CS for SB 776 First Engrossed
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to racketeering; amending s. 895.02,
3 F.S.; revising the definition of the term
4 “racketeering activity” to include certain actions
5 relating to wild animal life, freshwater aquatic life,
6 or marine life; providing an effective date.
7
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section
11 895.02, Florida Statutes, is amended, and a new paragraph (c) is
12 added to that subsection, to read:
13 895.02 Definitions.—As used in ss. 895.01-895.08, the term:
14 (8) “Racketeering activity” means to commit, to attempt to
15 commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or
16 intimidate another person to commit:
17 (a) Any crime that is chargeable by petition, indictment,
18 or information under the following provisions of the Florida
19 Statutes:
20 1. Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of
21 cigarette taxes.
22 2. Section 316.1935, relating to fleeing or attempting to
23 elude a law enforcement officer and aggravated fleeing or
24 eluding.
25 3. Chapter 379, relating to the illegal sale, purchase,
26 collection, harvest, capture, or possession of wild animal life,
27 freshwater aquatic life, or marine life, and related crimes.
28 4. Section 403.727(3)(b), relating to environmental
29 control.
30 5.4. Section 409.920 or s. 409.9201, relating to Medicaid
31 fraud.
32 6.5. Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud.
33 7.6. Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers’
34 compensation.
35 8.7. Section 443.071(4), relating to creation of a
36 fictitious employer scheme to commit reemployment assistance
37 fraud.
38 9.8. Section 465.0161, relating to distribution of
39 medicinal drugs without a permit as an Internet pharmacy.
40 10.9. Section 499.0051, relating to crimes involving
41 contraband, adulterated, or misbranded drugs.
42 11.10. Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing.
43 12.11. Chapter 517, relating to sale of securities and
44 investor protection.
45 13.12. Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to
46 dogracing and horseracing.
47 14.13. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
48 15.14. Section 551.109, relating to slot machine gaming.
49 16.15. Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture,
50 distribution, and use of explosives.
51 17.16. Chapter 560, relating to money transmitters, if the
52 violation is punishable as a felony.
53 18.17. Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement.
54 19.18. Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance
55 without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating
56 to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare
57 arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or
58 aiding an unauthorized insurer.
59 20.19. Section 655.50, relating to reports of currency
60 transactions, when such violation is punishable as a felony.
61 21.20. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious
62 practices.
63 22.21. Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to
64 real estate timeshare plans.
65 23.22. Section 775.13(5)(b), relating to registration of
66 persons found to have committed any offense for the purpose of
67 benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of a criminal
68 gang.
69 24.23. Section 777.03, relating to commission of crimes by
70 accessories after the fact.
71 25.24. Chapter 782, relating to homicide.
72 26.25. Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery.
73 27.26. Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping or human
74 trafficking.
75 28.27. Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms.
76 29.28. Chapter 794, relating to sexual battery, but only if
77 such crime was committed with the intent to benefit, promote, or
78 further the interests of a criminal gang, or for the purpose of
79 increasing a criminal gang member’s own standing or position
80 within a criminal gang.
81 30.29. Former s. 796.03, former s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s.
82 796.05, or s. 796.07, relating to prostitution.
83 31.30. Chapter 806, relating to arson and criminal
84 mischief.
85 32.31. Chapter 810, relating to burglary and trespass.
86 33.32. Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related
87 crimes.
88 34.33. Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes.
89 35.34. Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false
90 pretenses, fraud generally, credit card crimes, and patient
91 brokering.
92 36.35. Chapter 825, relating to abuse, neglect, or
93 exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
94 37.36. Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual
95 exploitation of children.
96 38.37. Section 828.122, relating to fighting or baiting
97 animals.
98 39.38. Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting.
99 40.39. Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless
100 checks and drafts.
101 41.40. Section 836.05, relating to extortion.
102 42.41. Chapter 837, relating to perjury.
103 43.42. Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of
104 public office.
105 44.43. Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice.
106 45.44. Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06,
107 or s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity.
108 46.45. Chapter 849, relating to gambling, lottery, gambling
109 or gaming devices, slot machines, or any of the provisions
110 within that chapter.
111 47.46. Chapter 874, relating to criminal gangs.
112 48.47. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
113 control.
114 49.48. Chapter 896, relating to offenses related to
115 financial transactions.
116 50.49. Sections 914.22 and 914.23, relating to tampering
117 with or harassing a witness, victim, or informant, and
118 retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant.
119 51.50. Sections 918.12 and 918.13, relating to tampering
120 with jurors and evidence.
121 (c) Any violation of Title 68, Florida Administrative Code,
122 relating to the illegal sale, purchase, collection, harvest,
123 capture, or possession of wild animal life, freshwater aquatic
124 life, or marine life, and related crimes.
125 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.