Florida 2025 2025 Regular Session

Florida Senate Bill S1838 Comm Sub / Bill

Filed 03/20/2025

 Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 1838  By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senator Martin 591-02566-25 20251838c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to tampering with, harassing, or 3 retaliating against court officials; amending s. 4 836.12, F.S.; defining the term administrative 5 assistant; providing criminal penalties for persons 6 who knowingly and willfully threaten specified court 7 personnel; providing criminal penalties for persons 8 who knowingly and willfully harass specified court 9 personnel with certain intent; creating s. 918.115, 10 F.S.; defining terms; amending s. 918.12, F.S.; 11 providing criminal penalties for persons who knowingly 12 with certain intent tamper with court officials; 13 providing criminal penalties for persons who 14 intentionally harass court officials when such 15 harassment has a specified outcome; creating s. 16 918.125, F.S.; providing criminal penalties for 17 persons who retaliate against court officials for 18 their participation in official investigations or 19 proceedings; providing enhanced criminal penalties if 20 the retaliation results in bodily injury; amending ss. 21 772.102, 895.02, and 921.0022, F.S.; conforming 22 provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 23 effective date. 24 25 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 26 27 Section 1.Section 836.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to 28 read: 29 836.12Threats or harassment. 30 (1)As used in this section, the term: 31 (a)Administrative assistant means a court employee 32 assigned to the office of a general or special magistrate or a 33 child support enforcement hearing officer. 34 (b)Family member means: 35 1.An individual related to another individual by blood or 36 marriage; or 37 2.An individual who stands in loco parentis to another 38 individual. 39 (c)(b)Judicial assistant means a court employee assigned 40 to the office of a specific judge or justice responsible for 41 providing administrative, secretarial, and clerical support to 42 the assigned judge or justice. 43 (d)(c)Law enforcement officer means: 44 1.A law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10; or 45 2.A federal law enforcement officer as defined in s. 46 901.1505. 47 (2)(a)Except as provided in paragraph (b), any person who 48 knowingly and willfully threatens a law enforcement officer, a 49 state attorney, an assistant state attorney, a firefighter, a 50 judge, a justice, a general magistrate, a special magistrate, a 51 child support enforcement hearing officer, an administrative 52 assistant, a judicial assistant, a clerk of the court, clerk 53 personnel, or an elected official, or a family member of any 54 such person, with death or serious bodily harm commits a 55 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 56 775.082 or s. 775.083. 57 (b)A person who commits a second or subsequent violation 58 of paragraph (a) commits a felony of the third degree, 59 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 60 (3)Any person who knowingly and willfully harasses a law 61 enforcement officer, a state attorney, an assistant state 62 attorney, a firefighter, a judge, a justice, a general 63 magistrate, a special magistrate, a child support enforcement 64 hearing officer, an administrative assistant, a judicial 65 assistant, a clerk of the court, clerk personnel, or an elected 66 official, with the intent to intimidate or coerce such a person 67 to perform or refrain from performing a lawful duty, commits a 68 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 69 775.082 or s. 775.083. 70 Section 2.Section 918.115, Florida Statutes, is created to 71 read: 72 918.115Definitions; ss. 918.12-918.125.As used in ss. 73 918.12-918.125, the term: 74 (1)Administrative assistant means a court employee 75 assigned to the office of a specific general or special 76 magistrate or a child support enforcement hearing officer. 77 (2)Bodily injury means a cut, an abrasion, a bruise, a 78 burn, or a disfigurement; physical pain; illness; impairment of 79 the function of a bodily member, an organ, or a mental faculty; 80 or any other injury to the body, regardless of how temporary. 81 (3)Court official means any judge, justice, general 82 magistrate, special magistrate, grand juror, petit juror, clerk 83 of the court, deputy clerk of the court, judicial assistant, 84 administrative assistant, attorney, child support enforcement 85 hearing officer, bailiff, or court deputy. 86 (4)Harass means to engage in a course of conduct 87 directed at a specific person which causes substantial emotional 88 distress in that person and serves no legitimate purpose. 89 (5)Judicial assistant means a court employee assigned to 90 the office of a specific judge or justice responsible for 91 providing administrative, secretarial, or clerical support to 92 the assigned judge or justice. 93 (6)Misleading conduct means any of the following: 94 (a)Knowingly making a false statement. 95 (b)Intentionally omitting information from a statement and 96 thereby causing a portion of such statement to be misleading, or 97 intentionally concealing a material fact and thereby creating a 98 false impression by such statement. 99 (c)With the intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or 100 inviting reliance on a writing or recording that is false, 101 forged, altered, or otherwise lacking in authenticity. 