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STATE LAWS This section contains selected state laws used most often by Florida law enforcement. The full text of the Florida Statutes can be viewed on the official website of the Florida Legislature at www.leg.state.fl.us. Contents TITLE IV. EXECUTIVE BRANCH. Chapter 24. State Lotteries. § 24.116. Unlawful purchase of lottery tickets; penalty. § 24.117. Unlawful sale of lottery tickets; penalty. § 24.118. Other prohibited acts; penalties. TITLE V. JUDICIAL BRANCH. Chapter 30. Sheriffs. § 30.231. Sheriffs’ fees for service of summons, subpoenas, and executions. Chapter 39. Proceedings Relating to Children. Part I. General Provisions. § 39.01. Definitions. Part II. Reporting Child Abuse. § 39.201. Required reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect, sexual abuse of a child, and juvenile sexual abuse; required reports of death; reports involving a child who has exhibited inappropriate sexual behavior.— § 39.202. Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect; exception. [Effective until October 2, 2024] § 39.202. Confidentiality of reports and records in cases of child abuse or neglect. [Effective October 2, 2024] § 39.203. Immunity from liability in cases of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. § 39.205. Penalties relating to reporting of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. § 39.208. Cross-reporting child abuse, abandonment, or neglect and animal cruelty. Part III. Protective Investigations. § 39.304. Photographs, medical examinations, X rays, and medical treatment of abused, abandoned, or neglected child. § 39.306. Child protective investigations; working agreements with local law enforcement. Part IV. Taking Children into Custody and Shelter Hearings. § 39.401. Taking a child alleged to be dependent into custody; law enforcement officers and authorized agents of the department. Part XII. Domestic Violence. § 39.9057. Unlawful disclosure of certified domestic violence center location; penalties. § 39.906. Referral to centers and notice of rights. TITLE VI. CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE. Chapter 48. Process and Service of Process. § 48.031. Service of process generally; service of witness subpoenas. Chapter 82. Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer. § 82.01. Definitions.— § 82.02. Applicability. § 82.03. Remedies.— § 82.035. Remedy for unlawful detention by a transient occupant of residential property; recovery of transient occupant’s personal belongings. § 82.04. Questions involved in this proceeding.— § 82.05. Service of process.— § 82.091. Judgment and execution.— § 82.101. Effect of judgment.— Chapter 83. Landlord and Tenant. Part II. Residential Tenancies. § 83.59. Right of action for possession. TITLE VII. EVIDENCE. Chapter 90. Evidence Code. § 90.91. Photographs of property wrongfully taken; use in prosecution, procedure; return of property to owner. Chapter 92. Witnesses, Records, and Documents. § 92.70. Eyewitness identification. TITLE VIII. LIMITATIONS. Chapter 95. Limitations of Actions; Adverse Possession. § 95.18. Real property actions; adverse possession without color of title. TITLE IX. ELECTORS AND ELECTIONS. Chapter 102. Conducting Elections and Ascertaining the Results. § 102.012. Inspectors and clerks to conduct elections. § 102.014. Poll worker recruitment and training. § 102.021. Compensation of inspectors, clerks, and deputy sheriffs. § 102.031. Maintenance of good order at polls; authorities; persons allowed in polling rooms and early voting areas; unlawful solicitation of voters. § 102.071. Tabulation of votes and proclamation of results. § 102.072. Vote-by-mail count reporting. § 102.091. Duty of sheriff to watch for violations; appointment of special officers. § 102.101. Sheriff and other officers not allowed in polling place. TITLE X. PUBLIC OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND RECORDS. Chapter 112. Public Officers and Employees: General Provisions. Part I. Conditions of Employment; Retirement; Travel Expenses. § 112.19. Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers; death benefits. § 112.19. Law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers; death benefits (Effective October 1, 2023) Part VI. Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers. § 112.532. Law enforcement officers’ and correctional officers’ rights. § 112.533. Receipt and processing of complaints. § 112.534. Failure to comply; official misconduct. § 112.536. Requirements for maintaining a Brady identification system. Chapter 117. Notaries Public. § 117.10. Law enforcement and correctional officers; administration of oaths. Chapter 119. Public Records. § 119.011. Definitions. § 119.07. Inspection and copying of records; photographing public records; fees; exemptions. § 119.071. General exemptions from inspection or copying of public records § 119.0712. Executive branch agency-specific exemptions from inspection or copying of public records. § 119.0714. Court files; court records; official records. § 119.0715. Trade secrets held by an agency.— TITLE XIV. TAXATION AND FINANCE. Chapter 210. Tax on Tobacco Products. Part I. Tax on Cigarettes. § 210.18. Penalties for tax evasion; reports by sheriffs. § 210.1801. Exempt cigarettes for members of recognized Indian tribes. TITLE XIX. PUBLIC BUSINESS. Chapter 286. Public Business: Miscellaneous Provisions. § 286.0113. General exemptions from public meetings. TITLE XXII. PORTS AND HARBORS. Chapter 311. Seaport Programs and Facilities. § 311.12. Seaport security. TITLE XXIII. MOTOR VEHICLES. Chapter 323. Wrecker Operators. § 323.002. County and municipal wrecker operator systems; penalties for operation outside of system. § 322.033. Unauthorized aliens; invalid out-of-state driver licenses TITLE XXIV. VESSELS. Chapter 327. Vessel Safety. § 327.02. Definitions. § 327.30. Collisions, accidents, and casualties. § 327.302. Accident report forms. § 327.33. Reckless or careless operation of vessel. § 327.34. Incapacity of operator. § 327.35. Boating under the influence; penalties; “designated drivers.” § 327.352. Tests for alcohol, chemical substances, or controlled substances; implied consent; refusal. § 327.35215. Penalty for failure to submit to test. § 327.353. Blood test for impairment or intoxication in cases of death or serious bodily injury; right to use reasonable force. § 327.354. Presumption of impairment; testing methods. § 327.355. Operation of vessels by persons under 21 years of age who have consumed alcoholic beverages. § 327.36. Mandatory adjudication; prohibition against accepting plea to lesser included offense. § 327.37. Water skis, parasails, aquaplanes, kiteboarding, kitesurfing, and moored ballooning regulated. § 327.371. Human-powered vessels regulated. – § 327.375. Commercial parasailing. § 327.38. Skiing prohibited while intoxicated or under influence of drugs. § 327.39. Personal watercraft regulated. § 327.395. Boating safety education. – § 327.4107. Vessels at risk of becoming derelict on waters of this state. § 327.4108. Anchoring of vessels in anchoring limitation areas. § 327.4109. Anchoring or mooring prohibited; exceptions; penalties. § 327.42. Mooring to or damaging of uniform waterway markers prohibited. § 327.44. Interference with navigation; relocation or removal; recovery of costs. § 327.45. Protection zones for springs. § 327.46. Boating-restricted areas. § 327.461. Safety zones, security zones, regulated navigation areas, and naval vessel protection zones; prohibited entry; penalties. § 327.462. Temporary protection zones for spaceflight launches and recovery of spaceflight assets. – § 327.463. Special hazards. – § 327.50. Vessel safety regulations; equipment and lighting requirements. § 327.521. No-discharge zones. – § 327.54. Liveries; safety regulations; penalty. § 327.56. Safety and marine sanitation equipment inspections; qualified. § 327.58. Jurisdiction. § 327.65. Muffling devices. § 327.66. Carriage of gasoline on vessels. § 327.70. Enforcement of this chapter and chapter 328. § 327.72. Penalties. § 327.73. Noncriminal infractions. § 327.74. Uniform boating citations. Chapter 328. Vessels: Title Certificates; Liens; Registration. Part I. Vessels; Title Certificates; Liens. § 328.03. Certificate of title required. § 328.03. Certificate of title required § 328.05. Crimes relating to certificates of title to, or other indicia of ownership of, vessels; penalties. § 328.07. Hull identification number required. § 328.13. Manufacturer’s statement of origin to be furnished. Part II. Vessel Registration. § 328.46. Operation of registered vessels. § 328.48. Vessel registration, application, certificate, number, decal, duplicate certificate. § 328.52. Special manufacturers’ and dealers’ number. § 328.54. Federal numbering system adopted. § 328.56. Vessel registration number. § 328.58. Reciprocity of nonresident or alien vessels. § 328.60. Military personnel; registration; penalties. § 328.62. Only authorized number to be used. § 328.64. Change of interest and address. § 328.78. Crimes relating to registration decals; penalties. TITLE XXV. AVIATION. Chapter 329. Aircraft: Title; Registration; Liens. § 329.01. Recording instruments affecting civil aircraft. § 329.10. Aircraft registration. § 329.11. Aircraft identification numbers; penalties. TITLE XXVI. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. Chapter 339. Transportation Finance And Planning. § 339.28. Willful and malicious damage to boundary marks, guideposts, lampposts, etc. on transportation facility. TITLE XXVII. RAILROADS AND OTHER REGULATED UTILITIES. Chapter 365. Use of Telephones and Facsimile Machines. § 365.16. Obscene or harassing telephone calls. § 365.172. Emergency communications. § 365.179. Direct radio communication between 911 public safety answering points and first responders. TITLE XXVIII. NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE. Chapter 376. Pollutant Discharge Prevention and Removal. § 376.15. Repealed by Laws 2022, c. 2022-142, § 8, eff. July 1, 2022 Chapter 379. Fish and Wildlife Conservation. Part IV. Wild Animal Life. § 379.305. Rules and regulations; penalties. Part VII. Nonrecreational Licenses. § 379.3762. Personal possession of wildlife. Part VIII. Penalties. § 379.401. Penalties and violations; civil penalties for noncriminal infractions; criminal penalties; suspension and forfeiture of licenses and permits. § 379.4015. Nonnative and captive wildlife penalties. § 379.4041. Illegal taking, possession, and sale of bears. § 379.411. Intentional killing or wounding of any species designated as endangered, threatened, or of special concern; penalties. § 379.412. Penalties for feeding wildlife and freshwater fish. TITLE XXIX. PUBLIC HEALTH. Chapter 381. Public Health: General Provisions. § 381.00787. Tattooing prohibited; penalty. Chapter 381. Public health: general provisions § 381.88. Emergency allergy treatment. § 381.986. Medical use of marijuana. § 381.986. Compassionate use of low-THC and medical cannabis.