Florida Senate - 2025                                    SB 1434
       
       
        
       By Senator Rouson
       
       
       
       
       
       16-01278-25                                           20251434__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to public records; amending s.
    3         119.011, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
    4         “actual cost of duplication”; amending s. 119.07,
    5         F.S.; providing that it is a violation of ch. 119,
    6         F.S., to fail to acknowledge a public record request
    7         promptly and in good faith; requiring that custodians
    8         of public records perform specified actions within a
    9         specified timeframe; prohibiting the agency from
   10         imposing costs or fees if the custodian fails to take
   11         such actions in the required timeframe; requiring
   12         custodians to state in writing certain justifications
   13         and citations; prohibiting an agency from asserting
   14         that a record was exempt or confidential and exempt
   15         under specified circumstances; providing that an
   16         agency may not assert certain justifications under
   17         specified circumstances; deleting provisions
   18         authorizing a fee for accessing a public record
   19         electronically under a contractual agreement;
   20         prohibiting agencies from charging for specified
   21         public records requests; defining the term “any
   22         electronic medium stored, maintained, or used by an
   23         agency”; requiring agencies to provide public records
   24         requests in specified formats; authorizing agencies to
   25         charge a fee for such provision; providing for the
   26         reduction or waiver of fees under specified
   27         conditions; requiring that such reductions and waivers
   28         be applied uniformly; prohibiting an agency from
   29         charging for a certain timeframe under specified
   30         conditions; requiring that a written, detailed cost
   31         estimate be provided upon request to persons seeking
   32         to inspect or copy a public record; declaring that an
   33         agency is not authorized to charge fees for redaction
   34         of certain records; amending s. 119.10, F.S.;
   35         providing that violations of any law providing access
   36         to public records is a violation of ch. 119, F.S.;
   37         providing a civil penalty for persons who violate
   38         provisions related to accessing public records;
   39         providing criminal penalties for persons outside this
   40         state who knowingly violate specified provisions;
   41         requiring courts to assess specified penalties if the
   42         court makes certain determinations; amending s.
   43         119.12, F.S.; requiring that the court assess and
   44         award against agencies certain costs and fees;
   45         requiring that certain fees be assessed against an
   46         agency under certain conditions; authorizing agency
   47         reimbursement of attorney fees and costs under
   48         specified conditions; amending s. 119.15, F.S.;
   49         requiring that certain provisions authorizing a public
   50         records exemption be repealed after a specified
   51         timeframe unless the Legislature reenacts the
   52         exemption; amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; conforming
   53         provisions to changes made by the act; providing an
   54         effective date.
   55          
   56  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   57  
   58         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 119.011, Florida
   59  Statutes, is amended to read:
   60         119.011 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
   61         (1) “Actual cost of duplication” means the cost of the
   62  material and supplies used to duplicate the public record, but
   63  does not include labor cost or overhead cost associated with
   64  such duplication. The term includes the cost of agency
   65  resources, including the cost of clerical and supervisory
   66  assistance and costs incurred for the use of agency information
   67  technology associated with such duplication which are incurred
   68  by the agency in complying with a request for public records.
   69  The cost of clerical or supervisory assistance may not be
   70  greater than the base hourly rate of the lowest paid personnel
   71  capable of providing such clerical or supervisory assistance.
   72  The term does not include overhead costs associated with
   73  duplication of a public record.
   74         Section 2. Section 119.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   75  read:
   76         119.07 Inspection and copying of records; photographing
   77  public records; fees; exemptions.—
   78         (1)(a) Every person who has custody of a public record
   79  shall permit the record to be inspected and copied by any person
   80  desiring to do so, at any reasonable time, under reasonable
   81  conditions, and under supervision by the custodian of the public
   82  records.
   83         (b) A custodian of public records or a person having
   84  custody of public records may designate another officer or
   85  employee of the agency to permit the inspection and copying of
   86  public records, but must disclose the identity of the designee
   87  to the person requesting to inspect or copy public records.
