PCS for HB 1467 — Act Relating to Gambling (Commerce Committee, 2025)
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PCS for HB 1467 2025 is a bill to be entitled an act relating to gambling. The title digest includes revising the annual report of the Florida Gaming Control Commission, prohibiting certain employment before or during service with the commission, and restricting post-employment activities of former commissioners and employees. It also provides for declaratory statements from the commission on whether a game or machine is an amusement machine, and authorizes thoroughbred permitholders to elect not to conduct live racing or games. Section 42 and Section 43 amend lists of statutes in the definitions of "unlawful debt" that refer to dogracing, horseracing, jai alai frontons, criminal usury and gambling.
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to gambling; amending s. 16.712, F.S.;
3 revising the contents of an annual report by the
4 Florida Gaming Control Commission; amending s. 16.713,
5 F.S.; prohibiting certain employment for a period
6 before or during service with the commission; amending
7 s. 16.715, F.S.; revising standards of conduct for the
8 commission; prohibiting certain post-employment
9 activities for former commissioners and employees for
10 a specified period; amending s. 546.10, F.S.;
11 authorizing certain organizations to petition the
12 commission before purchasing, installing, or operating
13 a game or machine on its premises before petitioning
14 for and being issued a specified declaratory statement
15 from the commission if the organization is unsure if
16 such game or machine is an amusement machine;
17 prohibiting such organizations from purchasing or
18 installing a game or machine until an outstanding
19 declaratory statement is issued; prohibiting such
20 organizations from seeking a declaratory statement if
21 the game or machine in question is the subject of a
22 criminal investigation; requiring the commission to
23 issue a declaratory statement within a specified
24 timeframe; prohibiting the commission from denying a
25 petition if it was validly requested; specifying the
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26 information that must be included in a request for a
27 declaratory statement; providing that the declaratory
28 statement is valid only for the game or machine for
29 which it is requested; providing that the declaratory
30 statement is invalid if the specifications for the
31 game or machine have been changed; providing that the
32 declaratory statement is binding on the commission and
33 may be introduced as evidence in subsequent
34 proceedings; providing construction; amending s.
35 550.002, F.S.; revising the definition of the term
36 "ultimate equitable owner"; amending s. 550.01215,
37 F.S.; authorizing thoroughbred permitholders to elect
38 not to conduct live racing or games; specifying that
39 such permitholders retain certain permits,
40 eligibility, exemptions, and licenses; providing that
41 certain permitholders are eligible to be a guest
42 track; requiring certain thoroughbred permitholders to
43 continue to offer live racing until providing a
44 specific notification to the commission; providing
45 notice requirements; providing applicability; amending
46 ss. 550.0351, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes
47 made by the act; amending s. 550.054, F.S.; revising
48 when commission approval is needed for transfers of
49 stock or other evidence of ownership of certain pari-
50 mutuel permitholders; amending s. 550.0951, F.S.;
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51 removing a requirement for live racing for purposes of
52 certain taxes; amending s. 550.09512, F.S.; removing
53 provisions requiring reissuance of escheated harness
54 horse permits; amending s. 550.09515, F.S.;
55 prohibiting reissuance of horse permits to certain
56 permitholders who do not pay tax on handle for live
57 races for a specified period; removing provisions
58 requiring reissuance of escheated horse permits;
59 amending ss. 550.2614, F.S.; conforming provisions to
60 changes made by the act; amending s. 550.26165, F.S.;
61 providing legislative purpose; requiring certain
62 moneys to be used for a specified purpose; requiring
63 awards be given at a uniform rate pursuant to a
64 specified plan; requiring such plan be published in
65 the Florida Administrative Register by a date certain;
66 authorizing the commission to use flexibility in the
67 development and implementation of a certain program;
68 providing the source of amounts available for
69 distribution; requiring permitholders to make certain
70 payments by a specified date; revising thoroughbred
71 breeders' awards; providing eligibility requirements
72 for awards; requiring a specified association to
73 maintain certain records; authorizing such association
74 to require a fee for specified services; requiring
75 purses be funded in a specified manner and paid at a
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76 specified rate; requiring awards to be paid by a
77 certain time; requiring the Florida Gaming Control
78 Commission maintain certain records; requiring a
79 certain association to remit to the state specified
80 funds immediately; requiring such funds to be placed
81 in a specified account; authorizing awards to be paid
82 for races in other states or countries; requiring the
83 commission to adopt certain rules; providing
84 underpayment requirements for permitholders;
85 authorizing the commission to adopt emergency rules;
86 repealing s. 550.2625, F.S., relating to Horseracing,
87 minimum purse requirement, Florida breeders' and
88 owners' awards; amending ss. 550.2633, and 550.26352,
89 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the
90 act; amending s. 550.3345, F.S.; revising composition
91 of a certain board of directors; revising provisions
92 related to the conversion of quarter horse permits to
93 a limited thoroughbred permit; authorizing such permit
94 locations to be moved to a licensed thoroughbred
95 training center that meets certain requirements;
96 providing for the licensing of thoroughbred training
97 centers; prohibiting such centers from being issued
98 certain licenses; providing an exception; authorizing
99 the commission to adopt rules for such licensing and
100 oversight; providing for board membership of the not-
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101 for-profit corporation; providing legislative
102 findings; preempting certain local laws, charters,
103 ordinances, resolutions, regulations, policies,
104 initiatives, or referendums; providing application;
105 amending s. 550.3551, F.S.; revising the entity
106 responsible for approving changes to live racing
107 minimums; repealing s. 550.625, F.S., relating to
108 Intertrack wagering, purses, and breeders' awards;
109 amending s. 550.6305, F.S.; revising the entity to be
110 paid certain breeders' awards; amending s. 551.104,
111 F.S.; revising specified requirements for thoroughbred
112 permitholders who have certain slot machine licenses;
113 amending s. 571.265, F.S.; defining the term
114 "commission"; revising entities receiving certain
115 funds from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
116 Services; providing for use of such funds; providing
117 requirements to receive such funds; authorizing the
118 department to adjust certain funding caps beginning a
119 certain breeding season; authorizing the department to
120 adopt emergency rules; providing legislative
121 necessity; exempting the department from certain
122 rulemaking requirements; authorizing a certain
123 association to charge a specified registration fee for
124 program participants; requiring a certain association
125 to make to the commission a certain report annually by
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126 a date certain and include specified information;
127 authorizing alternate distribution if certain
128 permitholders no longer offer live racing; amending s.
129 838.12, F.S.; prohibiting betting on athletic contests
130 with knowledge that the results are prearranged or
131 predetermined; providing criminal penalties; amending
132 s. 849.01, F.S.; revising criminal penalties for
133 offenses involving keeping a gambling house; amending
134 s. 849.02, F.S.; increasing criminal penalties for
135 specified offenses by agents or employees of a keeper
136 of a gambling house; amending s. 849.03, F.S.;
137 revising criminal penalties for offenses involving
138 renting a house for gambling purposes; amending s.
139 849.08, F.S.; defining the terms "Internet gambling"
140 and "Internet sports wagering"; prohibiting Internet
141 gambling and Internet sports wagering and related
142 offenses; providing criminal penalties; providing an
143 exception; amending s. 849.086, F.S.; revising
144 requirements for certain permitholders who have
145 cardroom licenses; prohibiting specified actions
146 relating to manipulation of card games; providing
147 criminal penalties; creating s. 849.0932, F.S.;
148 defining the term "fantasy sports contest"; requiring
149 such contests to meet specified requirements;
150 providing penalties for violations; authorizing the
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151 commission to investigate and refer violations for
152 prosecution; authorizing enforcement actions by the
153 Attorney General and state attorneys; providing
154 criminal penalties for certain violations; amending s.
155 849.11, F.S.; prohibiting certain offenses related to
156 games of chance involving the Internet; providing
157 criminal penalties; repealing s. 849.142, F.S.,
158 relating to exempted activities; amending s. 849.13,
159 F.S.; providing enhanced criminal penalties for second
160 or subsequent violations of certain provisions;
161 amending s. 849.14, F.S.; revising criminal penalties
162 for betting or wagering on certain activities;
163 amending s. 849.15, F.S.; providing definitions;
164 providing criminal penalties for specified offenses
165 relating to the manufacture, possession, and sale of
166 slot machines or devices; creating s. 849.155, F.S.;
167 prohibiting trafficking in slot machines, devices, or
168 parts thereof; providing criminal penalties; providing
169 for the deposit of fines into a specified trust fund
170 for specified purposes; creating s. 849.157, F.S.;
171 prohibiting the making of a false or misleading
172 statement regarding the legality of slot machines or
173 devices for specified purposes; providing criminal
174 penalties; repealing s. 849.23, F.S., relating to
175 penalties for violations of specified provisions;
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176 creating s. 849.47, F.S.; defining the term "illegal
177 gambling"; prohibiting the transportation of specified
178 numbers of persons or persons of certain ages for the
179 purpose of facilitating illegal gambling; providing
180 criminal penalties; creating s. 849.48, F.S.; defining
181 the term "illegal gambling"; prohibiting specified
182 gambling or gaming advertisements; providing criminal
183 penalties; providing construction; creating s. 849.49,
184 F.S.; preempting to the state the regulation of
185 gaming, gambling, lotteries, or specified activities;
186 amending s. 921.0022, F.S.; ranking offenses for
187 purposes of the offense severity ranking chart of the
188 Criminal Punishment Code; amending ss. 772.102 and
189 895.02, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by
190 the act; providing an effective date.
191
192 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
193
194 Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subsection (3) of section
195 16.712, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (k),
196 paragraph (h) of that subsection is amended, and new paragraphs
197 (i) and (j) are added to that subsection, to read:
198 16.712 Florida Gaming Control Commission authorizations,
199 duties, and responsibilities.—
200 (3) By December 1 of each year, the commission shall make
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201 an annual report to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
202 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report
203 must, at a minimum, include all of the following:
204 (h) A summary of actions taken and investigations
205 conducted by the commission, including the number of
206 investigations that led to criminal charges or an information
207 being filed and the resolution of such criminal case.
208 (i) The number of complaints received by the commission
209 categorized by subject matter or type of complaint and a summary
210 of the action taken on each complaint by the commission.
211 (j) A list of property seized by the commission during the
212 course of investigations, and the disposition of such property,
213 including a list of forfeiture actions.
214 Section 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of
215 section 16.713, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
216 16.713 Florida Gaming Control Commission; appointment and
217 employment restrictions.—
218 (2) PROHIBITIONS FOR EMPLOYEES AND COMMISSIONERS; PERSONS
219 INELIGIBLE FOR APPOINTMENT TO AND EMPLOYMENT WITH THE
220 COMMISSION.—
221 (a) A person may not, for the 2 years immediately
222 preceding the date of appointment to or employment with the
223 commission and while appointed to or employed with the
224 commission:
225 1. Hold a permit or license issued under chapter 550 or a
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226 license issued under chapter 551 or chapter 849; be an officer,
227 official, or employee of such permitholder or licensee; or be an
228 ultimate equitable owner, as defined in s. 550.002(37), of such
229 permitholder or licensee;
230 2. Be an officer, official, employee, or other person with
231 duties or responsibilities relating to a gaming operation owned
232 by an Indian tribe that has a valid and active compact with the
233 state; be a contractor or subcontractor of such tribe or an
234 entity employed, licensed, or contracted by such tribe; or be an
235 ultimate equitable owner, as defined in s. 550.002(37), of such
236 entity;
237 3. Be a registered lobbyist for the executive or
238 legislative branch, except while a commissioner or employee of
239 the commission when officially representing the commission or
240 unless the person registered as a lobbyist for the executive or
241 legislative branch while employed by a state agency as defined
242 in s. 110.107 during the normal course of his or her employment
243 with such agency and he or she has not lobbied on behalf of any
244 entity other than a state agency during the 2 years immediately
245 preceding the date of his or her appointment to or employment
246 with the commission; or
247 4. Be a bingo game operator or an employee of a bingo game
248 operator; or
249 5. Be an employee, associate, owner, or contractor for any
250 person or entity that conducts or facilitates an activity
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251 regulated, enforced, or investigated by the commission,
252 including fantasy sports contests and other betting activities.
253 (b) A person is ineligible for appointment to or
254 employment with the commission if, within the 2 years
255 immediately preceding such appointment or employment, he or she
256 violated paragraph (a) or solicited or accepted employment with,
257 acquired any direct or indirect interest in, or had any direct
258 or indirect business association, partnership, or financial
259 relationship with, or is a relative of:
260 1. Any person or entity who is an applicant, licensee, or
261 registrant with the commission; or
262 2. Any officer, official, employee, or other person with
263 duties or responsibilities relating to a gaming operation owned
264 by an Indian tribe that has a valid and active compact with the
265 state; any contractor or subcontractor of such tribe or an
266 entity employed, licensed, or contracted by such tribe; or any
267 ultimate equitable owner, as defined in s. 550.002(37), of such
268 entity; or
269 3. Any person or entity that conducts or facilitates an
270 activity regulated, enforced, or investigated by the commission,
271 including fantasy sports contests and other betting activities.
272
273 For the purposes of this subsection, the term "relative" means a
274 spouse, father, mother, son, daughter, grandfather, grandmother,
275 brother, sister, uncle, aunt, cousin, nephew, niece, father-in-
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276 law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law,
277 sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter,
278 stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, or half sister.
279 Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and paragraphs
280 (b) and (c) of subsection (2) of section 16.715, Florida
281 Statutes, are amended to read:
282 16.715 Florida Gaming Control Commission standards of
283 conduct; ex parte communications.—
284 (1) STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.—
285 (b)1. A commissioner or employee of the commission may not
286 accept anything from any business entity that, either directly
287 or indirectly, owns or controls any person regulated by the
288 commission or from any business entity that, either directly or
289 indirectly, is an affiliate or subsidiary of any person
290 regulated by the commission.
291 2. A commissioner or an employee may attend conferences,
292 along with associated meals and events that are generally
293 available to all conference participants, without payment of any
294 fees in addition to the conference fee. Additionally, while
295 attending a conference, a commissioner or an employee may attend
296 meetings, meals, or events that are not sponsored, in whole or
297 in part, by any representative of any person regulated by the
298 commission and that are limited to commissioners or employees
299 only, committee members, or speakers if the commissioner or
300 employee is a member of a committee of the association of
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301 regulatory agencies which organized the conference or is a
302 speaker at the conference. It is not a violation of this
303 subparagraph for a commissioner or an employee to attend a
304 conference for which conference participants who are employed by
305 a person regulated by the commission have paid a higher
306 conference registration fee than the commissioner or employee,
307 or to attend a meal or event that is generally available to all
308 conference participants without payment of any fees in addition
309 to the conference fee and that is sponsored, in whole or in
310 part, by a person regulated by the commission.
311 3. While employed, and for 2 years after service as a
312 commissioner or for 2 years after employment with the
313 commission, a commissioner or an employee may not accept any
314 form of employment with or engage in any business activity with
315 any business entity that, either directly or indirectly, owns or
316 controls any person regulated by the commission; any person
317 regulated by the commission; or any business entity that, either
318 directly or indirectly, is an affiliate or subsidiary of any
319 person regulated by the commission; or be an employee,
320 associate, owner, or contractor for any person or entity that
321 conducts or facilitates an activity regulated, enforced, or
322 investigated by the commission, including fantasy sports
323 contests and other betting activities.
324 4. While employed, and for 2 years after service as a
325 commissioner or for 2 years after employment with the
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326 commission, a commissioner, an employee, or a relative living in
327 the same household as a commissioner or an employee may not have
328 any financial interest, other than shares in a mutual fund, in
329 any person regulated by the commission; in any business entity
330 that, either directly or indirectly, owns or controls any person
331 regulated by the commission; or in any business entity that,
332 either directly or indirectly, is an affiliate or a subsidiary
333 of any person regulated by the commission; or be an employee,
334 associate, owner, or contractor for any person or entity that
335 conducts or facilitates an activity regulated, enforced, or
336 investigated by the commission, including fantasy sports
337 contests and other betting activities. If a commissioner, an
338 employee, or a relative living in the same household as a
339 commissioner or an employee acquires any financial interest
340 prohibited by this subsection during the commissioner's term of
341 office or the employee's employment with the commission as a
342 result of events or actions beyond the commissioner's, the
343 employee's, or the relative's control, he or she shall
344 immediately sell such financial interest. For the purposes of
345 this subsection, the term "relative" has the same meaning as in
346 s. 16.713(2)(b).
