Bill Text: FL S0776 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Racketeering

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-09 - Chapter No. 2021-55 [S0776 Detail]

Download: Florida-2021-S0776-Introduced.html

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       Florida Senate - 2021                                     SB 776
       
       
        
       By Senator Gainer
       
       
       
       
       
       2-00514A-21                                            2021776__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to racketeering; amending s. 895.02,
    3         F.S.; revising the definition of the term
    4         “racketeering activity” to include certain actions
    5         relating to the illegal taking, killing, wounding,
    6         sale, purchase, or possession of wild animal life,
    7         freshwater aquatic life, or marine life, and related
    8         crimes; providing an effective date.
    9          
   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   11  
   12         Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section
   13  895.02, Florida Statutes, is amended, and a new paragraph (c) is
   14  added to that subsection, to read:
   15         895.02 Definitions.—As used in ss. 895.01-895.08, the term:
   16         (8) “Racketeering activity” means to commit, to attempt to
   17  commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or
   18  intimidate another person to commit:
   19         (a) Any crime that is chargeable by petition, indictment,
   20  or information under the following provisions of the Florida
   21  Statutes:
   22         1. Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of
   23  cigarette taxes.
   24         2. Section 316.1935, relating to fleeing or attempting to
   25  elude a law enforcement officer and aggravated fleeing or
   26  eluding.
   27         3. Chapter 379, relating to the illegal taking, killing,
   28  wounding, sale, purchase, or possession of wild animal life,
   29  freshwater aquatic life, or marine life, and related crimes.
   30         4. Section 403.727(3)(b), relating to environmental
   31  control.
   32         5.4. Section 409.920 or s. 409.9201, relating to Medicaid
   33  fraud.
   34         6.5. Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud.
   35         7.6. Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers’
   36  compensation.
   37         8.7. Section 443.071(4), relating to creation of a
   38  fictitious employer scheme to commit reemployment assistance
   39  fraud.
   40         9.8. Section 465.0161, relating to distribution of
   41  medicinal drugs without a permit as an Internet pharmacy.
   42         10.9. Section 499.0051, relating to crimes involving
   43  contraband, adulterated, or misbranded drugs.
   44         11.10. Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing.
   45         12.11. Chapter 517, relating to sale of securities and
   46  investor protection.
   47         13.12. Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to
   48  dogracing and horseracing.
   49         14.13. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
   50         15.14. Section 551.109, relating to slot machine gaming.
   51         16.15. Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture,
   52  distribution, and use of explosives.
   53         17.16. Chapter 560, relating to money transmitters, if the
   54  violation is punishable as a felony.
   55         18.17. Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement.
   56         19.18. Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance
   57  without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating
   58  to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare
   59  arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or
   60  aiding an unauthorized insurer.
   61         20.19. Section 655.50, relating to reports of currency
   62  transactions, when such violation is punishable as a felony.
   63         21.20. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious
   64  practices.
   65         22.21. Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to
   66  real estate timeshare plans.
   67         23.22. Section 775.13(5)(b), relating to registration of
   68  persons found to have committed any offense for the purpose of
   69  benefiting, promoting, or furthering the interests of a criminal
   70  gang.
   71         24.23. Section 777.03, relating to commission of crimes by
   72  accessories after the fact.
   73         25.24. Chapter 782, relating to homicide.
   74         26.25. Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery.
   75         27.26. Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping or human
   76  trafficking.
   77         28.27. Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms.
   78         29.28. Chapter 794, relating to sexual battery, but only if
   79  such crime was committed with the intent to benefit, promote, or
   80  further the interests of a criminal gang, or for the purpose of
   81  increasing a criminal gang member’s own standing or position
   82  within a criminal gang.
   83         30.29. Former s. 796.03, former s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s.
   84  796.05, or s. 796.07, relating to prostitution.
   85         31.30. Chapter 806, relating to arson and criminal
   86  mischief.
   87         32.31. Chapter 810, relating to burglary and trespass.
   88         33.32. Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related
   89  crimes.
   90         34.33. Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes.
   91         35.34. Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false
   92  pretenses, fraud generally, credit card crimes, and patient
   93  brokering.
   94         36.35. Chapter 825, relating to abuse, neglect, or
   95  exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
   96         37.36. Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual
   97  exploitation of children.
   98         38.37. Section 828.122, relating to fighting or baiting
   99  animals.
  100         39.38. Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting.
  101         40.39. Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless
  102  checks and drafts.
  103         41.40. Section 836.05, relating to extortion.
  104         42.41. Chapter 837, relating to perjury.
  105         43.42. Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of
  106  public office.
  107         44.43. Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice.
  108         45.44. Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06,
  109  or s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity.
  110         46.45. Chapter 849, relating to gambling, lottery, gambling
  111  or gaming devices, slot machines, or any of the provisions
  112  within that chapter.
  113         47.46. Chapter 874, relating to criminal gangs.
  114         48.47. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
  115  control.
  116         49.48. Chapter 896, relating to offenses related to
  117  financial transactions.
  118         50.49. Sections 914.22 and 914.23, relating to tampering
  119  with or harassing a witness, victim, or informant, and
  120  retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant.
  121         51.50. Sections 918.12 and 918.13, relating to tampering
  122  with jurors and evidence.
  123         (c) Any violation of Title 68, Florida Administrative Code,
  124  relating to the illegal taking, killing, wounding, sale,
  125  purchase, or possession of wild animal life, freshwater aquatic
  126  life, or marine life, and related crimes.
  127         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.