   88         (c)1. A custodian of public records and his or her designee
   89  must acknowledge requests to inspect or copy records promptly
   90  and respond to such requests in good faith. A good faith
   91  response includes making reasonable efforts to determine from
   92  other officers or employees within the agency whether such a
   93  record exists and, if so, the location at which the record can
   94  be accessed. Failure to acknowledge a public record request
   95  promptly and in good faith is a violation of this chapter.
   96         2.a.No later than 3 business days after receiving a public
   97  record request, a custodian of a public record or his or her
   98  designee must:
   99         (I)Provide the requested records;
  100         (II)Provide the requester a good faith estimate of a
  101  reasonable amount of time in which the custodian will provide
  102  the records, along with a good faith estimate of costs, if any,
  103  that will be assessed for complying with the request; or
  104         (III)Deny the request and cite the statutory exemption
  105  authorizing the denial as provided in paragraphs (e) and (f).
  106         b.If the custodian of a public record fails to take any of
  107  the actions described in sub-subparagraph a. within 3 business
  108  days after receiving the public record request, the agency may
  109  not impose costs or fees for providing the requested public
  110  record.
  111         c.Notwithstanding sub-subparagraph a., there is no
  112  presumption in any civil action brought to enforce a requester’s
  113  right to public records that a request was not unlawfully
  114  delayed because an agency complied with sub-subparagraph a.
  115         (d) A person who has custody of a public record who asserts
  116  that an exemption applies to a part of such record shall redact
  117  that portion of the record to which an exemption has been
  118  asserted and validly applies, and such person shall produce the
  119  remainder of such record for inspection and copying.
  120         (e) If the person who has custody of a public record
  121  contends that all or part of the record is exempt from
  122  inspection and copying, he or she shall state the basis of the
  123  exemption that he or she contends is applicable to the record,
  124  including the statutory citation to an exemption created or
  125  afforded by statute.
  126         (f) If requested by the person seeking to inspect or copy
  127  the record, the custodian of public records shall state in
  128  writing and with particularity: the reasons
  129         1.The reasons that justify taking more than 15 days to
  130  provide the requested records; or
  131         2.The reasons for the conclusion that the record is exempt
  132  or confidential, including all statutory citations relied upon
  133  in determining the record is exempt or confidential.
  134         (g)1. In any civil action in which an exemption to this
  135  section is asserted, if the exemption is alleged to exist under
  136  or by virtue of s. 119.071(1)(d) or (f), (2)(d), (e), or (f), or
  137  (4)(c), the public record or part thereof in question shall be
  138  submitted to the court for an inspection in camera. If an
  139  exemption is alleged to exist under or by virtue of s.
  140  119.071(2)(c), an inspection in camera is discretionary with the
  141  court. If the court finds that the asserted exemption is not
  142  applicable, it shall order the public record or part thereof in
  143  question to be immediately produced for inspection or copying as
  144  requested by the person seeking such access.
  145         2.In any civil action brought by a requester to enforce
  146  the right to public records, an agency may not assert any
  147  exemption or justification for not providing the public records
  148  sought which it has not previously raised before the civil
  149  action was filed, to justify the agency’s nondisclosure or delay
  150  in providing the public records sought.
  151         3.In any civil action brought by a requester alleging that
  152  an agency unlawfully delayed providing public records, a public
  153  records request backlog or other unfulfilled public records
  154  requests at the agency may not be deemed a justification, in
  155  whole or in part, for the alleged delay.
  156         (h) Even if an assertion is made by the custodian of public
  157  records that a requested record is not a public record subject
  158  to public inspection or copying under this subsection, the
  159  requested record shall, nevertheless, not be disposed of for a
  160  period of 30 days after the date on which a written request to
  161  inspect or copy the record was served on or otherwise made to
  162  the custodian of public records by the person seeking access to
  163  the record. If a civil action is instituted within the 30-day
  164  period to enforce the provisions of this section with respect to
  165  the requested record, the custodian of public records may not
  166  dispose of the record except by order of a court of competent
  167  jurisdiction after notice to all affected parties.
