ENROLLED
2019 Legislature SB 180
2019180er
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2 An act relating to lost or abandoned personal
3 property; amending s. 705.17, F.S.; providing that
4 certain provisions relating to lost or abandoned
5 property do not apply to personal property lost or
6 abandoned on the premises of certain complexes or
7 facilities if certain conditions are met; creating s.
8 705.185, F.S.; providing for the disposal or donation
9 of personal property lost or abandoned on the premises
10 of certain complexes or facilities, in certain
11 circumstances; authorizing the rightful owner of such
12 lost or abandoned personal property to reclaim such
13 property before its disposal or donation; requiring a
14 charitable institution to make a reasonable effort to
15 delete certain information from an electronic device
16 in certain circumstances; providing an effective date.
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18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20 Section 1. Section 705.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to
21 read:
22 705.17 Exceptions.—
23 (1) Sections The provisions of ss. 705.101-705.106 do not
24 apply of this chapter shall not be applied to any personal
25 property lost or abandoned on the campus of any institution in
26 the State University System or on premises owned or controlled
27 by the operator of a public-use airport having regularly
28 scheduled international passenger service.
29 (2) Sections 705.1015-705.106 do not apply to any personal
30 property lost or abandoned on premises located within a theme
31 park or entertainment complex, as defined in s. 509.013(9), or
32 operated as a zoo, a museum, or an aquarium, or on the premises
33 of a public food service establishment or a public lodging
34 establishment licensed under part I of chapter 509, if the owner
35 or operator of such premises elects to comply with s. 705.185.
36 Section 2. Section 705.185, Florida Statutes, is created to
37 read:
38 705.185 Disposal of personal property lost or abandoned on
39 the premises of certain facilities.—When any lost or abandoned
40 personal property is found on premises located within a theme
41 park or entertainment complex, as defined in s. 509.013(9), or
42 operated as a zoo, a museum, or an aquarium, or on the premises
43 of a public food service establishment or a public lodging
44 establishment licensed under part I of chapter 509, if the owner
45 or operator of such premises elects to comply with this section,
46 any lost or abandoned property must be delivered to such owner
47 or operator, who must take charge of the property and make a
48 record of the date such property was found. If the property is
49 not claimed by its owner within 30 days after it is found, or a
50 longer period of time as may be deemed appropriate by the owner
51 or operator of the premises, the owner or operator of the
52 premises may not sell and must dispose of the property or donate
53 it to a charitable institution that is exempt from federal
54 income tax under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for
55 sale or other disposal as the charitable institution deems
56 appropriate. The rightful owner of the property may reclaim the
57 property from the owner or operator of the premises at any time
58 before the disposal or donation of the property in accordance
59 with this section and the established policies and procedures of
60 the owner or operator of the premises. A charitable institution
61 that accepts an electronic device, as defined in s. 815.03(9),
62 access to which is not secured by a password or other personal
63 identification technology, shall make a reasonable effort to
64 delete all personal data from the electronic device before its
65 sale or disposal.
66 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.