Florida Statutes Title XLVI Chapter 812 - Theft, Robbery, And Related Crimes

• 812.005 - Short Title.
  Sections 812.012-812.037 shall be known as the “Florida Anti-Fencing Act.”History.—s. 2, ch. 77-342.
• 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 on a trailer, motortruck, aircraft,...
• 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 intent...
• 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 by the...
• 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 the...
• 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 merchant.(b) “Merchant” means an...
• 812.0155 - Suspension Of Driver 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 license of each person adjudicated guilty of any...
• 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...
• 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 false...
• 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 of...
• 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, services, drugs, or...
• 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...
• 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 connection...
• 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...
• 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 or deception, including the use...
• 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 thereby derived anything...
• 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. 812.012-812.037 or s. 812.081...
• 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 to achieve their remedial...
• 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,...
• 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 vehicle...
• 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...
• 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 teletype...
• 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, whether in whole...
• 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 intent...
• 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 the victim...
• 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 to...
• 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 a robbery...
• 812.14 - Trespass And Larceny With Relation To Utility Fixtures; Theft Of Utility Services.
  (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 in...
• 812.145 - Theft Of Copper Or Other Nonferrous Metals.
  (1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Communications services” means the transmission, conveyance, or routing of voice, data, audio, video, or any other information or signals,...
• 812.146 - Civil Liability Of Owner Of Metal Property.
  (1) A public or private owner of metal property is not civilly liable to a person who is injured during the theft or attempted theft of...
• 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 pursuant to a...
• 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, obtains the...
• 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 or more persons...
• 812.1701 - Short Title.
  Sections 812.1701-812.175 may be cited as the “Convenience Business Security Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 92-103.
• 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...
• 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...
• 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 812.174, and...
• 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 image to assist...
• 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...
• 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 violation...
• 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...

Last modified: September 23, 2016