HB 1375 2023
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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
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to battery by strangulation; creating 2
s. 784.031, F.S.; prohibiting battery by 3
strangulation; providing criminal penalties; providing 4
an effective date. 5
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 7
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Section 1. Section 784.031, Florida Statutes, is created 9
to read: 10
784.031 Battery by strangulation. — 11
(1) A person commits battery by strangulation if he or she 12
knowingly and intentionally, impedes the normal breathing or 13
circulation of the blood of another person, against the will of 14
that person, by applying pressure on the throat or neck of the 15
other person or by blocking the nose or mouth of the other 16
person. This subsection does not apply to any act of medical 17
diagnosis, treatment, or prescription which is authorized under 18
the laws of this state. 19
(2) A person who violates subsection (1) commits a felony 20
of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 21
775.083, or s. 775.084. 22
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2023. 23