Florida legal term
Register in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Register” 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 “Register” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Register” means a public record prepared by a pretrial release program which furnishes specified data and is readily available to the public at the office of the clerk of the circuit court.(d) “Secured release” means the release of a defendant from pretrial custody with a financial guarantee, such as cash or a surety bond, required as a condition of the release. (Fla. Stat. § 907.043)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Fictitious name registration
- Forgery
- Linen suppliers
- Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; penalty
- Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on career offenders
- Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on juvenile sexual offenders
- Penalty for selling adulterated drugs
- Recognition of foreign protection orders
- Registration of convicted felons, exemptions; penalties
- Residency restriction for persons convicted of certain sex offenses
- Retail and farm theft; transit fare evasion; mandatory fine; alternative punishment; detention and arrest; exemption from liability for false arrest; resisting arrest; penalties
- Testing and approval of sparklers; penalties
Related terms in the same statutes
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