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FL S1604
Bill
Status
1/5/2024
Primary Sponsor
Fiscal Policy
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AI Summary
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Redesignates the offense of "video voyeurism" as "digital voyeurism" under Florida Statute 810.145 and expands the scope to include visual recordings in addition to visual images
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Offenders under 19 years of age who commit digital voyeurism face a first-degree misdemeanor, while offenders 19 or older face a third-degree felony; dissemination and commercial dissemination are classified as third-degree felonies regardless of age
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Adds enhanced penalties when the offender is 19 or older and is a family or household member of the victim or holds a position of authority or trust, reclassifying the felony to the next higher degree (e.g., third-degree felony becomes second-degree)
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Specifies that each instance of secret viewing, broadcasting, recording, disseminating, distributing, or transferring of an image or recording constitutes a separate offense subject to a separate penalty
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Adds the new digital voyeurism offenses to the Criminal Punishment Code offense severity ranking chart and conforms references across multiple Florida statutes, including background screening, health care practitioner licensing, educator certification, and criminal record sealing/expunction provisions, with an effective date of October 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Digital Voyeurism
Last Action
Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1389
3/1/2024