Florida Senate - 2019 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SPB 7072
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Appropriations (Bradley and Simpson)
recommended the following:
1 Senate Substitute for Amendment (815540) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Delete lines 69 - 398
5 and insert:
6 Section 1. Section 25.025, Florida Statutes, is created to
7 read:
8 25.025 Headquarters.—
9 (1)(a) A Supreme Court justice who permanently resides
10 outside Leon County shall, if he or she so requests, have a
11 district court of appeal courthouse, a county courthouse, or
12 another appropriate facility in his or her district of residence
13 designated as his or her official headquarters pursuant to s.
14 112.061. This official headquarters may serve only as the
15 justice’s private chambers.
16 (b) A justice for whom an official headquarters is
17 designated in his or her district of residence under this
18 subsection is eligible for subsistence at a rate to be
19 established by the Chief Justice for each day or partial day
20 that the justice is at the Supreme Court Building for the
21 conduct of the business of the court. In addition to the
22 subsistence allowance, a justice is eligible for reimbursement
23 for transportation expenses as provided in s. 112.061(7) for
24 travel between the justice’s official headquarters and the
25 Supreme Court Building for the conduct of the business of the
26 court.
27 (c) Payment of subsistence and reimbursement for
28 transportation expenses relating to travel between a justice’s
29 official headquarters and the Supreme Court Building must be
30 made to the extent that appropriated funds are available, as
31 determined by the Chief Justice.
32 (2) The Chief Justice shall coordinate with each affected
33 justice and other state and local officials as necessary to
34 implement paragraph (1)(a).
35 (3)(a) This section does not require a county to provide
36 space in a county courthouse for a justice. A county may enter
37 into an agreement with the Supreme Court governing the use of
38 space in a county courthouse.
39 (b) The Supreme Court may not use state funds to lease
40 space in a district court of appeal courthouse, county
41 courthouse, or other facility to allow a justice to establish an
42 official headquarters pursuant to subsection (1).
43 Section 2. Subsections (9) and (12) of section 26.031,
44 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
45 26.031 Judicial circuits; number of judges.—The number of
46 circuit judges in each circuit shall be as follows:
47
48 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT TOTAL
49 (9) Ninth...........................................44 43
50 (12) Twelfth........................................22 21
51 Section 3. Section 43.51, Florida Statutes, is created to
52 read:
53 43.51 Problem-solving court reports.—
54 (1) The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall
55 provide an annual report to the President of the Senate and the
56 Speaker of the House of Representatives which details the number
57 of participants in each problem-solving court for each fiscal
58 year the court has been operating and the types of services
59 provided, identifies each source of funding for each court
60 during each fiscal year, and provides information on the
61 performance of each court based upon outcome measures
62 established by the courts.
63 (2) For purposes of this section, the term “problem-solving
64 court” includes, but is not limited to, a drug court pursuant to
65 s. 948.01, s. 948.06, s. 948.08, s. 948.16, or s. 948.20; a
66 military veterans’ and servicemembers’ court pursuant to s.
67 394.47891, s. 948.08, s. 948.16, or s. 948.21; a mental health
68 court program pursuant to s. 394.47892, s. 948.01, s. 948.06, s.
69 948.08, or s. 948.16; or a delinquency pretrial intervention
70 court program pursuant to s. 985.345.
71 Section 4. Section 394.47891, Florida Statutes, is amended
72 to read:
73 394.47891 Military veterans and servicemembers court
74 programs.—The chief judge of each judicial circuit shall may
75 establish a Military Veterans and Servicemembers Court Program
76 under which veterans, as defined in s. 1.01, including veterans
77 who were discharged or released under a general discharge, and
78 servicemembers, as defined in s. 250.01, who are charged or
79 convicted of a criminal offense and who suffer from a military
80 related mental illness, traumatic brain injury, substance abuse
81 disorder, or psychological problem can be sentenced in
82 accordance with chapter 921 in a manner that appropriately
83 addresses the severity of the mental illness, traumatic brain
84 injury, substance abuse disorder, or psychological problem
85 through services tailored to the individual needs of the
86 participant. Entry into any Military Veterans and Servicemembers
87 Court Program must be based upon the sentencing court’s
88 assessment of the defendant’s criminal history, military
89 service, substance abuse treatment needs, mental health
90 treatment needs, amenability to the services of the program, the
91 recommendation of the state attorney and the victim, if any, and
92 the defendant’s agreement to enter the program.
