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1010 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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1515 An act relating to controlled substances; amending s. 2
1616 782.04, F.S.; revising the elements that constitute 3
1717 the capital offense of murder in the first degree; 4
1818 revising the elements that constitute the offense of 5
1919 murder in the third degree and constitute a felony of 6
2020 the second degree; defining the term "substantial 7
2121 factor"; creating s. 893.131, F.S.; providing 8
2222 definitions; providing criminal penalties for adults 9
2323 who unlawfully distribute specified substances or 10
2424 mixtures and an overdose or serious bodily injury of 11
2525 the user results; providing enhanced criminal 12
2626 penalties for repeat offenders; providing 13
2727 construction; providing that specified persons have 14
2828 certain protections from arrest and prosecution; 15
2929 amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking an offense on the 16
3030 offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal 17
3131 Punishment Code; providing an effective date. 18
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3333 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 20
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3535 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsections 22
3636 (4) and (5) of section 782.04, Florida Statutes, are amended to 23
3737 read: 24
3838 782.04 Murder.— 25
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4747 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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5151 (1)(a) The unlawful killing of a human being: 26
5252 1. When perpetrated from a premeditated design to effect 27
5353 the death of the person killed or any human being; 28
5454 2. When committed by a person engaged in the perpetration 29
5555 of, or in the attempt to perpetrate, any: 30
5656 a. Trafficking offense prohibited by s. 893.135(1), 31
5757 b. Arson, 32
5858 c. Sexual battery, 33
5959 d. Robbery, 34
6060 e. Burglary, 35
6161 f. Kidnapping, 36
6262 g. Escape, 37
6363 h. Aggravated child abuse, 38
6464 i. Aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled 39
6565 adult, 40
6666 j. Aircraft piracy, 41
6767 k. Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a 42
6868 destructive device or bomb, 43
6969 l. Carjacking, 44
7070 m. Home-invasion robbery, 45
7171 n. Aggravated stalking, 46
7272 o. Murder of another human being, 47
7373 p. Resisting an officer with violence to his or her 48
7474 person, 49
7575 q. Aggravated fleeing or eluding with serious bodily 50
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8484 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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8888 injury or death, 51
8989 r. Felony that is an act of terrori sm or is in furtherance 52
9090 of an act of terrorism, including a felony under s. 775.30, s. 53
9191 775.32, s. 775.33, s. 775.34, or s. 775.35, or 54
9292 s. Human trafficking; or 55
9393 3. Which resulted from the unlawful distribution by a 56
9494 person 18 years of age or older of any of the following 57
9595 substances, or mixture containing any of the following 58
9696 substances, when such substance or mixture is proven to have 59
9797 caused, or is proven to have been a substantial factor in 60
9898 producing, be the proximate cause of the death of the user: 61
9999 a. A substance controlled under s. 893.03(1); 62
100100 b. Cocaine, as described in s. 893.03(2)(a)4.; 63
101101 c. Opium or any synthetic or natural salt, compound, 64
102102 derivative, or preparation of opium; 65
103103 d. Methadone; 66
104104 e. Alfentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)1.; 67
105105 f. Carfentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)6.; 68
106106 g. Fentanyl, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)9.; 69
107107 h. Sufentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)30.; 70
108108 i. Methamphetamine, as described in s. 893.03(2)(c)5.; or 71
109109 j. A controlled substance analog, as descr ibed in s. 72
110110 893.0356, of any substance specified in sub -subparagraphs a.-i., 73
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112112 is murder in the first degree and constitutes a capital felony, 75
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121121 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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125125 punishable as provided in s. 775.082. 76
126126 (4) The unlawful killing of a human being, when 77
127127 perpetrated without any des ign to effect death, by a person 78
128128 engaged in the perpetration of, or in the attempt to perpetrate, 79
129129 any felony other than any: 80
130130 (a) Trafficking offense prohibited by s. 893.135(1), 81
131131 (b) Arson, 82
132132 (c) Sexual battery, 83
133133 (d) Robbery, 84
134134 (e) Burglary, 85
135135 (f) Kidnapping, 86
136136 (g) Escape, 87
137137 (h) Aggravated child abuse, 88
138138 (i) Aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled 89
139139 adult, 90
140140 (j) Aircraft piracy, 91