347 5. A commissioner or an employee may not accept anything
348 from a party in a proceeding currently pending before the
349 commission.
350 6. A commissioner may not serve as the representative of
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351 any political party or on any executive committee or other
352 governing body of a political party; serve as an executive
353 officer or employee of any political party, committee,
354 organization, or association; receive remuneration for
355 activities on behalf of any candidate for public office; engage
356 on behalf of any candidate for public office in the solicitation
357 of votes or other activities on behalf of such candidacy; or
358 become a candidate for election to any public office without
359 first resigning from office.
360 7. A commissioner, during his or her term of office, may
361 not make any public comment regarding the merits of any
362 proceeding under ss. 120.569 and 120.57 currently pending before
363 the commission.
364 8. A commissioner or an employee may not act in an
365 unprofessional manner at any time during the performance of
366 official duties.
367 9. A commissioner or an employee must avoid impropriety in
368 all activities and must act at all times in a manner that
369 promotes public confidence in the integrity and impartiality of
370 the commission.
371 10. A commissioner or an employee may not directly or
372 indirectly, through staff or other means, solicit anything of
373 value from any person regulated by the commission, or from any
374 business entity that, whether directly or indirectly, is an
375 affiliate or a subsidiary of any person regulated by the
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376 commission, or from any party appearing in a proceeding
377 considered by the commission in the last 2 years.
378 11. A commissioner may not lobby the Governor or any
379 agency of the state, members or employees of the Legislature, or
380 any county or municipal government or governmental agency except
381 to represent the commission in an official capacity.
382 (2) FORMER COMMISSIONERS AND EMPLOYEES.—
383 (b) A commissioner, the executive director, or an employee
384 of the commission may not, for the 2 years immediately following
385 the date of resignation or termination from the commission:
386 1. Hold a permit or license issued under chapter 550, or a
387 license issued under chapter 551 or chapter 849; be an officer,
388 official, or employee of such permitholder or licensee; or be an
389 ultimate equitable owner, as defined in s. 550.002(37), of such
390 permitholder or licensee; or be an employee, associate, owner,
391 or contractor for any person or entity that conducts or
392 facilitates an activity regulated, enforced, or investigated by
393 the commission, including fantasy sports contests and other
394 betting activities;
395 2. Accept employment by or compensation from a business
396 entity that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls a person
397 regulated by the commission; from a person regulated by the
398 commission; from a business entity which, directly or
399 indirectly, is an affiliate or subsidiary of a person regulated
400 by the commission; or from a business entity or trade
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401 association that has been a party to a commission proceeding
402 within the 2 years preceding the member's resignation or
403 termination of service on the commission; from any person or
404 entity that conducts or facilitates an activity regulated,
405 enforced, or investigated by the commission, including fantasy
406 sports contests and other betting activities; or
407 3. Be a bingo game operator or an employee of a bingo game
408 operator.
409 (c) A person employed by the commission may not, for the 2
410 years immediately following the date of termination or
411 resignation from employment with the commission:
412 1. Hold a permit or license issued under chapter 550, or a
413 license issued under chapter 551 or chapter 849; be an officer,
414 official, or employee of such permitholder or licensee; or be an
415 ultimate equitable owner, as defined in s. 550.002(37), of such
416 permitholder or licensee; or be an employee, associate, owner,
417 or contractor for any person or entity that conducts or
418 facilitates an activity regulated, enforced, or investigated by
419 the commission, including fantasy sports contests and other
420 betting activities; or
421 2. Be a bingo game operator or an employee of a bingo game
422 operator.
423 Section 4. Present subsections (8) and (9) of section
424 546.10, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (9)
425 and (10), respectively, and a new subsection (8) is added to
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426 that section, to read:
427 546.10 Amusement games or machines.—
428 (8)(a)1. Before purchasing or installing a game or machine
429 on the premises of any veterans' service organization granted a
430 federal charter under Title 36, U.S.C., or a division, a
431 department, a post, or a chapter of such organization, for which
432 an alcoholic beverage license has been issued, and the veterans'
433 service organization is in doubt about whether a machine meets
434 the definition of an amusement machine under this section, the
435 organization may petition the Florida Gaming Control Commission
436 for a declaratory statement under s. 120.565 on whether the
437 operation of the game or machine would be authorized under this
438 section or would be a violation of this section or chapter 849.
439 A game or machine awaiting a declaratory statement from the
440 commission may not be purchased or installed until the
441 declaratory statement is issued.
442 2. If there is a game or machine currently on the premises
443 of any veterans' service organization granted a federal charter
444 under Title 36, U.S.C., or a division, a department, a post, or
445 a chapter of such organization, for which an alcoholic beverage
446 license has been issued and the veterans' service organization
447 is in doubt about whether a machine meets the definition of an
448 amusement machine under this section, the organization may
449 petition the commission for a declaratory statement pursuant to
450 s. 120.565 on whether the operation of the game or machine would
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451 be authorized under this section or would be a violation of this
452 section or chapter 849. If the game, machine, premises, or
453 organization is the subject of an ongoing criminal
454 investigation, the organization may not petition the commission
455 for a declaratory statement under this subsection.
456 3. The commission shall issue a declaratory statement
457 pursuant to this subsection within 60 days after receiving a
458 petition requesting such statement. The commission may not deny
459 a petition that is validly requested pursuant to this subsection
460 and 120.565.
461 (b) A petition made under this subsection must provide
462 enough information for the commission to issue the declaratory
463 statement and must be accompanied by the exact specifications
464 for the type of game or machine that the organization will
465 purchase or install or currently has on the premises. The
466 declaratory statement is valid only for the game or machine for
467 which it is requested and is invalid if the specifications for
468 the game or the machine have been changed.
469 (c) The declaratory statement is binding on the commission
470 and may be introduced in any subsequent proceedings as evidence
471 of a good faith effort to comply with this section or chapter
472 849.
473 (d) This subsection does not prevent the commission or any
474 other criminal justice agency as defined in s. 943.045 from
475 detecting, apprehending, and arresting a person for any alleged
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476 violation of this chapter, chapter 24, part II of chapter 285,
477 chapter 550, chapter 551, or chapter 849, or any rule adopted
478 pursuant thereto, or of any law of this state.
479 (e) This subsection does not require an owner or an
480 operator of an amusement game or machine under this section to
481 request or obtain a declaratory statement in order to operate
482 pursuant to this section.
483 Section 5. Subsection (37) of section 550.002, Florida
484 Statutes, is amended to read:
485 550.002 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
486 (37) "Ultimate equitable owner" means a natural person
487 who, directly or indirectly, owns or controls 5 percent or more
488 of an ownership interest in a corporation, foreign corporation,
489 or alien business organization, regardless of whether such
490 person owns or controls such ownership through one or more
491 natural persons or one or more proxies, powers of attorney,
492 nominees, corporations, associations, partnerships, trusts,
493 joint stock companies, or other entities or devices, or any
494 combination thereof.
495 Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
496 550.01215, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
497 550.01215 License application; periods of operation;
498 license fees; bond.—
499 (1) Each permitholder shall annually, during the period
500 between January 15 and February 4, file in writing with the
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501 commission its application for an operating license for a pari-
502 mutuel facility for the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering during
503 the next state fiscal year, including intertrack and simulcast
504 race wagering. Each application for live performances must
505 specify the number, dates, and starting times of all live
506 performances that the permitholder intends to conduct. It must
507 also specify which performances will be conducted as charity or
508 scholarship performances.
509 (b)1. A greyhound permitholder may not conduct live
510 racing. A jai alai permitholder, thoroughbred permitholder,
511 harness horse racing permitholder, or quarter horse racing
512 permitholder may elect not to conduct live racing or games. A
513 thoroughbred permitholder must conduct live racing. A greyhound
514 permitholder, jai alai permitholder, thoroughbred permitholder,
515 harness horse racing permitholder, or quarter horse racing
516 permitholder that does not conduct live racing or games retains
517 its permit; is a pari-mutuel facility as defined in s.
518 550.002(23); if such permitholder has been issued a slot machine
519 license, the facility where such permit is located remains an
520 eligible facility as defined in s. 551.102(4), continues to be
521 eligible for a slot machine license pursuant to s. 551.104(3),
522 and is exempt from ss. 551.104(10) ss. 551.104(4)(c) and (10)
523 and 551.114(2); is eligible, but not required, to be a guest
524 track and, if the permitholder is a harness horse racing
525 permitholder or a thoroughbred permitholder, to be a host track
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526 for purposes of intertrack wagering and simulcasting pursuant to
527 ss. 550.3551, 550.615, 550.625, and 550.6305; and remains
528 eligible for a cardroom license. A thoroughbred permitholder who
529 operates a slot machine facility or cardroom shall offer a full
530 schedule of live racing until such permitholder notifies the
531 commission that it will no longer offer live racing. Notice
532 under this subparagraph is not valid unless it is delivered on
533 or after July 1, 2027, and contains the date on which the
534 permitholder will no longer offer live racing, which may not be
535 earlier than 3 years after the date of the notice. The
536 permitholder is not required to deliver such notice when
537 relocating under s. 550.3345.
538 2. A permitholder or licensee may not conduct live
539 greyhound racing or dogracing in connection with any wager for
540 money or any other thing of value in the state. The commission
541 may deny, suspend, or revoke any permit or license under this
542 chapter if a permitholder or licensee conducts live greyhound
543 racing or dogracing in violation of this subparagraph. In
544 addition to, or in lieu of, denial, suspension, or revocation of
545 such permit or license, the commission may impose a civil
546 penalty of up to $5,000 against the permitholder or licensee for
547 a violation of this subparagraph. All penalties imposed and
548 collected must be deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to
549 the credit of the General Revenue Fund.
550 Section 7. Subsection (4) of section 550.0351, Florida
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551 Statutes, is amended to read:
552 550.0351 Charity days.—
553 (4) The total of all profits derived from the conduct of a
554 charity day performance must include all revenues derived from
555 the conduct of that performance, including all state taxes that
556 would otherwise be due to the state, except that the daily
557 license fee as provided in s. 550.0951(1) and the breaks for the
558 promotional trust funds as provided in s. 550.2625(3), (4), (5),
559 (7), and (8) shall be paid to the commission. All other revenues
560 from the charity performance, including the commissions, breaks,
561 and admissions and the revenues from parking, programs, and
562 concessions, shall be included in the total of all profits.
563 Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (11) and subsection
564 (12) of section 550.054, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
565 550.054 Application for permit to conduct pari-mutuel
566 wagering.—
567 (11)
568 (b) If a permit to conduct pari-mutuel wagering is held by
569 a corporation or business entity other than an individual, the
570 transfer of any 10 percent or more of the stock or other
571 evidence of ownership or equity in the permitholder may not be
572 made without the prior approval of the transferee by the
573 commission pursuant to s. 550.1815.
574 (12) Changes in ownership or interest of a pari-mutuel
575 permit of any 5 percent or more of the stock or other evidence
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576 of ownership or equity in the permitholder shall be approved by
577 the commission before prior to such change, unless the owner is
578 an existing owner of that permit who was previously approved by
579 the commission. Changes in ownership or interest of a pari-
580 mutuel permit of less than 5 percent shall be reported to the
581 commission within 20 days of the change. The commission may then
582 conduct an investigation related to a request for to ensure that
583 the permit is properly updated to show the change in ownership
584 or interest.
585 Section 9. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
586 550.0951, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
587 550.0951 Payment of daily license fee and taxes;
588 penalties.—
589 (3) TAX ON HANDLE.—Each permitholder shall pay a tax on
590 contributions to pari-mutuel pools, the aggregate of which is
591 hereinafter referred to as "handle," on races or games conducted
592 by the permitholder. The tax is imposed daily and is based on
593 the total contributions to all pari-mutuel pools conducted
594 during the daily performance. If a permitholder conducts more
595 than one performance daily, the tax is imposed on each
596 performance separately.
597 (c)1. The tax on handle for intertrack wagering is 2.0
598 percent of the handle if the host track is a horse track, 3.3
599 percent if the host track is a harness track, 5.5 percent if the
600 host track is a dog track, and 7.1 percent if the host track is
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601 a jai alai fronton. The tax on handle for intertrack wagering is
602 0.5 percent if the host track and the guest track are
603 thoroughbred permitholders or if the guest track is located
604 outside the market area of the host track and within the market
605 area of a thoroughbred permitholder currently conducting a live
606 race meet. The tax on handle for intertrack wagering on
607 rebroadcasts of simulcast thoroughbred horseraces is 2.4 percent
608 of the handle and 1.5 percent of the handle for intertrack
609 wagering on rebroadcasts of simulcast harness horseraces. The
610 tax shall be deposited into the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund.
611 2. The tax on handle for intertrack wagers accepted by any
612 dog track located in an area of the state in which there are
613 only three permitholders, all of which are greyhound
614 permitholders, located in three contiguous counties, from any
615 greyhound permitholder also located within such area or any dog
616 track or jai alai fronton located as specified in s. 550.615(6)
617 or (9), on races or games received from the same class of
618 permitholder located within the same market area is 3.9 percent
619 if the host facility is a greyhound permitholder and, if the
620 host facility is a jai alai permitholder, the rate shall be 6.1
621 percent except that it shall be 2.3 percent on handle at such
622 time as the total tax on intertrack handle paid to the
623 commission by the permitholder during the current state fiscal
624 year exceeds the total tax on intertrack handle paid to the
625 commission by the permitholder during the 1992-1993 state fiscal
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626 year.
627 Section 10. Subsection (3) of section 550.09512, Florida
628 Statutes, is amended to read:
629 550.09512 Harness horse taxes; abandoned interest in a
630 permit for nonpayment of taxes.—
631 (3)(a) The permit of a harness horse permitholder who is
632 conducting live harness horse performances and who does not pay
633 tax on handle for any such performances conducted during any 2
634 consecutive state fiscal years shall be void and may not be
635 reissued unless such failure to operate and pay tax on handle
636 was the direct result of fire, strike, war, hurricane, pandemic,
637 or other disaster or event beyond the ability of the
638 permitholder to control. Financial hardship to the permitholder
639 shall not, in and of itself, constitute just cause for failure
640 to operate and pay tax on handle.
641 (b) In order to maximize the tax revenues to the state,
642 the commission shall reissue an escheated harness horse permit
643 to a qualified applicant pursuant to the provisions of this
644 chapter as for the issuance of an initial permit. However, the
645 provisions of this chapter relating to referendum requirements
646 for a pari-mutuel permit shall not apply to the reissuance of an
647 escheated harness horse permit. As specified in the application
648 and upon approval by the commission of an application for the
649 permit, the new permitholder shall be authorized to operate a
650 harness horse facility anywhere in the same county in which the
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651 escheated permit was authorized to be operated, notwithstanding
652 the provisions of s. 550.054(2) relating to mileage limitations.
653 Section 11. Subsection (3) of section 550.09515, Florida
654 Statutes, is amended to read:
655 550.09515 Thoroughbred horse taxes; abandoned interest in
656 a permit for nonpayment of taxes.—
657 (3)(a) The permit of a thoroughbred horse permitholder who
658 does not pay tax on handle for live thoroughbred horse
659 performances for a full schedule of live races during any 2
660 consecutive state fiscal years shall be void and shall not be
661 reissued escheat to and become the property of the state unless
662 such failure to operate and pay tax on handle was the direct
663 result of fire, strike, war, or other disaster or event beyond
664 the ability of the permitholder to control. Financial hardship
665 to the permitholder shall not, in and of itself, constitute just
666 cause for failure to operate and pay tax on handle.
667 (b) In order to maximize the tax revenues to the state,
668 the commission shall reissue an escheated thoroughbred horse
669 permit to a qualified applicant pursuant to the provisions of
670 this chapter as for the issuance of an initial permit. However,
671 the provisions of this chapter relating to referendum
672 requirements for a pari-mutuel permit shall not apply to the
673 reissuance of an escheated thoroughbred horse permit. As
674 specified in the application and upon approval by the commission
675 of an application for the permit, the new permitholder shall be
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676 authorized to operate a thoroughbred horse facility anywhere in
677 the same county in which the escheated permit was authorized to
678 be operated, notwithstanding the provisions of s. 550.054(2)
679 relating to mileage limitations.