  168         (i) The absence of a civil action instituted for the
  169  purpose stated in paragraph (g) does not relieve the custodian
  170  of public records of the duty to maintain the record as a public
  171  record if the record is in fact a public record subject to
  172  public inspection and copying under this subsection and does not
  173  otherwise excuse or exonerate the custodian of public records
  174  from any unauthorized or unlawful disposition of such record.
  175         (2)(a) As an additional means of inspecting or copying
  176  public records, a custodian of public records may provide access
  177  to public records by remote electronic means, provided exempt or
  178  confidential information is not disclosed.
  179         (b) The custodian of public records shall provide
  180  safeguards to protect the contents of public records from
  181  unauthorized remote electronic access or alteration and to
  182  prevent the disclosure or modification of those portions of
  183  public records which are exempt or confidential from subsection
  184  (1) or s. 24, Art. I of the State Constitution.
  185         (c) Unless otherwise required by law, the custodian of
  186  public records may charge a fee for remote electronic access,
  187  granted under a contractual arrangement with a user, which fee
  188  may include the direct and indirect costs of providing such
  189  access. Fees for remote electronic access provided to the
  190  general public shall be in accordance with the provisions of
  191  this section.
  192         (3)(a) Any person shall have the right of access to public
  193  records for the purpose of making photographs of the record
  194  while such record is in the possession, custody, and control of
  195  the custodian of public records.
  196         (b) This subsection applies to the making of photographs in
  197  the conventional sense by use of a camera device to capture
  198  images of public records but excludes the duplication of
  199  microfilm in the possession of the clerk of the circuit court
  200  where a copy of the microfilm may be made available by the
  201  clerk.
  202         (c) Photographing public records shall be done under the
  203  supervision of the custodian of public records, who may adopt
  204  and enforce reasonable rules governing the photographing of such
  205  records.
  206         (d) Photographing of public records shall be done in the
  207  room where the public records are kept. If, in the judgment of
  208  the custodian of public records, this is impossible or
  209  impracticable, photographing shall be done in another room or
  210  place, as nearly adjacent as possible to the room where the
  211  public records are kept, to be determined by the custodian of
  212  public records. Where provision of another room or place for
  213  photographing is required, the expense of providing the same
  214  shall be paid by the person desiring to photograph the public
  215  record pursuant to paragraph (4)(h) (4)(e).
  216         (4) The custodian of public records shall furnish a copy or
  217  a certified copy of the record upon payment of the fee
  218  prescribed by law. If a fee is not prescribed by law, the
  219  following fees are authorized:
  220         (a) If a fee is not prescribed by law, the following fees
  221  are authorized:
  222         1. Up to 15 cents per one-sided copy for duplicated copies
  223  of not more than 14 inches by 8 1/2 inches;
  224         2. No more than an additional 5 cents for each two-sided
  225  copy; and
  226         3. For all other copies, the actual cost of duplication of
  227  the public record.
  228  
  229  If the nature or volume of the public records requested to be
  230  inspected or copied is such that they require less than 30
  231  minutes to prepare, the agency may not charge the actual cost of
  232  duplication or any other costs or fees to the requester.
  233         (b)1.For the purposes of this paragraph, the term “any
  234  electronic medium stored, maintained, or used by an agency”
  235  means any electronic format that the agency can reasonably
  236  provide as part of the standard operation of its electronic
  237  recordkeeping system. If an agency is able to convert the record
  238  into the electronic format requested as a step in the process of
  239  copying or exporting the requested record, the agency must
  240  provide the record in the format requested and may charge a fee
  241  authorized by this subsection.
  242         2.For a copy of a public record in any electronic medium
  243  stored, maintained, or used by an agency, the actual cost of
  244  duplication. However, if the nature or volume of the public
  245  records requested to be copied is such that they require less
  246  than 30 minutes to prepare, the agency may not charge the actual
  247  cost of duplication or any other costs or fees to the requester.
