Florida legal term
Transit fare evasion in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Transit fare evasion” 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 “Transit fare evasion” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Transit fare evasion” means the unlawful refusal to pay the appropriate fare for transportation upon a mass transit vehicle, or to evade the payment of such fare, or to enter any mass transit vehicle or facility by any door, passageway, or gate, except as provided for the entry of fare-paying passengers, and shall constitute petit theft as proscribed by this chapter.(m) “Trespass” means the violation as described in s. 810.08.(n) “Value of merchandise” means the sale price of the merchandise at the time it was stolen or otherwise removed, depriving the owner of her or his lawful right to owne (Fla. Stat. § 812.015)
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