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Florida imposes harsh penalties on US citizens seeking to visit Iran, Syria, Cuba
Travel Trade
June 27, 2008
Florida’s governor has signed a new law that imposes harsh penalties on travel agents, as well as American citizens and legal permanent residents seeking to visit family members in specific countries designated as state sponsors of terrorism.
The new law, which goes into effect on the first of July, increases registration fees for companies selling trips to Iran, Syria, Cuba, Sudan and North Korea. These are the five countries the US State Department currently deems terrorist sponsor countries, however President Bush recently announced his intention to remove North Korea from the list.
Under the new law, any travel agent selling travel for one of these countries to a Florida resident must certify in advance of the sale and pay a registration fee ranging from $1,000 to $2,500. The agent will also be required to post a security bond ranging from $100,000 to $250,000. Agents who do not comply with the law could face a high fine, as well as a third-degree felony conviction.
Before the new law was passed, agencies were exempt from the registration requirements if they had been ARC-accredited for the past three consecutive years. Under the new law, agents lose this exemption if they sell travel to one of the five countries.
ASTA has voiced its objection to the law, which it says is in direct conflict with federal law, as it restricts travel, which the federal government says is legal.
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