Computer Pornography and Child Exploitation
Computer-facilitated child-sex offenses including prohibited solicitation, traveling, and transmissions.
Florida Statute
§ 847.0135
Computer pornography; prohibited computer usage; traveling to meet minor; penalties
Verified against the 2026 Florida Statutes: September 13, 2026
Quick Summary
Section 847.0135 contains several distinct technology-facilitated child-exploitation offenses; use its charge-specific variations to identify the applicable subsection.
Charge-Specific Elements
Open a charge to review the statutory facts that distinguish that charging track.
Computer Pornography
Florida Statute § 847.0135(2)
Computer Pornography
Florida Statute § 847.0135(2)
Computer-facilitated use or dissemination of a minor's identifying information for specified sexual-exploitation purposes.
What to Establish
Qualifying computerized conduct; minor identifying information; prohibited purpose.
Important Charge Note
Third-degree felony.
Prohibited Computer Use
Florida Statute § 847.0135(3)
Prohibited Computer Use
Florida Statute § 847.0135(3)
Using a computer service or device to seduce, solicit, lure, or entice a child or person believed to be a child for prohibited sexual conduct.
What to Establish
Knowing device use; qualifying solicitation or enticement; child or believed-child target; prohibited conduct.
Important Charge Note
Third-degree felony when age is not misrepresented.
Elements of the Offense
Elements of the Offense
Elements marked AND are cumulative. Elements marked OR identify statutory alternatives; one applicable alternative must be established when that theory is charged. Conditional elements apply only to the identified statutory track.
- Element 1AND — Required
Confirm the charged subsection
The defendant committed conduct prohibited by a specific subsection of section 847.0135 using a computer service, device, or computerized means.
Plain language: Identify the charged track: computer pornography, prohibited use, traveling, live transmission, or provider liability.
- Element 2AND — Required
Confirm the charged subsection
The State must prove the child-related knowledge, belief, communication, travel, or transmission facts required by that subsection.
Plain language: The required facts differ materially by statutory track.
Jury Instructions
Jury Instructions
Instruction 11.17(a)
Soliciting a Child or Person Believed To Be a Child for Unlawful Sexual Conduct Using Computer Services or Devices
Use for the solicitation track under F.S. 847.0135(3)(a); select the current instruction and applicable unlawful-conduct alternative.
View Official InstructionVerified against the official instruction source: September 13, 2026
Instruction 11.17(b)
Soliciting a Parent, Legal Guardian, or Custodian for Unlawful Sexual Conduct Using Computer Services or Devices
Use for the facilitation track under F.S. 847.0135(3)(b).
View Official InstructionVerified against the official instruction source: September 13, 2026
Instruction 11.17(c)
Traveling To Meet a Minor
Use for the travel track under F.S. 847.0135(4)(a).
View Official InstructionImportant Definitions
Important Definitions
Child or Person Believed To Be a Child
The solicitation and travel provisions apply to a child or another person the defendant believes to be a child; an undercover operative's involvement is not a defense under the statute.
Computer Service or Device
The statute identifies computer online services, Internet services, local bulletin board services, and other devices capable of electronic data storage or transmission, depending on the charged subsection.
Additional Notes
Additional Notes
Quick Reference
Start by identifying the subsection: computer pornography, prohibited computer use, traveling, live transmission, or service-provider liability.
Charging Caution
Each separate qualifying use of a covered service or device may be charged as a separate offense. Undercover involvement is not a defense to an offense under this section.
Classification
The applicable subsection and, where relevant, the offender's age or age misrepresentation control the degree. Use the charge-specific cards to identify the statutory track.