Florida legal term
Chop shop in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Chop shop” 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 “Chop shop” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Chop shop” means any area, building, storage lot, field, or other premises or place where one or more persons are engaged or have engaged in altering, dismantling, reassembling, or in any way concealing or disguising the identity of a stolen motor vehicle or of any major component part of a stolen motor vehicle; where there are two or more stolen motor vehicles present; or where there are major component parts from two or more stolen motor vehicles present.(b) “Major component part” means one of the following subassemblies of a motor vehicle, regardless of its actual market value: front-end a (Fla. Stat. § 812.16)
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