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Fla. Stat. § 794.051 (2025)

Indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors.

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794.051 Indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors.—
(1) A person 24 years of age or older who intentionally touches in a lewd or lascivious manner the breasts, genitals, genital area, or buttocks, or the clothing covering them, of a person 16 or 17 years of age, or forces or entices a person 16 or 17 years of age to so touch the perpetrator, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(2) This section does not apply to a person 16 or 17 years of age who has had the disability of nonage removed under chapter 743.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2022-164.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 794.051

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§794.051(1)LEWD LASCV BEHAVIOR24+ YOA LEWD LASC TOUCHING VICTIM 16-17 YOAF · 3rd

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