680 Section 12. Subsection (1) of section 550.2614, Florida
681 Statutes, is amended to read:
682 550.2614 Distribution of certain funds to a horsemen's
683 association.—
684 (1) Each licensee that holds a permit for thoroughbred
685 horse racing in this state shall deduct from the purses required
686 by s. 550.2625, an amount of money equal to 1 percent of the
687 total purse pool and shall pay that amount to a horsemen's
688 association representing the majority of the thoroughbred
689 racehorse owners and trainers for its use in accordance with the
690 stated goals of its articles of association filed with the
691 Department of State.
692 Section 13. Section 550.26165, Florida Statutes, is
693 amended to read:
694 (Substantial rewording of section.
695 See s. 550.26165, F.S., for present text.)
696 550.26165 Breeders' incentives, purses and special racing
697 awards plan.—
698 (1) A purse structure for racehorse owners which is
699 competitive with the purses offered in other states is an
700 important factor in attracting the entry of well-bred horses in
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701 race meets in this state. The availability of awards to the
702 owners and the breeders of Florida-bred racehorses, including
703 the owners of Florida-based stallions, is an important factor
704 used to incentivize the purchase of Florida-bred horses at
705 auction and to induce well-bred stallions and mares to engage in
706 breeding activities in the state. In turn, the availability of
707 these financial awards help to ensure the continuing viability
708 of the thoroughbred industry in the state while simultaneously
709 producing maximum revenues from licensed racing activity for the
710 state and the counties. The purpose of this section is to
711 encourage the agricultural activity of owning, breeding, and
712 racing Florida-bred racehorses.
713 (2) Moneys dedicated in this chapter for use as purse
714 supplements to the owners of Florida-bred racehorses as
715 breeders' awards and stallion awards are to be used to
716 incentivize the ownership and the breeding of registered
717 Florida-bred horses. Such awards shall be given at a uniform
718 rate pursuant to an annual plan developed by the commission. The
719 annual plan shall be developed with input from the Department of
720 Agriculture and Consumer Services, stakeholders in the
721 thoroughbred racing and breeding industry, and the general
722 public and published in the Florida Administrative Register by
723 January 1 for implementation during the next licensed racing
724 year. The awards programs described in this chapter must be
725 responsive to rapidly changing incentive programs in other
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726 states and to accomplish this goal, the commission is authorized
727 to use flexibility in the design and implementation of a
728 competitive awards programs. The plan approved by the commission
729 shall allocate, for distribution by category, breeders' awards,
730 stallion awards, and Florida-bred purse supplements available
731 for distribution in the ensuing licensing year. The amount
732 available for distribution shall be derived from the following
733 sources:
734 (a) A minimum amount equal to 0.955 percent on all pari-
735 mutuel pools conducted on all wagering during each race meet,
736 including any intertrack race taken pursuant to ss. 550.615-
737 550.6305 or any interstate simulcast taken pursuant to s.
738 550.3551(3). This paragraph also applies to all Breeder's Cup
739 races conducted outside this state taken pursuant to s.
740 550.3551(3).
741 (b) A minimum amount equal to 3.475 percent of the gross
742 revenue derived by the thoroughbred permitholder when serving as
743 the host track for wagering on any race originating live in this
744 state which is broadcast out-of-state to any location at which
745 wagers are accepted pursuant to s. 550.3551(2).
746
747 The permitholder conducting the races shall make the payments
748 authorized in this section to the commission for deposit into
749 the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund. The permitholder shall
750 remit to the commission such payments by the 5th day of each
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751 calendar month for such sums accruing during the preceding
752 calendar month and provide any corresponding reporting as
753 prescribed by the commission. Such payments together with any
754 interest earned shall be used exclusively for the payment of
755 breeders', stallion, or special racing awards in accordance with
756 the plan established pursuant to this section.
757 (3) In order for a breeder of a Florida-bred thoroughbred
758 horse to be eligible to receive a breeder's award, the horse
759 must have been registered as a Florida-bred horse with the
760 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association and the Jockey Club
761 certificate for the horse must show that the horse has been duly
762 registered as a Florida-bred horse. The Florida Thoroughbred
763 Breeders' Association may charge the registrant a reasonable fee
764 for this verification and registration not to exceed $75 per
765 horse.
766 (4) In order for an owner of the sire of a thoroughbred
767 horse winning a stakes race to be eligible to receive a stallion
768 award, the stallion must have been registered with the Florida
769 Thoroughbred Breeders' Association and the live breeding of the
770 registered Florida-bred horse must have occurred in this state.
771 The stallion must be standing permanently in this state between
772 February 1 and June 15 of each year or, if the stallion is dead,
773 must have stood permanently in this state for a period of at
774 least 1 year immediately before its death. The removal of a
775 stallion from this state during the period of time between
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776 February 1 and June 15 of any year for any reason other than
777 exclusively for prescribed medical treatment, as approved by the
778 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, renders the owner or
779 owners of the stallion ineligible to receive a stallion award
780 under any circumstances for offspring sired before removal,
781 however, if a removed stallion is returned to this state, all
782 offspring sired subsequent to the return make the owner or
783 owners of the stallion eligible for the stallion award but only
784 for those offspring sired subsequent to such return to this
785 state. The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association shall
786 maintain complete records showing the date the stallion arrived
787 in this state for the first time, whether or not the stallion
788 remained in the state permanently, the location of the stallion,
789 and whether the stallion is still standing in this state and
790 complete records showing awards earned, received, and
791 distributed. The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association may
792 charge the stallion owner a reasonable fee for this service not
793 to exceed $75 per stallion.
794 (5) Purses shall be funded from the pari-mutuel pools
795 conducted by the permitholder. A thoroughbred permit shall pay
796 as purses during its race meets an amount equal to 7 percent of
797 all wagers placed pursuant to s. 550.615 as purses during its
798 current race meet.
799 (6) A permitholder conducting a thoroughbred horse race
800 under the provisions of this chapter shall, within 30 days after
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801 the end of the race meet during which the race is conducted,
802 certify to the commission such information relating to the
803 thoroughbred horses winning a stakes or other horserace at the
804 meet as may be required to determine the eligibility for payment
805 of breeders', stallion, and special racing awards.
806 (7) The commission shall maintain complete records showing
807 the starters and winners in all races conducted at thoroughbred
808 tracks in this state and shall maintain complete records showing
809 awards earned, received, and distributed.
810 (8) Any funds in the possession of the Florida
811 Thoroughbred Breeders' Association which had been paid by any
812 thoroughbred permitholder as required by any provision of
813 chapter 550 or chapter 551 in effect when the payment was made
814 or by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer
815 Services as required by any provision of chapter 571 in effect
816 when the payment was made shall be immediately paid to the
817 commission for deposit to the Pari-mutuel Wagering Trust Fund.
818 The commission shall authorize payment from such funds to any
819 breeder or stallion owner entitled to an award that has not been
820 previously paid by the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders'
821 Association in accordance with the applicable plan of
822 distribution.
823 (9) Breeders' awards or stallion awards authorized under
824 this chapter, if authorized by a rule of the commission, may be
825 paid with respect to thoroughbred horse races taking place in
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826 other states or countries.
827 (10) The commission shall adopt reasonable rules to ensure
828 the timely and accurate payment of all amounts withheld by
829 horserace permitholders regarding the distribution of purses,
830 owners' awards, and other amounts collected for payment to
831 owners and breeders pursuant to this section and this chapter.
832 (11) Each permitholder that fails to pay out all moneys
833 collected for payment to owners and breeders shall, within 10
834 days after the end of the meet during which the permitholder
835 underpaid purses, deposit an amount equal to the underpayment
836 into a separate interest-bearing account established by the
837 commission, which moneys shall be distributed to owners and
838 breeders in accordance with commission rules.
839 (12) The commission may at any time adopt emergency rules
840 pursuant to s. 120.54 to implement this section. The Legislature
841 finds that such emergency rulemaking power is necessary for the
842 preservation of the rights and welfare of the people in order to
843 provide additional funds to benefit the statewide thoroughbred
844 racing and breeding industry. The Legislature further finds that
845 the unique nature of breeding and racing operations require,
846 from time to time, that the commission respond as quickly as is
847 practicable to changes in the marketplace. Therefore, in
848 adopting such emergency rules, the commission need not make the
849 findings required by s. 120.54(4)(a). Emergency rules adopted
850 under this section are exempt from s. 120.54(4)(c) and shall
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851 remain in effect until replaced by other emergency rules or by
852 rules adopted under the nonemergency rulemaking procedures of
853 the Administrative Procedure Act.
854 Section 14. Section 550.2625, Florida Statutes, is
855 repealed.
856 Section 15. Subsection (2) of section 550.2633, Florida
857 Statutes, is amended to read:
858 550.2633 Horseracing; distribution of abandoned interest
859 in or contributions to pari-mutuel pools.—
860 (2) All moneys or other property which has escheated to
861 and become the property of the state as provided herein and
862 which is held by a permitholder authorized to conduct pari-
863 mutuel pools in this state shall be paid annually by the
864 permitholder to the recipient designated in this subsection
865 within 60 days after the close of the race meeting of the
866 permitholder. Section 550.1645 notwithstanding, the moneys shall
867 be paid by the permitholder as follows:
868 (a) Funds from any harness horse races shall be paid to
869 the Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association and
870 shall be used for the payment of breeders' awards, stallion
871 awards, stallion stakes, additional purses, and prizes for, and
872 for the general promotion of owning and breeding of, Florida-
873 bred standardbred horses, as provided for in s. 550.2625.
874 (b) Funds from quarter horse races shall be paid to the
875 Florida Quarter Horse Breeders and Owners Association and shall
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876 be allocated solely for supplementing and augmenting purses and
877 prizes and for the general promotion of owning and breeding of
878 racing quarter horses in this state, as provided for in s.
879 550.2625.
880 Section 16. Subsection (7) of section 550.26352, Florida
881 Statutes, is amended to read:
882 550.26352 Breeders' Cup Meet; pools authorized; conflicts;
883 taxes; credits; transmission of races; rules; application.—
884 (7) The permitholder conducting the Breeders' Cup Meet
885 shall be exempt from the payment of purses and other payments to
886 horsemen on all on-track, intertrack, interstate, and
887 international wagers or rights fees or payments arising
888 therefrom for all races for which the purse is paid or supplied
889 by Breeders' Cup Limited. The permitholder conducting the
890 Breeders' Cup Meet shall not, however, be exempt from breeders'
891 awards payments for on-track and intertrack wagers as provided
892 in ss. 550.2625(3) and 550.625(2)(a) for races in which the
893 purse is paid or supplied by Breeders' Cup Limited.
894 Section 17. Subsection (2) of section 550.3345, Florida
895 Statutes, is amended, and subsections (4) and (5) are added to
896 that section, to read:
897 550.3345 Conversion of quarter horse permit to a limited
898 thoroughbred permit.—
899 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the holder
900 of a quarter horse racing permit issued under s. 550.334 may,
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901 within 1 year after the effective date of this section, apply to
902 the commission for a transfer of the quarter horse racing permit
903 to a not-for-profit corporation formed under state law to serve
904 the purposes of the state as provided in subsection (1). The
905 board of directors of the not-for-profit corporation must be
906 comprised of 11 members, 4 of whom shall be designated by the
907 applicant, 4 of whom shall be designated by the commission
908 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, and 3 of whom shall
909 be designated by the other 8 directors, with at least 1 of these
910 3 members being an authorized representative of another
911 thoroughbred permitholder in this state. The not-for-profit
912 corporation shall submit an application to the commission for
913 review and approval of the transfer in accordance with s.
914 550.054. Upon approval of the transfer by the commission, and
915 notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the
916 not-for-profit corporation may, within 1 year after its receipt
917 of the permit, request that the commission convert the quarter
918 horse racing permit to a permit authorizing the holder to
919 conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of thoroughbred racing.
920 Neither the transfer of the quarter horse racing permit nor its
921 conversion to a limited thoroughbred permit shall be subject to
922 the mileage limitation or the ratification election as set forth
923 under s. 550.054(2) or s. 550.0651. Upon receipt of the request
924 for such conversion, the commission shall timely issue a
925 converted permit. The converted permit and the not-for-profit
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926 corporation shall be subject to the following requirements:
927 (a) All net revenues derived by the not-for-profit
928 corporation under the thoroughbred horse racing permit and any
929 license issued to the not-for-profit corporation under chapter
930 849, after the funding of operating expenses and capital
931 improvements, shall be dedicated to the enhancement of
932 thoroughbred purses and breeders', stallion, and special racing
933 awards under this chapter; the general promotion of the
934 thoroughbred horse breeding industry; and the care in this state
935 of thoroughbred horses retired from racing.
936 (b) From December 1 through April 30, no live thoroughbred
937 racing may be conducted under the permit on any day during which
938 another thoroughbred permitholder is conducting live
939 thoroughbred racing within 125 air miles of the not-for-profit
940 corporation's pari-mutuel facility unless the other thoroughbred
941 permitholder gives its written consent.
942 (c) After the conversion of the quarter horse racing
943 permit and the issuance of its initial license to conduct pari-
944 mutuel wagering meets of thoroughbred racing, the not-for-profit
945 corporation shall annually apply to the commission for a license
946 pursuant to s. 550.5251.
947 (d) Racing under the permit may take place only at the
948 location for which the original quarter horse racing permit was
949 issued, which may be leased by the not-for-profit corporation
950 for that purpose; however, the not-for-profit corporation may,
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951 without the conduct of any ratification election pursuant to s.
952 550.054(13) or s. 550.0651, move the location of racing under
953 the permit to either:
954 1. Another location in the same county provided that such
955 relocation is approved under the zoning and land use regulations
956 of the applicable county or municipality; or.
957 2. To a licensed thoroughbred training center located in a
958 county which has previously authorized pari-mutuel wagering. In
959 order to be licensed as a thoroughbred training center, it must
960 be designed and operated for the purpose of training, boarding,
961 and caring for thoroughbred racehorses and be capable of
962 providing instruction for sundry equestrian activities related
963 to such horses. The facility must have permanent stabling for at
964 least 1,000 horses and operate multiple racecourses of varying
965 surfaces for the training of thoroughbred racing. Each
966 racecourse must be at least 50 feet wide and 3,200 feet in
967 length. The training facility may include riding arenas, viewing
968 stands, pastures, grooming and veterinary care areas, and
969 related amenities. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
970 such training center may not operate a cardroom, and such
971 permitholder operating the training center may not be issued a
972 cardroom operating license unless such permitholder held a valid
973 cardroom license issued before January 1, 2025. Notwithstanding
974 any other provision of law, such training center may not operate
975 a slot machine facility, and such permitholder operating the
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976 training center may not be issued a slot machine facility
977 operating license.
978 (e) A permit converted under this section and a license
979 issued to the not-for-profit corporation under chapter 849 are
980 not eligible for transfer to another person or entity.
981 (4) In order to foster and protect the statewide
982 importance and impact of thoroughbred racing and breeding
983 throughout the state, the commission may adopt rules for the
984 licensing and oversight of thoroughbred training centers in
985 Florida which host live thoroughbred racing in conjunction with
986 their training activities. Racing at such facilities shall only
987 be conducted by a permit converted under this section that has
988 provided sufficient evidence to the commission that the
989 governance of the not-for-profit corporation is controlled by
990 board comprised of three appointees from owner of the training
991 center, an individual appointed by the chair of the commission,
992 and an individual appointed by the Commissioner of the
993 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The board
994 members may expand the board membership and make additional
995 appointments to the board from time to time pursuant to the
996 bylaws of the corporation.
997 (5) The Legislature finds and declares that it has
998 exclusive preemptive authority over the conduct of all aspects
999 of the business operations conducted at licensed thoroughbred
1000 training centers authorized under this section to conduct pari-
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1001 mutuel wagering activities at such facilities, including, but
1002 not limited to, the regulation of all equestrian activities, all
1003 wagering activities, and land use. As provided by law, only the
1004 commission shall administer this section and regulate the
1005 equestrian and pari-mutuel wagering activities conduced at, and
1006 land use applicable to, licensed thoroughbred training centers
1007 as authorized in this section and the rules adopted by the
1008 commission with respect thereto. Any provision of a local law, a
1009 charter, an ordinance, a resolution, a regulation, a policy, an
1010 initiative, or a referendum which is in conflict with this
1011 section and which existed before, on, or after July 1, 2025, is
1012 prohibited, void, and expressly preempted to the state.