  248         3.An agency may not charge a requester the actual cost of
  249  duplication or any other cost or fee for providing any public
  250  record that has been previously disclosed pursuant to another
  251  public records request made to that agency.
  252         (c) The charge for copies of county maps or aerial
  253  photographs supplied by county constitutional officers may also
  254  include a reasonable charge for the labor and overhead
  255  associated with their duplication.
  256         (d)(c) An agency may charge up to $1 per copy for a
  257  certified copy of a public record.
  258         (e)(d)All fees allowed under this subsection may be
  259  reduced or waived in full for a public purpose, including public
  260  agency program support, nonprofit activities, journalistic
  261  activities, and academic or other research. Fee reductions and
  262  waivers must be uniformly applied among persons similarly
  263  situated. For a public records request meeting the public
  264  purposes noted in this paragraph, an agency may not charge the
  265  requester any cost or fee for the first 10 hours of time the
  266  agency estimates it would take to comply with the request If the
  267  nature or volume of public records requested to be inspected or
  268  copied pursuant to this subsection is such as to require
  269  extensive use of information technology resources or extensive
  270  clerical or supervisory assistance by personnel of the agency
  271  involved, or both, the agency may charge, in addition to the
  272  actual cost of duplication, a special service charge, which
  273  shall be reasonable and shall be based on the cost incurred for
  274  such extensive use of information technology resources or the
  275  labor cost of the personnel providing the service that is
  276  actually incurred by the agency or attributable to the agency
  277  for the clerical and supervisory assistance required, or both.
  278         (f)If requested by the person seeking to inspect or copy
  279  the record, the custodian of public records must provide that
  280  person a written detailed estimate of all costs associated with
  281  the request.
  282         (g)An agency is not authorized to charge a fee for costs
  283  associated with redaction of exempt or confidential and exempt
  284  information from a public record that has been requested to be
  285  inspected or copied.
  286         (h)1.(e)1. Where provision of another room or place is
  287  necessary to photograph public records, the expense of providing
  288  the same must shall be paid by the person desiring to photograph
  289  the public records.
  290         2. The custodian of public records may charge the person
  291  making the photographs for supervision services at a rate of
  292  compensation to be agreed upon by the person desiring to make
  293  the photographs and the custodian of public records. If they
  294  fail to agree as to the appropriate charge, the charge shall be
  295  determined by the custodian of public records.
  296         (5) When ballots are produced under this section for
  297  inspection or examination, no persons other than the supervisor
  298  of elections or the supervisor’s employees shall touch the
  299  ballots. If the ballots are being examined before the end of the
  300  contest period in s. 102.168, the supervisor of elections shall
  301  make a reasonable effort to notify all candidates by telephone
  302  or otherwise of the time and place of the inspection or
  303  examination. All such candidates, or their representatives,
  304  shall be allowed to be present during the inspection or
  305  examination.
  306         (6) An exemption contained in this chapter or in any other
  307  general or special law shall not limit the access of the Auditor
  308  General, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
  309  Accountability, or any state, county, municipal, university,
  310  board of community college, school district, or special district
  311  internal auditor to public records when such person states in
  312  writing that such records are needed for a properly authorized
  313  audit, examination, or investigation. Such person shall maintain
  314  the exempt or confidential status of that public record and
  315  shall be subject to the same penalties as the custodian of that
  316  record for public disclosure of such record.
  317         (7) An exemption from this section does not imply an
  318  exemption from s. 286.011. The exemption from s. 286.011 must be
  319  expressly provided.
  320         (8) The provisions of this section are not intended to
  321  expand or limit the provisions of Rule 3.220, Florida Rules of
  322  Criminal Procedure, regarding the right and extent of discovery
  323  by the state or by a defendant in a criminal prosecution or in
  324  collateral postconviction proceedings. This section may not be
  325  used by any inmate as the basis for failing to timely litigate
  326  any postconviction action.
  327         (9) After receiving a request to inspect or copy a record,
  328  an agency may not respond to that request by filing an action
  329  for declaratory relief against the requester to determine
  330  whether the record is a public record as defined by s. 119.011,
  331  or the status of the record as confidential or exempt from the
  332  provisions of subsection (1).
