Florida legal term
Sexually oriented material in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Sexually oriented material” 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 “Sexually oriented material” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Sexually oriented material” means any book, article, magazine, publication, or written matter of any kind or any drawing, etching, painting, photograph, motion picture film, or sound recording that depicts sexual activity, actual or simulated, involving human beings or human beings and animals, that exhibits uncovered human genitals or the pubic region in a lewd or lascivious manner, or that exhibits human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered. (Fla. Stat. § 847.001)
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