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The new Nuisance Law, advocated for by State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle, provides increased protections and safety for our community. This Public Nuisance bill cracks down on crimes motivated by hate by making it a felony for hate groups to harass people for their religion or ethnicity.
“As you know, there has been a dramatic uptick in hate-related incidents against the Jewish Community. Over the last two years, there have been numerous incidents where anti-Semitic flyers were thrown onto private property throughout our county. Unfortunately, the previous statutes left our office unable to charge any of the subjects for these vile crimes. That is why I supported House Bill 269. I am truly pleased and very grateful that our Florida Legislature passed this significant bill, and that the Governor has signed it into law. This now strengthens our laws addressing crimes motivated by hate and will allow the police and prosecutors to seek charges and successfully prosecute these types of hate incidents.”
State Attorney Rundle created the SAO Hate Crimes Unit which is specialized in prosecuting crimes of hate when the offender committed the crime because of the victim’s race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, homeless status, or advanced age.
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