141141 (k) Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a 92
142142 destructive device or bomb, 93
143143 (l) Unlawful distribution of a ny substance listed in sub -94
144144 subparagraphs (1)(a)3.a. -j. by a person 18 years of age or 95
145145 older, when such substance is proven to have caused, or is 96
146146 proven to have been a substantial factor in producing, be the 97
147147 proximate cause of the death of the user, 98
148148 (m) Carjacking, 99
149149 (n) Home-invasion robbery, 100
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158158 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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162162 (o) Aggravated stalking, 101
163163 (p) Murder of another human being, 102
164164 (q) Aggravated fleeing or eluding with serious bodily 103
165165 injury or death, 104
166166 (r) Resisting an officer with violence to his or her 105
167167 person, or 106
168168 (s) Felony that is an act of terrorism or is in 107
169169 furtherance of an act of terrorism, including a felony under s. 108
170170 775.30, s. 775.32, s. 775.33, s. 775.34, or s. 775.35, 109
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172172 is murder in the third degree and constitutes a felony of the 111
173173 second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 112
174174 or s. 775.084. 113
175175 (5) As used in this section, the term : 114
176176 (a) "Substantial factor" means that the use of the 115
177177 substance or mixture alone is sufficient to cause death, 116
178178 regardless of whether any other substance or mixture used is 117
179179 also sufficient to cause death. 118
180180 (b) "Terrorism" means an activity that: 119
181181 (a)1.a. Involves a violent act or an act dangerous to 120
182182 human life which is a violation of the criminal laws of this 121
183183 state or of the United States; or 122
184184 b.2. Involves a violation of s . 815.06; and 123
185185 2.(b) Is intended to: 124
186186 a.1. Intimidate, injure, or coerce a civilian population; 125
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195195 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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199199 b.2. Influence the policy of a government by intimidation 126
200200 or coercion; or 127
201201 c.3. Affect the conduct of government through destruction 128
202202 of property, assassina tion, murder, kidnapping, or aircraft 129
203203 piracy. 130
204204 Section 2. Section 893.131, Florida Statutes, is created 131
205205 to read: 132
206206 893.131 Distribution of controlled substances resulting in 133
207207 overdose or serious bodily injury. — 134
208208 (1) As used in this section, the term: 135
209209 (a) "Distribute" has the same meaning as in s. 893.02, and 136
210210 includes the direct or indirect delivery of a controlled 137
211211 substance to a user. 138
212212 (b) "Emergency opioid antagonist" has the same meaning as 139
213213 in s. 381.887(1). 140
214214 (c) "Medical care" means the administr ation of treatment 141
215215 for the purposes of preserving or sustaining life or the 142
216216 administration of an emergency opioid antagonist. 143
217217 (d) "Overdose or serious bodily injury" means drug 144
218218 toxicity or a physical condition that creates a substantial risk 145
219219 of death or substantial loss or impairment of the function of 146
220220 any bodily member or organ. 147
221221 (e) "Substantial factor" means that the use of a substance 148
222222 or mixture alone is sufficient to cause an overdose or serious 149
223223 bodily injury, regardless of whether any other substan ce or 150
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232232 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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236236 mixture used is also sufficient to cause an overdose or serious 151
237237 bodily injury. 152
238238 (2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person 18 153
239239 years of age or older who unlawfully distributes: 154
240240 1. Heroin, as described in s. 893.03(1)(b)11.; 155
241241 2. Alfentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)1.; 156
242242 3. Carfentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)6.; 157
243243 4. Fentanyl, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)9.; 158
244244 5. Sufentanil, as described in s. 893.03(2)(b)30.; 159
245245 6. Fentanyl derivatives, as described in s. 160
246246 893.03(1)(a)62.; 161
247247 7. A controlled substance analog, as described in s. 162
248248 893.0356, of any substance specified in subparagraphs 1. -6.; or 163
249249 8. A mixture containing any substance specified in 164
250250 subparagraphs 1.-7., 165
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252252 and an overdose or serious bodily injury of the user results, 167
253253 commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in 168
254254 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, when such substance or 169
255255 mixture is proven to have caused or been a substantial factor in 170
256256 causing the overdose or serious bodily injury of the user. 171
257257 (b) A person 18 years of age or older who commits a 172