— § 381.987. Public records exemption for personal identifying information relating to medical marijuana held by the department. Chapter 384. Sexually Transmissible Diseases. § 384.24. Unlawful acts. § 384.287. Screening for sexually transmissible disease. § 384.34. Penalties. Chapter 386. Particular Conditions Affecting Public Health. Part I. Sanitary Nuisances. § 386.041. Nuisances injurious to health. § 386.051. Nuisances injurious to health, penalty. Chapter 386. Particular conditions affecting public health Part II. Indoor Air: Smoking and Vaping. § 386.212. Smoking and vaping prohibited near school property; penalty. Chapter 390. Termination of pregnancies § 390.0111. Termination of pregnancies. Chapter 390. Termination of Pregnancies. § 390.01112. Termination of pregnancies during viability. Chapter 394. Mental health Part I. Florida mental health act § 394.4615. Clinical records; confidentiality. § 394.462. Transportation. § 394.463. Involuntary examination. Chapter 397. Substance abuse services Part I. General Provisions § 397.341. Transportation of individuals by law enforcement officers. Part V. Involuntary admissions procedures A. General Provisions. § 397.675. Criteria for involuntary admissions, including protective custody, emergency admission, and other involuntary assessment, involuntary treatment, and alternative involuntary assessment for minors, for purposes of assessment and stabilization, and for involuntary treatment. Chapter 397. Substance Abuse Services. Part V. Involuntary Admissions Procedures. B. Noncourt Involved Admissions: Protective Custody. § 397.677. Protective custody; circumstances justifying. § 397.6771. Protective custody with consent. § 397.6772. Protective custody without consent. § 397.6775. Immunity from liability. Chapter 403. Environmental control Part I. Pollution control § 403.413. Florida Litter Law. Chapter 406. Medical examiners; disposition of human remains Part I. Medical examiners § 406.11. Examinations, investigations, and autopsies. Chapter 406. Medical Examiners; Disposition of Dead Bodies. Part I. Medical Examiners. § 406.12. Duty to report; prohibited acts. TITLE XXX. SOCIAL WELFARE. Chapter 413. Employment and Related Services for Persons with Disabilities. Part I. Blind Services Program. § 413.08. Rights and responsibilities of an individual with a disability; use of a service animal; prohibited discrimination in public employment, public accommodations, and housing accommodations; penalties. Chapter 414. Family Self-Sufficiency. § 414.39. Fraud. Chapter 415. Adult Protective Services. § 415.102. Definitions of terms used in ss. 415.101-415.113. § 415.103. Central abuse hotline. § 415.104. Protective investigations of cases of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults; transmittal of records to state attorney. § 415.1051. Protective services interventions when capacity to consent is lacking; nonemergencies; emergencies; orders; limitations. § 415.107. Confidentiality of reports and records. § 415.111. Criminal penalties. TITLE XXXI. LABOR. Chapter 448. General Labor Regulations. Part In. Terms and Conditions of Employment. § 448.09. Unauthorized aliens; employment prohibited. (Effective until July 1, 2024) § 448.09. Unauthorized aliens; employment prohibited. (Effective July 1, 2024) Chapter 450. Minority Labor Groups. Part I. Child Labor. § 450.045. Proof of identity and age; posting of notices TITLE XXXII. REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS. Chapter 456. Health Professions and Occupations: General Provisions. § 456.065. Unlicensed practice of a health care profession; intent; cease and desist notice; penalties; enforcement; citations; fees; allocation and disposition of moneys collected. § 456.066. Prosecution of criminal violations. § 456.067. Penalty for giving false information. Chapter 457. Acupuncture. § 457.116. Prohibited acts; penalty. Chapter 458. Medical Practice. § 458.327. Penalty for violations. § 458.345. Registration of resident physicians, interns, and fellows; list of hospital employees; prescribing of medicinal drugs; penalty. § 458.347. Physician assistants. § 458.3475. Anesthesiologist assistants. Chapter 459. Osteopathic Medicine. § 459.013. Penalty for violations. § 459.021. Registration of resident physicians, interns, and fellows; list of hospital employees; penalty. § 459.022. Physician assistants. § 459.023. Anesthesiologist assistants. Chapter 489. Contracting. Part I. Construction Contracting. § 489.126. Moneys received by contractors. Chapter 493. Private Investigative, Private Security, and Repossession Services. Part I. General Provisions. § 493.6115. Weapons and firearms. § 493.6120. Violations; penalty. TITLE XXXIII. REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS. Chapter 499. Drug, Cosmetic, and Household Products. Part I. Drugs; Devices; Cosmetics; Household Products. § 499.001. Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act; short title. § 499.002. Purpose, administration, and enforcement of and exemption from this part. § 499.003. Definitions of terms used in this part. § 499.005. Prohibited acts. § 499.0051. Criminal acts. § 499.0054. Advertising and labeling of drugs, devices, and cosmetics; exemptions. Part II. Ether. § 499.61. Definitions. § 499.62. License or permit required of manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or purchaser of ether. § 499.64. Issuance of licenses and permits; prohibitions. § 499.65. Possession of ether without license or permit prohibited; confiscation and disposal; exceptions. § 499.66. Maintenance of records and sales of ether by manufacturers, distributors, and dealers; inspections. § 499.67. Maintenance of records by purchasers; inspections. § 499.68. Reports of thefts, illegal use, or illegal possession. § 499.69. Possession in or near residential housing prohibited; legal entitlement to possession of premises not a defense. § 499.75. Penalties. § 499.77. Exceptions. § 499.78. County and municipal ordinances. Chapter 500. Food Products § 500.92. Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act Chapter 506. Stamped or Marked Containers and Baskets. § 506.502. Definitions. § 506.508. Illegal use of dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers. § 506.509. Possession of shopping carts, laundry carts, dairy cases, egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers. § 506.513. Illegal use of shopping carts and laundry carts. § 506.514. Unlawful removal of dairy cases. § 506.515. Unlawful removal of egg baskets, poultry boxes, or bakery containers. § 506.518. Penalty. § 506.519. Scope of ss. 506.501-506.519. Chapter 509. Lodging and Food Service Establishments; Membership Campgrounds. Part I. Public Lodging and Public Food Service Establishments. § 509.092. Public lodging establishments and public food service establishments; rights as private enterprises. § 509.101. Establishment rules; posting of notice; food service inspection report; maintenance of guest register; mobile food dispensing vehicle registry. § 509.102. Mobile food dispensing vehicles; temporary commercial kitchens; preemption § 509.141. Refusal of admission and ejection of undesirable guests; notice; procedure; penalties for refusal to leave. § 509.142. Conduct on premises; refusal of service. § 509.143. Disorderly conduct on the premises of an establishment; detention; arrest; immunity from liability. § 509.144. Prohibited handbill distribution in a public lodging establishment; penalties. § 509.151. Obtaining food or lodging with intent to defraud; penalty. § 509.161. Rules of evidence in prosecutions. — § 509.162. Theft of personal property; detaining and arrest of violator; theft by employee. Chapter 538. Secondhand Dealers and Secondary Metals Recyclers. Part I. Secondhand Dealers. § 538.03. Definitions; applicability. § 538.04. Recordkeeping requirements; penalties. § 538.05. Inspection of records and premises of secondhand dealers. § 538.06. Holding period. § 538.07. Penalty for violation of chapter. § 538.08. Stolen goods; complaint for return. § 538.09. Registration. § 538.15. Certain acts and practices prohibited. § 538.17. Local regulation of secondhand dealers. Part II. Secondary Metals Recyclers. § 538.18. Definitions. § 538.19. Records required; limitation of liability. § 538.20. Inspection of regulated metals property and records. § 538.21. Hold notice. § 538.22. Exemptions. § 538.23. Violations and penalties. § 538.235. Method of payment. § 538.24. Stolen regulated metals property; petition for return. § 538.25. Registration. § 538.26. Certain acts and practices prohibited. Chapter 539. Pawnbroking. § 539.001. The Florida Pawnbroking Act. § 539.002. Applicability. § 539.003. Confidentiality. Chapter 540. Commercial Discrimination. § 540.11. Unauthorized copying of phonograph records, disk, wire, tape, film, or other article on which sounds are recorded. Chapter 546. Amusement Facilities. § 546.10. Amusement games or machines. Chapter 550. Pari-Mutuel Wagering. § 550.3615. Bookmaking on the grounds of a permitholder; penalties; reinstatement; duties of track employees; penalty; exceptions. § 550.3616. Racing greyhounds or other dogs prohibited; penalty.