Florida legal term
Criminal history record in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Criminal history record” 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 “Criminal history record” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Criminal history record” means any nonjudicial record maintained by a criminal justice agency containing criminal history information. (Fla. Stat. § 943.045)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Court-ordered sealing of criminal history records
- Human trafficking victim expunction
- Lawful self-defense expunction
- Retention of criminal history records of minors
- Court-ordered expunction of criminal history records
- Felons and delinquents; possession of firearms, ammunition, or electric weapons or devices unlawful
Related terms in the same statutes
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