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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to offenses involving firearms with 2
bump stocks; amending s. 790.001, F.S.; revising the 3
definition of the term "machine gun"; amending s. 4
921.0022, F.S.; ranking certain offenses related to 5
bump-fire stocks on level 5 of the offense severity 6
ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code; 7
providing an effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Subsection (13) of section 790.001, Florida 12
Statutes, is amended to read: 13
790.001 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, except where 14
the context otherwise requires: 15
(13) "Machine gun" means any firearm that: which 16
(a) Shoots, or is designed to sho ot, automatically more 17
than one shot, without manually reloading, by a single pull 18
function of the trigger; or 19
(b) Is modified by a conversion kit, a tool, an accessory, 20
or a device that is used to alter the rate of fire of the 21
firearm to mimic automatic weapon fire or that is used to 22
increase the rate of fire to a faster rate than is possible for 23
a person to fire such firearm unassisted by a conversion kit, a 24
tool, an accessory, or a device by a single pull of the trigger . 25
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Section 2. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section 26
921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 27
921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity 28
ranking chart.— 29
(3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 30
(e) LEVEL 5 31
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Florida
Statute
Felony
Degree Description
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316.027(2)(a) 3rd Accidents involving personal
injuries other than serious
bodily injury, failure to stop;
leaving scene.
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316.1935(4)(a) 2nd Aggravated fleeing or eluding.
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316.80(2) 2nd Unlawful conveyance of fuel;
obtaining fuel fraudulently.
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322.34(6) 3rd Careless operation of motor
vehicle with suspended license,
resulting in death or serious
bodily injury.
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327.30(5) 3rd Vessel accidents involving
personal injury; leaving scene.
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379.365(2)(c)1. 3rd Violation of rules relating to:
willful molestation of stone
crab traps, lines, or buoys;
illegal bartering, trading, or
sale, conspiring or aiding in
such barter, trade, or sale, or
supplying, agreeing to supply,
aiding in supplying, or giving
away stone crab trap tags or
certificates; making, altering,
forging, counterfeiting, or
reproducing stone crab trap
tags; possession of forged,
counterfeit, or imitation stone
crab trap tags; and engaging in
the commercial harvest of stone
crabs while license is
suspended or revoked.
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379.367(4) 3rd Willful molestation of a
commercial harvester's spiny
lobster trap, line, or buoy.
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379.407(5)(b)3. 3rd Possession of 100 or more
undersized spiny lobsters.
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381.0041(11)(b) 3rd Donate blood, plasma, or organs
knowing HIV positive.
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440.10(1)(g) 2nd Failure to obtain workers'
compensation coverage.
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440.105(5) 2nd Unlawful solicitation for the
purpose of making workers'
compensation claims.
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440.381(2) 3rd Submission of false,
misleading, or incomplete
information with the purpose of
avoiding or reducing worke rs'
compensation premiums.
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624.401(4)(b)2. 2nd Transacting insurance without a
certificate or authority;
premium collected $20,000 or
more but less than $100,000.
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626.902(1)(c) 2nd Representing an unauthorized
insurer; repeat offender.
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790.01(3) 3rd Unlawful carrying of a
concealed firearm.
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790.162 2nd Threat to throw or discharge
destructive device.
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790.163(1) 2nd False report of bomb,
explosive, weapon of mass
destruction, or use of firearms
in violent manner.
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790.221(1) 2nd Possession of short-barreled
shotgun or machine gun.
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790.222 3rd Prohibited acts related to
bump-fire stocks.
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790.23 2nd Felons in possession of
firearms, ammunition, or
electronic weapons or devices.
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796.05(1) 2nd Live on earnings of a
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prostitute; 1st offense.
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800.04(6)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious conduct;
offender less than 18 years of
age.
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800.04(7)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious exhibition;
offender 18 years of age or
older.
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806.111(1) 3rd Possess, manufacture, or
dispense fire bomb with intent
to damage any structure or
property.
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810.145(4)(c) 3rd Commercial digital voyeurism
dissemination.
