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Fla. Stat. § 847.0134 — Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 847: Obscenity, Florida Statutes.

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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 847.0134

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. § 847.0134Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
(1) Except for those establishments that are legally operating or have been granted a permit from a local government to operate as adult entertainment establishments on or before July 1, 2001, an adult entertainment establishment that sells, rents, loans, distributes, transmits, shows, or exhibits any obscene material, as described in s. 847.0133, or presents live entertainment or a motion picture, slide, or other exhibit that, in whole or in part, depicts nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sexual battery, sexual bestiality, or sadomasochistic abuse and that is harmful to minors, as described in s. 847.001, may not be located within 2,500 feet of the real property that comprises a public or private elementary school, middle school, or secondary school unless the county or municipality approves the location under proceedings as provided in s. 125.66(5) for counties or s. 166.041(3)(c) for municipalities. (2) A violation of this section constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

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Is prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?

Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 847.0134.

Which Florida statute covers prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school?

Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school is governed by Fla. Stat. § 847.0134 (Prohibition of adult entertainment establishment that displays, sells, or distributes materials harmful to minors within 2,500 feet of a school).

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