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FL S0070
Bill
AI Summary
- Expands hate crime statute (s. 775.085) to include crimes motivated by actual or perceived sex or creed of the victim
- Adds crimes motivated by actual or perceived employment as a law enforcement officer or emergency service employee to hate crime enhancements
- Defines "emergency service employee" by reference to s. 496.404
- Reclassifies felony and misdemeanor penalties upward by one degree when crime evidences prejudice (e.g., second-degree felony becomes first-degree felony)
- Takes effect July 1, 2017
Legislative Description
Crimes Evidencing Prejudice
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice
5/5/2017
Committee Referrals
Criminal Justice12/8/2016
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