Florida Senate - 2018                              CS for SB 928
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Criminal Justice; and Senators Bracy and
       Rouson
       
       
       
       
       591-01946-18                                           2018928c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to theft; amending s. 812.014, F.S.;
    3         revising threshold amounts and types of property which
    4         qualify for theft offenses; amending s. 812.015, F.S.;
    5         revising threshold amounts for retail theft; amending
    6         s. 921.0022, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes
    7         made by the act; conforming a cross-reference;
    8         amending s. 985.557, F.S.; conforming cross
    9         references; reenacting ss. 95.18(10), 373.6055(3)(c),
   10         400.9935(3), 409.910(17)(g), 489.126(4), 538.09(5),
   11         538.23(2), 550.6305(10), 634.319(2), 634.421(2),
   12         636.238(3), 642.038(2), 705.102(4), 718.111(1)(d),
   13         812.015(2), 812.0155(1) and (2), 812.14(4),(7), and
   14         (8), 893.138(3), 943.051(3)(b), and 985.11(1)(b),
   15         F.S., relating to adverse possession without color of
   16         title, criminal history checks for certain water
   17         management district employees and others, clinic
   18         responsibilities, responsibility for payments on
   19         behalf of Medicaid-eligible persons when other parties
   20         are liable, moneys received by contractors, secondhand
   21         dealer registration, secondary metals recycler
   22         violations and penalties, intertrack wagering,
   23         diversion or appropriation of funds by warranty
   24         association sales representatives, collection of fees
   25         for purported membership in discount plan
   26         organizations, diversion or appropriation of funds by
   27         legal expense insurance sales representatives,
   28         reporting lost or abandoned property, condominium
   29         associations, retail and farm theft, suspension of
   30         driver license following an adjudication of guilt for
   31         theft, trespass and larceny with relation to utility
   32         fixtures and theft of utility services, local
   33         administrative action to abate drug-related,
   34         prostitution-related, or stolen-property-related
   35         public nuisances and criminal gang activity,
   36         fingerprinting of certain minors, and fingerprinting
   37         and photographing of certain children, respectively,
   38         to incorporate the amendments made by the act in
   39         cross-references to amended provisions; providing an
   40         effective date.
   41          
   42  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   43  
   44         Section 1. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of subsection (2)
   45  and paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection (3) of section
   46  812.014, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   47         812.014 Theft.—
   48         (2)
   49         (c) It is grand theft of the third degree and a felony of
   50  the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
   51  775.083, or s. 775.084, if the property stolen is:
   52         1. Valued at $1,500 $300 or more, but less than $5,000.
   53         2. Valued at $5,000 or more, but less than $10,000.
   54         3. Valued at $10,000 or more, but less than $20,000.
   55         4. A will, codicil, or other testamentary instrument.
   56         4.5. A firearm.
   57         5.6. A motor vehicle, except as provided in paragraph (a).
   58         6.7. Any commercially farmed animal, including any animal
   59  of the equine, bovine, or swine class or other grazing animal; a
   60  bee colony of a registered beekeeper; and aquaculture species
   61  raised at a certified aquaculture facility. If the property
   62  stolen is aquaculture species raised at a certified aquaculture
   63  facility, then a $10,000 fine shall be imposed.
   64         8. Any fire extinguisher.
   65         7.9. Any amount of citrus fruit consisting of 2,000 or more
   66  individual pieces of fruit.
   67         10. Taken from a designated construction site identified by
   68  the posting of a sign as provided for in s. 810.09(2)(d).
   69         11. Any stop sign.
   70         12. Anhydrous ammonia.
   71         8.13. Any amount of a controlled substance as defined in s.
   72  893.02. Notwithstanding any other law, separate judgments and
   73  sentences for theft of a controlled substance under this
   74  subparagraph and for any applicable possession of controlled
   75  substance offense under s. 893.13 or trafficking in controlled
   76  substance offense under s. 893.135 may be imposed when all such
   77  offenses involve the same amount or amounts of a controlled
   78  substance.
   79  
   80  However, if the property is stolen within a county that is
   81  subject to a state of emergency declared by the Governor under
   82  chapter 252, the property is stolen after the declaration of
   83  emergency is made, and the perpetration of the theft is
   84  facilitated by conditions arising from the emergency, the
   85  offender commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as
   86  provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the
   87  property is valued at $5,000 or more, but less than $10,000, as
   88  provided under subparagraph 2., or if the property is valued at
   89  $10,000 or more, but less than $20,000, as provided under
   90  subparagraph 3. As used in this paragraph, the term “conditions
   91  arising from the emergency” means civil unrest, power outages,
   92  curfews, voluntary or mandatory evacuations, or a reduction in
   93  the presence of or the response time for first responders or
   94  homeland security personnel. For purposes of sentencing under
   95  chapter 921, a felony offense that is reclassified under this
   96  paragraph is ranked one level above the ranking under s.
   97  921.0022 or s. 921.0023 of the offense committed.
   98         (d) It is grand theft of the third degree and a felony of
   99  the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
  100  775.083, or s. 775.084, if the property stolen is valued at
  101  $1,500 $100 or more, but less than $5,000 $300, and is taken
  102  from a dwelling as defined in s. 810.011(2) or from the
  103  unenclosed curtilage of a dwelling pursuant to s. 810.09(1).
  104         (e) Except as provided in paragraph (d), if the property
  105  stolen is valued at $500 $100 or more, but less than $1,500
  106  $300, the offender commits petit theft of the first degree,
  107  punishable as a misdemeanor of the first degree, as provided in
  108  s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  109         (3)(a) Theft of any property not specified in subsection
  110  (2) is petit theft of the second degree and a misdemeanor of the
  111  second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
  112  775.083, and as provided in subsection (5), as applicable.
  113         (b) A person who commits petit theft and who has previously
  114  been convicted of any theft commits a misdemeanor of the first
  115  degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  116         (c) A person who commits petit theft of the first degree
  117  and who has previously been convicted two or more times of any
  118  theft as an adult commits a felony of the third degree,
  119  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, if the third
  120  or subsequent petit theft offense occurs within 3 years of his
  121  or her most recent theft conviction.
  122         Section 2. Subsections (8) and (9) of section 812.015,
  123  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  124         812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion;
  125  mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest;
  126  exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest;
  127  penalties.—
  128         (8) Except as provided in subsection (9), a person who
  129  commits retail theft commits a felony of the third degree,
  130  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084,
  131  if the property stolen is valued at $1,500 $300 or more, and the
  132  person:
  133         (a) Individually, or in concert with one or more other
  134  persons, coordinates the activities of one or more individuals
  135  in committing the offense, in which case the amount of each
  136  individual theft is aggregated to determine the value of the
  137  property stolen;
  138         (b) Commits theft from more than one location within a 48
  139  hour period, in which case the amount of each individual theft
  140  is aggregated to determine the value of the property stolen;
  141         (c) Acts in concert with one or more other individuals
  142  within one or more establishments to distract the merchant,
  143  merchant’s employee, or law enforcement officer in order to
  144  carry out the offense, or acts in other ways to coordinate
  145  efforts to carry out the offense; or
  146         (d) Commits the offense through the purchase of merchandise
  147  in a package or box that contains merchandise other than, or in
  148  addition to, the merchandise purported to be contained in the
  149  package or box.
