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• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.01; Common law of England.
  The common law of England in relation to crimes, except so far as the same relates to the modes and degrees of punishment, shall be ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.011; Short title; applicability to antecedent offenses.
  (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Florida Criminal Code." (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), the code does ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.012; General purposes.
  The general purposes of the provisions of the code are: (1) To proscribe conduct that improperly causes or threatens substantial harm to individual or public ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.02; Punishment of common-law offenses.
  When there exists no such provision by statute, the court shall proceed to punish such offense by fine or imprisonment, but the fine shall not ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.021; Rules of construction.
  (1) The provisions of this code and offenses defined by other statutes shall be strictly construed; when the language is susceptible of differing constructions, it ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.027; Insanity defense.
  (1) AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.--All persons are presumed to be sane. It is an affirmative defense to a criminal prosecution that, at the time of the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.03; Benefit of clergy.
  The doctrine of benefit of clergy shall have no operation in this ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.04; What penal acts or omissions not public offenses.
  Acts or omissions to which a pecuniary penalty is attached, recoverable by action by a person for his or her own use or for the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.051; Voluntary intoxication; not a defense; evidence not admissible for certain purposes; exception.
  Voluntary intoxication resulting from the consumption, injection, or other use of alcohol or other controlled substance as described in chapter 893 is not a defense ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.08; Classes and definitions of offenses.
  When used in the laws of this state: (1) The term "felony" shall mean any criminal offense that is punishable under the laws of this ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.081; Classifications of felonies and misdemeanors.
  (1) Felonies are classified, for the purpose of sentence and for any other purpose specifically provided by statute, into the following categories: (a) Capital felony; (...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.082; Penalties; applicability of sentencing structures; mandatory minimum sentences for certain reoffenders previously released from prison.
  (1) A person who has been convicted of a capital felony shall be punished by death if the proceeding held to determine sentence according to ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0823; Violent offenses committed against law enforcement officers, correctional officers, state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, justices, or judges.
  The Legislature does hereby provide for an increase and certainty of penalty for any person convicted of a violent offense against any law enforcement or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.083; Fines.
  (1) A person who has been convicted of an offense other than a capital felony may be sentenced to pay a fine in addition to ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0835; Fines; surcharges; Crimes Compensation Trust Fund.
  (1) When any person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, any felony or misdemeanor under the laws of this state which ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0837; Habitual misdemeanor offenders.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Convicted" means a determination of guilt which is the result of a trial or the entry ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.084; Violent career criminals; habitual felony offenders and habitual violent felony offenders; three-time violent felony offenders; definitions; procedure; enhanced penalties or mandatory minimum prison terms.
  (1) As used in this act: (a) "Habitual felony offender" means a defendant for whom the court may impose an extended term of imprisonment, as ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.08401; Habitual offenders and habitual violent felony offenders; violent career criminals; eligibility criteria.
  (1) The state attorney in each judicial circuit shall adopt uniform criteria to be used when deciding to pursue: (a) Habitual felony offender or habitual ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0841; Legislative findings and intent.
  The Legislature finds a substantial and disproportionate number of serious crimes are committed in Florida by a relatively small number of repeat and violent felony ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0842; Persons subject to career criminal prosecution efforts.
  A person who is under arrest for the commission, attempted commission, or conspiracy to commit any felony in this state shall be the subject of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0843; Policies to be adopted for career criminal cases.
  (1) Criminal justice agencies shall employ enhanced law enforcement management efforts and resources for the investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of career criminals. Each state attorney, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.08435; Prohibition on withholding adjudication in felony cases.
  (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 948.01, the court may not withhold adjudication of guilt upon the defendant for: (a) Any capital, life, or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0844; White Collar Crime Victim Protection Act.
  (1) This section may be cited as the "White Collar Crime Victim Protection Act." (2) Due to the frequency with which victims, particularly elderly victims, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0845; Wearing mask while committing offense; reclassification.
  The felony or misdemeanor degree of any criminal offense, other than a violation of ss. 876.12-876.15, shall be reclassified to the next ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0846; Wearing bulletproof vest while committing certain offenses.
  (1) For the purposes of this section, the term "bulletproof vest" means a bullet-resistant soft body armor providing, as a minimum standard, the level ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0849; Public service announcements; ch. 99-188.
  In order to inform the public and to deter and prevent crime in the state, the Executive Office of the Governor shall place public service ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.085; Evidencing prejudice while committing offense; reclassification.
  (1)(a) The penalty for any felony or misdemeanor shall be reclassified as provided in this subsection if the commission of such felony or misdemeanor ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0861; Offenses against persons on the grounds of religious institutions; reclassification.
  (1) For purposes of this section, the term: (a) "Religious institution" is as defined in s. 496.404. (b) "Religious service" is a religious ceremony, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.087; Possession or use of weapon; aggravated battery; felony reclassification; minimum sentence.
  (1) Unless otherwise provided by law, whenever a person is charged with a felony, except a felony in which the use of a weapon or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0871; Public service announcements.
  In order to inform the public and to deter and prevent crime, the Office of the Governor shall place public service announcements in areas having ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0875; Unlawful taking, possession, or use of law enforcement officer's firearm; crime reclassification; penalties.
  (1) A person who, without authorization, takes a firearm from a law enforcement officer lawfully engaged in law enforcement duties commits a felony of the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.0877; Criminal transmission of HIV; procedures; penalties.
  (1) In any case in which a person has been convicted of or has pled nolo contendere or guilty to, regardless of whether adjudication is ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.089; Restitution.
  (1)(a) In addition to any punishment, the court shall order the defendant to make restitution to the victim for: 1. Damage or loss caused ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.091; Public service.
  In addition to any punishment, the court may order the defendant to perform a specified public ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.13; Registration of convicted felons, exemptions; penalties.
  (1) As used in this section, the term "convicted" means, with respect to a person's felony offense, a determination of guilt which is the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.14; Limitation on withheld sentences.
  Any person receiving a withheld sentence upon conviction for a criminal offense, and such withheld sentence has not been altered for a period of 5 ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.15; Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions.
  (1) A prosecution for a capital felony, a life felony, or a felony that resulted in a death may be commenced at any time. If ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.16; Drug offenses; additional penalties.
  In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who has been convicted of sale of or trafficking in, or conspiracy to sell ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.21; The Florida Sexual Predators Act.
  (1) SHORT TITLE.--This section may be cited as "The Florida Sexual Predators Act." (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: (a) "Chief ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.24; Duty of the court to uphold laws governing sexual predators and sexual offenders.
  (1) The Legislature finds that, for the purpose of approving a plea agreement or for other reasons, certain courts enter orders that effectively limit or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.25; Prosecutions for acts or omissions.
  A sexual predator or sexual offender who commits any act or omission in violation of s. 775.21, s. 943.0435, s. 944.605, s. ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.26; Registration of career offenders and public notification; legislative findings and intent.
  The Legislature finds that certain career offenders, by virtue of their histories of offenses, present a threat to the public and to communities. The Legislature ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.261; The Florida Career Offender Registration Act.
  (1) SHORT TITLE.--This section may be cited as "The Florida Career Offender Registration Act." (2) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section, the term: (a) "...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.30; Terrorism; defined.
  As used in the Florida Criminal Code, the term "terrorism" means an activity that: (1)(a) Involves a violent act or an act dangerous to ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 775.31; Facilitating or furthering terrorism; felony or misdemeanor reclassification.
  (1) If a person is convicted of committing a felony or misdemeanor that facilitated or furthered any act of terrorism, the court shall reclassify the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 776.012; Use of force in defense of person.
  A person is justified in using force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 776.013; Home protection; use of deadly force; presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm.
  (1) A person is presumed to have held a reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 776.031; Use of force in defense of others.
  A person is justified in the use of force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 776.032; Immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action for justifiable use of force.
  (1) A person who uses force as permitted in s. 776.012, s. 776.013, or s. 776.031 is justified in using such force ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 776.041; Use of force by aggressor.
  The justification described in the preceding sections of this chapter is not available to a person who: (1) Is attempting to commit, committing, or escaping ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 776.05; Law enforcement officers; use of force in making an arrest.
