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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to traveling across county lines to 2
commit criminal offenses; amending s. 843.22, F.S.; 3
deleting the definition of "burglary"; providing for 4
reclassification of certain offenses if the person who 5
commits the offense travels with the intent to commit 6
the offense in a county other than the person's county 7
of residence; providing exceptions; providing an 8
effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the L egislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Section 843.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to 13
read: 14
843.22 Traveling across county lines with intent to commit 15
certain offenses a burglary.— 16
(1) As used in this section, the term : 17
(a) "county of residence" means the county within this 18
state in which a person resides. Evidence of a person's county 19
of residence includes, but is not limited to: 20
(a)1. The address on a person's driver license or state 21
identification card.; 22
(b)2. Records of real prop erty or mobile home ownership .; 23
(c)3. Records of a lease agreement for residential 24
property.; 25
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(d)4. The county in which a person's motor vehicle is 26
registered.; 27
(e)5. The county in which a person is enrolled in an 28
educational institution .; and 29
(f)6. The county in which a person is employed. 30
(b) "Burglary" means burglary as defined in s. 810.02, 31
including an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit such 32
offense. 33
(2) If a person who commits a grand theft or a forcible 34
felony, as defined in s . 776.08, burglary travels any distance 35
with the intent to commit the offense burglary in a county in 36
this state other than the person's county of residence, the 37
degree of the offense burglary shall be reclassified to the next 38
higher degree. For purposes o f sentencing under chapter 921 and 39
determining incentive gain -time eligibility under chapter 944, 40
an offense a burglary that is reclassified under this section is 41
ranked one level above the ranking specified in s. 921.0022 or 42
s. 921.0023 for the offense burglary committed. 43
(3) This section does not apply to a first -time offender 44
or to a person previously convicted of not more than one 45
nonviolent misdemeanor when he or she is charged with a felony 46
of the third degree unless he or she is also charged with 47
conspiracy as defined in s. 777.04(3). 48
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 49