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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to lewd or lascivious molestation; 2
creating s. 800.06, F.S.; specifying what constitutes 3
the crime of lewd or lascivious molestation upon a 4
person 16 years of age or older; providing criminal 5
penalties; providing an effective date. 6
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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Section 1. Section 800.06, Florida Statutes, is created to 10
read: 11
800.06 Lewd or lascivious mol estation committed upon 12
persons 16 years of age or older. — 13
(1) A person commits the crime of lewd or lascivious 14
molestation upon a person 16 years of age or older when he or 15
she: 16
(a) Intentionally touches a person 16 years of age or 17
older: 18
1. Against his or her will; and 19
2. In a lewd or lascivious manner, on the breasts, 20
genitals, genital area, or buttocks, or on the clothing covering 21
them; or 22
(b) Forces a person 16 years of age or older to touch the 23
perpetrator, in a lewd or lascivious manner, on the breasts, 24
genitals, genital area, or buttocks, or on the clothing covering 25
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(2)(a) A person who violates subsection (1) commits a 27
misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 28
775.082 or s. 775.083. 29
(b) A person who commits a s econd or subsequent violation 30
of subsection (1) commits a felony of the third degree, 31
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 32
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022. 33