Florida legal term
Distribution in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Distribution” 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 “Distribution” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Distribution” means any process or operation necessary for distributing a product, including, but not limited to, wholesaling, delivery or transport, and storage.(c) “Manufacturer of 1,4-Butanediol” means a person who is involved in the manufacture of 1,4-Butanediol for use in the manufacture of an industrial product and who provides that manufactured 1,4-Butanediol to a distributor of 1,4-Butanediol or a manufacturer of an industrial product.(d) “Distributor of 1,4-Butanediol” means a person who is involved in the distribution of 1,4-Butanediol.(e) “Manufacturer of gamma-butyrolactone (GBL)” (Fla. Stat. § 893.031)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Sexting; prohibited acts; penalties
- Charitable, nonprofit organizations; drawings by chance; required disclosures; unlawful acts and practices; penalties
- Franchises and distributorships; misrepresentations
- Harmful materials; sale or distribution to minors or using minors in production prohibited; penalty
- Inhalation, ingestion, possession, sale, purchase, or transfer of harmful chemical substances; penalties
- Lottery prohibited; exceptions
- Misleading advertisements prohibited; penalty
- Obscene matter; transportation into state prohibited; penalty
- Offenses against public utilities
- Offenses involving critical infrastructure; improper tampering; civil remedies; trespass on critical infrastructure; computer offenses involving critical infrastructure
- Ownership, lease, rental, or possession for trafficking in or manufacturing a controlled substance
- Publications which tend to expose persons to hatred, contempt, or ridicule prohibited
Related terms in the same statutes
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