Florida S.B 1718 Transporting Undocumented Immigrants

Senate Invoice (SB) 1718 has been authorized by each chambers of the Florida Legislature, however part 787.07, which had included felony penalties for transporting undocumented immigrants, has been modified. Whereas the invoice had initially proposed attaching felony penalties to the transport of undocumented immigrants into or inside Florida, the authorized measure will apply solely to the transport of undocumented immigrants throughout state traces into Florida.

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• 5 or extra separate offenses throughout a single episode would end in a second-degree felony.

• Governor DeSantis is anticipated to signal SB 1718; when enacted, the legislation will take impact on July 1, 2023.

SB 1718 offers that the realizing and willful transport of an grownup immigrant whom the transporter is aware of or moderately ought to know to be undocumented will represent a third-degree felony. 5 or extra separate offenses throughout a single episode will represent a second-degree felony. Transporting undocumented minors into Florida can be deemed a second-degree felony on the primary offense.

The laws is anticipated to be signed into legislation by Governor Ron DeSantis and take impact on July 1, 2023.