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Fla. Stat. § 794.021 — Ignorance or belief as to victim’s age no defense

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 794: Sexual Battery, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 794.021

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.

Fla. Stat. § 794.021Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
When, in this chapter, the criminality of conduct depends upon the victim’s being below a certain specified age, ignorance of the age is no defense. Neither shall misrepresentation of age by such person nor a bona fide belief that such person is over the specified age be a defense.

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