Florida Senate - 2021                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/HB 1, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Farmer moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 316 - 1040
    4  and insert:
    5  a riot commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as
    6  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
    7         Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 784.021, Florida
    8  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (3) is added to that
    9  section, to read:
   10         784.021 Aggravated assault.—
   11         (2) A person who Whoever commits an aggravated assault
   12  commits shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree,
   13  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   14         (3)For the purposes of sentencing under chapter 921, a
   15  violation of this section committed by a person acting in
   16  furtherance of a riot is ranked one level above the ranking
   17  under s. 921.0022 for the offense committed.
   18         Section 6. Section 784.03, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   19  read:
   20         784.03 Battery; felony battery.—
   21         (1)(a) The offense of battery occurs when a person:
   22         1. Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another
   23  person against the will of the other; or
   24         2. Intentionally causes bodily harm to another person.
   25         (b) Except as provided in subsection (2) or subsection (3),
   26  a person who commits battery commits a misdemeanor of the first
   27  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
   28         (2) A person who has one prior conviction for battery,
   29  aggravated battery, or felony battery and who commits any second
   30  or subsequent battery commits a felony of the third degree,
   31  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   32  For purposes of this subsection, “conviction” means a
   33  determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or a trial,
   34  regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo
   35  contendere is entered.
   36         (3)A person who commits a battery in furtherance of a riot
   37  commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
   38  s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or 775.084.
   39         Section 7. Section 784.045, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   40  read:
   41         784.045 Aggravated battery.—
   42         (1)(a) A person commits aggravated battery who, in
   43  committing battery:
   44         1. Intentionally or knowingly causes great bodily harm,
   45  permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement; or
   46         2. Uses a deadly weapon.
   47         (b) A person commits aggravated battery if the person who
   48  was the victim of the battery was pregnant at the time of the
   49  offense and the offender knew or should have known that the
   50  victim was pregnant.
   51         (2) A person who violates subsection (1) commits Whoever
   52  commits aggravated battery shall be guilty of a felony of the
   53  second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
   54  or s. 775.084.
   55         (3)For the purposes of sentencing under chapter 921, a
   56  violation of this section committed by a person acting in
   57  furtherance of a riot is ranked one level above the ranking
   58  under s. 921.0022 for the offense committed.
   59         Section 8. Section 784.0495, Florida Statutes, is created
   60  to read:
   61         784.0495Mob intimidation.—
   62         (1)It is unlawful for a person, assembled with two or more
   63  other persons and acting with a common intent, to use force or
   64  threaten to use imminent force, to compel or induce, or attempt
   65  to compel or induce, another person to do or refrain from doing
   66  any act or to assume, abandon, or maintain a particular
   67  viewpoint against his or her will.
   68         (2)A person who violates subsection (1) commits a
   69  misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
   70  775.082 or s. 775.083.
   71         (3)A person arrested for a violation of this section shall
   72  be held in custody until brought before the court for admittance
   73  to bail in accordance with chapter 903.
   74         Section 9. Subsection (2) of section 784.07, Florida
   75  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (4) is added to that
   76  section, to read:
   77         784.07 Assault or battery of law enforcement officers,
   78  firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit
   79  employees or agents, or other specified officers;
   80  reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences.—
   81         (2) Whenever any person is charged with knowingly
   82  committing an assault or battery upon a law enforcement officer,
   83  a firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, a railroad
   84  special officer, a traffic accident investigation officer as
   85  described in s. 316.640, a nonsworn law enforcement agency
   86  employee who is certified as an agency inspector, a blood
   87  alcohol analyst, or a breath test operator while such employee
   88  is in uniform and engaged in processing, testing, evaluating,
   89  analyzing, or transporting a person who is detained or under
   90  arrest for DUI, a law enforcement explorer, a traffic infraction
   91  enforcement officer as described in s. 316.640, a parking
   92  enforcement specialist as defined in s. 316.640, a person
   93  licensed as a security officer as defined in s. 493.6101 and
   94  wearing a uniform that bears at least one patch or emblem that
   95  is visible at all times that clearly identifies the employing
   96  agency and that clearly identifies the person as a licensed
   97  security officer, or a security officer employed by the board of
   98  trustees of a community college, while the officer, firefighter,
   99  emergency medical care provider, railroad special officer,
  100  traffic accident investigation officer, traffic infraction
  101  enforcement officer, inspector, analyst, operator, law
  102  enforcement explorer, parking enforcement specialist, public
  103  transit employee or agent, or security officer is engaged in the
  104  lawful performance of his or her duties, the offense for which
  105  the person is charged shall be reclassified as follows:
  106         (a) In the case of assault, from a misdemeanor of the
  107  second degree to a misdemeanor of the first degree.
