Florida legal term
Authorization in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Authorization” 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 “Authorization” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Authorization” means empowerment, permission, or competence to act.(c) “Harass” means to engage in conduct directed at a specific person that is intended to cause substantial emotional distress to such person and serves no legitimate purpose. “Harass” does not mean to use personal identification information for accepted commercial purposes. (Fla. Stat. § 817.568)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Cardrooms authorized
- Counterfeit controlled substance; sale, manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to sell, manufacture, or deliver
- Criminal disclosure of subpoena, order, or authorization
- Fake airbags; junk-filled airbag compartment
- Fighting or baiting animals; offenses; penalties
- Import, sale, or installation of counterfeit, fake, or nonfunctional catalytic converters
- Injuring or removing tomb or monument; disturbing contents of grave or tomb; penalties
- Introduction, removal, or possession of contraband; penalty
- Offenses against governmental entities
- Offenses against intellectual property
- Offenses against public utilities
- Offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks, and electronic devices
Related terms in the same statutes
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