Text of FL H 1135 (2024)
Lewd or Lascivious Grooming
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HB 1135
2024
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A bill to be entitled
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An act relating to lewd or lascivious grooming;
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amending s. 800.04, F.S.; creating the offense of lewd
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or lascivious grooming; providing criminal penalties;
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providing an effective date.
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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Section 1. Subsection (8) of section 800.04, Florida
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Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (9), and a new subsection
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(8) is added to that section, to read:
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800.04 Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in
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the presence of persons less than 16 years of age.—
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(8) LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS GROOMING.—
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(a) A person who engages in the process of preparing or
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encouraging a child to engage in sexual activity through overtly
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sexually themed communication with the child or in conduct with
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or observed by the child without permission from the child's
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parent or legal guardian commits lewd or lascivious grooming.
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(b) A person 18 years of age or older who commits lewd or
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lascivious grooming commits a felony of the second degree,
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punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024.
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