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

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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-Enrolled.html

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