— Chapter 552. Manufacture, Distribution, and Use of Explosives. § 552.081. Definitions. § 552.091. License or permit required of manufacturer- distributor, dealer, user, or blaster of explosives. § 552.101. Possession without license prohibited; exceptions. § 552.111. Maintenance of records and sales of explosives by manufacturer-distributors and dealers; inspections. § 552.112. Maintenance of records by users; inspection. § 552.113. Reports of thefts, illegal use, or illegal possession. § 552.114. Sale, labeling, and disposition of explosives; unlawful possession. § 552.12. Transportation of explosives without license prohibited; exceptions. § 552.22. Penalties. § 552.24. Exceptions. § 552.241. Limited exemptions. Chapter 553. Building Construction Standards. § 553.865. Private spaces Chapter 560. Money Services Businesses. Part I. General Provisions. § 560.103. Definitions. § 560.125. Unlicensed activity; penalties. — TITLE XXXIV. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO. Chapter 562. Beverage Law: Enforcement. § 562.01. Possession of untaxed beverages. § 562.02. Possession of beverage not permitted to be sold under license. § 562.03. Storage on licensed premises. — § 562.06. Sale only on licensed premises. § 562.061. Misrepresentation of beverages sold on licensed premises. § 562.07. Illegal transportation of beverages. § 562.11. Selling, giving, or serving alcoholic beverages to person under age 21; providing a proper name; misrepresenting or misstating age or age of another to induce licensee to serve alcoholic beverages to person under 21; penalties. § 562.111. Possession of alcoholic beverages by persons under age 21 prohibited. § 562.112. Alcohol-related or drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from arrest, charge, prosecution, and penalization.— § 562.12. Beverages sold with improper license, or without license or registration, or held with intent to sell prohibited. § 562.121. Operating bottle club without license prohibited. § 562.13. Employment of minors or certain other persons by certain vendors prohibited; exceptions. § 562.131. Solicitation for sale of alcoholic beverage prohibited; penalty. § 562.14. Regulating the time for sale of alcoholic and intoxicating beverages; prohibiting use of licensed premises. § 562.15. Unlawful possession; unpaid taxes. § 562.16. Possession of beverages upon which tax is unpaid. § 562.18. Possession of beverage upon which federal tax unpaid. § 562.23. Conspiracy to violate Beverage Law; penalty. § 562.27. Seizure and forfeiture. § 562.28. Possession of beverages in fraud of Beverage Law. § 562.29. Raw materials and personal property; seizure and forfeiture. § 562.30. Possession of beverage prima facie evidence; exception. § 562.32. Moving or concealing beverage with intent to defraud state of tax; penalty. § 562.33. Beverage and personal property; seizure and forfeiture. § 562.34. Containers; seizure and forfeiture. § 562.35. Conveyance; seizure and forfeiture. § 562.36. Beverage on conveyance prima facie evidence; proviso. § 562.38. Report of seizures. § 562.41. Searches; penalty. § 562.45. Penalties for violating Beverage Law; local ordinances; prohibiting regulation of certain activities or business transactions; requiring nondiscriminatory treatment; providing exceptions. § 562.451. Moonshine whiskey; ownership, possession, or control prohibited; penalties; rule of evidence. § 562.452. Curb service of intoxicating liquor prohibited. § 562.453. Curb drinking of intoxicating liquor prohibited. § 562.454. Vendors to be closed in time of riot. § 562.455. Adulterating liquor; penalty. — § 562.48. Minors patronizing, visiting, or loitering in a dance hall. § 562.50. Habitual drunkards; furnishing intoxicants to, after notice. TITLE XXXV. AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY. Chapter 581. Plant Industry. § 581.217. State hemp program. Chapter 588. Legal Fences and Livestock at Large. § 588.24. Penalty. Chapter 603. Fruits and Vegetables. Part I. Inspection. § 603.161. Sales certificates, work orders to accompany certain fruit. TITLE XL. REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY. Chapter 705. Lost or Abandoned Property. § 705.101. Definitions. § 705.1015. County or municipal code inspectors or code enforcement officers; duties. § 705.102. Reporting lost or abandoned property. § 705.103. Procedure for abandoned or lost property. § 705.104. Title to lost or abandoned property. § 705.105. Procedure regarding unclaimed evidence. § 705.106. Recovery from person wrongfully in possession. § 705.17. Exceptions. — § 705.18. Disposal of personal property lost or abandoned on university or Florida College System institution campuses; disposition of proceeds from sale. § 705.182. Disposal of personal property found on the premises of public-use airports. § 705.183. Disposal of derelict or abandoned aircraft on the premises of public-use airports. § 705.184. Derelict or abandoned motor vehicles on the premises of public-use airports. § 705.185. Disposal of personal property lost or abandoned on the premises of certain facilities. — § 705.19. Abandonment of animals by owner; procedure for handling. Chapter 713. Liens, Generally. Part II. Miscellaneous Liens. § 713.68. Liens for hotels, apartment houses, roominghouses, boardinghouses, etc. § 713.69. Unlawful to remove property upon which lien has accrued.— Chapter 718. Condominiums Part I. General Provisions. § 718.129. Law enforcement vehicles. Chapter 719. Cooperatives Part I. General Provisions. § 719.131. Law enforcement vehicles. Chapter 720. Homeowners’ Associations. Part I. General Provisions. § 720.318. Law enforcement vehicles. TITLE XLIII. DOMESTIC RELATIONS. Chapter 741. Marriage; Domestic Violence. § 741.28. Domestic violence; definitions. § 741.283. Minimum term of imprisonment for domestic violence. § 741.29. Domestic violence; investigation of incidents; notice to victims of legal rights and remedies; reporting. § 741.30. Domestic violence; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement; public records exemption. § 741.31. Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence. § 741.315. Recognition of foreign protection orders. TITLE XLVI. CRIMES. Chapter 775. Definitions; General Penalties; Registration of Criminals. § 775.012. General purposes. § 775.021. Rules of construction. § 775.022. Effect of reenactment or amendment of criminal statutes; references in criminal statutes.— § 775.08. Classes and definitions of offenses. § 775.081. Classifications of felonies and misdemeanors. § 775.082. Penalties; applicability of sentencing structures; mandatory minimum sentences for certain reoffenders previously released from prison. § 775.0823. Violent offenses committed against specified justice system personnel. § 775.083. Fines. § 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. § 775.0844. White Collar Crime Victim Protection Act. § 775.0845. Wearing mask while committing offense; reclassification. § 775.0846. Possession of bulletproof vest while committing certain offenses. § 775.0847. Possession or promotion of certain images of child pornography; reclassification. § 775.085. Evidencing prejudice while committing offense; reclassification. § 775.0861. Offenses against persons on the grounds of religious institutions; reclassification. § 775.0862. Sexual offenses against students by authority figures; reclassification. § 775.0863. Evidencing prejudice while committing offense against person with mental or physical disability; reclassification. § 775.087. Possession or use of weapon; aggravated battery; felony reclassification; minimum sentence. § 775.0875. Unlawful taking, possession, or use of law enforcement officer’s firearm; crime reclassification; penalties. § 775.0877. Criminal transmission of HIV; procedures; penalties. § 775.089. Restitution. § 775.13. Registration of convicted felons, exemptions; penalties. § 775.15. Time limitations; general time limitations; exceptions. § 775.16. Drug offenses; additional penalties. § 775.21. The Florida Sexual Predators Act. § 775.215. Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses. § 775.25. Prosecutions for acts or omissions. § 775.261. The Florida Career Offender Registration Act. Chapter 776. Justifiable Use of Force. § 776.012. Use or threatened use of force in defense of person. § 776.013. Home protection; use or threatened use of deadly force; presumption of fear of death or great bodily harm. § 776.031. Use or threatened use of force in defense of property. § 776.032. Immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action for justifiable use or threatened use of force. § 776.041. Use or threatened use of force by aggressor. § 776.05. Law enforcement officers; use of force in making an arrest. § 776.051. Use or threatened use of force in resisting arrest or making an arrest or in the execution of a legal duty; prohibition. § 776.06. Deadly force by a law enforcement or correctional officer. § 776.07. Use of force to prevent escape. § 776.08. Forcible felony. § 776.09. Retention of records pertaining to persons found to be acting in lawful self-defense; expunction of criminal history records. Chapter 777. Principal; Accessory; Attempt; Solicitation; Conspiracy. § 777.011. Principal in first degree. § 777.03. Accessory after the fact. § 777.04. Attempts, solicitation, and conspiracy. § 777.201. Entrapment. Chapter 782. Homicide. § 782.02. Justifiable use of deadly force. § 782.03. Excusable homicide. § 782.035. Abrogation of common-law rule of evidence known as “year-and-a-day rule.” § 782.04. Murder. § 782.051. Attempted felony murder. § 782.065. Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer. § 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. § 782.071. Vehicular homicide. § 782.072. Vessel homicide. § 782.08. Assisting self-murder. § 782.081. Commercial exploitation of self-murder. § 782.09. Killing of unborn child by injury to mother. § 782.11. Unnecessary killing to prevent unlawful act. Chapter 784. Assault; Battery; Culpable Negligence. § 784.011. Assault. § 784.021. Aggravated assault. § 784.03. Battery; felony battery.— § 784.031. Battery by strangulation § 784.041. Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation. § 784.045. Aggravated battery. § 784.046. Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence for protective injunction; dating violence investigations, notice to victims, and reporting; pretrial release violations; public records exemption. § 784.047. Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators. § 784.048. Stalking; definitions; penalties. § 784.0485. Stalking; injunction; powers and duties of court and clerk; petition; notice and hearing; temporary injunction; issuance of injunction; statewide verification system; enforcement. § 784.0487. Violation of an injunction for protection against stalking or cyberstalking. § 784.049. Sexual cyberharassment.— § 784.0493. Harassment or intimidation based on religious or ethnic heritage § 784.0495. Mob intimidation. § 784.05. Culpable negligence. § 784.062. Misuse of laser lighting devices. § 784.07. Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentences. § 784.071. Assault or battery on a law enforcement officer; missing while in line of duty; blue alert. § 784.074. Assault or battery on sexually violent predators detention or commitment facility staff; reclassification of offenses. § 784.075. Battery on detention or commitment facility staff or a juvenile probation officer. § 784.076. Battery on health services personnel. § 784.078. Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials. § 784.08. Assault or battery on persons 65 years of age or older; reclassification of offenses; minimum sentence. § 784.081. Assault or battery on specified officials or employees; reclassification of offenses. § 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. § 784.085. Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials. § 784.086. Reproductive battery. Chapter 787. Kidnapping; Custody Offenses; Human Trafficking; and Related Offenses. § 787.01. Kidnapping; kidnapping of child under age 13, aggravating circumstances. § 787.02. False imprisonment; false imprisonment of child under age 13, aggravating circumstances. § 787.025. Luring or enticing a child. § 787.03. Interference with custody. § 787.04. Removing minors from state or concealing minors contrary to state agency order or court order. § 787.06. Human trafficking. § 787.07. Human smuggling. § 787.29. Human trafficking public awareness signs. Chapter 790. Weapons and Firearms. § 790.001. Definitions. § 790.01. Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearms. § 790.013. Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearms without a license § 790.015. Nonresidents; reciprocity. § 790.02. Officer to arrest without warrant and upon probable cause. § 790.051. Exemption from licensing requirements; law enforcement officers. § 790.052. Carrying concealed firearms; off-duty law enforcement officers. § 790.053. Open carrying of weapons. § 790.054. Prohibited use of self-defense weapon or device against law enforcement officer; penalties. § 790.06. License to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm. § 790.061. Judges and justices; exceptions from licensure provisions. § 790.062. Members and veterans of United States Armed Forces; exceptions from licensure provisions. § 790.064. Firearm possession and firearm ownership disability. — § 790.065. Sale and delivery of firearms. § 790.0655. Purchase and delivery of firearms; mandatory waiting period; exceptions; penalties. — § 790.07. Persons engaged in criminal offense, having weapons. § 790.08. Taking possession of weapons and arms; reports; disposition; custody. § 790.09. Manufacturing or selling metallic knuckles. § 790.10. Improper exhibition of dangerous weapons or firearms. § 790.115. Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions. § 790.145. Crimes in pharmacies; possession of weapons; penalties. § 790.15. Discharging firearm in public or on residential property. § 790.151. Using firearm while under the influence of alcoholic beverages, chemical substances, or controlled substances; penalties. § 790.153. Tests for impairment or intoxication; right to refuse. § 790.155. Blood test for impairment or intoxication in cases of death or serious bodily injury; right to use reasonable force. § 790.157. Presumption of impairment; testing methods. § 790.16. Discharging machine guns; penalty. § 790.161. Making, possessing, throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging any destructive device or attempt so to do, felony; penalties. § 790.1612. Authorization for governmental manufacture, possession, and use of destructive devices. § 790.1615. Unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of destructive device or bomb that results in injury to another; penalty. § 790.162. Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty. § 790.163. False report concerning planting a bomb, an explosive, or a weapon of mass destruction, or concerning the use of firearms in a violent manner; penalty. § 790.164. False reports concerning planting a bomb, explosive, or weapon of mass destruction in, or committing arson against, state-owned property, or concerning the use of firearms in a violent manner; penalty; reward. § 790.165. Planting of “hoax bomb” prohibited; penalties. § 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. § 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. § 790.173. Legislative findings and intent. § 790.174. Safe storage of firearms required. § 790.175. Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties. § 790.18. Sale or transfer of arms to minors by dealers. § 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. § 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. § 790.221. Possession of short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or machine gun; penalty. § 790.222. Bump-fire stocks prohibited. — § 790.225. Ballistic self-propelled knives; unlawful to manufacture, sell, or possess; forfeiture; penalty. § 790.23. Felons and delinquents; possession of firearms, ammunition, or electric weapons or devices unlawful. § 790.233. Possession of firearm or ammunition prohibited when person is subject to an injunction against committing acts of domestic violence, stalking, or cyberstalking; penalties. § 790.235. Possession of firearm or ammunition by violent career criminal unlawful; penalty. § 790.24. Report of medical treatment of certain wounds; penalty for failure to report. § 790.25. Lawful ownership, possession, and use of firearms and other weapons. § 790.27. Alteration or removal of firearm serial number or possession, sale, or delivery of firearm with serial number altered or removed prohibited; penalties. § 790.29. Paramilitary training; teaching or participation prohibited. § 790.31. Armor-piercing or exploding ammunition or dragon’s breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells prohibited. § 790.33. Field of regulation of firearms and ammunition preempted. § 790.335. Prohibition of registration of firearms; electronic records. § 790.401. Risk protection orders. Chapter 791. Sale of Fireworks. § 791.01. Definitions. § 791.013. Testing and approval of sparklers; penalties. § 791.02. Sale of fireworks regulated; rules and regulations. § 791.05. Seizure of illegal fireworks. § 791.055. Restrictions upon storage of sparklers. § 791.06. Penalties. § 791.08. Use during designated holidays; exemption. Chapter 794. Sexual Battery. § 794.005. Legislative findings and intent as to basic charge of sexual battery. § 794.011. Sexual battery. § 794.0115. Dangerous sexual felony offender; mandatory sentencing. § 794.02. Common-law presumption relating to age abolished. § 794.021. Ignorance or belief as to victim’s age no defense. § 794.022. Rules of evidence. § 794.023. Sexual battery by multiple perpetrators; reclassification of offenses. § 794.024. Unlawful to disclose identifying information. § 794.027. Duty to report sexual battery; penalties. § 794.03. Unlawful to publish or broadcast information identifying sexual offense victim. § 794.05. Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors. § 794.051. Indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors. § 794.053. Lewd or lascivious written solicitation of certain minors § 794.075. Sexual predators; erectile dysfunction drugs. § 794.08. Female genital mutilation. Chapter 796. Prostitution. § 796.001. Offenses by adults involving minors; intent. § 796.04. Forcing, compelling, or coercing another to become a prostitute. § 796.05. Deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution. § 796.06. Renting space to be used for lewdness, assignation, or prostitution. § 796.07. Prohibiting prostitution and related acts. § 796.08. Screening for HIV and sexually transmissible diseases; providing penalties. Chapter 798. Adultery; Cohabitation. § 798.02. Lewd and lascivious behavior. Chapter 800. Lewdness; Indecent Exposure. § 800.02. Unnatural and lascivious act. § 800.03. Exposure of sexual organs.— § 800.04. Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age. § 800.09. Lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an employee. — Chapter 806. Arson and Criminal Mischief. § 806.01. Arson. § 806.031. Arson resulting in injury to another; penalty. § 806.10. Preventing or obstructing extinguishment of fire. § 806.101. False alarms of fires. § 806.111. Fire bombs. § 806.13. Criminal mischief; penalties; penalty for minor. § 806.135. Destroying or demolishing a memorial or historic property. § 806.14. Art works in public buildings; willful damage; unauthorized removal; penalties. Chapter 810. Burglary and Trespass. § 810.011. Definitions. § 810.02. Burglary. § 810.06. Possession of burglary tools. § 810.061. Impairing or impeding telephone or power to a dwelling; facilitating or furthering a burglary; penalty. § 810.07. Prima facie evidence of intent. § 810.08. Trespass in structure or conveyance. § 810.09. Trespass on property other than structure or conveyance. § 810.095. Trespass on school property with firearm or other weapon prohibited. § 810.097. Trespass upon grounds or facilities of a school; penalties; arrest. § 810.0975. School safety zones; definition; trespass prohibited; penalty. § 810.098. Trespass for the purpose of threatening or intimidating another person § 810.10. Posted land; removing notices unlawful; penalty. § 810.11. Placing signs adjacent to highways; penalty. § 810.115. Breaking or injuring fences. § 810.12. Unauthorized entry on land; prima facie evidence of trespass. § 810.14. Voyeurism prohibited; penalties. § 810.145. Video voyeurism. § 810.15 Residential picketing. Chapter 812. Theft, Robbery, and Related Crimes. § 812.012. Definitions. § 812.014. Theft. § 812.0145. Theft from