Florida Statute 509.142 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 509
LODGING AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS; MEMBERSHIP CAMPGROUNDS

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F.S. 509.142

509.142 Conduct on premises; refusal of service.—The operator of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment may refuse accommodations or service to any person whose conduct on the premises of the establishment displays intoxication, profanity, lewdness, or brawling; who indulges in language or conduct such as to disturb the peace or comfort of other guests; who engages in illegal or disorderly conduct; who illegally possesses or deals in controlled substances as defined in chapter 893; or whose conduct constitutes a nuisance. Such refusal may not be based upon race, creed, color, sex, physical disability, or national origin.

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-131; s. 3, ch. 70-291; s. 6, ch. 72-48; s. 9, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 10, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 509.142

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 509.142.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 509.142

Total Results: 2

Blizzard v. APPLIANCE DIRECT, INC.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-08-07T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 16 So. 3d 922, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 10978, 107 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 197, 2009 WL 2407685

Snippet: Cir.), cert. denied, 525 U.S. 1000, 119 S.Ct. 509, 142 L.Ed.2d 422 (1998). Once the plaintiff makes a

Ranger Ins. Co. v. Bal Harbour Club

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1989-08-31T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 549 So. 2d 1005

Snippet: (in trauma centers); §§ 509.092, 509.141, and 509.142 (in public lodging and restaurants); § 513.118