  108         (b) In the case of battery, from a misdemeanor of the first
  109  degree to a felony of the third degree. Notwithstanding any
  110  other provision of law, a person convicted of battery upon a law
  111  enforcement officer committed in furtherance of a riot shall be
  112  sentenced to a minimum term of imprisonment of 6 months.
  113         (c) In the case of aggravated assault, from a felony of the
  114  third degree to a felony of the second degree. Notwithstanding
  115  any other provision of law, any person convicted of aggravated
  116  assault upon a law enforcement officer shall be sentenced to a
  117  minimum term of imprisonment of 3 years.
  118         (d) In the case of aggravated battery, from a felony of the
  119  second degree to a felony of the first degree. Notwithstanding
  120  any other provision of law, any person convicted of aggravated
  121  battery of a law enforcement officer shall be sentenced to a
  122  minimum term of imprisonment of 5 years.
  123         (4)For purposes of sentencing under chapter 921, a felony
  124  violation of this section committed by a person acting in
  125  furtherance of a riot is ranked one level above the ranking
  126  under s. 921.0022 for the offense committed.
  127         Section 10. Subsections (3) through (9) of section 806.13,
  128  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) through
  129  (10), respectively, a new subsection (3) is added to that
  130  section, and present subsection (8) of that section is amended,
  131  to read:
  132         806.13 Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor.—
  133         (3)Any person who, without the consent of the owner
  134  thereof, willfully and maliciously defaces, injures, or
  135  otherwise damages by any means a memorial or historic property,
  136  as defined in s. 806.135(1), and the value of the damage to the
  137  memorial or historic property is greater than $200, commits a
  138  felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
  139  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. A court shall order any
  140  person convicted of violating this subsection to pay
  141  restitution, which shall include the full cost of repair or
  142  replacement of such memorial or historic property.
  143         (9)(8) A minor whose driver license or driving privilege is
  144  revoked, suspended, or withheld under subsection (8)(7) may
  145  elect to reduce the period of revocation, suspension, or
  146  withholding by performing community service at the rate of 1 day
  147  for each hour of community service performed. In addition, if
  148  the court determines that due to a family hardship, the minor’s
  149  driver license or driving privilege is necessary for employment
  150  or medical purposes of the minor or a member of the minor’s
  151  family, the court shall order the minor to perform community
  152  service and reduce the period of revocation, suspension, or
  153  withholding at the rate of 1 day for each hour of community
  154  service performed. As used in this subsection, the term
  155  “community service” means cleaning graffiti from public
  156  property.
  157         Section 11. Section 806.135, Florida Statutes, is created
  158  to read:
  159         806.135Destroying or demolishing a memorial or historic
  160  property.—
  161         (1)As used in this section, the term:
  162         (a)“Historic property” means any building, structure,
  163  site, or object that has been officially designated as a
  164  historic building, historic structure, historic site, or
  165  historic object through a federal, state, or local designation
  166  program.
  167         (b)“Memorial” means a plaque, statue, marker, flag,
  168  banner, cenotaph, religious symbol, painting, seal, tombstone,
  169  structure name, or display that is constructed and located with
  170  the intent of being permanently displayed or perpetually
  171  maintained; is dedicated to a historical person, an entity, an
  172  event, or a series of events; and honors or recounts the
  173  military service of any past or present United States Armed
  174  Forces military personnel, or the past or present public service
  175  of a resident of the geographical area comprising the state or
  176  the United States. The term includes, but is not limited to, the
  177  following memorials established under chapter 265:
  178         1.Florida Women’s Hall of Fame.
  179         2.Florida Medal of Honor Wall.
  180         3.Florida Veterans’ Hall of Fame.
  181         4.POW-MIA Chair of Honor Memorial.
  182         5.Florida Veterans’ Walk of Honor and Florida Veterans’
  183  Memorial Garden.
  184         6.Florida Law Enforcement Officers’ Hall of Fame.
  185         7.Florida Holocaust Memorial.
  186         8.Florida Slavery Memorial.
  187         9.Any other memorial located within the Capitol Complex,
  188  including, but not limited to, Waller Park.
  189         (2)It is unlawful for any person to willfully and
  190  maliciously destroy or demolish any memorial or historic
  191  property, or willfully and maliciously pull down a memorial or
  192  historic property, unless authorized by the owner of the
  193  memorial or historic property. A person who violates this
  194  section commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as
  195  provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  196         (3)A court shall order any person convicted of violating
  197  this section to pay restitution, which shall include the full
  198  cost of repair or replacement of such memorial or historic
  199  property.
