(1) A public or private owner of metal property is not civilly liable to a person who is injured during the theft or attempted theft of metal property.
(2) A public or private owner of metal property is not civilly liable to a person for injuries caused by a dangerous condition created as a result of the theft or attempted theft of the owner’s metal property when the owner did not know, and could not have reasonably known, of the dangerous condition.
(3) This section does not create or impose a duty of care upon an owner of metal property which would not otherwise exist under common law.
History.—s. 12, ch. 2012-179.
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 812 - Theft, Robbery, and Related Crimes
812.0145 - Theft From Persons 65 Years of Age or Older; Reclassification of Offenses.
812.0147 - Unlawful Possession or Use of a Fifth Wheel.
812.0155 - Driver License Suspension as an Alternative Sentence for a Person Under 18 Years of Age.
812.016 - Possession of Altered Property.
812.017 - Use of a Fraudulently Obtained or False Receipt.
812.019 - Dealing in Stolen Property.
812.0191 - Dealing in Property Paid for in Whole or in Part by the Medicaid Program.
812.0195 - Dealing in Stolen Property by Use of the Internet.
812.022 - Evidence of Theft or Dealing in Stolen Property.
812.025 - Charging Theft and Dealing in Stolen Property.
812.035 - Civil Remedies; Limitation on Civil and Criminal Actions.
812.037 - Construction of Ss. 812.012-812.037.
812.052 - Certain Purchases Prohibited.
812.061 - Larceny; Return of Property to Owner; Procedure.
812.131 - Robbery by Sudden Snatching.
812.135 - Home-Invasion Robbery.
812.14 - Trespass and Larceny With Relation to Utility Fixtures; Theft of Utility Services.
812.145 - Theft of Copper or Other Nonferrous Metals.
812.146 - Civil Liability of Owner of Metal Property.
812.15 - Unauthorized Reception of Communications Services; Penalties.
812.16 - Operating Chop Shops; Definitions; Penalties; Restitution; Forfeiture.
812.173 - Convenience Business Security.
812.174 - Training of Employees.