Florida Senate - 2024 SB 1152
By Senator Collins
14-00479-24 20241152__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to premises liability; amending s.
3 768.0701, F.S.; requiring that the trier of fact in
4 actions for damages arising out of intentional torts
5 of third parties consider the fault of all persons,
6 known or unknown, alleged to have contributed to the
7 injury; providing an effective date.
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Section 768.0701, Florida Statutes, is amended
12 to read:
13 768.0701 Premises liability for intentional torts criminal
14 acts of third parties.—Notwithstanding s. 768.81(4), in an
15 action for damages against the owner, lessor, operator, or
16 manager of commercial or real property, or an employee, a
17 member, a director, an agent, a tenant, a franchisor, a joint
18 venturer, or a contractor of such person, brought by or on
19 behalf of a person as defined in s. 1.01 lawfully on the
20 property who was injured by the intentional tort criminal act of
21 a third party, the trier of fact must consider the fault of all
22 persons, whether known or unknown, who are alleged to have
23 contributed to the injury.
24 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.