  150         (9) A person commits a felony of the second degree,
  151  punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084,
  152  if the person:
  153         (a) Violates subsection (8) as an adult and within 3 years
  154  prior to the violation he or she has previously been convicted
  155  as an adult of a violation of subsection (8); or
  156         (b) Individually, or in concert with one or more other
  157  persons, coordinates the activities of one or more persons in
  158  committing the offense of retail theft where the stolen property
  159  has a value in excess of $3,000.
  160         Section 3. Paragraphs (a), (b), (d), (e), and (f) of
  161  subsection (3) of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are
  162  amended to read:
  163         921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking
  164  chart.—
  165         (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
  166         (a) LEVEL 1
  167  
  168  FloridaStatute          FelonyDegree          Description          
  169  24.118(3)(a)                3rd     Counterfeit or altered state lottery ticket.
  170  212.054(2)(b)               3rd     Discretionary sales surtax; limitations, administration, and collection.
  171  212.15(2)(b)                3rd     Failure to remit sales taxes, amount greater than $300 but less than $20,000.
  172  316.1935(1)                 3rd     Fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement officer.
  173  319.30(5)                   3rd     Sell, exchange, give away certificate of title or identification number plate.
  174  319.35(1)(a)                3rd     Tamper, adjust, change, etc., an odometer.
  175  320.26(1)(a)                3rd     Counterfeit, manufacture, or sell registration license plates or validation stickers.
  176  322.212 (1)(a)-(c)          3rd     Possession of forged, stolen, counterfeit, or unlawfully issued driver license; possession of simulated identification.
  177  322.212(4)                  3rd     Supply or aid in supplying unauthorized driver license or identification card.
  178  322.212(5)(a)               3rd     False application for driver license or identification card.
  179  414.39(3)(a)                3rd     Fraudulent misappropriation of public assistance funds by employee/official, value more than $200.
  180  443.071(1)                  3rd     False statement or representation to obtain or increase reemployment assistance benefits.
  181  509.151(1)                  3rd     Defraud an innkeeper, food or lodging value greater than $300.
  182  517.302(1)                  3rd     Violation of the Florida Securities and Investor Protection Act.
  183  562.27(1)                   3rd     Possess still or still apparatus.
  184  713.69                      3rd     Tenant removes property upon which lien has accrued, value more than $50.
  185  812.014(3)(c)               3rd     Petit theft as adult (3rd or subsequent conviction) within certain time; theft of any property not specified in subsection (2).
  186  812.081(2)                  3rd     Unlawfully makes or causes to be made a reproduction of a trade secret.
  187  815.04(5)(a)                3rd     Offense against intellectual property (i.e., computer programs, data).
  188  817.52(2)                   3rd     Hiring with intent to defraud, motor vehicle services.
  189  817.569(2)                  3rd     Use of public record or public records information or providing false information to facilitate commission of a felony.
  190  826.01                      3rd     Bigamy.                        
  191  828.122(3)                  3rd     Fighting or baiting animals.   
  192  831.04(1)                   3rd     Any erasure, alteration, etc., of any replacement deed, map, plat, or other document listed in s. 92.28.
  193  831.31(1)(a)                3rd     Sell, deliver, or possess counterfeit controlled substances, all but s. 893.03(5) drugs.
  194  832.041(1)                  3rd     Stopping payment with intent to defraud $150 or more.
  195  832.05(2)(b) & (4)(c)       3rd     Knowing, making, issuing worthless checks $150 or more or obtaining property in return for worthless check $150 or more.
  196  838.15(2)                   3rd     Commercial bribe receiving.    
  197  838.16                      3rd     Commercial bribery.            
  198  843.18                      3rd     Fleeing by boat to elude a law enforcement officer.
  199  847.011(1)(a)               3rd     Sell, distribute, etc., obscene, lewd, etc., material (2nd conviction).
  200  849.01                      3rd     Keeping gambling house.        
  201  849.09(1)(a)-(d)            3rd     Lottery; set up, promote, etc., or assist therein, conduct or advertise drawing for prizes, or dispose of property or money by means of lottery.
  202  849.23                      3rd     Gambling-related machines; “common offender” as to property rights.
  203  849.25(2)                   3rd     Engaging in bookmaking.        
  204  860.08                      3rd     Interfere with a railroad signal.
  205  860.13(1)(a)                3rd     Operate aircraft while under the influence.
  206  893.13(2)(a)2.              3rd     Purchase of cannabis.          
  207  893.13(6)(a)                3rd     Possession of cannabis (more than 20 grams).
  208  934.03(1)(a)                3rd     Intercepts, or procures any other person to intercept, any wire or oral communication.
  209  
  210         (b) LEVEL 2
  211  
  212  FloridaStatute             FelonyDegree        Description        
  213  379.2431 (1)(e)3.              3rd     Possession of 11 or fewer marine turtle eggs in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
  214  379.2431 (1)(e)4.              3rd     Possession of more than 11 marine turtle eggs in violation of the Marine Turtle Protection Act.
  215  403.413(6)(c)                  3rd     Dumps waste litter exceeding 500 lbs. in weight or 100 cubic feet in volume or any quantity for commercial purposes, or hazardous waste.
  216  517.07(2)                      3rd     Failure to furnish a prospectus meeting requirements.
  217  590.28(1)                      3rd     Intentional burning of lands.
  218  784.05(3)                      3rd     Storing or leaving a loaded firearm within reach of minor who uses it to inflict injury or death.
  219  787.04(1)                      3rd     In violation of court order, take, entice, etc., minor beyond state limits.
  220  806.13(1)(b)3.                 3rd     Criminal mischief; damage $1,000 or more to public communication or any other public service.
  221  810.061(2)                     3rd     Impairing or impeding telephone or power to a dwelling; facilitating or furthering burglary.
  222  810.09(2)(e)                   3rd     Trespassing on posted commercial horticulture property.
  223  812.014(2)(c)1.                3rd     Grand theft, 3rd degree; $1,500 $300 or more but less than $5,000.
  224  812.014(2)(d)                  3rd     Grand theft, 3rd degree; $1,500 $100 or more but less than $5,000 $300, taken from unenclosed curtilage of dwelling.
  225  812.015(7)                     3rd     Possession, use, or attempted use of an antishoplifting or inventory control device countermeasure.
