Florida legal term
Authority in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Authority” 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 “Authority” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Authority” means the State of Florida Correctional Medical Authority created in this act. (Fla. Stat. § 945.601)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult; penalties
- Aircraft piracy; penalty
- Art works in public buildings; willful damage; unauthorized removal; penalties
- Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed firearms
- Charitable, nonprofit organizations; drawings by chance; required disclosures; unlawful acts and practices; penalties
- Crashes involving damage to vehicle or property
- Digital voyeurism
- Exceeding authority in executing search warrant; penalty
- Female genital mutilation
- Fraudulent sale or lease of real property
- Imitation controlled substances defined; possession and distribution prohibited
- Injuring or removing tomb or monument; disturbing contents of grave or tomb; penalties
Related terms in the same statutes
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