Florida Senate - 2023                                     SB 486
       
       
        
       By Senator Bradley
       
       
       
       
       
       6-00881-23                                             2023486__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to solicitation of minors to commit
    3         lewd or lascivious acts; amending s. 800.04, F.S.;
    4         prohibiting a person 24 years of age or older from
    5         soliciting a person 16 or 17 years of age in writing
    6         to commit a lewd or lascivious act; providing criminal
    7         penalties; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking an
    8         offense on the offense severity ranking chart of the
    9         Criminal Punishment Code; providing an effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   12  
   13         Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 800.04, Florida
   14  Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (9), and a new subsection
   15  (8) is added to that section, to read:
   16         800.04 Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the
   17  presence of persons less than 16 years of age.—
   18         (8)LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS SOLICITATION.—A person 24 years of
   19  age or older who solicits a person who is 16 or 17 years of age
   20  in writing to commit a lewd or lascivious act commits a felony
   21  of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
   22  775.083, or s. 775.084.
   23         Section 2. Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section
   24  921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   25         921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
   26  chart.—
   27         (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
   28         (g) LEVEL 7
   29  
   30  FloridaStatute    FelonyDegree           Description            
   31  316.027(2)(c)        1st   Accident involving death, failure to stop; leaving scene.
   32  316.193(3)(c)2.      3rd   DUI resulting in serious bodily injury.
   33  316.1935(3)(b)       1st   Causing serious bodily injury or death to another person; driving at high speed or with wanton disregard for safety while fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer who is in a patrol vehicle with siren and lights activated.
   34  327.35(3)(c)2.       3rd   Vessel BUI resulting in serious bodily injury.
   35  402.319(2)           2nd   Misrepresentation and negligence or intentional act resulting in great bodily harm, permanent disfiguration, permanent disability, or death.
   36  409.920 (2)(b)1.a.   3rd   Medicaid provider fraud; $10,000 or less.
   37  409.920 (2)(b)1.b.   2nd   Medicaid provider fraud; more than $10,000, but less than $50,000.
   38  456.065(2)           3rd   Practicing a health care profession without a license.
   39  456.065(2)           2nd   Practicing a health care profession without a license which results in serious bodily injury.
   40  458.327(1)           3rd   Practicing medicine without a license.
   41  459.013(1)           3rd   Practicing osteopathic medicine without a license.
   42  460.411(1)           3rd   Practicing chiropractic medicine without a license.
   43  461.012(1)           3rd   Practicing podiatric medicine without a license.
   44  462.17               3rd   Practicing naturopathy without a license.
   45  463.015(1)           3rd   Practicing optometry without a license.
   46  464.016(1)           3rd   Practicing nursing without a license.
   47  465.015(2)           3rd   Practicing pharmacy without a license.
   48  466.026(1)           3rd   Practicing dentistry or dental hygiene without a license.
   49  467.201              3rd   Practicing midwifery without a license.
   50  468.366              3rd   Delivering respiratory care services without a license.
   51  483.828(1)           3rd   Practicing as clinical laboratory personnel without a license.
   52  483.901(7)           3rd   Practicing medical physics without a license.
   53  484.013(1)(c)        3rd   Preparing or dispensing optical devices without a prescription.
   54  484.053              3rd   Dispensing hearing aids without a license.
   55  494.0018(2)          1st   Conviction of any violation of chapter 494 in which the total money and property unlawfully obtained exceeded $50,000 and there were five or more victims.
   56  560.123(8)(b)1.      3rd   Failure to report currency or payment instruments exceeding $300 but less than $20,000 by a money services business.
   57  560.125(5)(a)        3rd   Money services business by unauthorized person, currency or payment instruments exceeding $300 but less than $20,000.
   58  655.50(10)(b)1.      3rd   Failure to report financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000 by financial institution.
   59  775.21(10)(a)        3rd   Sexual predator; failure to register; failure to renew driver license or identification card; other registration violations.
