Florida Senate - 2025 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for HB 1049
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Martin 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. Section 836.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to
6 read:
7 836.12 Threats or harassment.—
8 (1) As used in this section, the term:
9 (a) “Administrative assistant” means a court employee
10 assigned to the office of a general or special magistrate or a
11 child support enforcement hearing officer.
12 (b) “Family member” means:
13 1. An individual related to another individual by blood or
14 marriage; or
15 2. An individual who stands in loco parentis to another
16 individual.
17 (c)(b) “Judicial assistant” means a court employee assigned
18 to the office of a specific judge or justice responsible for
19 providing administrative, secretarial, and clerical support to
20 the assigned judge or justice.
21 (d)(c) “Law enforcement officer” means:
22 1. A law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10; or
23 2. A federal law enforcement officer as defined in s.
24 901.1505.
25 (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), any person who
26 knowingly and willfully threatens a law enforcement officer, a
27 state attorney, an assistant state attorney, a firefighter, a
28 judge, a justice, a general magistrate, a special magistrate, a
29 child support enforcement hearing officer, an administrative
30 assistant, a judicial assistant, a clerk of the court, clerk
31 personnel, or an elected official, or a family member of any
32 such person, with death or serious bodily harm commits a
33 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
34 775.082 or s. 775.083.
35 (b) A person who commits a second or subsequent violation
36 of paragraph (a) commits a felony of the third degree,
37 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
38 (3) Any person who knowingly and willfully harasses a law
39 enforcement officer, a state attorney, an assistant state
40 attorney, a firefighter, a judge, a justice, a general
41 magistrate, a special magistrate, a child support enforcement
42 hearing officer, an administrative assistant, a judicial
43 assistant, a clerk of the court, clerk personnel, or an elected
44 official, with the intent to intimidate or coerce such a person
45 to perform or refrain from performing a lawful duty, commits a
46 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
47 775.082 or s. 775.083.
48 Section 2. Section 918.115, Florida Statutes, is created to
49 read:
50 918.115 Definitions; ss. 918.12-918.125.—As used in ss.
51 918.12-918.125, the term:
52 (1) “Administrative assistant” means a court employee
53 assigned to the office of a specific general or special
54 magistrate or a child support enforcement hearing officer.
55 (2) “Bodily injury” means a cut, an abrasion, a bruise, a
56 burn, or a disfigurement; physical pain; illness; impairment of
57 the function of a bodily member, an organ, or a mental faculty;
58 or any other injury to the body, regardless of how temporary.
59 (3) “Court official” means any judge, justice, general
60 magistrate, special magistrate, grand juror, petit juror, clerk
61 of the court, deputy clerk of the court, judicial assistant,
62 administrative assistant, attorney, child support enforcement
63 hearing officer, bailiff, or court deputy.
64 (4) “Harass” means to engage in a course of conduct
65 directed at a specific person which causes substantial emotional
66 distress in that person and serves no legitimate purpose.
67 (5) “Judicial assistant” means a court employee assigned to
68 the office of a specific judge or justice responsible for
69 providing administrative, secretarial, or clerical support to
70 the assigned judge or justice.
71 (6) “Misleading conduct” means any of the following:
72 (a) Knowingly making a false statement.
73 (b) Intentionally omitting information from a statement and
74 thereby causing a portion of such statement to be misleading, or
75 intentionally concealing a material fact and thereby creating a
76 false impression by such statement.
77 (c) With the intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or
78 inviting reliance on a writing or recording that is false,
79 forged, altered, or otherwise lacking in authenticity.
80 (d) With the intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or
81 inviting reliance on a sample, specimen, map, photograph,
82 boundary mark, or other object that is misleading in a material
83 respect.
84 (e) Knowingly using a trick, scheme, or device with the
85 intent to mislead.
86 (7) “Official investigation” means any investigation
87 instituted by a law enforcement agency or prosecuting officer of
88 the state or a political subdivision of the state or by the
89 Commission on Ethics.
90 (8) “Official proceeding” means any proceeding before a
91 judge or court or a grand jury.
