Florida legal term
Corporation in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Corporation” 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 “Corporation” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Corporation” means the private nonprofit corporation established pursuant to s. 946.504(1), or a private nonprofit corporation whose sole member is the private nonprofit corporation established pursuant to s. 946.504(1), and at least 51 percent of the board of which contains members of the board of directors of the private nonprofit corporation established pursuant to s. 946.504(1), to carry out this part. (Fla. Stat. § 946.503)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Advertising; religious discrimination; public places
- Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials
- Cardrooms authorized
- Cave vandalism and related offenses
- Cremating human bodies; limitation
- False reports, etc., by officers of banks, trust companies, etc., with intent to defraud
- Fictitious name registration
- Fighting or baiting animals; offenses; penalties
- Franchises and distributorships; misrepresentations
- Fraudulent issue of stock certificate or indicia of membership interest
- Fraudulently offering for sale tour or travel-related services
- Game promotion in connection with sale of consumer products or services
Related terms in the same statutes
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