Amendment
Bill No. HB 5401

Amendment No. 479575

CHAMBER ACTION
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1	The Conference Committee on HB 5401 offered the following:
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3	Conference Committee Amendment (with title amendment)
4	Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
5	Section 1.  Section 16.61, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
6	Section 2.  Section 943.0415, Florida Statutes, is created
7	to read:
8	943.0415  Cybercrime Office.-There is created within the
9	Department of Law Enforcement the Cybercrime Office. The office
10	may investigate violations of state law pertaining to the sexual
11	exploitation of children which are facilitated by or connected
12	to the use of any device capable of storing electronic data.
13	Section 3.  All powers, duties, functions, records,
14	personnel, property, pending issues and existing contracts,
15	administrative authority, and unexpended balances of
16	appropriations, allocations, and other funds for the
17	administration of the Cybercrime Office are transferred by a
18	type two transfer, as defined in s. 20.06(2), Florida Statutes,
19	from the Department of Legal Affairs to the Department of Law
20	Enforcement.
21	Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.
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24	T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T
25	Remove the entire title and insert:
26	A bill to be entitled
27	An act relating to criminal justice; repealing s. 16.61,
28	F.S., relating to the Cybercrime Office within the
29	Department of Legal Affairs; creating s. 943.0415, F.S.;
30	creating the Cybercrime Office within the Department of Law
31	Enforcement to investigate certain violations of state law
32	pertaining to the sexual exploitation of children;
33	transferring and reassigning functions and responsibilities
34	of the Cybercrime Office from the Department of Legal
35	Affairs to the Department of Law Enforcement; providing an
36	effective date.

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