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810.145(7)(a) 2nd Digital voyeurism; 2nd or
subsequent offense.
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810.145(8)(a) 2nd Digital voyeurism; certain
minor victims.
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812.014(2)(d)3. 2nd Grand theft, 2nd degree; theft
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from 20 or more dwellings or
their unenclosed curtilage, or
any combination.
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812.0145(2)(b) 2nd Theft from person 65 years of
age or older; $10,000 or more
but less than $50,000.
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812.015
(8)(a) & (c)-
(e)
3rd Retail theft; property stolen
is valued at $750 or more and
one or more specified acts.
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812.015(8)(f) 3rd Retail theft; multiple thefts
within specified period.
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812.015(8)(g) 3rd Retail theft; committed with
specified number of other
persons.
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812.019(1) 2nd Stolen property; dealing in or
trafficking in.
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812.081(3) 2nd Trafficking in trade secrets.
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812.131(2)(b) 3rd Robbery by sudden snatching.
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812.16(2) 3rd Owning, operating, or
conducting a chop shop.
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817.034(4)(a)2. 2nd Communications fraud, value
$20,000 to $50,000.
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817.234(11)(b) 2nd Insurance fraud; property value
$20,000 or more but less than
$100,000.
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817.2341(1),
(2)(a) &
(3)(a)
3rd Filing false financial
statements, making false
entries of material fact or
false statements regarding
property values relating to the
solvency of an insuring entity.
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817.568(2)(b) 2nd Fraudulent use of personal
identification information;
value of benefit, services
received, payment avoided, or
amount of injury or fraud,
$5,000 or more or use of
personal identification
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information of 10 or more
persons.
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817.611(2)(a) 2nd Traffic in or possess 5 to 14
counterfeit credit cards or
related documents.
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817.625(2)(b) 2nd Second or subsequent fraudulent
use of scanning device,
skimming device, or reencoder.
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825.1025(4) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition
in the presence of an elderly
person or disabled adult.
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828.12(2) 3rd Tortures any animal with intent
to inflict intense pain,
serious physical injury, or
death.
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836.14(4) 2nd Person who willfully promotes
for financial gain a sexually
explicit image of an
identifiable person without
consent.
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839.13(2)(b) 2nd Falsifying records of an
individual in the care and
custody of a state agency
involving great bodily harm or
death.
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843.01(1) 3rd Resist officer with violence to
person; resist arrest with
violence.
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847.0135(5)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious exhibition
using computer; offender 18
years or older.
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847.0137
(2) & (3)
3rd Transmission of pornography by
electronic device or equipment.
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847.0138
(2) & (3)
3rd Transmission of material
harmful to minors to a minor by
electronic device or equipment.
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874.05(1)(b) 2nd Encouraging or recruiting
another to join a criminal
gang; second or subsequent
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offense.
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874.05(2)(a) 2nd Encouraging or recruiting
person under 13 years of age to
join a criminal gang.
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893.13(1)(a)1. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver
cocaine (or other s.
893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d),
(2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.
drugs).
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893.13(1)(c)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver
cannabis (or other s.
893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1.,
(2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6.,
(2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9.,
(2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs)
within 1,000 feet of a child
care facility, school, or
state, county, or municipal
park or publicly owned
recreational facility or
community center.
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893.13(1)(d)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver
cocaine (or other s.
893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d),
(2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.
drugs) within 1,000 feet of
university.
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893.13(1)(e)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver
cannabis or other drug
prohibited under s.
893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1.,
(2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6.,
(2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9.,
(2)(c)10., (3), or (4) within
1,000 feet of property used for
religious services or a
specified business site.
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893.13(1)(f)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver
cocaine (or other s.
893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d),
or (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.
drugs) within 1,000 feet of
public housing facility.
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893.13(4)(b) 2nd Use or hire of minor; deliver
to minor other controlled
substance.
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893.1351(1) 3rd Ownership, lease, or rental for
trafficking in or manufacturing
of controlled substance.
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