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758.19
(5) (j) Notwithstanding par. (b), the director of state courts shall make
10payments from the appropriation under s. 20.625 (1) (d) to counties to reimburse
11counties for circuit court costs related to implementing the use of pretrial risk
12assessments.”.
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14“
Section
74. 134.66 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
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15134.66 (title)
Restrictions on sale or gift of cigarettes or nicotine, vapor,
16or tobacco products.
SB70-AA10,75
17Section
75. 134.66 (1) (jm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,59,1818
134.66
(1) (jm) “Vapor product" has the meaning given in s. 139.75 (14).
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19Section
76. 134.66 (2) (a), (am), (b) and (cm) 1m. of the statutes are amended
20to read:
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134.66
(2) (a) No retailer, direct marketer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber or
22subjobber, no agent, employee or independent contractor of a retailer, direct
23marketer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber or subjobber and no agent or employee
24of an independent contractor may sell or provide for nominal or no consideration
1cigarettes, nicotine products,
or tobacco products
, or vapor products to any person
2under the age of
18 21, except as provided in s. 254.92 (2) (a). A vending machine
3operator is not liable under this paragraph for the purchase of cigarettes, nicotine
4products,
or tobacco products
, or vapor products from his or her vending machine by
5a person under the age of
18 21 if the vending machine operator was unaware of the
6purchase.
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(am) No retailer, direct marketer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber, subjobber,
8no agent, employee or independent contractor of a retailer, direct marketer,
9manufacturer, distributor, jobber or subjobber and no agent or employee of an
10independent contractor may provide for nominal or no consideration cigarettes,
11nicotine products,
or tobacco products
, or vapor products to any person except in a
12place where no person younger than
18 21 years of age is present or permitted to
13enter unless the person who is younger than
18
21 years of age is accompanied by his
14or her parent or guardian or by his or her spouse who has attained the age of
18 21 15years.
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(b) 1. A retailer shall post a sign in areas within his or her premises where
17cigarettes
or, tobacco products
, or vapor products are sold to consumers stating that
18the sale of any cigarette
or, tobacco product
, or vapor product to a person under the
19age of
18 21 is unlawful under this section and s. 254.92.
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2. A vending machine operator shall attach a notice in a conspicuous place on
21the front of his or her vending machines stating that the purchase of any cigarette
22or, tobacco product
, or vapor product by a person under the age of
18
21 is unlawful
23under s. 254.92 and that the purchaser is subject to a forfeiture of not to exceed $50.
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(cm) 1m. A retailer or vending machine operator may not sell cigarettes
or, 25tobacco products
, or vapor products from a vending machine unless the vending
1machine is located in a place where the retailer or vending machine operator ensures
2that no person younger than
18 21 years of age is present or permitted to enter unless
3he or she is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian or by his or her spouse who
4has attained the age of
18 21 years.
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5Section
77. 134.66 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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134.66
(2m) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), at the time that a retailer hires
7or contracts with an agent, employee, or independent contractor whose duties will
8include the sale of cigarettes
, vapor products, or tobacco products, the retailer shall
9provide the agent, employee, or independent contractor with training on compliance
10with sub. (2) (a) and (am), including training on the penalties under sub. (4) (a) 2. for
11a violation of sub. (2) (a) or (am). The department of health services shall make
12available to any retailer on request a training program developed or approved by that
13department that provides the training required under this paragraph. A retailer
14may comply with this paragraph by providing the training program developed or
15approved by the department of health services or by providing a comparable training
16program approved by that department. At the completion of the training, the retailer
17and the agent, employee, or independent contractor shall sign a form provided by the
18department of health services verifying that the agent, employee, or independent
19contractor has received the training, which the retailer shall retain in the personnel
20file of the agent, employee, or independent contractor.
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21Section
78. 134.66 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
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134.66
(3) Defense; sale to minor. Proof of all of the following facts by a
23retailer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber, or subjobber, an agent, employee, or
24independent contractor of a retailer, manufacturer, distributor, jobber, or subjobber,
25or an agent or employee of an independent contractor who sells cigarettes
or, tobacco
1products
, or vapor products to a person under the age of
18 21 is a defense to any
2prosecution, or a complaint made under s. 134.65 (7), for a violation of sub. (2) (a):
SB70-AA10,62,43
(a) That the purchaser falsely represented that he or she had attained the age
4of
18 21 and presented an identification card.
