Florida legal term
Operator in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Operator” 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 “Operator” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Operator” means any person who operates or has operated a sport shooting or training range.(c) “Owner” means any person who owns or has owned a sport shooting or training range or any interest therein.(d) “Projectile” means any object expelled, propelled, discharged, shot, or otherwise released from a firearm, BB gun, airgun, or similar device, including, but not limited to, gunpowder, ammunition, lead, shot, skeet, and trap targets and associated chemicals, derivatives, and constituents thereof.(e) “Environmental management practices” includes but is not limited to Best Management Practices (Fla. Stat. § 790.333)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Misuse of laser lighting devices
- Boats; fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer
- Cardrooms authorized
- Derelict and migrant vessels; relocation or removal; penalty
- Direct observation, videotaping, or visual surveillance of customers in merchant’s dressing room, etc., prohibited; penalties
- Fake airbags; junk-filled airbag compartment
- Import, sale, or installation of counterfeit, fake, or nonfunctional catalytic converters
- Interception and disclosure of wire, oral, or electronic communications prohibited
- Offenses involving critical infrastructure; improper tampering; civil remedies; trespass on critical infrastructure; computer offenses involving critical infrastructure
- Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties
- Searches and seizure using a drone
- Unauthorized reception of communications services; penalties
Related terms in the same statutes
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