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Fla. Stat. § 784.085 — Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 784: Assault; Battery; Culpable Negligence, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 784.085
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) It is unlawful for any person, except a child as defined in this section, to knowingly cause or attempt to cause a child to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, or urine or feces by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling such fluid or material.
(2) Any person, except a child as defined in this section, who violates this section commits battery of a child, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3) As used in this section, the term “child” means a person under 18 years of age.
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Is battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 784.085.
Which Florida statute covers battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials?
Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials is governed by Fla. Stat. § 784.085 (Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials).
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