  200         Section 12. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 810.02,
  201  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  202         810.02 Burglary.—
  203         (3) Burglary is a felony of the second degree, punishable
  204  as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if, in the
  205  course of committing the offense, the offender does not make an
  206  assault or battery and is not and does not become armed with a
  207  dangerous weapon or explosive, and the offender enters or
  208  remains in a:
  209         (a) Dwelling, and there is another person in the dwelling
  210  at the time the offender enters or remains;
  211         (b) Dwelling, and there is not another person in the
  212  dwelling at the time the offender enters or remains;
  213         (c) Structure, and there is another person in the structure
  214  at the time the offender enters or remains;
  215         (d) Conveyance, and there is another person in the
  216  conveyance at the time the offender enters or remains;
  217         (e) Authorized emergency vehicle, as defined in s. 316.003;
  218  or
  219         (f) Structure or conveyance when the offense intended to be
  220  committed therein is theft of a controlled substance as defined
  221  in s. 893.02. Notwithstanding any other law, separate judgments
  222  and sentences for burglary with the intent to commit theft of a
  223  controlled substance under this paragraph and for any applicable
  224  possession of controlled substance offense under s. 893.13 or
  225  trafficking in controlled substance offense under s. 893.135 may
  226  be imposed when all such offenses involve the same amount or
  227  amounts of a controlled substance.
  228  
  229  However, if the burglary is committed during a riot and the
  230  perpetration of the burglary is facilitated by conditions
  231  arising from the riot; or within a county that is subject to a
  232  state of emergency declared by the Governor under chapter 252
  233  after the declaration of emergency is made and the perpetration
  234  of the burglary is facilitated by conditions arising from the
  235  emergency, the burglary is a felony of the first degree,
  236  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  237  As used in this subsection, the term “conditions arising from
  238  the riot” means civil unrest, power outages, curfews, or a
  239  reduction in the presence of or response time for first
  240  responders or homeland security personnel and the term
  241  “conditions arising from the emergency” means civil unrest,
  242  power outages, curfews, voluntary or mandatory evacuations, or a
  243  reduction in the presence of or response time for first
  244  responders or homeland security personnel. A person arrested for
  245  committing a burglary during a riot or within a county that is
  246  subject to such a state of emergency may not be released until
  247  the person appears before a committing magistrate at a first
  248  appearance hearing. For purposes of sentencing under chapter
  249  921, a felony offense that is reclassified under this subsection
  250  is ranked one level above the ranking under s. 921.0022 or s.
  251  921.0023 of the offense committed.
  252         (4) Burglary is a felony of the third degree, punishable as
  253  provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if, in the
  254  course of committing the offense, the offender does not make an
  255  assault or battery and is not and does not become armed with a
  256  dangerous weapon or explosive, and the offender enters or
  257  remains in a:
  258         (a) Structure, and there is not another person in the
  259  structure at the time the offender enters or remains; or
  260         (b) Conveyance, and there is not another person in the
  261  conveyance at the time the offender enters or remains.
  262  
  263  However, if the burglary is committed during a riot and the
  264  perpetration of the burglary is facilitated by conditions
  265  arising from the riot; or within a county that is subject to a
  266  state of emergency declared by the Governor under chapter 252
  267  after the declaration of emergency is made and the perpetration
  268  of the burglary is facilitated by conditions arising from the
  269  emergency, the burglary is a felony of the second degree,
  270  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  271  As used in this subsection, the terms “conditions arising from
  272  the riot” and term “conditions arising from the emergency” have
  273  the same meanings as provided in subsection (3) means civil
  274  unrest, power outages, curfews, voluntary or mandatory
  275  evacuations, or a reduction in the presence of or response time
  276  for first responders or homeland security personnel. A person
  277  arrested for committing a burglary during a riot or within a
  278  county that is subject to such a state of emergency may not be
  279  released until the person appears before a committing magistrate
  280  at a first appearance hearing. For purposes of sentencing under
  281  chapter 921, a felony offense that is reclassified under this
  282  subsection is ranked one level above the ranking under s.
  283  921.0022 or s. 921.0023 of the offense committed.
  284         Section 13. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of
  285  section 812.014, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  286         812.014 Theft.—
  287         (2) 
  288         (b)1. If the property stolen is valued at $20,000 or more,
  289  but less than $100,000;
  290         2. The property stolen is cargo valued at less than $50,000
  291  that has entered the stream of interstate or intrastate commerce
  292  from the shipper’s loading platform to the consignee’s receiving
  293  dock;
  294         3. The property stolen is emergency medical equipment,
  295  valued at $300 or more, that is taken from a facility licensed
  296  under chapter 395 or from an aircraft or vehicle permitted under
  297  chapter 401; or
  298         4. The property stolen is law enforcement equipment, valued
  299  at $300 or more, that is taken from an authorized emergency
  300  vehicle, as defined in s. 316.003,
  301  
  302  the offender commits grand theft in the second degree,
  303  punishable as a felony of the second degree, as provided in s.
