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Introduced
02/18/2019
02/18/2019
In Committee
04/29/2019
04/29/2019
Crossed Over
04/25/2019
04/25/2019
Passed
05/02/2019
05/02/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/24/2019
05/24/2019
Introduced Session
2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Redefining the terms "personal identifying information" and "sexually cyberharass"; requiring that a person have a reasonable expectation of privacy in an image for the publication or dissemination of the image to qualify as sexual cyberharassment; providing criminal penalties, etc.
AI Summary
This bill redefines the terms "personal identifying information" and "sexually cyberharass" in Florida's existing law on sexual cyberharassment. It clarifies that a person may retain a reasonable expectation of privacy in a sexually explicit image they have shared with another person, such as an intimate partner. The bill expands the definition of sexual cyberharassment to include the dissemination of such images through electronic means, not just on internet websites. It also provides criminal penalties, allows for civil lawsuits, and specifies that search warrants can be issued to investigate violations of this law, including in private dwellings.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2019-53, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7125 (Ch. 2019-167) (on 05/24/2019)
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