258258 violation of paragraph (a) and who has previously been convicted 173
259259 of a violation of paragraph (a) commits a felony of the first 174
260260 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 175
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269269 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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273273 775.084. 176
274274 (3) The administration of medical care by an emergency 177
275275 responder, including, but not limited to, a law enforcement 178
276276 officer, a paramedic, or an emergency medical technician is 179
277277 prima facie evidence that the person receiving medical care 180
278278 experienced an overdose or serious bodily injury. 181
279279 (4) A person who experiences, or has a good faith belief 182
280280 that he or she is experiencing, an alcohol -related or a drug-183
281281 related overdose and receives medical assistance, or a person 184
282282 acting in good faith who seeks medical assistanc e for an 185
283283 individual experiencing, or believed to be experiencing, an 186
284284 alcohol-related or a drug-related overdose, is afforded the 187
285285 protections provided under s. 893.21. 188
286286 Section 3. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section 189
287287 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 190
288288 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity 191
289289 ranking chart.— 192
290290 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 193
291291 (f) LEVEL 6 194
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293293 Florida
294294 Statute
295295 Felony
296296 Degree Description
297297 196
298298 316.027(2)(b) 2nd Leaving the scene of a crash
299299 involving serious bodily
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308308 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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312312 injury.
313313 197
314314 316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 4th or subsequent
315315 conviction.
316316 198
317317 400.9935(4)(c) 2nd Operating a clinic, or offering
318318 services requiring licensure,
319319 without a license.
320320 199
321321 499.0051(2) 2nd Knowing forgery of transaction
322322 history, transaction
323323 information, or transaction
324324 statement.
325325 200
326326 499.0051(3) 2nd Knowing purchase or receipt of
327327 prescription drug from
328328 unauthorized person.
329329 201
330330 499.0051(4) 2nd Knowing sale or transfer of
331331 prescription drug to
332332 unauthorized person.
333333 202
334334 775.0875(1) 3rd Taking firearm from law
335335 enforcement officer.
336336 203
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345345 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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349349 784.021(1)(a) 3rd Aggravated assault; deadly
350350 weapon without intent to kill.
351351 204
352352 784.021(1)(b) 3rd Aggravated assault; intent to
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354354 205
355355 784.041 3rd Felony battery; domestic
356356 battery by strangulation.
357357 206
358358 784.048(3) 3rd Aggravated stalking; credible
359359 threat.
360360 207
361361 784.048(5) 3rd Aggravated stalking of person
362362 under 16.
363363 208
364364 784.07(2)(c) 2nd Aggravated assault on law
365365 enforcement officer.
366366 209
367367 784.074(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on sexually
368368 violent predators facility
369369 staff.
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371371 784.08(2)(b) 2nd Aggravated assault on a person
372372 65 years of age or older.
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382382 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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386386 784.081(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on specified
387387 official or employee.
388388 212
389389 784.082(2) 2nd Aggravated assault by detained
390390 person on visitor or other
391391 detainee.
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393393 784.083(2) 2nd Aggravated assault on code
394394 inspector.
395395 214
396396 787.02(2) 3rd False imprisonment; restraining
397397 with purpose other than those
398398 in s. 787.01.
399399 215
400400 790.115(2)(d) 2nd Discharging firearm or weapon
401401 on school property.
402402 216
403403 790.161(2) 2nd Make, possess, or throw
404404 destructive device with intent
405405 to do bodily harm or damage
406406 property.
407407 217
408408 790.164(1) 2nd False report concerning bomb,
409409 explosive, weapon of mass
410410 destruction, act of arson or
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424424 use of firearms in violent
425425 manner.
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427427 790.19 2nd Shooting or throwing deadly
428428 missiles into dwellings,
429429 vessels, or vehicles.
430430 219
431431 794.011(8)(a) 3rd Solicitation of minor to
432432 participate in sexual activity
433433 by custodial adult.
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435435 794.05(1) 2nd Unlawful sexual activity with
436436 specified minor.