  226  817.234(1)(a)2.                3rd     False statement in support of insurance claim.
  227  817.481(3)(a)                  3rd     Obtain credit or purchase with false, expired, counterfeit, etc., credit card, value over $300.
  228  817.52(3)                      3rd     Failure to redeliver hired vehicle.
  229  817.54                         3rd     With intent to defraud, obtain mortgage note, etc., by false representation.
  230  817.60(5)                      3rd     Dealing in credit cards of another.
  231  817.60(6)(a)                   3rd     Forgery; purchase goods, services with false card.
  232  817.61                         3rd     Fraudulent use of credit cards over $100 or more within 6 months.
  233  826.04                         3rd     Knowingly marries or has sexual intercourse with person to whom related.
  234  831.01                         3rd     Forgery.                   
  235  831.02                         3rd     Uttering forged instrument; utters or publishes alteration with intent to defraud.
  236  831.07                         3rd     Forging bank bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes.
  237  831.08                         3rd     Possessing 10 or more forged notes, bills, checks, or drafts.
  238  831.09                         3rd     Uttering forged notes, bills, checks, drafts, or promissory notes.
  239  831.11                         3rd     Bringing into the state forged bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes.
  240  832.05(3)(a)                   3rd     Cashing or depositing item with intent to defraud.
  241  843.08                         3rd     False personation.         
  242  893.13(2)(a)2.                 3rd     Purchase of any s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (3), or (4) drugs other than cannabis.
  243  893.147(2)                     3rd     Manufacture or delivery of drug paraphernalia.
  244         (d) LEVEL 4
  245  
  246  FloridaStatute              FelonyDegree        Description        
  247  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.
  248  499.0051(1)                      3rd     Failure to maintain or deliver transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statements.
  249  499.0051(5)                      2nd     Knowing sale or delivery, or possession with intent to sell, contraband prescription drugs.
  250  517.07(1)                        3rd     Failure to register securities.
  251  517.12(1)                        3rd     Failure of dealer, associated person, or issuer of securities to register.
  252  784.07(2)(b)                     3rd     Battery of law enforcement officer, firefighter, etc.
  253  784.074(1)(c)                    3rd     Battery of sexually violent predators facility staff.
  254  784.075                          3rd     Battery on detention or commitment facility staff.
  255  784.078                          3rd     Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
  256  784.08(2)(c)                     3rd     Battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
  257  784.081(3)                       3rd     Battery on specified official or employee.
  258  784.082(3)                       3rd     Battery by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
  259  784.083(3)                       3rd     Battery on code inspector.
  260  784.085                          3rd     Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
  261  787.03(1)                        3rd     Interference with custody; wrongly takes minor from appointed guardian.
  262  787.04(2)                        3rd     Take, entice, or remove child beyond state limits with criminal intent pending custody proceedings.
  263  787.04(3)                        3rd     Carrying child beyond state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing child at custody hearing or delivering to designated person.
  264  787.07                           3rd     Human smuggling.          
  265  790.115(1)                       3rd     Exhibiting firearm or weapon within 1,000 feet of a school.
  266  790.115(2)(b)                    3rd     Possessing electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon on school property.
  267  790.115(2)(c)                    3rd     Possessing firearm on school property.
  268  800.04(7)(c)                     3rd     Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender less than 18 years.
  269  810.02(4)(a)                     3rd     Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
  270  810.02(4)(b)                     3rd     Burglary, or attempted burglary, of an unoccupied conveyance; unarmed; no assault or battery.
  271  810.06                           3rd     Burglary; possession of tools.
  272  810.08(2)(c)                     3rd     Trespass on property, armed with firearm or dangerous weapon.
  273  812.014(2)(c)3.                  3rd     Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000 or more but less than $20,000.
  274  812.014(2)(c)4.-7.812.014(2)(c)4.-10.     3rd     Grand theft, 3rd degree, a will, firearm, motor vehicle, livestock, bee colony, aquaculture species, citrus fruit etc.
  275  812.0195(2)                      3rd     Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet; property stolen $300 or more.
  276  817.505(4)(a)                    3rd     Patient brokering.        
  277  817.563(1)                       3rd     Sell or deliver substance other than controlled substance agreed upon, excluding s. 893.03(5) drugs.
  278  817.568(2)(a)                    3rd     Fraudulent use of personal identification information.
  279  817.625(2)(a)                    3rd     Fraudulent use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder.
  280  817.625(2)(c)                    3rd     Possess, sell, or deliver skimming device.
  281  828.125(1)                       2nd     Kill, maim, or cause great bodily harm or permanent breeding disability to any registered horse or cattle.
  282  837.02(1)                        3rd     Perjury in official proceedings.
  283  837.021(1)                       3rd     Make contradictory statements in official proceedings.
  284  838.022                          3rd     Official misconduct.      
  285  839.13(2)(a)                     3rd     Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency.
  286  839.13(2)(c)                     3rd     Falsifying records of the Department of Children and Families.
  287  843.021                          3rd     Possession of a concealed handcuff key by a person in custody.
  288  843.025                          3rd     Deprive law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer of means of protection or communication.
  289  843.15(1)(a)                     3rd     Failure to appear while on bail for felony (bond estreature or bond jumping).
  290  847.0135(5)(c)                   3rd     Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender less than 18 years.
  291  874.05(1)(a)                     3rd     Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang.
  292  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)4. drugs).
  293  914.14(2)                        3rd     Witnesses accepting bribes.
  294  914.22(1)                        3rd     Force, threaten, etc., witness, victim, or informant.
  295  914.23(2)                        3rd     Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, no bodily injury.
  296  918.12                           3rd     Tampering with jurors.    
  297  934.215                          3rd     Use of two-way communications device to facilitate commission of a crime.
  298         (e) LEVEL 5
  299  
  300  FloridaStatute             FelonyDegree        Description        
  301  316.027(2)(a)                  3rd     Accidents involving personal injuries other than serious bodily injury, failure to stop; leaving scene.
  302  316.1935(4)(a)                 2nd     Aggravated fleeing or eluding.
  303  316.80(2)                      2nd     Unlawful conveyance of fuel; obtaining fuel fraudulently.
  304  322.34(6)                      3rd     Careless operation of motor vehicle with suspended license, resulting in death or serious bodily injury.
  305  327.30(5)                      3rd     Vessel accidents involving personal injury; leaving scene.
  306  379.365(2)(c)1.                3rd     Violation of rules relating to: willful molestation of stone crab traps, lines, or buoys; illegal bartering, trading, or sale, conspiring or aiding in such barter, trade, or sale, or supplying, agreeing to supply, aiding in supplying, or giving away stone crab trap tags or certificates; making, altering, forging, counterfeiting, or reproducing stone crab trap tags; possession of forged, counterfeit, or imitation stone crab trap tags; and engaging in the commercial harvest of stone crabs while license is suspended or revoked.
