Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0883 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to machine guns; amending s. 790.001, 2
16	16	F.S.; revising the definition of the term "machine 3
17	17	gun"; reenacting s. 921.0024(1)(b), F.S., relating to 4
18	18	the worksheet key for worksheet computations of the 5
19	19	Criminal Punishment Code, to incorporate the amendment 6
20	20	made to s. 790.001, F.S., in a reference thereto; 7
21	21	providing an effective date. 8
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23	23	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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25	25	Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 790.001, Florida 12
26	26	Statutes, is amended to read: 13
27	27	790.001 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, except where 14
28	28	the context otherwise requires: 15
29	29	(9) "Machine gun" means any firearm, as defined herein, 16
30	30	which: 17
31	31	(a) Shoots, or is designed to shoot, automatically more 18
32	32	than one shot, without manually reloading, by a single function 19
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34	34	(b) Is modified by a conversion kit, a tool, an accessory, 21
35	35	or a device that is used to alter the rate of fire of the 22
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37	37	increase the rate of fire to a faster rate than is possible for 24
38	38	a person to fire such firearm unassisted by a kit, a tool, an 25
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52	52	Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment 27
53	53	made by this act to section 790.001, Florida Statutes, in a 28
54	54	reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 29
55	55	921.0024, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 30
56	56	921.0024 Criminal Punishment Code; worksheet computations; 31
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58	58	(1) 33
59	59	(b) WORKSHEET KEY: 34
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61	61	Legal status points are assessed when any form of legal status 36
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64	64	an offender's legal status. 39
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66	66	Community sanction violation points are assessed when a 41
67	67	community sanction violation is before the court for sentencing. 42
68	68	Six (6) sentence points are assessed for each community sanction 43
69	69	violation and each successive community sanction violation, 44
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71	71	1. If the community sanction violation includes a new 46
72	72	felony conviction before the sentencing court, twelve (12) 47
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75	75	involving a new felony conviction. 50
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88	88	2. If the community sanction violation is committed by a 51
89	89	violent felony offender of special concern as defined in s. 52
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91	91	a. Twelve (12) community sanction violation points are 54
92	92	assessed for the violation and for each successive violation of 55
93	93	felony probation or community control where: 56
94	94	I. The violation does not include a new felony conviction; 57
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96	96	II. The community sanction violation is no t based solely 59
97	97	on the probationer or offender's failure to pay costs or fines 60
98	98	or make restitution payments. 61
99	99	b. Twenty-four (24) community sanction violation points 62
100	100	are assessed for the violation and for each successive violation 63
101	101	of felony probation or co mmunity control where the violation 64
102	102	includes a new felony conviction. 65
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104	104	Multiple counts of community sanction violations before the 67
105	105	sentencing court shall not be a basis for multiplying the 68
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108	108	Prior serious felony points: If the offender has a primary 71
109	109	offense or any additional offense ranked in level 8, level 9, or 72
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128	128	other sanction or for which the off ender's date of release from 79
129	129	confinement, supervision, or other sanction, whichever is later, 80
130	130	is within 3 years before the date the primary offense or any 81
131	131	additional offense was committed. 82
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133	133	Prior capital felony points: If the offender has one or more 84
134	134	prior capital felonies in the offender's criminal record, points 85
135	135	shall be added to the subtotal sentence points of the offender 86
136	136	equal to twice the number of points the offender receives for 87
137	137	the primary offense and any additional offense. A prior capital 88
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139	139	felony offense for which the offender has entered a plea of nolo 90
140	140	contendere or guilty or has been found guilty; or a felony in 91
141	141	another jurisdiction which is a capital felony in that 92
142	142	jurisdiction, or would be a capital felony if the offense were 93
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145	145	Possession of a firearm, semiautomatic firearm, or machine gun: 96
146	146	If the offender is convicted of committing or attempting to 97
147	147	commit any felony other than those enumerated in s. 775.087(2 ) 98
148	148	while having in his or her possession: a firearm as defined in 99
149	149	s. 790.001(6), an additional eighteen (18) sentence points are 100
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163	163	attempting to commit any felony other than those enumerated in 102
164	164	s. 775.087(3) while having in his or her possession a 103
165	165	semiautomatic firearm as defined in s. 775.087(3) or a machine 104
166	166	gun as defined in s. 790.001(9), an additional twenty -five (25) 105
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169	169	Sentencing multipliers: 108
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171	171	Drug trafficking: If the primary offense is drug trafficking 110
172	172	under s. 893.135, the subtotal sentence points are multiplied, 111
173	173	at the discretion of the court, for a level 7 or level 8 112
174	174	offense, by 1.5. The state attorney may move the sentencing 113
175	175	court to reduce or suspend the sentence of a person convicted of 114
176	176	a level 7 or level 8 offense, if the offender provides 115
177	177	substantial assistance as described in s. 893.135(4). 116
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179	179	Law enforcement protection: If the primary offense is a 118
180	180	violation of the Law Enforcement Protection Act under s. 119
181	181	775.0823(2), (3), or (4), the subtotal sentence points are 120
182	182	multiplied by 2.5. If the primary offense is a violation of s. 121
183	183	775.0823(5), (6), (7), (8), or (9), the subtotal sentence points 122
184	184	are multiplied by 2.0. If the primary offense is a violation of 123
185	185	s. 784.07(3) or s. 775.0875(1), or of the Law Enforcement 124
186	186	Protection Act under s. 775.0823(10) or (11), the subtotal 125
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201	201	Grand theft of a motor vehicle: If the primary offense is grand 128
202	202	theft of the third degree involving a motor vehi cle and in the 129
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204	204	the third degree involving a motor vehicle, the subtotal 131
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207	207	Offense related to a criminal gang: If the offender is convicted 134
208	208	of the primary offense and committed that offense for the 135
209	209	purpose of benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of 136
210	210	a criminal gang as defined in s. 874.03, the subtotal sentence 137
211	211	points are multiplied by 1.5. If applying the multiplier results 138
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213	213	maximum sentence for the primary offense under chapter 775, the 140
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217	217	Domestic violence in the presence of a child: If the offender is 144
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219	219	crime of domestic violence, as defined in s. 741.28, which was 146
220	220	committed in the presence of a child under 16 years of age who 147
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237	237	Adult-on-minor sex offense: If the offender was 18 years of age 152
238	238	or older and the victim was younger than 18 years of age at the 153
239	239	time the offender committed the prim ary offense, and if the 154
240	240	primary offense was an offense committed on or after October 1, 155
241	241	2014, and is a violation of s. 787.01(2) or s. 787.02(2), if the 156
242	242	violation involved a victim who was a minor and, in the course 157
243	243	of committing that violation, the defend ant committed a sexual 158
244	244	battery under chapter 794 or a lewd act under s. 800.04 or s. 159
245	245	847.0135(5) against the minor; s. 787.01(3)(a)2. or 3.; s. 160
246	246	787.02(3)(a)2. or 3.; s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 161
247	247	800.04; or s. 847.0135(5), the subtotal sentence points are 162
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251	251	may not apply the multiplier and must sentence the defendant t o 166
252	252	the statutory maximum sentence. 167
253	253	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 168