102 (d)With the intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or 103 inviting reliance on a sample, specimen, map, photograph, 104 boundary mark, or other object that is misleading in a material 105 respect. 106 (e)Knowingly using a trick, scheme, or device with the 107 intent to mislead. 108 (7)Official investigation means any investigation 109 instituted by a law enforcement agency or prosecuting officer of 110 the state or a political subdivision of the state or by the 111 Commission on Ethics. 112 (8)Official proceeding means any proceeding before a 113 judge or court or a grand jury. 114 (9)Physical force means physical action against another 115 person and includes confinement of a person. 116 Section 3.Section 918.12, Florida Statutes, is amended to 117 read: 118 918.12Tampering with or harassing a court official 119 jurors. 120 (1)TAMPERING WITH A COURT OFFICIAL. 121 (a)A person who knowingly commits any of the following 122 acts with the intent to cause or induce any court official to 123 obstruct the administration of justice or affect the outcome of 124 an official investigation or official proceeding, commits the 125 crime of tampering with a court official: 126 1.Uses intimidation or physical force; 127 2.Threatens any person or attempts to do so; 128 3.Engages in misleading conduct toward any person; or 129 4.Offers pecuniary benefit or gain to any person. 130 (b)A person who violates paragraph (a) commits: 131 1.A felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in 132 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the offense level of 133 the affected official investigation or official proceeding is 134 indeterminable. 135 2.A felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in 136 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official 137 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the 138 investigation or prosecution of a misdemeanor or noncriminal 139 matter pending in county court. 140 3.A felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in 141 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official 142 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the 143 investigation or prosecution of a felony of the third degree or 144 noncriminal matter pending in circuit court. 145 4.A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in 146 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official 147 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the 148 investigation or prosecution of a felony of the second degree. 149 5.A felony of the first degree, punishable by a term of 150 years not exceeding life or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 151 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official investigation or 152 official proceeding affected involves the investigation or 153 prosecution of a felony of the first degree or a felony of the 154 first degree punishable by a term of years not exceeding life. 155 6.A life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 156 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official investigation or 157 official proceeding affected involves the investigation or 158 prosecution of a life or capital felony. 159 (2)HARASSING A COURT OFFICIAL. 160 (a)A person who intentionally harasses a court official 161 and thereby hinders, delays, prevents, or dissuades, or attempts 162 to hinder, delay, prevent, or dissuade a court official from 163 performing any of the following acts commits the crime of 164 harassing a court official: 165 1.Attending an official proceeding; 166 2.Rendering a fair verdict based solely upon the evidence 167 produced at an official proceeding and upon the law; or 168 3.Following the rules of juror behavior and deliberation 169 as set forth by the judge. 170 (b)A person who violates paragraph (a) commits: 171 1.A misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as 172 provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, if the official 173 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the 174 investigation or prosecution of a misdemeanor or noncriminal 175 matter pending in county court. 176 2.A felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in 177 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the offense level of 178 the affected official investigation or official proceeding is 179 indeterminable. 180 3.A felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in 181 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official 182 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the 183 investigation or prosecution of a felony of the third degree or 184 any noncriminal matter pending in circuit court. 185 4.A felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in 186 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official 187 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the 188 investigation or prosecution of a felony of the second degree. 189 5.A felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in 190 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official 191 investigation or official proceeding affected involves the 192 investigation or prosecution of a felony of the first degree. 