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Florida Statute 768.0705 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 768.0705 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 768.0705 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
768.0705 Limitation on premises liability.The owner or operator of a convenience business that substantially implements the applicable security measures listed in ss. 812.173 and 812.174 shall gain a presumption against liability in connection with criminal acts that occur on the premises and that are committed by third parties who are not employees or agents of the owner or operator of the convenience business.
History.s. 18, ch. 99-225.

Cases Citing F.S. 768.0705

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·State v. Florida Connsumre Action Network, 830 So. 2d 148 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 31251017

...NOTES [1] Chapter 99-225 comprises 36 sections and contains extensive revisions to Florida's tort system. Its provisions include requiring mediation in certain types of actions and creating trial-resolution judges; amending chapter 90, relating to evidence of remedial measures; creating section 768.0705, pertaining to the limitation of liability if security measures are undertaken by convenience-store owners; amending section 768.075, restricting the liability of possessors of land to trespassers; placing caps on punitive damages; a...
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·Cain v. Shell Oil Co., 994 F. Supp. 2d 1247 (N.D. Fla. 2014).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, N.D. Florida | 2014 WL 84449, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2395

...(“Circle K”) has moved for summary judgment arguing that the shooting was not foreseeable as a matter of law, and thus it cannot be held liable for the independent act of an unknown third party. This is particularly true, Circle K argues, because it is entitled to a presumption against liability pursuant to section 768.0705, Florida Statutes....
...ortfeasor’s act of buying gas from the defendant only to walk across the street and set another person on fire was not foreseeable to the defendant). Finally, it is no answer that Circle K is entitled to a presumption against liability pursuant to section 768.0705, Florida Statutes, because it substantially implemented the security measures set forth sections 812.173 and 812.174, Florida Statutes....
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