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Section
95. Section 843.16, Florida Statutes, is amended |
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to
read: |
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843.16 Unlawful
to install or transport radio
equipment |
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using
assigned frequency of state or law enforcement officers; |
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definitions;
exceptions; penalties.-- |
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(1) A No person, firm, or corporation may not shall |
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install
or transport in any motor
vehicle or business |
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establishment,
except an emergency vehicle or crime watch |
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vehicle
as herein defined or a place established by municipal, |
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county,
state, or federal authority for governmental purposes, |
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any
frequency modulation radio receiving equipment so adjusted |
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or
tuned as to receive messages or signals on frequencies |
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assigned
by the Federal Communications Commission to police or |
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law
enforcement officers or fire rescue
personnel of any city or |
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county
of the state or to the state or any of its agencies. |
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Provided,
nothing herein shall be construed to affect any radio |
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station
licensed by the Federal Communications System or to |
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affect
any recognized newspaper or news publication engaged in |
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covering
the news on a full-time basis or any alarm system |
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contractor
certified pursuant to part II of chapter 489, |
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operating
a central monitoring system. |
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(2) As
used in this section, the term: |
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(a) "Emergency
vehicle" shall specifically mean: |
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1. Any
motor vehicle used by any law enforcement officer |
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or
employee of any city, any county, the state, the Federal |
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Bureau
of Investigation, or the Armed Forces of the United |
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States
while on official business; |
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2. Any
fire department vehicle of any city or county of |
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the
state or any state fire department vehicle; |
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3. Any
motor vehicle designated as an emergency vehicle by |
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the
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles when said |
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vehicle
is to be assigned the use of frequencies assigned to the |
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state; |
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4. Any
motor vehicle designated as an emergency vehicle by |
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the
sheriff or fire chief of any
county in the state when said |
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vehicle
is to be assigned the use of frequencies assigned to the |
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said
county; |
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5. Any
motor vehicle designated as an emergency vehicle by |
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the
chief of police or fire chief
of any city in the state when |
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said
vehicle is to be assigned the use of frequencies assigned |
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to
the said city. |
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(b) "Crime
watch vehicle" means any motor vehicle used by |
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any
person participating in a citizen crime watch or |
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neighborhood
watch program when such program and use are |
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approved
in writing by the appropriate sheriff or chief of |
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police
where the vehicle will be used and the vehicle is |
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assigned
the use of frequencies assigned to the county or city. |
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Such
approval shall be renewed annually. |
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(3) This
section shall not apply to any holder of a valid |
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amateur
radio operator or station license issued by the Federal |
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Communications
Commission or to any recognized newspaper or news |
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publication
engaged in covering the news on a full-time basis or |
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any
alarm system contractor certified pursuant to part II of |
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chapter
489, operating a central monitoring system. |
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(4) Any
person, firm, or corporation violating any of the |
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provisions
of this section commits shall be deemed guilty of a |
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misdemeanor
of the first second degree, punishable as
provided |
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in
s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. |