93 Section 5. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of subsection (2)
94 of section 812.014, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
95 812.014 Theft.—
96 (2)
97 (c) It is grand theft of the third degree and a felony of
98 the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
99 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the property stolen is:
100 1. Valued at $750 $300 or more, but less than $5,000.
101 2. Valued at $5,000 or more, but less than $10,000.
102 3. Valued at $10,000 or more, but less than $20,000.
103 4. A will, codicil, or other testamentary instrument.
104 5. A firearm.
105 6. A motor vehicle, except as provided in paragraph (a).
106 7. Any commercially farmed animal, including any animal of
107 the equine, avian, bovine, or swine class or other grazing
108 animal; a bee colony of a registered beekeeper; and aquaculture
109 species raised at a certified aquaculture facility. If the
110 property stolen is a commercially farmed animal, including an
111 animal of the equine, avian, bovine, or swine class or other
112 grazing animal; a bee colony of a registered beekeeper; or an
113 aquaculture species raised at a certified aquaculture facility,
114 a $10,000 fine shall be imposed.
115 8. Any fire extinguisher.
116 9. Any amount of citrus fruit consisting of 2,000 or more
117 individual pieces of fruit.
118 10. Taken from a designated construction site identified by
119 the posting of a sign as provided for in s. 810.09(2)(d).
120 11. Any stop sign.
121 12. Anhydrous ammonia.
122 13. Any amount of a controlled substance as defined in s.
123 893.02. Notwithstanding any other law, separate judgments and
124 sentences for theft of a controlled substance under this
125 subparagraph and for any applicable possession of controlled
126 substance offense under s. 893.13 or trafficking in controlled
127 substance offense under s. 893.135 may be imposed when all such
128 offenses involve the same amount or amounts of a controlled
129 substance.
130
131 However, if the property is stolen within a county that is
132 subject to a state of emergency declared by the Governor under
133 chapter 252, the property is stolen after the declaration of
134 emergency is made, and the perpetration of the theft is
135 facilitated by conditions arising from the emergency, the
136 offender commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as
137 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the
138 property is valued at $5,000 or more, but less than $10,000, as
139 provided under subparagraph 2., or if the property is valued at
140 $10,000 or more, but less than $20,000, as provided under
141 subparagraph 3. As used in this paragraph, the term “conditions
142 arising from the emergency” means civil unrest, power outages,
143 curfews, voluntary or mandatory evacuations, or a reduction in
144 the presence of or the response time for first responders or
145 homeland security personnel. For purposes of sentencing under
146 chapter 921, a felony offense that is reclassified under this
147 paragraph is ranked one level above the ranking under s.
148 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 of the offense committed.
149 (d) It is grand theft of the third degree and a felony of
150 the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
151 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the property stolen is valued at $100
152 or more, but less than $750 $300, and is taken from a dwelling
153 as defined in s. 810.011(2) or from the unenclosed curtilage of
154 a dwelling pursuant to s. 810.09(1).
155 (e) Except as provided in paragraph (d), if the property
156 stolen is valued at $100 or more, but less than $750 $300, the
157 offender commits petit theft of the first degree, punishable as
158 a misdemeanor of the first degree, as provided in s. 775.082 or
159 s. 775.083.