1013 Section 18. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and paragraphs
1014 (a) and (b) of subsection (6) of section 550.3551, Florida
1015 Statutes, are amended to read:
1016 550.3551 Transmission of racing and jai alai information;
1017 commingling of pari-mutuel pools.—
1018 (3) Any horse track licensed under this chapter may
1019 receive broadcasts of horseraces conducted at other horse
1020 racetracks located outside this state at the racetrack enclosure
1021 of the licensee, if the horse track conducted a full schedule of
1022 live racing during the preceding state fiscal year, or if the
1023 horse track does not conduct live racing as authorized under s.
1024 550.01215.
1025 (c) All forms of pari-mutuel wagering are allowed on races
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1026 broadcast under this section, and all money wagered by patrons
1027 on such races shall be computed as part of the total amount of
1028 money wagered at each racing performance for purposes of
1029 taxation under ss. 550.0951, 550.09512, and 550.09515. Section
1030 550.2625(2)(a), (b), and (c) does not apply to any money wagered
1031 on races broadcast under this section. Similarly, The takeout
1032 shall be increased by breaks and uncashed tickets for wagers on
1033 races broadcast under this section, notwithstanding any contrary
1034 provision of this chapter.
1035 (6)(a) A permitholder conducting live races or games may
1036 not conduct fewer than eight live races or games on any
1037 authorized race day except as provided in this subsection. A
1038 thoroughbred permitholder may not conduct fewer than eight live
1039 races on any race day without the written approval of the
1040 Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' Association and the Florida
1041 Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association, Inc., unless
1042 it is determined by the commission that another entity that
1043 represents a majority of the thoroughbred racehorse owners and
1044 trainers conducting racing during the licensed meet in the
1045 state. If conducting live racing, a harness permitholder may
1046 conduct fewer than eight live races on any authorized race day.
1047 Any harness horse permitholder may receive full-card broadcasts
1048 of harness horse races conducted at harness racetracks outside
1049 this state at the harness track of the permitholder and accept
1050 wagers on such harness races.
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1051 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
1052 any harness horse permitholder accepting broadcasts of out-of-
1053 state harness horse races when such permitholder is not
1054 conducting live races must make the out-of-state signal
1055 available to all permitholders eligible to conduct intertrack
1056 wagering and shall pay to guest tracks located as specified in
1057 ss. 550.615(6) and 550.6305(9)(d) 50 percent of the net proceeds
1058 after taxes and fees to the out-of-state host track on harness
1059 race wagers which they accept. A harness horse permitholder
1060 shall be required to pay into its purse account 50 percent of
1061 the net income retained by the permitholder on account of
1062 wagering on the out-of-state broadcasts received pursuant to
1063 this subsection. Nine-tenths of a percent of all harness
1064 wagering proceeds on the broadcasts received pursuant to this
1065 subsection shall be paid to the Florida Standardbred Breeders
1066 and Owners Association under the provisions of s. 550.2625(4)
1067 for the purposes provided therein.
1068 Section 19. Section 550.625, Florida Statutes, is
1069 repealed.
1070 Section 20. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (e) of subsection (9)
1071 of section 550.6305, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1072 550.6305 Intertrack wagering; guest track payments;
1073 accounting rules.—
1074 (9) A host track that has contracted with an out-of-state
1075 horse track to broadcast live races conducted at such out-of-
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1076 state horse track pursuant to s. 550.3551(5) may broadcast such
1077 out-of-state races to any guest track and accept wagers thereon
1078 in the same manner as is provided in s. 550.3551.
1079 (a) For purposes of this section, "net proceeds" means the
1080 amount of takeout remaining after the payment of state taxes,
1081 purses required pursuant to s. 550.0951(3)(c)1., the cost to the
1082 permitholder required to be paid to the out-of-state horse
1083 track, and breeders' awards paid to the commission Florida
1084 Thoroughbred Breeders' Association and the Florida Standardbred
1085 Breeders and Owners Association, to be used as set forth in this
1086 chapter s. 550.625(2)(a) and (b).
1087 (b) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the
1088 contrary the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 550.625(1) and
1089 (2)(a), the distribution of the net proceeds that are retained
1090 by a thoroughbred host track from the takeout on an out-of-state
1091 race rebroadcast under this subsection shall be as follows:
1092 1. One-third of the remainder of such proceeds shall be
1093 paid to the guest track;
1094 2. One-third of the remainder of such proceeds shall be
1095 retained by the host track; and
1096 3. One-third of the remainder of such proceeds shall be
1097 paid by the host track as purses at the host track.
1098 (e) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the
1099 contrary the provisions of subsection (1) and s. 550.625(1) and
1100 (2)(b), the proceeds that are retained by a harness host
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1101 facility from the takeout on a race broadcast under this
1102 subsection shall be distributed as follows:
1103 1. Of the total intertrack handle on the broadcast, 1
1104 percent shall be deducted from the proceeds and paid to the
1105 Florida Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association, Inc., to
1106 be used as set forth in s. 550.625(2)(b);
1107 2. One-third of the remainder of such proceeds shall be
1108 paid to the guest facility;
1109 3. One-third of the remainder of such proceeds shall be
1110 retained by the host facility; and
1111 4. One-third of the remainder of said proceeds shall be
1112 paid by the host facility as purses at the host facility.
1113 Section 21. Paragraphs (d) through (j) of subsection (4)
1114 and paragraphs (b) through (d) of subsection (10) of section
1115 551.104, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs (c)
1116 through (i) and (a) through (c), respectively, and paragraph (c)
1117 of subsection (4) and paragraph (a) of subsection (10) are
1118 amended, to read:
1119 551.104 License to conduct slot machine gaming.—
1120 (4) As a condition of licensure and to maintain continued
1121 authority for the conduct of slot machine gaming, the slot
1122 machine licensee shall:
1123 (c) If a thoroughbred permitholder, conduct no fewer than
1124 a full schedule of live racing or games as defined in s.
1125 550.002(10). A permitholder's responsibility to conduct live
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1126 races or games shall be reduced by the number of races or games
1127 that could not be conducted due to the direct result of fire,
1128 strike, war, hurricane, pandemic, or other disaster or event
1129 beyond the control of the permitholder.
1130 (10)(a)1. No slot machine license or renewal thereof shall
1131 be issued to an applicant holding a permit under chapter 550 to
1132 conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of thoroughbred racing unless
1133 the applicant has on file with the commission a binding written
1134 agreement between the applicant and the Florida Horsemen's
1135 Benevolent and Protective Association, Inc., governing the
1136 payment of purses on live thoroughbred races conducted at the
1137 licensee's pari-mutuel facility. In addition, no slot machine
1138 license or renewal thereof shall be issued to such an applicant
1139 unless the applicant has on file with the commission a binding
1140 written agreement between the applicant and the Florida
1141 Thoroughbred Breeders' Association, Inc., governing the payment
1142 of breeders', stallion, and special racing awards on live
1143 thoroughbred races conducted at the licensee's pari-mutuel
1144 facility. The agreement governing purses and the agreement
1145 governing awards may direct the payment of such purses and
1146 awards from revenues generated by any wagering or gaming the
1147 applicant is authorized to conduct under Florida law. All purses
1148 and awards shall be subject to the terms of chapter 550. All
1149 sums for breeders', stallion, and special racing awards shall be
1150 remitted monthly to the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders'
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1151 Association, Inc., for the payment of awards subject to the
1152 administrative fee authorized in s. 550.2625(3).
1153 2. No slot machine license or renewal thereof shall be
1154 issued to an applicant holding a permit under chapter 550 to
1155 conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of quarter horse racing
1156 unless the applicant has on file with the commission a binding
1157 written agreement between the applicant and the Florida Quarter
1158 Horse Racing Association or the association representing a
1159 majority of the horse owners and trainers at the applicant's
1160 eligible facility, governing the payment of purses on live
1161 quarter horse races conducted at the licensee's pari-mutuel
1162 facility. The agreement governing purses may direct the payment
1163 of such purses from revenues generated by any wagering or gaming
1164 the applicant is authorized to conduct under Florida law. All
1165 purses shall be subject to the terms of chapter 550.
1166 Section 22. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and subsection
1167 (4) of section 571.265, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
1168 paragraph (c) and renumbered as subsection (5), respectively,
1169 subsection (3) is amended, and a new paragraph (b) is added to
1170 subsection (1) and a new subsection (4) is added to that
1171 section, to read:
1172 571.265 Promotion of Florida thoroughbred breeding and of
1173 thoroughbred racing at Florida thoroughbred tracks; distribution
1174 of funds.—
1175 (1) For purposes of this section, the term:
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1176 (b) "Commission" means the Florida Gaming Control
1177 Commission.
1178 (3) The department shall distribute the funds made
1179 available under this section as follows:
1180 (a) Five million dollars shall be distributed to the
1181 commission association to be used for the following:
1182 1. One million five hundred thousand dollars shall be used
1183 for a program established by the department for the recruitment
1184 and retention of thoroughbred stallions and mares for breeding.
1185 The department shall adopt rules and administer a grant program
1186 to implement this section which shall be available to new
1187 stallions and mares registered with the association after July
1188 1, 2025. Funds may be used to assist with the cost of relocation
1189 of out-of-state stallions and mares and to subsidize the costs
1190 of breeding to registered Florida stallions. Reimbursement rates
1191 under the program shall be as follows:
1192 a. Twenty-five thousand dollars shall be available after
1193 verification by the department of the relocation and the
1194 registration with the association of a new stallion from out of
1195 state. No more than ten new stallions each year that relocate to
1196 Florida and register with the association may be eligible for
1197 funds under this paragraph.
1198 b. Up to $15,000 in additional funds shall be available
1199 for each stallion registered with the association after July 1,
1200 2025, subject to performance criteria as a stud established by
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1201 the department for payment at the conclusion of the first
1202 foaling season following year after its registration.
1203 c. One thousand five hundred dollars per mare that has
1204 previously been bred to a thoroughbred stallion in an out-of-
1205 state location upon the mare's relocation to Florida and the
1206 mare's registration with the association after July 1, 2025,to
1207 assist in the costs associated with the mare's relocation to
1208 Florida and registration with the association.
1209 d. One thousand dollars per mare located in Florida that
1210 at the time of registration with the association has not
1211 previously been bred to a thoroughbred stallion.
1212 2. Three million five hundred thousand dollars shall be
1213 used to provide for the reimbursement of stallion fees to the
1214 owner of mares registered with the association after the mare
1215 produces a live foal from a breeding with a stallion
1216 participating in the program. The owner of a mare may seek
1217 reimbursement after the mare produces a live foal and the foal's
1218 registration with the association. The owners of mares
1219 registered with the association may seek reimbursement for
1220 stallion stud fees from the department under the following
1221 criteria:
1222 a. Owners of mares may only seek reimbursement for
1223 stallion stud fees that were $10,000 or less at the time of the
1224 breeding.
1225 b. The owner of a mare registered with the association
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1226 before July 1, 2025, or the owner of a mare registered after
1227 July 1, 2025, that received reimbursement for a stallion stud
1228 fee resulting in a live foal under sub-paragraph c. shall
1229 receive reimbursement of fifty percent of the stallion fee, up
1230 to $7,500.
1231 c. The owner of a mare registered with the association
1232 after July 1, 2025, shall receive a reimbursement of one hundred
1233 percent of the stallion stud fee, up to $10,000 for its first
1234 live foal that the mare produces from a breeding to a stallion
1235 participating in the program.
1236 d. The department may adjust the caps established under
1237 sub-subparagraph a. in the annual program adopted by the
1238 department beginning with the 2028 breeding season and in sub-
1239 subparagraph b. beginning with the 2029 breeding season.
1240
1241 The owner of any horse participating in or receiving funds from
1242 this program may only sell the participating mare or stallion in
1243 a private sale or via a public sale at a sales venue located in
1244 this state and licensed by the department pursuant to s. 535.01.
1245 The department may at any time adopt emergency rules, forms, and
1246 audit procedures pursuant to s. 120.54. The Legislature finds
1247 that such emergency rulemaking power is necessary for the
1248 preservation of the rights and welfare of the people
1249 participating in the annual program in order to provide these
1250 additional funds to benefit the public. The Legislature further
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1251 finds that the unique nature of thoroughbred breeding operations
1252 requires, from time to time, that the department respond as
1253 quickly as is practicable to changes in the marketplace.
1254 Therefore, in adopting such emergency rules, the department need
1255 not make the findings required by s. 120.54(4)(a). Emergency
1256 rules adopted under this section are exempt from s. 120.54(4)(c)
1257 and shall remain in effect until replaced by other emergency
1258 rules or by rules adopted under the nonemergency rulemaking
1259 procedures of the Administrative Procedure Act. The association
1260 may charge a registration fee not to exceed $75 for each
1261 registered mare participating in the program and shall submit to
1262 the commission and the department annually by July 30 a report
1263 detailing the new and current owners and horses participating in
1264 the program.
1265 1. Purses or purse supplements for Florida-bred or
1266 Florida-sired horses registered with the association that
1267 participate in Florida thoroughbred races.
1268 2. Awards to breeders of Florida-bred horses registered
1269 with the association that win, place, or show in Florida
1270 thoroughbred races.
1271 3. Awards to owners of stallions who sired Florida-bred
1272 horses registered with the association that win Florida
1273 thoroughbred stakes races, if the stallions are registered with
1274 the association as Florida stallions standing in this state.
1275 4. Other racing incentives connected to Florida-bred or
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1276 Florida-sired horses registered with the association that
1277 participate in thoroughbred races in Florida.
1278 5. Awards administration.
1279 6. Promotion of the Florida thoroughbred breeding
1280 industry.
1281 (b) Five million dollars shall be distributed to Tampa Bay
1282 Downs, Inc., to be used as purses in thoroughbred races
1283 conducted at its pari-mutuel facilities and for the maintenance
1284 and operation of that facility, pursuant to an agreement with
1285 its local majority horsemen's group.
1286 (c) Fifteen million dollars shall be distributed to
1287 Gulfstream Park Racing Association, Inc., to be used as purses
1288 in thoroughbred races conducted by either Gulfstream Park Racing
1289 Association or Gulfstream Park Thoroughbred Aftercare and
1290 Retirement Association at their current pari-mutuel facility as
1291 allowed under ss. 550.475 and 550.3345(2)(d) and for the
1292 maintenance and operation of its facility at its pari-mutuel
1293 facility and for the maintenance and operation of its facility,
1294 pursuant to an agreement with the Florida Horsemen's Benevolent
1295 and Protective Association, Inc.
1296 (d) Two and one-half million dollars shall be distributed
1297 as follows:
1298 1. One Two million dollars to Gulfstream Park Racing
1299 Association, Inc., and Gulfstream Park Thoroughbred Aftercare
1300 and Retirement Association, to be used as purses and purse
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1301 supplements for Florida-bred or Florida-sired horses registered
1302 with the association that participate in thoroughbred races at
1303 the permitholder's racing location pari-mutuel facility,
1304 pursuant to a written agreement filed with its majority
1305 horsemen's group the department establishing the rates,
1306 procedures, and eligibility requirements entered into by the
1307 permitholder, the association, and the Florida Horsemen's
1308 Benevolent and Protective Association, Inc.
1309 2. One million dollars to Gulfstream Park Racing
1310 Association, Inc., to be used as restricted purses for Florida-
1311 bred or Florida-sired horses registered with the association
1312 that participate in thoroughbred races conducted at the
1313 permitholder's pari-mutuel facility between May 1 and November 1
1314 pursuant to a written agreement with its majority horsemen's
1315 group. The plan for payment of the restricted purses shall be
1316 submitted to the commission and incorporated into its annual
1317 plan for purses and purse supplements. Funds allocated under
1318 this paragraph shall be for racing purses only, and no
1319 administrative fees shall be deducted from these funds.
