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H.B. 354

Signed into Law

Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments

Rep. Jon Hawkins
Rep. Jon HawkinsBill Sponsor
Sen. Don L. Ipson
Sen. Don L. IpsonFloor Sponsor
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H.B. 354Signed into Law

Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments

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Senate
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What This Bill Does

This bill creates a criminal offense concerning rescue tracking equipment.

Key Provisions

This bill:

  • defines terms;
  • creates a criminal offense for certain actions taken with respect to rescue tracking equipment; and
  • establishes a criminal penalty.

Plain-Language Summary

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Aimed at protecting publicly placed emergency rescue devices, this bill makes it a class B misdemeanor to destroy, damage, disable, or tamper with rescue tracking equipment — defined as publicly located devices that allow a person to signal law enforcement for emergency help and share their location — or to deliberately trigger a false emergency alert using such equipment.

Cosponsors (6)

K. Lisonbee
M. Gwynn
J. Kyle
R. Wilcox
D. Fiefia
C. Pierucci