Florida legal term
Administration in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Administration” 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 “Administration” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Administration” means the obtaining and giving of a single dose of a controlled substance by a legally authorized person to a patient for her or his consumption.(c) “Controlled substance” means a controlled substance listed in Schedule II, Schedule III, Schedule IV, or Schedule V of s. 893.03 or 21 U.S.C. s. 812.(d) “Dispense” means the transfer of possession of one or more doses of a controlled substance by a dispenser to the ultimate consumer or to his or her agent.(e) “Dispenser” means a dispensing health care practitioner, pharmacy, or pharmacist licensed to dispense controlled substances (Fla. Stat. § 893.055)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Administration of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) to persons convicted of sexual battery
- Airbag Antitheft Act
- Combination to usurp government
- Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart
- Distribution of controlled substances resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury
- Dogs and cats transported or offered for sale; health requirements; consumer guarantee
- Educational institutions or school boards; penalty for disruption
- Euthanasia of dogs and cats
- Imitation controlled substances defined; possession and distribution prohibited
- Patient brokering prohibited; exceptions; penalties
- Public records exemption for the prescription drug monitoring program
- Purchase or sale of human organs and tissue prohibited
Related terms in the same statutes
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