HB 4021

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to adultery, cohabitation, and lewd
3and lascivious behavior; repealing s. 798.01, F.S.,
4relating to living in open adultery; amending s.
5798.02, F.S.; deleting language that made a
6prohibition on couples lewdly and lasciviously
7associating and cohabiting together a part of a
8prohibition of lewd and lascivious behavior; providing
9an effective date.
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11Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13     Section 1.  Section 798.01, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
14     Section 2.  Section 798.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to
15read:
16     798.02  Lewd and lascivious behavior.-If Any man and woman,
17not being married to each other, lewdly and lasciviously
18associate and cohabit together, or if any man or woman, married
19or unmarried, who engage engages in open and gross lewdness and
20lascivious behavior with each other each commit, they shall be
21guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as
22provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
23     Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.


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