Florida Senate - 2024                                     SB 766
       
       
        
       By Senator Stewart
       
       
       
       
       
       17-00933-24                                            2024766__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to luring or enticing children;
    3         amending s. 787.025, F.S.; increasing criminal
    4         penalties for adults who intentionally lure or entice,
    5         or who attempt to lure or entice, children under the
    6         age of 12 into a structure, dwelling, or conveyance
    7         for other than a lawful purpose; increasing criminal
    8         penalties for committing a second or subsequent
    9         violations of such offense; increasing criminal
   10         penalties for persons with specified previous
   11         convictions who commit a violation of such offense;
   12         providing an effective date.
   13          
   14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   16         Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 787.025, Florida
   17  Statutes, is amended to read:
   18         787.025 Luring or enticing a child.—
   19         (2)(a) A person 18 years of age or older who intentionally
   20  lures or entices, or attempts to lure or entice, a child under
   21  the age of 12 into a structure, dwelling, or conveyance for
   22  other than a lawful purpose commits a felony misdemeanor of the
   23  third first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, or s.
   24  775.083, or s. 775.084.
   25         (b) A person 18 years of age or older who, having been
   26  previously convicted of a violation of paragraph (a),
   27  intentionally lures or entices, or attempts to lure or entice, a
   28  child under the age of 12 into a structure, dwelling, or
   29  conveyance for other than a lawful purpose commits a felony of
   30  the second third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082,
   31  s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   32         (c) A person 18 years of age or older who, having been
   33  previously convicted of a violation of chapter 794, s. 800.04,
   34  or s. 847.0135(5), or a violation of a similar law of another
   35  jurisdiction, intentionally lures or entices, or attempts to
   36  lure or entice, a child under the age of 12 into a structure,
   37  dwelling, or conveyance for other than a lawful purpose commits
   38  a felony of the second third degree, punishable as provided in
   39  s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
   40         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024.