  304  775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Emergency medical equipment
  305  means mechanical or electronic apparatus used to provide
  306  emergency services and care as defined in s. 395.002(9) or to
  307  treat medical emergencies. Law enforcement equipment means any
  308  property, device, or apparatus used by any law enforcement
  309  officer as defined in s. 943.10 in the officer’s official
  310  business. However, if the property is stolen during a riot and
  311  the perpetration of the theft is facilitated by conditions
  312  arising from the riot; or within a county that is subject to a
  313  state of emergency declared by the Governor under chapter 252,
  314  the theft is committed after the declaration of emergency is
  315  made, and the perpetration of the theft is facilitated by
  316  conditions arising from the emergency, the theft is a felony of
  317  the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
  318  775.083, or s. 775.084. As used in this paragraph, the term
  319  “conditions arising from the riot” means civil unrest, power
  320  outages, curfews, or a reduction in the presence of or response
  321  time for first responders or homeland security personnel and the
  322  term “conditions arising from the emergency” means civil unrest,
  323  power outages, curfews, voluntary or mandatory evacuations, or a
  324  reduction in the presence of or response time for first
  325  responders or homeland security personnel. A person arrested for
  326  committing a theft during a riot or within a county that is
  327  subject to a state of emergency may not be released until the
  328  person appears before a committing magistrate at a first
  329  appearance hearing. For purposes of sentencing under chapter
  330  921, a felony offense that is reclassified under this paragraph
  331  is ranked one level above the ranking under s. 921.0022 or s.
  332  921.0023 of the offense committed.
  333         (c) It is grand theft of the third degree and a felony of
  334  the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
  335  775.083, or s. 775.084, if the property stolen is:
  336         1. Valued at $750 or more, but less than $5,000.
  337         2. Valued at $5,000 or more, but less than $10,000.
  338         3. Valued at $10,000 or more, but less than $20,000.
  339         4. A will, codicil, or other testamentary instrument.
  340         5. A firearm.
  341         6. A motor vehicle, except as provided in paragraph (a).
  342         7. Any commercially farmed animal, including any animal of
  343  the equine, avian, bovine, or swine class or other grazing
  344  animal; a bee colony of a registered beekeeper; and aquaculture
  345  species raised at a certified aquaculture facility. If the
  346  property stolen is a commercially farmed animal, including an
  347  animal of the equine, avian, bovine, or swine class or other
  348  grazing animal; a bee colony of a registered beekeeper; or an
  349  aquaculture species raised at a certified aquaculture facility,
  350  a $10,000 fine shall be imposed.
  351         8. Any fire extinguisher that, at the time of the taking,
  352  was installed in any building for the purpose of fire prevention
  353  and control. This subparagraph does not apply to a fire
  354  extinguisher taken from the inventory at a point-of-sale
  355  business.
  356         9. Any amount of citrus fruit consisting of 2,000 or more
  357  individual pieces of fruit.
  358         10. Taken from a designated construction site identified by
  359  the posting of a sign as provided for in s. 810.09(2)(d).
  360         11. Any stop sign.
  361         12. Anhydrous ammonia.
  362         13. Any amount of a controlled substance as defined in s.
  363  893.02. Notwithstanding any other law, separate judgments and
  364  sentences for theft of a controlled substance under this
  365  subparagraph and for any applicable possession of controlled
  366  substance offense under s. 893.13 or trafficking in controlled
  367  substance offense under s. 893.135 may be imposed when all such
  368  offenses involve the same amount or amounts of a controlled
  369  substance.
  370  
  371  However, if the property is stolen during a riot and the
  372  perpetration of the theft is facilitated by conditions arising
  373  from the riot; or within a county that is subject to a state of
  374  emergency declared by the Governor under chapter 252, the
  375  property is stolen after the declaration of emergency is made,
  376  and the perpetration of the theft is facilitated by conditions
  377  arising from the emergency, the offender commits a felony of the
  378  second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
  379  or s. 775.084, if the property is valued at $5,000 or more, but
  380  less than $10,000, as provided under subparagraph 2., or if the
  381  property is valued at $10,000 or more, but less than $20,000, as
  382  provided under subparagraph 3. As used in this paragraph, the
  383  terms “conditions arising from a riot” and term “conditions
  384  arising from the emergency” have the same meanings as provided
  385  in paragraph (b). A person arrested for committing a theft
  386  during a riot or within a county that is subject to a state of
  387  emergency may not be released until the person appears before a
  388  committing magistrate at a first appearance hearing means civil
  389  unrest, power outages, curfews, voluntary or mandatory
  390  evacuations, or a reduction in the presence of or the response
  391  time for first responders or homeland security personnel. For
  392  purposes of sentencing under chapter 921, a felony offense that
  393  is reclassified under this paragraph is ranked one level above
  394  the ranking under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 of the offense
  395  committed.
