Florida legal term
Jurisdiction in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Jurisdiction” 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 “Jurisdiction” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Jurisdiction” means the county from which the defendant was released on bail. (Fla. Stat. § 903.21)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Bribery
- Contributing to the delinquency or dependency of a child; penalty
- Corruption by threat against public servant
- Crashes involving damage to vehicle or property
- Criminal actions under color of law or through use of simulated legal process
- Derelict and migrant vessels; relocation or removal; penalty
- Desertion; withholding support; proviso
- DNA database
- Escrow business by unauthorized persons; use of name
- False reports concerning planting a bomb, explosive, or weapon of mass destruction in, or committing arson against, state-owned property, or concerning the use of firearms in a violent manner; penalty; reward
- Holding persons as hostages; penalty
- Human trafficking victim expunction
Related terms in the same statutes
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