   60  775.21(10)(b)        3rd   Sexual predator working where children regularly congregate.
   61  775.21(10)(g)        3rd   Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual predator; harbor or conceal a sexual predator.
   62  782.051(3)           2nd   Attempted felony murder of a person by a person other than the perpetrator or the perpetrator of an attempted felony.
   63  782.07(1)            2nd   Killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or culpable negligence of another (manslaughter).
   64  782.071              2nd   Killing of a human being or unborn child by the operation of a motor vehicle in a reckless manner (vehicular homicide).
   65  782.072              2nd   Killing of a human being by the operation of a vessel in a reckless manner (vessel homicide).
   66  784.045(1)(a)1.      2nd   Aggravated battery; intentionally causing great bodily harm or disfigurement.
   67  784.045(1)(a)2.      2nd   Aggravated battery; using deadly weapon.
   68  784.045(1)(b)        2nd   Aggravated battery; perpetrator aware victim pregnant.
   69  784.048(4)           3rd   Aggravated stalking; violation of injunction or court order.
   70  784.048(7)           3rd   Aggravated stalking; violation of court order.
   71  784.07(2)(d)         1st   Aggravated battery on law enforcement officer.
   72  784.074(1)(a)        1st   Aggravated battery on sexually violent predators facility staff.
   73  784.08(2)(a)         1st   Aggravated battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
   74  784.081(1)           1st   Aggravated battery on specified official or employee.
   75  784.082(1)           1st   Aggravated battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
   76  784.083(1)           1st   Aggravated battery on code inspector.
   77  787.06(3)(a)2.       1st   Human trafficking using coercion for labor and services of an adult.
   78  787.06(3)(e)2.       1st   Human trafficking using coercion for labor and services by the transfer or transport of an adult from outside Florida to within the state.
   79  790.07(4)            1st   Specified weapons violation subsequent to previous conviction of s. 790.07(1) or (2).
   80  790.16(1)            1st   Discharge of a machine gun under specified circumstances.
   81  790.165(2)           2nd   Manufacture, sell, possess, or deliver hoax bomb.
   82  790.165(3)           2nd   Possessing, displaying, or threatening to use any hoax bomb while committing or attempting to commit a felony.
   83  790.166(3)           2nd   Possessing, selling, using, or attempting to use a hoax weapon of mass destruction.
   84  790.166(4)           2nd   Possessing, displaying, or threatening to use a hoax weapon of mass destruction while committing or attempting to commit a felony.
   85  790.23             1st,PBL Possession of a firearm by a person who qualifies for the penalty enhancements provided for in s. 874.04.
   86  794.08(4)            3rd   Female genital mutilation; consent by a parent, guardian, or a person in custodial authority to a victim younger than 18 years of age.
   87  796.05(1)            1st   Live on earnings of a prostitute; 2nd offense.
   88  796.05(1)            1st   Live on earnings of a prostitute; 3rd and subsequent offense.
   89  800.04(5)(c)1.       2nd   Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim younger than 12 years of age; offender younger than 18 years of age.
   90  800.04(5)(c)2.       2nd   Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim 12 years of age or older but younger than 16 years of age; offender 18 years of age or older.
   91  800.04(5)(e)         1st   Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim 12 years of age or older but younger than 16 years; offender 18 years or older; prior conviction for specified sex offense.
   92  800.04(8)            3rd   Lewd or lascivious written solicitation of 16 or 17 year old.
   93  806.01(2)            2nd   Maliciously damage structure by fire or explosive.
   94  810.02(3)(a)         2nd   Burglary of occupied dwelling; unarmed; no assault or battery.
   95  810.02(3)(b)         2nd   Burglary of unoccupied dwelling; unarmed; no assault or battery.
   96  810.02(3)(d)         2nd   Burglary of occupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery.
   97  810.02(3)(e)         2nd   Burglary of authorized emergency vehicle.