  396         Section 14. Section 836.115, Florida Statutes, is created
  397  to read:
  398         836.115Cyberintimidation by publication.—
  399         (1)As used in this section, the term:
  400         (a)“Electronically publish” means to disseminate, post, or
  401  otherwise disclose information to an Internet site or forum.
  402         (b)“Harass” has the same meaning as provided in s.
  403  817.568(1)(c).
  404         (c)“Personal identification information” has the same
  405  meaning as provided in s. 817.568(1)(f).
  406         (2)It is unlawful for a person to electronically publish
  407  another person’s personal identification information with the
  408  intent to, or with the intent that a third party will use the
  409  information to:
  410         (a)Incite violence or commit a crime against the person;
  411  or
  412         (b)Threaten or harass the person, placing such person in
  413  reasonable fear of bodily harm.
  414  
  415  A person who violates this subsection commits a misdemeanor of a
  416  first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
  417  775.083.
  418         Section 15. Section 870.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  419  read:
  420         870.02 Unlawful assemblies.—
  421         (1) If three or more persons meet together to commit a
  422  breach of the peace, or to do any other unlawful act, each of
  423  them commits shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second
  424  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  425         (2)A person arrested for a violation of this section shall
  426  be held in custody until brought before the court for admittance
  427  to bail in accordance with chapter 903.
  428         Section 16. Section 870.03, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  429         Section 17. Section 870.07, Florida Statutes, is created to
  430  read:
  431         870.07Affirmative defense in civil action; party convicted
  432  of riot.—
  433         (1)In a civil action for damages for personal injury,
  434  wrongful death, or property damage, it is an affirmative defense
  435  that such action arose from an injury or damage sustained by a
  436  participant acting in furtherance of a riot. The affirmative
  437  defense authorized by this section shall be established by
  438  evidence that the participant has been convicted of rioting, or
  439  by proof of the commission of such crime by a preponderance of
  440  the evidence.
  441         (2)In a civil action in which a defendant raises an
  442  affirmative defense under this section, the court must, on
  443  motion by the defendant, stay the action during the pendency of
  444  a criminal action that forms the basis for the defense, unless
  445  the court finds that a conviction in the criminal action would
  446  not form a valid defense under this section.
  447         Section 18. Subsections (3) through (6) of section 872.02,
  448  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) through (7),
  449  respectively, a new subsection (3) is added to that section,
  450  subsections (1) and (2) of that section are republished, and
  451  present subsection (6) of that section is amended, to read:
  452         872.02 Injuring or removing tomb or monument; disturbing
  453  contents of grave or tomb; penalties.—
  454         (1) A person commits a felony of the third degree,
  455  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084,
  456  if he or she:
  457         (a) Willfully and knowingly destroys, mutilates, defaces,
  458  injures, or removes any tomb, monument, gravestone, burial
  459  mound, earthen or shell monument containing human skeletal
  460  remains or associated burial artifacts, or other structure or
  461  thing placed or designed for a memorial of the dead, or any
  462  fence, railing, curb, or other thing intended for the protection
  463  or ornamentation of any tomb, monument, gravestone, burial
  464  mound, earthen or shell monument containing human skeletal
  465  remains or associated burial artifacts, or other structure
  466  before mentioned, or for any enclosure for the burial of the
  467  dead; or
  468         (b) Willfully destroys, mutilates, removes, cuts, breaks,
  469  or injures any tree, shrub, or plant placed or being within any
  470  such enclosure, except for a person performing routine
  471  maintenance and upkeep.
  472         (2) A person who willfully and knowingly excavates,
  473  exposes, moves, removes, or otherwise disturbs the contents of a
  474  grave or tomb commits a felony of the second degree, punishable
  475  as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  476         (3)For purposes of sentencing under chapter 921, a
  477  violation of this section, committed by a person in furtherance
  478  of a riot is ranked one level above the ranking under s.
  479  921.0022 or s. 921.0023 for the offense committed.
  480         (7)(6) If a legally authorized person refuses to sign a
  481  written authorization, as provided in paragraph (6)(a)(5)(a), or
  482  if a legally authorized person objects, as provided in paragraph
  483  (6)(b) (5)(b), a public hearing shall be held before the county
  484  commission of the county where the cemetery is located, or the
  485  city council, if the cemetery is located in a municipality, and
  486  the county commission or the city council shall have the
  487  authority to grant a request for relocation of the contents of
  488  such graves or tombs.
