§ 775.0848, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 775. GENERAL PENALTIES; REGISTRATION OF CRIMINALS
Offenses committed by an unauthorized alien; reclassification.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
The penalty for any misdemeanor or felony committed by an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 908.111 shall be reclassified in the following manner:
(1) A misdemeanor of the second degree is reclassified to a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(2) A misdemeanor of the first degree is reclassified to a felony of the third degree.
(3) A felony of the third degree is reclassified to a felony of the second degree.
(4) A felony of the second degree is reclassified to a felony of the first degree.
(5) A felony of the first degree is reclassified to a life felony.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 2024-8; s. 10, ch. 2025-1.
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