   98  812.014(2)(a)1.      1st   Property stolen, valued at $100,000 or more or a semitrailer deployed by a law enforcement officer; property stolen while causing other property damage; 1st degree grand theft.
   99  812.014(2)(b)2.      2nd   Property stolen, cargo valued at less than $50,000, grand theft in 2nd degree.
  100  812.014(2)(b)3.      2nd   Property stolen, emergency medical equipment; 2nd degree grand theft.
  101  812.014(2)(b)4.      2nd   Property stolen, law enforcement equipment from authorized emergency vehicle.
  102  812.0145(2)(a)       1st   Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $50,000 or more.
  103  812.019(2)           1st   Stolen property; initiates, organizes, plans, etc., the theft of property and traffics in stolen property.
  104  812.131(2)(a)        2nd   Robbery by sudden snatching.      
  105  812.133(2)(b)        1st   Carjacking; no firearm, deadly weapon, or other weapon.
  106  817.034(4)(a)1.      1st   Communications fraud, value greater than $50,000.
  107  817.234(8)(a)        2nd   Solicitation of motor vehicle accident victims with intent to defraud.
  108  817.234(9)           2nd   Organizing, planning, or participating in an intentional motor vehicle collision.
  109  817.234(11)(c)       1st   Insurance fraud; property value $100,000 or more.
  110  817.2341 (2)(b) & (3)(b)   1st   Making false entries of material fact or false statements regarding property values relating to the solvency of an insuring entity which are a significant cause of the insolvency of that entity.
  111  817.418(2)(a)        3rd   Offering for sale or advertising personal protective equipment with intent to defraud.
  112  817.504(1)(a)        3rd   Offering or advertising a vaccine with intent to defraud.
  113  817.535(2)(a)        3rd   Filing false lien or other unauthorized document.
  114  817.611(2)(b)        2nd   Traffic in or possess 15 to 49 counterfeit credit cards or related documents.
  115  825.102(3)(b)        2nd   Neglecting an elderly person or disabled adult causing great bodily harm, disability, or disfigurement.
  116  825.103(3)(b)        2nd   Exploiting an elderly person or disabled adult and property is valued at $10,000 or more, but less than $50,000.
  117  827.03(2)(b)         2nd   Neglect of a child causing great bodily harm, disability, or disfigurement.
  118  827.04(3)            3rd   Impregnation of a child under 16 years of age by person 21 years of age or older.
  119  837.05(2)            3rd   Giving false information about alleged capital felony to a law enforcement officer.
  120  838.015              2nd   Bribery.                          
  121  838.016              2nd   Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior.
  122  838.021(3)(a)        2nd   Unlawful harm to a public servant.
  123  838.22               2nd   Bid tampering.                    
  124  843.0855(2)          3rd   Impersonation of a public officer or employee.
  125  843.0855(3)          3rd   Unlawful simulation of legal process.
  126  843.0855(4)          3rd   Intimidation of a public officer or employee.
  127  847.0135(3)          3rd   Solicitation of a child, via a computer service, to commit an unlawful sex act.
  128  847.0135(4)          2nd   Traveling to meet a minor to commit an unlawful sex act.
  129  872.06               2nd   Abuse of a dead human body.       
  130  874.05(2)(b)         1st   Encouraging or recruiting person under 13 to join a criminal gang; second or subsequent offense.
  131  874.10             1st,PBL Knowingly initiates, organizes, plans, finances, directs, manages, or supervises criminal gang-related activity.
  132  893.13(1)(c)1.       1st   Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other drug prohibited under s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.) within 1,000 feet of a child care facility, school, or state, county, or municipal park or publicly owned recreational facility or community center.
  133  893.13(1)(e)1.       1st   Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine or other drug prohibited under s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5., within 1,000 feet of property used for religious services or a specified business site.
  134  893.13(4)(a)         1st   Use or hire of minor; deliver to minor other controlled substance.
  135  893.135(1)(a)1.      1st   Trafficking in cannabis, more than 25 lbs., less than 2,000 lbs.
