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FL H0269
Bill
Status
Passed
5/2/2023
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary Committee
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AI Summary
- Intentionally dumping litter on private property to intimidate or threaten the owner, resident, or invitee is a first-degree misdemeanor; if the litter contains a credible threat, it is elevated to a third-degree felony
- Creates s. 784.0493, making it a first-degree misdemeanor to willfully and maliciously harass or intimidate a person based on their wearing or displaying of indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage, upgraded to a third-degree felony if a credible threat is made; violations must be reported as hate crimes
- Prohibits knowingly and intentionally displaying or projecting an image (including text, graphics, or logos) onto a building, structure, or property without the owner's written consent, punishable as a first-degree misdemeanor or a third-degree felony if the image contains a credible threat
- Creates s. 810.098, making it a first-degree misdemeanor for an unauthorized person to enter the campus of a state university or Florida College System institution to threaten or intimidate another person and refuse to leave after being warned to depart
- Increases the penalty for willfully and maliciously disturbing schools, religious services, funeral assemblies, or other lawful assemblies from a second-degree to a first-degree misdemeanor, with elevation to a third-degree felony if a credible threat is made; violations reclassified under the hate crime statute must be reported as hate crimes
Legislative Description
Public Nuisances
Last Action
Chapter No. 2023-24
5/2/2023
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/15/2023
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee3/10/2023
Criminal Justice Subcommittee2/1/2023
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