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Florida Statute § 870.01

Mutual public fighting, participating in a riot or aggravated riot, or inciting or aggravatedly inciting a riot.

Florida Statute § 828.12

An intentional act, or qualifying failure to act by a person with custody or control, resulting in cruel death or excessive or repeated unnecessary pain or suffering.

Florida Statute § 784.021

An assault committed with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, or with intent to commit a felony.

Florida Statute § 784.045

A battery committed under aggravating circumstances recognized by Florida law.

Florida Statute § 790.27

Altering or removing a firearm serial number with intent to disguise identity, or knowingly possessing, selling, or delivering a firearm whose serial number was unlawfully altered or removed.

Florida Statute § 828.12

Unnecessarily overloading, overdriving, tormenting, depriving of necessary sustenance or shelter, mutilating, killing, or cruelly carrying an animal.

Florida Statute § 828.122

Knowingly engaging in one of the prohibited activities involving animal fighting or baiting, including training, promoting, wagering, or attending.

Florida Statute § 828.13

Confining an animal without required food, water, exercise, or air; or abandoning an animal under the statutory circumstances.

Florida Statute § 843.31

Knowingly and willfully approaching or remaining within 25 feet of a first responder after a verbal warning, with specified improper intent.

Florida Statute § 784.011

An intentional unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to another person under circumstances creating a well-founded fear that the violence is imminent.

Florida Statute § 784.07

Assault, battery, aggravated assault, or aggravated battery against law enforcement or another specified protected person engaged in official duties.

Florida Statute § 320.261

Knowingly attaching a plate or validation sticker assigned to a different vehicle.

Florida Statute § 784.03

Intentional touching or striking of another person against their will, or intentionally causing bodily harm.

Florida Statute § 784.031

Knowingly and intentionally impeding another person's normal breathing or blood circulation against that person's will in a manner creating a risk of, or causing, great bodily harm.

Florida Statute § 810.115

Willful and malicious damage to a qualifying fence; third-degree felony when any part is being used to contain animals at the time.

Florida Statute § 810.02

Entering or remaining in a dwelling, structure, or conveyance with the intent to commit an offense under circumstances defined by Florida law.

Florida Statute § 812.133

Taking a motor vehicle from another person's person or custody through force, violence, assault, or putting in fear.

Florida Statute § 790.01

Carrying a concealed weapon, electric weapon or device, or firearm when the statutory authorization criteria are not met.

Florida Statute § 827.03

Child abuse, aggravated child abuse, or child neglect under the statutory definitions and resulting-harm circumstances.

Florida Statute § 847.0135

Computer-facilitated child-sex offenses including prohibited solicitation, traveling, and transmissions.

Florida Statute § 893.20

Committing three or more Chapter 893 felonies in concert with five or more persons while holding an organizer, supervisory, or management role and obtaining substantial assets or resources.

Florida Statute § 827.04

Causing, encouraging, or inducing conduct that causes or tends to cause a child to become or remain delinquent, dependent, or in need of services; includes a distinct adult-impregnation track.

Florida Statute § 893.13

Unlawful sale, manufacture, delivery, possession with intent, or possession of a controlled substance.

Florida Statute § 320.26

Counterfeiting or unlawfully possessing specified plates or stickers, or prohibited permit production or distribution.

Florida Statute § 831.28

Counterfeiting or possessing a counterfeit payment instrument with intent to defraud.

Florida Statute § 951.22

Unauthorized introduction, possession, exchange, removal, or attempted removal of listed contraband involving a county detention facility or inmate.

Florida Statute § 320.07

A second or subsequent violation for registration expired more than six months.

Florida Statute § 806.13

Willfully and maliciously injuring or damaging another person's real or personal property.

Florida Statute § 817.568

Fraudulently using, or possessing with intent to fraudulently use, another person's personal identification information without consent.

Florida Statute § 767.13(2)

A previously declared dangerous dog attacks a human and causes severe injury OR death.

Florida Statute § 767.13(1)

A previously declared dangerous dog attacks or bites a person OR domestic animal without provocation.

Florida Statute § 316.1922

Criminal speeding under either statutory speed-and-conduct track.

Florida Statute § 893.132

An adult who recklessly exposes a first responder to dangerous fentanyl or fentanyl analogs while unlawfully possessing them, causing overdose or serious bodily injury.

Florida Statute § 812.019

Trafficking in, or endeavoring to traffic in, property known or reasonably believed to be stolen; a separate first-degree track applies when the defendant organized the theft and trafficked in the property.

Florida Statute § 843.025

Depriving an officer of, or rendering useless, a covered protective or communication item.