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(b) That the appearance of the purchaser was such that an ordinary and
6prudent person would believe that the purchaser had attained the age of
18 21.
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(c) That the sale was made in good faith, in reasonable reliance on the
8identification card and appearance of the purchaser and in the belief that the
9purchaser had attained the age of
18 21.
SB70-AA10,79
10Section
79. 139.345 (3) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,62,1211
139.345
(3) (a) (intro.) Verifies the consumer's name and address and that the
12consumer is at least
18 21 years of age by any of the following methods:
SB70-AA10,80
13Section
80. 139.345 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,62,1614
139.345
(3) (b) 2. That the consumer understands that no person who is under
1518 21 years of age may purchase or possess cigarettes or falsely represent his or her
16age for the purpose of receiving cigarettes, as provided under s. 254.92.
SB70-AA10,81
17Section
81. 139.345 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,62,2518
139.345
(7) (a) No person may deliver a package of cigarettes sold by direct
19marketing to a consumer in this state unless the person making the delivery receives
20a government issued identification card from the person receiving the package and
21verifies that the person receiving the package is at least
18 21 years of age. If the
22person receiving the package is not the person to whom the package is addressed, the
23person delivering the package shall have the person receiving the package sign a
24statement that affirms that the person to whom the package is addressed is at least
2518 21 years of age.
SB70-AA10,82
1Section
82. Subchapter IX (title) of chapter 254 [precedes 254.911] of the
2statutes is amended to read:
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SUBCHAPTER IX
SB70-AA10,63,55
SALE OR GIFT OF CIGARETTES
,
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6NICOTINE PRODUCTS, VAPOR
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7PRODUCTS, OR TOBACCO
SB70-AA10,63,88
PRODUCTS TO MINORS
SB70-AA10,83
9Section
83. 254.911 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,63,1010
254.911
(11) “Vapor product” has the meaning given in s. 139.75 (14).
SB70-AA10,84
11Section
84. 254.916 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,63,1512
254.916
(2) (intro.)
With the permission of his or her parent or guardian, a A 13person under
18 21 years of age, but not under 15 years of age, may buy, attempt to
14buy
, or possess any cigarette, nicotine product,
or tobacco product
, or vapor product 15if all of the following are true:
SB70-AA10,85
16Section
85. 254.916 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA10,63,1817
254.916
(2) (d) If the person is under 18 years of age, he or she has obtained
18permission from his or her parent or guardian to participate in the investigation.
SB70-AA10,86
19Section
86. 254.916 (3) (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the statutes are amended to read:
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254.916
(3) (a) If questioned about his or her age during the course of an
21investigation, the
minor person under 21 years of age shall state his or her true age.
SB70-AA10,63,2322
(b) A
minor person under 21 years of age may not be used for the purposes of
23an investigation at a retail outlet at which the
minor person is a regular customer.
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(c) The appearance of a
minor person under 21 years of age may not be
25materially altered so as to indicate greater age.
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1(d) A photograph or videotape of the
minor
person under 21 years of age shall
2be made before or after the investigation or series of investigations on the day of the
3investigation or series of investigations. If a prosecution results from an
4investigation, the photograph or videotape shall be retained until the final
5disposition of the case.
SB70-AA10,87
6Section
87. 254.916 (3) (f) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,64,77
254.916
(3) (f) 2. The age of the
minor person under 21 years of age.
SB70-AA10,88
8Section
88. 254.916 (11) of the statutes is amended to read:
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254.916
(11) A person conducting an investigation under this section may not
10have a financial interest in a regulated cigarette and tobacco product retailer,
a vapor
11product retailer, a tobacco vending machine operator, a tobacco vending machine
12premises, or a tobacco vending machine that may interfere with his or her ability to
13properly conduct that investigation. A person who is investigated under this section
14may request the local health department or local law enforcement agency that
15contracted for the investigation to conduct a review under ch. 68 to determine
16whether the person conducting the investigation is in compliance with this
17subsection or, if applicable, may request the state agency or state law enforcement
18agency that contracted for the investigation to conduct a contested case hearing
19under ch. 227 to make that determination. The results of an investigation that is
20conducted by a person who is not in compliance with this subsection may not be used
21to prosecute a violation of s. 134.66 (2) (a) or (am) or a local ordinance adopted under
22s. 134.66 (5).