1320 3.2. Five hundred thousand dollars to Tampa Bay Downs,
1321 Inc., to be used as purses and purse supplements for Florida-
1322 bred or Florida-sired horses registered with the association
1323 that participate in thoroughbred races at the permitholder's
1324 pari-mutuel facility, pursuant to an annual plan established by
1325 the commission a written agreement filed with the department
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1326 establishing the rates, procedures, and eligibility requirements
1327 entered into by the permitholder, the association, and the local
1328 majority horsemen's group at the permitholder's pari-mutuel
1329 facility.
1330 (4) If either permitholder referenced to in paragraphs
1331 (3)(b) or (c) elects to no longer offer live racing performances
1332 such permitholder's allocation of the fund shall be distributed
1333 to any other permitholder which is licensed to offer a full
1334 calendar of live racing at a location that is more than 125
1335 miles from the location of a permitholder which did not elect to
1336 discontinue offering live performances. If there is more than
1337 one, the funds shall be prorated proportionately according to
1338 live race days. If there are no permitholders offering live
1339 racing performances outside the 125-mile restricted area, the
1340 nonelecting permitholder shall receive 100 percent of the funds
1341 subject to offering a full racing calendar.
1342 Section 23. Section 838.12, Florida Statutes, is amended
1343 to read:
1344 838.12 Bribery in athletic contests.—
1345 (1) A person who Whoever gives, promises, offers or
1346 conspires to give, promise or offer, to anyone who participates
1347 or expects to participate in any professional or amateur game,
1348 contest, match, race or sport; or to any umpire, referee, judge
1349 or other official of such game, contest, match, race or sport;
1350 or to any owner, manager, coach or trainer of, or to any
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1351 relative of, or to any person having any direct, indirect,
1352 remote or possible connection with, any team, individual,
1353 participant or prospective participant in any such professional
1354 or amateur game, contest, match, race or sport, or the officials
1355 aforesaid, any bribe, money, goods, present, reward or any
1356 valuable thing whatsoever, or any promise, contract or agreement
1357 whatsoever, with intent to influence him or her or them to lose
1358 or cause to be lost any game, contest, match, race or sport, or
1359 to limit his or her or their or any person's or any team's
1360 margin of victory in any game, contest, match, race, or sport,
1361 or to fix or throw any game, contest, match, race or sport,
1362 commits shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree,
1363 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1364 (2) Any participant or prospective participant in any
1365 professional or amateur game, contest, match, race or sport; or
1366 any umpire, referee, judge or other official of such game,
1367 contest, match, race or sport; or any owner, manager, coach or
1368 trainer of, or any relative of, or any person having any direct,
1369 indirect, remote or possible connection with, any team,
1370 individual, participant or prospective participant in any such
1371 professional or amateur game, contest, match, race or sport, or
1372 the officials aforesaid; who in any way solicits, receives or
1373 accepts, or agrees to receive or accept, or who conspires to
1374 receive or accept, any bribe, money, goods, present, reward or
1375 any valuable thing whatsoever, or any promise, contract or
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1376 agreement whatsoever, with intent to lose or cause to be lost
1377 any game, contest, match, race or sport, or to limit his, her,
1378 their or any person's or any team's margin of victory in any
1379 game, contest, match, race or sport, or to fix or throw any
1380 game, contest, match, race or sport, commits shall be guilty of
1381 a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.
1382 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1383 (3) A person who stakes, bets, or wagers any money or
1384 other thing of value upon the result of any professional or
1385 amateur game, contest, match, race, or sport with knowledge that
1386 the results of such professional or amateur game, contest,
1387 match, race, or sport are prearranged or predetermined as
1388 described in subsection (1) or subsection (2) commits a felony
1389 of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s.
1390 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1391 Section 24. Section 849.01, Florida Statutes, is amended
1392 to read:
1393 849.01 Keeping gambling houses, etc.—A person who Whoever
1394 by herself or himself, her or his servant, clerk or agent, or in
1395 any other manner has, keeps, exercises or maintains a gaming
1396 table or room, or gaming implements or apparatus, or house,
1397 booth, tent, shelter or other place for the purpose of gaming or
1398 gambling or in any place of which she or he may directly or
1399 indirectly have charge, control or management, either
1400 exclusively or with others, procures, suffers or permits any
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1401 person to play for money or other valuable thing at any game
1402 whatever, whether heretofore prohibited or not, commits a felony
1403 misdemeanor of the third second degree, punishable as provided
1404 in s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1405 Section 25. Section 849.02, Florida Statutes, is amended
1406 to read:
1407 849.02 Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house.—A
1408 person who Whoever acts as servant, clerk, agent, or employee of
1409 any person in the violation of s. 849.01 commits:
1410 (1) For a first offense, a misdemeanor of the first
1411 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
1412 (2) For a second offense, a felony of the third degree,
1413 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1414 (3) For a third or subsequent offense, a felony of the
1415 second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
1416 or s. 775.084 shall be punished in the manner and to the extent
1417 therein mentioned.
1418 Section 26. Section 849.03, Florida Statutes, is amended
1419 to read:
1420 849.03 Renting house for gambling purposes.—A person who
1421 Whoever, whether as owner or agent, knowingly rents to another a
1422 house, room, booth, tent, shelter or place for the purpose of
1423 gaming commits:
1424 (1) For a first offense, a felony of the third degree,
1425 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084
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1426 shall be punished in the manner and to the extent mentioned in
1427 s. 849.01.
1428 (2) For a second or subsequent offense, a felony of the
1429 second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
1430 or s. 775.084.
1431 Section 27. Section 849.08, Florida Statutes, is amended
1432 to read:
1433 849.08 Gambling.—
1434 (1) As used in this section, the term:
1435 (a) "Internet gambling" means to play or engage in any
1436 game in which money or other thing of value is awarded based on
1437 chance, regardless of any application of skill, that is
1438 available on the Internet and accessible on a mobile device,
1439 computer terminal, or other similar access device and simulates
1440 casino-style gaming, including, but not limited to, slot
1441 machines, video poker, and table games.
1442 (b) "Internet sports wagering" means to stake, bet, or
1443 wager any money or other thing of value upon the result of any
1444 trial or contest of skill, speed, power, or endurance of human
1445 or beast that is available on the Internet and accessible on a
1446 mobile device, computer terminal, or other similar access
1447 device. The term does not include fantasy sports contests as
1448 defined in s. 849.0932, or any activity conducted pursuant to
1449 ch. 550.
1450 (2) A person who Whoever plays or engages in Internet
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1451 gambling, or any game at cards, keno, roulette, faro or other
1452 game of chance, at any place, by any device whatever, for money
1453 or other thing of value, commits shall be guilty of a
1454 misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
1455 775.082 or s. 775.083.
1456 (3) A person who plays or engages in Internet sports
1457 wagering commits:
1458 (a) For a first offense, a misdemeanor of the second
1459 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
1460 (b) For a second or subsequent violation, a misdemeanor of
1461 the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
1462 775.083.
1463 (4) A person who operates, conducts, or promotes illegal
1464 gambling, Internet gambling or Internet sports wagering, or
1465 receives in any manner whatsoever any money or other thing of
1466 value offered for the purpose of illegal gambling, Internet
1467 gambling or Internet sports wagering, or who knowingly becomes
1468 the custodian or depositary of any money or other thing of value
1469 so offered, or who aids, assists, abets, or influences in any
1470 manner in any of such acts, all of which are hereby forbidden,
1471 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
1472 s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1473 (5) This section does not apply to participation in, or
1474 the conduct of, any gaming activities authorized under s.
1475 285.710(13) and conducted pursuant to a gaming compact ratified
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1476 and approved under s. 285.710(3), or any gaming activities
1477 authorized under ch. 550.
1478 Section 28. Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) and paragraph
1479 (d) of subsection (13) of section 849.086, Florida Statutes, are
1480 amended to read:
1481 849.086 Cardrooms authorized.—
1482 (5) LICENSE REQUIRED; APPLICATION; FEES.—No person may
1483 operate a cardroom in this state unless such person holds a
1484 valid cardroom license issued pursuant to this section.
1485 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pari-
1486 mutuel permitholder, other than a permitholder issued a permit
1487 pursuant to s. 550.3345 or a purchaser, transferee, or assignee
1488 holding a valid permit for the conduct of pari-mutuel wagering
1489 approved pursuant to s. 550.054(15)(a), may not be issued a
1490 license for the operation of a cardroom if the permitholder did
1491 not hold an operating license for the conduct of pari-mutuel
1492 wagering for fiscal year 2020-2021. In order for an initial
1493 cardroom license to be issued to a thoroughbred permitholder
1494 issued a permit pursuant to s. 550.3345, the applicant must have
1495 requested, as part of its pari-mutuel annual license
1496 application, to conduct at least a full schedule of live racing.
1497 In order for a cardroom license to be renewed by a thoroughbred
1498 permitholder, the applicant must have requested, as part of its
1499 pari-mutuel annual license application, to conduct at least 90
1500 percent of the total number of live performances conducted by
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1501 such permitholder during either the state fiscal year in which
1502 its initial cardroom license was issued or the state fiscal year
1503 immediately prior thereto if the permitholder ran at least a
1504 full schedule of live racing or games in the prior year.
1505 (13) TAXES AND OTHER PAYMENTS.—
1506 (d)1. Each jai alai permitholder that conducts live
1507 performances and operates a cardroom facility shall use at least
1508 4 percent of such permitholder's cardroom monthly gross receipts
1509 to supplement jai alai prize money during the permitholder's
1510 next ensuing pari-mutuel meet.
1511 2. Each thoroughbred permitholder or harness horse racing
1512 permitholder that conducts live performances and operates a
1513 cardroom facility shall use at least 50 percent of such
1514 permitholder's cardroom monthly net proceeds as follows: 47
1515 percent to supplement purses and 3 percent to supplement
1516 breeders' awards during the permitholder's next ensuing racing
1517 meet.
1518 2.3. No cardroom license or renewal thereof shall be
1519 issued to an applicant holding a permit under chapter 550 to
1520 conduct pari-mutuel wagering meets of quarter horse racing and
1521 conducting live performances unless the applicant has on file
1522 with the commission a binding written agreement between the
1523 applicant and the Florida Quarter Horse Racing Association or
1524 the association representing a majority of the horse owners and
1525 trainers at the applicant's eligible facility, governing the
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1526 payment of purses on live quarter horse races conducted at the
1527 licensee's pari-mutuel facility. The agreement governing purses
1528 may direct the payment of such purses from revenues generated by
1529 any wagering or gaming the applicant is authorized to conduct
1530 under Florida law. All purses shall be subject to the terms of
1531 chapter 550.
1532 (12) PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.—
1533 (e) A person who manipulates or attempts to manipulate the
1534 playing cards, outcome, or payoff of a card game in a licensed
1535 cardroom by physical tampering or by use of any object,
1536 instrument, or device, whether mechanical, electrical, magnetic,
1537 or involving other means, commits a felony of the third degree,
1538 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1539 Section 29. Section 849.0932, Florida Statutes, is created
1540 to read:
1541 849.0932 Fantasy sports contests; conditions for conduct.—
1542 (1) As used in this section, the term "fantasy sports
1543 contest" means a contest in which a participant pays an entry
1544 fee and manages a fantasy or simulation sports team composed of
1545 athletes from a professional sports organization with the
1546 opportunity to win a cash prize. The term includes a simulation
1547 sports game.
1548 (2) Fantasy sports contests must meet all of the following
1549 requirements:
1550 (a) Prizes and awards for the winning participants are
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1551 established and disclosed to contest participants before entry.
1552 (b) All winning outcomes reflect the relative knowledge
1553 and skill of the fantasy sports contest participant.
1554 (c) All winning outcomes are determined predominantly by
1555 accumulated statistical results of the performance of more than
1556 one individual.
1557 (d) A winning outcome may not be based on:
1558 1. The score, point spread, or performance of a team or
1559 combination of teams.
1560 2. The single performance of an individual in a single
1561 event or a pari-mutuel event, as the term "pari-mutuel" is
1562 defined in s. 550.002 as of January 1, 2025.
1563 3. A game of poker or other card game.
1564 4. The performance of participants in collegiate, high
1565 school, or youth sporting events.
1566 (e) Casino graphics, themes, or titles, including, but not
1567 limited to, depictions of slot machine-style symbols, cards,
1568 dice, craps, roulette, or lotto, are not displayed or depicted.
1569 (3)(a) A violation of this section is punishable by a fine
1570 of $1,000 in addition to civil and criminal penalties.
1571 (b) An operator or owner of any website, platform, or
1572 application that offers fantasy sports contests in violation of
1573 this section is punishable by a fine of up to $100,000 per
1574 violation.
1575 (4) The Florida Gaming Control Commission shall
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1576 investigate and refer violations of this section for
1577 prosecution. The Attorney General or state attorney may also
1578 institute proceedings to enjoin any person found to be violating
1579 this section.
1580 (5)(a) A person who willfully and knowingly violates any
1581 provision of this section commits a misdemeanor of the first
1582 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
1583 (b) An operator or owner of any website, platform, or
1584 application that offers fantasy sports contests in violation of
1585 this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
1586 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1587 Section 30. Section 849.11, Florida Statutes, is amended
1588 to read:
1589 849.11 Plays at games of chance by lot.—
1590 (1) A person who Whoever sets up, promotes or plays in
1591 person or in any other manner, including but not limited to, by
1592 the use, at least in part, of the Internet, at any game of
1593 chance by lot or with dice, cards, numbers, hazards or any other
1594 gambling device whatever for, or for the disposal of money or
1595 other thing of value or under the pretext of a sale, gift or
1596 delivery thereof, or for any right, share or interest therein,
1597 commits shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree,
1598 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
1599 (2) A person who sets up, operates, conducts, promotes, or
1600 receives in any manner whatsoever any money or other thing of
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1601 value offered for the purpose of conduct prohibited in
1602 subsection (1), or who knowingly becomes the custodian or
1603 depositary of any money or other thing of value so offered, or
1604 who aids, assists, abets, or influences in any manner in any of
1605 such acts, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
1606 provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1607 Section 31. Section 849.13, Florida Statutes, is amended
1608 to read:
1609 849.13 Punishment on Second or subsequent offense
1610 conviction.—A person who commits a second or subsequent
1611 violation of the same Whoever, after being convicted of an
1612 offense forbidden by law in connection with lotteries for which
1613 there is no penalty specified for a second or subsequent offense
1614 shall have the offense reclassified to an offense of the next
1615 higher degree, commits the like offense, shall be guilty of a
1616 misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.
1617 775.082, or s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. For purposes of
1618 sentencing under chapter 921, a felony offense that is
1619 reclassified under this section is ranked one level above the
1620 ranking under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 of the felony offense
1621 committed.
1622 Section 32. Section 849.14, Florida Statutes, is amended
1623 to read:
1624 849.14 Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of
1625 skill, etc.—A person who: Whoever
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1626 (1) Stakes, bets, or wagers any money or other thing of
1627 value upon the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed or
1628 power or endurance of human or beast;
1629 (2) , or whoever Receives in any manner whatsoever any
1630 money or other thing of value staked, bet, or wagered, or
1631 offered for the purpose of being staked, bet, or wagered, by or
1632 for any other person upon any such result;
1633 (3) , or whoever Knowingly becomes the custodian or
1634 depositary of any money or other thing of value so staked, bet,
1635 or wagered upon any such result;, or
1636 (4) whoever Aids, or assists, or abets, or influences in
1637 any manner in any of such acts,
1638
1639 all of which are hereby forbidden, commits a felony of the third
1640 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, or s. 775.083, or
1641 s. 775.084.
1642 Section 33. Section 849.142, Florida Statutes, is
1643 repealed.
1644 Section 34. Section 849.15, Florida Statutes, is amended
1645 to read:
1646 849.15 Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot
1647 machines or devices prohibited.—
1648 (1) As used in this section, the term:
1649 (a) "Conviction" means a determination of guilt that is
1650 the result of a plea or a trial, regardless of whether
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1651 adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo contendere is
1652 entered.
1653 (b) "Ownership interest" means being an officer, director,
1654 or managing member of a business, establishment, premises, or
1655 other location at which a slot machine or device is offered for
1656 play.
1657 (c) "Person of authority" means a person who, at any
1658 business, establishment, premises, or other location at which a
1659 slot machine or device is offered for play, has:
1660 1. Actual authority to act on behalf of the business,
1661 establishment, premises, or other location; or
1662 2. Any ownership interest in the business, establishment,
1663 premises, or other location.
