| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to distribution of personal identifying |
| 3 | information; amending s. 817.568, F.S.; prohibiting |
| 4 | distribution of personal identifying information of an |
| 5 | individual without permission; providing criminal |
| 6 | penalties; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (2) of |
| 11 | section 817.568, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 12 | 817.568 Criminal use of personal identification |
| 13 | information.-- |
| 14 | (2) |
| 15 | (d) A person who obtains personal identification |
| 16 | information concerning an individual and distributes such |
| 17 | personal identification information to any other person without |
| 18 | receiving permission from the individual or from the |
| 19 | individual's natural or legal guardian commits a misdemeanor of |
| 20 | the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. |
| 21 | 775.083. |
| 22 | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2007. |