SB70-AA10,89
23Section
89. 254.92 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,64,25
24254.92 (title)
Purchase or possession of cigarettes or, tobacco products,
25nicotine products, or vapor products by person under
18 21 prohibited.
SB70-AA10,90
1Section
90. 254.92 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,65,42
254.92
(1) No person under
18
21 years of age may falsely represent his or her
3age for the purpose of receiving any cigarette, nicotine product,
or tobacco product
,
4or vapor product.
SB70-AA10,91
5Section
91. 254.92 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,65,86
254.92
(2) No person under
18
21 years of age may purchase, attempt to
7purchase, or possess any cigarette, nicotine product,
or tobacco product
, or vapor
8product except as follows:
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(a) A person under
18 21 years of age may purchase or possess cigarettes,
10nicotine products,
or tobacco products
, or vapor products for the sole purpose of resale
11in the course of employment during his or her working hours if employed by a
12retailer.
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(b) A person under
18 21 years of age, but not under 15 years of age, may
14purchase, attempt to purchase or possess cigarettes, nicotine products,
or tobacco
15products
, or vapor products in the course of his or her participation in an
16investigation under s. 254.916 that is conducted in accordance with s. 254.916 (3).
SB70-AA10,92
17Section
92. 254.92 (2m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,65,2018
254.92
(2m) (intro.) No person may purchase cigarettes, tobacco products,
or 19nicotine products
, or vapor products on behalf of, or to provide to, any person who is
20under
18 21 years of age. Any person who violates this subsection may be:
SB70-AA10,93
21Section
93. 254.92 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA10,65,2422
254.92
(3) A law enforcement officer shall seize any cigarette, nicotine product,
23or tobacco product
, or vapor product that has been sold to and is in the possession of
24a person under
18 21 years of age.
SB70-AA10,9302
1Section 9302.
Initial applicability; Agriculture, Trade and Consumer
2Protection.
SB70-AA10,66,123
(1)
Minimum age for cigarettes, nicotine products, tobacco products, and
4vapor products. The treatment of ss. 134.66 (title), (1) (jm), (2) (a), (am), (b), and (cm)
51m., (2m) (a), and (3), 139.345 (3) (a) (intro.) and (b) 2. and (7) (a), 254.911 (11),
6254.916 (2) (intro.) and (d), (3) (a), (b), (c), (d), and (f) 2., and (11), and 254.92 (title),
7(1), (2), (2m) (intro.), and (3) and subch. IX (title) of ch. 254 first applies to purchases,
8attempts to purchase, possession, and false representations of age for the purpose of
9receiving any cigarette, nicotine product, tobacco product, or vapor product by
10persons under 21 years of age on the effective date of this subsection and to sales or
11the provision of cigarettes, nicotine products, tobacco products, or vapor products to
12persons under 21 years of age on the effective date of this subsection.”.
SB70-AA10,95
16Section
95. 20.455 (2) (be) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.455
(2) (be)
Law enforcement recruitment, retention, and wellness grant
18program. As a continuing appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to provide
1grants under s. 165.991 to law enforcement agencies to fund programs designed to
2recruit and retain law enforcement officers and promote officer wellness.
SB70-AA10,96
3Section
96. 165.991 of the statutes is created to read:
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4165.991 Grants for law enforcement recruitment, retention, and
5wellness programs. The department of justice shall award grants from the
6appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (be) to law enforcement agencies and tribal law
7enforcement agencies in this state to fund programs that recruit and retain law
8enforcement officers and that promote officer wellness.”.
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10“
Section
97. 165.08 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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165.08
(1) Any civil action prosecuted by the department by direction of any
12officer, department, board, or commission
, or any
shall be compromised or
13discontinued when so directed by such officer, department, board, or commission. 14Any civil action prosecuted by the department on the initiative of the attorney
15general, or at the request of any individual may be compromised or discontinued with
16the approval of
an intervenor under s. 803.09 (2m) or, if there is no intervenor, by
17submission of a proposed plan to the joint committee on finance for the approval of
18the committee. The compromise or discontinuance may occur only if the joint
19committee on finance approves the proposed plan. No proposed plan may be
20submitted to the joint committee on finance if the plan concedes the
21unconstitutionality or other invalidity of a statute, facially or as applied, or concedes
22that a statute violates or is preempted by federal law, without the approval of the
23joint committee on legislative organization the governor.