437437 221
438438 800.04(5)(d) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation;
439439 victim 12 years of age or older
440440 but less than 16 years of age;
441441 offender less than 18 years.
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443443 800.04(6)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious conduct;
444444 offender 18 years of age or
445445 older.
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447447 806.031(2) 2nd Arson resulting in great bodily
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460460 harm to firefighter or any
461461 other person.
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463463 810.02(3)(c) 2nd Burglary of occupied structure;
464464 unarmed; no assault or battery.
465465 225
466466 810.145(8)(b) 2nd Video voyeurism; certain minor
467467 victims; 2nd or subsequent
468468 offense.
469469 226
470470 812.014(2)(b)1. 2nd Property stolen $20,000 or
471471 more, but less than $100,000,
472472 grand theft in 2nd degree.
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474474 812.014(6) 2nd Theft; property stolen $3,000
475475 or more; coordination of
476476 others.
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478478 812.015(9)(a) 2nd Retail theft; property stolen
479479 $750 or more; second or
480480 subsequent conviction.
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482482 812.015(9)(b) 2nd Retail theft; aggregated
483483 property stolen within 30 days
484484 is $3,000 or more; coordination
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499499 812.015(9)(d) 2nd Retail theft; multiple thefts
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501501 231
502502 812.13(2)(c) 2nd Robbery, no firearm or other
503503 weapon (strong-arm robbery).
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505505 817.4821(5) 2nd Possess cloning paraphernalia
506506 with intent to create cloned
507507 cellular telephones.
508508 233
509509 817.49(2)(b)2. 2nd Willful making of a false
510510 report of a crime resulting in
511511 death.
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513513 817.505(4)(b) 2nd Patient brokering; 10 or more
514514 patients.
515515 235
516516 825.102(1) 3rd Abuse of an elderly person or
517517 disabled adult.
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519519 825.102(3)(c) 3rd Neglect of an elderly person or
520520 disabled adult.
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534534 825.1025(3) 3rd Lewd or lascivious molestation
535535 of an elderly person or
536536 disabled adult.
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538538 825.103(3)(c) 3rd Exploiting an elderly person or
539539 disabled adult and property is
540540 valued at less than $10,000.
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542542 827.03(2)(c) 3rd Abuse of a child.
543543 240
544544 827.03(2)(d) 3rd Neglect of a child.
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546546 827.071(2) & (3) 2nd Use or induce a child in a
547547 sexual performance, or promote
548548 or direct such performance.
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550550 828.126(3) 3rd Sexual activities involving
551551 animals.
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553553 836.05 2nd Threats; extortion.
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555555 836.10 2nd Written or electronic threats
556556 to kill, do bodily injury, or
557557 conduct a mass shooting or an
558558 act of terrorism.
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567567 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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572572 843.12 3rd Aids or assists person to
573573 escape.
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575575 847.011 3rd Distributing, offering to
576576 distribute, or possessing with
577577 intent to distribute obscene
578578 materials depicting minors.
579579 247
580580 847.012 3rd Knowingly using a minor in the
581581 production of materials harmful
582582 to minors.
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584584 847.0135(2) 3rd Facilitates sexual conduct of
585585 or with a minor or the visua l
586586 depiction of such conduct.
587587 249
588588 893.131 2nd Distribution of controlled
589589 substances resulting in
590590 overdose or serious bodily
591591 injury.
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593593 914.23 2nd Retaliation against a witness,
594594 victim, or informant, with
595595 bodily injury.
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609609 918.13(2)(b) 2nd Tampering with or fabricating
610610 physical evidence relating to a
611611 capital felony.
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613613 944.35(3)(a)2. 3rd Committing malicious battery
614614 upon or inflicting cruel or
615615 inhuman treatment on an inmate
616616 or offender on community
617617 supervision, resulting in great
618618 bodily harm.
619619 253
620620 944.40 2nd Escapes.
621621 254
622622 944.46 3rd Harboring, concealing, aiding
623623 escaped prisoners.
624624 255
625625 944.47(1)(a)5. 2nd Introduction of contraband
626626 (firearm, weapon, or explosive)
627627 into correctional facility.
628628 256
629629 951.22(1)(i) 3rd Firearm or weapon introduced
630630 into county detention facility.
631631 257
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