Chapter 810 Section 098 - 2024 Florida Statutes

2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI CRIMES

Chapter 810 BURGLARY AND TRESPASS

SECTION 098Trespass for the purpose of threatening or intimidating another person.

810.098 Trespass for the purpose of threatening or intimidating another person.—

(1)(a) Whoever, without being authorized, licensed, or invited, willfully enters the campus of a state university or Florida College System institution for the purpose of threatening or intimidating another person, and is warned by the state university or Florida College System institution to depart and refuses to do so, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(b) If the penalty for a violation of this subsection is reclassified under s. 775.085, such a violation is considered a hate crime for purposes of the reporting requirements of s. 877.19.

(2) As used in this section, the terms “Florida College System institution” and “state university” have the same meanings as in s. 1000.21(5) and (9), respectively.

History.—s. 4, ch. 2023-24; s. 64, ch. 2024-2.