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FL H0275
Bill
Status
Passed
5/20/2024
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary Committee
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AI Summary
- Creates s. 812.141, F.S., establishing criminal offenses for improperly tampering with critical infrastructure, classified as a second-degree felony when resulting in $200 or more in damage or restoration costs
- Defines "critical infrastructure" broadly to include linear assets (pipelines, power lines, railways, communication wirelines) and 16 categories of facilities such as electric power plants, chemical facilities, water treatment plants, seaports, airports, spaceport territories, military bases, and dams, provided the owner has employed measures to exclude unauthorized persons
- Creates a third-degree felony for willfully trespassing on critical infrastructure where notice against entry has been given through actual communication, posting, fencing, or cultivation
- Establishes treble damages in civil liability for persons convicted of improper tampering, requiring payment of three times the actual damage sustained by the owner/operator or three times any claims the owner/operator was required to pay, whichever is greater
- Makes unauthorized access to computers, networks, or electronic devices owned or used by critical infrastructure entities a third-degree felony, and elevates to a second-degree felony if such access causes a disruption in critical infrastructure services; effective July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Offenses Involving Critical Infrastructure
Last Action
Chapter No. 2024-197
5/20/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary1/31/2024
Energy, Communications & Cybersecurity Subcommittee1/22/2024
Criminal Justice Subcommittee11/2/2023
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