Florida legal term
Communications services in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Communications services” 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 “Communications services” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Communications services” means the transmission, conveyance, or routing of voice, data, audio, video, or any other information or signals, including cable services, to a point, or between or among points, by or through any electronic, radio, satellite, cable, optical, microwave, or other medium or method now in existence or hereafter devised, regardless of the protocol used for such transmission or conveyance. (Fla. Stat. § 812.145)
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