Florida legal term
Facility in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Facility” 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 “Facility” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Facility” means a state correctional institution as defined in s. 944.02, a contractor-operated correctional facility as defined in s. 944.710, or a county detention facility as defined in s. 951.23. (Fla. Stat. § 800.09)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials
- Cardrooms authorized
- Disorderly intoxication
- Euthanasia of dogs and cats
- Fraudulent creation or possession of admission ticket
- Identification documents; unlawful possession or creation
- Introduction or removal of certain articles unlawful; penalty
- Introduction, removal, or possession of certain articles unlawful; penalty
- Obstructing transportation facility
- Offenses against public utilities
- Offenses against students by authority figures
- Offenses involving critical infrastructure; improper tampering; civil remedies; trespass on critical infrastructure; computer offenses involving critical infrastructure
Related terms in the same statutes
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