92 (9) “Physical force” means physical action against another
93 person and includes confinement of a person.
94 Section 3. Section 918.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to
95 read:
96 918.12 Tampering with or harassing a court official
97 jurors.—
98 (1) TAMPERING WITH A COURT OFFICIAL.—
99 (a) A person who knowingly commits any of the following
100 acts with the intent to cause or induce any court official to
101 obstruct the administration of justice or affect the outcome of
102 an official investigation or official proceeding, commits the
103 crime of tampering with a court official:
104 1. Uses intimidation or physical force;
105 2. Threatens any person or attempts to do so;
106 3. Engages in misleading conduct toward any person; or
107 4. Offers pecuniary benefit or gain to any person.
108 (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) commits:
109 1. A felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
110 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the offense level of
111 the affected official investigation or official proceeding is
112 indeterminable.
113 2. A felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
114 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official
115 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the
116 investigation or prosecution of a misdemeanor or noncriminal
117 matter pending in county court.
118 3. A felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in
119 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official
120 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the
121 investigation or prosecution of a felony of the third degree or
122 noncriminal matter pending in circuit court.
123 4. A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in
124 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official
125 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the
126 investigation or prosecution of a felony of the second degree.
127 5. A felony of the first degree, punishable by a term of
128 years not exceeding life or as provided in s. 775.082, s.
129 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official investigation or
130 official proceeding affected involves the investigation or
131 prosecution of a felony of the first degree or a felony of the
132 first degree punishable by a term of years not exceeding life.
133 6. A life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
134 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official investigation or
135 official proceeding affected involves the investigation or
136 prosecution of a life or capital felony.
137 (2) HARASSING A COURT OFFICIAL.—
138 (a) A person who intentionally harasses a court official
139 and thereby hinders, delays, prevents, or dissuades, or attempts
140 to hinder, delay, prevent, or dissuade a court official from
141 performing any of the following acts commits the crime of
142 harassing a court official:
143 1. Attending an official proceeding;
144 2. Rendering a fair verdict based solely upon the evidence
145 produced at an official proceeding and upon the law; or
146 3. Following the rules of juror behavior and deliberation
147 as set forth by the judge.
148 (b) A person who violates paragraph (a) commits:
149 1. A misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
150 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, if the official
151 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the
152 investigation or prosecution of a misdemeanor or noncriminal
153 matter pending in county court.
154 2. A felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
155 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the offense level of
156 the affected official investigation or official proceeding is
157 indeterminable.
158 3. A felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
159 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official
160 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the
161 investigation or prosecution of a felony of the third degree or
162 any noncriminal matter pending in circuit court.
163 4. A felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in
164 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official
165 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the
166 investigation or prosecution of a felony of the second degree.
167 5. A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in
168 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official
169 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the
170 investigation or prosecution of a felony of the first degree.
171 6. A felony of the first degree, punishable by a term of
172 years not exceeding life or as provided in s. 775.082, s.
173 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official investigation or
174 official proceeding affected involves the investigation or
175 prosecution of a felony of the first degree punishable by a term
176 of years not exceeding life or a prosecution of a life or
177 capital felony.
178 (3) APPLICABILITY.—This section does not apply to the
179 actions of an attorney acting in the performance of his or her
180 duties Any person who influences the judgment or decision of any
181 grand or petit juror on any matter, question, cause, or
182 proceeding which may be pending, or which may by law be brought,
183 before him or her as such juror, with intent to obstruct the
184 administration of justice, shall be guilty of a felony of the
185 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
186 or s. 775.084.
187 Section 4. Section 918.125, Florida Statutes, is created to
188 read:
189 918.125 Retaliating against a court official.—
190 (1) A person who, with the intent to retaliate against a
191 court official for his or her participation in an official
192 investigation or official proceeding, commits any of the
193 following acts commits a felony of the third degree, punishable
194 as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084:
195 (a) Knowingly engages in any conduct that threatens to
196 cause bodily injury to another person; or
197 (b) Damages the tangible property of another person or
198 threatens to do so.