  307  379.367(4)                     3rd     Willful molestation of a commercial harvester’s spiny lobster trap, line, or buoy.
  308  379.407(5)(b)3.                3rd     Possession of 100 or more undersized spiny lobsters.
  309  381.0041(11)(b)                3rd     Donate blood, plasma, or organs knowing HIV positive.
  310  440.10(1)(g)                   2nd     Failure to obtain workers’ compensation coverage.
  311  440.105(5)                     2nd     Unlawful solicitation for the purpose of making workers’ compensation claims.
  312  440.381(2)                     2nd     Submission of false, misleading, or incomplete information with the purpose of avoiding or reducing workers’ compensation premiums.
  313  624.401(4)(b)2.                2nd     Transacting insurance without a certificate or authority; premium collected $20,000 or more but less than $100,000.
  314  626.902(1)(c)                  2nd     Representing an unauthorized insurer; repeat offender.
  315  790.01(2)                      3rd     Carrying a concealed firearm.
  316  790.162                        2nd     Threat to throw or discharge destructive device.
  317  790.163(1)                     2nd     False report of bomb, explosive, weapon of mass destruction, or use of firearms in violent manner.
  318  790.221(1)                     2nd     Possession of short-barreled shotgun or machine gun.
  319  790.23                         2nd     Felons in possession of firearms, ammunition, or electronic weapons or devices.
  320  796.05(1)                      2nd     Live on earnings of a prostitute; 1st offense.
  321  800.04(6)(c)                   3rd     Lewd or lascivious conduct; offender less than 18 years of age.
  322  800.04(7)(b)                   2nd     Lewd or lascivious exhibition; offender 18 years of age or older.
  323  806.111(1)                     3rd     Possess, manufacture, or dispense fire bomb with intent to damage any structure or property.
  324  812.0145(2)(b)                 2nd     Theft from person 65 years of age or older; $10,000 or more but less than $50,000.
  325  812.015(8)                     3rd     Retail theft; property stolen is valued at $1,500 $300 or more and one or more specified acts.
  326  812.019(1)                     2nd     Stolen property; dealing in or trafficking in.
  327  812.131(2)(b)                  3rd     Robbery by sudden snatching.
  328  812.16(2)                      3rd     Owning, operating, or conducting a chop shop.
  329  817.034(4)(a)2.                2nd     Communications fraud, value $20,000 to $50,000.
  330  817.234(11)(b)                 2nd     Insurance fraud; property value $20,000 or more but less than $100,000.
  331  817.2341(1), (2)(a) & (3)(a)    3rd     Filing false financial statements, making false entries of material fact or false statements regarding property values relating to the solvency of an insuring entity.
  332  817.568(2)(b)                  2nd     Fraudulent use of personal identification information; value of benefit, services received, payment avoided, or amount of injury or fraud, $5,000 or more or use of personal identification information of 10 or more persons.
  333  817.611(2)(a)                  2nd     Traffic in or possess 5 to 14 counterfeit credit cards or related documents.
  334  817.625(2)(b)                  2nd     Second or subsequent fraudulent use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder.
  335  825.1025(4)                    3rd     Lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an elderly person or disabled adult.
  336  827.071(4)                     2nd     Possess with intent to promote any photographic material, motion picture, etc., which includes sexual conduct by a child.
  337  827.071(5)                     3rd     Possess, control, or intentionally view any photographic material, motion picture, etc., which includes sexual conduct by a child.
  338  839.13(2)(b)                   2nd     Falsifying records of an individual in the care and custody of a state agency involving great bodily harm or death.
  339  843.01                         3rd     Resist officer with violence to person; resist arrest with violence.
  340  847.0135(5)(b)                 2nd     Lewd or lascivious exhibition using computer; offender 18 years or older.
  341  847.0137 (2) & (3)             3rd     Transmission of pornography by electronic device or equipment.
  342  847.0138 (2) & (3)             3rd     Transmission of material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or equipment.
  343  874.05(1)(b)                   2nd     Encouraging or recruiting another to join a criminal gang; second or subsequent offense.
  344  874.05(2)(a)                   2nd     Encouraging or recruiting person under 13 years of age to join a criminal gang.
  345  893.13(1)(a)1.                 2nd     Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4. drugs).
  346  893.13(1)(c)2.                 2nd     Sell, manufacture, or deliver cannabis (or other s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (3), or (4) drugs) within 1,000 feet of a child care facility, school, or state, county, or municipal park or publicly owned recreational facility or community center.
  347  893.13(1)(d)1.                 1st     Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4. drugs) within 1,000 feet of university.
  348  893.13(1)(e)2.                 2nd     Sell, manufacture, or deliver cannabis or other drug prohibited under s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6., (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9., (3), or (4) within 1,000 feet of property used for religious services or a specified business site.
  349  893.13(1)(f)1.                 1st     Sell, manufacture, or deliver cocaine (or other s. 893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d), or (2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)4. drugs) within 1,000 feet of public housing facility.
  350  893.13(4)(b)                   2nd     Use or hire of minor; deliver to minor other controlled substance.
  351  893.1351(1)                    3rd     Ownership, lease, or rental for trafficking in or manufacturing of controlled substance.
  352         (f) LEVEL 6
  353  
  354  FloridaStatute              FelonyDegree        Description        
  355  316.027(2)(b)                    2nd     Leaving the scene of a crash involving serious bodily injury.
  356  316.193(2)(b)                    3rd     Felony DUI, 4th or subsequent conviction.
  357  400.9935(4)(c)                   2nd     Operating a clinic, or offering services requiring licensure, without a license.
  358  499.0051(2)                      2nd     Knowing forgery of transaction history, transaction information, or transaction statement.
  359  499.0051(3)                      2nd     Knowing purchase or receipt of prescription drug from unauthorized person.
  360  499.0051(4)                      2nd     Knowing sale or transfer of prescription drug to unauthorized person.
  361  775.0875(1)                      3rd     Taking firearm from law enforcement officer.
  362  784.021(1)(a)                    3rd     Aggravated assault; deadly weapon without intent to kill.
  363  784.021(1)(b)                    3rd     Aggravated assault; intent to commit felony.
  364  784.041                          3rd     Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation.
  365  784.048(3)                       3rd     Aggravated stalking; credible threat.
  366  784.048(5)                       3rd     Aggravated stalking of person under 16.
  367  784.07(2)(c)                     2nd     Aggravated assault on law enforcement officer.
  368  784.074(1)(b)                    2nd     Aggravated assault on sexually violent predators facility staff.
  369  784.08(2)(b)                     2nd     Aggravated assault on a person 65 years of age or older.
