Florida Senate - 2018                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1392
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Brandes moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Senate Amendment (601794) to House
    2  Amendment (with title amendment)
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    4         Between lines 101 and 102
    5  insert:
    6         Section 5. Section 705.17, Florida Statutes, is amended to
    7  read:
    8         705.17 Exceptions.—Sections 705.1015-705.106 do not apply
    9  The provisions of ss. 705.101-705.106 of this chapter shall not
   10  be applied to any personal property lost or abandoned on the
   11  campus of any institution in the State University System; or on
   12  premises owned or controlled by the operator of a public-use
   13  airport having regularly scheduled international passenger
   14  service; or, if the owner or operator of the premises elects to
   15  comply with s. 705.185, on any premises located within a theme
   16  park or entertainment complex, as the term is defined in s.
   17  509.013(9), or operated as a zoo, a museum, or an aquarium or on
   18  any premises of a public food service establishment or public
   19  lodging establishment licensed under part I of chapter 509.
   20         Section 6. Section 705.185, Florida Statutes, is created to
   21  read:
   22         705.185 Disposal of personal property lost or abandoned on
   23  the premises of certain facilities.—Whenever any lost or
   24  abandoned personal property is found on any premises located
   25  within a theme park or entertainment complex, as the term is
   26  defined in s. 509.013(9), or operated as a zoo, a museum, or an
   27  aquarium; or on any premises of a public food service
   28  establishment or public lodging establishment licensed under
   29  part I of chapter 509, if the owner or operator of the premises
   30  elects to comply with this section, any lost or abandoned
   31  property must be delivered to the owner or operator of the
   32  premises, who shall take charge of the property and make a
   33  record of the date such property was found. If the property is
   34  not claimed by the owner within 30 days after it is found, or a
   35  longer period of time as may be deemed appropriate by the owner
   36  or operator of the premises, the owner or operator of the
   37  premises may not sell and must dispose of the property or donate
   38  it to a charitable institution that is exempt from federal
   39  income tax under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for
   40  sale or disposal as that charitable institution deems
   41  appropriate. The rightful owner of the property may reclaim the
   42  property at any time before the disposition or donation of the
   43  property in accordance with this section and the established
   44  policies and procedures of the owner or operator of the
   45  premises.
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   47  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   48  And the title is amended as follows:
   49         Delete line 4712
   50  and insert:
   51         eligibility; amending s. 705.17, F.S.; providing that
   52         certain provisions of ch. 705, F.S., do not apply to
   53         lost or abandoned personal property on the premises of
   54         specified facilities if certain conditions are met;
   55         creating s. 705.185, F.S.; providing for the disposal
   56         of lost or abandoned personal property found on the
   57         premises of specified facilities; specifying
   58         procedures for the disposal or donation of such
   59         property; authorizing the rightful owner to claim lost
   60         or abandoned property at any time before its disposal
   61         or donation; amending ss. 784.046 and 784.0485, F.S.;