Florida legal term
Nudity in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Nudity” 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 “Nudity” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Nudity” means the showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering; or the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any portion thereof below the top of the nipple; or the depiction of covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state. (Fla. Stat. § 847.001)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Sexting; prohibited acts; penalties
- Employing persons under the age of 21 years in adult entertainment establishments prohibited
- Exposing children to an adult live performance
- Exposing minors to harmful motion pictures, exhibitions, shows, presentations, or representations
- Harmful materials; sale or distribution to minors or using minors in production prohibited; penalty
- Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school
- Sexual cyberharassment
- Theft or unauthorized promotion of a sexually explicit image
Related terms in the same statutes
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