193 6.A felony of the first degree, punishable by a term of 194 years not exceeding life or as provided in s. 775.082, s. 195 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the official investigation or 196 official proceeding affected involves the investigation or 197 prosecution of a felony of the first degree punishable by a term 198 of years not exceeding life or a prosecution of a life or 199 capital felony Any person who influences the judgment or 200 decision of any grand or petit juror on any matter, question, 201 cause, or proceeding which may be pending, or which may by law 202 be brought, before him or her as such juror, with intent to 203 obstruct the administration of justice, shall be guilty of a 204 felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 205 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. 206 Section 4.Section 918.125, Florida Statutes, is created to 207 read: 208 918.125Retaliating against a court official. 209 (1)A person who, with the intent to retaliate against a 210 court official for his or her participation in an official 211 investigation or official proceeding, commits any of the 212 following acts commits a felony of the third degree, punishable 213 as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084: 214 (a)Knowingly engages in any conduct that threatens to 215 cause bodily injury to another person; or 216 (b)Damages the tangible property of another person or 217 threatens to do so. 218 (2)If the conduct described in subsection (1) results in 219 bodily injury, such person commits a felony of the second 220 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 221 775.084. 222 Section 5.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 223 772.102, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 224 772.102Definitions.As used in this chapter, the term: 225 (1)Criminal activity means to commit, to attempt to 226 commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or 227 intimidate another person to commit: 228 (a)Any crime that is chargeable by indictment or 229 information under the following provisions: 230 1.Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of 231 cigarette taxes. 232 2.Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud. 233 3.Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers 234 compensation. 235 4.Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing. 236 5.Chapter 517, relating to securities transactions. 237 6.Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to dogracing 238 and horseracing. 239 7.Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons. 240 8.Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, distribution, 241 and use of explosives. 242 9.Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement. 243 10.Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance 244 without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating 245 to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare 246 arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or 247 aiding an unauthorized insurer. 248 11.Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious 249 practices. 250 12.Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to 251 real estate timeshare plans. 252 13.Chapter 782, relating to homicide. 253 14.Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery. 254 15.Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping or human 255 trafficking. 256 16.Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms. 257 17.Former s. 796.03, s. 796.04, s. 796.05, or s. 796.07, 258 relating to prostitution. 259 18.Chapter 806, relating to arson. 260 19.Section 810.02(2)(c), relating to specified burglary of 261 a dwelling or structure. 262 20.Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related 263 crimes. 264 21.Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes. 265 22.Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false 266 pretenses, fraud generally, and credit card crimes. 267 23.Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual 268 exploitation of children. 269 24.Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting. 270 25.Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks 271 and drafts. 272 26.Section 836.05, relating to extortion. 273 27.Chapter 837, relating to perjury. 274 28.Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public 275 office. 276 29.Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice. 277 30.Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or 278 s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity. 279 31.Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, or s. 280 849.25, relating to gambling. 281 32.Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and 282 control. 283 33.Section 914.22 or s. 914.23, relating to witnesses, 284 victims, or informants. 285 34.Section 918.12, s. 918.125, or s. 918.13, relating to 286 tampering with or harassing court officials, retaliating against 287 court officials, jurors and tampering with evidence. 288 Section 6.Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section 289 895.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 290 895.02Definitions.As used in ss. 895.01-895.08, the term: 291 (8)Racketeering activity means to commit, to attempt to 292 commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or 293 intimidate another person to commit: 294 (a)Any crime that is chargeable by petition, indictment, 295 or information under the following provisions of the Florida 296 Statutes: 297 1.Section 104.155(2), relating to aiding or soliciting a 298 noncitizen in voting. 299 2.Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of 300 cigarette taxes. 301 3.Section 316.1935, relating to fleeing or attempting to 302 elude a law enforcement officer and aggravated fleeing or 303 eluding. 304 4.Chapter 379, relating to the illegal sale, purchase, 305 collection, harvest, capture, or possession of wild animal life, 306 freshwater aquatic life, or marine life, and related crimes. 