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posted ago by MAG768720 ago by MAG768720 +93 / -3

UPDATE: As pointed out in the comments, this statute was NOT passed in 2020 and signed by DeSantis. He is not the bad guy (though this thing should be thrown out -- at least the unconstitutional language).

It was passed in 2002, and signed by Jeb Bush, which is not suprising. My apologies to Mr. DeSantis.

It's still an offensive piece of legislation that should be repealed or amended.

Here is the link to the 2002 statute:

http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2002-269.pdf

Here is a link to the current version, which is making the rounds on the interwebs:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0300-0399/0381/Sections/0381.00315.html

The portion of the law they show to the public says this:

The rules adopted under this section ... shall supersede all rules enacted by other state departments, boards or commissions, and ordinances and regulations enacted by political subdivisions of the state.

Any person who violates any rule adopted under this section, any isolation or quarantine, or any requirement adopted by the department pursuant to a declared public health emergency, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

But that is just a misdirection. Because what is ALLOWED in this section (381.00315) is this:

The State Health Officer, upon declaration of a public health emergency, may take actions that are necessary to protect the public health. Such actions include, but are not limited to:

Ordering an individual to be examined, tested, vaccinated, treated, isolated, or quarantined

and ...

If the individual poses a danger to the public health, the State Health Officer may subject the individual to isolation or quarantine. If there is no practical method to isolate or quarantine the individual, the State Health Officer may use any means necessary to vaccinate or treat the individual.