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FL H1307

Bill

Status

Passed

5/26/2023

Primary Sponsor

Criminal Justice Subcommittee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2023 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates new criminal penalties for retail fuel theft, including third-degree felony for breaching fuel dispensers or possessing fraud devices, and second-degree felony for tampering with dispenser components or using electronic communication to alter normal functioning.

  • Requires law enforcement agencies to remove, recycle, or dispose of seized fuel in a safe manner, and mandates judges order forfeiture of vehicles and equipment used in fuel theft violations (except the vehicle itself).

  • Holds persons convicted of fuel theft responsible for all reasonable law enforcement costs including towing, storage, fuel removal, and equipment destruction, plus restitution to retailers for fuel's retail value.

  • Revises Class "K" and "G" security license requirements to expand accepted firearms training credentials and adds a fourth waiver option allowing proof of federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act compliance.

  • Reduces charitable organization registration fee thresholds from $50,000 to $25,000 for volunteer-run organizations and reduces exemption threshold accordingly; authorizes online publication of security/recovery agent school information instead of paper format.

Legislative Description

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Last Action

Chapter No. 2023-155

5/26/2023

Committee Referrals

Commerce Committee3/31/2023
Criminal Justice Subcommittee3/22/2023
Regulatory Reform & Economic Development Subcommittee3/6/2023

Full Bill Text

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