``` Florida Senate - 2025 CS for CS for SB 1838 By the Committees on Fiscal Policy; and Criminal Justice; and Senator Martin 594-03827-25 20251838c2 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; providing 16 applicability; creating s. 918.125, F.S.; providing 17 criminal penalties for persons who retaliate against 18 court officials for their participation in official 19 investigations or proceedings; providing enhanced 20 criminal penalties if the retaliation results in 21 bodily injury; amending ss. 772.102, 895.02, and 22 921.0022, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made 23 by the act; providing an 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. 200 (3)APPLICABILITY.This section does not apply to the 201 actions of an attorney acting in the performance of his or her 202 duties Any person who influences the judgment or decision of any 203 grand or petit juror on any matter, question, cause, or 204 proceeding which may be pending, or which may by law be brought, 205 before him or her as such juror, with intent to obstruct the 206 administration of justice, shall be guilty of a felony of the 207 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 208 or s. 775.084. 209 Section 4.Section 918.125, Florida Statutes, is created to 210 read: 211 918.125Retaliating against a court official. 212 (1)A person who, with the intent to retaliate against a 213 court official for his or her participation in an official 214 investigation or official proceeding, commits any of the 215 following acts commits a felony of the third degree, punishable 216 as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084: 217 (a)Knowingly engages in any conduct that threatens to 218 cause bodily injury to another person; or 219 (b)Damages the tangible property of another person or 220 threatens to do so. 221 (2)If the conduct described in subsection (1) results in 222 bodily injury, such person commits a felony of the second 223 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 224 775.084. 225 Section 5.Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 226 772.102, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 227 772.102Definitions.As used in this chapter, the term: 228 (1)Criminal activity means to commit, to attempt to 229 commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or 230 intimidate another person to commit: 231 (a)Any crime that is chargeable by indictment or 232 information under the following provisions: 233 1.Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of 234 cigarette taxes. 235 2.Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud. 236 3.Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers 237 compensation. 238 4.Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing. 239 5.Chapter 517, relating to securities transactions. 240 6.Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to dogracing 241 and horseracing. 242 7.Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons. 243 8.Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, distribution, 244 and use of explosives. 245 9.Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement. 246 10.Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance 247 without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating 248 to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare 249 arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or 250 aiding an unauthorized insurer. 251 11.Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious 252 practices. 253 12.Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to 254 real estate timeshare plans. 255 13.Chapter 782, relating to homicide. 256 14.Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery. 257 15.Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping or human 258 trafficking. 259 16.Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms. 260 17.Former s. 796.03, s. 796.04, s. 796.05, or s. 796.07, 261 relating to prostitution. 262 18.Chapter 806, relating to arson. 263 19.Section 810.02(2)(c), relating to specified burglary of 264 a dwelling or structure. 265 20.Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related 266 crimes. 267 21.Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes. 268 22.Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false 269 pretenses, fraud generally, and credit card crimes. 270 23.Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual 271 exploitation of children. 272 24.Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting. 273 25.Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks 274 and drafts. 275 26.Section 836.05, relating to extortion. 276 27.Chapter 837, relating to perjury. 277 28.Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public 278 office. 279 29.Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice. 280 30.Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or 281 s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity. 282 31.Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, or s. 283 849.25, relating to gambling. 284 32.Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and 285 control. 286 33.Section 914.22 or s. 914.23, relating to witnesses, 287 victims, or informants. 288 34.Section 918.12, s. 918.125, or s. 918.13, relating to 289 tampering with or harassing court officials, retaliating against 290 court officials, jurors and tampering with evidence. 291 Section 6.Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section 292 895.