Florida legal term
Caller in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Caller” 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 “Caller” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Caller” means a person who places a call, whether by telephone, over a telephone line, or on a computer.(c) “Enter” means to input data by whatever means into a computer or telephone system.(d) “False information” means data that misrepresents the identity of the caller to the recipient of a call or to the network itself; however, when a person making an authorized call on behalf of another person inserts the name, telephone number, or name and telephone number of the person on whose behalf the call is being made, such information shall not be deemed false information.(e) “Telephone caller id (Fla. Stat. § 817.487)
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