Florida Senate - 2013                                     SB 840
       
       
       
       By Senator Stargel
       
       
       
       
       15-01223-13                                            2013840__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to criminal use of personal
    3         identification information; amending s. 817.568, F.S.;
    4         deleting the requirement that a person who willfully
    5         and without authorization possesses personal
    6         identification information concerning an individual
    7         without first obtaining that individual’s consent has
    8         an intent to fraudulently use the information in order
    9         to commit a specified violation; providing criminal
   10         penalties; providing an effective date.
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   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
   15  817.568, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   16         817.568 Criminal use of personal identification
   17  information.—
   18         (2)(a) Any person who willfully and without authorization
   19  fraudulently uses, or possesses with intent to fraudulently use,
   20  personal identification information concerning an individual
   21  without first obtaining that individual’s consent, commits the
   22  offense of fraudulent use of personal identification
   23  information, which is a felony of the third degree, punishable
   24  as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   25         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2013.