Florida Senate - 2014 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/CS/HB 209, 1st Eng.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Smith moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Before line 12
4 insert:
5 Section 1. Section 776.09, Florida Statutes, is created to
6 read:
7 776.09 Justifiable use of force; legislative intent.—The
8 use of force authorized by this chapter is not intended to
9 encourage vigilantism or acts of revenge, authorize the
10 initiation of a confrontation as a pretext to respond with
11 deadly force, or negate a duty to retreat for persons engaged in
12 unlawful mutual combat.
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15 And the title is amended as follows:
16 Delete line 3
17 and insert:
18 concealed firearm; creating s. 776.09, F.S.; providing
19 legislative intent regarding the justifiable use of
20 force; amending s. 790.01, F.S.; providing