160 Section 6. Subsections (8) and (9) of section 812.015,
161 Florida Statutes, are amended, and subsection (10) is added to
162 that section, to read:
163 812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion;
164 mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest;
165 exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest;
166 penalties.—
167 (8) Except as provided in subsection (9), a person who
168 commits retail theft commits a felony of the third degree,
169 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084,
170 if the property stolen is valued at $750 $300 or more, and the
171 person:
172 (a) Individually commits retail theft, or in concert with
173 one or more other persons, coordinates the activities of one or
174 more individuals in committing the offense, which may occur
175 through multiple acts of retail theft, in which case the amount
176 of each individual theft is aggregated within a 90-day period to
177 determine the value of the property stolen;
178 (b) Conspires with another person to commit retail theft
179 with the intent to sell the stolen property for monetary or
180 other gain, and subsequently takes or causes such property to be
181 placed in the control of another person in exchange for
182 consideration, in which the stolen property taken or placed
183 within a 90-day period is aggregated to determine the value of
184 the stolen property;
185 (c)(b) Individually, or in concert with one or more other
186 persons, commits theft from more than one location within a 90
187 day 48-hour period, in which case the amount of each individual
188 theft is aggregated to determine the value of the property
189 stolen;
190 (d)(c) Acts in concert with one or more other individuals
191 within one or more establishments to distract the merchant,
192 merchant’s employee, or law enforcement officer in order to
193 carry out the offense, or acts in other ways to coordinate
194 efforts to carry out the offense; or
195 (e)(d) Commits the offense through the purchase of
196 merchandise in a package or box that contains merchandise other
197 than, or in addition to, the merchandise purported to be
198 contained in the package or box.
199 (9) A person commits a felony of the second degree,
200 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084,
201 if the person:
202 (a) Violates subsection (8) and has previously been
203 convicted of a violation of subsection (8); or
204 (b) Individually, or in concert with one or more other
205 persons, coordinates the activities of one or more persons in
206 committing the offense of retail theft, in which the amount of
207 each individual theft within a 90-day period is aggregated to
208 determine the value of the stolen property and such where the
209 stolen property has a value is in excess of $3,000; or
210 (c) Conspires with another person to commit retail theft
211 with the intent to sell the stolen property for monetary or
212 other gain, and subsequently takes or causes such property to be
213 placed in control of another person in exchange for
214 consideration, in which the stolen property taken or placed
215 within a 90-day period is aggregated to have a value in excess
216 of $3,000.
217 (10) If a person commits retail theft in more than one
218 judicial circuit within a 90-day period, the value of the stolen
219 property resulting from the thefts in each judicial circuit may
220 be aggregated and must be prosecuted by the Office of the
221 Statewide Prosecutor in accordance with s. 16.56.
222 Section 7. Subsection (3) is added to section 812.019,
223 Florida Statutes, to read:
224 812.019 Dealing in stolen property.—
225 (3) Any person who receives, possesses, or purchases any
226 merchandise or stored-value card obtained from a fraudulent
227 return with the knowledge that the merchandise or stored-value
228 card was obtained in violation of s. 812.015 commits a felony of
229 the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
230 775.083, or s. 775.084.
231 Section 8. Paragraphs (b), (c), and (e) of subsection (3)
232 of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
233 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
234 chart.—
235 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
236 (b) LEVEL 2
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238 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
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240 379.2431 (1)(e)3. 3rd Possession of 11 or fewer marine turtle eggs in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
241 379.2431 (1)(e)4. 3rd Possession of more than 11 marine turtle eggs in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
242 403.413(6)(c) 3rd Dumps waste litter exceeding 500 lbs. in weight or 100 cubic feet in volume or any quantity for commercial purposes, or hazardous waste.
243 517.07(2) 3rd Failure to furnish a prospectus meeting requirements.
244 590.28(1) 3rd Intentional burning of lands.
245 784.05(3) 3rd Storing or leaving a loaded firearm within reach of minor who uses it to inflict injury or death.
246 787.04(1) 3rd In violation of court order, take, entice, etc., minor beyond state limits.
247 806.13(1)(b)3. 3rd Criminal mischief; damage $1,000 or more to public communication or any other public service.
248 810.061(2) 3rd Impairing or impeding telephone or power to a dwelling; facilitating or furthering burglary.
249 810.09(2)(e) 3rd Trespassing on posted commercial horticulture property.
250 812.014(2)(c)1. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $750 $300 or more but less than $5,000.
251 812.014(2)(d) 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $100 or more but less than $750 $300, taken from unenclosed curtilage of dwelling.
