Florida legal term
Knowingly in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Knowingly” 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 “Knowingly” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Knowingly” means having general knowledge of, reason to know, or a belief or ground for belief which warrants further inspection or inquiry of both:1. (Fla. Stat. § 827.11)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Misuse of laser lighting devices
- Sexting; prohibited acts; penalties
- Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of a child; penalties
- Abuse, aggravated abuse, and neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult; penalties
- Advertising drugs, etc., for abortion
- Advertising, purchase, sale, or transfer of human embryos or fetal remains prohibited
- Aggravated battery
- Aiding escape
- Aiding escape of juvenile inmates of correctional institutions
- Airbag Antitheft Act
- Allowing unlawful assembly in building prohibited
- Alteration or removal of firearm serial number or possession, sale, or delivery of firearm with serial number altered or removed prohibited; penalties
Related terms in the same statutes
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