Florida Statute § 790.161

Willfully and unlawfully making, possessing, throwing, projecting, placing, discharging, or attempting covered conduct involving a destructive device.

Florida Statute § 790.15

Knowingly, recklessly, or negligently discharging a firearm in statutorily prohibited public or residential circumstances.

Florida Statute § 877.03

Acts that corrupt public morals, outrage public decency, disturb the peace and quiet of witnesses, or involve brawling or fighting.

Florida Statute § 856.011

Being intoxicated and endangering another person or property, or being intoxicated or drinking alcohol in a public place or public conveyance and causing a public disturbance.

Florida Statute § 590.10

Throwing, dropping, or disposing of a lighted match, cigarette, cigar, ashes, another flaming or glowing substance, or a substance or thing that may or does cause a wildfire.

Florida Statute § 893.131

An adult's unlawful distribution of specified opioids or analogs when the substance causes or is a substantial factor in causing a user's overdose or serious bodily injury.

Florida Statute § 784.041

Knowingly and intentionally impeding the normal breathing or blood circulation of a family or household member or dating partner against that person's will under the statutory strangulation circumstances.

Florida Statute § 322.212

Unauthorized license or ID possession, production, transfer, or fraudulent application.

Florida Statute § 316.193

Driving or being in actual physical control of a vehicle while impaired or with an unlawful blood- or breath-alcohol level.

Florida Statute § 322.341

Driving on Florida highways after a qualifying permanent license revocation.

Florida Statute § 322.34

Driving while a driver license or driving privilege is canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified.

Florida Statute § 893.147

Unlawful use, possession, manufacture, delivery, transportation, advertising, or retail sale of drug paraphernalia.

Florida Statute § 893.135

Knowing sale, purchase, manufacture, delivery, importation, or actual or constructive possession of controlled substances at statutory trafficking quantities.

Florida Statute § 827.11

Knowingly admitting a child to a qualifying adult live performance.

Florida Statute § 847.013

Knowingly exposing minors to specified harmful motion pictures, exhibitions, shows, presentations, or representations.

Florida Statute § 800.03

Exposing or exhibiting sexual organs, or being naked in public, in a vulgar or indecent manner.

Florida Statute § 843.15

Willfully failing to appear as required after release in connection with a criminal charge or proceeding.

Florida Statute § 316.072

Willfully failing or refusing to comply with a qualifying lawful traffic order.

Florida Statute § 787.02

Forcibly, secretly, or by threat confining, abducting, imprisoning, or restraining another without lawful authority and against the person's will.

Florida Statute § 901.36

Giving a false name or otherwise falsely identifying oneself after arrest or lawful detention.

Florida Statute § 843.08

Falsely assuming or pretending to be a listed officer or official and acting as that person or requiring another person to assist.

Florida Statute § 790.163

Making a false report about a bomb, explosive, weapon of mass destruction, or violent firearm use with intent to deceive, mislead, or misinform.

Florida Statute § 837.05

Knowingly giving false information to a law enforcement officer concerning the alleged commission of a crime.

Florida Statute § 790.23

Possession, custody, control, or ownership of a firearm, ammunition, electric weapon or device, or other weapon by a statutorily prohibited person.

Florida Statute § 784.041

An intentional unwanted touching or striking that causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement.

Florida Statute § 794.08

Knowingly committing or attempting female genital mutilation on a person younger than 18, or committing related removal or consent conduct.

Florida Statute § 316.1935

Willfully failing to stop or fleeing after being ordered to stop by an authorized law enforcement officer.

Florida Statute § 831.01

Falsely making, altering, forging, or counterfeiting a covered writing with intent to injure or defraud.

Florida Statute § 817.61

Using a card obtained or retained unlawfully or known to be forged, or falsely representing cardholder status, with intent to defraud.

Florida Statute § 790.17

Furnishing covered weapons to a minor or a person of unsound mind, or knowingly and willfully selling or transferring a firearm to a minor, outside the stated permissions.

Florida Statute § 827.072

Possessing, viewing, transmitting, or creating computer-generated material portraying a fictitious person who reasonably appears to be under 18 engaged in sexual conduct.

Florida Statute § 847.01385

An adult's harmful pattern of explicit and detailed sexual communication to a minor.

Florida Statute § 847.012

Selling, renting, loaning, using a minor to produce, or certain school-property distribution or posting of material harmful to minors.

Florida Statute § 790.165

Unlawfully making, possessing, displaying, using, threatening to use, or otherwise making available an inoperative device or object that appears or is represented to be a destructive device or explosive.

Florida Statute § 812.135

Entering a dwelling with intent to commit robbery and committing robbery of an occupant inside.

Florida Statute § 790.10

Exhibiting a covered weapon or firearm in a rude, careless, angry, or threatening manner in the presence of one or more persons.