  370  784.081(2)                       2nd     Aggravated assault on specified official or employee.
  371  784.082(2)                       2nd     Aggravated assault by detained person on visitor or other detainee.
  372  784.083(2)                       2nd     Aggravated assault on code inspector.
  373  787.02(2)                        3rd     False imprisonment; restraining with purpose other than those in s. 787.01.
  374  790.115(2)(d)                    2nd     Discharging firearm or weapon on school property.
  375  790.161(2)                       2nd     Make, possess, or throw destructive device with intent to do bodily harm or damage property.
  376  790.164(1)                       2nd     False report concerning bomb, explosive, weapon of mass destruction, act of arson or violence to state property, or use of firearms in violent manner.
  377  790.19                           2nd     Shooting or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, vessels, or vehicles.
  378  794.011(8)(a)                    3rd     Solicitation of minor to participate in sexual activity by custodial adult.
  379  794.05(1)                        2nd     Unlawful sexual activity with specified minor.
  380  800.04(5)(d)                     3rd     Lewd or lascivious molestation; victim 12 years of age or older but less than 16 years of age; offender less than 18 years.
  381  800.04(6)(b)                     2nd     Lewd or lascivious conduct; offender 18 years of age or older.
  382  806.031(2)                       2nd     Arson resulting in great bodily harm to firefighter or any other person.
  383  810.02(3)(c)                     2nd     Burglary of occupied structure; unarmed; no assault or battery.
  384  810.145(8)(b)                    2nd     Video voyeurism; certain minor victims; 2nd or subsequent offense.
  385  812.014(2)(b)1.                  2nd     Property stolen $20,000 or more, but less than $100,000, grand theft in 2nd degree.
  386  812.014(6)                       2nd     Theft; property stolen $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
  387  812.015(9)(a)                    2nd     Retail theft as adult; property stolen $1,500 $300 or more; second or subsequent conviction within certain time.
  388  812.015(9)(b)                    2nd     Retail theft; property stolen $3,000 or more; coordination of others.
  389  812.13(2)(c)                     2nd     Robbery, no firearm or other weapon (strong-arm robbery).
  390  817.4821(5)                      2nd     Possess cloning paraphernalia with intent to create cloned cellular telephones.
  391  817.505(4)(b)                    2nd     Patient brokering; 10 or more patients.
  392  825.102(1)                       3rd     Abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult.
  393  825.102(3)(c)                    3rd     Neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult.
  394  825.1025(3)                      3rd     Lewd or lascivious molestation of an elderly person or disabled adult.
  395  825.103(3)(c)                    3rd     Exploiting an elderly person or disabled adult and property is valued at less than $10,000.
  396  827.03(2)(c)                     3rd     Abuse of a child.         
  397  827.03(2)(d)                     3rd     Neglect of a child.       
  398  827.071(2) & (3)                 2nd     Use or induce a child in a sexual performance, or promote or direct such performance.
  399  836.05                           2nd     Threats; extortion.       
  400  836.10                           2nd     Written threats to kill or do bodily injury.
  401  843.12                           3rd     Aids or assists person to escape.
  402  847.011                          3rd     Distributing, offering to distribute, or possessing with intent to distribute obscene materials depicting minors.
  403  847.012                          3rd     Knowingly using a minor in the production of materials harmful to minors.
  404  847.0135(2)                      3rd     Facilitates sexual conduct of or with a minor or the visual depiction of such conduct.
  405  914.23                           2nd     Retaliation against a witness, victim, or informant, with bodily injury.
  406  944.35(3)(a)2.                   3rd     Committing malicious battery upon or inflicting cruel or inhuman treatment on an inmate or offender on community supervision, resulting in great bodily harm.
  407  944.40                           2nd     Escapes.                  
  408  944.46                           3rd     Harboring, concealing, aiding escaped prisoners.
  409  944.47(1)(a)5.                   2nd     Introduction of contraband (firearm, weapon, or explosive) into correctional facility.
  410  951.22(1)                        3rd     Intoxicating drug, firearm, or weapon introduced into county facility.
  411         Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph
  412  (c) of subsection (2) of section 985.557, Florida Statutes, are
  413  amended to read:
  414         985.557 Direct filing of an information; discretionary and
  415  mandatory criteria.—
  416         (1) DISCRETIONARY DIRECT FILE.—
  417         (a) With respect to any child who was 14 or 15 years of age
  418  at the time the alleged offense was committed, the state
  419  attorney may file an information when in the state attorney’s
  420  judgment and discretion the public interest requires that adult
  421  sanctions be considered or imposed and when the offense charged
  422  is for the commission of, attempt to commit, or conspiracy to
  423  commit:
  424         1. Arson;
  425         2. Sexual battery;
  426         3. Robbery;
  427         4. Kidnapping;
  428         5. Aggravated child abuse;
  429         6. Aggravated assault;
  430         7. Aggravated stalking;
  431         8. Murder;
  432         9. Manslaughter;
  433         10. Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a
  434  destructive device or bomb;
  435         11. Armed burglary in violation of s. 810.02(2)(b) or
  436  specified burglary of a dwelling or structure in violation of s.
  437  810.02(2)(c), or burglary with an assault or battery in
  438  violation of s. 810.02(2)(a);
  439         12. Aggravated battery;
  440         13. Any lewd or lascivious offense committed upon or in the
  441  presence of a person less than 16 years of age;
  442         14. Carrying, displaying, using, threatening, or attempting
  443  to use a weapon or firearm during the commission of a felony;
  444         15. Grand theft in violation of s. 812.014(2)(a);
  445         16. Possessing or discharging any weapon or firearm on
  446  school property in violation of s. 790.115;
  447         17. Home invasion robbery;
  448         18. Carjacking; or
  449         19. Grand theft of a motor vehicle in violation of s.
  450  812.014(2)(c)5. s. 812.014(2)(c)6. or grand theft of a motor
  451  vehicle valued at $20,000 or more in violation of s.
  452  812.014(2)(b) if the child has a previous adjudication for grand
  453  theft of a motor vehicle in violation of s. 812.014(2)(c)5. s.
  454  812.014(2)(c)6. or s. 812.014(2)(b).
  455         (2) MANDATORY DIRECT FILE.—
  456         (c) The state attorney must file an information if a child,
  457  regardless of the child’s age at the time the alleged offense
  458  was committed, is alleged to have committed an act that would be
  459  a violation of law if the child were an adult, that involves
  460  stealing a motor vehicle, including, but not limited to, a
  461  violation of s. 812.133, relating to carjacking, or s.
