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FL H1307
Bill
Status
5/26/2023
Primary Sponsor
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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AI Summary
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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