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24Section
98. 165.12 (2) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA10,99
1Section
99. 165.25 (6) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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165.25
(6) (a) 1. At the request of the head of any department of state
3government, the attorney general may appear for and defend any state department,
4or any state officer, employee, or agent of the department in any civil action or other
5matter brought before a court or an administrative agency which is brought against
6the state department, or officer, employee, or agent for or on account of any act
7growing out of or committed in the lawful course of an officer's, employee's, or agent's
8duties. Witness fees or other expenses determined by the attorney general to be
9reasonable and necessary to the defense in the action or proceeding shall be paid as
10provided for in s. 885.07. The attorney general may compromise and settle the action
11as the attorney general determines to be in the best interest of the state
except that,
12if the action is for injunctive relief or there is a proposed consent decree, the attorney
13general may not compromise or settle the action without the approval of an
14intervenor under s. 803.09 (2m) or, if there is no intervenor, without first submitting
15a proposed plan to the joint committee on finance. If, within 14 working days after
16the plan is submitted, the cochairpersons of the committee notify the attorney
17general that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the
18proposed plan, the attorney general may compromise or settle the action only with
19the approval of the committee. The attorney general may not submit a proposed plan
20to the joint committee on finance under this subdivision in which the plan concedes
21the unconstitutionality or other invalidity of a statute, facially or as applied, or
22concedes that a statute violates or is preempted by federal law, without the approval
23of the joint committee on legislative organization.”.
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1“
Section
100. 20.455 (2) (gb) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.455
(2) (gb)
Gifts and grants.
The amounts in the schedule to carry out the
3purposes for which gifts and grants are made and received. All moneys received from
4gifts and grants, other than moneys received for and credited to another
5appropriation account under this subsection,
shall be credited to this appropriation
6account to carry out the purposes for which made and received.
SB70-AA10,101
7Section
101. 20.455 (3) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
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20.455
(3) (g)
Gifts, grants and proceeds. The amounts in the schedule to carry
9out the purposes for which gifts and grants are made and collected. All moneys
10received from gifts and grants and all proceeds from services, conferences, and sales
11of publications and promotional materials
to carry out the purposes for which made
12or collected, except as provided in sub. (2) (gm) and (gp) and to transfer to s. 20.505
13(1) (kg), at the discretion of the attorney general, an amount not to exceed $98,300
14annually
, shall be credited to this appropriation account.
SB70-AA10,102
15Section
102. 165.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
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16165.10 Deposit Limits on expenditure of discretionary settlement
17funds. The Notwithstanding s. 20.455 (3), before the attorney general
shall deposit
18all may expend settlement funds
into the general fund under s. 20.455 (3) (g) that are
19not committed under the terms of the settlement, the attorney general shall submit
20to the joint committee on finance a proposed plan for the expenditure of the funds.
21If the cochairpersons of the committee do not notify the attorney general within 14
22working days after the submittal that the committee has scheduled a meeting for the
23purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney general may expend the funds
24to implement the proposed plan. If, within 14 working days after the submittal, the
25cochairpersons of the committee notify the attorney general that the committee has
1scheduled a meeting for the purpose of reviewing the proposed plan, the attorney
2general may expend the funds only to implement the plan as approved by the
3committee.”.
SB70-AA10,104
7Section
104. 20.455 (2) (fw) of the statutes is created to read:
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20.455
(2) (fw)
Elder abuse hotline and grant program. As a continuing
9appropriation, the amounts in the schedule to fund a statewide elder abuse hotline
10and to provide grants under s. 165.937 to programs that promote the protection of
11elders.
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12Section
105. 165.937 of the statutes is created to read:
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13165.937 Grants for protection of elders. (1) The department of justice shall
14award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (fw) to organizations that
15promote the protection of elders.
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16(2) The department of justice shall provide funds from the appropriation under
17s. 20.455 (2) (fw) to support a statewide elder abuse hotline for persons to
18anonymously provide tips regarding suspected elder abuse.”.
SB70-AA10,71,2
1“
Section
106. 66.0501 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0501 (1) (a) and
2amended to read: