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| 3 | 3 | | HB 119 2024 |
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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 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to trespass on commercial agricultural 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | property; amending s. 810.09, F.S.; providing enhanced 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | criminal penalties for trespass with specified intent 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | on certain commercial agricultural property; providing 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | a definition; 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 (k) is added to subsection (2) of 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | section 810.09, Florida Statutes, to read: 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | 810.09 Trespass on property other than structure or 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | conveyance.— 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | (k)1. The offender commits a felony of the third degree, 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084 , 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | if the offender trespasses with the intent to commit a crime on 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | commercial agricultural property that is legally posted and 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | identified by signs in letters of at least 2 inches at each 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | pedestrian and vehicle entrance in substantially the following 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | manner: "THIS AREA IS A DESIGNATED COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURAL 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | PROPERTY AND ANYONE WHO TRESPASSES ON THIS PROPERTY COMMITS A 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | FELONY." 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "commercial 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | agricultural property" means property that is cleared of its 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | natural vegetation or fenced for the purposes of planting, 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | growing, harvesting, processing, or storing plant or animal 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | commercial commodities intended for human consumption. 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 29 |
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