Title: Reentry into the State by Certain Persons

Summary: Prohibiting entry to, or presence in, the state of a person denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed unless the United States Attorney General consents to his or her admission or the person can establish that federal law does not require advance consent, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to reentry into the state by certain persons; creating s. 877.28, F.S.; prohibiting entry to, or presence in, the state of a person denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed unless the United States Attorney General consents to his or her admission or the person can establish that federal law does not require advance consent; providing criminal penalties; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 877.28, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 877.28  Reentry into the state after removal. A person who, pursuant to U.S.C. ss. 1151 et seq., is denied admission to,is excluded, deported, or removed from, or who departs the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding and thereafter enters or is at any time found in the state commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084,unless: (1) T he United States Attorney General expressly consents to such person s reapplying for admission:(a) B efore his or her reembarkation at a place outside the United States;or (b) On his or her application for admission fr om a foreign contiguous territory;or (2) W ith respect to a person previously denied admission and removed, such person establishes that he or she was not required to obtain such advance consent under federal law. Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2017.