252 812.015(7) 3rd Possession, use, or attempted use of an antishoplifting or inventory control device countermeasure.
253 817.234(1)(a)2. 3rd False statement in support of insurance claim.
254 817.481(3)(a) 3rd Obtain credit or purchase with false, expired, counterfeit, etc., credit card, value over $300.
255 817.52(3) 3rd Failure to redeliver hired vehicle.
256 817.54 3rd With intent to defraud, obtain mortgage note, etc., by false representation.
257 817.60(5) 3rd Dealing in credit cards of another.
258 817.60(6)(a) 3rd Forgery; purchase goods, services with false card.
259 817.61 3rd Fraudulent use of credit cards over $100 or more within 6 months.
260 826.04 3rd Knowingly marries or has sexual intercourse with person to whom related.
261 831.01 3rd Forgery.
262 831.02 3rd Uttering forged instrument; utters or publishes alteration with intent to defraud.
263 831.07 3rd Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes.
264 831.08 3rd Possessing 10 or more forged notes, bills, checks, or drafts.
265 831.09 3rd Uttering forged notes, bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes.
266 831.11 3rd Bringing into the state forged bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes.
267 832.05(3)(a) 3rd Cashing or depositing item with intent to defraud.
268 843.08 3rd False personation.
269 893.13(2)(a)2. 3rd Purchase of any s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs other than cannabis.
270 893.147(2) 3rd Manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
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275 (c) LEVEL 3
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278 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
279 119.10(2)(b) 3rd Unlawful use of confidential information from police reports.
280 316.066 (3)(b)-(d) 3rd Unlawfully obtaining or using confidential crash reports.
281 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 3rd conviction.
282 316.1935(2) 3rd Fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer in patrol vehicle with siren and lights activated.
283 319.30(4) 3rd Possession by junkyard of motor vehicle with identification number plate removed.
284 319.33(1)(a) 3rd Alter or forge any certificate of title to a motor vehicle or mobile home.
285 319.33(1)(c) 3rd Procure or pass title on stolen vehicle.
286 319.33(4) 3rd With intent to defraud, possess, sell, etc., a blank, forged, or unlawfully obtained title or registration.
287 327.35(2)(b) 3rd Felony BUI.
288 328.05(2) 3rd Possess, sell, or counterfeit fictitious, stolen, or fraudulent titles or bills of sale of vessels.
289 328.07(4) 3rd Manufacture, exchange, or possess vessel with counterfeit or wrong ID number.
290 376.302(5) 3rd Fraud related to reimbursement for cleanup expenses under the Inland Protection Trust Fund.
291 379.2431 (1)(e)5. 3rd Taking, disturbing, mutilating, destroying, causing to be destroyed, transferring, selling, offering to sell, molesting, or harassing marine turtles, marine turtle eggs, or marine turtle nests in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
292 379.2431 (1)(e)6. 3rd Possessing any marine turtle species or hatchling, or parts thereof, or the nest of any marine turtle species described in the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
293 379.2431 (1)(e)7. 3rd Soliciting to commit or conspiring to commit a violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
294 400.9935(4)(a) or (b) 3rd Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
295 400.9935(4)(e) 3rd Filing a false license application or other required information or failing to report information.
296 440.1051(3) 3rd False report of workers’ compensation fraud or retaliation for making such a report.
297 501.001(2)(b) 2nd Tampers with a consumer product or the container using materially false/misleading information.
298 624.401(4)(a) 3rd Transacting insurance without a certificate of authority.
299 624.401(4)(b)1. 3rd Transacting insurance without a certificate of authority; premium collected less than $20,000.
300 626.902(1)(a) & (b) 3rd Representing an unauthorized insurer.
301 697.08 3rd Equity skimming.
302 790.15(3) 3rd Person directs another to discharge firearm from a vehicle.
303 806.10(1) 3rd Maliciously injure, destroy, or interfere with vehicles or equipment used in firefighting.
304 806.10(2) 3rd Interferes with or assaults firefighter in performance of duty.
