  169         intentionally forces another person to assist the
  170         impersonator in an activity within the scope of duty
  171         of a professional licensed under ch. 493, F.S.,
  172         commits a felony of the third degree; providing that a
  173         person who impersonates a security officer or other
  174         designated officer during the commission of a felony
  175         commits a felony of the second degree; providing that
  176         a person who impersonates a security officer or other
  177         designated officer during the commission of a felony
  178         that results in death or serious bodily injury to
  179         another human being commits a felony of the first
  180         degree; authorizing a licensed security officer or a
  181         licensed security agency manager to detain a person on
  182         the premises of a critical infrastructure facility in
  183         certain circumstances; requiring the security officer
  184         to notify the law enforcement agency as soon as
  185         possible; requiring that custody of any person
  186         temporarily detained be immediately transferred to the
  187         responding law enforcement officer; providing for an
  188         exception to the immediate transfer; providing that
  189         the responsibilities of the security officer are
  190         limited to specified locations; prohibiting a security
  191         officer from detaining a person longer than is
  192         reasonably necessary; authorizing the security officer
  193         to search the person detained under certain
  194         circumstances; defining the term “critical
  195         infrastructure facility”; providing identification
  196         requirements for certain licensed security officers;
  197         amending