Florida legal term
Abuse in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Abuse” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Abuse” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Abuse” has the same meaning as in s. 39.01(2). (Fla. Stat. § 984.03)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- License to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm
- Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties
- Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult; penalties
- Abuse of a dead human body; penalty
- Battery on health services personnel
- Criminal actions under color of law or through use of simulated legal process
- Domestic violence; investigation of incidents; notice to victims of legal rights and remedies; reporting
- General prohibition on pen register and trap and trace device use; exception
- Imitation controlled substances defined; possession and distribution prohibited
- Patient brokering prohibited; exceptions; penalties
- Prohibition of registration of firearms; electronic records
- Removing minors from state or concealing minors contrary to state agency order or court order
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.