  A law enforcement officer, or any person whom the officer has summoned or directed to assist him or her, need not retreat or desist from ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 776.051; Use of force in resisting or making an arrest; prohibition.
  (1) A person is not justified in the use of force to resist an arrest by a law enforcement officer who is known, or reasonably ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 776.06; Deadly force.
  (1) The term "deadly force" means force that is likely to cause death or great bodily harm and includes, but is not limited to: (a) ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 776.07; Use of force to prevent escape.
  (1) A law enforcement officer or other person who has an arrested person in his or her custody is justified in the use of any ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 776.08; Forcible felony.
  "Forcible felony" means treason; murder; manslaughter; sexual battery; carjacking; home-invasion robbery; robbery; burglary; arson; kidnapping; aggravated assault; aggravated battery; aggravated stalking; aircraft piracy; unlawful ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 776.085; Defense to civil action for damages; party convicted of forcible or attempted forcible felony.
  (1) It shall be a defense to any action for damages for personal injury or wrongful death, or for injury to property, that such action ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 777.011; Principal in first degree.
  Whoever commits any criminal offense against the state, whether felony or misdemeanor, or aids, abets, counsels, hires, or otherwise procures such offense to be committed, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 777.03; Accessory after the fact.
  (1)(a) Any person not standing in the relation of husband or wife, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild, brother or sister, by consanguinity or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 777.04; Attempts, solicitation, and conspiracy.
  (1) A person who attempts to commit an offense prohibited by law and in such attempt does any act toward the commission of such offense, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 777.201; Entrapment.
  (1) A law enforcement officer, a person engaged in cooperation with a law enforcement officer, or a person acting as an agent of a law ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.02; Justifiable use of deadly force.
  The use of deadly force is justifiable when a person is resisting any attempt to murder such person or to commit any felony upon him ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.03; Excusable homicide.
  Homicide is excusable when committed by accident and misfortune in doing any lawful act by lawful means with usual ordinary caution, and without any unlawful ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.035; Abrogation of common-law rule of evidence known as "year-and-a-day rule".
  The common-law rule of evidence applicable to homicide prosecutions known as the "year-and-a-day rule," which provides a conclusive presumption that an ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.04; Murder.
  (1)(a) The unlawful killing of a human being: 1. When perpetrated from a premeditated design to effect the death of the person killed or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.051; Attempted felony murder.
  (1) Any person who perpetrates or attempts to perpetrate any felony enumerated in s. 782.04(3) and who commits, aids, or abets an intentional ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.07; Manslaughter; aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult; aggravated manslaughter of a child; aggravated manslaughter of an officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a paramedic.
  (1) The killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or culpable negligence of another, without lawful justification according to the provisions of chapter ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.071; Vehicular homicide.
  "Vehicular homicide" is the killing of a human being, or the killing of a viable fetus by any injury to the mother, caused by the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.072; Vessel homicide.
  "Vessel homicide" is the killing of a human being by the operation of a vessel as defined in s. 327.02 by another in a ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.08; Assisting self-murder.
  Every person deliberately assisting another in the commission of self-murder shall be guilty of manslaughter, a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.081; Commercial exploitation of self-murder.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Deliberately assisting" means carrying out a public act that is intended to: 1. Aid, abet, facilitate, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.09; Killing of unborn quick child by injury to mother.
  (1) The unlawful killing of an unborn quick child, by any injury to the mother of such child which would be murder if it resulted ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.11; Unnecessary killing to prevent unlawful act.
  Whoever shall unnecessarily kill another, either while resisting an attempt by such other person to commit any felony, or to do any other unlawful act, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.30; Short title.
  Sections 782.30-782.36 may be cited as the "Partial-Birth Abortion ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.32; Definitions.
  As used in this act, the term: (1) "Partially born" means the living fetus's intact body, with the entire head attached, is presented so ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.34; Partial-birth abortion.
  Except as provided in s. 782.36, any person who intentionally kills a living fetus while that fetus is partially born commits the crime of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 782.36; Exceptions.
  (1) A patient receiving a partial-birth-abortion procedure may not be prosecuted under this act. (2) This act does not apply to a suction ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.011; Assault.
  (1) An "assault" is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another, coupled with an apparent ability ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.021; Aggravated assault.
  (1) An "aggravated assault" is an assault: (a) With a deadly weapon without intent to kill; or (b) With an intent to commit a felony. (...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.03; Battery; felony battery.
  (1)(a) The offense of battery occurs when a person: 1. Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.041; Felony battery.
  (1) A person commits felony battery if he or she: (a) Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.045; Aggravated battery.
  (1)(a) A person commits aggravated battery who, in committing battery: 1. Intentionally or knowingly causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement; or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.046; Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence for protective injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk of court; filing and form of petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance; statewide verification system; enforcement.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Violence" means any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.047; Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators.
  A person who willfully violates an injunction for protection against repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence, issued pursuant to s. 784.046, or a ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.048; Stalking; definitions; penalties.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Harass" means to engage in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that causes ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.05; Culpable negligence.
  (1) Whoever, through culpable negligence, exposes another person to personal injury commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.062; Misuse of laser lighting devices.
  (1) As used in subsection (2), the term "laser lighting device" means a hand-held device, not affixed to a firearm, which emits a laser ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.07; Assault or battery of law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical care providers, public transit employees or agents, or other specified officers; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Law enforcement officer" includes a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, a correctional probation officer, a ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.074; Assault or battery on sexually violent predators detention or commitment facility staff; reclassification of offenses.
  (1) Whenever a person is charged with committing an assault or aggravated assault or a battery or aggravated battery upon a staff member of a ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.075; Battery on detention or commitment facility staff or a juvenile probation officer.
  A person who commits a battery on a juvenile probation officer, as defined in s. 984.03 or s. 985.03, on other staff of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.076; Battery on health services personnel.
  A juvenile who has been committed to or detained by the Department of Juvenile Justice pursuant to a court order, who commits battery upon a ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.078; Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
  (1) As used in this section, the term "facility" means a state correctional institution defined in s. 944.02(6); a private correctional facility defined ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.08; Assault or battery on persons 65 years of age or older; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentence.
  (1) A person who is convicted of an aggravated assault or aggravated battery upon a person 65 years of age or older shall be sentenced ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.081; Assault or battery on specified officials or employees; reclassification of offenses.
  (1) For purposes of this section, the term "sports official" means any person who serves as a referee, an umpire, or a linesman, and any ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.082; Assault or battery by a person who is being detained in a prison, jail, or other detention facility upon visitor or other detainee; reclassification of offenses.
  Whenever a person who is being detained in a prison, jail, or other detention facility is charged with committing an assault or aggravated assault or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.083; Assault or battery on code inspectors.
  Whenever a person is charged with committing an assault or aggravated assault or a battery or aggravated battery upon a code inspector, as defined in ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 784.085; Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person, except a child as defined in this section, to knowingly cause or attempt to cause a child to ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 787.01; Kidnapping; kidnapping of child under age 13, aggravating circumstances.
  (1)(a) The term "kidnapping" means forcibly, secretly, or by threat confining, abducting, or imprisoning another person against her or his will and without lawful ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 787.02; False imprisonment; false imprisonment of child under age 13, aggravating circumstances.
  (1)(a) The term "false imprisonment" means forcibly, by threat, or secretly confining, abducting, imprisoning, or restraining another person without lawful authority and against her ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 787.025; Luring or enticing a child.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Structure" means a building of any kind, either temporary or permanent, which has a roof over ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 787.03; Interference with custody.
  (1) Whoever, without lawful authority, knowingly or recklessly takes or entices, or aids, abets, hires, or otherwise procures another to take or entice, any minor ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 787.04; Removing minors from state or concealing minors contrary to state agency order or court order.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person, in violation of a court order, to lead, take, entice, or remove a minor beyond the limits of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 787.05; Unlawfully obtaining labor or services.
  Any person who knowingly obtains the labor or services of a person by: (1) Causing or threatening to cause bodily injury to that person or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 787.06; Human trafficking.
