Florida legal term
Financial harm in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Financial harm” 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 “Financial harm” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Financial harm” includes extortionate extension of credit, loan sharking as defined in s. 687.071, or employment contracts that violate the statute of frauds as provided in s. 725.01.(d) “Human trafficking” means transporting, soliciting, recruiting, harboring, providing, enticing, maintaining, purchasing, patronizing, procuring, or obtaining another person for the purpose of exploitation of that person.(e) “Labor” means work of economic or financial value.(f) “Maintain” means, in relation to labor or services, to secure or make possible continued performance thereof, regardless of any initia (Fla. Stat. § 787.06)
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