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Florida House Bill H1375

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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 battery by strangulation; creating 2
1616 s. 784.031, F.S.; prohibiting battery by 3
1717 strangulation; providing criminal penalties; amending 4
1818 s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking the offense on the offense 5
1919 severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment 6
2020 Code; providing an effective date. 7
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2222 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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2424 Section 1. Section 784.031, Florida Statutes, is created 11
2525 to read: 12
2626 784.031 Battery by strangulation. — 13
2727 (1) A person commits battery by strangulation if he or she 14
2828 knowingly and intentionally, against the will of another person, 15
2929 impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of that 16
3030 person so as to create a risk of or cause great bodily harm by 17
3131 applying pressure on the throat or neck of the other person or 18
3232 by blocking the nose or mouth of the other person. This 19
3333 subsection does not apply to any act of medical diagnosis, 20
3434 treatment, or prescription which is au thorized under the laws of 21
3535 this state. 22
3636 (2) A person who violates subsection (1) commits a felony 23
3737 of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 24
3838 775.083, or s. 775.084. 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 Section 2. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 26
5252 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 27
5353 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity 28
5454 ranking chart.— 29
5555 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 30
5656 (d) LEVEL 4 31
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5858 Florida
5959 Statute
6060 Felony
6161 Degree Description
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6363 316.1935(3)(a) 2nd Driving at high speed or with
6464 wanton disregard for safety
6565 while fleeing or attempting to
6666 elude law enforcement officer
6767 who is in a patrol vehicle with
6868 siren and lights activated.
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7070 499.0051(1) 3rd Failure to maintain or deliver
7171 transaction history,
7272 transaction information, or
7373 transaction statements.
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7575 499.0051(5) 2nd Knowing sale or delivery, or
7676 possession with intent to sell,
7777 contraband prescription drugs.
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8686 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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9191 517.07(1) 3rd Failure to register securities.
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9393 517.12(1) 3rd Failure of dealer, associated
9494 person, or issuer of securities
9595 to register.
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9797 784.031 3rd Battery by strangulation.
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9999 784.07(2)(b) 3rd Battery of law enforcement
100100 officer, firefighter, etc.
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102102 784.074(1)(c) 3rd Battery of sexually violent
103103 predators facility staff.
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105105 784.075 3rd Battery on detention or
106106 commitment facility staff.
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108108 784.078 3rd Battery of facility employee by
109109 throwing, tossing, or expelling
110110 certain fluids or materials.
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112112 784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of
113113 age or older.
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127127 784.081(3) 3rd Battery on specified official
128128 or employee.
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130130 784.082(3) 3rd Battery by detained person on
131131 visitor or other detainee.
132132 46
133133 784.083(3) 3rd Battery on code inspector.
134134 47
135135 784.085 3rd Battery of child by throwing,
136136 tossing, projecting, or
137137 expelling certain fluids or
138138 materials.
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140140 787.03(1) 3rd Interference with custody;
141141 wrongly takes minor from
142142 appointed guardian.
143143 49
144144 787.04(2) 3rd Take, entice, or remove child
145145 beyond state limits with
146146 criminal intent pending custody
147147 proceedings.
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149149 787.04(3) 3rd Carrying child beyond state
150150 lines with criminal intent to
151151 avoid producing child at
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164164 custody hearing or delivering
165165 to designated person.
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167167 787.07 3rd Human smuggling.
168168 52
169169 790.115(1) 3rd Exhibiting firearm or weapon
170170 within 1,000 feet of a school.
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172172 790.115(2)(b) 3rd Possessing electric weapon or
173173 device, destructive device, or
174174 other weapon on school
175175 property.
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177177 790.115(2)(c) 3rd Possessing firearm on school
178178 property.
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180180 794.051(1) 3rd Indecent, lewd, or lascivious
181181 touching of certain minors.
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183183 800.04(7)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition;
184184 offender less than 18 years.
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186186 806.135 2nd Destroying or demolishing a
187187 memorial or historic property.
