Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 550.255 (2025)

Penalty for conducting unauthorized race meeting.

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550.255 Penalty for conducting unauthorized race meeting.Every race meeting at which racing is conducted for any stake, purse, prize, or premium, except as allowed by this chapter, is prohibited and declared to be a public nuisance, and every person acting or aiding therein or conducting, or attempting to conduct, racing in this state not in conformity with this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.s. 29, ch. 92-348.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 550.255

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§550.255PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESCONDUCT UNAUTH RACE MEETINGM · 2nd

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