  489         Section 19. Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of subsection (3)
  490  of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  491         921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
  492  chart.—
  493         (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
  494         (b) LEVEL 2
  495  
  496  FloridaStatute    FelonyDegree           Description            
  497  379.2431 (1)(e)3.    3rd   Possession of 11 or fewer marine turtle eggs in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
  498  379.2431 (1)(e)4.    3rd   Possession of more than 11 marine turtle eggs in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
  499  403.413(6)(c)        3rd   Dumps waste litter exceeding 500 lbs. in weight or 100 cubic feet in volume or any quantity for commercial purposes, or hazardous waste.
  500  517.07(2)            3rd   Failure to furnish a prospectus meeting requirements.
  501  590.28(1)            3rd   Intentional burning of lands.     
  502  784.03(3)            3rd   Battery during a riot.            
  503  784.05(3)            3rd   Storing or leaving a loaded firearm within reach of minor who uses it to inflict injury or death.
  504  787.04(1)            3rd   In violation of court order, take, entice, etc., minor beyond state limits.
  505  806.13(1)(b)3.       3rd   Criminal mischief; damage $1,000 or more to public communication or any other public service.
  506  806.13(3)            3rd   Criminal mischief; damage of $200 or more to a memorial or historic property.
  507  810.061(2)           3rd   Impairing or impeding telephone or power to a dwelling; facilitating or furthering burglary.
  508  810.09(2)(e)         3rd   Trespassing on posted commercial horticulture property.
  509  812.014(2)(c)1.      3rd   Grand theft, 3rd degree; $750 or more but less than $5,000.
  510  812.014(2)(d)        3rd   Grand theft, 3rd degree; $100 or more but less than $750, taken from unenclosed curtilage of dwelling.
  511  812.015(7)           3rd   Possession, use, or attempted use of an antishoplifting or inventory control device countermeasure.
  512  817.234(1)(a)2.      3rd   False statement in support of insurance claim.
  513  817.481(3)(a)        3rd   Obtain credit or purchase with false, expired, counterfeit, etc., credit card, value over $300.
  514  817.52(3)            3rd   Failure to redeliver hired vehicle.
  515  817.54               3rd   With intent to defraud, obtain mortgage note, etc., by false representation.
  516  817.60(5)            3rd   Dealing in credit cards of another.
  517  817.60(6)(a)         3rd   Forgery; purchase goods, services with false card.
  518  817.61               3rd   Fraudulent use of credit cards over $100 or more within 6 months.
  519  826.04               3rd   Knowingly marries or has sexual intercourse with person to whom related.
  520  831.01               3rd   Forgery.                          
  521  831.02               3rd   Uttering forged instrument; utters or publishes alteration with intent to defraud.
  522  831.07               3rd   Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes.
  523  831.08               3rd   Possessing 10 or more forged notes, bills, checks, or drafts.
  524  831.09               3rd   Uttering forged notes, bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes.
  525  831.11               3rd   Bringing into the state forged bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes.
  526  832.05(3)(a)         3rd   Cashing or depositing item with intent to defraud.
  527  843.08               3rd   False personation.                
  528  893.13(2)(a)2.       3rd   Purchase of any s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs other than cannabis.
  529  893.147(2)           3rd   Manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
  530  
  531  
  532         (c) LEVEL 3
  533  
  534  FloridaStatute    FelonyDegree           Description            
  535  119.10(2)(b)         3rd   Unlawful use of confidential information from police reports.
  536  316.066 (3)(b)-(d)   3rd   Unlawfully obtaining or using confidential crash reports.
  537  316.193(2)(b)        3rd   Felony DUI, 3rd conviction.       
  538  316.1935(2)          3rd   Fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer in patrol vehicle with siren and lights activated.
  539  319.30(4)            3rd   Possession by junkyard of motor vehicle with identification number plate removed.
  540  319.33(1)(a)         3rd   Alter or forge any certificate of title to a motor vehicle or mobile home.
  541  319.33(1)(c)         3rd   Procure or pass title on stolen vehicle.
  542  319.33(4)            3rd   With intent to defraud, possess, sell, etc., a blank, forged, or unlawfully obtained title or registration.
  543  327.35(2)(b)         3rd   Felony BUI.                       
  544  328.05(2)            3rd   Possess, sell, or counterfeit fictitious, stolen, or fraudulent titles or bills of sale of vessels.
  545  328.07(4)            3rd   Manufacture, exchange, or possess vessel with counterfeit or wrong ID number.
  546  376.302(5)           3rd   Fraud related to reimbursement for cleanup expenses under the Inland Protection Trust Fund.
  547  379.2431 (1)(e)5.    3rd   Taking, disturbing, mutilating, destroying, causing to be destroyed, transferring, selling, offering to sell, molesting, or harassing marine turtles, marine turtle eggs, or marine turtle nests in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
  548  379.2431 (1)(e)6.    3rd   Possessing any marine turtle species or hatchling, or parts thereof, or the nest of any marine turtle species described in the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
  549  379.2431 (1)(e)7.    3rd   Soliciting to commit or conspiring to commit a violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
  550  400.9935(4)(a) or (b)   3rd   Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
  551  400.9935(4)(e)       3rd   Filing a false license application or other required information or failing to report information.
