Florida Senate - 2012                                     SB 302
       
       
       
       By Senator Dean
       
       
       
       
       3-00131-12                                             2012302__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to false reports to law enforcement
    3         officers; amending s. 837.05, F.S.; increasing
    4         criminal penalties for a second or subsequent
    5         conviction of providing false information to a law
    6         enforcement officer concerning the alleged commission
    7         of a crime; providing an effective date.
    8  
    9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   10  
   11         Section 1. Section 837.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   12  read:
   13         837.05 False reports to law enforcement authorities.—
   14         (1) A person who Except as provided in subsection (2),
   15  whoever knowingly gives false information to a any law
   16  enforcement officer concerning the alleged commission of any
   17  crime, commits:
   18         (a) For a first offense resulting in conviction, a
   19  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
   20  775.082 or s. 775.083.
   21         (b) For a second or subsequent offense resulting in
   22  conviction, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided
   23  in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   24         (2) Except as provided in subsection (1), a person who
   25  whoever knowingly gives false information to a law enforcement
   26  officer concerning the alleged commission of a capital felony,
   27  commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
   28  s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   29         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2012.