Florida Senate - 2008 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT

Bill No. SB 2044

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CHAMBER ACTION

Senate

Comm: RCS

4/1/2008

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House



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The Committee on Regulated Industries (King) recommended the

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following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Between line(s) 38 and 39,

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insert:

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     (d) Any person charged with a violation of paragraph (a)

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has a complete defense if, at the time the alcoholic beverage was

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sold, given, served, or permitted to be served:

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     1. The buyer or recipient falsely evidenced that he or she

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was 21 years of age or older;

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     2. The appearance of the buyer or recipient was such that a

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prudent person would believe the buyer or recipient to be 21

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years of age or older; and

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     3. Such person carefully checked a driver's license or an

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identification card issued by this state or another state of the

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United States, a passport, or a United States armed services

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identification card presented by the buyer or recipient and acted

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in good faith and in reliance upon the representation and

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appearance of the buyer or recipient in the belief that the buyer

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or recipient was 21 years of age or older.

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====== D I R E C T O R Y  C L A U S E  A M E N D M E N T =====

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And the directory clause is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 12-13

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

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562.11, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (d) is added

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to that subsection, to read:

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 7, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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providing a defense to such a charge;

3/31/2008  8:41:00 AM     8-06066-08

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.