  136  893.135 (1)(b)1.a.   1st   Trafficking in cocaine, more than 28 grams, less than 200 grams.
  137  893.135 (1)(c)1.a.   1st   Trafficking in illegal drugs, more than 4 grams, less than 14 grams.
  138  893.135 (1)(c)2.a.   1st   Trafficking in hydrocodone, 28 grams or more, less than 50 grams.
  139  893.135 (1)(c)2.b.   1st   Trafficking in hydrocodone, 50 grams or more, less than 100 grams.
  140  893.135 (1)(c)3.a.   1st   Trafficking in oxycodone, 7 grams or more, less than 14 grams.
  141  893.135 (1)(c)3.b.   1st   Trafficking in oxycodone, 14 grams or more, less than 25 grams.
  142  893.135 (1)(c)4.b.(I)   1st   Trafficking in fentanyl, 4 grams or more, less than 14 grams.
  143  893.135 (1)(d)1.a.   1st   Trafficking in phencyclidine, 28 grams or more, less than 200 grams.
  144  893.135(1)(e)1.      1st   Trafficking in methaqualone, 200 grams or more, less than 5 kilograms.
  145  893.135(1)(f)1.      1st   Trafficking in amphetamine, 14 grams or more, less than 28 grams.
  146  893.135 (1)(g)1.a.   1st   Trafficking in flunitrazepam, 4 grams or more, less than 14 grams.
  147  893.135 (1)(h)1.a.   1st   Trafficking in gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), 1 kilogram or more, less than 5 kilograms.
  148  893.135 (1)(j)1.a.   1st   Trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol, 1 kilogram or more, less than 5 kilograms.
  149  893.135 (1)(k)2.a.   1st   Trafficking in Phenethylamines, 10 grams or more, less than 200 grams.
  150  893.135 (1)(m)2.a.   1st   Trafficking in synthetic cannabinoids, 280 grams or more, less than 500 grams.
  151  893.135 (1)(m)2.b.   1st   Trafficking in synthetic cannabinoids, 500 grams or more, less than 1,000 grams.
  152  893.135 (1)(n)2.a.   1st   Trafficking in n-benzyl phenethylamines, 14 grams or more, less than 100 grams.
  153  893.1351(2)          2nd   Possession of place for trafficking in or manufacturing of controlled substance.
  154  896.101(5)(a)        3rd   Money laundering, financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000.
  155  896.104(4)(a)1.      3rd   Structuring transactions to evade reporting or registration requirements, financial transactions exceeding $300 but less than $20,000.
  156  943.0435(4)(c)       2nd   Sexual offender vacating permanent residence; failure to comply with reporting requirements.
  157  943.0435(8)          2nd   Sexual offender; remains in state after indicating intent to leave; failure to comply with reporting requirements.
  158  943.0435(9)(a)       3rd   Sexual offender; failure to comply with reporting requirements.
  159  943.0435(13)         3rd   Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual offender; harbor or conceal a sexual offender.
  160  943.0435(14)         3rd   Sexual offender; failure to report and reregister; failure to respond to address verification; providing false registration information.
  161  944.607(9)           3rd   Sexual offender; failure to comply with reporting requirements.
  162  944.607(10)(a)       3rd   Sexual offender; failure to submit to the taking of a digitized photograph.
  163  944.607(12)          3rd   Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual offender; harbor or conceal a sexual offender.
  164  944.607(13)          3rd   Sexual offender; failure to report and reregister; failure to respond to address verification; providing false registration information.
  165  985.4815(10)         3rd   Sexual offender; failure to submit to the taking of a digitized photograph.
  166  985.4815(12)         3rd   Failure to report or providing false information about a sexual offender; harbor or conceal a sexual offender.
  167  985.4815(13)         3rd   Sexual offender; failure to report and reregister; failure to respond to address verification; providing false registration information.
  168         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023.