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A.G. GancarskiDecember 8, 2017

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A new Florida House bill says that train conductors and passengers are not, for the purposes of crash reports, auto accident witnesses. While that may seem obvious, current statute leaves that concept open for interpretation. HB 959, filed by Jacksonville Republican Jason Fischer, revises current law to make explicit that people on trains are not considered passengers […]

Associated PressMarch 30, 2017

The Florida House is poised to approve a bill that would conceal the identities of those who have witnessed a murder from public records. House members prepared the bill for a final vote on Wednesday after the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Cynthia Stafford, said it would encourage murder witnesses to come forward and bring perpetrators to […]

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Tag: Witnesses

House bill says train conductors, passengers cannot be auto accident witnesses

Florida House wants to conceal murder witnesses’ identities