persons 65 years of age or older; reclassification of offenses. § 812.0147. Unlawful possession or use of a fifth wheel. § 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. § 812.0151. Retail fuel theft § 812.0155. Driver license suspension as an alternative sentence for a person under 18 years of age. — § 812.016. Possession of altered property. § 812.017. Use of a fraudulently obtained or false receipt. § 812.019. Dealing in stolen property. § 812.0191. Dealing in property paid for in whole or in part by the Medicaid program. § 812.0195. Dealing in stolen property by use of the Internet. § 812.022. Evidence of theft or dealing in stolen property. § 812.025. Charging theft and dealing in stolen property. § 812.028. Defenses precluded. § 812.032. Supplemental fine. § 812.035. Civil remedies; limitation on civil and criminal actions. § 812.037. Construction of ss. 812.012-812.037. § 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. § 812.062. Notification to owner and law enforcement agency initiating stolen motor vehicle report upon recovery of stolen vehicle. § 812.081. Theft of or trafficking in trade secrets; definitions; penalties; providing to foreign entities; restitution. § 812.13. Robbery. § 812.131. Robbery by sudden snatching. § 812.133. Carjacking. § 812.135. Home-invasion robbery. § 812.14. Trespass and larceny with relation to utility fixtures; theft of utility services. § 812.145. Theft of copper or other nonferrous metals. § 812.15. Unauthorized reception of communications services; penalties. § 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. § 812.16. Operating chop shops; definitions; penalties; restitution; forfeiture. Chapter 815. Computer-Related Crimes. § 815.03. Definitions. § 815.04. Offenses against intellectual property; public records exemption. § 815.06. Offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks, and electronic devices. § 815.061. Offenses against public utilities. § 815.062 Offenses against governmental entities. § 815.07. This chapter not exclusive. Chapter 817. Fraudulent Practices. Part I. False Pretenses and Frauds, Generally. § 817.011. Definition. § 817.02. Obtaining property by false personation. § 817.025. Home or private business invasion by false personation; penalties. § 817.034. Florida Communications Fraud Act. § 817.0345. Prohibition of fraudulent marketing practices. § 817.037. Fraudulent refunds. § 817.233. Burning to defraud the insurer. § 817.234. False and fraudulent insurance claims. § 817.2341. False or misleading statements or supporting documents; penalty. § 817.235. Personal property; removing or altering identification marks. § 817.236. False and fraudulent motor vehicle insurance application. § 817.2361. False or fraudulent proof of motor vehicle insurance. § 817.265. False or fraudulent proof of need for an emotional support animal. — § 817.28. Fraudulent obtaining of property by gaming. § 817.312. Unlawful use of uniforms, medals, or insignia.— § 817.32. Fraudulent operation of coin-operated devices. § 817.33. Manufacture, etc., of slugs to be used in coin- operated devices prohibited. § 817.355. Fraudulent creation or possession of admission ticket. § 817.361. Sale or transfer of multiuse tickets. § 817.412. Sale of used goods as new; penalty. § 817.413. Sale of used motor vehicle goods as new; penalty. — § 817.414. Sale of counterfeit security signs and decals. § 817.418. Offering for sale or advertising personal protective equipment with intent to defraud. § 817.481. Credit or purchases; obtaining illicitly. § 817.482. Possessing or transferring device for theft of telecommunications service; concealment of destination of telecommunications service. § 817.4821. Cellular telephone counterfeiting offenses. § 817.483. Transmission or publication of information regarding schemes, devices, means, or methods for theft of communication services. § 817.487. Telephone caller identification systems. § 817.49. False reports of commission of crimes; penalty. § 817.50. Fraudulently obtaining goods or services from a health care provider; false reports of a communicable disease. § 817.504. Offering or advertising a vaccine with intent to defraud. § 817.52. Obtaining vehicles with intent to defraud, failing to return hired vehicle, or tampering with mileage device of hired vehicle. § 817.53. False charges for radio and television repairs and parts; penalty. § 817.535. Unlawful filing of false documents or records against real or personal property. § 817.545. Mortgage fraud. § 817.562. Fraud involving a security interest. § 817.5621. Unlawful subleasing of a motor vehicle. § 817.563. Controlled substance named or described in s. 893.03; sale of substance in lieu thereof. § 817.564. Imitation controlled substances defined; possession and distribution prohibited. § 817.565. Urine testing, fraudulent practices; penalties. § 817.5655. Unlawful use of DNA; penalties; exceptions. — § 817.568. Criminal use of personal identification information. § 817.5685. Unlawful possession of the personal identification information of another person. § 817.569. Criminal use of a public record or public records information; providing false information; penalties. § 817.5695. Exploitation of a person 65 years of age or older Part II. Credit Card Crimes. § 817.58. Definitions. § 817.59. False statement as to financial condition or identity. § 817.60. Theft; obtaining credit card through fraudulent means. § 817.61. Fraudulent use of credit cards. § 817.611. Traffic in or possess counterfeit credit cards. § 817.612. Expired or revoked credit cards. § 817.62. Fraud by person authorized to provide goods or services. § 817.625. Use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder to defraud; possession of skimming device; penalties. § 817.631. Possession and transfer of credit-card-making equipment. § 817.64. Receipt of money, etc., obtained by fraudulent use of credit cards. § 817.645. Alteration of credit card invoice; penalties. § 817.646. Credit card lists prohibited; penalty. § 817.65. Defenses not available. § 817.66. Presumptions. § 817.67. Penalties. § 817.68. Part II not exclusive. § 817.685. Credit card transaction records. Chapter 823. Public Nuisances. § 823.02. Building bonfires. § 823.041. Disposal of bodies of dead animals; penalty. § 823.07. Iceboxes, refrigerators, deep-freeze lockers, clothes washers, clothes dryers, or airtight units; abandonment, discard. § 823.09. Violation of s. 823.07; penalty. § 823.11. Derelict vessels; relocation or removal; penalty. § 823.12. Smoking in elevators unlawful; penalty. § 823.13. Places where obscene materials are illegally kept, sold, or used declared a public nuisance; drive-in theaters, films visible from public streets or public places. Chapter 825. Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly Persons and Disabled Adults. § 825.101. Definitions. § 825.102. Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult; penalties. § 825.1025. Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person or disabled person. § 825.103. Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult; penalties. § 825.104. Knowledge of victim’s age. Chapter 826. Bigamy; Incest. § 826.01. Bigamy; punishment. § 826.02. Exceptions. § 826.03. Knowingly marrying husband or wife of another. § 826.04. Incest. Chapter 827. Abuse of Children. § 827.01. Definitions. § 827.03. Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties. § 827.035. Newborn infants. § 827.04. Contributing to the delinquency or dependency of a child; penalty. § 827.06. Nonsupport of dependents. § 827.071. Sexual performance by a child; penalties. § 827.10. Unlawful desertion of a child. § 827.11. Exposing children to an adult live performance Chapter 828. Animals: Cruelty; Sales; Animal Enterprise Protection. § 828.02. Definitions. § 828.05. Killing an injured or diseased domestic animal. § 828.073. Animals found in distress. § 828.08. Penalty for exposing poison. § 828.12. Cruelty to animals.— § 828.122. Fighting or baiting animals; offenses; penalties. § 828.123. Killing dog or cat with intent of selling or giving away pelt; possession, sale, or importation of pelt with intent of selling or giving away; penalty. § 828.1231. Sale of garments or items of clothing containing dog or cat fur prohibited; sale of pelt of any dog or cat prohibited; penalty. § 828.125. Killing or aggravated abuse of horses or cattle; offenses; penalties. § 828.126. Sexual activities involving animals. § 828.1615. Prohibiting artificial coloring and sale of certain animals. Chapter 831. Forgery and Counterfeiting. § 831.01. Forgery. § 831.02. Uttering forged instruments. § 831.031. Evidence. § 831.032. Offenses involving forging or counterfeiting private labels. § 831.033. Forging or counterfeiting private labels; destruction; forfeiture. § 831.08. Possessing certain forged notes, bills, checks, or drafts. § 831.09. Uttering forged bills, checks, drafts, or notes. § 831.11. Bringing into the state forged bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes. § 831.15. Counterfeiting coin; having 10 or more such coins in possession with intent to utter. § 831.16. Having fewer than 10 counterfeit coins in possession with intent to utter. § 831.18. Making or possessing instruments for forging bills. § 831.19. Making or having instruments for counterfeiting coin. § 831.20. Counterfeit bills and counterfeiters’ tools to be seized. § 831.21. Forging or counterfeiting doctor’s certificate of examination. § 831.28. Counterfeiting a payment instrument; possessing a counterfeit payment instrument; penalties. § 831.29. Making or having instruments and material for counterfeiting driver licenses or identification cards. § 831.30. Medicinal drugs; fraud in obtaining. § 831.31. Counterfeit controlled substance; sale, manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver.— § 831.311. Unlawful sale, manufacture, alteration, delivery, uttering, or possession of counterfeit-resistant prescription blanks for controlled substances. Chapter 832. Violations Involving Checks and Drafts. § 832.05. Giving worthless checks, drafts, and debit card orders; penalty; duty of drawee; evidence; costs; complaint form. § 832.07. Prima facie evidence of intent; identity. § 832.09. Suspension of driver license after warrant or capias is issued in worthless check case. Chapter 836. Defamation; Libel; Threatening Letters and Similar Offenses. § 836.01. Punishment for libel. § 836.05. Threats; extortion. § 836.10. Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism; punishment; exemption from liability. § 836.11. Publications which tend to expose persons to hatred, contempt, or ridicule prohibited. § 836.12. Threats or harassment § 836.13. Promotion of an altered sexual depiction; prohibited acts; penalties; applicability. § 836.14. Theft or unauthorized promotion of a sexually explicit image. § 836.115. Cyberintimidation by publication.— Chapter 837. Perjury. § 837.011. Definitions. § 837.012. Perjury when not in an official proceeding. § 837.02. Perjury in official proceedings. § 837.021. Perjury by contradictory statements. § 837.05. False reports to law enforcement authorities. § 837.055. False information to law enforcement during investigation. § 837.06. False official statements. Chapter 838. Bribery; Misuse of Public Office. § 838.014. Definitions. § 838.015. Bribery. § 838.016. Unlawful compensation or reward for official behavior. § 838.021. Corruption by threat against public servant. § 838.022. Official misconduct. § 838.12. Bribery in athletic contests. § 838.15. Commercial bribe receiving. § 838.16. Commercial bribery. § 838.21. Disclosure or use of confidential criminal justice information. § 838.22. Bid tampering. § 838.23. Restitution and community service. Chapter 839. Offenses by Public Officers and Employees. § 839.11. Extortion by officers of the state. § 839.13. Falsifying records. § 839.19. Failure to execute process generally. § 839.20. Refusal to execute criminal process. § 839.21. Refusal to receive prisoner. § 839.23. Officer taking insufficient bail. § 839.24. Penalty for failure to perform duty required of officer. § 839.26. Misuse of confidential information. Chapter 843. Obstructing Justice. § 843.01. Resisting, obstructing, or opposing by offering or doing violence to legally authorized person, police canine, or police horse § 843.02. Resisting officer without violence to his or her person. § 843.021. Unlawful possession of a concealed handcuff key. § 843.025. Depriving officer of means of protection or communication. § 843.03. Obstruction by disguised person. § 843.06. Neglect or refusal to aid peace officers. § 843.08. False personation. § 843.081. Prohibited use of certain lights; penalty. § 843.085. Unlawful use of badges or other indicia of authority. — § 843.09. Escape through voluntary action of officer. § 843.10. Escape by negligence of officer. § 843.11. Conveying tools into jail to aid escape; forcible rescue. § 843.12. Aiding escape. § 843.13. Aiding escape of juvenile inmates of correctional institutions. § 843.14. Compounding felony. § 843.15. Failure of defendant on bail to appear. § 843.16. Unlawful to install or transport radio equipment using assigned frequency of state or law enforcement officers; definitions; exceptions; penalties. § 843.165. Unauthorized transmissions to and interference with governmental and associated radio frequencies prohibited; penalties; exceptions. § 843.167. Unlawful use of police communications; enhanced penalties. § 843.18. Boats; fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer. § 843.19. Offenses against police canines, fire canines, SAR canines, or police horses. — § 843.20. Harassment of participant of neighborhood crime watch program prohibited; penalty; definitions. § 843.21. Depriving crime victim of medical care. § 843.22. Traveling across county lines with intent to commit a burglary. § 843.23. Tampering with an electronic monitoring device. Chapter 847. Obscenity. § 847.001. Definitions. § 847.002. Child pornography prosecutions. § 847.011. Prohibition of certain acts in connection with obscene, lewd, etc., materials; penalty. § 847.012. Harmful materials; sale or distribution to minors or using minors in production prohibited; penalty. § 847.0125. Retail display of materials harmful to minors prohibited. § 847.013. Exposing minors to harmful motion pictures, exhibitions, shows, presentations, or representations. § 847.0133. Protection of minors; prohibition of certain acts in connection with obscenity; penalty. § 847.0134. Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school. § 847.0135. Computer pornography; prohibited computer usage; traveling to meet minor; penalties. § 847.0137. Transmission of pornography by electronic device or equipment prohibited; penalties. § 847.0138. Transmission of material harmful to minors to a minor by electronic device or equipment prohibited; penalties. § 847.0139. Immunity from civil liability for reporting child pornography, transmission of child pornography, or any image, information, or data harmful to minors to a minor in this state. § 847.0141. Sexting; prohibited acts; penalties. § 847.0145. Selling or buying of minors; penalties. § 847.0147. Obscene telephone service prohibited; penalty. § 847.02. Confiscation of obscene material. § 847.03. Officer to seize obscene material. — § 847.06. Obscene matter; transportation into state prohibited; penalty. § 847.07. Wholesale promotion of obscene materials; penalties. § 847.08. Hearings for determination of probable cause. § 847.09. Legislative intent. § 847.202. Video movie; official rating of motion picture. Chapter 849. Gambling. § 849.01. Keeping gambling houses, etc. — § 849.02. Agents or employees of keeper of gambling house. — § 849.03. Renting house for gambling purposes. § 849.04. Permitting minors and persons under guardianship to gamble. § 849.05. Prima facie evidence. § 849.07. Permitting gambling on billiard or pool table by holder of license. § 849.08. Gambling. § 849.085. Certain penny-ante games not crimes; restrictions. § 849.09. Lottery prohibited; exceptions. § 849.091. Chain letters, pyramid clubs, etc., declared a lottery; prohibited; penalties. § 849.10. Printing lottery tickets, etc., prohibited. § 849.11. Plays at games of chance by lot. § 849.14. Unlawful to bet on result of trial or contest of skill, etc.— § 849.141. Bowling tournaments exempted from chapter. § 849.142. Exempted activities.— § 849.15. Manufacture, sale, possession, etc., of slot machines or devices prohibited. § 849.16. Machines or devices which come within provisions of law defined. § 849.17. Confiscation of machines by arresting officer. § 849.23. Penalty for violations of ss. 849.15-849.22. § 849.231. Gambling devices; manufacture, sale, purchase or possession unlawful. § 849.232. Property right in gambling devices; confiscation. § 849.233. Penalty for violation of s. 849.231. § 849.235. Possession of certain gambling devices; defense. § 849.25. “Bookmaking” defined; penalties; exceptions. § 849.251. Wagering, aiding, abetting, or conniving to race or wager on greyhounds or other dogs; penalty.— § 849.36. Seizure and forfeiture of property used in the violation of lottery and gambling statutes. Chapter 856. Drunkenness; Open House Parties; Loitering; Prowling; Desertion. § 856.011. Disorderly intoxication. § 856.015. Open house parties. § 856.021. Loitering or prowling; penalty. § 856.022. Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; penalty. § 856.031. Arrest without warrant. Chapter 859. Poisons; Adulterated Drugs. § 859.01. Poisoning food or water. § 859.02. Selling certain poisons by registered pharmacists and others. § 859.04. Provisions concerning poisons. Chapter 860. Offenses Concerning Aircraft, Motor Vehicles, Vessels, and Railroads. § 860.03. Intoxicated servant of common carrier. § 860.04. Riding or attempting to ride on a railroad train with intent to ride free. § 860.05. Unauthorized person interfering with railroad train, cars, or engines. § 860.065. Commercial transportation; penalty for use in commission of a felony. § 860.08. Interference with railroad signals prohibited; penalty. § 860.09. Interference with railroad track and other equipment prohibited; penalties. § 860.091. Violations of s. 860.05, s. 860.08, or s. 860.09 resulting in death; penalty. § 860.11. Injuring railroad structures; driving cattle on tracks. § 860.121. Crimes against railroad vehicles; penalties. § 860.13. Operation of aircraft while intoxicated or in careless or reckless manner; penalty. § 860.14. Motor vehicle parts and accessories; records of certain purchases. § 860.142. Catalytic Converter Antitheft Act § 860.145. Airbag Antitheft Act. § 860.146. Fake airbags; junk-filled airbag compartment. § 860.147. Import, sale, or installation of counterfeit, fake, or nonfunctional catalytic converters § 860.16. Aircraft piracy; penalty. § 860.17. Tampering with or interfering with motor vehicles or trailers. § 860.20. Outboard motors; identification numbers. Chapter 861. Offenses Related to Public Roads, Transport, and Waters. § 861.01. Obstructing highway. § 861.011. Obstructing transportation facility. § 861.02. Obstructing watercourse. § 861.021. Obstructing channels; misdemeanor. § 861.08. Obstructing county and settlement roads. § 861.09. Certain vehicles prohibited from using hard-surfaced roads. Chapter 870. Affrays; Riots; Routs; Unlawful Assemblies. § 870.01. Affrays and riots.— § 870.02. Unlawful assemblies.— § 870.03. Riots and routs. [Repealed] § 870.04. Specified officers to disperse riotous assembly.— § 870.043. Declaration of emergency. § 870.044. Automatic emergency measures. § 870.048. Violations. § 870.05. When killing excused. § 870.06. Unauthorized military organizations. § 870.07. Affirmative defense in civil action; party convicted of riot.