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Widespread support for a 'Caylee's law'

A protester waves to passing cars outside the Orange County Correctional Facility waiting for the release of Casey Anthony July 16, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Anthony left the jail after being acquitted 12 days ago in the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. UPI/Daniel LeClair
1 of 2 | A protester waves to passing cars outside the Orange County Correctional Facility waiting for the release of Casey Anthony July 16, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Anthony left the jail after being acquitted 12 days ago in the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. UPI/Daniel LeClair | License Photo

ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Florida voters would overwhelmingly support a proposed "Caylee's Law" that would make it a felony not to report a dead or missing child, a poll indicates.

Following the Casey Anthony murder trial, a survey by Quinnipiac University of 1,417 Florida voters found 83 percent supported proposed legislation that would make such a failure to report a criminal offense, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported Friday.

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Casey Anthony, cleared by a jury of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee, waited a month before telling her parents or police the child was missing.

State Reps. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood, and Jose Diaz, R-Miami, have filed a proposal making it a felony not to report a dead or missing child within 48 hours, and a number of other lawmakers have pledged to support similar proposals.

The Quinnipiac survey was conducted July 27 to Aug. 2 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.6 percentage points.

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