Florida legal term
Establishment in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Establishment” 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 “Establishment” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Establishment” means any building or part thereof, including, without being limited to, public inns, hotels, motels, apartment hotels, any structure, enclosure, tract of land, and all improvements, appurtenances, and additions, bodies of water whether natural or artificial, and any other place of whatsoever nature to which the general public is or will be admitted, allowed, or invited on payment of a fee, free of charge, or otherwise. (Fla. Stat. § 871.04)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- DNA database
- Employing persons under the age of 21 years in adult entertainment establishments prohibited
- Fraudulent refunds
- Human trafficking public awareness signs
- Marketing establishments; maintenance of scales
- Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties
- Retail display of materials harmful to minors prohibited
- Sexual activities involving animals
Related terms in the same statutes
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