Florida legal term
Knowing in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Knowing” 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 “Knowing” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Knowing” means that a person knew; or, with respect to any transaction or transportation involving more than $10,000 in U.S. currency or foreign equivalent, should have known after reasonable inquiry, unless the person has a duty to file a federal currency transaction report, IRS Form 8300, or a like report under state law and has complied with that reporting requirement in accordance with law.(e) “Knowing that the property involved in a financial transaction represents the proceeds of some form of unlawful activity” means that the person knew the property involved in the transaction represen (Fla. Stat. § 896.101)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Accessory after the fact
- Administration of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) to persons convicted of sexual battery
- Animals suffering from disease or pests
- Boats; fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer
- Bringing into the state forged bank bills, checks, drafts, or notes
- Contagious diseases
- Counterfeiting coin; having 10 or more such coins in possession with intent to utter
- Criminal actions under color of law or through use of simulated legal process
- Digital voyeurism
- False and fraudulent motor vehicle insurance application
- False reports of commission of crimes; penalty
- Forging or counterfeiting doctor’s certificate of examination
Related terms in the same statutes
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