Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1828 By the Committees on Judiciary; and Criminal Justice; and Senator Martin 590-03179-25 20251828c2 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to trespass; amending s. 810.09, F.S.; 3 providing enhanced criminal penalties for trespassing 4 on property maintained or secured by federal, state, 5 or local law enforcement officers if specified notice 6 is posted; amending s. 871.05, F.S.; prohibiting a 7 person from willfully entering or remaining in a venue 8 during a ticketed covered event without being 9 authorized, licensed, or invited to enter or remain in 10 such venue; providing criminal penalties; providing an 11 effective date. 12 13 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 15 Section 1. Paragraph (k) is added to subsection (2) of 16 section 810.09, Florida Statutes, to read: 17 810.09 Trespass on property other than structure or 18 conveyance.— 19 (2) Except as provided in this subsection, trespass on 20 property other than a structure or conveyance is a misdemeanor 21 of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 22 775.083. 23 (k) The offender commits a felony of the third degree, 24 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, 25 if the property trespassed upon is an area being maintained or 26 secured by federal, state, or local law enforcement officers 27 which is legally posted and identified in substantially the 28 following manner: “THIS AREA IS A DESIGNATED RESTRICTED SITE 29 SECURED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND ANYONE WHO TRESPASSES ON THIS 30 PROPERTY COMMITS A FELONY.” 31 Section 2. Section 871.05, Florida Statutes, is amended to 32 read: 33 871.05 Interference with a sporting or entertainment 34 event.— 35 (1) As used in this section, the term: 36 (a) “Covered event” means an athletic competition or 37 practice, including one conducted in a public venue, or a live 38 artistic, theatrical, or other entertainment performance event. 39 The duration of such event includes the period from the time 40 when a venue is held open to the public for such an event until 41 the end of the athletic competition or performance event. 42 (b) “Covered participant” means an umpire, officiating crew 43 member, player, coach, manager, groundskeeper, or any artistic, 44 theatrical, or other performer or sanctioned participant in a 45 covered event. The term includes event operations and security 46 employees working at a covered event. 47 (c) “Restricted area” means any area designated for use by 48 players, coaches, officials, performers, or other personnel 49 administering a covered event that is on, or adjacent to, the 50 area of play or performance. 51 (2) A person may not: 52 (a) Intentionally touch or strike a covered participant 53 during a covered event against the will of the covered 54 participant, or intentionally cause bodily harm to a covered 55 participant during a covered event;or56 (b) Willfully enter or remain in a restricted area during a 57 covered event without being authorized, licensed, or invited to 58 enter or remain in such a restricted area; or 59 (c) Willfully enter or remain in a venue during a ticketed 60 covered event wherein attendance exceeds 5,000 persons, without 61 being authorized, licensed, or invited to enter or remain in 62 such venue. 63 (3) A person who: 64 (a) Violates paragraph (2)(a) or paragraph (2)(b) 65subsection(2)commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, 66 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or by a fine of not more 67 than $2,500. 68 (b) Violates paragraph (2)(c) commits a felony of the third 69 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 70 775.084. 71 (c) Solicits another person to violate subsection (2) by 72 offering money or any other thing of value to another to engage 73 in specific conduct that constitutes such a violation commits a 74 felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 75 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 76 (4) A person convicted of a violation of this section may 77 not realize any profit or benefit, directly or indirectly, from 78 committing such a violation. Any profit or benefit payable to or 79 accruing to a person convicted of a violation of this section is 80 subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in the Florida 81 Contraband Forfeiture Act. 82 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.