  (1)(a) The Legislature finds that human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. Victims of human trafficking are young children, teenagers, and adults. ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.001; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, except where the context otherwise requires: (1) "Antique firearm" means any firearm manufactured in or before 1918 (including any matchlock, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.01; Carrying concealed weapons.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (4), a person who carries a concealed weapon or electric weapon or device on or about his or her ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.015; Nonresidents who are United States citizens and hold a concealed weapons license in another state; reciprocity.
  (1) Notwithstanding s. 790.01, a resident of the United States who is a nonresident of Florida may carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.02; Officer to arrest without warrant and upon probable cause.
  The carrying of a concealed weapon is declared a breach of peace, and any officer authorized to make arrests under the laws of this state ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.051; Exemption from licensing requirements; law enforcement officers.
  Law enforcement officers are exempt from the licensing and penal provisions of this chapter when acting at any time within the scope or course of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.052; Carrying concealed firearms; off-duty law enforcement officers.
  (1) All persons holding active certifications from the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission as law enforcement officers or correctional officers as defined in s. ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.053; Open carrying of weapons.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided by law and in subsection (2), it is unlawful for any person to openly carry on or about his or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.054; Prohibited use of self-defense weapon or device against law enforcement officer; penalties.
  A person who knowingly and willfully uses a self-defense chemical spray, a nonlethal stun gun or other nonlethal electric weapon or device, or a ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.06; License to carry concealed weapon or firearm.
  (1) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is authorized to issue licenses to carry concealed weapons or concealed firearms to persons qualified as provided ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.0601; Public records exemption for concealed weapons.
  (1) Personal identifying information of an individual who has applied for or received a license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm pursuant to s. ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.061; Judges and justices; exceptions from licensure provisions.
  A county court judge, circuit court judge, district court of appeal judge, justice of the supreme court, federal district court judge, or federal court of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.065; Sale and delivery of firearms.
  (1) A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer may not sell or deliver from her or his inventory at her or his licensed premises ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.0655; Purchase and delivery of handguns; mandatory waiting period; exceptions; penalties.
  (1)(a) There shall be a mandatory 3-day waiting period, which shall be 3 days, excluding weekends and legal holidays, between the purchase and ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.07; Persons engaged in criminal offense, having weapons.
  (1) Whoever, while committing or attempting to commit any felony or while under indictment, displays, uses, threatens, or attempts to use any weapon or electric ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.08; Taking possession of weapons and arms; reports; disposition; custody.
  (1) Every officer making an arrest under s. 790.07, or under any other law or municipal ordinance within the state, shall take possession of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.09; Manufacturing or selling slungshot.
  Whoever manufactures or causes to be manufactured, or sells or exposes for sale any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as slungshot, or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.10; Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms.
  If any person having or carrying any dirk, sword, sword cane, firearm, electric weapon or device, or other weapon shall, in the presence of one ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.115; Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions.
  (1) A person who exhibits any sword, sword cane, firearm, electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon as defined in s. 790.001(...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.145; Crimes in pharmacies; possession of weapons; penalties.
  (1) Unless otherwise provided by law, any person who is in possession of a concealed "firearm," as defined in s. 790.001(6), or a "...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.15; Discharging firearm in public.
  (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) or subsection (3), any person who knowingly discharges a firearm in any public place or on the right-...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.151; Using firearm while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, chemical substances, or controlled substances; penalties.
  (1) As used in ss. 790.151-790.157, to "use a firearm" means to discharge a firearm or to have a firearm readily accessible ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.153; Tests for impairment or intoxication; right to refuse.
  (1)(a) Any person who uses a firearm within this state shall submit to an approved chemical or physical breath test to determine the alcoholic ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.155; Blood test for impairment or intoxication in cases of death or serious bodily injury; right to use reasonable force.
  (1)(a) Notwithstanding any recognized ability to refuse to submit to the tests provided in s. 790.153, if a law enforcement officer has probable ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.157; Presumption of impairment; testing methods.
  (1) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in s. 790.151 for any person who is under the influence of alcoholic beverages or controlled ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.16; Discharging machine guns; penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to shoot or discharge any machine gun upon, across, or along any road, street, or highway in the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.161; Making, possessing, throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging any destructive device or attempt so to do, felony; penalties.
  A person who willfully and unlawfully makes, possesses, throws, projects, places, discharges, or attempts to make, possess, throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device: (...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.1612; Authorization for governmental manufacture, possession, and use of destructive devices.
  The governing body of any municipality or county and the Division of State Fire Marshal of the Department of Financial Services have the power to ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.1615; Unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of destructive device or bomb that results in injury to another; penalty.
  (1) A person who perpetrates any unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb that results in any bodily harm to ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.162; Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty.
  It is unlawful for any person to threaten to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device with intent to do bodily harm to any ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.163; False report about planting bomb, explosive, or weapon of mass destruction; penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to make a false report, with intent to deceive, mislead, or otherwise misinform any person, concerning the placing ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.164; False reports concerning planting a bomb, explosive, or weapon of mass destruction in, or committing arson against, state-owned property; penalty; reward.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to make a false report, with intent to deceive, mislead, or otherwise misinform any person, concerning the placing ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.165; Planting of "hoax bomb" prohibited; penalties.
  (1) For the purposes of this section, "hoax bomb" means any device or object that by its design, construction, content, or characteristics appears to be, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.166; Manufacture, possession, sale, delivery, display, use, or attempted or threatened use of a weapon of mass destruction or hoax weapon of mass destruction prohibited; definitions; penalties.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Weapon of mass destruction" means: 1. Any device or object that is designed or intended to ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.169; Juvenile offenders; release of names and addresses.
  A law enforcement agency may release for publication the name and address of a child who has been convicted of any offense involving possession or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.17; Furnishing weapons to minors under 18 years of age or persons of unsound mind and furnishing firearms to minors under 18 years of age prohibited.
  (1) A person who sells, hires, barters, lends, transfers, or gives any minor under 18 years of age any dirk, electric weapon or device, or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.173; Legislative findings and intent.
  (1) The Legislature finds that a tragically large number of Florida children have been accidentally killed or seriously injured by negligently stored firearms; that placing ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.174; Safe storage of firearms required.
  (1) A person who stores or leaves, on a premise under his or her control, a loaded firearm, as defined in s. 790.001, and ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.175; Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties.
  (1) Upon the retail commercial sale or retail transfer of any firearm, the seller or transferor shall deliver a written warning to the purchaser or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.18; Sale or transfer of arms to minors by dealers.
  It is unlawful for any dealer in arms to sell or transfer to a minor any firearm, pistol, Springfield rifle or other repeating rifle, bowie ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.19; Shooting into or throwing deadly missiles into dwellings, public or private buildings, occupied or not occupied; vessels, aircraft, buses, railroad cars, streetcars, or other vehicles.
  Whoever, wantonly or maliciously, shoots at, within, or into, or throws any missile or hurls or projects a stone or other hard substance which would ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.22; Use of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or electric weapons or devices by minor under 16; limitation; possession of firearms by minor under 18 prohibited; penalties.
  (1) The use for any purpose whatsoever of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or electric weapons or devices, by any minor under the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.221; Possession of short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or machine gun; penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to own or to have in his or her care, custody, possession, or control any short-barreled rifle, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.225; Ballistic self-propelled knives; unlawful to manufacture, sell, or possess; forfeiture; penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, display, sell, own, possess, or use a ballistic self-propelled knife which is a device that ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.23; Felons and delinquents; possession of firearms, ammunition, or electric weapons or devices unlawful.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to own or to have in his or her care, custody, possession, or control any firearm, ammunition, or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.233; Possession of firearm or ammunition prohibited when person is subject to an injunction against committing acts of domestic violence; penalties.
  (1) A person may not have in his or her care, custody, possession, or control any firearm or ammunition if the person has been issued ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.235; Possession of firearm or ammunition by violent career criminal unlawful; penalty.
  (1) Any person who meets the violent career criminal criteria under s. 775.084(1)(d), regardless of whether such person is or has previously ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.24; Report of medical treatment of certain wounds; penalty for failure to report.
  Any physician, nurse, or employee thereof and any employee of a hospital, sanitarium, clinic, or nursing home knowingly treating any person suffering from a gunshot ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.25; Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms and other weapons.