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 293 895.02Definitions.As used in ss. 895.01-895.08, the term: 294 (8)Racketeering activity means to commit, to attempt to 295 commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or 296 intimidate another person to commit: 297 (a)Any crime that is chargeable by petition, indictment, 298 or information under the following provisions of the Florida 299 Statutes: 300 1.Section 104.155(2), relating to aiding or soliciting a 301 noncitizen in voting. 302 2.Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of 303 cigarette taxes. 304 3.Section 316.1935, relating to fleeing or attempting to 305 elude a law enforcement officer and aggravated fleeing or 306 eluding. 307 4.Chapter 379, relating to the illegal sale, purchase, 308 collection, harvest, capture, or possession of wild animal life, 309 freshwater aquatic life, or marine life, and related crimes. 310 5.Section 403.727(3)(b), relating to environmental 311 control. 312 6.Section 409.920 or s. 409.9201, relating to Medicaid 313 fraud. 314 7.Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud. 315 8.Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers 316 compensation. 317 9.Section 443.071(4), relating to creation of a fictitious 318 employer scheme to commit reemployment assistance fraud. 319 10.Section 465.0161, relating to distribution of medicinal 320 drugs without a permit as an Internet pharmacy. 321 11.Section 499.0051, relating to crimes involving 322 contraband, adulterated, or misbranded drugs. 323 12.Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing. 324 13.Chapter 517, relating to sale of securities and 325 investor protection. 326 14.Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to dogracing 327 and horseracing. 328 15.Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons. 329 16.Section 551.109, relating to slot machine gaming. 330 17.Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, distribution, 331 and use of explosives. 332 18.Chapter 560, relating to money transmitters, if the 333 violation is punishable as a felony. 334 19.Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement. 335 20.Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance 336 without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating 337 to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare 338 arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or 339 aiding an unauthorized insurer. 340 21.Section 655.50, relating to reports of currency 341 transactions, when such violation is punishable as a felony. 342 22.Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious 343 practices. 344 23.Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to 345 real estate timeshare plans. 346 24.Section 775.13(5)(b), relating to registration of 347 persons found to have committed any offense for the purpose of 348 benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of a criminal 349 gang. 350 25.Section 777.03, relating to commission of crimes by 351 accessories after the fact. 352 26.Chapter 782, relating to homicide. 353 27.Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery. 354 28.Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping, human smuggling, 355 or human trafficking. 356 29.Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms. 357 30.Chapter 794, relating to sexual battery, but only if 358 such crime was committed with the intent to benefit, promote, or 359 further the interests of a criminal gang, or for the purpose of 360 increasing a criminal gang members own standing or position 361 within a criminal gang. 362 31.Former s. 796.03, former s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s. 363 796.05, or s. 796.07, relating to prostitution. 364 32.Chapter 806, relating to arson and criminal mischief. 365 33.Chapter 810, relating to burglary and trespass. 366 34.Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related 367 crimes. 368 35.Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes. 369 36.Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false 370 pretenses, fraud generally, credit card crimes, and patient 371 brokering. 372 37.Chapter 825, relating to abuse, neglect, or 373 exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult. 374 38.Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual 375 exploitation of children. 376 39.Section 828.122, relating to fighting or baiting 377 animals. 378 40.Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting. 379 41.Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks 380 and drafts. 381 42.Section 836.05, relating to extortion. 382 43.Chapter 837, relating to perjury. 383 44.Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public 384 office. 385 45.Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice. 386 46.Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or 387 s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity. 388 47.Chapter 849, relating to gambling, lottery, gambling or 389 gaming devices, slot machines, or any of the provisions within 390 that chapter. 391 48.Chapter 874, relating to criminal gangs. 392 49.Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and 393 control. 394 50.Chapter 896, relating to offenses related to financial 395 transactions. 396 51.Sections 914.22 and 914.23, relating to tampering with 397 or harassing a witness, victim, or informant, and retaliation 398 against a witness, victim, or informant. 399 52.Sections 918.12, 918.125, and 918.13, relating to 400 tampering with or harassing court official, retaliating against 401 court officials, jurors and tampering with evidence. 402 Section 7.Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 403 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 404 921.0022Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking 405 chart. 