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FL S0484
Bill
AI Summary
- Enhances criminal penalties for offenses committed during riots, including reclassifying assault, battery, burglary, and theft to higher-degree felonies, and requires persons arrested for riot-related offenses to be held in custody until first court appearance
- Creates new crimes of "mob intimidation" (using force or threats in a group of three or more to compel someone to act or adopt a viewpoint), "aggravated rioting" (involving 10+ participants, great bodily harm, property damage over $5,000, or use of a deadly weapon), and "cyberintimidation by publication" (posting personal information online to threaten or incite violence)
- Allows municipal residents to appeal to the state Administration Commission if a municipality reduces its law enforcement agency's operating budget, with the Commission empowered to approve, amend, or modify the budget with final authority
- Waives sovereign immunity caps for municipalities that intentionally obstruct or interfere with law enforcement's ability to provide reasonable protection during a riot or unlawful assembly, creating civil liability for resulting personal injury, wrongful death, or property damage
- Makes destroying or demolishing a memorial (including statues, plaques, flags, and monuments honoring military or public service) a second-degree felony with mandatory restitution, and creates an affirmative defense in civil suits against defendants whose injuries were sustained while participating in a riot or unlawful assembly
Legislative Description
Combating Public Disorder
Last Action
Died in Criminal Justice, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1 (Ch. 2021-6)
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Criminal Justice1/15/2021
Full Bill Text
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