199 (2) If the conduct described in subsection (1) results in
200 bodily injury, such person commits a felony of the second
201 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
202 775.084.
203 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
204 772.102, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
205 772.102 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
206 (1) “Criminal activity” means to commit, to attempt to
207 commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or
208 intimidate another person to commit:
209 (a) Any crime that is chargeable by indictment or
210 information under the following provisions:
211 1. Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of
212 cigarette taxes.
213 2. Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud.
214 3. Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers’
215 compensation.
216 4. Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing.
217 5. Chapter 517, relating to securities transactions.
218 6. Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to dogracing
219 and horseracing.
220 7. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
221 8. Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, distribution,
222 and use of explosives.
223 9. Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement.
224 10. Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance
225 without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating
226 to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare
227 arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or
228 aiding an unauthorized insurer.
229 11. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious
230 practices.
231 12. Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to
232 real estate timeshare plans.
233 13. Chapter 782, relating to homicide.
234 14. Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery.
235 15. Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping or human
236 trafficking.
237 16. Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms.
238 17. Former s. 796.03, s. 796.04, s. 796.05, or s. 796.07,
239 relating to prostitution.
240 18. Chapter 806, relating to arson.
241 19. Section 810.02(2)(c), relating to specified burglary of
242 a dwelling or structure.
243 20. Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related
244 crimes.
245 21. Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes.
246 22. Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false
247 pretenses, fraud generally, and credit card crimes.
248 23. Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual
249 exploitation of children.
250 24. Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting.
251 25. Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks
252 and drafts.
253 26. Section 836.05, relating to extortion.
254 27. Chapter 837, relating to perjury.
255 28. Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public
256 office.
257 29. Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice.
258 30. Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or
259 s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity.
260 31. Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, or s.
261 849.25, relating to gambling.
262 32. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
263 control.
264 33. Section 914.22 or s. 914.23, relating to witnesses,
265 victims, or informants.
266 34. Section 918.12, s. 918.125, or s. 918.13, relating to
267 tampering with or harassing court officials, retaliating against
268 court officials, jurors and tampering with evidence.
269 Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section
270 895.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
271 895.02 Definitions.—As used in ss. 895.01-895.08, the term:
272 (8) “Racketeering activity” means to commit, to attempt to
273 commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or
274 intimidate another person to commit:
275 (a) Any crime that is chargeable by petition, indictment,
276 or information under the following provisions of the Florida
277 Statutes:
278 1. Section 104.155(2), relating to aiding or soliciting a
279 noncitizen in voting.
280 2. Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of
281 cigarette taxes.
282 3. Section 316.1935, relating to fleeing or attempting to
283 elude a law enforcement officer and aggravated fleeing or
284 eluding.
285 4. Chapter 379, relating to the illegal sale, purchase,
286 collection, harvest, capture, or possession of wild animal life,
287 freshwater aquatic life, or marine life, and related crimes.
288 5. Section 403.727(3)(b), relating to environmental
289 control.
290 6. Section 409.920 or s. 409.9201, relating to Medicaid
291 fraud.
292 7. Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud.
293 8. Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers’
294 compensation.
295 9. Section 443.071(4), relating to creation of a fictitious
296 employer scheme to commit reemployment assistance fraud.
297 10. Section 465.0161, relating to distribution of medicinal
298 drugs without a permit as an Internet pharmacy.
299 11. Section 499.0051, relating to crimes involving
300 contraband, adulterated, or misbranded drugs.
301 12. Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing.
302 13. Chapter 517, relating to sale of securities and
303 investor protection.
304 14. Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to dogracing
305 and horseracing.
306 15. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
307 16. Section 551.109, relating to slot machine gaming.
308 17. Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, distribution,
309 and use of explosives.
310 18. Chapter 560, relating to money transmitters, if the
311 violation is punishable as a felony.
312 19. Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement.
313 20. Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance
314 without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating
315 to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare
316 arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or
317 aiding an unauthorized insurer.
318 21. Section 655.50, relating to reports of currency
319 transactions, when such violation is punishable as a felony.
320 22. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious
321 practices.
322 23. Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to
323 real estate timeshare plans.
324 24. Section 775.13(5)(b), relating to registration of
325 persons found to have committed any offense for the purpose of
326 benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of a criminal
327 gang.
328 25. Section 777.03, relating to commission of crimes by
329 accessories after the fact.
330 26. Chapter 782, relating to homicide.
331 27. Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery.
332 28. Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping, human smuggling,
333 or human trafficking.
334 29. Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms.
335 30. Chapter 794, relating to sexual battery, but only if
336 such crime was committed with the intent to benefit, promote, or
337 further the interests of a criminal gang, or for the purpose of
338 increasing a criminal gang member’s own standing or position
339 within a criminal gang.
340 31. Former s. 796.03, former s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s.
341 796.05, or s. 796.07, relating to prostitution.
342 32. Chapter 806, relating to arson and criminal mischief.
343 33. Chapter 810, relating to burglary and trespass.
344 34. Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related
345 crimes.
346 35. Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes.
347 36. Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false
348 pretenses, fraud generally, credit card crimes, and patient
349 brokering.
350 37. Chapter 825, relating to abuse, neglect, or
351 exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
352 38. Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual
353 exploitation of children.
354 39. Section 828.122, relating to fighting or baiting
355 animals.
356 40. Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting.
357 41. Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks
358 and drafts.
359 42. Section 836.05, relating to extortion.
360 43. Chapter 837, relating to perjury.
361 44. Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public
362 office.
363 45. Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice.
364 46. Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or
365 s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity.
366 47. Chapter 849, relating to gambling, lottery, gambling or
367 gaming devices, slot machines, or any of the provisions within
368 that chapter.
369 48. Chapter 874, relating to criminal gangs.
370 49. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
371 control.
372 50. Chapter 896, relating to offenses related to financial
373 transactions.
374 51. Sections 914.22 and 914.23, relating to tampering with
375 or harassing a witness, victim, or informant, and retaliation
376 against a witness, victim, or informant.
377 52. Sections 918.12, 918.125, and 918.13, relating to
378 tampering with or harassing court official, retaliating against
379 court officials, jurors and tampering with evidence.
380 Section 7. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section
381 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
382 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
383 chart.—
384 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
385 (d) LEVEL 4
386
387 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description
388 104.155 3rd Unqualified noncitizen electors voting; aiding or soliciting noncitizen electors in voting.
389 316.1935(3)(a) 2nd 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.
390 499.0051(1) 3rd Failure to maintain or deliver transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statements.
391 499.0051(5) 2nd Knowing sale or delivery, or possession with intent to sell, contraband prescription drugs.
392 517.07(1) 3rd Failure to register securities.
393 517.12(1) 3rd Failure of dealer or associated person of a dealer of securities to register.
394 784.031 3rd Battery by strangulation.
395 784.07(2)(b) 3rd Battery of law enforcement officer, firefighter, etc.
396 784.074(1)(c) 3rd Battery of sexually violent predators facility staff.
397 784.075 3rd Battery on detention or commitment facility staff.
398 784.078 3rd Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
399 784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
400 784.081(3) 3rd Battery on specified official or employee.
401 784.082(3) 3rd Battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
402 784.083(3) 3rd Battery on code inspector.
403 784.085 3rd Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
404 787.03(1) 3rd Interference with custody; wrongly takes minor from appointed guardian.
405 787.04(2) 3rd Take, entice, or remove child beyond state limits with criminal intent pending custody proceedings.
406 787.04(3) 3rd Carrying child beyond state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing child at custody hearing or delivering to designated person.
407 787.07 3rd Human smuggling.
408 790.115(1) 3rd Exhibiting firearm or weapon within 1,000 feet of a school.
409 790.115(2)(b) 3rd Possessing electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon on school property.
410 790.115(2)(c) 3rd Possessing firearm on school property.
411 794.051(1) 3rd Indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors.
412 800.04(7)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender less than 18 years.
413 806.135 2nd Destroying or demolishing a memorial or historic property.
414 810.02(4)(a) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
415 810.02(4)(b) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery.
416 810.06 3rd Burglary; possession of tools.