  333         Section 3. Section 119.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  334  read:
  335         119.10 Violation of chapter; penalties.—
  336         (1) A violation of any law that provides access to public
  337  records, including those laws that limit public access to such
  338  records, is considered a violation of this chapter Any public
  339  officer who:
  340         (a) Violates any provision of this chapter commits a
  341  noncriminal infraction, punishable by fine not exceeding $500.
  342         (b) Knowingly violates the provisions of s. 119.07(1) is
  343  subject to suspension and removal or impeachment and, in
  344  addition, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable
  345  as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  346         (2) A person who violates this section commits a
  347  noncriminal infraction, punishable by a fine that may not exceed
  348  $500.
  349         (3)A Any person who willfully and knowingly violates:
  350         (a) any of the provisions of this chapter commits a
  351  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
  352  775.082 or s. 775.083.
  353         (b) Section 119.105 commits a felony of the third degree,
  354  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  355         (4)A person outside this state who knowingly violates this
  356  chapter commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
  357  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  358         (5)A court must assess a penalty against the agency equal
  359  to twice the amount awarded pursuant to s. 119.12, in addition
  360  to a penalty of $200 for each day the agency unlawfully denied
  361  the right to inspect or copy the public records, if the court
  362  determines that an agency has:
  363         (a)Violated s. 119.07(1); and
  364         (b)Showed intentional disregard for the public’s
  365  constitutional right of access as guaranteed by s. 24(a), Art. I
  366  of the State Constitution; or
  367         (c)The court finds a pattern of abuse of the requirements
  368  of this chapter.
  369         Section 4. Section 119.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  370  read:
  371         119.12 Attorney fees.—
  372         (1) The court must assess and award, against the agency
  373  responsible, the reasonable costs of enforcement, including
  374  reasonable attorney fees and those fees incurred litigating the
  375  entitlement and amount of fees awarded if:
  376         (a) A civil action is filed against an agency to enforce
  377  the provisions of this chapter; or any other law that relates to
  378  access to public records, including those laws that limit public
  379  access to such records, the court shall assess and award the
  380  reasonable costs of enforcement, including reasonable attorney
  381  fees, against the responsible agency if the court determines
  382  that:
  383         (a)The agency unlawfully refused to permit a public record
  384  to be inspected or copied; and
  385         (b) The court determines that such agency violated such law
  386  The complainant provided written notice identifying the public
  387  record request to the agency’s custodian of public records at
  388  least 5 business days before filing the civil action, except as
  389  provided under subsection (2). The notice period begins on the
  390  day the written notice of the request is received by the
  391  custodian of public records, excluding Saturday, Sunday, and
  392  legal holidays, and runs until 5 business days have elapsed.
  393         (2)Fees assessed pursuant to this section may not be
  394  assessed on an individual acting on the advice of an agency
  395  attorney but must be assessed against the agency.
  396         (3)(2) The complainant is not required to provide written
  397  notice of the public record request to the agency’s custodian of
  398  public records as provided in paragraph (1)(b) if the agency
  399  does not prominently post the contact information for the
  400  agency’s custodian of public records in the agency’s primary
  401  administrative building in which public records are routinely
  402  created, sent, received, maintained, and requested and on the
  403  agency’s website, if the agency has a website.
  404         (4)(3) The court shall determine whether the complainant
  405  requested to inspect or copy a public record or participated in
  406  the civil action for an improper purpose. If the court
  407  determines there was an improper purpose, the court may not
  408  assess and award the reasonable costs of enforcement, including
  409  reasonable attorney fees, to the complainant, and shall assess
  410  and award against the complainant and to the agency the
  411  reasonable costs, including reasonable attorney fees, incurred
  412  by the agency in responding to the civil action. For purposes of
  413  this subsection, the term “improper purpose” means a request to
  414  inspect or copy a public record or to participate in the civil
  415  action primarily to cause a violation of this chapter or for a
  416  frivolous purpose.