  552  440.1051(3)          3rd   False report of workers’ compensation fraud or retaliation for making such a report.
  553  501.001(2)(b)        2nd   Tampers with a consumer product or the container using materially false/misleading information.
  554  624.401(4)(a)        3rd   Transacting insurance without a certificate of authority.
  555  624.401(4)(b)1.      3rd   Transacting insurance without a certificate of authority; premium collected less than $20,000.
  556  626.902(1)(a) & (b)   3rd   Representing an unauthorized insurer.
  557  697.08               3rd   Equity skimming.                  
  558  790.15(3)            3rd   Person directs another to discharge firearm from a vehicle.
  559  806.10(1)            3rd   Maliciously injure, destroy, or interfere with vehicles or equipment used in firefighting.
  560  806.10(2)            3rd   Interferes with or assaults firefighter in performance of duty.
  561  810.09(2)(c)         3rd   Trespass on property other than structure or conveyance armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
  562  812.014(2)(c)2.      3rd   Grand theft; $5,000 or more but less than $10,000.
  563  812.0145(2)(c)       3rd   Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $300 or more but less than $10,000.
  564  812.015(8)(b)        3rd   Retail theft with intent to sell; conspires with others.
  565  815.04(5)(b)         2nd   Computer offense devised to defraud or obtain property.
  566  817.034(4)(a)3.      3rd   Engages in scheme to defraud (Florida Communications Fraud Act), property valued at less than $20,000.
  567  817.233              3rd   Burning to defraud insurer.       
  568  817.234 (8)(b) & (c)   3rd   Unlawful solicitation of persons involved in motor vehicle accidents.
  569  817.234(11)(a)       3rd   Insurance fraud; property value less than $20,000.
  570  817.236              3rd   Filing a false motor vehicle insurance application.
  571  817.2361             3rd   Creating, marketing, or presenting a false or fraudulent motor vehicle insurance card.
  572  817.413(2)           3rd   Sale of used goods of $1,000 or more as new.
  573  831.28(2)(a)         3rd   Counterfeiting a payment instrument with intent to defraud or possessing a counterfeit payment instrument with intent to defraud.
  574  831.29               2nd   Possession of instruments for counterfeiting driver licenses or identification cards.
  575  838.021(3)(b)        3rd   Threatens unlawful harm to public servant.
  576  843.19               2nd   Injure, disable, or kill police, fire, or SAR canine or police horse.
  577  860.15(3)            3rd   Overcharging for repairs and parts.
  578  870.01(2)            3rd   Riot; inciting or encouraging.    
  579  893.13(1)(a)2.       3rd   Sell, manufacture, or deliver cannabis (or other s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs).
  580  893.13(1)(d)2.       2nd   Sell, manufacture, or deliver s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs within 1,000 feet of university.
  581  893.13(1)(f)2.       2nd   Sell, manufacture, or deliver s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs within 1,000 feet of public housing facility.
  582  893.13(4)(c)         3rd   Use or hire of minor; deliver to minor other controlled substances.
  583  893.13(6)(a)         3rd   Possession of any controlled substance other than felony possession of cannabis.
  584  893.13(7)(a)8.       3rd   Withhold information from practitioner regarding previous receipt of or prescription for a controlled substance.
  585  893.13(7)(a)9.       3rd   Obtain or attempt to obtain controlled substance by fraud, forgery, misrepresentation, etc.
  586  893.13(7)(a)10.      3rd   Affix false or forged label to package of controlled substance.
  587  893.13(7)(a)11.      3rd   Furnish false or fraudulent material information on any document or record required by chapter 893.
  588  893.13(8)(a)1.       3rd   Knowingly assist a patient, other person, or owner of an animal in obtaining a controlled substance through deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in or related to the practitioner’s practice.
  589  893.13(8)(a)2.       3rd   Employ a trick or scheme in the practitioner’s practice to assist a patient, other person, or owner of an animal in obtaining a controlled substance.
  590  893.13(8)(a)3.       3rd   Knowingly write a prescription for a controlled substance for a fictitious person.
  591  893.13(8)(a)4.       3rd   Write a prescription for a controlled substance for a patient, other person, or an animal if the sole purpose of writing the prescription is a monetary benefit for the practitioner.
  592  918.13(1)(a)         3rd   Alter, destroy, or conceal investigation evidence.
  593  944.47 (1)(a)1. & 2.   3rd   Introduce contraband to correctional facility.
  594  944.47(1)(c)         2nd   Possess contraband while upon the grounds of a correctional institution.
