Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a bill that cracks down on people who make swatting calls with increased penalties.

DeSantis signed the bill, HB 279 , into law at a high school in Winter Haven on Wednesday.

The legislation, also known as the "False Reporting" bill, increases penalties for the misuse of emergency communication systems.

The bill particularly targets swatting calls, in which a person makes a hoax emergency call to prompt a law enforcement response.

Under the bill, a false reporting that leads to a death will be a second-degree felony, while a false report that leads to serious injury will be a third-degree felony.

Repeat offenders will face enhanced charges under the bill, which also requires restitution be paid to law enforcement and to compensate victim

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