Florida legal term
Organization in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Organization” 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 “Organization” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Organization” means an organization which is exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 U.S.C. s. 501(c)(3), (4), (7), (8), (10), or (19), and which has a current determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service, and its bona fide members or officers. (Fla. Stat. § 849.0935)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Advertising; religious discrimination; public places
- Bingo authorized; conditions for conduct; permitted uses of proceeds; limitations
- Chain letters, pyramid clubs, etc., declared a lottery; prohibited; penalties
- Civil cause of action
- Counterfeiting a payment instrument; possessing a counterfeit payment instrument; penalties
- Criminal actions under color of law or through use of simulated legal process
- Criminal anarchy, Communism, and other specified doctrines; prohibitions
- False or fraudulent proof of need for an emotional support animal
- Fictitious name registration
- Franchises and distributorships; misrepresentations
- Game promotion in connection with sale of consumer products or services
- Publications which tend to expose persons to hatred, contempt, or ridicule prohibited
Related terms in the same statutes
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