FINALLY SB 1024!
Date: Tuesday, June 30, 1998 8:50 AM
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Well, after about 10 *long* years of fighting for harsher penalties against
false accusers, it seems that the hard work has FINALLY paid off. Got a
call from CH.28-TV  Tampa News today and they're interviewing me tomorrow about SB 1024
(Sponsored by Tampas own Jim Hargrett, the same Senator who sponsored *The
Spanking Bill*).

SB 1024 became law without the Governors Signature. It will become
officially Wednesday July 1st Florida Statute Chapter 98-111.

The law will:

1. Increase malicious reports of abuse from a 2nd degree
misdemeanor  to 3rd degree felony (I asked for that 7 years ago).

2. Allow those falsely accused civil remedies.

3. Require Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement to thoroughly investigate
the cases and exercise their subjective discretion.

4. Mandates that DCFS notify FDLE with the name(s) of the accusers.

5. Mandates DCFS report to the Legislature annually  how many *false*
reports were *turned over* to the FDLE for investigation purposes.

Dean Tong
 www.abuse-excuse.com
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