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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to theft from nonprofit organizations; 2
creating s. 812.0146, F.S.; providing for the 3
reclassification of certain theft offenses of 4
specified amounts from nonprofit organizations; 5
requiring restitution and community service for 6
certain violations; providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Section 812.0146, Florida Statut es, is created 11
to read: 12
812.0146 Theft from a nonprofit organization; 13
reclassification of offenses. — 14
(1) Whenever a person is charged with committing theft 15
from an organization that he or she knows or has reason to 16
believe is qualified as charitable un der s. 501(c)(3) of the 17
Internal Revenue Code, the offense for which the person is 18
charged shall be reclassified as follows: 19
(a) If the funds, assets, or property involved in the 20
theft from an organization qualified as charitable under s. 21
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code is valued at $50,000 or 22
more, the offender commits a felony of the first degree, 23
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 24
(b) If the funds, assets, or property involved in the 25
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theft from an organization qua lified as charitable under s. 26
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code is valued at $10,000 or 27
more, but less than $50,000, the offender commits a felony of 28
the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 29
775.083, or s. 775.084. 30
(c) If the funds, assets, or property involved in the 31
theft from an organization qualified as charitable under s. 32
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code is valued at $300 or 33
more, but less than $10,000, the offender commits a felony of 34
the third degree, punishable as pro vided in s. 775.082, s. 35
775.083, or s. 775.084. 36
(2) A person who is convicted of theft of more than $1,000 37
from an organization that he or she knows or has reason to 38
believe is qualified as charitable under s. 501(c)(3) of the 39
Internal Revenue Code shall be ordered by the sentencing judge 40
to make restitution to the victim of such offense and to perform 41
up to 500 hours of community service work. Such restitution and 42
community service work shall be in addition to any fine or 43
sentence which may be imposed an d shall not be in lieu thereof. 44
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024. 45