305 810.09(2)(c) 3rd Trespass on property other than structure or conveyance armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
306 812.014(2)(c)2. 3rd Grand theft; $5,000 or more but less than $10,000.
307 812.0145(2)(c) 3rd Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $300 or more but less than $10,000.
308 812.015(8)(b) 3rd Retail theft with intent to sell; coordination with others.
309 815.04(5)(b) 2nd Computer offense devised to defraud or obtain property.
310 817.034(4)(a)3. 3rd Engages in scheme to defraud (Florida Communications Fraud Act), property valued at less than $20,000.
311 817.233 3rd Burning to defraud insurer.
312 817.234 (8)(b) & (c) 3rd Unlawful solicitation of persons involved in motor vehicle accidents.
313 817.234(11)(a) 3rd Insurance fraud; property value less than $20,000.
314 817.236 3rd Filing a false motor vehicle insurance application.
315 817.2361 3rd Creating, marketing, or presenting a false or fraudulent motor vehicle insurance card.
316 817.413(2) 3rd Sale of used goods as new.
317 831.28(2)(a) 3rd Counterfeiting a payment instrument with intent to defraud or possessing a counterfeit payment instrument.
318 831.29 2nd Possession of instruments for counterfeiting driver licenses or identification cards.
319 838.021(3)(b) 3rd Threatens unlawful harm to public servant.
320 843.19 3rd Injure, disable, or kill police dog or horse.
321 860.15(3) 3rd Overcharging for repairs and parts.
322 870.01(2) 3rd Riot; inciting or encouraging.
323 893.13(1)(a)2. 3rd Sell, manufacture, or deliver cannabis (or other s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs).
324 893.13(1)(d)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs within 1,000 feet of university.
325 893.13(1)(f)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs within 1,000 feet of public housing facility.
326 893.13(4)(c) 3rd Use or hire of minor; deliver to minor other controlled substances.
327 893.13(6)(a) 3rd Possession of any controlled substance other than felony possession of cannabis.
328 893.13(7)(a)8. 3rd Withhold information from practitioner regarding previous receipt of or prescription for a controlled substance.
329 893.13(7)(a)9. 3rd Obtain or attempt to obtain controlled substance by fraud, forgery, misrepresentation, etc.
330 893.13(7)(a)10. 3rd Affix false or forged label to package of controlled substance.
331 893.13(7)(a)11. 3rd Furnish false or fraudulent material information on any document or record required by chapter 893.
332 893.13(8)(a)1. 3rd Knowingly assist a patient, other person, or owner of an animal in obtaining a controlled substance through deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in or related to the practitioner’s practice.
333 893.13(8)(a)2. 3rd Employ a trick or scheme in the practitioner’s practice to assist a patient, other person, or owner of an animal in obtaining a controlled substance.
334 893.13(8)(a)3. 3rd Knowingly write a prescription for a controlled substance for a fictitious person.
335 893.13(8)(a)4. 3rd Write a prescription for a controlled substance for a patient, other person, or an animal if the sole purpose of writing the prescription is a monetary benefit for the practitioner.
336 918.13(1)(a) 3rd Alter, destroy, or conceal investigation evidence.
337 944.47 (1)(a)1. & 2. 3rd Introduce contraband to correctional facility.
338 944.47(1)(c) 2nd Possess contraband while upon the grounds of a correctional institution.
339 985.721 3rd Escapes from a juvenile facility (secure detention or residential commitment facility).
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344 (e) LEVEL 5
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347 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
348 316.027(2)(a) 3rd Accidents involving personal injuries other than serious bodily injury, failure to stop; leaving scene.
349 316.1935(4)(a) 2nd Aggravated fleeing or eluding.
350 316.80(2) 2nd Unlawful conveyance of fuel; obtaining fuel fraudulently.
351 322.34(6) 3rd Careless operation of motor vehicle with suspended license, resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
352 327.30(5) 3rd Vessel accidents involving personal injury; leaving scene.
