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Fla. Stat. § 876.11 — Public place defined

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 876: Criminal Anarchy, Treason, and Other Crimes Against Public Order, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 876.11

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. § 876.11Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes

For the purpose of ss. 876.11-876.21 the term “public place” includes all walks, alleys, streets, boulevards, avenues, lanes, roads, highways, or other ways or thoroughfares dedicated to public use or owned or maintained by public authority; and all grounds and buildings owned, leased by, operated, or maintained by public authority.

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Is sections 876.11-876.20; penalty a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?

Sections 876.11-876.20; penalty is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 876.21.

What are the penalties for sections 876.11-876.20; penalty in Florida?

As a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree, sections 876.11-876.20; penalty carries up to 60 days (statutory maximum; the Criminal Punishment Code scoresheet (s. 921.0024) sets the lowest permissible sentence) of incarceration and a fine of up to $500 (statutory ceiling under s. 775.083; the alternatives in s. 775.083(1)(f)-(g) may exceed it) under Fla. Stat. § 775.082 (current (2025 Florida Statutes)).

Which Florida statute covers sections 876.11-876.20; penalty?

Sections 876.11-876.20; penalty is governed by Fla. Stat. § 876.21 (Sections 876.11-876.20; penalty).

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