Florida Senate - 2017                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
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       Senator Rodriguez moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 776.012, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         776.012 Use or threatened use of force in defense of
    8  person.—
    9         (2) A person is justified in using or threatening to use
   10  deadly force if he or she reasonably believes that using or
   11  threatening to use such force is necessary to prevent imminent
   12  death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or
   13  to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony. A
   14  person who uses or threatens to use deadly force in accordance
   15  with this subsection does not have a duty to retreat and has the
   16  right to stand his or her ground if the person using or
   17  threatening to use the deadly force is not engaged in a criminal
   18  activity, is not excluded under s. 776.041, and is in a place
   19  where he or she has a right to be.
   20         Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
   21  made by this act to section 776.012, Florida Statutes, in a
   22  reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 776.013, Florida
   23  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
   24         776.013 Home protection; use or threatened use of deadly
   25  force; presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm.—
   26         (3) A person who is attacked in his or her dwelling,
   27  residence, or vehicle has no duty to retreat and has the right
   28  to stand his or her ground and use or threaten to use force,
   29  including deadly force, if he or she uses or threatens to use
   30  force in accordance with s. 776.012(1) or (2) or s. 776.031(1)
   31  or (2).
   32         Section 3. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
   33  made by this act to section 776.012, Florida Statutes, in a
   34  reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 776.032, Florida
   35  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
   36         776.032 Immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action
   37  for justifiable use or threatened use of force.—
   38         (1) A person who uses or threatens to use force as
   39  permitted in s. 776.012, s. 776.013, or s. 776.031 is justified
   40  in such conduct and is immune from criminal prosecution and
   41  civil action for the use or threatened use of such force by the
   42  person, personal representative, or heirs of the person against
   43  whom the force was used or threatened, unless the person against
   44  whom force was used or threatened is a law enforcement officer,
   45  as defined in s. 943.10(14), who was acting in the performance
   46  of his or her official duties and the officer identified himself
   47  or herself in accordance with any applicable law or the person
   48  using or threatening to use force knew or reasonably should have
   49  known that the person was a law enforcement officer. As used in
   50  this subsection, the term “criminal prosecution” includes
   51  arresting, detaining in custody, and charging or prosecuting the
   52  defendant.
   53         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
   54  
   55  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   56  And the title is amended as follows:
   57         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   58  and insert:
   59                        A bill to be entitled                      
   60         An act relating to justifiable use of force; amending
   61         s. 776.012, F.S.; providing that a person who uses or
   62         threatens to use deadly force does not have a duty to
   63         retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground
   64         if he or she is not otherwise excluded under s.
   65         776.041, F.S., from claiming that the use or
   66         threatened use of deadly force was justified;
   67         reenacting ss. 776.013(3) and 776.032(1), F.S.,
   68         relating to use or threatened use of deadly force and
   69         immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action
   70         for justifiable use or threatened use of force,
   71         respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s.
   72         776.012, F.S., in references thereto; providing an
   73         effective date.