HB 429

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to robbery by sudden snatching;
3	amending s. 812.131, F.S.; clarifying that the offense
4	of robbery by sudden snatching includes the taking of
5	money or other property from the victim's person or
6	presence or from the area within the victim's reach or
7	control; providing criminal penalties; providing an
8	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 812.131, Florida Statutes, is amended
13	to read:
14	812.131  Robbery by sudden snatching.-
15	(1)(a)  "Robbery by sudden snatching" means the taking of
16	money or other property from the victim's person or presence or
17	from the area within the victim's reach or control, with intent
18	to permanently or temporarily deprive the victim or the owner of
19	the money or other property, when, in the course of the taking,
20	the victim was or became aware of the taking. In order to
21	satisfy this definition, it is not necessary to show that:
22	1.(a)  The offender used any amount of force beyond that
23	effort necessary to obtain possession of the money or other
24	property; or
25	2.(b)  There was any resistance offered by the victim to
26	the offender or that there was injury to the victim's person.
27	(b)(3)(a)  An act shall be deemed:
28	1.  "In the course of committing a robbery by sudden
29	snatching" if the act occurs in an attempt to commit robbery by
30	sudden snatching or in fleeing after the attempt or commission.
31	2.(b)  An act shall be deemed "In the course of the taking"
32	if the act occurs prior to, contemporaneous with, or subsequent
33	to the taking of the property and if such act and the act of
34	taking constitute a continuous series of acts or events.
35	(2)(a)  If, in the course of committing a robbery by sudden
36	snatching, the offender:
37	(a)  Carried a firearm or other deadly weapon, the offense
38	robbery by sudden snatching is a felony of the second degree,
39	punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
40	(b)  If, in the course of committing a robbery by sudden
41	snatching, the offender Carried no firearm or other deadly
42	weapon, the offense robbery by sudden snatching is a felony of
43	the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
44	775.083, or s. 775.084.
45	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.

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