| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the offense of voyeurism; amending s. |
| 3 | 810.145, F.S.; providing that it is a third-degree felony |
| 4 | for certain persons who are responsible for the welfare of |
| 5 | a child younger than 16 years of age to commit the offense |
| 6 | of video voyeurism, video voyeurism dissemination, or |
| 7 | commercial video voyeurism dissemination against that |
| 8 | child; providing criminal penalties; providing that it is |
| 9 | a third-degree felony for a person employed at a school to |
| 10 | commit the offense of video voyeurism, video voyeurism |
| 11 | dissemination, or commercial video voyeurism dissemination |
| 12 | against a student of the school; providing criminal |
| 13 | penalties; providing that it is a second-degree felony for |
| 14 | a person who was previously convicted of or adjudicated |
| 15 | delinquent for video voyeurism, video voyeurism |
| 16 | dissemination, or commercial video voyeurism dissemination |
| 17 | to commit any such third-degree felony against a child |
| 18 | younger than 16 years of age or a student; providing |
| 19 | criminal penalties; providing an effective date. |
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| 21 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 23 | Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 810.145, Florida |
| 24 | Statutes, is amended, present subsection (8) of that section is |
| 25 | redesignated as subsection (9), and a new subsection (8) is |
| 26 | added to that section, to read: |
| 27 | 810.145 Video voyeurism.-- |
| 28 | (6) Except as provided in subsections subsection (7) and |
| 29 | (8), a person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of |
| 30 | the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. |
| 31 | 775.083. |
| 32 | (8)(a) A person 18 years of age or older who is |
| 33 | responsible for the welfare of a child younger than 16 years of |
| 34 | age, regardless of whether the person knows or has reason to |
| 35 | know the age of the child, and who commits an offense under this |
| 36 | section against that child commits a felony of the third degree, |
| 37 | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
| 38 | (b) A person 18 years of age or older who is employed at a |
| 39 | private school as defined in s. 1002.01 or a school as defined |
| 40 | in s. 1003.01 and who commits an offense under this section |
| 41 | against a student of the school or private school commits a |
| 42 | felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. |
| 43 | 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
| 44 | (c) A person who violates this subsection and who has |
| 45 | previously been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any |
| 46 | violation of this section commits a felony of the second degree, |
| 47 | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
| 48 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |