Florida Senate - 2012                                     SB 130
       
       
       
       By Senator Altman
       
       
       
       
       24-00111-12                                            2012130__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to minors; requiring a parent, legal
    3         guardian, or caretaker of a minor to make reasonable
    4         efforts to notify a law enforcement agency of the
    5         death of the minor within a specified period of time
    6         after the discovery of the death of the minor;
    7         providing criminal penalties for failing to make
    8         reasonable efforts to notify a law enforcement agency
    9         of the death of the minor; providing an effective
   10         date.
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   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Death of a minor; notification requirement.—A
   15  parent, legal guardian, or caretaker of a minor must make
   16  reasonable efforts to notify a law enforcement agency of the
   17  death of the minor within 1 hour after the discovery of the
   18  death. A person who violates this section commits a felony of
   19  the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
   20  775.083, or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes.
   21         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2012.