Florida legal term
Exploitation in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Exploitation” 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 “Exploitation” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Exploitation” has the same meaning as the term “exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult” as defined in s. 825.103(1). (Fla. Stat. § 825.101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties
- Computer pornography; prohibited computer usage; traveling to meet minor; penalties
- Exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult; penalties
- Lewd or lascivious offenses committed upon or in the presence of persons less than 16 years of age
- Violation of an injunction for protection against exploitation of a vulnerable adult
- White Collar Crime Victim Protection Act
- Willful and malicious neglect of a juvenile offender prohibited; reporting required; penalties
- False imprisonment; false imprisonment of child under age 13, aggravating circumstances
- Human trafficking
- Kidnapping; kidnapping of child under age 13, aggravating circumstances
Related terms in the same statutes
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