353 379.365(2)(c)1. 3rd Violation of rules relating to: willful molestation of stone crab traps, lines, or buoys; illegal bartering, trading, or sale, conspiring or aiding in such barter, trade, or sale, or supplying, agreeing to supply, aiding in supplying, or giving away stone crab trap tags or certificates; making, altering, forging, counterfeiting, or reproducing stone crab trap tags; possession of forged, counterfeit, or imitation stone crab trap tags; and engaging in the commercial harvest of stone crabs while license is suspended or revoked.
354 379.367(4) 3rd Willful molestation of a commercial harvester’s spiny lobster trap, line, or buoy.
355 379.407(5)(b)3. 3rd Possession of 100 or more undersized spiny lobsters.
356 381.0041(11)(b) 3rd Donate blood, plasma, or organs knowing HIV positive.
357 440.10(1)(g) 2nd Failure to obtain workers’ compensation coverage.
358 440.105(5) 2nd Unlawful solicitation for the purpose of making workers’ compensation claims.
359 440.381(2) 2nd Submission of false, misleading, or incomplete information with the purpose of avoiding or reducing workers’ compensation premiums.
360 624.401(4)(b)2. 2nd Transacting insurance without a certificate or authority; premium collected $20,000 or more but less than $100,000.
361 626.902(1)(c) 2nd Representing an unauthorized insurer; repeat offender.
362 790.01(2) 3rd Carrying a concealed firearm.
363 790.162 2nd Threat to throw or discharge destructive device.
364 790.163(1) 2nd False report of bomb, explosive, weapon of mass destruction, or use of firearms in violent manner.
365 790.221(1) 2nd Possession of short-barreled shotgun or machine gun.
366 790.23 2nd Felons in possession of firearms, ammunition, or electronic weapons or devices.
367 796.05(1) 2nd Live on earnings of a prostitute; 1st offense.
368 800.04(6)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious conduct; offender less than 18 years of age.
369 800.04(7)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender 18 years of age or older.
370 806.111(1) 3rd Possess, manufacture, or dispense fire bomb with intent to damage any structure or property.
371 812.0145(2)(b) 2nd Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $10,000 or more but less than $50,000.
372 812.015(8)(a), (c), (d), & (e) 3rd Retail theft; property stolen is valued at $750 $300 or more and one or more specified acts.
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378 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
379 And the title is amended as follows:
380 Delete lines 2 - 24
381 and insert:
382 An act relating to the justice system; creating s.
383 25.025, F.S.; authorizing certain Supreme Court
384 justices to have an appropriate facility in their
385 district of residence designated as their official
386 headquarters; providing that an official headquarters
387 may serve only as a justice’s private chambers;
388 providing that such justices are eligible for a
389 certain subsistence allowance and reimbursement for
390 certain transportation expenses; requiring that such
391 allowance and reimbursement be made to the extent
392 appropriated funds are available, as determined by the
393 Chief Justice; requiring the Chief Justice to
394 coordinate with certain persons in designating
395 official headquarters; providing that a county is not
396 required to provide space for a justice in a county
397 courthouse; authorizing counties to enter into
398 agreements with the Supreme Court for the use of
399 county courthouse space; prohibiting the Supreme Court
400 from using state funds to lease space in specified
401 facilities to allow a justice to establish an official
402 headquarters; amending s. 26.031, F.S.; increasing the
403 number of circuit judges in certain judicial circuits;
404 creating s. 43.51, F.S.; requiring the Office of the
405 State Courts Administrator to provide an annual report
406 containing certain information to the Legislature;
407 defining the term “problem-solving court”; amending s.
408 394.47891, F.S.; requiring the chief judge of each
409 judicial circuit to establish a Military Veterans and
410 Servicemembers Court Program; amending s. 812.014,
411 F.S.; increasing the threshold amount for certain
412 theft offenses; amending s. 812.015, F.S.; revising
413 the circumstances under which an offense of retail
414 theft constitutes a felony of the second or third
415 degree; authorizing the aggregation of retail thefts
416 that occur in more than one judicial circuit within a
417 90-day period into one total value and requiring
418 prosecution of such thefts by the Office of the
419 Statewide Prosecutor in accordance with s. 16.56,
420 F.S.; amending s.