  595  985.721              3rd   Escapes from a juvenile facility (secure detention or residential commitment facility).
  596  
  597  
  598         (d) LEVEL 4
  599  
  600  FloridaStatute    FelonyDegree           Description            
  601  316.1935(3)(a)       2nd   Driving at high speed or with wanton disregard for safety while fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer who is in a patrol vehicle with siren and lights activated.
  602  499.0051(1)          3rd   Failure to maintain or deliver transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statements.
  603  499.0051(5)          2nd   Knowing sale or delivery, or possession with intent to sell, contraband prescription drugs.
  604  517.07(1)            3rd   Failure to register securities.   
  605  517.12(1)            3rd   Failure of dealer, associated person, or issuer of securities to register.
  606  784.07(2)(b)         3rd   Battery of law enforcement officer, firefighter, etc.
  607  784.074(1)(c)        3rd   Battery of sexually violent predators facility staff.
  608  784.075              3rd   Battery on detention or commitment facility staff.
  609  784.078              3rd   Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
  610  784.08(2)(c)         3rd   Battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
  611  784.081(3)           3rd   Battery on specified official or employee.
  612  784.082(3)           3rd   Battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
  613  784.083(3)           3rd   Battery on code inspector.        
  614  784.085              3rd   Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
  615  787.03(1)            3rd   Interference with custody; wrongly takes minor from appointed guardian.
  616  787.04(2)            3rd   Take, entice, or remove child beyond state limits with criminal intent pending custody proceedings.
  617  787.04(3)            3rd   Carrying child beyond state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing child at custody hearing or delivering to designated person.
  618  787.07               3rd   Human smuggling.                  
  619  790.115(1)           3rd   Exhibiting firearm or weapon within 1,000 feet of a school.
  620  790.115(2)(b)        3rd   Possessing electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon on school property.
  621  790.115(2)(c)        3rd   Possessing firearm on school property.
  622  800.04(7)(c)         3rd   Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender less than 18 years.
  623  806.135              2nd   Destroying or demolishing a memorial or historic property.
  624  810.02(4)(a)         3rd   Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
  625  810.02(4)(b)         3rd   Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery.
  626  810.06               3rd   Burglary; possession of tools.    
  627  810.08(2)(c)         3rd   Trespass on property, armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
  628  812.014(2)(c)3.      3rd   Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000 or more but less than $20,000.
  629  812.014 (2)(c)4.-10.   3rd   Grand theft, 3rd degree; specified items.
  630  812.0195(2)          3rd   Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet; property stolen $300 or more.
  631  817.505(4)(a)        3rd   Patient brokering.                
  632  817.563(1)           3rd   Sell or deliver substance other than controlled substance agreed upon, excluding s. 893.03(5) drugs.
  633  817.568(2)(a)        3rd   Fraudulent use of personal identification information.
  634  817.625(2)(a)        3rd   Fraudulent use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder.
  635  817.625(2)(c)        3rd   Possess, sell, or deliver skimming device.
  636  828.125(1)           2nd   Kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm or permanent breeding disability to any registered horse or cattle.
  637  837.02(1)            3rd   Perjury in official proceedings.  
  638  837.021(1)           3rd   Make contradictory statements in official proceedings.
  639  838.022              3rd   Official misconduct.              
  640  839.13(2)(a)         3rd   Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency.
  641  839.13(2)(c)         3rd   Falsifying records of the Department of Children and Families.
  642  843.021              3rd   Possession of a concealed handcuff key by a person in custody.
  643  843.025              3rd   Deprive law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer of means of protection or communication.
  644  843.15(1)(a)         3rd   Failure to appear while on bail for felony (bond estreature or bond jumping).
  645  847.0135(5)(c)       3rd   Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender less than 18 years.
  646  874.05(1)(a)         3rd   Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang.
  647  893.13(2)(a)1.       2nd   Purchase of cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (b), or (d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5. drugs).
  648  914.14(2)            3rd   Witnesses accepting bribes.       
  649  914.22(1)            3rd   Force, threaten, etc., witness, victim, or informant.
  650  914.23(2)            3rd   Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, no bodily injury.
  651  916.1085 (2)(c)1.    3rd   Introduction of specified contraband into certain DCF facilities.
  652  918.12               3rd   Tampering with jurors.            
  653  934.215              3rd   Use of two-way communications device to facilitate commission of a crime.
  654  944.47(1)(a)6.       3rd   Introduction of contraband (cellular telephone or other portable communication device) into correctional institution.
  655  951.22(1)(h), (j) & (k)   3rd   Intoxicating drug, instrumentality or other device to aid escape, or cellular telephone or other portable communication device introduced into county detention facility.
  656  
  657  
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  659  And the title is amended as follows:
  660         Delete lines 74 - 84.