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Fla. Stat. § 823.10 — Place where controlled substances are illegally kept, sold, or used declared a public nuisance
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 823: Public Nuisances, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 823.10
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) Any store, shop, warehouse, dwelling house, building, structure, vehicle, ship, boat, vessel, or aircraft, or any place whatever, which is visited by persons for the purpose of unlawfully using any substance controlled under chapter 893 or any drugs as described in chapter 499, or which is used for the illegal keeping, selling, or delivering of the same, shall be deemed a public nuisance. No person shall keep or maintain such public nuisance or aid and abet another in keeping or maintaining such public nuisance. Any person who willfully keeps or maintains a public nuisance or willfully aids or abets another in keeping or maintaining a public nuisance, and such public nuisance is a warehouse, structure, or building, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(2) Any proceeding brought under this section shall be governed by chapter 60.
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Is place where controlled substances are illegally kept, sold, or used declared a public nuisance a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Place where controlled substances are illegally kept, sold, or used declared a public nuisance is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 823.10.
Which Florida statute covers place where controlled substances are illegally kept, sold, or used declared a public nuisance?
Place where controlled substances are illegally kept, sold, or used declared a public nuisance is governed by Fla. Stat. § 823.10 (Place where controlled substances are illegally kept, sold, or used declared a public nuisance).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.