307 5.Section 403.727(3)(b), relating to environmental 308 control. 309 6.Section 409.920 or s. 409.9201, relating to Medicaid 310 fraud. 311 7.Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud. 312 8.Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers 313 compensation. 314 9.Section 443.071(4), relating to creation of a fictitious 315 employer scheme to commit reemployment assistance fraud. 316 10.Section 465.0161, relating to distribution of medicinal 317 drugs without a permit as an Internet pharmacy. 318 11.Section 499.0051, relating to crimes involving 319 contraband, adulterated, or misbranded drugs. 320 12.Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing. 321 13.Chapter 517, relating to sale of securities and 322 investor protection. 323 14.Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to dogracing 324 and horseracing. 325 15.Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons. 326 16.Section 551.109, relating to slot machine gaming. 327 17.Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, distribution, 328 and use of explosives. 329 18.Chapter 560, relating to money transmitters, if the 330 violation is punishable as a felony. 331 19.Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement. 332 20.Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance 333 without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating 334 to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare 335 arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or 336 aiding an unauthorized insurer. 337 21.Section 655.50, relating to reports of currency 338 transactions, when such violation is punishable as a felony. 339 22.Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious 340 practices. 341 23.Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to 342 real estate timeshare plans. 343 24.Section 775.13(5)(b), relating to registration of 344 persons found to have committed any offense for the purpose of 345 benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of a criminal 346 gang. 347 25.Section 777.03, relating to commission of crimes by 348 accessories after the fact. 349 26.Chapter 782, relating to homicide. 350 27.Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery. 351 28.Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping, human smuggling, 352 or human trafficking. 353 29.Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms. 354 30.Chapter 794, relating to sexual battery, but only if 355 such crime was committed with the intent to benefit, promote, or 356 further the interests of a criminal gang, or for the purpose of 357 increasing a criminal gang members own standing or position 358 within a criminal gang. 359 31.Former s. 796.03, former s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s. 360 796.05, or s. 796.07, relating to prostitution. 361 32.Chapter 806, relating to arson and criminal mischief. 362 33.Chapter 810, relating to burglary and trespass. 363 34.Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related 364 crimes. 365 35.Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes. 366 36.Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false 367 pretenses, fraud generally, credit card crimes, and patient 368 brokering. 369 37.Chapter 825, relating to abuse, neglect, or 370 exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult. 371 38.Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual 372 exploitation of children. 373 39.Section 828.122, relating to fighting or baiting 374 animals. 375 40.Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting. 376 41.Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks 377 and drafts. 378 42.Section 836.05, relating to extortion. 379 43.Chapter 837, relating to perjury. 380 44.Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public 381 office. 382 45.Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice. 383 46.Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or 384 s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity. 385 47.Chapter 849, relating to gambling, lottery, gambling or 386 gaming devices, slot machines, or any of the provisions within 387 that chapter. 388 48.Chapter 874, relating to criminal gangs. 389 49.Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and 390 control. 391 50.Chapter 896, relating to offenses related to financial 392 transactions. 393 51.Sections 914.22 and 914.23, relating to tampering with 394 or harassing a witness, victim, or informant, and retaliation 395 against a witness, victim, or informant. 396 52.Sections 918.12, 918.125, and 918.13, relating to 397 tampering with or harassing court official, retaliating against 398 court officials, jurors and tampering with evidence. 399 Section 7.Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 400 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 401 921.0022Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking 402 chart. 403 (3)OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 404 (d)LEVEL 4 405 406 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description 407 104.155 3rd Unqualified noncitizen electors voting; aiding or soliciting noncitizen electors in voting. 408 316.1935(3)(a) 2nd Driving at high speed or with wanton disregard for safety while fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer who is in a patrol vehicle with siren and lights activated. 409 499.0051(1) 3rd Failure to maintain or deliver transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statements. 