Florida legal term
Computer in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Computer” 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 “Computer” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Computer” means an internally programmed, automatic device that performs data processing. (Fla. Stat. § 815.03)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Sexting; prohibited acts; penalties
- Cellular telephone counterfeiting offenses
- Computer pornography; prohibited computer usage; traveling to meet minor; penalties
- Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart
- Generated child pornography
- Lewd or lascivious images; penalties
- Offenses against public utilities
- Offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks, and electronic devices
- Prescription drug monitoring program
- Sexual performance by a child; child pornography; penalties
- Theft of copper or other nonferrous metals
- Theft or unauthorized promotion of a sexually explicit image
Related terms in the same statutes
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