  (1) DECLARATION OF POLICY.--The Legislature finds as a matter of public policy and fact that it is necessary to promote firearms safety and to ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.256; Public service announcements.
  The Department of Health shall prepare public service announcements for dissemination to parents throughout the state, of the provisions of chapter 93-416, Laws of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.27; Alteration or removal of firearm serial number or possession, sale, or delivery of firearm with serial number altered or removed prohibited; penalties.
  (1)(a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly alter or remove the manufacturer's or importer's serial number from a firearm with ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.28; Purchase of rifles and shotguns in contiguous states.
  A resident of this state may purchase a rifle or shotgun in any state contiguous to this state if he or she conforms to applicable ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.29; Paramilitary training; teaching or participation prohibited.
  (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "State Antiparamilitary Training Act." (2) As used in this section, the term "civil ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.31; Armor-piercing or exploding ammunition or dragon's breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells prohibited.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Armor-piercing bullet" means any bullet which has a steel inner core or core of equivalent ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.33; Field of regulation of firearms and ammunition preempted.
  (1) PREEMPTION.--Except as expressly provided by general law, the Legislature hereby declares that it is occupying the whole field of regulation of firearms and ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.331; Prohibition of civil actions against firearms or ammunition manufacturers, firearms trade associations, firearms or ammunition distributors, or firearms or ammunition dealers.
  (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the manufacture, distribution, or sale of firearms and ammunition by manufacturers, distributors, or dealers duly licensed by the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.333; Sport shooting and training range protection; liability; claims, expenses, and fees; penalties; preemption; construction.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.-- (a) The Legislature finds that in excess of 400 sport shooting and training ranges exist on public and private lands throughout this ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.335; Prohibition of registration of firearms.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.-- (a) The Legislature finds and declares that: 1. The right of individuals to keep and bear arms is guaranteed under ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 790.336; Lists, records, or registries to be destroyed.
  Any list, record, or registry maintained or under construction on the effective date of this act shall be destroyed, unless prohibited by law, within 60 ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 791.001; Application and enforcement.
  This chapter shall be applied uniformly throughout the state. Enforcement of this chapter shall remain with local law enforcement departments and officials charged with the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 791.01; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, the term: (1) "Distributor" means any person engaged in the business of selling sparklers to a wholesaler. (2) "Division" means ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 791.012; Minimum fireworks safety standards.
  The outdoor display of fireworks in this state shall be governed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1123, Code for Fireworks Display, 1995 Edition, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 791.013; Testing and approval of sparklers; penalties.
  (1) A person who wishes to sell sparklers must submit samples of his or her product to the division for testing to determine whether it ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 791.015; Registration of manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers of sparklers.
  (1) REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.--Any manufacturer, distributor, wholesaler, retailer, or seasonal retailer of sparklers who wishes to do business in this state or to otherwise sell, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 791.02; Sale of fireworks regulated; rules and regulations.
  (1) Except as hereinafter provided it is unlawful for any person, firm, copartnership, or corporation to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell at retail, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 791.03; Bond of licensees.
  The board of county commissioners shall require a bond deemed adequate by the board of county commissioners from the licensee in a sum not less ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 791.04; Sale at wholesale, etc., exempted.
  Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit any manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler who has registered with the division pursuant to s. 791.015 ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 791.05; Seizure of illegal fireworks.
  Each sheriff, or his or her appointee, or any other police officer, shall seize, take, remove or cause to be removed at the expense of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 791.055; Restrictions upon storage of sparklers.
  (1) Sparklers shall not be stored or kept for sale in any store: (a) In which paints, oils, or varnishes are manufactured or kept for ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 791.06; Penalties.
  Any firm, copartnership, or corporation violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 791.07; Agricultural and fish hatchery use.
  Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the importation, purchase, sale, or use of fireworks used or to be used solely and exclusively in frightening birds ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.005; Legislative findings and intent as to basic charge of sexual battery.
  The Legislature finds that the least serious sexual battery offense, which is provided in s. 794.011(5), was intended, and remains intended, to serve ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.011; Sexual battery.
  (1) As used in this chapter: (a) "Consent" means intelligent, knowing, and voluntary consent and does not include coerced submission. "Consent" shall not be deemed ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.0115; Dangerous sexual felony offender; mandatory sentencing.
  (1) This section may be cited as the "Dangerous Sexual Felony Offender Act." (2) Any person who is convicted of a violation of s. 787....
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.02; Common-law presumption relating to age abolished.
  The common-law rule "that a boy under 14 years of age is conclusively presumed to be incapable of committing the crime of rape" shall ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.021; Ignorance or belief as to victim's age no defense.
  When, in this chapter, the criminality of conduct depends upon the victim's being below a certain specified age, ignorance of the age is no ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.022; Rules of evidence.
  (1) The testimony of the victim need not be corroborated in a prosecution under s. 794.011. (2) Specific instances of prior consensual sexual activity ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.023; Sexual battery by multiple perpetrators; reclassification of offenses.
  (1) The Legislature finds that an act of sexual battery, when committed by more than one person, presents a great danger to the public and ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.0235; Administration of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) to persons convicted of sexual battery.
  (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the court: (a) May sentence a defendant to be treated with medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), according to a schedule of administration ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.024; Unlawful to disclose identifying information.
  (1) A public employee or officer who has access to the photograph, name, or address of a person who is alleged to be the victim ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.026; Civil right of action for communicating the identity of a sexual crime victim.
  (1) An entity or individual who communicates to others, prior to open judicial proceedings, the name, address, or other specific identifying information concerning the victim ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.027; Duty to report sexual battery; penalties.
  A person who observes the commission of the crime of sexual battery and who: (1) Has reasonable grounds to believe that he or she has ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.03; Unlawful to publish or broadcast information identifying sexual offense victim.
  No person shall print, publish, or broadcast, or cause or allow to be printed, published, or broadcast, in any instrument of mass communication the name, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.05; Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors.
  (1) A person 24 years of age or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years of age commits a ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.055; Access to services for victims of sexual battery.
  (1) This section may be cited by the popular name, the "Sexual Battery Victims' Access to Services Act." (2) As used in this section, the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.056; Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund.
  (1) The Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund is created within the Department of Health for the purpose of providing funds for rape crisis centers in ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.065; Unlawful place of residence for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person who has been convicted of a violation of s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.071, or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 794.075; Sexual predators; erectile dysfunction drugs.
  (1) A person may not possess a prescription drug, as defined in s. 499.003(25), for the purpose of treating erectile dysfunction if the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 796.03; Procuring person under age of 18 for prostitution.
  A person who procures for prostitution, or causes to be prostituted, any person who is under the age of 18 years commits a felony of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 796.035; Selling or buying of minors into sex trafficking or prostitution; penalties.
  Any parent, legal guardian, or other person having custody or control of a minor who sells or otherwise transfers custody or control of such minor, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 796.04; Forcing, compelling, or coercing another to become a prostitute.
  (1) After May 1, 1943, it shall be unlawful for anyone to force, compel, or coerce another to become a prostitute. (2) Anyone violating this ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 796.045; Sex trafficking; penalties.
  Any person who knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means a person, knowing that force, fraud, or coercion will be used ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 796.05; Deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution.
  (1) It shall be unlawful for any person with reasonable belief or knowing another person is engaged in prostitution to live or derive support or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 796.06; Renting space to be used for lewdness, assignation, or prostitution.
  (1) It is unlawful to let or rent any place, structure, or part thereof, trailer or other conveyance, with the knowledge that it will be ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 796.07; Prohibiting prostitution, etc.; evidence; penalties; definitions.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) "Prostitution" means the giving or receiving of the body for sexual activity for hire but excludes sexual activity ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 796.08; Screening for HIV and sexually transmissible diseases; providing penalties.
  (1)(a) For the purposes of this section, "sexually transmissible disease" means a bacterial, viral, fungal, or parasitic disease, determined by rule of the Department ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 796.09; Coercion; civil cause of action; evidence; defenses; attorney's fees.
  (1) A person has a cause of action for compensatory and punitive damages against: (a) A person who coerced that person into prostitution; (b) A ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 797.02; Advertising drugs, etc., for abortion.
