Florida legal term
Generate in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Generate” 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 “Generate” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Generate” means to create, alter, adapt, or modify any image by electronic, mechanical, or other computer-generated means to portray an identifiable person or to offer or agree to do the same.(d) “Identifiable person” means a person who is recognizable as an actual person by the person’s face, likeness, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark, or other recognizable feature.(e) “Nude body parts” means the human male or female genitals, pubic area, or buttocks with less than fully opaque covering; or the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any port (Fla. Stat. § 836.13)
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