  462  812.014(2)(c)5. s. 812.014(2)(c)6., relating to grand theft of a
  463  motor vehicle, and while the child was in possession of the
  464  stolen motor vehicle the child caused serious bodily injury to
  465  or the death of a person who was not involved in the underlying
  466  offense. For purposes of this section, the driver and all
  467  willing passengers in the stolen motor vehicle at the time such
  468  serious bodily injury or death is inflicted shall also be
  469  subject to mandatory transfer to adult court. “Stolen motor
  470  vehicle,” for the purposes of this section, means a motor
  471  vehicle that has been the subject of any criminal wrongful
  472  taking. For purposes of this section, “willing passengers” means
  473  all willing passengers who have participated in the underlying
  474  offense.
  475         Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  476  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  477  reference thereto, subsection (10) of section 95.18, Florida
  478  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  479         95.18 Real property actions; adverse possession without
  480  color of title.—
  481         (10) A person who occupies or attempts to occupy a
  482  residential structure solely by claim of adverse possession
  483  under this section and offers the property for lease to another
  484  commits theft under s. 812.014.
  485         Section 6. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  486  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  487  reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
  488  373.6055, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  489         373.6055 Criminal history checks for certain water
  490  management district employees and others.—
  491         (3)
  492         (c) In addition to other requirements for employment or
  493  access established by any water management district pursuant to
  494  its water management district’s security plan for buildings,
  495  facilities, and structures, each water management district’s
  496  security plan shall provide that:
  497         1. Any person who has within the past 7 years been
  498  convicted, regardless of whether adjudication was withheld, for
  499  a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08; an act of terrorism
  500  as defined in s. 775.30; planting of a hoax bomb as provided in
  501  s. 790.165; any violation involving the manufacture, possession,
  502  sale, delivery, display, use, or attempted or threatened use of
  503  a weapon of mass destruction or hoax weapon of mass destruction
  504  as provided in s. 790.166; dealing in stolen property; any
  505  violation of s. 893.135; any violation involving the sale,
  506  manufacturing, delivery, or possession with intent to sell,
  507  manufacture, or deliver a controlled substance; burglary;
  508  robbery; any felony violation of s. 812.014; any violation of s.
  509  790.07; any crime an element of which includes use or possession
  510  of a firearm; any conviction for any similar offenses under the
  511  laws of another jurisdiction; or conviction for conspiracy to
  512  commit any of the listed offenses may not be qualified for
  513  initial employment within or authorized regular access to
  514  buildings, facilities, or structures defined in the water
  515  management district’s security plan as restricted access areas.
  516         2. Any person who has at any time been convicted of any of
  517  the offenses listed in subparagraph 1. may not be qualified for
  518  initial employment within or authorized regular access to
  519  buildings, facilities, or structures defined in the water
  520  management district’s security plan as restricted access areas
  521  unless, after release from incarceration and any supervision
  522  imposed as a sentence, the person remained free from a
  523  subsequent conviction, regardless of whether adjudication was
  524  withheld, for any of the listed offenses for a period of at
  525  least 7 years prior to the employment or access date under
  526  consideration.
  527         Section 7. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  528  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  529  reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 400.9935, Florida
  530  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  531         400.9935 Clinic responsibilities.—
  532         (3) A charge or reimbursement claim made by or on behalf of
  533  a clinic that is required to be licensed under this part but
  534  that is not so licensed, or that is otherwise operating in
  535  violation of this part, regardless of whether a service is
  536  rendered or whether the charge or reimbursement claim is paid,
  537  is an unlawful charge and is noncompensable and unenforceable. A
  538  person who knowingly makes or causes to be made an unlawful
  539  charge commits theft within the meaning of and punishable as
  540  provided in s. 812.014.
  541         Section 8. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  542  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  543  reference thereto, paragraph (g) of subsection (17) of section
  544  409.910, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  545         409.910 Responsibility for payments on behalf of Medicaid
  546  eligible persons when other parties are liable.—
  547         (17)
  548         (g) The agency may investigate and request appropriate
  549  officers or agencies of the state to investigate suspected
  550  criminal violations or fraudulent activity related to third
  551  party benefits, including, without limitation, ss. 414.39 and
  552  812.014. Such requests may be directed, without limitation, to
  553  the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the Office of the Attorney
  554  General or to any state attorney. Pursuant to s. 409.913, the
  555  Attorney General has primary responsibility to investigate and
  556  control Medicaid fraud.
  557         Section 9. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  558  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  559  reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 489.126, Florida
  560  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  561         489.126 Moneys received by contractors.—
  562         (4) Any person who violates any provision of this section
  563  is guilty of theft and shall be prosecuted and punished under s.
  564  812.014.
  565         Section 10. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  566  made by this act to section 812.015, Florida Statutes, in a
  567  reference thereto, subsection (5) of section 538.09, Florida
  568  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  569         538.09 Registration.—
  570         (5) In addition to the fine provided in subsection (4),
  571  registration under this section may be denied or any
  572  registration granted may be revoked, restricted, or suspended by
  573  the department if the department determines that the applicant
  574  or registrant:
  575         (a) Has violated any provision of this chapter or any rule
  576  or order made pursuant to this chapter;
  577         (b) Has made a material false statement in the application
  578  for registration;
  579         (c) Has been guilty of a fraudulent act in connection with
  580  any purchase or sale or has been or is engaged in or is about to
  581  engage in any practice, purchase, or sale which is fraudulent or
  582  in violation of the law;
  583         (d) Has made a misrepresentation or false statement to, or
  584  concealed any essential or material fact from, any person in
  585  making any purchase or sale;
  586         (e) Is making purchases or sales through any business
  587  associate not registered in compliance with the provisions of
  588  this chapter;
  589         (f) Has, within the preceding 10-year period for new
  590  registrants who apply for registration on or after October 1,
  591  2006, been convicted of, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo
  592  contendere to, or had adjudication withheld for, a crime against
  593  the laws of this state or any other state or of the United
  594  States which relates to registration as a secondhand dealer or
  595  which involves theft, larceny, dealing in stolen property,
  596  receiving stolen property, burglary, embezzlement, obtaining
  597  property by false pretenses, possession of altered property, any
  598  felony drug offense, any violation of s. 812.015, or any
  599  fraudulent dealing;
  600         (g) Has had a final judgment entered against her or him in
  601  a civil action upon grounds of fraud, embezzlement,
  602  misrepresentation, or deceit; or
  603         (h) Has failed to pay any sales tax owed to the Department
  604  of Revenue.
  605  
  606  In the event the department determines to deny an application or
  607  revoke a registration, it shall enter a final order with its
  608  findings on the register of secondhand dealers and their
  609  business associates, if any; and denial, suspension, or
  610  revocation of the registration of a secondhand dealer shall also
  611  deny, suspend, or revoke the registration of such secondhand
  612  dealer’s business associates.
  613         Section 11. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  614  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  615  reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 538.23, Florida
  616  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  617         538.23 Violations and penalties.—
  618         (2) A secondary metals recycler is presumed to know upon
  619  receipt of stolen regulated metals property in a purchase
  620  transaction that the regulated metals property has been stolen
  621  from another if the secondary metals recycler knowingly and
  622  intentionally fails to maintain the information required in s.
