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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 cyberintimidation by publication; 2
amending s. 836.115, F.S.; requiring that specified 3
information has been electronically published without 4
consent in order to constitute a violation; removing 5
the requirement that an offender intend that a person 6
be placed in reasonable fear of bodily harm when 7
making a threat or harassing the person; increasing 8
the criminal penalty for a violation; creating a civil 9
cause of action; requiring a clear and convincing 10
standard of evidence in such actions; pr oviding an 11
effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 836.115, Florida 16
Statutes, is amended, and subsection (3) is added to that 17
section, to read: 18
836.115 Cyberintimidation by publication.— 19
(2) It is unlawful for A person may not to electronically 20
publish another person's personal identification information , 21
without such person's consent, and with the intent to, or with 22
the intent that a third party will use the information to : 23
(a) With the intent to harass, threaten, or incite the 24
commission of violence or commit a crime against the person 25
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whose information is published ; or 26
(b) With the intent or knowledge that the information will 27
be used by a third party to threaten or harass, threaten, or 28
facilitate the commission of violence against the person whose 29
information is published , placing such person in reasonable fear 30
of bodily harm. 31
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A person who violates this subsection commits a felony 33
misdemeanor of the third a first degree, punishable as provided 34
in s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 35
(3) A person whose personal identification information was 36
electronically published in violation of subsection (2) may 37
bring a civil action against the perpetrator to obtain all 38
appropriate relief in order to prevent or remedy the violation, 39
including injunctive relief, monetary damages, reasonable 40
attorney fees and costs, or any other appropriate relief in law 41
or in equity. To prevail in a civil action, an aggrieved person 42
must establish a violation of subsection (2) by clear and 43
convincing evidence. 44
Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025. 45