1664 (2)(1) It is unlawful:
1665 (a) To manufacture, own, store, keep, possess, sell, rent,
1666 lease, let on shares, lend or give away, transport, or expose
1667 for sale or lease, or to offer to sell, rent, lease, let on
1668 shares, lend or give away, or permit the operation of, or for
1669 any person to permit to be placed, maintained, or used or kept
1670 in any room, space, or building owned, leased or occupied by the
1671 person or under the person's management or control, any slot
1672 machine or device or any part thereof; or
1673 (b) To make or to permit to be made with any person any
1674 agreement with reference to any slot machine or device, pursuant
1675 to which the user thereof, as a result of any element of chance
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1676 or other outcome unpredictable to him or her, may become
1677 entitled to receive any money, credit, allowance, or thing of
1678 value or additional chance or right to use such machine or
1679 device, or to receive any check, slug, token or memorandum
1680 entitling the holder to receive any money, credit, allowance or
1681 thing of value.
1682 (3)(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a
1683 person who violates subsection (2) commits a misdemeanor of the
1684 first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
1685 775.083.
1686 (b) A person commits a felony of the third degree,
1687 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084,
1688 if he or she violates subsection (2) and:
1689 1. At the time of the violation, the person was a person
1690 of authority; or
1691 2. The person has one prior conviction for a violation of
1692 subsection (2).
1693 (c) A person commits a felony of the second degree,
1694 punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084,
1695 if he or she violates subsection (2) and:
1696 1.a. At the time of the violation, the person was a person
1697 of authority; and
1698 b. The violation involves five or more slot machines or
1699 devices; or
1700 2. The person has two or more prior convictions for a
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1701 violation of subsection (2).
1702 (4)(2) Pursuant to section 2 of that chapter of the
1703 Congress of the United States entitled "An act to prohibit
1704 transportation of gaming devices in interstate and foreign
1705 commerce," approved January 2, 1951, being ch. 1194, 64 Stat.
1706 1134, and also designated as 15 U.S.C. ss. 1171-1177, the State
1707 of Florida, acting by and through the duly elected and qualified
1708 members of its Legislature, does hereby in this section, and in
1709 accordance with and in compliance with the provisions of section
1710 2 of such chapter of Congress, declare and proclaim that any
1711 county of the State of Florida within which slot machine gaming
1712 is authorized pursuant to chapter 551 is exempt from the
1713 provisions of section 2 of that chapter of the Congress of the
1714 United States entitled "An act to prohibit transportation of
1715 gaming devices in interstate and foreign commerce," designated
1716 as 15 U.S.C. ss. 1171-1177, approved January 2, 1951. All
1717 shipments of gaming devices, including slot machines, into any
1718 county of this state within which slot machine gaming is
1719 authorized pursuant to chapter 551 and the registering,
1720 recording, and labeling of which have been duly performed by the
1721 manufacturer or distributor thereof in accordance with sections
1722 3 and 4 of that chapter of the Congress of the United States
1723 entitled "An act to prohibit transportation of gaming devices in
1724 interstate and foreign commerce," approved January 2, 1951,
1725 being ch. 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, and also designated as 15 U.S.C.
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1726 ss. 1171-1177, shall be deemed legal shipments thereof into this
1727 state provided the destination of such shipments is an eligible
1728 facility as defined in s. 551.102 or the facility of a slot
1729 machine manufacturer or slot machine distributor as provided in
1730 s. 551.109(2)(a).
1731 Section 35. Section 849.155, Florida Statutes, is created
1732 to read:
1733 849.155 Trafficking in slot machines, devices, or parts.—A
1734 person who knowingly sells, purchases, manufactures, transports,
1735 delivers, or brings into this state more than 15 slot machines
1736 or devices or any parts thereof commits a felony of the first
1737 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
1738 775.084. If the quantity of slot machines or devices or any
1739 parts thereof involved is:
1740 (1) More than 15 slot machines or devices or any parts
1741 thereof, but less than 25 slot machines or devices or any parts
1742 thereof, such person shall be fined $100,000.
1743 (2) Twenty-five slot machines or devices or any parts
1744 thereof or more, but less than 50 slot machines or devices or
1745 any parts thereof, such person shall be fined $250,000.
1746 (3) Fifty slot machines or devices or any parts thereof or
1747 more, such person shall be fined $500,000.
1748 (4) Pursuant to section 2 of the chapter of the Congress
1749 of the United States entitled "An act to prohibit transportation
1750 of gaming devices in interstate and foreign commerce," approved
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1751 January 2, 1951, being ch. 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, and also
1752 designated as 15 U.S.C. ss. 1171-1177, the State of Florida,
1753 acting by and through the duly elected and qualified members of
1754 its Legislature, does hereby in this section, and in accordance
1755 with and in compliance with the provisions of section 2 of such
1756 chapter of Congress, declare and proclaim that any county of the
1757 State of Florida within which slot machine gaming is authorized
1758 pursuant to chapter 551 is exempt from the provisions of section
1759 2 of that chapter of the Congress of the United States entitled
1760 "An act to prohibit transportation of gaming devices in
1761 interstate and foreign commerce," designated as 15 U.S.C. ss.
1762 1171-1177, approved January 2, 1951. All shipments of gaming
1763 devices, including slot machines, into any county of this state
1764 within which slot machine gaming is authorized pursuant to
1765 chapter 551 and the registering, recording, and labeling of
1766 which have been duly performed by the manufacturer or
1767 distributor thereof in accordance with sections 3 and 4 of that
1768 chapter of the Congress of the United States entitled "An act to
1769 prohibit transportation of gaming devices in interstate and
1770 foreign commerce," approved January 2, 1951, being ch. 1194, 64
1771 Stat. 1134, and also designated as 15 U.S.C. ss. 1171-1177,
1772 shall be deemed legal shipments thereof into this state provided
1773 the destination of such shipments is an eligible facility as
1774 defined in s. 551.102 or the facility of a slot machine
1775 manufacturer or slot machine distributor as provided in s.
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1776 551.109(2)(a).
1777
1778 Notwithstanding any other law, all fines imposed and collected
1779 pursuant to this section must be deposited into the Pari-mutuel
1780 Wagering Trust Fund and may be used for the enforcement of
1781 chapters 546, 550, and 551 and this chapter by the Florida
1782 Gaming Control Commission.
1783 Section 36. Section 849.157, Florida Statutes, is created
1784 to read:
1785 849.157 Making a false or misleading statement regarding
1786 the legality of slot machines or devices to facilitate sale.—
1787 (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who
1788 knowingly and willfully makes a materially false or misleading
1789 statement or who knowingly and willfully disseminates false or
1790 misleading information regarding the legality of a slot machine
1791 or device for the purpose of facilitating the sale or delivery
1792 of a slot machine or device for any money or other valuable
1793 consideration commits a felony of the third degree, punishable
1794 as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1795 (2) A person who violates subsection (1) when such a
1796 violation involves the sale or delivery, or attempted sale or
1797 delivery, of five or more slot machines or devices commits a
1798 felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s.
1799 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1800 Section 37. Section 849.23, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
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1801 Section 38. Section 849.47, Florida Statutes, is created
1802 to read:
1803 849.47 Transporting or procuring the transportation of
1804 persons to facilitate illegal gambling.—
1805 (1) As used in this section, the term "illegal gambling"
1806 means any criminal violation of chapter 546, chapter 550,
1807 chapter 551, or this chapter that occurs at any business,
1808 establishment, premises, or other location.
1809 (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person who
1810 knowingly and willfully transports, or procures the
1811 transportation of, five or more other persons into or within
1812 this state when he or she knows or reasonably should know that
1813 such transportation is for the purpose of facilitating illegal
1814 gambling commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable
1815 as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
1816 (3)(a) A person who transports, or procures the
1817 transportation of, a minor or a person 65 years of age or older
1818 in violation of subsection (2) commits a felony of the third
1819 degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s.
1820 775.084.
1821 (b) A person who transports, or procures the
1822 transportation of, 12 or more persons in violation of subsection
1823 (2) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided
1824 in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
1825 (c) A person who commits a second or subsequent violation
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1826 of subsection (2) within a 2-year period commits a felony of the
1827 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
1828 or s. 775.084.
1829 Section 39. Section 849.48, Florida Statutes, is created
1830 to read:
1831 849.48 Gambling or gaming advertisements; prohibited.—
1832 (1) As used in this section, the term "illegal gambling"
1833 means any criminal violation of this chapter, chapter 546,
1834 chapter 550, or chapter 551 which occurs at any business,
1835 establishment, premises, or other location.
1836 (2)(a) Except as otherwise specifically authorized by law,
1837 a person may not knowingly and intentionally make, publish,
1838 disseminate, circulate, or place before the public, or cause,
1839 directly or indirectly, to be made, published, disseminated,
1840 circulated, or placed before the public in this state, in any
1841 manner, whether in person or by the use, at least in part, of
1842 the Internet, any advertisement, circular, bill, poster,
1843 pamphlet, list, schedule, announcement, or notice for the
1844 purpose of promoting or facilitating illegal gambling.
1845 (b) Except as otherwise specifically authorized by law, a
1846 person may not set up any type or plate for any type of
1847 advertisement, circular, bill, poster, pamphlet, list, schedule,
1848 announcement, or notice when he or she knows or reasonably
1849 should know that such material will be used for the purpose of
1850 promoting or facilitating illegal gambling.
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1851 (c) A person who violates this subsection commits:
1852 1. For a first offense, a misdemeanor of the first degree,
1853 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
1854 2. For a second or subsequent offense, a felony of the
1855 third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
1856 or s. 775.084.
1857 (3) This section does not prohibit the printing or
1858 producing of any advertisement, circular, bill, poster,
1859 pamphlet, list, schedule, announcement, or notice to be used for
1860 the purpose of promoting or facilitating gambling conducted in
1861 any other state or nation, outside of this state, where such
1862 gambling is not prohibited.
1863 Section 40. Section 849.49, Florida Statutes, is created
1864 to read:
1865 849.49 Preemption.—A county, municipality, or other
1866 political subdivision of the state may not enact or enforce any
1867 ordinance or local rule relating to gaming, gambling, lotteries,
1868 or any activities described in s. 546.10 or this chapter, except
1869 as otherwise expressly provided by the State Constitution,
1870 general law, or special law.
1871 Section 41. Paragraphs (a), (c), (e), and (g) of
1872 subsection (3) of section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, are
1873 amended to read:
1874 921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity
1875 ranking chart.—
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1876 (3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART
1877 (a) LEVEL 1
1878
Florida Felony
Statute Degree Description
1879
24.118(3)(a) 3rd Counterfeit or altered state
lottery ticket.
1880
104.0616(2) 3rd Unlawfully distributing,
ordering, requesting,
collecting, delivering, or
possessing vote-by-mail
ballots.
1881
212.054(2)(b) 3rd Discretionary sales surtax;
limitations, administration,
and collection.
1882
212.15(2)(b) 3rd Failure to remit sales taxes,
amount $1,000 or more but less
than $20,000.
1883
316.1935(1) 3rd Fleeing or attempting to elude
law enforcement officer.
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319.30(5) 3rd Sell, exchange, give away
certificate of title or
identification number plate.
1885
319.35(1)(a) 3rd Tamper, adjust, change, etc.,
an odometer.
1886
320.26(1)(a) 3rd Counterfeit, manufacture, or
sell registration license
plates or validation stickers.
1887
322.212 3rd Possession of forged, stolen,
(1)(a)-(c) counterfeit, or unlawfully
issued driver license;
possession of simulated
identification.
1888
322.212(4) 3rd Supply or aid in supplying
unauthorized driver license or
identification card.
1889
322.212(5)(a) 3rd False application for driver
license or identification card.
1890
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414.39(3)(a) 3rd Fraudulent misappropriation of
public assistance funds by
employee/official, value more
than $200.
1891
443.071(1) 3rd False statement or
representation to obtain or
increase reemployment
assistance benefits.
1892
509.151(1) 3rd Defraud an innkeeper, food or
lodging value $1,000 or more.
1893
517.302(1) 3rd Violation of the Florida
Securities and Investor
Protection Act.
1894
713.69 3rd Tenant removes property upon
which lien has accrued, value
$1,000 or more.
1895
812.014(3)(c) 3rd Petit theft (3rd conviction);
theft of any property not
specified in subsection (2).
1896
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815.04(4)(a) 3rd Offense against intellectual
property (i.e., computer
programs, data).
1897
817.52(2) 3rd Hiring with intent to defraud,
motor vehicle services.
1898
817.569(2) 3rd Use of public record or public
records information or
providing false information to
facilitate commission of a
felony.
1899
826.01 3rd Bigamy.
1900
828.122(3) 3rd Fighting or baiting animals.
1901
831.04(1) 3rd Any erasure, alteration, etc.,
of any replacement deed, map,
plat, or other document listed
in s. 92.28.
1902
831.31(1)(a) 3rd Sell, deliver, or possess
counterfeit controlled
substances, all but s.
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893.03(5) drugs.
1903
832.041(1) 3rd Stopping payment with intent to
defraud $150 or more.
1904
832.05(2)(b) & 3rd Knowing, making, issuing
(4)(c) worthless checks $150 or more
or obtaining property in return
for worthless check $150 or
more.
1905
838.15(2) 3rd Commercial bribe receiving.
1906
838.16 3rd Commercial bribery.
1907
843.18 3rd Fleeing by boat to elude a law
enforcement officer.
1908
847.011(1)(a) 3rd Sell, distribute, etc.,
obscene, lewd, etc., material
(2nd conviction).
1909
849.09(1)(a)-(d) 3rd Lottery; set up, promote, etc.,
or assist therein, conduct or
advertise drawing for prizes,
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or dispose of property or money
by means of lottery.
1910
849.23 3rd Gambling-related machines;
"common offender" as to
property rights.
1911
849.25(2) 3rd Engaging in bookmaking.
1912
860.08 3rd Interfere with a railroad
signal.
1913
860.13(1)(a) 3rd Operate aircraft while under
the influence.
1914
893.13(2)(a)2. 3rd Purchase of cannabis.
1915
893.13(6)(a) 3rd Possession of cannabis (more
than 20 grams).
1916
934.03(1)(a) 3rd Intercepts, or procures any
other person to intercept, any
wire or oral communication.
1917
1918 (c) LEVEL 3
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1919
Florida Felony
Statute Degree Description
1920
119.10(2)(b) 3rd Unlawful use of confidential
information from police
reports.
1921
316.066 3rd Unlawfully obtaining or using
(3)(b)-(d) confidential crash reports.
1922
316.193(2)(b) 3rd Felony DUI, 3rd conviction.
1923
316.1935(2) 3rd Fleeing or attempting to elude
law enforcement officer in
patrol vehicle with siren and
lights activated.
1924
319.30(4) 3rd Possession by junkyard of motor
vehicle with identification
number plate removed.
1925
319.33(1)(a) 3rd Alter or forge any certificate
of title to a motor vehicle or
mobile home.
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1926
319.33(1)(c) 3rd Procure or pass title on stolen
vehicle.
1927
319.33(4) 3rd With intent to defraud,
possess, sell, etc., a blank,
forged, or unlawfully obtained
title or registration.
1928
327.35(2)(b) 3rd Felony BUI.
1929
328.05(2) 3rd Possess, sell, or counterfeit
fictitious, stolen, or
fraudulent titles or bills of
sale of vessels.
1930
328.07(4) 3rd Manufacture, exchange, or
possess vessel with counterfeit
or wrong ID number.
1931
376.302(5) 3rd Fraud related to reimbursement
for cleanup expenses under the
Inland Protection Trust Fund.
1932
379.2431 3rd Taking, disturbing, mutilating,
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(1)(e)5. destroying, causing to be
destroyed, transferring,
selling, offering to sell,
molesting, or harassing marine
turtles, marine turtle eggs, or
marine turtle nests in
violation of the Marine Turtle
Protection Act.
1933
379.2431 3rd Possessing any marine turtle
(1)(e)6. species or hatchling, or parts
thereof, or the nest of any
marine turtle species described
in the Marine Turtle Protection
Act.
1934
379.2431 3rd Soliciting to commit or
(1)(e)7. conspiring to commit a
violation of the Marine Turtle
Protection Act.
