Florida 2022 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0011 Introduced / Bill

Filed 07/19/2021

                       
 
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A bill to be entitled 1 
An act relating to impeding, provoking, or harassing 2 
law enforcement officers; creating s. 843.31, F.S.; 3 
providing a definition; prohibiting approaching a law 4 
enforcement officer or remaining within a specified 5 
distance of such officer with specified intent after 6 
receiving a warning not to approach; providing 7 
criminal penalties; providing an effective date. 8 
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of F lorida: 10 
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 Section 1.  Section 843.31, Florida Statutes, is created to 12 
read: 13 
 843.31  Approaching a law enforcement officer after a 14 
warning with intent to impede, provoke, or harass. — 15 
 (1)  As used in this section, the term "law enforcement 16 
officer" has the same meaning as in s. 943.10(1). 17 
 (2)(a)  It is unlawful for any person, after receiving a 18 
warning from a law enforcement officer not to approach, to 19 
violate such warning and approach or remain within 30 feet of a 20 
law enforcement officer who is engaged in the lawful performance 21 
of any legal duty with the intent to: 22 
 1.  Interrupt, disrupt, hinder, impede, or interfere with 23 
the law enforcement officer's ability to perform such duty; 24 
 2.  Provoke a physical response from the law enforcement 25     
 
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officer; or 26 
 3. Directly or indirectly harass the law enforcement 27 
officer. 28 
 (b)  A person who violates this subsection commits a 29 
misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 30 
775.082 or s. 775.083. 31 
 Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 32