FL S0950

Deletes criminal penalties for failure to return hired or leased personal property or equipment, including second-degree misdemeanor charges for property under $300 and third-degree felony charges for property valued at $300 or more.

Removes provisions establishing that failure to return property within 5 days of receiving a demand notice via certified mail or courier service constitutes prima facie evidence of abandonment or refusal to return.

Removes provisions establishing that failure to pay amounts due after the rental period expires and demand is made constitutes prima facie evidence of abandonment or refusal to return.

Retains evidence provisions relating to obtaining property under false pretenses, absconding without payment, or removing property from the county without written consent as indications of fraudulent intent.

Takes effect July 1, 2016.