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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to impeding, provoking, or harassing 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | law enforcement officers; creating s. 843.31, F.S.; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | providing a definition; prohibiting approaching a law 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | enforcement officer or remaining within a specified 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | distance of such officer with specified intent after 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | receiving a warning not to approach; providing 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | criminal penalties; providing an effective date. 8 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of F lorida: 10 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Section 1. Section 843.31, Florida Statutes, is created to 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | read: 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | 843.31 Approaching a law enforcement officer after a 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | warning with intent to impede, provoke, or harass. — 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | (1) As used in this section, the term "law enforcement 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | officer" has the same meaning as in s. 943.10(1). 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | (2)(a) It is unlawful for any person, after receiving a 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | warning from a law enforcement officer not to approach, to 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | violate such warning and approach or remain within 30 feet of a 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | law enforcement officer who is engaged in the lawful performance 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | of any legal duty with the intent to: 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | 1. Interrupt, disrupt, hinder, impede, or interfere with 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | the law enforcement officer's ability to perform such duty; 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2. Provoke a physical response from the law enforcement 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | officer; or 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | 3. Directly or indirectly harass the law enforcement 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | officer. 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | (b) A person who violates this subsection commits a 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | 775.082 or s. 775.083. 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 32 |
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