  417         (5)(4) This section does not create a private right of
  418  action authorizing the award of monetary damages for a person
  419  who brings an action to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
  420  Payments by the responsible agency may include only the
  421  reasonable costs of enforcement, including reasonable attorney
  422  fees, directly attributable to a civil action brought to enforce
  423  the provisions of this chapter.
  424         (6)If an individual is charged with a violation of this
  425  chapter and is subsequently acquitted, the agency is authorized
  426  to reimburse the individual for any portion of his or her
  427  reasonable attorney fees.
  428         Section 5. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 119.15,
  429  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  430         119.15 Legislative review of exemptions from public meeting
  431  and public records requirements.—
  432         (3)(a) In the 5th year after enactment of a new exemption
  433  or substantial amendment of an existing exemption, the exemption
  434  shall be repealed on October 2 2nd of the 5th year, unless the
  435  Legislature acts to reenact the exemption.
  436         (b)In the 10th year after reenactment, the exemption must
  437  be repealed on October 2 of the 10th year, unless the
  438  Legislature acts to reenact the exemption.
  439         (4)(a) A law that enacts a new exemption or substantially
  440  amends an existing exemption must state that the record or
  441  meeting is:
  442         1. Exempt from s. 24, Art. I of the State Constitution;
  443         2. Exempt from s. 119.07(1) or s. 286.011; and
  444         3. Repealed at the end of 5 years and that the exemption
  445  must be reviewed by the Legislature before the scheduled repeal
  446  date, and every 10 years thereafter.
  447         (b) For purposes of this section, an exemption is
  448  substantially amended if the amendment expands the scope of the
  449  exemption to include more records or information or to include
  450  meetings as well as records. An exemption is not substantially
  451  amended if the amendment narrows the scope of the exemption.
  452         (c) This section is not intended to repeal an exemption
  453  that has been amended following legislative review before the
  454  scheduled repeal of the exemption if the exemption is not
  455  substantially amended as a result of the review.
  456         Section 6. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
  457  921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  458         921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
  459  chart.—
  460         (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
  461         (c) LEVEL 3
  462  
  463  FloridaStatute           FelonyDegree         Description          
  464  119.10(2)(b)                 3rd     Unlawful use of confidential information from police reports.
  465  316.066 (3)(b)-(d)           3rd     Unlawfully obtaining or using confidential crash reports.
  466  316.193(2)(b)                3rd     Felony DUI, 3rd conviction.   
  467  316.1935(2)                  3rd     Fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer in patrol vehicle with siren and lights activated.
  468  319.30(4)                    3rd     Possession by junkyard of motor vehicle with identification number plate removed.
  469  319.33(1)(a)                 3rd     Alter or forge any certificate of title to a motor vehicle or mobile home.
  470  319.33(1)(c)                 3rd     Procure or pass title on stolen vehicle.
  471  319.33(4)                    3rd     With intent to defraud, possess, sell, etc., a blank, forged, or unlawfully obtained title or registration.
  472  327.35(2)(b)                 3rd     Felony BUI.                   
  473  328.05(2)                    3rd     Possess, sell, or counterfeit fictitious, stolen, or fraudulent titles or bills of sale of vessels.
  474  328.07(4)                    3rd     Manufacture, exchange, or possess vessel with counterfeit or wrong ID number.
  475  376.302(5)                   3rd     Fraud related to reimbursement for cleanup expenses under the Inland Protection Trust Fund.
  476  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.
  477  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.
  478  379.2431 (1)(e)7.            3rd     Soliciting to commit or conspiring to commit a violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
  479  400.9935(4)(a) or (b)        3rd     Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
  480  400.9935(4)(e)               3rd     Filing a false license application or other required information or failing to report information.
  481  440.1051(3)                  3rd     False report of workers’ compensation fraud or retaliation for making such a report.
  482  501.001(2)(b)                2nd     Tampers with a consumer product or the container using materially false/misleading information.
  483  624.401(4)(a)                3rd     Transacting insurance without a certificate of authority.
