Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 796.001 (2025)

Offenses by adults involving minors; intent.

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796.001 Offenses by adults involving minors; intent.It is the intent of the Legislature that adults who involve minors in any behavior prohibited under this chapter be prosecuted under other laws of this state, such as, but not limited to, s. 787.06, chapter 794, chapter 800, s. 810.145, chapter 827, and chapter 847. The Legislature finds that prosecution of such adults under this chapter is inappropriate since a minor is unable to consent to such behavior.
History.s. 9, ch. 2014-160.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2023–2023 · leading case: Juan Cresencio Matos v. State of Florida (Fla. 4th DCA 2023).
Juan Cresencio Matos v. State of Florida (Fla. 4th DCA 2023). · cites it 2× “In that Act, the Florida Legislature created section 796.001, Florida Statutes (2018), which provides: 1The definition is offered in the context of defining “[s]exual abuse of a child” “for purposes of finding a child to be dependent[.”
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