  Whoever knowingly advertises, prints, publishes, distributes or circulates, or knowingly causes to be advertised, printed, published, distributed or circulated, any pamphlet, printed paper, book, newspaper ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 797.03; Prohibited acts; penalties.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to perform or assist in performing an abortion on a person, except in an emergency care situation, other ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 798.01; Living in open adultery.
  Whoever lives in an open state of adultery shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 798.02; Lewd and lascivious behavior.
  If any man and woman, not being married to each other, lewdly and lasciviously associate and cohabit together, or if any man or woman, married ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 800.02; Unnatural and lascivious act.
  A person who commits any unnatural and lascivious act with another person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775....
• Florida Crimes Code Section 800.03; Exposure of sexual organs.
  It is unlawful to expose or exhibit one's sexual organs in public or on the private premises of another, or so near thereto as ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 800.04; Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this section: (a) "Sexual activity" means the oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 806.01; Arson.
  (1) Any person who willfully and unlawfully, or while in the commission of any felony, by fire or explosion, damages or causes to be damaged: (...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 806.031; Arson resulting in injury to another; penalty.
  (1) A person who perpetrates any arson that results in any bodily harm to a firefighter or any other person, regardless of intent or lack ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 806.10; Preventing or obstructing extinguishment of fire.
  (1) Any person who willfully and maliciously injures, destroys, removes, or in any manner interferes with the use of, any vehicles, tools, equipment, water supplies, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 806.101; False alarms of fires.
  Whoever, without reasonable cause, by outcry or the ringing of bells, or otherwise, makes or circulates, or causes to be made or circulated, a false ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 806.111; Fire bombs.
  (1) Any person who possesses, manufactures, transports, or disposes of a fire bomb with intent that such fire bomb be willfully and unlawfully used to ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 806.13; Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor.
  (1)(a) A person commits the offense of criminal mischief if he or she willfully and maliciously injures or damages by any means any real ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 806.14; Art works in public buildings; willful damage; unauthorized removal; penalties.
  (1) Whoever willfully destroys, mutilates, defaces, injures, or, without authority, removes any work of art displayed in a public building is guilty of a criminal ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.011; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter: (1) "Structure" means a building of any kind, either temporary or permanent, which has a roof over it, together with ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.015; Legislative findings and intent; burglary.
  (1) The Legislature finds that the case of Delgado v. State, 776 So. 2d 233 (Fla. 2000), was decided contrary to legislative intent and the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.02; Burglary.
  (1)(a) For offenses committed on or before July 1, 2001, "burglary" means entering or remaining in a dwelling, a structure, or a conveyance with ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.06; Possession of burglary tools.
  Whoever has in his or her possession any tool, machine, or implement with intent to use the same, or allow the same to be used, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.061; Impairing or impeding telephone or power to a dwelling; facilitating or furthering a burglary; penalty.
  (1) As used in this section, the term "burglary" has the meaning ascribed in s. 810.02(1)(b). (2) A person who, for the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.07; Prima facie evidence of intent.
  (1) In a trial on the charge of burglary, proof of the entering of such structure or conveyance at any time stealthily and without consent ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.08; Trespass in structure or conveyance.
  (1) Whoever, without being authorized, licensed, or invited, willfully enters or remains in any structure or conveyance, or, having been authorized, licensed, or invited, is ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.09; Trespass on property other than structure or conveyance.
  (1)(a) A person who, without being authorized, licensed, or invited, willfully enters upon or remains in any property other than a structure or conveyance: ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.095; Trespass on school property with firearm or other weapon prohibited.
  (1) It is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, for a ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.097; Trespass upon grounds or facilities of a school; penalties; arrest.
  (1) Any person who: (a) Does not have legitimate business on the campus or any other authorization, license, or invitation to enter or remain upon ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.0975; School safety zones; definition; trespass prohibited; penalty.
  (1) For the purposes of this section, the term "school safety zone" means in, on, or within 500 feet of any real property owned by ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.10; Posted land; removing notices unlawful; penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person to willfully remove, destroy, mutilate, or commit any act designed to remove, mutilate, or reduce the legibility or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.11; Placing signs adjacent to highways; penalty.
  (1) All persons are prohibited from placing, posting, or erecting signs upon land or upon trees upon land adjacent to or adjoining all public highways ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.115; Breaking or injuring fences.
  (1) Whoever willfully and maliciously breaks down, mars, injures, defaces, cuts, or otherwise creates or causes to be created an opening, gap, interruption, or break ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.12; Unauthorized entry on land; prima facie evidence of trespass.
  (1) The unauthorized entry by any person into or upon any enclosed and posted land shall be prima facie evidence of the intention of such ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.13; Cave vandalism and related offenses.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.--As used in this act: (a) "Cave" means any void, cavity, recess, or system of interconnecting passages which naturally occurs beneath the surface ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.14; Voyeurism prohibited; penalties.
  (1) A person commits the offense of voyeurism when he or she, with lewd, lascivious, or indecent intent, secretly observes another person when the other ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 810.145; Video voyeurism.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Broadcast" means electronically transmitting a visual image with the intent that it be viewed by another ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.005; Short title.
  Sections 812.012-812.037 shall be known as the "Florida Anti-Fencing ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.012; Definitions.
  As used in ss. 812.012-812.037: (1) "Cargo" means partial or entire shipments, containers, or cartons of property which are contained in or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.014; Theft.
  (1) A person commits theft if he or she knowingly obtains or uses, or endeavors to obtain or to use, the property of another with ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.0145; Theft from persons 65 years of age or older; reclassification of offenses.
  (1) A person who is convicted of theft of more than $1,000 from a person 65 years of age or older shall be ordered ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.0147; Unlawful possession or use of a fifth wheel.
  (1) A person may not modify, alter, attempt to alter, and if altered, sell, possess, offer for sale, move, or cause to be moved onto ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.015; Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) "Merchandise" means any personal property, capable of manual delivery, displayed, held, or offered for retail sale by a ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.0155; Suspension of driver's license following an adjudication of guilt for theft.
  (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), the court may order the suspension of the driver's license of each person adjudicated guilty ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.016; Possession of altered property.
  Any dealer in property who knew or should have known that the identifying features, such as serial numbers and permanently affixed labels, of property in ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.017; Use of a fraudulently obtained or false receipt.
  (1) Any person who requests a refund of merchandise, money, or any other thing of value through the use of a fraudulently obtained receipt or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.019; Dealing in stolen property.
  (1) Any person who traffics in, or endeavors to traffic in, property that he or she knows or should know was stolen shall be guilty ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.0191; Dealing in property paid for in whole or in part by the Medicaid program.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Property paid for in whole or in part by the Medicaid program" means any devices, goods, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.0195; Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet.
  Any person in this state who uses the Internet to sell or offer for sale any merchandise or other property that the person knows, or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.022; Evidence of theft or dealing in stolen property.
  (1) Proof that a person presented false identification, or identification not current with respect to name, address, place of employment, or other material aspects, in ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.025; Charging theft and dealing in stolen property.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a single indictment or information may, under proper circumstances, charge theft and dealing in stolen property in connection with ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.028; Defenses precluded.
  It shall not constitute a defense to a prosecution for any violation of the provisions of ss. 812.012-812.037 that: (1) Any stratagem ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.032; Supplemental fine.
  In addition to any other fine authorized by law, a person found guilty of violating any provision of ss. 812.012-812.037, who has ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.035; Civil remedies; limitation on civil and criminal actions.
  (1) Any circuit court may, after making due provisions for the rights of innocent persons, enjoin violations of the provisions of ss. 812.012-812....
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.037; Construction of ss. 812.012-812.037.
  Notwithstanding s. 775.021, ss. 812.012-812.037 shall not be construed strictly or liberally, but shall be construed in light of their purposes ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.052; Certain purchases prohibited.
  It shall be unlawful for any person to purchase any object used to commemorate a deceased person or placed in memory of a deceased person, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.055; Physical inspection of junkyards, scrap metal processing plants, salvage yards, licensed motor vehicle or vessel dealers, repair shops, parking lots, public garages, towing and storage facilities.
  (1) Any law enforcement officer shall have the right to inspect any junkyard; scrap metal processing plant; motor vehicle or vessel salvage yard; licensed motor ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.061; Larceny; return of property to owner; procedure.
  In every instance in which any money or motor vehicle shall have been taken from its rightful owner under circumstances constituting larceny of such money ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.062; Notification to owner and law enforcement agency initiating stolen motor vehicle report upon recovery of stolen vehicle.
  (1) Whenever any law enforcement agency recovers a motor vehicle which has been unlawfully taken from its owner, it shall, within 72 hours, notify, by ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.081; Trade secrets; theft, embezzlement; unlawful copying; definitions; penalty.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) "Article" means any object, device, machine, material, substance, or composition of matter, or any mixture or copy thereof, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.13; Robbery.
  (1) "Robbery" means the taking of money or other property which may be the subject of larceny from the person or custody of another, with ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.131; Robbery by sudden snatching.
  (1) "Robbery by sudden snatching" means the taking of money or other property from the victim's person, with intent to permanently or temporarily deprive ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.133; Carjacking.
  (1) "Carjacking" means the taking of a motor vehicle which may be the subject of larceny from the person or custody of another, with intent ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.135; Home-invasion robbery.
  (1) "Home-invasion robbery" means any robbery that occurs when the offender enters a dwelling with the intent to commit a robbery, and does commit ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.14; Trespass and larceny with relation to utility fixtures.
  (1) As used in this section, "utility" includes any person, firm, corporation, association, or political subdivision, whether private, municipal, county, or cooperative, which is engaged ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.15; Unauthorized reception of communications services; penalties.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Cable operator" means a communications service provider who provides some or all of its communications services ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.155; Hiring, leasing, or obtaining personal property or equipment with the intent to defraud; failing to return hired or leased personal property or equipment; rules of evidence.
  (1) OBTAINING BY TRICK, FALSE REPRESENTATION, ETC.--Whoever, with the intent to defraud the owner or any person lawfully possessing any personal property or equipment, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.16; Operating chop shops; definitions; penalties; restitution; forfeiture.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Chop shop" means any area, building, storage lot, field, or other premises or place where one ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.1701; Short title.
  Sections 812.1701-812.175 may be cited as the "Convenience Business Security ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.171; Definition.
  As used in this act, the term "convenience business" means any place of business that is primarily engaged in the retail sale of groceries, or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.172; Intent.
  The Legislature finds that the provisions of this act are intended to prevent violent crimes and thereby to protect employees and the consumer public at ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.1725; Preemption.
  A political subdivision of this state may not adopt, for convenience businesses, security standards which differ from those contained in ss. 812.173 and 812....
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.173; Convenience business security.
  (1) Every convenience business shall be equipped with the following security devices and standards: (a) A security camera system capable of recording and retrieving an ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.174; Training of employees.
  The owner or principal operator of a convenience business or convenience businesses shall provide proper robbery deterrence and safety training by an approved curriculum to ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.175; Enforcement; civil fine.
  (1) The violation of any provision of this act by any owner or principal operator of a convenience business shall result in a notice of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 812.176; Rulemaking authority.
  The Department of Legal Affairs shall have the power to adopt rules pursuant to chapter 120 as necessary to implement the provisions of the Convenience ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 815.01; Short title.
  The provisions of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Florida Computer Crimes ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 815.02; Legislative intent.
  The Legislature finds and declares that: (1) Computer-related crime is a growing problem in government as well as in the private sector. (2) Computer-...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 815.03; Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) "Access" means to approach, instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 815.04; Offenses against intellectual property; public records exemption.
  (1) Whoever willfully, knowingly, and without authorization modifies data, programs, or supporting documentation residing or existing internal or external to a computer, computer system, or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 815.045; Trade secret information.
  The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that trade secret information as defined in s. 812.081, and as provided for in s. ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 815.06; Offenses against computer users.
  (1) Whoever willfully, knowingly, and without authorization: (a) Accesses or causes to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network; (b) Disrupts or denies ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 815.07; This chapter not exclusive.
  The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of this state which ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.02; Obtaining property by false personation.
  Whoever falsely personates or represents another, and in such assumed character receives any property intended to be delivered to the party so personated, with intent ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.021; False information to obtain a seaport security identification card.
  A person who willfully and knowingly provides false information in obtaining or attempting to obtain a seaport security identification card commits a felony of the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.025; Home or private business invasion by false personation; penalties.
  A person who obtains access to a home or private business by false personation or representation, with the intent to commit a felony, commits a ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.03; Making false statement to obtain property or credit.
  Any person who shall make or cause to be made any false statement, in writing, relating to his or her financial condition, assets or liabilities, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.031; Making false statements; venue of prosecution.
  Prosecutions under s. 817.03 may be begun in the county where the statement was written, or purports to have been ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.034; Florida Communications Fraud Act.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.-- (a) The Legislature recognizes that schemes to defraud have proliferated in the United States in recent years and that many operators of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.037; Fraudulent refunds.
  (1) Any person who engages in a systematic, ongoing course of conduct to obtain a refund for merchandise from a business establishment by knowingly giving ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.05; False statements to merchants as to financial condition.
  Any merchant in the state, before extending credit to any person applying for the same, may require such applicant to furnish a statement in writing ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.06; Misleading advertisements prohibited; penalty.
  (1) No person, persons, association, copartnership, or institution shall, with intent to offer or sell or in anywise dispose of merchandise, securities, certificates, diplomas, documents, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.061; Misleading solicitation of payments prohibited.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person, company, corporation, agency, association, partnership, institution, or charitable entity to solicit payment of money by another by means ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.08; Receiving money or property upon false promises of services as seaman or sponge fisher.
  Whoever enters into a written agreement with any master or owner of a vessel to perform certain services upon said vessel as seaman or sponge ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.11; Obtaining property by fraudulent promise to furnish inside information.
  No person shall defraud or attempt to defraud any individual out of any thing of value by assuming to have or be able to obtain ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.12; Penalty for violation of s. 817.11.
  Any person guilty of violating the provisions of s. 817.11 shall be deemed guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.13; Paraphernalia as evidence of violation of s. 817.11.
  All paraphernalia of whatsoever kind in possession of any person and used in defrauding or attempting to defraud as specified in s. 817.11 shall ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.14; Procuring assignments of produce upon false representations.
  Any person acting for himself or herself or another, who shall procure any consignment of produce grown in this state, to himself or herself or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.15; Making false entries, etc., on books of corporation.
  Any officer, agent, clerk or servant of a corporation who makes a false entry in the books thereof, with intent to defraud, and any person ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.155; Matters within jurisdiction of Department of State; false, fictitious, or fraudulent acts, statements, and representations prohibited; penalty; statute of limitations.
  A person may not, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the Department of State, knowingly and willfully falsify or conceal a material fact, make ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.16; False reports, etc., by officers of banks, trust companies, etc., with intent to defraud.
  Any officer, director, agent or clerk of any bank, trust company, building and loan association, small loan licensee, credit union, or other corporation under the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.17; Wrongful use of city name.
  No person or persons engaged in manufacturing in this state, shall cause to be printed, stamped, marked, engraved or branded, upon any of the articles ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.18; Wrongful stamping, marking, etc.; penalty.
  (1) No person shall knowingly sell or offer for sale, within the state, any manufactured articles which shall have printed, stamped, marked, engraved, or branded ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.19; Fraudulent issue of certificate of stock of corporation.
  Any officer, agent, clerk or servant of a corporation, or any other person, who fraudulently issues or transfers a certificate of stock of a corporation ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.20; Issuing stock or obligation of corporation beyond authorized amount.
  Any officer, agent, clerk or servant of a corporation, or any other person, who issues, or signs with intent to issue, any certificate of stock ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.21; Books to be evidence in such cases.
  On the trial of any person under ss. 817.19 and 817.20 the books of any corporation to which such person has access or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.22; Making false invoice to defraud insurer.
  If the owner of a ship or vessel or of property laden or pretended to be laden on board the same, or if any other ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.23; Making false affidavit to defraud insurer.
  If a master, other officer, or mariner of a ship or vessel, makes or causes to be made, or swears to any false affidavit or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.233; Burning to defraud the insurer.
