Florida Statute 258.083 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY

Chapter 258
STATE PARKS AND PRESERVES

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F.S. 258.083

258.083 John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park; taking or damaging of coral prohibited.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to bring into or transport through any part of the state, including its waters, any coral or other material taken from the subsoil or seabed of any portion of the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park adjacent to or in the vicinity of the state which has been taken in violation of any law or regulation of the Federal Government.

(2) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to destroy, damage, remove, deface, or take away any coral, rock, or other formation or any part thereof, of any portion of the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park adjacent to or in the vicinity of the state in which such action is in violation of any law or regulation of the Federal Government.

(3) Violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 61-454; s. 620, ch. 71-136.

Note.—Former s. 592.17.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 258.083

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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Cases Citing Statute 258.083

Total Results: 2

Griffis v. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-03-28

Citation: 57 So. 3d 929, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 4181, 2011 WL 1108797

Snippet: striking a coral reef in violation of section 258.083, Florida Statutes (1991), not excluded from liability

Mitchel v. CIGNA PROPERTY AND CAS. INS.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-09-14

Citation: 625 So. 2d 862, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 9173, 1993 WL 347453

Snippet: Monroe County Court with a violation of section 258.083, Florida Statutes, (1991).[2] In negotiations with