Bill Text: FL S1824 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

Florida Senate Bill 1824 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Bill Title: Misrepresentation of Military Status [CPSC]

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 7-4)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-28 - Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00932; Substituted CS/HB 1455 -SJ 00932; Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1455 (Ch. 2010-181) -SJ 00932 [S1824 Detail]

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Florida Senate - 2010                                    SB 1824 
 
By Senator Gelber 
35-00966A-10                                          20101824__ 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to misrepresentation of military 
3         status; amending s. 496.415, F.S.; prohibiting a 
4         person from falsely representing himself or herself as 
5         a member of or representing the United States Armed 
6         Forces or organized militia for the purpose of 
7         solicitation of charitable contributions or 
8         participation in a charitable or sponsor sales 
9         promotion; prohibiting a person from wearing the 
10         uniform of or any medal or insignia authorized for use 
11         by members or veterans of the United States Armed 
12         Forces or the organized militia with the intent to 
13         misrepresent himself or herself as a member or veteran 
14         of the United States Armed Forces or organized militia 
15         and for commercial purposes; providing criminal 
16         penalties; providing that the provisions of the act 
17         which prohibit a person from falsely representing 
18         himself or herself as a member of or representing the 
19         United States Armed Forces or organized militia for 
20         certain specified purposes do not apply to members of 
21         certain congressionally chartered veterans’ 
22         organizations while engaged in planning, conducting, 
23         or executing a solicitation or charitable or sponsor 
24         sales promotion; providing an effective date. 
25 
26  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
27 
28         Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 496.415, Florida 
29  Statutes, is amended to read: 
30         496.415 Prohibited acts.—It is unlawful for any person in 
31  connection with the planning, conduct, or execution of any 
32  solicitation or charitable or sponsor sales promotion to: 
33         (6) Falsely state that the person is a member of or a 
34  representative of a charitable organization or sponsor, or 
35  falsely state or represent that the person is a member of or 
36  represents the United States Armed Forces, the organized 
37  militia, or a law enforcement or emergency service organization. 
38         Section 2. (1) A person may not, with the intent to 
39  misrepresent himself or herself as a member or veteran of the 
40  United States Armed Forces or organized militia and for 
41  commercial purposes, wear the uniform of or any medal or 
42  insignia authorized for use by members or veterans of the United 
43  States Armed Forces or the organized militia. 
44         (2) A person who violates subsection (1) commits a felony 
45  of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 
46  775.083, or s. 775.084, Florida Statutes. 
47         Section 3. This act does not apply to members of veterans’ 
48  organizations that are congressionally chartered under Title 36 
49  U.S.C. while the members are engaged in planning, conducting, or 
50  executing a solicitation or charitable or sponsor sales 
51  promotion. 
52         Section 4. This act shall take effect October 1, 2010.