Florida Senate - 2023 SB 648



By Senator Collins





14-00701-23 2023648__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to trespassing; amending s. 810.011,
3 F.S.; redefining the term “posted land” to include
4 land classified as agricultural which has no
5 trespassing signs placed at specified points;
6 providing an effective date.
7
8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
11 810.011, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
12 810.011 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
13 (5)(a) “Posted land” is that land upon which any of the
14 following signs or notices are placed:
15 1. Signs are placed not more than 500 feet apart along, and
16 at each corner of, the boundaries of the land or, for land
17 classified as agricultural pursuant to s. 193.461, signs placed
18 at each point of ingress and at each corner of the boundaries of
19 the agricultural land which, upon which signs there appears
20 prominently display, in letters of not less than 2 inches in
21 height, the words “No Trespassing” and in addition thereto the
22 name of the owner, lessee, or occupant of the said land. The
23 Said signs must shall be placed along the boundary line of
24 posted land in a manner and in such position as to be clearly
25 noticeable from outside the boundary line; or
26 2.a. A conspicuous no trespassing notice is painted on
27 trees or posts on the property, provided that the notice is:
28 (I) Painted in an international orange color and displaying
29 the stenciled words “No Trespassing” in letters no less than 2
30 inches high and 1 inch wide either vertically or horizontally;
31 (II) Placed so that the bottom of the painted notice is not
32 less than 3 feet from the ground or more than 5 feet from the
33 ground; and
34 (III) Placed at locations that are readily visible to any
35 person approaching the property and no more than 500 feet apart
36 on agricultural land.
37 b. When a landowner uses the painted no trespassing posting
38 to identify a no trespassing “no trespassing” area, those
39 painted notices must shall be accompanied by signs complying
40 with subparagraph 1. and placed conspicuously at all places
41 where entry to the property is normally expected or known to
42 occur.
43 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023.

Statutes affected:
S 648 Filed: 810.011