  Any person who willfully and with intent to injure or defraud the insurer sets fire to or burns or attempts so to do or who ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.234; False and fraudulent insurance claims.
  (1)(a) A person commits insurance fraud punishable as provided in subsection (11) if that person, with the intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.2341; False or misleading statements or supporting documents; penalty.
  (1) Any person who willfully files with the department or office, or who willfully signs for filing with the department or office, a materially false ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.235; Personal property; removing or altering identification marks.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, any person who, with intent to prevent identification by the true owner, removes, erases, defaces, or otherwise alters ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.236; False and fraudulent motor vehicle insurance application.
  Any person who, with intent to injure, defraud, or deceive any motor vehicle insurer, including any statutorily created underwriting association or pool of motor vehicle ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.2361; False or fraudulent proof of motor vehicle insurance.
  Any person who, with intent to deceive any other person, creates, markets, or presents a false or fraudulent proof of motor vehicle insurance commits a ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.24; Unlawful to add or alter or deface existing brand.
  It is unlawful for anyone to add to or alter or deface any existing brand on any animal not his or her own or without ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.25; Fraudulently marking or branding.
  Whoever shall fraudulently mark or brand any unmarked or unbranded animal with the intent to claim the same or to prevent identification by the true ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.26; Fraudulently changing marks on animal.
  If any person shall fraudulently alter or change the marks of any animal, not his or her own, with intent to claim the same or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.28; Fraudulent obtaining of property by gaming.
  Whoever, by the game of three-card monte, so-called, or any other game, device, sleight-of-hand, pretensions to fortunetelling, or other means whatever ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.29; Cheating.
  Whoever is convicted of any gross fraud or cheat at common law shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.30; Punishment for unlawful use of badge of certain orders and organizations.
  Any person who willfully wears the badge or button of the Grand Army of the Republic, the insignia, badge or rosette of the Military Order ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.31; Unlawful use of insignia of American Legion; penalty.
  Any person who willfully wears the badge, button or other insignia of the American Legion shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.311; Unlawful use of badges, etc.
  (1) From and after May 9, 1949, any person who shall wear or display a badge, button, insignia or other emblem, or shall use the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.32; Fraudulent operation of coin-operated devices.
  Any person who shall operate or cause to be operated, or who shall attempt to operate, or attempt to cause to be operated, any automatic ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.33; Manufacture, etc., of slugs to be used in coin-operated devices prohibited.
  Any person who, with intent to cheat or defraud the owner, lessee, licensee, or other person entitled to the contents of any automatic vending machine, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.34; False entries and statements by investment companies offering stock or security for sale.
  Any person who shall knowingly subscribe to or make or cause to be made, any false statements or false entry in any book of any ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.35; Sale of cemetery lots or mausoleum space; promises.
  (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, to sell, offer for sale, or advertise for sale, cemetery lots or mausoleum space, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.355; Fraudulent creation or possession of admission ticket.
  Any person who counterfeits, forges, alters, or possesses any ticket, token, or paper designed for admission to or the rendering of services by any sports, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.357; Purchase of tickets.
  Whoever knowingly purchases from the original ticket seller a quantity of tickets to an event which exceeds the maximum ticket limit quantity posted by or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.36; Resale of tickets.
  Whoever shall offer for resale or resell any ticket may only charge $1 above the admission price charged therefor 1by the original ticket seller of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.361; Resale of multiday or multievent ticket.
  Whoever offers for sale, sells, or transfers in connection with a commercial transaction, with or without consideration, any nontransferable ticket or other nontransferable medium designed ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.37; Touting; defining; providing punishment; ejection from racetracks.
  (1) Any person who knowingly and designedly by false representation attempts to, or does persuade, procure or cause another person to wager on a horse ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.38; Simulated process.
  (1) CIRCULATION PROHIBITED.--It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to send or deliver, or cause to be sent or delivered any letter, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.39; Simulated forms of court or legal process, or official seal or stationery; publication, sale or circulation unlawful; penalty.
  (1) Any person, firm, or corporation who shall print, for the purpose of sale or distribution and for use in the state, or who shall ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.40; False, misleading and deceptive advertising and sales; definitions.
  When construing ss. 817.40, 817.41, 817.43-817.47, and each and every word, phrase or part thereof, where the context will permit: (...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.41; Misleading advertising prohibited.
  (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to make or disseminate or cause to be made or disseminated before the general public of the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.411; False information; advertising.
  No person, firm or corporation shall knowingly publish, disseminate, circulate, or place before the public, or cause directly or indirectly, to be made, published, disseminated, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.412; Sale of used goods as new; penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful for a seller in a transaction where the purchase price of goods exceeds $100 to misrepresent orally, in writing, or by ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.413; Sale of used motor vehicle goods as new; penalty.
  (1) With respect to a transaction for which any charges will be paid from the proceeds of a motor vehicle insurance policy, and in which ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.415; Florida Free Gift Advertising Law.
  (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.-- (a) The Legislature of the State of Florida recognizes that the deceptive misuse of the term "free" and words of similar meaning ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.416; Franchises and distributorships; misrepresentations.
  (1) DEFINITIONS.--For the purpose of this section: (a) The term "person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity doing business in Florida. (...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.43; Exemption.
  The provisions of s. 817.40 or s. 817.41 shall not apply to any publisher of a newspaper, magazine or other publication, or the ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.44; Intentional false advertising prohibited.
  (1) WHAT CONSTITUTES INTENTIONAL FALSE ADVERTISING.--It is unlawful to offer for sale or to issue invitations for offers for the sale of any property, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.45; Penalty.
  Any person convicted of violating any of the provisions of s. 817.41, s. 817.411, or s. 817.44 is guilty of a misdemeanor ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.47; Insurance advertising exempt.
  Nothing in ss. 817.40, 817.41, 817.43-817.45, and 817.47 shall be deemed to apply to advertising in connection with sales ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.481; Credit cards; obtaining goods by use of false, expired, etc.; penalty.
  (1) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to obtain or attempt to obtain credit, or to purchase or attempt to purchase any goods, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.482; Possessing or transferring device for theft of telecommunications service; concealment of destination of telecommunications service.
  (1) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to: (a) Make or possess any instrument, apparatus, equipment or device designed or adapted for use ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.4821; Cellular telephone counterfeiting offenses.
  (1) As used in this act, the term: (a) "Possess" means to have physical possession or otherwise to exercise dominion or control over tangible property. (...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.483; Transmission or publication of information regarding schemes, devices, means, or methods for theft of communication services.
  Any person who transmits or publishes the number or code of an existing, canceled, revoked, or nonexistent telephone number or credit number or other credit ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.484; Obtaining telephone calling records by fraudulent means prohibited.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Calling record" means a record held by a telecommunications company of the telephone calls made or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.49; False reports of commission of crimes; penalty.
  Whoever willfully imparts, conveys or causes to be imparted or conveyed to any law enforcement officer false information or reports concerning the alleged commission of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.50; Fraudulently obtaining goods, services, etc., from a health care provider.
  (1) Whoever shall, willfully and with intent to defraud, obtain or attempt to obtain goods, products, merchandise, or services from any health care provider in ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.505; Patient brokering prohibited; exceptions; penalties.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person, including any health care provider or health care facility, to: (a) Offer or pay any commission, bonus, rebate, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.51; Obtaining groceries, retail poultry, dairy, bakery, and other retail products; intent to defraud.
  Any person who shall obtain any items from retail grocery establishments, or retail poultry, dairy, bakery or any other retail dealers with intent to defraud ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.52; Obtaining vehicles with intent to defraud, failing to return hired vehicle, or tampering with mileage device of hired vehicle.
  (1) OBTAINING BY TRICK, FALSE REPRESENTATION, ETC.--Whoever, with intent to defraud the owner or any person lawfully possessing any motor vehicle, obtains the custody ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.53; False charges for radio and television repairs and parts; penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful for a person to knowingly charge for any services which are not actually performed in repairing a radio or television set, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.54; Obtaining of mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note, etc., by false representation.