1935
400.9935(4)(a) 3rd Operating a clinic, or offering
or (b) services requiring licensure,
without a license.
1936
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400.9935(4)(e) 3rd Filing a false license
application or other required
information or failing to
report information.
1937
440.1051(3) 3rd False report of workers'
compensation fraud or
retaliation for making such a
report.
1938
501.001(2)(b) 2nd Tampers with a consumer product
or the container using
materially false/misleading
information.
1939
624.401(4)(a) 3rd Transacting insurance without a
certificate of authority.
1940
624.401(4)(b)1. 3rd Transacting insurance without a
certificate of authority;
premium collected less than
$20,000.
1941
626.902(1)(a) & 3rd Representing an unauthorized
(b) insurer.
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1942
697.08 3rd Equity skimming.
1943
790.15(3) 3rd Person directs another to
discharge firearm from a
vehicle.
1944
794.053 3rd Lewd or lascivious written
solicitation of a person 16 or
17 years of age by a person 24
years of age or older.
1945
806.10(1) 3rd Maliciously injure, destroy, or
interfere with vehicles or
equipment used in firefighting.
1946
806.10(2) 3rd Interferes with or assaults
firefighter in performance of
duty.
1947
810.09(2)(b) 3rd Trespass on property other than
structure or conveyance armed
with firearm or dangerous
weapon.
1948
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810.145(2)(c) 3rd Digital voyeurism; 19 years of
age or older.
1949
812.014(2)(c)2. 3rd Grand theft; $5,000 or more but
less than $10,000.
1950
812.0145(2)(c) 3rd Theft from person 65 years of
age or older; $300 or more but
less than $10,000.
1951
812.015(8)(b) 3rd Retail theft with intent to
sell; conspires with others.
1952
812.081(2) 3rd Theft of a trade secret.
1953
815.04(4)(b) 2nd Computer offense devised to
defraud or obtain property.
1954
817.034(4)(a)3. 3rd Engages in scheme to defraud
(Florida Communications Fraud
Act), property valued at less
than $20,000.
1955
817.233 3rd Burning to defraud insurer.
1956
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817.234 3rd Unlawful solicitation of
(8)(b) & (c) persons involved in motor
vehicle accidents.
1957
817.234(11)(a) 3rd Insurance fraud; property value
less than $20,000.
1958
817.236 3rd Filing a false motor vehicle
insurance application.
1959
817.2361 3rd Creating, marketing, or
presenting a false or
fraudulent motor vehicle
insurance card.
1960
817.413(2) 3rd Sale of used goods of $1,000 or
more as new.
1961
817.49(2)(b)1. 3rd Willful making of a false
report of a crime causing great
bodily harm, permanent
disfigurement, or permanent
disability.
1962
831.28(2)(a) 3rd Counterfeiting a payment
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instrument with intent to
defraud or possessing a
counterfeit payment instrument
with intent to defraud.
1963
831.29 2nd Possession of instruments for
counterfeiting driver licenses
or identification cards.
1964
836.13(2) 3rd Person who promotes an altered
sexual depiction of an
identifiable person without
consent.
1965
838.021(3)(b) 3rd Threatens unlawful harm to
public servant.
1966
838.12(3) 3rd Betting on predetermined or
prearranged professional or
amateur game, contest, match,
race, or sport.
1967
849.01 3rd Keeping gambling house.
1968
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849.02(2) 3rd Agents or employees of keeper
of gambling house.
1969
849.03(1) 3rd Renting house for gambling
purposes.
1970
1971
849.086(12)(e) 3rd Tampering with cards or card
games.
1972
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.
1973
849.09(1)(e), 3rd Conducting unlawful lottery;
(f), (g), (i), second or subsequent offense.
or (k)
1974
849.09(1)(h) or 3rd Conducting unlawful lottery;
(j) second or subsequent offense.
1975
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849.11(2) 3rd Offenses relating to games of
chance.
1976
849.14 3rd Betting on result of trial or
contest of skill, etc.
1977
849.15(3)(b) 3rd Manufacture, sale, or
possession of slot machine; by
person of authority or with
prior conviction.
1978
849.157(1) 3rd False or misleading statement
to facilitate sale of slot
machines or devices.
1979
849.25(2) 3rd Engaging in bookmaking.
1980
849.47(3)(a) & 3rd Transporting persons to
(b) facilitate illegal gambling;
minor, person 65 years of age
or older, or 12 or more
persons.
1981
847.01385 3rd Harmful communication to a
minor.
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1982
860.15(3) 3rd Overcharging for repairs and
parts.
1983
870.01(2) 3rd Riot.
1984
870.01(4) 3rd Inciting a riot.
1985
893.13(1)(a)2. 3rd Sell, manufacture, or deliver
cannabis (or other s.
893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1.,
(2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6.,
(2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9.,
(2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs).
1986
893.13(1)(d)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver
s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1.,
(2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6.,
(2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9.,
(2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs
within 1,000 feet of
university.
1987
893.13(1)(f)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver
s. 893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1.,
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(2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6.,
(2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9.,
(2)(c)10., (3), or (4) drugs
within 1,000 feet of public
housing facility.
1988
893.13(4)(c) 3rd Use or hire of minor; deliver
to minor other controlled
substances.
1989
893.13(6)(a) 3rd Possession of any controlled
substance other than felony
possession of cannabis.
1990
893.13(7)(a)8. 3rd Withhold information from
practitioner regarding previous
receipt of or prescription for
a controlled substance.
1991
893.13(7)(a)9. 3rd Obtain or attempt to obtain
controlled substance by fraud,
forgery, misrepresentation,
etc.
1992
893.13(7)(a)10. 3rd Affix false or forged label to
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package of controlled
substance.
1993
893.13(7)(a)11. 3rd Furnish false or fraudulent
material information on any
document or record required by
chapter 893.
1994
893.13(8)(a)1. 3rd Knowingly assist a patient,
other person, or owner of an
animal in obtaining a
controlled substance through
deceptive, untrue, or
fraudulent representations in
or related to the
practitioner's practice.
1995
893.13(8)(a)2. 3rd Employ a trick or scheme in the
practitioner's practice to
assist a patient, other person,
or owner of an animal in
obtaining a controlled
substance.
1996
893.13(8)(a)3. 3rd Knowingly write a prescription
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for a controlled substance for
a fictitious person.
1997
893.13(8)(a)4. 3rd Write a prescription for a
controlled substance for a
patient, other person, or an
animal if the sole purpose of
writing the prescription is a
monetary benefit for the
practitioner.
1998
918.13(1) 3rd Tampering with or fabricating
physical evidence.
1999
944.47 3rd Introduce contraband to
(1)(a)1. & 2. correctional facility.
2000
944.47(1)(c) 2nd Possess contraband while upon
the grounds of a correctional
institution.
2001
985.721 3rd Escapes from a juvenile
facility (secure detention or
residential commitment
facility).
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2002
2003 (e) LEVEL 5
2004
Florida Felony
Statute Degree Description
2005
316.027(2)(a) 3rd Accidents involving personal
injuries other than serious
bodily injury, failure to stop;
leaving scene.
2006
316.1935(4)(a) 2nd Aggravated fleeing or eluding.
2007
316.80(2) 2nd Unlawful conveyance of fuel;
obtaining fuel fraudulently.
2008
322.34(6) 3rd Careless operation of motor
vehicle with suspended license,
resulting in death or serious
bodily injury.
2009
327.30(5) 3rd Vessel accidents involving
personal injury; leaving scene.
2010
379.365(2)(c)1. 3rd Violation of rules relating to:
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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.
2011
379.367(4) 3rd Willful molestation of a
commercial harvester's spiny
lobster trap, line, or buoy.
2012
379.407(5)(b)3. 3rd Possession of 100 or more
undersized spiny lobsters.
2013
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381.0041(11)(b) 3rd Donate blood, plasma, or organs
knowing HIV positive.
2014
440.10(1)(g) 2nd Failure to obtain workers'
compensation coverage.
2015
440.105(5) 2nd Unlawful solicitation for the
purpose of making workers'
compensation claims.
2016
440.381(2) 3rd Submission of false,
misleading, or incomplete
information with the purpose of
avoiding or reducing workers'
compensation premiums.
2017
624.401(4)(b)2. 2nd Transacting insurance without a
certificate or authority;
premium collected $20,000 or
more but less than $100,000.
2018
626.902(1)(c) 2nd Representing an unauthorized
insurer; repeat offender.
2019
790.01(3) 3rd Unlawful carrying of a
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concealed firearm.
2020
790.162 2nd Threat to throw or discharge
destructive device.
2021
790.163(1) 2nd False report of bomb,
explosive, weapon of mass
destruction, or use of firearms
in violent manner.
2022
790.221(1) 2nd Possession of short-barreled
shotgun or machine gun.
2023
790.23 2nd Felons in possession of
firearms, ammunition, or
electronic weapons or devices.
2024
796.05(1) 2nd Live on earnings of a
prostitute; 1st offense.
2025
800.04(6)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious conduct;
offender less than 18 years of
age.
2026
800.04(7)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious exhibition;
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offender 18 years of age or
older.
2027
806.111(1) 3rd Possess, manufacture, or
dispense fire bomb with intent
to damage any structure or
property.
2028
810.145(4)(c) 3rd Commercial digital voyeurism
dissemination.
2029
810.145(7)(a) 2nd Digital voyeurism; 2nd or
subsequent offense.
2030
810.145(8)(a) 2nd Digital voyeurism; certain
minor victims.
2031
812.014(2)(d)3. 2nd Grand theft, 2nd degree; theft
from 20 or more dwellings or
their unenclosed curtilage, or
any combination.
2032
812.0145(2)(b) 2nd Theft from person 65 years of
age or older; $10,000 or more
but less than $50,000.
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2033
812.015 3rd Retail theft; property stolen
(8)(a) & (c)- is valued at $750 or more and
(e) one or more specified acts.
2034
812.015(8)(f) 3rd Retail theft; multiple thefts
within specified period.
2035
812.015(8)(g) 3rd Retail theft; committed with
specified number of other
persons.
2036
812.019(1) 2nd Stolen property; dealing in or
trafficking in.
2037
812.081(3) 2nd Trafficking in trade secrets.
2038
812.131(2)(b) 3rd Robbery by sudden snatching.
2039
812.16(2) 3rd Owning, operating, or
conducting a chop shop.
2040
817.034(4)(a)2. 2nd Communications fraud, value
$20,000 to $50,000.
2041
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817.234(11)(b) 2nd Insurance fraud; property value
$20,000 or more but less than
$100,000.
2042
817.2341(1), 3rd Filing false financial
(2)(a) & statements, making false
(3)(a) entries of material fact or
false statements regarding
property values relating to the
solvency of an insuring entity.
2043
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.
2044
817.611(2)(a) 2nd Traffic in or possess 5 to 14
counterfeit credit cards or
related documents.
2045
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817.625(2)(b) 2nd Second or subsequent fraudulent
use of scanning device,
skimming device, or reencoder.
2046
825.1025(4) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition
in the presence of an elderly
person or disabled adult.
2047
828.12(2) 3rd Tortures any animal with intent
to inflict intense pain,
serious physical injury, or
death.
2048
836.14(4) 2nd Person who willfully promotes
for financial gain a sexually
explicit image of an
identifiable person without
consent.
2049
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.
2050
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843.01(1) 3rd Resist officer with violence to
person; resist arrest with
violence.
2051
847.0135(5)(b) 2nd Lewd or lascivious exhibition
using computer; offender 18
years or older.
2052
847.0137 3rd Transmission of pornography by
(2) & (3) electronic device or equipment.
2053
847.0138 3rd Transmission of material
(2) & (3) harmful to minors to a minor by
electronic device or equipment.
2054
849.02(3) 2nd Agents or employees of keeper
of gambling house, third or
subsequent offense.
2055
849.03(2) 2nd Renting house for gambling
purposes; second or subsequent
offense.
2056
849.15(3)(c) 2nd Manufacture, sale, or
possession of slot machine; by
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person of authority of five or
more machines or two or more
prior convictions.
2057
849.157(2) 2nd False or misleading statement
to facilitate sale of slot
machines or devices; five or
more machines.
2058
849.25(3) 2nd Bookmaking; second or
subsequent offense.
2059
874.05(1)(b) 2nd Encouraging or recruiting
another to join a criminal
gang; second or subsequent
offense.
2060
874.05(2)(a) 2nd Encouraging or recruiting
person under 13 years of age to
join a criminal gang.
2061
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)5.
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drugs).
2062
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)6.,
(2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9.,
(2)(c)10., (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.
2063
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)5.
drugs) within 1,000 feet of
university.
2064
893.13(1)(e)2. 2nd Sell, manufacture, or deliver
cannabis or other drug
prohibited under s.
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893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1.,
(2)(c)2., (2)(c)3., (2)(c)6.,
(2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9.,
(2)(c)10., (3), or (4) within
1,000 feet of property used for
religious services or a
specified business site.
2065
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)5.
drugs) within 1,000 feet of
public housing facility.
2066
893.13(4)(b) 2nd Use or hire of minor; deliver
to minor other controlled
substance.
2067
893.1351(1) 3rd Ownership, lease, or rental for
trafficking in or manufacturing
of controlled substance.
2068
2069 (g) LEVEL 7
2070
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Florida Felony
Statute Degree Description
2071
316.027(2)(c) 1st Accident involving death,
failure to stop; leaving scene.
2072
316.193(3)(c)2. 3rd DUI resulting in serious bodily
injury.
2073
316.1935(3)(b) 1st Causing serious bodily injury
or death to another person;
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.
2074
327.35(3)(c)2. 3rd Vessel BUI resulting in serious
bodily injury.
2075
402.319(2) 2nd Misrepresentation and
negligence or intentional act
resulting in great bodily harm,
permanent disfiguration,
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permanent disability, or death.
2076
409.920 3rd Medicaid provider fraud;
(2)(b)1.a. $10,000 or less.
2077
409.920 2nd Medicaid provider fraud; more
(2)(b)1.b. than $10,000, but less than
$50,000.
2078
456.065(2) 3rd Practicing a health care
profession without a license.
2079
456.065(2) 2nd Practicing a health care
profession without a license
which results in serious bodily
injury.
2080
458.327(1) 3rd Practicing medicine without a
license.
2081
459.013(1) 3rd Practicing osteopathic medicine
without a license.
2082
460.411(1) 3rd Practicing chiropractic
medicine without a license.
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2083
461.012(1) 3rd Practicing podiatric medicine
without a license.
2084
462.17 3rd Practicing naturopathy without
a license.
2085
463.015(1) 3rd Practicing optometry without a
license.
2086
464.016(1) 3rd Practicing nursing without a
license.
2087
465.015(2) 3rd Practicing pharmacy without a
license.
2088
466.026(1) 3rd Practicing dentistry or dental
hygiene without a license.
2089
467.201 3rd Practicing midwifery without a
license.
2090
468.366 3rd Delivering respiratory care
services without a license.
2091
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483.828(1) 3rd Practicing as clinical
laboratory personnel without a
license.
2092
483.901(7) 3rd Practicing medical physics
without a license.
2093
484.013(1)(c) 3rd Preparing or dispensing optical
devices without a prescription.
2094
484.053 3rd Dispensing hearing aids without
a license.
2095
494.0018(2) 1st Conviction of any violation of
chapter 494 in which the total
money and property unlawfully
obtained exceeded $50,000 and
there were five or more
victims.
2096
560.123(8)(b)1. 3rd Failure to report currency or
payment instruments exceeding
$300 but less than $20,000 by a
money services business.
2097
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560.125(5)(a) 3rd Money services business by
unauthorized person, currency
or payment instruments
exceeding $300 but less than
$20,000.
2098
655.50(10)(b)1. 3rd Failure to report financial
transactions exceeding $300 but
less than $20,000 by financial
institution.
2099
775.21(10)(a) 3rd Sexual predator; failure to
register; failure to renew
driver license or
identification card; other
registration violations.
2100
775.21(10)(b) 3rd Sexual predator working where
children regularly congregate.
2101
775.21(10)(g) 3rd Failure to report or providing
false information about a
sexual predator; harbor or
conceal a sexual predator.
2102
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782.051(3) 2nd Attempted felony murder of a
person by a person other than
the perpetrator or the
perpetrator of an attempted
felony.
