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Fla. Stat. § 782.081 — Commercial exploitation of self-murder
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 782: Homicide, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 782.081
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Deliberately assisting” means carrying out a public act that is intended to:1. Aid, abet, facilitate, permit, advocate, or encourage;2. Publicize, promote, advertise, operate, stage, schedule, or conduct;3. Provide or secure a venue, transportation, or security; or4. Result in the collection of an admission or fee.(b) “Self-murder” means the voluntary and intentional taking of one’s own life. As used in this section, the term includes attempted self-murder.(c) “Simulated self-murder” means the artistic depiction or portrayal of self-murder which is not an actual self-murder. The term includes, but is not limited to, an artistic depiction or portrayal of self-murder in a script, play, movie, or story presented to the public or during an event.
(2) A person may not for commercial or entertainment purposes:(a) Conduct any event that the person knows or reasonably should know includes an actual self-murder as a part of the event or deliberately assist in an actual self-murder.(b) Provide a theater, auditorium, club, or other venue or location for any event that the person knows or reasonably should know includes an actual self-murder as a part of the event.
(3) This section does not prohibit any event during which simulated self-murder will occur.
(4) It is not a defense to a prosecution under this section that an attempted self-murder did not result in a self-murder.
(5) A person who violates this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(6) The Attorney General or any state attorney may bring a civil proceeding for declaratory, injunctive, or other relief to enforce the provisions of this section.
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Is commercial exploitation of self-murder a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Commercial exploitation of self-murder is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 782.081.
Which Florida statute covers commercial exploitation of self-murder?
Commercial exploitation of self-murder is governed by Fla. Stat. § 782.081 (Commercial exploitation of self-murder).
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