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197197 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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201201 810.02(4)(a) 3rd Burglary, or attempted
202202 burglary, of an unoccupied
203203 structure; unarmed; no assault
204204 or battery.
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206206 810.02(4)(b) 3rd Burglary, or attempted
207207 burglary, of an unoccupied
208208 conveyance; unarmed; no assault
209209 or battery.
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211211 810.06 3rd Burglary; possession of tools.
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213213 810.08(2)(c) 3rd Trespass on property, armed
214214 with firearm or dangerous
215215 weapon.
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217217 812.014(2)(c)3. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000
218218 or more but less than $20,000.
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220220 812.014
221221 (2)(c)4.-10.
222222 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree;
223223 specified items.
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225225 812.0195(2) 3rd Dealing in stolen property by
226226 use of the Internet; property
227227 stolen $300 or more.
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241241 817.505(4)(a) 3rd Patient brokering.
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243243 817.563(1) 3rd Sell or deliver substance other
244244 than controlled substance
245245 agreed upon, excluding s.
246246 893.03(5) drugs.
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248248 817.568(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of personal
249249 identification information.
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251251 817.625(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of scanning
252252 device, skimming device, or
253253 reencoder.
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255255 817.625(2)(c) 3rd Possess, sell, or deliver
256256 skimming device.
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258258 828.125(1) 2nd Kill, maim, or cause great
259259 bodily harm or permanent
260260 breeding disability to any
261261 registered horse or cattle.
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263263 836.14(2) 3rd Person who commits theft of a
264264 sexually explicit image with
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277277 intent to promote it.
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279279 836.14(3) 3rd Person who willfully possesses
280280 a sexually explicit image with
281281 certain knowledge, intent, and
282282 purpose.
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284284 837.02(1) 3rd Perjury in official
285285 proceedings.
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287287 837.021(1) 3rd Make contradictory statements
288288 in official proceedings.
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290290 838.022 3rd Official misconduct.
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292292 839.13(2)(a) 3rd Falsifying records of an
293293 individual in the care and
294294 custody of a state agency.
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296296 839.13(2)(c) 3rd Falsifying records of the
297297 Department of Children and
298298 Families.
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300300 843.021 3rd Possession of a concealed
301301 handcuff key by a person in
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316316 843.025 3rd Deprive law enforcement,
317317 correctional, or correctional
318318 probation officer of means of
319319 protection or communication.
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321321 843.15(1)(a) 3rd Failure to appear while on bail
322322 for felony (bond estreature or
323323 bond jumping).
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325325 847.0135(5)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition
326326 using computer; offender less
327327 than 18 years.
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329329 870.01(3) 2nd Aggravated rioting.
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331331 870.01(5) 2nd Aggravated inciting a riot.
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333333 874.05(1)(a) 3rd Encouraging or recruiting
334334 another to join a criminal
335335 gang.
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337337 893.13(2)(a)1. 2nd Purchase of cocaine (or other
338338 s. 893.03(1)(a), (b), or (d),
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351351 (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.
352352 drugs).
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354354 914.14(2) 3rd Witnesses accepting bribes.
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356356 914.22(1) 3rd Force, threaten, etc., witness,
357357 victim, or informant.
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359359 914.23(2) 3rd Retaliation against a witness,
360360 victim, or informant, no bodily
361361 injury.
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363363 916.1085
364364 (2)(c)1.
365365 3rd Introduction of specified
366366 contraband into certain DCF
367367 facilities.
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369369 918.12 3rd Tampering with jurors.
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371371 934.215 3rd Use of two-way communications
372372 device to facilitate commission
373373 of a crime.
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375375 944.47(1)(a)6. 3rd Introduction of contraband
376376 (cellular telephone or other
377377 portable communication device)
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392392 951.22(1)(h),
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394394 3rd Intoxicating drug,
395395 instrumentality or other device
396396 to aid escape, or cellular
397397 telephone or other portable
398398 communication device introduced
399399 into county detention facility.
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