2103
782.07(1) 2nd Killing of a human being by the
act, procurement, or culpable
negligence of another
(manslaughter).
2104
782.071 2nd Killing of a human being or
unborn child by the operation
of a motor vehicle in a
reckless manner (vehicular
homicide).
2105
782.072 2nd Killing of a human being by the
operation of a vessel in a
reckless manner (vessel
homicide).
2106
784.045(1)(a)1. 2nd Aggravated battery;
intentionally causing great
bodily harm or disfigurement.
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2107
784.045(1)(a)2. 2nd Aggravated battery; using
deadly weapon.
2108
784.045(1)(b) 2nd Aggravated battery; perpetrator
aware victim pregnant.
2109
784.048(4) 3rd Aggravated stalking; violation
of injunction or court order.
2110
784.048(7) 3rd Aggravated stalking; violation
of court order.
2111
784.07(2)(d) 1st Aggravated battery on law
enforcement officer.
2112
784.074(1)(a) 1st Aggravated battery on sexually
violent predators facility
staff.
2113
784.08(2)(a) 1st Aggravated battery on a person
65 years of age or older.
2114
784.081(1) 1st Aggravated battery on specified
official or employee.
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2115
784.082(1) 1st Aggravated battery by detained
person on visitor or other
detainee.
2116
784.083(1) 1st Aggravated battery on code
inspector.
2117
787.06(3)(a)2. 1st Human trafficking using
coercion for labor and services
of an adult.
2118
787.06(3)(e)2. 1st Human trafficking using
coercion for labor and services
by the transfer or transport of
an adult from outside Florida
to within the state.
2119
790.07(4) 1st Specified weapons violation
subsequent to previous
conviction of s. 790.07(1) or
(2).
2120
790.16(1) 1st Discharge of a machine gun
under specified circumstances.
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2121
790.165(2) 2nd Manufacture, sell, possess, or
deliver hoax bomb.
2122
790.165(3) 2nd Possessing, displaying, or
threatening to use any hoax
bomb while committing or
attempting to commit a felony.
2123
790.166(3) 2nd Possessing, selling, using, or
attempting to use a hoax weapon
of mass destruction.
2124
790.166(4) 2nd Possessing, displaying, or
threatening to use a hoax
weapon of mass destruction
while committing or attempting
to commit a felony.
2125
790.23 1st,PBL Possession of a firearm by a
person who qualifies for the
penalty enhancements provided
for in s. 874.04.
2126
794.08(4) 3rd Female genital mutilation;
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consent by a parent, guardian,
or a person in custodial
authority to a victim younger
than 18 years of age.
2127
796.05(1) 1st Live on earnings of a
prostitute; 2nd offense.
2128
796.05(1) 1st Live on earnings of a
prostitute; 3rd and subsequent
offense.
2129
800.04(5)(c)1. 2nd Lewd or lascivious molestation;
victim younger than 12 years of
age; offender younger than 18
years of age.
2130
800.04(5)(c)2. 2nd Lewd or lascivious molestation;
victim 12 years of age or older
but younger than 16 years of
age; offender 18 years of age
or older.
2131
800.04(5)(e) 1st Lewd or lascivious molestation;
victim 12 years of age or older
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but younger than 16 years;
offender 18 years or older;
prior conviction for specified
sex offense.
2132
806.01(2) 2nd Maliciously damage structure by
fire or explosive.
2133
810.02(3)(a) 2nd Burglary of occupied dwelling;
unarmed; no assault or battery.
2134
810.02(3)(b) 2nd Burglary of unoccupied
dwelling; unarmed; no assault
or battery.
2135
810.02(3)(d) 2nd Burglary of occupied
conveyance; unarmed; no assault
or battery.
2136
810.02(3)(e) 2nd Burglary of authorized
emergency vehicle.
2137
812.014(2)(a)1. 1st Property stolen, valued at
$100,000 or more or a
semitrailer deployed by a law
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enforcement officer; property
stolen while causing other
property damage; 1st degree
grand theft.
2138
812.014(2)(b)2. 2nd Property stolen, cargo valued
at less than $50,000, grand
theft in 2nd degree.
2139
812.014(2)(b)3. 2nd Property stolen, emergency
medical equipment; 2nd degree
grand theft.
2140
812.014(2)(b)4. 2nd Property stolen, law
enforcement equipment from
authorized emergency vehicle.
2141
812.014(2)(g) 2nd Grand theft; second degree;
firearm with previous
conviction of s.
812.014(2)(c)5.
2142
812.0145(2)(a) 1st Theft from person 65 years of
age or older; $50,000 or more.
2143
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812.019(2) 1st Stolen property; initiates,
organizes, plans, etc., the
theft of property and traffics
in stolen property.
2144
812.131(2)(a) 2nd Robbery by sudden snatching.
2145
812.133(2)(b) 1st Carjacking; no firearm, deadly
weapon, or other weapon.
2146
817.034(4)(a)1. 1st Communications fraud, value
greater than $50,000.
2147
817.234(8)(a) 2nd Solicitation of motor vehicle
accident victims with intent to
defraud.
2148
817.234(9) 2nd Organizing, planning, or
participating in an intentional
motor vehicle collision.
2149
817.234(11)(c) 1st Insurance fraud; property value
$100,000 or more.
2150
817.2341 1st Making false entries of
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(2)(b) & material fact or false
(3)(b) statements regarding property
values relating to the solvency
of an insuring entity which are
a significant cause of the
insolvency of that entity.
2151
817.418(2)(a) 3rd Offering for sale or
advertising personal protective
equipment with intent to
defraud.
2152
817.504(1)(a) 3rd Offering or advertising a
vaccine with intent to defraud.
2153
817.535(2)(a) 3rd Filing false lien or other
unauthorized document.
2154
817.611(2)(b) 2nd Traffic in or possess 15 to 49
counterfeit credit cards or
related documents.
2155
825.102(3)(b) 2nd Neglecting an elderly person or
disabled adult causing great
bodily harm, disability, or
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disfigurement.
2156
825.103(3)(b) 2nd Exploiting an elderly person or
disabled adult and property is
valued at $10,000 or more, but
less than $50,000.
2157
827.03(2)(b) 2nd Neglect of a child causing
great bodily harm, disability,
or disfigurement.
2158
827.04(3) 3rd Impregnation of a child under
16 years of age by person 21
years of age or older.
2159
827.071(2) & (3) 2nd Use or induce a child in a
sexual performance, or promote
or direct such performance.
2160
827.071(4) 2nd Possess with intent to promote
any photographic material,
motion picture, etc., which
includes child pornography.
2161
837.05(2) 3rd Giving false information about
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alleged capital felony to a law
enforcement officer.
2162
838.015 2nd Bribery.
2163
838.016 2nd Unlawful compensation or reward
for official behavior.
2164
838.021(3)(a) 2nd Unlawful harm to a public
servant.
2165
838.22 2nd Bid tampering.
2166
843.0855(2) 3rd Impersonation of a public
officer or employee.
2167
843.0855(3) 3rd Unlawful simulation of legal
process.
2168
843.0855(4) 3rd Intimidation of a public
officer or employee.
2169
847.0135(3) 3rd Solicitation of a child, via a
computer service, to commit an
unlawful sex act.
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2170
847.0135(4) 2nd Traveling to meet a minor to
commit an unlawful sex act.
2171
849.155 1st Trafficking in slot machines or
devices or any parts thereof.
2172
872.06 2nd Abuse of a dead human body.
2173
874.05(2)(b) 1st Encouraging or recruiting
person under 13 to join a
criminal gang; second or
subsequent offense.
2174
874.10 1st,PBL Knowingly initiates, organizes,
plans, finances, directs,
manages, or supervises criminal
gang-related activity.
2175
893.13(1)(c)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver
cocaine (or other drug
prohibited under s.
893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d),
(2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.)
within 1,000 feet of a child
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care facility, school, or
state, county, or municipal
park or publicly owned
recreational facility or
community center.
2176
893.13(1)(e)1. 1st Sell, manufacture, or deliver
cocaine or other drug
prohibited under s.
893.03(1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(d),
(2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.,
within 1,000 feet of property
used for religious services or
a specified business site.
2177
893.13(4)(a) 1st Use or hire of minor; deliver
to minor other controlled
substance.
2178
893.135(1)(a)1. 1st Trafficking in cannabis, more
than 25 lbs., less than 2,000
lbs.
2179
893.135 1st Trafficking in cocaine, more
(1)(b)1.a. than 28 grams, less than 200
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grams.
2180
893.135 1st Trafficking in illegal drugs,
(1)(c)1.a. more than 4 grams, less than 14
grams.
2181
893.135 1st Trafficking in hydrocodone, 28
(1)(c)2.a. grams or more, less than 50
grams.
2182
893.135 1st Trafficking in hydrocodone, 50
(1)(c)2.b. grams or more, less than 100
grams.
2183
893.135 1st Trafficking in oxycodone, 7
(1)(c)3.a. grams or more, less than 14
grams.
2184
893.135 1st Trafficking in oxycodone, 14
(1)(c)3.b. grams or more, less than 25
grams.
2185
893.135 1st Trafficking in fentanyl, 4
(1)(c)4.b.(I) grams or more, less than 14
grams.
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2186
893.135 1st Trafficking in phencyclidine,
(1)(d)1.a. 28 grams or more, less than 200
grams.
2187
893.135(1)(e)1. 1st Trafficking in methaqualone,
200 grams or more, less than 5
kilograms.
2188
893.135(1)(f)1. 1st Trafficking in amphetamine, 14
grams or more, less than 28
grams.
2189
893.135 1st Trafficking in flunitrazepam, 4
(1)(g)1.a. grams or more, less than 14
grams.
2190
893.135 1st Trafficking in gamma-
(1)(h)1.a. hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), 1
kilogram or more, less than 5
kilograms.
2191
893.135 1st Trafficking in 1,4-Butanediol,
(1)(j)1.a. 1 kilogram or more, less than 5
kilograms.
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2192
893.135 1st Trafficking in Phenethylamines,
(1)(k)2.a. 10 grams or more, less than 200
grams.
2193
893.135 1st Trafficking in synthetic
(1)(m)2.a. cannabinoids, 280 grams or
more, less than 500 grams.
2194
893.135 1st Trafficking in synthetic
(1)(m)2.b. cannabinoids, 500 grams or
more, less than 1,000 grams.
2195
893.135 1st Trafficking in n-benzyl
(1)(n)2.a. phenethylamines, 14 grams or
more, less than 100 grams.
2196
893.1351(2) 2nd Possession of place for
trafficking in or manufacturing
of controlled substance.
2197
896.101(5)(a) 3rd Money laundering, financial
transactions exceeding $300 but
less than $20,000.
2198
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896.104(4)(a)1. 3rd Structuring transactions to
evade reporting or registration
requirements, financial
transactions exceeding $300 but
less than $20,000.
2199
943.0435(4)(c) 2nd Sexual offender vacating
permanent residence; failure to
comply with reporting
requirements.
2200
943.0435(8) 2nd Sexual offender; remains in
state after indicating intent
to leave; failure to comply
with reporting requirements.
2201
943.0435(9)(a) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to
comply with reporting
requirements.
2202
943.0435(13) 3rd Failure to report or providing
false information about a
sexual offender; harbor or
conceal a sexual offender.
2203
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943.0435(14) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to
report and reregister; failure
to respond to address
verification; providing false
registration information.
2204
944.607(9) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to
comply with reporting
requirements.
2205
944.607(10)(a) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to
submit to the taking of a
digitized photograph.
2206
944.607(12) 3rd Failure to report or providing
false information about a
sexual offender; harbor or
conceal a sexual offender.
2207
944.607(13) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to
report and reregister; failure
to respond to address
verification; providing false
registration information.
2208
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985.4815(10) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to
submit to the taking of a
digitized photograph.
2209
985.4815(12) 3rd Failure to report or providing
false information about a
sexual offender; harbor or
conceal a sexual offender.
2210
985.4815(13) 3rd Sexual offender; failure to
report and reregister; failure
to respond to address
verification; providing false
registration information.
2211
2212 Section 42. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and paragraph
2213 (a) of subsection (2) of section 772.102, Florida Statutes, are
2214 amended to read:
2215 772.102 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
2216 (1) "Criminal activity" means to commit, to attempt to
2217 commit, to conspire to commit, or to solicit, coerce, or
2218 intimidate another person to commit:
2219 (a) Any crime that is chargeable by indictment or
2220 information under the following provisions:
2221 1. Section 210.18, relating to evasion of payment of
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2222 cigarette taxes.
2223 2. Section 414.39, relating to public assistance fraud.
2224 3. Section 440.105 or s. 440.106, relating to workers'
2225 compensation.
2226 4. Part IV of chapter 501, relating to telemarketing.
2227 5. Chapter 517, relating to securities transactions.
2228 6. Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to dogracing
2229 and horseracing.
2230 7. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
2231 8. Chapter 552, relating to the manufacture, distribution,
2232 and use of explosives.
2233 9. Chapter 562, relating to beverage law enforcement.
2234 10. Section 624.401, relating to transacting insurance
2235 without a certificate of authority, s. 624.437(4)(c)1., relating
2236 to operating an unauthorized multiple-employer welfare
2237 arrangement, or s. 626.902(1)(b), relating to representing or
2238 aiding an unauthorized insurer.
2239 11. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usurious
2240 practices.
2241 12. Section 721.08, s. 721.09, or s. 721.13, relating to
2242 real estate timeshare plans.
2243 13. Chapter 782, relating to homicide.
2244 14. Chapter 784, relating to assault and battery.
2245 15. Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping or human
2246 trafficking.
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2247 16. Chapter 790, relating to weapons and firearms.
2248 17. Former s. 796.03, s. 796.04, s. 796.05, or s. 796.07,
2249 relating to prostitution.
2250 18. Chapter 806, relating to arson.
2251 19. Section 810.02(2)(c), relating to specified burglary
2252 of a dwelling or structure.
2253 20. Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and related
2254 crimes.
2255 21. Chapter 815, relating to computer-related crimes.
2256 22. Chapter 817, relating to fraudulent practices, false
2257 pretenses, fraud generally, and credit card crimes.
2258 23. Section 827.071, relating to commercial sexual
2259 exploitation of children.
2260 24. Chapter 831, relating to forgery and counterfeiting.
2261 25. Chapter 832, relating to issuance of worthless checks
2262 and drafts.
2263 26. Section 836.05, relating to extortion.
2264 27. Chapter 837, relating to perjury.
2265 28. Chapter 838, relating to bribery and misuse of public
2266 office.
2267 29. Chapter 843, relating to obstruction of justice.
2268 30. Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or
2269 s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity.
2270 31. Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, or s.
2271 849.25, relating to gambling.
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2272 32. Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and
2273 control.
2274 33. Section 914.22 or s. 914.23, relating to witnesses,
2275 victims, or informants.
2276 34. Section 918.12 or s. 918.13, relating to tampering
2277 with jurors and evidence.
2278 (2) "Unlawful debt" means any money or other thing of
2279 value constituting principal or interest of a debt that is
2280 legally unenforceable in this state in whole or in part because
2281 the debt was incurred or contracted:
2282 (a) In violation of any one of the following provisions of
2283 law:
2284 1. Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to dogracing
2285 and horseracing.
2286 2. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
2287 3. Section 687.071, relating to criminal usury and loan
2288 sharking.
2289 4. Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, or s.
2290 849.25, relating to gambling.
2291 Section 43. Paragraph (a) of subsection (12) of section
2292 895.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
2293 895.02 Definitions.—As used in ss. 895.01-895.08, the
2294 term:
2295 (12) "Unlawful debt" means any money or other thing of
2296 value constituting principal or interest of a debt that is
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2297 legally unenforceable in this state in whole or in part because
2298 the debt was incurred or contracted:
2299 (a) In violation of any one of the following provisions of
2300 law:
2301 1. Section 550.235 or s. 550.3551, relating to dogracing
2302 and horseracing.
2303 2. Chapter 550, relating to jai alai frontons.
2304 3. Section 551.109, relating to slot machine gaming.
2305 4. Chapter 687, relating to interest and usury.
2306 5. Section 849.09, s. 849.14, s. 849.15, s. 849.23, or s.
2307 849.25, relating to gambling.
2308 Section 44. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025.
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