— Chapter 871. Disturbing Religious and Other Assemblies. § 871.01. Disturbing schools and religious and other assemblies. § 871.015. Unlawful protests. § 871.05. Interference with a sporting or entertainment event Chapter 872. Offenses Concerning Dead Bodies and Graves. § 872.02. Injuring or removing tomb or monument; disturbing contents of grave or tomb; penalties. § 872.06. Abuse of a dead human body; penalty. Chapter 874. Criminal Gang Enforcement and Prevention. § 874.03. Definitions. § 874.045. Arrest and prosecution under other provisions. § 874.05. Causing, encouraging, soliciting, or recruiting criminal gang membership. § 874.08. Criminal gang activity and recruitment; forfeiture. § 874.10. Directing the activities of a criminal gang. § 874.11. Electronic communication. § 874.12. Identification documents; unlawful possession or creation. Chapter 876. Criminal Anarchy, Treason, and Other Crimes Against Public Order. § 876.11. Public place defined. § 876.12. Wearing mask, hood, or other device on public way. § 876.13. Wearing mask, hood, or other device on public property. § 876.14. Wearing mask, hood, or other device on property of another. § 876.15. Wearing mask, hood, or other device at demonstration or meeting. § 876.155. Applicability; ss. 876.12-876.15. § 876.16. Sections 876.11-876.15; exemptions. § 876.37. Sabotage prevention law; definitions. § 876.38. Intentional injury to or interference with property. § 876.40. Attempts. § 876.41. Conspirators. § 876.43. Unlawful entry on property. § 876.44. Questioning and detaining suspected persons. § 876.52. Public mutilation of flag. Chapter 877. Miscellaneous Crimes. § 877.03. Breach of the peace; disorderly conduct. § 877.08. Coin-operated vending machines and parking meters; defined; prohibited acts, penalties. § 877.111. Inhalation, ingestion, possession, sale, purchase, or transfer of harmful chemical substances; penalties. § 877.112. Nicotine products and nicotine dispensing devices; prohibitions for minors; penalties; civil fines; signage requirements; preemption. [Repealed effective October 1, 2021] § 877.13. Educational institutions or school boards; penalty for disruption. § 877.15. Failure to control or report dangerous fire. § 877.18. Identification card or document purporting to contain applicant’s age or date of birth; penalties for failure to comply with requirements for sale or issuance. Chapter 893. Drug Abuse Prevention and Control. § 893.02. Definitions. § 893.03. Standards and schedules. § 893.033. Listed chemicals. § 893.04. Pharmacist and practitioner. § 893.05. Practitioners and persons administering controlled substances in their absence. § 893.06. Distribution of controlled substances; order forms; labeling and packaging requirements. § 893.065. Counterfeit-resistant prescription blanks for controlled substances listed in Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V. § 893.07. Records. § 893.08. Exceptions. § 893.09. Enforcement. § 893.10. Burden of proof; photograph or video recording of evidence. § 893.101. Legislative findings and intent. § 893.105. Testing and destruction of seized substances. § 893.12. Contraband; seizure, forfeiture, sale. § 893.13. Prohibited acts; penalties. § 893.131. Distribution of controlled substances resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury § 893.135. Trafficking; mandatory sentences; suspension or reduction of sentences; conspiracy to engage in trafficking. § 893.1351. Ownership, lease, rental, or possession for trafficking in or manufacturing a controlled substance. § 893.145. “Drug paraphernalia” defined. § 893.146. Determination of paraphernalia. § 893.147. Use, possession, manufacture, delivery, transportation, advertisement, or retail sale of drug paraphernalia, specified machines, and materials. § 893.149. Unlawful possession of listed chemical. § 893.1495. Retail sale of ephedrine and related compounds. § 893.20. Continuing criminal enterprise. § 893.21. Alcohol-related or drug-related overdoses; medical assistance; immunity from arrest, charge, prosecution, and penalization. — Chapter 895. Offenses Concerning Racketeering and Illegal Debts. § 895.02. Definitions. § 895.06. Civil investigative subpoenas; public records exemption. Chapter 896. Offenses Related to Financial Transactions. § 896.101. Florida Money Laundering Act; definitions; penalties; injunctions; seizure warrants; immunity. § 896.104. Structuring transactions to evade reporting or registration requirements prohibited. § 896.105. Penalty provisions not applicable to law enforcement. § 896.106. Fugitive disentitlement. TITLE XLVII. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS. Chapter 901. Arrests. § 901.01. Judicial officers have committing authority. § 901.02. Issuance of arrest warrants. § 901.04. Direction and execution of warrant. § 901.09. When summons shall be issued. § 901.11. Effect of not answering summons. § 901.15. When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful. § 901.1505. Federal law enforcement officers; powers. § 901.151. Stop and Frisk Law. § 901.16. Method of arrest by officer by a warrant. § 901.17. Method of arrest by officer without warrant. § 901.18. Officer may summon assistance. § 901.19. Right of officer to break into building. § 901.20. Use of force to effect release of person making arrest detained in building. § 901.21. Search of person arrested. § 901.211. Strip searches of persons arrested; body cavity search. § 901.215. Search of person arrested for identifying device indicating a medical disability. § 901.22. Arrest after escape or rescue. § 901.24. Right of person arrested to consult attorney. § 901.245. Interpreter services for deaf persons. § 901.25. Fresh pursuit; arrest outside jurisdiction. § 901.252. Authority to patrol municipally owned or leased property and facilities outside municipal limits; taking into custody outside territorial jurisdiction. § 901.26. Arrest and detention of foreign nationals. § 901.28. Notice to appear for misdemeanors or violations of municipal or county ordinances; effect on authority to conduct search. § 901.29. Authorization to take person to medical facility. § 901.31. Failure to obey written promise to appear. § 901.35. Financial responsibility for medical expenses. § 901.36. Prohibition against giving false name or false identification by person arrested or lawfully detained; penalties; court orders. § 901.41. Prearrest diversion programs. Chapter 903. Bail. § 903.047. Conditions of pretrial release (Effective until January 1, 2024).. § 903.047. Conditions of pretrial release (Effective January 1, 2024) § 903.133. Bail on appeal; prohibited for certain felony convictions. § 903.22. Arrest of principal by surety before forfeiture. Chapter 908. Federal Immigration Enforcement. § 908.101. Legislative findings and intent. — § 908.102. Definitions. § 908.103. Sanctuary policies prohibited. § 908.104. Cooperation with federal immigration authorities. § 908.105. Duties related to immigration detainers. § 908.106. Reimbursement of costs. — § 908.107. Enforcement.— § 908.108. Education records. — § 908.109. Discrimination prohibited. — § 908.11. Immigration enforcement assistance agreements; reporting requirement. Chapter 914. Witnesses; Criminal Proceedings. § 914.15. Law enforcement officers; nondisclosure of personal information. § 914.22. Tampering with or harassing a witness, victim, or informant; penalties. § 914.23. Retaliating against a witness, victim, or informant. § 914.24. Civil action to restrain harassment of a victim or witness. Chapter 918. Conduct of Trial. § 918.13. Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. § 918.16. Sex offenses; testimony of person under age 16 or who has an intellectual disability; testimony of victim; courtroom cleared; exceptions. Chapter 921. Sentence. § 921.241. Felony judgments; fingerprints required in record.— Chapter 932. Provisions Supplemental to Criminal Procedure Law. § 932.701. Short title; definitions. [Effective upon contingency being met] § 932.702. Unlawful to transport, conceal, or possess contraband articles or to acquire real or personal property with contraband proceeds; use of vessel, motor vehicle, aircraft, other personal property, or real property. § 932.703. Forfeiture of contraband article; exceptions. § 932.704. Forfeiture proceedings. [Effective until January 1, 2023] § 932.704. Forfeiture proceedings. § 932.705. Law enforcement trust funds; Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles deposits. § 932.7055. Disposition of liens and forfeited property. § 932.706. Forfeiture training requirements. § 932.7061. Reporting seized property for forfeiture. § 932.7062. Penalty for noncompliance with reporting requirements. Chapter 933. Search and Inspection Warrants. § 933.01. Persons competent to issue search warrant. § 933.02. Grounds for issuance of search warrant. — § 933.03. Destruction of obscene prints and literature. — § 933.04. Affidavits. § 933.05. Issuance in blank prohibited. § 933.06. Sworn application required before issuance. § 933.07. Issuance of search warrants. § 933.08. Search warrants to be served by officers mentioned therein. § 933.09. Officer may break open door, etc., to execute warrant. § 933.10. Execution of search warrant during day or night. § 933.101. Service on Sunday. § 933.11. Duplicate to be delivered when warrant served. § 933.12. Return and inventory. § 933.13. Copy of inventory shall be delivered upon request. § 933.14. Return of property taken under search warrant. § 933.15. Obstruction of service or execution of search warrant; penalty. § 933.16. Maliciously procuring search warrant to be issued; penalty. § 933.17. Exceeding authority in executing search warrant; penalty. § 933.18. When warrant may be issued for search of private dwelling. § 933.19. Searches and seizures of vehicles carrying contraband or illegal intoxicating liquors or merchandise. § 933.20. “Inspection warrant”; definition. § 933.27. Refusal to permit authorized inspection; penalty. § 933.28. Maliciously causing issuance of inspection warrant; penalty. Chapter 934. Security of Communications; Surveillance. § 934.03. Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited. § 934.215. Unlawful use of a two-way communications device. § 934.425. Installation of tracking devices or tracking applications; exceptions; penalties. § 934.43. Criminal disclosure of subpoena, order, or authorization. § 934.50. Searches and seizure using a drone. Chapter 937. Missing Person Investigations. § 937.0201. Definitions. § 937.0205. Purple Alert. — § 937.021. Missing child and missing adult reports (Effective until January 1, 2024). § 937.021. Missing child and missing adult reports § 937.022. Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse. § 937.028. Fingerprints; missing persons. Chapter 938. Court Costs. Part IV. Discretionary Costs in Specific Types of Cases. § 938.27. Judgment for costs of prosecution and investigation. Chapter 943. Department of Law Enforcement. § 943.03. Department of Law Enforcement. § 943.0439. Interviews of victims, suspects, or defendants with autism or an autism spectrum disorder. § 943.053. Dissemination of criminal justice information; fees. § 943.0584. Criminal history records ineligible for court- ordered expunction or court-ordered sealing. — § 943.0585. Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records. — § 943.1718. Body cameras; policies and procedures. § 943.17297. Training in identifying and investigating human trafficking § 943.1735. Basic skills training related to use of force; use of force policies; contents. § 943.1740. Standards for use of force investigations.— § 943.325. DNA database. § 943.326. DNA evidence collected in sexual offense investigations. § 943.6872. Use of force data collection.- Chapter 944. State Correctional System. § 944.40. Escapes; penalty. — § 944.47. Introduction, removal, or possession of contraband; penalty. Chapter 948. Probation and Community Control. § 948.06. Violation of probation or community control; revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay restitution or cost of supervision. § 948.08. Pretrial intervention program. § 948.081. Community court programs. — Chapter 951. County and Municipal Prisoners. § 951.22. County detention facilities; contraband articles. — § 951.221. Sexual misconduct between detention facility employees and inmates; penalties. Chapter 960. Victim Assistance. § 960.01. Short title § 960.28. Payment for victims’ initial forensic physical examinations. Chapter 984. Children and Families in Need of Services. § 984.13. Taking into custody a child alleged to be from a family in need of services or to be a child in need of services. Chapter 985. Juvenile Justice; Interstate Compact on Juveniles. Part I. General Provisions. § 985.031. Age limitation; exception. Part II. Records and Information. § 985.04. Oaths; records; confidential information. Part III. Custody and Intake; Intervention and Diversion. § 985.101. Taking a child into custody. § 985.11. Fingerprinting and photographing. § 985.115. Release or delivery from custody. § 985.12. Civil citation or similar prearrest diversion programs. Part VI. Petition, Arraignment, and Adjudication. § 985.345. Delinquency pretrial intervention programs. Part XI. Department of Juvenile Justice. § 985.6865. Juvenile detention costs. Part XII. Miscellaneous Offenses. § 985.711. Introduction, removal, or possession of certain articles unlawful; penalty. § 985.721. Escapes from secure detention or residential commitment facility. TITLE XLVIII. K-20 EDUCATION CODE. Chapter 1006. Support for Learning. Part I. Public K-12 Education Support for Learning and Student Services. C. Student Discipline And School Safety. § 1006.135. Hazing prohibited at schools with any of grades 6- 12. § 1006.145. Disturbing school functions; penalty. § 1006.147. Bullying and harassment prohibited. Part II. Public Postsecondary Education Support for Learning and Student Services. § 1006.63. Hazing prohibited. RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Rule 3.121. Arrest Warrant Rule 3.125. Notice to Appear TITLE IV. EXECUTIVE BRANCH. CHAPTER 24. STATE LOTTERIES. § 24.116. Unlawful purchase of lottery tickets; penalty. (1) No person who is less than 18 years of age may purchase a lottery ticket; however, this shall not prohibit the purchase of a lottery ticket for the purpose of making a gift to a minor. (2) No officer or employee of the department or any relative living in the same household with such officer or employee may purchase a lottery ticket. (3) No officer or employee of any vendor under contract with the department for a major procurement, relative living in the same household with such officer or employee, or immediate supervisor of such officer or employee may purchase a lottery ticket if the officer or employee is involved in the direct provision of goods or services to the department or has access to information made confidential by the department. (4) Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. § 24.117. Unlawful sale of lottery tickets; penalty. Any person who knowingly: (1) Sells a state lottery ticket when not authorized by the department or this act to engage in such sale; (2) Sells a state lottery ticket to a minor; or (3) Sells a state lottery ticket at any price other than that established by the department; is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. § 24.118. Other prohibited acts; penalties. (1) Unlawful extensions of credit. — Any retailer who extends credit or lends money to a person for the purchase of a lottery ticket is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the purchase of a lottery ticket through the use of a credit or charge card or other instrument issued by a bank, savings association, credit union, or charge card company or by a retailer pursuant to part III of chapter 520, provided that any such purchase from a retailer shall be in addition to the purchase of goods and services other than lottery tickets having a cost of no less than $20. (2) Unlawful Assignment or Transfer of Right to Claim Prize. — Any person who induces another to assign or transfer his or her right to claim a prize, who offers for sale his or her right to claim a prize, or who offers for compensation to claim the prize of another is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (3) Counterfeit or Altered Tickets. — Any person who: (a) Knowingly presents a counterfeit or altered state lottery ticket; (b) Knowingly transfers a counterfeit or altered state lottery ticket to another to present for payment; (c) With intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, passes, or counterfeits a state lottery ticket; or (d) Files with the department a claim for payment based upon facts alleged by the claimant which facts are untrue and known by the claimant to be untrue when the claim is made; is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (4) Unlawful Representation. (a) Any person who uses point-of-sale materials issued by the department or otherwise holds himself or herself out as a retailer without being authorized by the department to act as a retailer is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (b) Any person who without being authorized by the department in writing uses the term “Florida Lottery,” “State Lottery,” “Florida State Lottery,” or any similar term in the title or name of any charitable or commercial enterprise, product, or service is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. TITLE V. JUDICIAL BRANCH. CHAPTER 30. SHERIFFS. § 30.231. Sheriffs’ fees for service of summons, subpoenas, and executions. (1) The sheriffs of all counties of the state in civil cases shall charge fixed, nonrefundable fees for service of process, according to the following schedule: (a) All summons or writs except executions: $40 for each summons or writ to be served. (b) All writs except executions requiring a levy or seizure of property: $50 in addition to the $40 fee as stated in paragraph (a). (c) Witness subpoenas: $40 for each witness to be served. (d) Executions: 1. Forty dollars for processing each writ of execution, regardless of the number of persons involved. 2. Fifty dollars for each levy. a. A levy is considered made when any property or any portion of the property listed or unlisted in the instructions for levy is seized, or upon demand of the sheriff the writ is satisfied by the defendant in lieu of seizure. Seizure requires that the sheriff take actual possession, if practicable, or, alternatively, constructive possession of the property by order of the court. b. When the instructions are for levy upon real property, a levy fee is required for each parcel described in the instructions. c. When the instructions are for levy based upon personal property, one fee is allowed, unless the property is seized at different locations, conditional upon all of the items being advertised collectively and the sale being held at a single location. However, if the property seized cannot be sold at one location during the same sale as advertised, but requires separate sales at different locations, the sheriff may then impose a levy fee for the property and sale at each location. 3. Forty dollars for advertisement of sale under process. 4. Forty dollars for each sale under process. 5. Forty dollars for each deed, bill of sale, or satisfaction of judgment. (2) For levying on property and for the seizure of persons, the sheriff shall be allowed anticipated expenses necessary for the execution of the process directing such levy or seizure and for the safekeeping of property and persons in the custody of the sheriff. A reasonable cost deposit to cover said fees and expenses in connection with the requested services shall be deposited in advance, by the party requesting the service, with the officer requested to perform the service. (3) The party requesting service of process must furnish to the sheriff the original process, a certified copy of the process, or an electronic copy of the process, which was signed and certified by the clerk of court, and sufficient copies to be served on the parties receiving the service of process. The party requesting service of process shall provide the sheriff with the best known address where the person may be served. Failure to perfect service at the address provided does not excuse the sheriff from his or her duty to exercise due diligence in locating the person to be served. (4) All fees collected under paragraphs (1)(a), (b), (c), and (d) shall be nonrefundable and shall be earned when each original request or service of process is made. (5) All fees collected under the provisions of this section shall be paid monthly into the fine and forfeiture fund of the county. (6) Fees under this section chargeable to the state or its agencies shall be those fees that were effective under this section on June 30, 2009. CHAPTER 39. PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO CHILDREN. PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS. § 39.01. Definitions. When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Abando

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