Florida Senate - 2009 SB 1064
By Senator Aronberg
27-01153-09 20091064__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to voyeurism; amending s. 810.14,
3 F.S.; prohibiting secretly viewing, for specified
4 purposes, under, over, or through the clothing being
5 worn by another person without that person's knowledge
6 or consent in order to view the body of, or the
7 undergarments worn by, that person; providing
8 penalties; providing an effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Section 810.14, Florida Statutes, is amended to
13 read:
14 810.14 Voyeurism prohibited; penalties.—
15 (1) A person commits the offense of voyeurism if that
16 person:
17 (a) when he or she, With lewd, lascivious, or indecent
18 intent, secretly observes another person when the other person
19 is located in a dwelling, structure, or conveyance and such
20 location provides a reasonable expectation of privacy; or
21 (b) For amusement, entertainment, or sexual arousal or
22 gratification, secretly views under, over, or through the
23 clothing being worn by another person without that person's
24 knowledge or consent in order to view the body of, or the
25 undergarments worn by, that person.
26 (2) A person who violates this section commits a
27 misdemeanor of the first degree for the first violation,
28 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
29 (3) A person who violates this section and who has been
30 previously convicted or adjudicated delinquent two or more times
31 of any violation of this section commits a felony of the third
32 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
33 775.084.
34 (4) For purposes of this section, a person has been
35 previously convicted or adjudicated delinquent of a violation of
36 this section if the violation resulted in a conviction sentenced
37 separately, or an adjudication of delinquency entered
38 separately, prior to the current offense.
39 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009.