417 810.08(2)(c) 3rd Trespass on property, armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
418 810.145(3)(b) 3rd Digital voyeurism dissemination.
419 812.014(2)(c)3. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000 or more but less than $20,000.
420 812.014 (2)(c)4. & 6.-10. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; specified items.
421 812.014(2)(d)2. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $750 or more taken from dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage.
422 812.014(2)(e)3. 3rd Petit theft, 1st degree; less than $40 taken from dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage with two or more prior theft convictions.
423 812.0195(2) 3rd Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet; property stolen $300 or more.
424 817.505(4)(a) 3rd Patient brokering.
425 817.563(1) 3rd Sell or deliver substance other than controlled substance agreed upon, excluding s. 893.03(5) drugs.
426 817.568(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of personal identification information.
427 817.5695(3)(c) 3rd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value less than $10,000.
428 817.625(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder.
429 817.625(2)(c) 3rd Possess, sell, or deliver skimming device.
430 828.125(1) 2nd Kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm or permanent breeding disability to any registered horse or cattle.
431 836.14(2) 3rd Person who commits theft of a sexually explicit image with intent to promote it.
432 836.14(3) 3rd Person who willfully possesses a sexually explicit image with certain knowledge, intent, and purpose.
433 837.02(1) 3rd Perjury in official proceedings.
434 837.021(1) 3rd Make contradictory statements in official proceedings.
435 838.022 3rd Official misconduct.
436 839.13(2)(a) 3rd Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency.
437 839.13(2)(c) 3rd Falsifying records of the Department of Children and Families.
438 843.021 3rd Possession of a concealed handcuff key by a person in custody.
439 843.025 3rd Deprive law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer of means of protection or communication.
440 843.15(1)(a) 3rd Failure to appear while on bail for felony (bond estreature or bond jumping).
441 843.19(2) 2nd Injure, disable, or kill police, fire, or SAR canine or police horse.
442 847.0135(5)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender less than 18 years.
443 870.01(3) 2nd Aggravated rioting.
444 870.01(5) 2nd Aggravated inciting a riot.
445 874.05(1)(a) 3rd Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang.
446 893.13(2)(a)1. 2nd Purchase of cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (b), or (d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5. drugs).
447 914.14(2) 3rd Witnesses accepting bribes.
448 914.22(1) 3rd Force, threaten, etc., witness, victim, or informant.
449 914.23(2) 3rd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, no bodily injury.
450 916.1085 (2)(c)1. 3rd Introduction of specified contraband into certain DCF facilities.
451 918.12 3rd Tampering with jurors.
452 934.215 3rd Use of two-way communications device to facilitate commission of a crime.
453 944.47(1)(a)6. 3rd Introduction of contraband (cellular telephone or other portable communication device) into correctional institution.
454 951.22(1)(h), (j) & (k) 3rd Intoxicating drug, instrumentality or other device to aid escape, or cellular telephone or other portable communication device introduced into county detention facility.
455
456 Section 8. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.
457
458 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
459 And the title is amended as follows:
460 Delete everything before the enacting clause
461 and insert:
462 A bill to be entitled
463 An act relating to tampering with, harassing, or
464 retaliating against court officials; amending s.
465 836.12, F.S.; defining the term “administrative
466 assistant”; providing criminal penalties for persons
467 who knowingly and willfully threaten specified court
468 personnel; providing criminal penalties for persons
469 who knowingly and willfully harass specified court
470 personnel with certain intent; creating s. 918.115,
471 F.S.; defining terms; amending s. 918.12, F.S.;
472 providing criminal penalties for persons who knowingly
473 with certain intent tamper with court officials;
474 providing criminal penalties for persons who
475 intentionally harass court officials when such
476 harassment has a specified outcome; providing
477 applicability; creating s. 918.125, F.S.; providing
478 criminal penalties for persons who retaliate against
479 court officials for their participation in official
480 investigations or proceedings; providing enhanced
481 criminal penalties if the retaliation results in
482 bodily injury; amending ss. 772.102, 895.02, and
483 921.0022, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made
484 by the act; providing an effective date.