Florida legal term
Electronic device in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Electronic device” 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 “Electronic device” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Electronic device” means a device or a portion of a device that is designed for and capable of communicating across a computer network with other computers or devices for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, or storing data, including, but not limited to, a cellular telephone, tablet, or other portable device designed for and capable of communicating with or across a computer network and that is actually used for such purpose. (Fla. Stat. § 815.03)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- County detention facilities; contraband articles
- Introduction or removal of certain articles unlawful; penalty
- Introduction, removal, or possession of certain articles unlawful; penalty
- Offenses against governmental entities
- Offenses against intellectual property
- Offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks, and electronic devices
- Possessing or transferring device for theft of telecommunications service; concealment of destination of telecommunications service
- Use of scanning device, skimming device, or reencoder to defraud; possession of skimming device; penalties
Related terms in the same statutes
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