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FL H1653
Bill
Status
Passed
4/29/2024
Primary Sponsor
Criminal Justice Subcommittee
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AI Summary
- Amends Section 406.12, Florida Statutes, to allow reports of deaths occurring under specified circumstances (described in s. 406.11) to be made to a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction, in addition to the existing option of reporting to the district medical examiner
- Knowingly failing or refusing to report a death and its circumstances, or refusing to make available prior medical or other information pertinent to a death investigation, remains a first-degree misdemeanor
- Increases the criminal penalty from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony when a person fails to report a death or refuses to provide information with the intent to conceal the death or alter evidence surrounding it
- Increases the criminal penalty from a first-degree misdemeanor to a third-degree felony for willfully touching, removing, or disturbing a body, clothing, or nearby articles without an order from the district medical examiner, with the intent to conceal the death or alter evidence
- Effective date is July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Duties and Prohibited Acts Associated with Death
Last Action
Chapter No. 2024-135
4/29/2024
Committee Referrals
Judiciary2/5/2024
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee1/29/2024
Criminal Justice Subcommittee1/13/2024
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