Florida legal term
Water-treatment device in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Water-treatment device” 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 “Water-treatment device” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Water-treatment device” means any product, device, or system designed for personal, family, or household use and for which any claim is made that it will improve the quality of water by reducing one or more contaminants through mechanical, physical, chemical, or biological processes or a combination thereof.(b) “Advertisement” means any representation of fact or opinion disseminated to the public in any manner or by any means which is designed to induce, directly or indirectly, any person to enter into any obligation to acquire any title or interest in or to use any water-treatment device.(c) (Fla. Stat. § 817.558)
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