Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0933 Compare Versions

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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
15	15	An act relating to trespassing; amending s. 810.011, 2
16	16	F.S.; redefining the term "posted land" to include 3
17	17	land classified as agricultural which has no 4
18	18	trespassing signs placed at specified points; 5
19	19	providing an effective date. 6
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21	21	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8
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23	23	Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section 10
24	24	810.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 11
25	25	810.011 Definitions. —As used in this chapter: 12
26	26	(5)(a) "Posted land" is that land upon which any of the 13
27	27	following signs or notices are placed : 14
28	28	1. Signs are placed not more than 500 feet apart along , 15
29	29	and at each corner of , the boundaries of the land or, for land 16
30	30	classified as agricultural pursuant to s. 193.461, signs placed 17
31	31	at each point of ingress and at each corner of the boundaries of 18
32	32	the agricultural land which , upon which signs there appears 19
33	33	prominently display, in letters of not less than 2 inches in 20
34	34	height, the words "No Trespassing" and in addition thereto the 21
35	35	name of the owner, lessee, or occupant of the said land. The 22
36	36	Said signs must shall be placed along the boundary line of 23
37	37	posted land in a manner and in such position as to be clearly 24
38	38	noticeable from outside the bou ndary line; or 25
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51	51	2.a. A conspicuous no trespassing notice is painted on 26
52	52	trees or posts on the property, provided that the notice is: 27
53	53	(I) Painted in an international orange color and 28
54	54	displaying the stenciled words "No Trespassing" in letters no 29
55	55	less than 2 inches high and 1 inch wide either vertically or 30
56	56	horizontally; 31
57	57	(II) Placed so that the bottom of the painted notice is 32
58	58	not less than 3 feet from the ground or more than 5 feet from 33
59	59	the ground; and 34
60	60	(III) Placed at locations that are readily visible to any 35
61	61	person approaching the property and no more than 500 feet apart 36
62	62	on agricultural land. 37
63	63	b. When a landowner uses the painted no trespassing 38
64	64	posting to identify a no trespassing "no trespassing" area, 39
65	65	those painted notices must shall be accompanied by signs 40
66	66	complying with subparagraph 1. and placed conspicuously at all 41
67	67	places where entry to the property is normally expected or known 42
68	68	to occur. 43
69	69	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 44