  Any person who, with intent to defraud, obtains any mortgage, mortgage note, promissory note or other instrument evidencing a debt from any person or obtains ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.55; Tourist attraction advertisement; misleading use of the word "free."
  (1) It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, including corporations, operating a tourist attraction, event, show, or similar places of business for profit ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.554; Fraudulently offering for sale tour or travel-related services.
  (1) A seller of any tour or travel service, including, but not limited to: (a) A person engaged in the business of selling tours, travel ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.558; Water-treatment devices.
  (1) For purposes of this section: (a) "Water-treatment device" means any product, device, or system designed for personal, family, or household use and for ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.559; Television picture tube labels; definitions.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) "Picture tube" means a cathode ray tube, commonly known as a television picture tube, designed primarily for use ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.56; Misrepresentations of television picture tubes prohibited, penalty; definitions.
  (1) As used in this section: (a) "Tube" is an electron receiving tube or cathode ray tube (commonly known as a picture tube) designed primarily ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.561; Violations may be enjoined.
  In addition to the punishments provided herein, the state attorneys of the various judicial circuits throughout the state are vested with authority and power to ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.5615; Marks required on optical discs; prohibited acts; penalties.
  (1) For purposes of this act, the term: (a) "Commercial purposes" means the manufacture of at least 10 of the same or different optical discs ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.562; Fraud involving a security interest.
  (1) As used in this section, the terms "proceeds," "security agreement," "security interest," and "secured party" shall be given the meanings prescribed for them in ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.5621; Unlawful subleasing of a motor vehicle.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person who is not a party to a lease contract, conditional sale contract, or security agreement which transfers any ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.563; Controlled substance named or described in s. 893.03; sale of substance in lieu thereof.
  It is unlawful for any person to agree, consent, or in any manner offer to unlawfully sell to any person a controlled substance named or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.564; Imitation controlled substances defined; possession and distribution prohibited.
  (1) For the purposes of this section, the term "imitation controlled substance" means a pill, capsule, tablet, or substance in any form whatsoever which is ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.565; Urine testing, fraudulent practices; penalties.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person: (a) Willfully to defraud or attempt to defraud any lawfully administered urine test designed to detect the presence ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.566; Misrepresentation of association with, or academic standing at, postsecondary educational institution.
  Any person who, with intent to defraud, misrepresents his or her association with, or academic standing or other progress at, any postsecondary educational institution by ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.567; Making false claims of academic degree or title.
  (1) No person in the state may claim, either orally or in writing, to possess an academic degree, as defined in s. 1005.02, or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.568; Criminal use of personal identification information.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Access device" means any card, plate, code, account number, electronic serial number, mobile identification number, personal ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.5681; Breach of security concerning confidential personal information in third-party possession; administrative penalties.
  (1)(a) Any person who conducts business in this state and maintains computerized data in a system that includes personal information shall provide notice of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.569; Criminal use of a public record or public records information; penalties.
  A person who knowingly uses any public record, as defined in s. 119.011, or who knowingly uses information obtainable only through such public record, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.57; Short title.
  Part II of this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the 1967 "State Credit Card Crime ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.58; Definitions.
  As used in ss. 817.57-817.685: (1) "Acquirer" means a business organization, governmental entity, financial institution, or an agent of a business organization, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.59; False statement as to financial condition or identity.
  A person who makes or causes to be made, either directly or indirectly, any false statement as to a material fact in writing, knowing it ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.60; Theft; obtaining credit card through fraudulent means.
  (1) THEFT BY TAKING OR RETAINING POSSESSION OF CARD TAKEN.--A person who takes a credit card from the person, possession, custody, or control of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.61; Fraudulent use of credit cards.
  A person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or a person or organization providing money, goods, services, or anything else of value or any ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.611; Traffic in counterfeit credit cards.
  Any person who traffics in or attempts to traffic in 10 or more counterfeit credit cards, invoices, vouchers, sales drafts, or other representations or manifestations ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.612; Expired or revoked credit cards.
  A person who, with intent to defraud the issuer or a person or organization providing money, goods, services, or anything else of value, uses, for ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.62; Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services.
  (1) ILLEGALLY OBTAINED OR ILLEGALLY POSSESSED CREDIT CARD; FORGED, REVOKED, OR EXPIRED CREDIT CARD.--A person who is authorized by an acquirer to furnish money, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.625; Use of scanning device or reencoder to defraud; penalties.
  (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Scanning device" means a scanner, reader, or any other electronic device that is used to access, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.631; Possession and transfer of credit-card-making equipment.
  A person who receives, possesses, transfers, buys, sells, controls, or has custody of any credit-card-making equipment with intent that such equipment be used ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.64; Receipt of money, etc., obtained by fraudulent use of credit cards.
  A person who receives money, goods, services, or anything else of value obtained in violation of s. 817.61, knowing or believing that it was ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.645; Alteration of credit card invoice; penalties.
  Whoever, with intent to defraud any person, falsely alters any invoice for money, goods, services, or anything else of value obtained by use of a ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.646; Credit card lists prohibited; penalty.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person, business, corporation, partnership, or other agency to make available, lend, donate, or sell any list or portion of ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.65; Defenses not available.
  It shall not constitute a defense to a prosecution for any violation of this part that: (1) A credit card that is not a counterfeit ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.66; Presumptions.
  When this part establishes a presumption with respect to any fact which is an element of a crime, it has the following consequences: (1) When ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.67; Penalties.
  (1) A person who is subject to the penalties of this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.68; Part II not exclusive.
  This part shall not be construed to preclude the applicability of any other provision of the criminal law of this state which presently applies or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.685; Credit card transaction records.
  In any action brought under this part, the authentication or identification of the business records of a credit card issuer is evidence sufficient to support ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.7001; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Buyer" means any individual who is solicited to purchase, or who purchases, the services of a credit service organization. (...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.7005; Prohibited acts.
  A credit service organization, its salespersons, agents, and representatives, and independent contractors who sell or attempt to sell the services of a credit service organization ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.701; Surety bonds; exemption.
  The requirement to obtain a surety bond and establish a trust account as provided in s. 817.7005(1) shall be waived for any salesperson, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.702; Statement to buyer.
  Upon execution of the contract as provided in s. 817.704 or agreement between the buyer and a credit service organization and before the receipt ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.703; Information statement.
  The information statement required under s. 817.702 shall include all of the following: (1)(a) A complete and accurate statement of the buyer's ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.704; Provisions of contract.
  (1) Each contract between the buyer and a credit service organization for the purchase of the services of the credit service organization shall be in ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.705; Waivers; burden of proof; penalties.
  (1) Any waiver by a buyer of any part of this part is void. Any attempt by a credit service organization to have a buyer ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.706; Actions for damages.
  (1) Any buyer injured by a violation of this part may bring an action for recovery of damages. Judgment shall be entered for actual damages, ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.801; Definitions.
  As used in this part: (1) "Credit counseling agency" means any organization providing debt management services or credit counseling services. (2) "Credit counseling services" means ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.802; Unlawful fees and costs.
  (1) It is unlawful for any person, while engaging in debt management services or credit counseling services, to charge or accept from a debtor residing ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.803; Exceptions.
  Nothing in this part applies to: (1) Any debt management or credit counseling services provided in the practice of law in this state; (2) Any ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.804; Requirements; disclosure and financial reporting.
  (1) Any person engaged in debt management services or credit counseling services shall: (a) Obtain from a licensed certified public accountant an annual audit in ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.805; Disbursement of funds.
  Any person engaged in debt management or credit counseling services shall disburse to the appropriate creditors all funds received from a debtor, less any fees ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 817.806; Violations.
  (1) Any person who violates any provision of this part commits an unfair or deceptive trade practice as defined in part II of chapter 501. ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 818.01; Disposing of personal property under lien or subject to conditional sale.
  (1) Whoever shall pledge, mortgage, sell, or otherwise dispose of any personal property to him or her belonging, or which shall be in his or ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 818.02; Executing mortgage on personalty without notifying mortgagee of prior mortgages.
  Whoever executes a second or subsequent mortgage of personal property and receives money or thing of value therein without first notifying the second or subsequent ...
• Florida Crimes Code Section 818.03; Removing such property beyond the limits of county.
  Whoever shall knowingly and without the written