Florida legal term
Crime in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Crime” 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 “Crime” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Crime” means:(a) A felony or misdemeanor offense committed by an adult or a juvenile which results in physical injury or death, a forcible felony committed by an adult or juvenile which directly results in psychiatric or psychological injury, or a felony or misdemeanor offense of child abuse committed by an adult or a juvenile which results in a mental injury, as defined in s. 827.03, to a person younger than 18 years of age who was not physically injured by the criminal act. (Fla. Stat. § 960.03)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- License to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm
- Accessory after the fact
- Aircraft piracy; penalty
- Applications for bail; information provided; hearing on application for modification; penalty for providing false or misleading information or omitting material information
- Causing, encouraging, soliciting, or recruiting criminal gang membership
- Contributing to the delinquency or dependency of a child; penalty
- Conveying tools into jail to aid escape; forcible rescue
- Criminal anarchy, Communism, and other specified doctrines; prohibitions
- Dealing in property paid for in whole or in part by the Medicaid program
- Disturbing schools and religious and other assemblies
- Duty to report sexual battery; penalties
- False reports of commission of crimes; penalty
Related terms in the same statutes
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