Florida Senate - 2012                                      SB 80
       
       
       
       By Senator Joyner
       
       
       
       
       18-00037-12                                             201280__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to human trafficking; creating s.
    3         480.0535, F.S.; requiring operators of massage
    4         establishments to maintain valid work authorization
    5         documents on the premises for each employee who is not
    6         a United States citizen; requiring presentation of
    7         such documents upon request of a law enforcement
    8         officer; prohibiting the use of a massage
    9         establishment license for the purpose of lewdness,
   10         assignation, or prostitution; providing criminal
   11         penalties; providing an effective date.
   12  
   13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   14  
   15         Section 1. Section 480.0535, Florida Statutes, is created
   16  to read:
   17         480.0535 Documents required while offering or providing
   18  massage services.—
   19         (1) In order to provide law enforcement agencies the means
   20  to more effectively identify, investigate, and arrest persons
   21  engaging in human trafficking as defined in s. 787.06:
   22         (a) A person operating a massage establishment pursuant to
   23  s. 480.043 shall maintain, and it is unlawful to operate a
   24  massage establishment without, a valid work authorization
   25  document on the premises for each employee who is not a United
   26  States citizen. Valid work authorization documents for an
   27  employee who is not a United States citizen include:
   28         1. A valid I-551 permanent resident card; or
   29         2. A valid government-issued employment authorization
   30  document.
   31         (b) Upon request by a law enforcement officer, any person
   32  operating a massage establishment must present one of the
   33  documents specified in paragraph (a) for each employee who is
   34  not a United States citizen.
   35         (2) A person operating a massage establishment may not
   36  knowingly use a license for operation of a massage establishment
   37  issued under s. 480.043 for the purpose of lewdness,
   38  assignation, or prostitution, as these terms are defined in s.
   39  796.07, at any massage establishment location or structure, or
   40  any part thereof, including any trailer or other conveyance.
   41         (3) A person who violates any provision of this section
   42  commits:
   43         (a) A misdemeanor of the second degree for a first
   44  violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
   45         (b) A misdemeanor of the first degree for a second
   46  violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
   47         (c) A felony of the third degree for a third or subsequent
   48  violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or
   49  s. 775.084.
   50         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2012.