Florida legal term
Mail in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Mail” 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 “Mail” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Mail” means any letter, postal card, parcel, envelope, package, bag, or any other sealed article addressed to another, along with its contents.(b) “Mail depository” means a mail box, letter box, mail route, or mail receptacle of a postal service, an office of a postal service, or mail carrier of a postal service, or a vehicle of a postal service or any other authorized receptacle.(c) “Postal service” means the United States Postal Service or its contractors, or any commercial courier that delivers mail. (Fla. Stat. § 812.136)
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