  484  624.401(4)(b)1.              3rd     Transacting insurance without a certificate of authority; premium collected less than $20,000.
  485  626.902(1)(a) & (b)          3rd     Representing an unauthorized insurer.
  486  697.08                       3rd     Equity skimming.              
  487  790.15(3)                    3rd     Person directs another to discharge firearm from a vehicle.
  488  794.053                      3rd     Lewd or lascivious written solicitation of a person 16 or 17 years of age by a person 24 years of age or older.
  489  806.10(1)                    3rd     Maliciously injure, destroy, or interfere with vehicles or equipment used in firefighting.
  490  806.10(2)                    3rd     Interferes with or assaults firefighter in performance of duty.
  491  810.09(2)(b)                 3rd     Trespass on property other than structure or conveyance armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
  492  810.145(2)(c)                3rd     Digital voyeurism; 19 years of age or older.
  493  812.014(2)(c)2.              3rd     Grand theft; $5,000 or more but less than $10,000.
  494  812.0145(2)(c)               3rd     Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $300 or more but less than $10,000.
  495  812.015(8)(b)                3rd     Retail theft with intent to sell; conspires with others.
  496  812.081(2)                   3rd     Theft of a trade secret.      
  497  815.04(4)(b)                 2nd     Computer offense devised to defraud or obtain property.
  498  817.034(4)(a)3.              3rd     Engages in scheme to defraud (Florida Communications Fraud Act), property valued at less than $20,000.
  499  817.233                      3rd     Burning to defraud insurer.   
  500  817.234 (8)(b) & (c)         3rd     Unlawful solicitation of persons involved in motor vehicle accidents.
  501  817.234(11)(a)               3rd     Insurance fraud; property value less than $20,000.
  502  817.236                      3rd     Filing a false motor vehicle insurance application.
  503  817.2361                     3rd     Creating, marketing, or presenting a false or fraudulent motor vehicle insurance card.
  504  817.413(2)                   3rd     Sale of used goods of $1,000 or more as new.
  505  817.49(2)(b)1.               3rd     Willful making of a false report of a crime causing great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, or permanent disability.
  506  831.28(2)(a)                 3rd     Counterfeiting a payment instrument with intent to defraud or possessing a counterfeit payment instrument with intent to defraud.
  507  831.29                       2nd     Possession of instruments for counterfeiting driver licenses or identification cards.
  508  836.13(2)                    3rd     Person who promotes an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without consent.
  509  838.021(3)(b)                3rd     Threatens unlawful harm to public servant.
  510  847.01385                    3rd     Harmful communication to a minor.
  511  860.15(3)                    3rd     Overcharging for repairs and parts.
  512  870.01(2)                    3rd     Riot.                         
  513  870.01(4)                    3rd     Inciting a riot.              
  514  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).
  515  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.
  516  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.
  517  893.13(4)(c)                 3rd     Use or hire of minor; deliver to minor other controlled substances.
  518  893.13(6)(a)                 3rd     Possession of any controlled substance other than felony possession of cannabis.
  519  893.13(7)(a)8.               3rd     Withhold information from practitioner regarding previous receipt of or prescription for a controlled substance.
  520  893.13(7)(a)9.               3rd     Obtain or attempt to obtain controlled substance by fraud, forgery, misrepresentation, etc.
  521  893.13(7)(a)10.              3rd     Affix false or forged label to package of controlled substance.
  522  893.13(7)(a)11.              3rd     Furnish false or fraudulent material information on any document or record required by chapter 893.
  523  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.
  524  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.
  525  893.13(8)(a)3.               3rd     Knowingly write a prescription for a controlled substance for a fictitious person.
  526  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.
  527  918.13(1)                    3rd     Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
  528  944.47 (1)(a)1. & 2.         3rd     Introduce contraband to correctional facility.
  529  944.47(1)(c)                 2nd     Possess contraband while upon the grounds of a correctional institution.
  530  985.721                      3rd     Escapes from a juvenile facility (secure detention or residential commitment facility).
  531         Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.