Florida Statute § 794.051

Lewd or lascivious touching by a person 24 or older involving a person 16 or 17 years of age.

Florida Statute § 787.03

Taking or enticing a minor or incompetent person from a lawful custodian, or committing the separate no-court-order custody-interference track.

Florida Statute § 316.027 / 316.061 / 316.063

Failing to stop, provide required information, render aid, or report after a crash involving property damage, injury, serious bodily injury, or death.

Florida Statute § 798.02

Engaging in open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior.

Florida Statute § 800.04

Lewd or lascivious battery, molestation, conduct, or exhibition committed upon or in the presence of a person under 16.

Florida Statute § 403.413

Unlawful disposal of litter or raw human waste under the Florida Litter Law.

Florida Statute § 856.021

Loitering or prowling under unusual circumstances that create justifiable and reasonable alarm or immediate concern for the safety of people or property nearby.

Florida Statute § 856.022

Specified offenders with convictions involving minors who loiter or prowl within 500 feet of where children congregate, or unlawfully contact, communicate with, or approach children at specified locations.

Florida Statute § 790.22

A minor's prohibited possession of a firearm, or an adult's prohibited permission of a minor's weapon or firearm possession.

Florida Statute § 365.172

Unauthorized use of 911, E911, or NG911, including qualifying false reports and nonemergency or charge-avoidance use.

Florida Statute § 782.04

Unlawful killing under Florida's premeditated, felony-murder, and listed drug-distribution murder provisions.

Florida Statute § 322.03

Driving a motor vehicle on a Florida highway without a valid driver license.

Florida Statute § 827.06

Willfully failing to provide support a person has the ability to provide to a child or spouse whom the person knows they are legally obligated to support.

Florida Statute § 847.0133

Knowingly selling, renting, loaning, giving away, distributing, transmitting, or showing obscene material to a minor.

Florida Statute § 847.011

Knowingly dealing in, possessing, producing, advertising, or participating in conduct involving legally obscene materials, subject to the applicable statutory track.

Florida Statute § 790.053

Legal-status reference: the printed open-carry prohibition is subject to McDaniels and statewide Attorney General guidance.

Florida Statute § 856.015

Allowing an open house party at a residence under an adult's control when the adult knows a minor possesses or consumes alcohol or a controlled substance and fails to take reasonable steps to prevent it.

Florida Statute § 817.034

Engaging in a scheme to defraud and obtaining property through that scheme.

Florida Statute § 562.111

Possession of alcoholic beverages by a person under 21, subject to statutory exceptions and overdose medical-assistance immunity.

Florida Statute § 810.06

Possessing a tool, machine, or implement with intent to use it—or allow it to be used—to commit burglary or trespass.

Florida Statute § 790.233

Having care, custody, possession, or control of a firearm or ammunition while subject to a final domestic-violence, stalking, or cyberstalking injunction that remains in effect.

Florida Statute § 569.42(1)

Knowing possession of a nicotine product by a person under 21; a noncriminal civil violation.

Florida Statute § 506.509

Possession of specified carts or containers bearing a registered identifying name or mark.

Florida Statute § 790.221

Owning or possessing an operable short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or machine gun outside the stated exceptions.

Florida Statute § 569.11(1)

Knowing possession of a tobacco product by a person under 21; a noncriminal civil violation.

Florida Statute § 893.1351

Owning, leasing, renting, or possessing a place or conveyance with knowledge of specified controlled-substance trafficking, sale, or manufacture activity.

Florida Statute § 796.07

Prostitution, solicitation, purchasing, and premises or facilitation offenses under 796.07.

Florida Statute § 316.191

Prohibited racing, takeover, stunt-driving, and related participation.

Florida Statute § 316.192

Driving with willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property.

Florida Statute § 316.1939

Refusing a lawful breath or urine test after the required DUI grounds and warnings.

Florida Statute § 767.12(5)(a)1.c.

A person knowingly and willfully removes a microchip implanted under the dangerous-dog registration requirement.

Florida Statute § 843.01

Knowingly and willfully resisting, obstructing, or opposing a legally authorized person, police canine, or police horse by offering or doing violence.

Florida Statute § 843.02

Resisting, obstructing, or opposing a legally authorized officer without offering or doing violence.

Florida Statute § 767.12(7)

A person resists OR obstructs an animal control authority enforcing § 767.12.

Florida Statute § 812.015

Retail theft, farm theft, transit-fare evasion, antishoplifting-device conduct, and related resistance or coordinated conduct.

Florida Statute § 893.1495

Violating specified retail acquisition, delivery, display, or employee-training restrictions for nonprescription ephedrine or related compounds.

