Florida Senate - 2022 SB 444 By Senator Perry 8-00371-22 2022444__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to lewd or lascivious molestation; 3 creating s. 800.06, F.S.; specifying what constitutes 4 the crime of lewd or lascivious molestation upon a 5 person 16 years of age or older; providing criminal 6 penalties; providing an effective date. 7 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 10 Section 1.Section 800.06, Florida Statutes, is created to 11 read: 12 800.06Lewd or lascivious molestation committed upon 13 persons 16 years of age or older. 14 (1)A person commits the crime of lewd or lascivious 15 molestation upon a person 16 years of age or older when he or 16 she: 17 (a)Intentionally touches a person 16 years of age or 18 older: 19 1.Against his or her will; and 20 2.In a lewd or lascivious manner, on the breasts, 21 genitals, genital area, or buttocks, or on the clothing covering 22 them; or 23 (b)Forces a person 16 years of age or older to touch the 24 perpetrator, in a lewd or lascivious manner, on the breasts, 25 genitals, genital area, or buttocks, or on the clothing covering 26 them. 27 (2)(a)A person who violates subsection (1) commits a 28 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 29 775.082 or s. 775.083. 30 (b)A person who commits a second or subsequent violation 31 of subsection (1) commits a felony of the third degree, 32 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 33 Section 2.This act shall take effect October 1, 2022.