406 (3)OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 407 (d)LEVEL 4 408 409 FloridaStatute FelonyDegree Description 410 104.155 3rd Unqualified noncitizen electors voting; aiding or soliciting noncitizen electors in voting. 411 316.1935(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. 412 499.0051(1) 3rd Failure to maintain or deliver transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statements. 413 499.0051(5) 2nd Knowing sale or delivery, or possession with intent to sell, contraband prescription drugs. 414 517.07(1) 3rd Failure to register securities. 415 517.12(1) 3rd Failure of dealer or associated person of a dealer of securities to register. 416 784.031 3rd Battery by strangulation. 417 784.07(2)(b) 3rd Battery of law enforcement officer, firefighter, etc. 418 784.074(1)(c) 3rd Battery of sexually violent predators facility staff. 419 784.075 3rd Battery on detention or commitment facility staff. 420 784.078 3rd Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials. 421 784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of age or older. 422 784.081(3) 3rd Battery on specified official or employee. 423 784.082(3) 3rd Battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee. 424 784.083(3) 3rd Battery on code inspector. 425 784.085 3rd Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials. 426 787.03(1) 3rd Interference with custody; wrongly takes minor from appointed guardian. 427 787.04(2) 3rd Take, entice, or remove child beyond state limits with criminal intent pending custody proceedings. 428 787.04(3) 3rd Carrying child beyond state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing child at custody hearing or delivering to designated person. 429 787.07 3rd Human smuggling. 430 790.115(1) 3rd Exhibiting firearm or weapon within 1,000 feet of a school. 431 790.115(2)(b) 3rd Possessing electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon on school property. 432 790.115(2)(c) 3rd Possessing firearm on school property. 433 794.051(1) 3rd Indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors. 434 800.04(7)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender less than 18 years. 435 806.135 2nd Destroying or demolishing a memorial or historic property. 436 810.02(4)(a) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery. 437 810.02(4)(b) 3rd Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery. 438 810.06 3rd Burglary; possession of tools. 439 810.08(2)(c) 3rd Trespass on property, armed with firearm or dangerous weapon. 440 810.145(3)(b) 3rd Digital voyeurism dissemination. 441 812.014(2)(c)3. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000 or more but less than $20,000. 442 812.014(2)(c)4. &6.-10. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; specified items. 443 812.014(2)(d)2. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $750 or more taken from dwelling or its unenclosed curtilage. 444 812.014(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. 445 812.0195(2) 3rd Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet; property stolen $300 or more. 446 817.505(4)(a) 3rd Patient brokering. 447 817.563(1) 3rd Sell or deliver substance other than controlled substance agreed upon, excluding s. 893.03(5) drugs. 448 817.568(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of personal identification information. 449 817.5695(3)(c) 3rd Exploitation of person 65 years of age or older, value less than $10,000. 450 817.625(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder. 451 817.625(2)(c) 3rd Possess, sell, or deliver skimming device. 452 828.125(1) 2nd Kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm or permanent breeding disability to any registered horse or cattle. 453 836.14(2) 3rd Person who commits theft of a sexually explicit image with intent to promote it. 454 836.14(3) 3rd Person who willfully possesses a sexually explicit image with certain knowledge, intent, and purpose. 455 837.02(1) 3rd Perjury in official proceedings. 456 837.021(1) 3rd Make contradictory statements in official proceedings. 457 838.022 3rd Official misconduct. 458 839.13(2)(a) 3rd Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency. 459 839.13(2)(c) 3rd Falsifying records of the Department of Children and Families. 460 843.021 3rd Possession of a concealed handcuff key by a person in custody. 461 843.025 3rd Deprive law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer of means of protection or communication. 462 843.15(1)(a) 3rd Failure to appear while on bail for felony (bond estreature or bond jumping). 463 843.19(2) 2nd Injure, disable, or kill police, fire, or SAR canine or police horse. 464 847.0135(5)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender less than 18 years. 465 870.01(3) 2nd Aggravated rioting. 466 870.01(5) 2nd Aggravated inciting a riot. 467 874.05(1)(a) 3rd Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang. 468 893.13(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). 469 914.14(2) 3rd Witnesses accepting bribes. 470 914.22(1) 3rd Force, threaten, etc., witness, victim, or informant. 471 914.23(2) 3rd Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, no bodily injury. 472 916.1085(2)(c)1. 3rd Introduction of specified contraband into certain DCF facilities. 473 918.12 3rd Tampering with jurors. 474 934.215 3rd Use of two-way communications device to facilitate commission of a crime. 475 944.47(1)(a)6. 3rd Introduction of contraband (cellular telephone or other portable communication device) into correctional institution. 476 951.22(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. 477 Section 8.This act shall take effect October 1, 2025. ```