Florida Statute § 812.13

Taking property from another person through force, violence, assault, or putting the person in fear.

Florida Statute § 812.131

Taking money or property from a victim's person when the victim was or became aware of the taking.

Florida Statute § 847.0141

A minor's knowing electronic transmission, distribution, or qualifying possession of a nude photograph or video that is harmful to minors.

Florida Statute § 828.126

Knowingly engaging in sexual contact with an animal or committing another prohibited act described by the statute.

Florida Statute § 794.011

A sexual battery committed under the circumstances and classifications defined by Florida law.

Florida Statute § 827.071

Using a child in a sexual performance, promoting such a performance, or specified possession, control, viewing, or solicitation of child sexual abuse material.

Florida Statute § 790.19

Shooting at, within, or into an occupied or unoccupied building, vehicle, vessel, aircraft, railroad car, or other listed conveyance.

Florida Statute § 784.048

Willfully, maliciously, and repeatedly following, harassing, or cyberstalking another person.

Florida Statute § 918.13

Destroying, concealing, altering, removing, making, presenting, or using evidence to impair an investigation or proceeding.

Florida Statute § 914.22

Tampering with or harassing a person to affect an official investigation, proceeding, report, arrest, prosecution, or revocation matter.

Florida Statute § 812.014

The unlawful taking or use of another person's property.

Florida Statute § 790.162

Threatening to throw, project, place, or discharge a destructive device with the required intent.

Florida Statute § 836.12

Knowingly and willfully threatening a protected official or family member with death or serious bodily harm, or harassing a protected official with intent to intimidate or coerce a lawful duty.

Florida Statute § 847.0137

Knowingly or with reason to know transmitting child sexual abuse material by electronic device or equipment.

Florida Statute § 847.0138

Knowingly transmitting material harmful to minors to a specific individual known or believed to be a minor.

Florida Statute § 810.08 / 810.09

Unauthorized entry into or remaining in a structure, conveyance, or other property under circumstances prohibited by Florida law.

Florida Statute § 767.136(1)

An unclassified dog attacks a human, causing severe injury OR death, while its owner knows its dangerous propensities and recklessly disregards them.

Florida Statute § 870.02

Three or more persons meeting together to commit a breach of the peace or any other unlawful act.

Florida Statute § 827.10

A caregiver deserting a child under circumstances exposing the child to an unreasonable risk of harm.

Florida Statute § 581.189(6)(c)

Willfully harvesting or destroying saw palmetto berries without required written landowner permission OR an FDACS permit.

Florida Statute § 893.149

Knowingly or intentionally possessing or distributing a listed chemical for unlawful controlled-substance manufacture.

Florida Statute § 794.05

Sexual activity by a person 24 years of age or older with a person 16 or 17 years of age.

Florida Statute § 322.32

Misusing a genuine license or knowingly possessing a canceled, suspended, revoked, or disqualified license.

Florida Statute § 934.215

Using a two-way communications device to facilitate or further the commission of a felony.

Florida Statute § 320.02

Operating a vehicle requiring Florida registration without registering it.

Florida Statute § 790.174

Improperly storing or leaving a loaded firearm where a minor likely to gain access obtains and improperly possesses or exhibits it.

Florida Statute § 790.151

Using a firearm while under the influence of alcohol, specified chemical substances, or controlled substances to the extent normal faculties are impaired.

Florida Statute § 831.02

Publishing or presenting a false, forged, or altered covered writing as true while knowing it is false and intending injury or fraud.

Florida Statute § 782.071

Causing death through reckless motor-vehicle operation likely to kill or cause great bodily harm.

Florida Statute § 741.31

Willfully violating a domestic-violence injunction or qualifying foreign protection order through a listed prohibited act.

Florida Statute § 741.29

Willfully violating a statutory condition of pretrial release when the original arrest was for an act of domestic violence.

Florida Statute § 784.047

Willfully violating an injunction for protection against repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence, or a qualifying foreign protection order.

Florida Statute § 790.07

Displaying, using, threatening to use, attempting to use, or carrying a covered weapon or firearm while committing or attempting a felony or while under indictment.

Florida Statute § 790.115

Possessing, exhibiting, or discharging covered weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or school location, subject to statutory exceptions.

Florida Statute § 832.05

Giving a check, draft, debit-card order, or similar order while knowing there are insufficient funds or credit, under the statutory circumstances.

Florida Statute § 836.10

Sending, posting, transmitting, or procuring a written or electronic threat to kill, cause bodily injury, conduct a mass shooting, or commit terrorism.

Florida Statute § 794.053

A written solicitation by a person 24 or older asking a person 16 or 17 to commit a lewd or lascivious act.