Florida Statute 794.05 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 794
SEXUAL BATTERY

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F.S. 794.05

794.05 Unlawful sexual activity with certain minors.—

(1) A person 24 years of age or older who engages in sexual activity with a person 16 or 17 years of age commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) As used in this section, the term:

(a) “Female genitals” includes the labia minora, labia majora, clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina.

(b) “Sexual activity” means oral, anal, or female genital penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another or the anal or female genital penetration of another by any other object; however, sexual activity does not include an act done for a bona fide medical purpose.

(3) The provisions of this section do not apply to a person 16 or 17 years of age who has had the disabilities of nonage removed under chapter 743.

(4) The victim’s prior sexual conduct is not a relevant issue in a prosecution under this section.

(5) If an offense under this section directly results in the victim giving birth to a child, paternity of that child shall be established as described in chapter 742. If it is determined that the offender is the father of the child, the offender must pay child support pursuant to the child support guidelines described in chapter 61.

History.—RS 2598; s. 1, ch. 4965, 1901; GS 3521; s. 1, ch. 6974, 1915; s. 1, ch. 7732, 1918; RGS 5409; s. 1, ch. 8596, 1921; CGL 7552; s. 1, ch. 61-109; s. 759, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 96-409; s. 5, ch. 2014-4; s. 5, ch. 2022-165.

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Amendments to 794.05

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 794.05

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

S794.05 - SEX ASSLT - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 2711 - F: S

S794.05 1 - SEX ASSLT - BY 24 YOA OLDER SEX BATT VICTIM 16 OR 17 YOA - F: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 794.05

Total Results: 20

Khalid Hayat Chaudhry v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-01-31T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: age” by “[a] person 24 years of age or older.” § 794.05(1), Fla. Stat. (2013). We affirmed his conviction

STATE OF FLORIDA v. ANDREW SCOTT CROSE

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-01-26T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: 3)(h); s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 794.05; former s. 796.03; former s. 796.035; s.

VINSON KEARSE v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-08-02T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: activity with certain minors in violation of section 794.05(1), and one count of lewd or lascivious molestation

Garrett Statler v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2022-10-13T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 135, § 2, at 1089, Laws of Fla. (codified at § 794.005, Fla. Stat.). Since these amendments, the

ALEX NICHOLS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-11-07T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: second-degree felonies. See §§ 775.082(3)(d), 794.05(1), 893.13(4)(b), Fla. Stat. (2015).

Terry D. Ellison, Jr. v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-04-29T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: offense, unlawful sexual activity under section 794.05, Florida Statutes, is not a listed offense. Therefore

STEPHEN STUBBS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-04-17T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: sexual activity with a minor in violation of section 794.05(1), Florida Statutes. We write to address the propriety…sexual activity with a minor in violation of section 794.05(1), Florida Statutes, which is one of the crimes…molestation.” By describing violations of section 794.05, Witness 1 testified about acts that fall within

JAE-IL BYUN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-03-05T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: sexual activity with a sixteen year old. See § 794.05(1), Fla. Stat. (2015).

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-04.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-11-15T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 257 So. 3d 370

Snippet: UNLAWFUL SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CERTAIN MINORS § 794.05, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Sexual…finger. Give if applicable. § 794.05(1), Fla. Stat. Sexual activity does not… medical purpose. Give if requested. § 794.05(3), Fla. Stat. (Victim's) lack… UNLAWFUL SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CERTAIN MINORS - 794.05 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. None…disabilities of nonage is raised as an issue pursuant to § 794.05(2), Fla. Stat., the jury should be instructed with

Hyre v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-01-19T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 240 So. 3d 47

Snippet: with one count of unlawful sexual activity. See § 794.05(1), Fla. Stat. (2014). The information alleged …is unlawful sexual activity pursuant to section 794.05. This may be because section 90.803(23) was amended…of the child from eleven to sixteen, and section 794.05 applies only to sixteen- or seventeen-year-old

CLARENCE TERRY v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-07-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 224 So. 3d 763, 2017 WL 2983283, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 10053

Snippet: convictions for thirteen counts of violating section 794.05(1), Florida Statutes (2014), which makes it unlawful

Smith v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-12-21T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 211 So. 3d 176, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18676

Snippet: victim of a violation of s. 794.011, former s. 794.05, Florida Statutes 1995, s. 800.04, s. 826.04, or

Gosling v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-11-30T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 205 So. 3d 860, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 17719

Snippet: (3)(h); s.794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 794.05; former s. 796.03; former s. 796.035; s. 800.04

Romano v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-11-18T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 205 So. 3d 828, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 17225

Snippet: applicable to second-degree felonies. See §§ 794.05, 775.082(3)(c), Fla. Stat. (2004); Cilio

Mathis v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-11-14T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 204 So. 3d 104, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 16914

Snippet: was 24 years of age or older, contrary to Section 794.05, Florida Statutes.” During Appellant’s trial, trial…seventeen-year-old, a second-degree felony prohibited by section 794.05, on August 1, 2011, more than three years after…earlier” for violations of “s. 794.011, former s. 794.05, Florida Statutes 1995 [carnal intercourse with…minor, the offense currently prohibited by section 794.05. As for Count 2, the victim, according to the record…conclusion, I am guided by the fact that section 794.005, Florida Statutes (2007), provides that the “Legislature

Senger v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-05-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 200 So. 3d 137, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 8060, 2016 WL 3030829

Snippet: guardian; s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025;

Ramon D. Senger v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-05-23T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10); s. 794.05; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s.

Cotton v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-08-26T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 176 So. 3d 310, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 12718, 2015 WL 5023063

Snippet: (h), s. 794.011, excluding s. 794.011(10), • s. 794.05, former s. 796.03, former s. 796.035, s. 800.04

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES—REPORT NO. 2014-07

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2015-04-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 163 So. 3d 478, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 221, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 927, 2015 WL 1932145

Snippet: UNLAWFUL SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CERTAIN MINORS § 794.05, Fla. — Stat. To prove the crime of Sexual… UNLAWFUL SEXUAL ACTIVITY WITH CERTAIN MINORS — 794.05 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. …disabilities of nonage is raised as an issue pursuant to § 794.05(2), Fla. — Stat., the jury should be instructed

Tulier v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-08-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 147 So. 3d 1037, 2014 WL 4086814, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12788

Snippet: amounts to solicitation. We agree. Section 794.05(1), Florida Statutes (2011), provides as follows