  623  538.19 and shall, upon conviction of a violation of s. 812.015,
  624  be punished as provided in s. 812.014(2) or (3).
  625         Section 12. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  626  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  627  reference thereto, subsection (10) of section 550.6305, Florida
  628  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  629         550.6305 Intertrack wagering; guest track payments;
  630  accounting rules.—
  631         (10) All races or games conducted at a permitholder’s
  632  facility, all broadcasts of such races or games, and all
  633  broadcast rights relating thereto are owned by the permitholder
  634  at whose facility such races or games are conducted and
  635  constitute the permitholder’s property as defined in s.
  636  812.012(4). Transmission, reception of a transmission,
  637  exhibition, use, or other appropriation of such races or games,
  638  broadcasts of such races or games, or broadcast rights relating
  639  thereto without the written consent of the permitholder
  640  constitutes a theft of such property under s. 812.014; and in
  641  addition to the penal sanctions contained in s. 812.014, the
  642  permitholder has the right to avail itself of the civil remedies
  643  specified in ss. 772.104, 772.11, and 812.035 in addition to any
  644  other remedies available under applicable state or federal law.
  645         Section 13. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  646  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  647  reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 634.319, Florida
  648  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  649         634.319 Reporting and accounting for funds.—
  650         (2) Any sales representative who, not being entitled
  651  thereto, diverts or appropriates such funds or any portion
  652  thereof to her or his own use is, upon conviction, guilty of
  653  theft, punishable as provided in s. 812.014.
  654         Section 14. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  655  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  656  reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 634.421, Florida
  657  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  658         634.421 Reporting and accounting for funds.—
  659         (2) Any sales representative who, not being entitled
  660  thereto, diverts or appropriates funds or any portion thereof to
  661  her or his own use commits theft as provided in s. 812.014.
  662         Section 15. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  663  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  664  reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 636.238, Florida
  665  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  666         636.238 Penalties for violation of this part.—
  667         (3) A person who collects fees for purported membership in
  668  a discount plan but purposefully fails to provide the promised
  669  benefits commits a theft, punishable as provided in s. 812.014.
  670         Section 16. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  671  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  672  reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 642.038, Florida
  673  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  674         642.038 Reporting and accounting for funds.—
  675         (2) Any sales representative who, not being entitled
  676  thereto, diverts or appropriates such funds or any portion
  677  thereof to his or her own use commits theft as provided in s.
  678  812.014.
  679         Section 17. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  680  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  681  reference thereto, subsection (4) of section 705.102, Florida
  682  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  683         705.102 Reporting lost or abandoned property.—
  684         (4) Any person who unlawfully appropriates such lost or
  685  abandoned property to his or her own use or refuses to deliver
  686  such property when required commits theft as defined in s.
  687  812.014, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
  688  775.084.
  689         Section 18. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  690  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  691  reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
  692  718.111, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  693         718.111 The association.—
  694         (1) CORPORATE ENTITY.—
  695         (d) As required by s. 617.0830, an officer, director, or
  696  agent shall discharge his or her duties in good faith, with the
  697  care an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would
  698  exercise under similar circumstances, and in a manner he or she
  699  reasonably believes to be in the interests of the association.
  700  An officer, director, or agent shall be liable for monetary
  701  damages as provided in s. 617.0834 if such officer, director, or
  702  agent breached or failed to perform his or her duties and the
  703  breach of, or failure to perform, his or her duties constitutes
  704  a violation of criminal law as provided in s. 617.0834;
  705  constitutes a transaction from which the officer or director
  706  derived an improper personal benefit, either directly or
  707  indirectly; or constitutes recklessness or an act or omission
  708  that was in bad faith, with malicious purpose, or in a manner
  709  exhibiting wanton and willful disregard of human rights, safety,
  710  or property. Forgery of a ballot envelope or voting certificate
  711  used in a condominium association election is punishable as
  712  provided in s. 831.01, the theft or embezzlement of funds of a
  713  condominium association is punishable as provided in s. 812.014,
  714  and the destruction of or the refusal to allow inspection or
  715  copying of an official record of a condominium association that
  716  is accessible to unit owners within the time periods required by
  717  general law in furtherance of any crime is punishable as
  718  tampering with physical evidence as provided in s. 918.13 or as
  719  obstruction of justice as provided in chapter 843. An officer or
  720  director charged by information or indictment with a crime
  721  referenced in this paragraph must be removed from office, and
  722  the vacancy shall be filled as provided in s. 718.112(2)(d)2.
  723  until the end of the officer’s or director’s period of
  724  suspension or the end of his or her term of office, whichever
  725  occurs first. If a criminal charge is pending against the
  726  officer or director, he or she may not be appointed or elected
  727  to a position as an officer or a director of any association and
  728  may not have access to the official records of any association,
  729  except pursuant to a court order. However, if the charges are
  730  resolved without a finding of guilt, the officer or director
  731  must be reinstated for the remainder of his or her term of
  732  office, if any.
  733         Section 19. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  734  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  735  reference thereto, subsection (2) of section 812.015, Florida
  736  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  737         812.015 Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion;
  738  mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest;
  739  exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest;
  740  penalties.—
  741         (2) Upon a second or subsequent conviction for petit theft
  742  from a merchant, farmer, or transit agency, the offender shall
  743  be punished as provided in s. 812.014(3), except that the court
  744  shall impose a fine of not less than $50 or more than $1,000.
  745  However, in lieu of such fine, the court may require the
  746  offender to perform public services designated by the court. In
  747  no event shall any such offender be required to perform fewer
  748  than the number of hours of public service necessary to satisfy
  749  the fine assessed by the court, as provided by this subsection,
  750  at the minimum wage prevailing in the state at the time of
  751  sentencing.
  752         Section 20. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  753  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  754  reference thereto, subsections (1) and (2) of section 812.0155,
  755  Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
  756         812.0155 Suspension of driver license following an
  757  adjudication of guilt for theft.—
  758         (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the
  759  court may order the suspension of the driver license of each
  760  person adjudicated guilty of any misdemeanor violation of s.
  761  812.014 or s. 812.015, regardless of the value of the property
  762  stolen. Upon ordering the suspension of the driver license of
  763  the person adjudicated guilty, the court shall forward the
  764  driver license of the person adjudicated guilty to the
  765  Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles in accordance
  766  with s. 322.25.
  767         (a) The first suspension of a driver license under this
  768  subsection shall be for a period of up to 6 months.
  769         (b) A second or subsequent suspension of a driver license
  770  under this subsection shall be for 1 year.
