Florida Laws: Unnatural Acts and Indecent Exposure
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What is the penalty for a person over 18 years old who commits lewd or lascivious exhibition?

  • Felony of the second degree (correct)
  • Misdemeanor of the first degree
  • Felony of the first degree
  • Felony of the third degree

    • What is the exception to the rule of lewd or lascivious exhibition?

  • A police officer on duty
  • A father playing with his child
  • A mother breastfeeding her baby (correct)
  • A doctor examining a patient

    • What is the penalty for a person under 18 years old who commits lewd or lascivious exhibition?

  • Misdemeanor of the first degree
  • Felony of the third degree (correct)
  • Felony of the first degree
  • Felony of the second degree

    • What happens to the retirement benefits of a person convicted of a felony related to s. 800.04?

    <p>They are forfeited</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a person employed by or performing contractual services for a public or private entity?

    <p>Employee</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the penalty for lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an employee?

    <p>Felony of the third degree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the requirement for forfeiture of retirement benefits?

    <p>The person must be a public officer or employee</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the age of the victim in s. 800.05?

    <p>Under 16 years old</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a state correctional institution?

    <p>Facility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the penalty for lewd or lascivious conduct by a person under 18 years old?

    <p>Felony of the third degree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the perpetrator's ignorance of the victim's age in a prosecution under this section?

    <p>Not a defense</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the age range for lewd or lascivious battery?

    <p>12 years of age or older but less than 16 years of age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the punishment for an offender 18 years of age or older who commits lewd or lascivious battery?

    <p>Felony of the second degree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the punishment for an offender 18 years of age or older who commits lewd or lascivious molestation against a victim less than 12 years of age?

    <p>Life felony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the punishment for an offender less than 18 years of age who commits lewd or lascivious molestation against a victim 12 years of age or older but less than 16 years of age?

    <p>Felony of the third degree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the punishment for an offender 18 years of age or older who commits lewd or lascivious conduct?

    <p>Felony of the second degree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the punishment for an offender 18 years of age or older who commits lewd or lascivious molestation against a victim 12 years of age or older but less than 16 years of age and was previously convicted of a violation?

    <p>Felony of the first degree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the age range for lewd or lascivious molestation?

    <p>Less than 16 years of age</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the punishment for an offender less than 18 years of age who commits lewd or lascivious molestation against a victim less than 12 years of age?

    <p>Felony of the second degree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the punishment for an offender 18 years of age or older who commits lewd or lascivious battery and was previously convicted of a violation?

    <p>Felony of the first degree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the penalty for committing an unnatural and lascivious act with another person?

    <p>Misdemeanor of the second degree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Is a mother's breastfeeding of her baby considered an unnatural and lascivious act?

    <p>No, under any circumstance</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the penalty for exposing or exhibiting one's sexual organs in public or on the private premises of another?

    <p>Misdemeanor of the first degree</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered a defense to the crimes proscribed by section 800.04?

    <p>None of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by 'sexual activity' as defined in section 800.04?

    <p>The oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by 'coercion' as defined in section 800.04?

    <p>The use of exploitation, bribes, threats of force, or intimidation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is meant by 'victim' as defined in section 800.04?

    <p>A person upon whom an offense was committed or attempted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is excluded from the definition of 'sexual activity' in section 800.04?

    <p>An act done for a bona fide medical purpose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Unnatural and Lascivious Acts

    • A person who commits any unnatural and lascivious act with another person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
    • A mother's breastfeeding of her baby does not violate this section.

    Exposure of Sexual Organs

    • It is unlawful to expose or exhibit one's sexual organs in public or on private premises, in a vulgar or indecent manner, or to be naked in public except in designated areas.
    • Violation of this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
    • A mother's breastfeeding of her baby does not violate this section.

    Lewd or Lascivious Offenses Committed on Minors

    • "Sexual activity" means the oral, anal, or vaginal penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another or the anal or vaginal penetration of another by any other object.
    • Consent is defined as intelligent, knowing, and voluntary consent, and does not include submission by coercion.
    • Coercion means the use of exploitation, bribes, threats of force, or intimidation to gain cooperation or compliance.

    Lewd or Lascivious Battery

    • Engaging in sexual activity with a person 12 years of age or older but less than 16 years of age is lewd or lascivious battery.
    • Encouraging, forcing, or enticing any person less than 16 years of age to engage in sadomasochistic abuse, sexual bestiality, prostitution, or any other act involving sexual activity is also lewd or lascivious battery.

    Lewd or Lascivious Molestation

    • Intentionally touching in a lewd or lascivious manner the breasts, genitals, genital area, or buttocks, or the clothing covering them, of a person less than 16 years of age, or forcing or enticing a person under 16 years of age to so touch the perpetrator, commits lewd or lascivious molestation.

    Lewd or Lascivious Conduct

    • Intentionally touching a person under 16 years of age in a lewd or lascivious manner, or soliciting a person under 16 years of age to commit a lewd or lascivious act, commits lewd or lascivious conduct.

    Lewd or Lascivious Exhibition

    • Intentionally masturbating, exposing the genitals in a lewd or lascivious manner, or committing any other sexual act that does not involve actual physical or sexual contact with the victim, in the presence of a victim who is less than 16 years of age, commits lewd or lascivious exhibition.

    Forfeiture of Retirement Benefits

    • The retirement benefits of a person convicted of a felony committed on or after October 1, 2008, defined in s. 800.04, are subject to forfeiture if the person is a public officer or employee when the offense occurs.

    Lewd or Lascivious Exhibition in the Presence of an Employee

    • A person detained in a facility who intentionally masturbates, exposes the genitals in a lewd or lascivious manner, or commits any other sexual act that does not involve actual physical or sexual contact with the victim, in the presence of an employee, commits lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an employee, a felony of the third degree.

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    This quiz covers Florida laws regarding unnatural and lascivious acts, as well as exposure of sexual organs in public or private places.

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