410 499.0051(5) 2nd Knowing sale or delivery, or possession with intent to sell, contraband prescription drugs. 411 517.07(1) 3rd Failure to register securities. 412 517.12(1) 3rd Failure of dealer or associated person of a dealer of securities to register. 413 784.031 3rd Battery by strangulation. 414 784.07(2)(b) 3rd Battery of law enforcement officer, firefighter, etc. 415 784.074(1)(c) 3rd Battery of sexually violent predators facility staff. 416 784.075 3rd Battery on detention or commitment facility staff. 417 784.078 3rd Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials. 418 784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of age or older. 419 784.081(3) 3rd Battery on specified official or employee. 420 784.082(3) 3rd Battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee. 421 784.083(3) 3rd Battery on code inspector. 422 784.085 3rd Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials. 423 787.03(1) 3rd Interference with custody; wrongly takes minor from appointed guardian. 424 787.04(2) 3rd Take, entice, or remove child beyond state limits with criminal intent pending custody proceedings. 425 787.04(3) 3rd Carrying child beyond state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing child at custody hearing or delivering to designated person. 426 787.07 3rd Human smuggling. 427 790.115(1) 3rd Exhibiting firearm or weapon within 1,000 feet of a school. 428 790.115(2)(b) 3rd Possessing electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon on school property. 429 790.115(2)(c) 3rd Possessing firearm on school property. 430 794.051(1) 3rd Indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors. 431 800.04(7)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender less than 18 years. 432 806.135 2nd Destroying or demolishing a memorial or historic property. 433 810.02(4)(a) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery. 434 810.02(4)(b) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery. 435 810.06 3rd Burglary; possession of tools. 436 810.08(2)(c) 3rd Trespass on property, armed with firearm or dangerous weapon. 437 810.145(3)(b) 3rd Digital voyeurism dissemination. 438 812.014(2)(c)3. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000 or more but less than $20,000. 439 812.014(2)(c)4. &6.-10. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; specified items. 440 812.014(2)(d)2. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $750 or more taken from dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage. 441 812.014(2)(e)3. 3rd Petit theft, 1st degree; less than $40 taken from dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage with two or more prior theft convictions. 442 812.0195(2) 3rd Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet; property stolen $300 or more. 443 817.505(4)(a) 3rd Patient brokering. 444 817.563(1) 3rd Sell or deliver substance other than controlled substance agreed upon, excluding s. 893.03(5) drugs. 445 817.568(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of personal identification information. 446 817.5695(3)(c) 3rd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value less than $10,000. 447 817.625(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder. 448 817.625(2)(c) 3rd Possess, sell, or deliver skimming device. 449 828.125(1) 2nd Kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm or permanent breeding disability to any registered horse or cattle. 450 836.14(2) 3rd Person who commits theft of a sexually explicit image with intent to promote it. 451 836.14(3) 3rd Person who willfully possesses a sexually explicit image with certain knowledge, intent, and purpose. 452 837.02(1) 3rd Perjury in official proceedings. 453 837.021(1) 3rd Make contradictory statements in official proceedings. 454 838.022 3rd Official misconduct. 455 839.13(2)(a) 3rd Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency. 456 839.13(2)(c) 3rd Falsifying records of the Department of Children and Families. 457 843.021 3rd Possession of a concealed handcuff key by a person in custody. 458 843.025 3rd Deprive law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer of means of protection or communication. 459 843.15(1)(a) 3rd Failure to appear while on bail for felony (bond estreature or bond jumping). 460 843.19(2) 2nd Injure, disable, or kill police, fire, or SAR canine or police horse. 461 847.0135(5)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender less than 18 years. 462 870.01(3) 2nd Aggravated rioting. 463 870.01(5) 2nd Aggravated inciting a riot. 464 874.05(1)(a) 3rd Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang. 465 893.13(2)(a)1. 2nd Purchase of cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (b), or (d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5. drugs). 466 914.14(2) 3rd Witnesses accepting bribes. 467 914.22(1) 3rd Force, threaten, etc., witness, victim, or informant. 468 914.23(2) 3rd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, no bodily injury. 469 916.1085(2)(c)1. 3rd Introduction of specified contraband into certain DCF facilities. 470 918.12 3rd Tampering with jurors. 471 934.215 3rd Use of two-way communications device to facilitate commission of a crime. 472 944.47(1)(a)6. 3rd Introduction of contraband (cellular telephone or other portable communication device) into correctional institution. 473 951.22(1)(h),(j) & (k) 3rd Intoxicating drug, instrumentality or other device to aid escape, or cellular telephone or other portable communication device introduced into county detention facility. 474 Section 8.This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.