  771         (2) The court may revoke, suspend, or withhold issuance of
  772  a driver license of a person less than 18 years of age who
  773  violates s. 812.014 or s. 812.015 as an alternative to
  774  sentencing the person to:
  775         (a) Probation as defined in s. 985.03 or commitment to the
  776  Department of Juvenile Justice, if the person is adjudicated
  777  delinquent for such violation and has not previously been
  778  convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any criminal offense,
  779  regardless of whether adjudication was withheld.
  780         (b) Probation as defined in s. 985.03, commitment to the
  781  Department of Juvenile Justice, probation as defined in chapter
  782  948, community control, or incarceration, if the person is
  783  convicted as an adult of such violation and has not previously
  784  been convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for any criminal
  785  offense, regardless of whether adjudication was withheld.
  786         Section 21. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  787  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  788  reference thereto, subsections (4), (7), and (8) of section
  789  812.14, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
  790         812.14 Trespass and larceny with relation to utility
  791  fixtures; theft of utility services.—
  792         (4) A person who willfully violates subsection (2) commits
  793  theft, punishable as provided in s. 812.014.
  794         (7) An owner, lessor, or sublessor who willfully violates
  795  subsection (5) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,
  796  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Prosecution
  797  for a violation of subsection (5) does not preclude prosecution
  798  for theft pursuant to subsection (8) or s. 812.014.
  799         (8) Theft of utility services for the purpose of
  800  facilitating the manufacture of a controlled substance is theft,
  801  punishable as provided in s. 812.014.
  802         Section 22. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  803  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  804  reference thereto, subsection (3) of section 893.138, Florida
  805  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  806         893.138 Local administrative action to abate drug-related,
  807  prostitution-related, or stolen-property-related public
  808  nuisances and criminal gang activity.—
  809         (3) Any pain-management clinic, as described in s. 458.3265
  810  or s. 459.0137, which has been used on more than two occasions
  811  within a 6-month period as the site of a violation of:
  812         (a) Section 784.011, s. 784.021, s. 784.03, or s. 784.045,
  813  relating to assault and battery;
  814         (b) Section 810.02, relating to burglary;
  815         (c) Section 812.014, relating to theft;
  816         (d) Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden
  817  snatching; or
  818         (e) Section 893.13, relating to the unlawful distribution
  819  of controlled substances,
  820  
  821  may be declared to be a public nuisance, and such nuisance may
  822  be abated pursuant to the procedures provided in this section.
  823         Section 23. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  824  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  825  reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
  826  943.051, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  827         943.051 Criminal justice information; collection and
  828  storage; fingerprinting.—
  829         (3)
  830         (b) A minor who is charged with or found to have committed
  831  the following offenses shall be fingerprinted and the
  832  fingerprints shall be submitted electronically to the
  833  department, unless the minor is issued a civil citation pursuant
  834  to s. 985.12:
  835         1. Assault, as defined in s. 784.011.
  836         2. Battery, as defined in s. 784.03.
  837         3. Carrying a concealed weapon, as defined in s. 790.01(1).
  838         4. Unlawful use of destructive devices or bombs, as defined
  839  in s. 790.1615(1).
  840         5. Neglect of a child, as defined in s. 827.03(1)(e).
  841         6. Assault or battery on a law enforcement officer, a
  842  firefighter, or other specified officers, as defined in s.
  843  784.07(2)(a) and (b).
  844         7. Open carrying of a weapon, as defined in s. 790.053.
  845         8. Exposure of sexual organs, as defined in s. 800.03.
  846         9. Unlawful possession of a firearm, as defined in s.
  847  790.22(5).
  848         10. Petit theft, as defined in s. 812.014(3).
  849         11. Cruelty to animals, as defined in s. 828.12(1).
  850         12. Arson, as defined in s. 806.031(1).
  851         13. Unlawful possession or discharge of a weapon or firearm
  852  at a school-sponsored event or on school property, as provided
  853  in s. 790.115.
  854         Section 24. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
  855  made by this act to section 812.014, Florida Statutes, in a
  856  reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
  857  985.11, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  858         985.11 Fingerprinting and photographing.—
  859         (1)
  860         (b) Unless the child is issued a civil citation or is
  861  participating in a similar diversion program pursuant to s.
  862  985.12, a child who is charged with or found to have committed
  863  one of the following offenses shall be fingerprinted, and the
  864  fingerprints shall be submitted to the Department of Law
  865  Enforcement as provided in s. 943.051(3)(b):
  866         1. Assault, as defined in s. 784.011.
  867         2. Battery, as defined in s. 784.03.
  868         3. Carrying a concealed weapon, as defined in s. 790.01(1).
  869         4. Unlawful use of destructive devices or bombs, as defined
  870  in s. 790.1615(1).
  871         5. Neglect of a child, as defined in s. 827.03(1)(e).
  872         6. Assault on a law enforcement officer, a firefighter, or
  873  other specified officers, as defined in s. 784.07(2)(a).
  874         7. Open carrying of a weapon, as defined in s. 790.053.
  875         8. Exposure of sexual organs, as defined in s. 800.03.
  876         9. Unlawful possession of a firearm, as defined in s.
  877  790.22(5).
  878         10. Petit theft, as defined in s. 812.014.
  879         11. Cruelty to animals, as defined in s. 828.12(1).
  880         12. Arson, resulting in bodily harm to a firefighter, as
  881  defined in s. 806.031(1).
  882         13. Unlawful possession or discharge of a weapon or firearm
  883  at a school-sponsored event or on school property as defined in
  884  s. 790.115.
  885  
  886  A law enforcement agency may fingerprint and photograph a child
  887  taken into custody upon probable cause that such child has
  888  committed any other violation of law, as the agency deems
  889  appropriate. Such fingerprint records and photographs shall be
  890  retained by the law enforcement agency in a separate file, and
  891  these records and all copies thereof must be marked “Juvenile
  892  Confidential.” These records are not available for public
  893  disclosure and inspection under s. 119.07(1) except as provided
  894  in ss. 943.053 and 985.04(2), but shall be available to other
  895  law enforcement agencies, criminal justice agencies, state
  896  attorneys, the courts, the child, the parents or legal
  897  custodians of the child, their attorneys, and any other person
  898  authorized by the court to have access to such records. In
  899  addition, such records may be submitted to the Department of Law
  900  Enforcement for inclusion in the state criminal history records
  901  and used by criminal justice agencies for criminal justice
  902  purposes. These records may, in the discretion of the court, be
  903  open to inspection by anyone upon a showing of cause. The
  904  fingerprint and photograph records shall be produced in the
  905  court whenever directed by the court. Any photograph taken
  906  pursuant to this section may be shown by a law enforcement
  907  officer to any victim or witness of a crime for the purpose of
  908  identifying the person who committed such crime.
  909         Section 25. This act shall take effect October 1, 2018.