Florida Statute 796.1 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 796
PROSTITUTION

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F.S. 796.001

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.

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Total Results: 24

Demetree v. State Ex Rel. Marsh

89 So. 2d 498

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 12, 1956 | Docket: 1257675

Cited 47 times | Published

found him guilty of the offense condemned by Section 796.01, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. which reads as follows:

Bowden v. State

402 So. 2d 1173

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 30, 1981 | Docket: 1691514

Cited 23 times | Published

790, relating to weapons and firearms. 13. Section 796.01, s. 796.03, s. 796.04, s. 796.05, or s. 796

Warren v. State

572 So. 2d 1376, 1991 WL 1346

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 3, 1991 | Docket: 1518968

Cited 22 times | Published

(Fla. 2d DCA 1990), because it expressly found section 796.01, Florida Statutes (1987), constitutional. We

Lashley v. State

67 So. 2d 648, 1953 Fla. LEXIS 1686

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 20, 1953 | Docket: 481055

Cited 16 times | Published

is sufficient to sustain a conviction under section 796.01, Florida Statutes 1951, F.S.A. which provides:

Carlson v. State

405 So. 2d 173

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 6, 1981 | Docket: 1703947

Cited 13 times | Published

keeping a house of ill fame, in violation of section 796.01, Florida Statutes (1977), precludes his subsequent

State v. Conforti

688 So. 2d 350, 1997 WL 4632

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 8, 1997 | Docket: 443751

Cited 9 times | Published

AND OVERBREADTH The trial court held that section 796.01(1)(b)'s definition of lewdness as "any indecent

Hoskins v. Dept. of Business Regulation

592 So. 2d 1145, 1992 WL 573

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 3, 1992 | Docket: 1728079

Cited 8 times | Published

under section 796.07(2)(a), rather than under section 796.01, as originally charged, constituted reversible

Carroll v. State

459 So. 2d 368

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 1, 1984 | Docket: 1683327

Cited 7 times | Published

maintaining a house of prostitution, in violation of section 796.01, Florida Statutes. Subsequently, he was charged

State v. Panzino

583 So. 2d 1059, 1991 WL 117037

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 1991 | Docket: 1684078

Cited 3 times | Published

keeping a house of ill fame in violation of section 796.01, Florida Statutes, (1987);[2] and maintaining

Wolfe v. State

576 So. 2d 915, 1991 WL 41044

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 27, 1991 | Docket: 1242996

Cited 3 times | Published

is guilty of a felony of the third degree... ." § 796.01, Fla. Stat. (1987).

Health Clubs, Inc. v. State Ex Rel. Eagan

338 So. 2d 1324

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 12, 1976 | Docket: 1511801

Cited 3 times | Published

granted does not repeal or alter § 823.01." Section 796.01, Florida Statutes (1975), reads as follows:

Heflin v. State

595 So. 2d 1018, 1992 WL 41533

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 6, 1992 | Docket: 1076717

Cited 2 times | Published

offenses including "keeping a house of ill fame." § 796.01, Fla. Stat. (1989). She is presently imprisoned

State v. Warren

558 So. 2d 55, 1990 WL 3233

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 19, 1990 | Docket: 1404794

Cited 2 times | Published

violation of section 796.01, Florida Statutes (1987). The trial court ruled that section 796.01 is unconstitutionally

State v. Palmieri

558 So. 2d 53, 1990 WL 3232

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 19, 1990 | Docket: 1362915

Cited 2 times | Published

keeping a house of ill fame in violation of section 796.01, Florida Statutes (1987). In case number 88-03107

Powell v. State

23 So. 2d 727, 156 Fla. 563, 1945 Fla. LEXIS 928

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 16, 1945 | Docket: 3274914

Cited 2 times | Published

prostitution (the statutory offense denounced in Section 796.01 Florida Statutes, 1941, and F.S.A.). But two

State v. Cotton

198 So. 3d 737, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 2859, 2016 WL 746359

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 26, 2016 | Docket: 3039674

Cited 1 times | Published

repealed. Ch. 2014-160, § 10, Laws of Fla. Section 796.001 was added and provides that "[i]t is the intent

Glinski v. Zawadski

8 Fla. 405

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 1, 1859 | Docket: 60402259

Cited 1 times | Published

properly adjusted. — 2 Story's Eq. Ju., § 714, § 796; 1 Cowan’s Reports, 711; 1 McCord’s Ch. R., 112;

JUAN CRESENCIO MATOS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 12, 2023 | Docket: 65358325

Published

that Act, the Florida Legislature created section 796.001, Florida Statutes (2018), which provides:

Byrd v. State

578 So. 2d 876, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 4024, 1991 WL 70838

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 3, 1991 | Docket: 64658367

Published

1376 (Fla.1991), that the term “ill fame” in section 796.01, Florida Statutes, does not provide sufficient

Hicks v. State

572 So. 2d 1378, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 39, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 5, 1991 WL 1363

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 3, 1991 | Docket: 64655856

Published

reversed the trial court’s determination that section 796.01 of the Florida Statutes (1987), was unconstitutional

Palmieri v. State

572 So. 2d 1378, 1991 WL 1342

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 3, 1991 | Docket: 2559726

Published

the district court expressly declared valid section 796.01, Florida Statutes (1987), the "house of ill

State v. Hicks

558 So. 2d 59, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 1066, 1990 WL 15907

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 21, 1990 | Docket: 64648750

Published

keeping a house of ill fame in violation of section 796.01, Florida Statutes (1987). In this case, the

Haggerty v. State

537 So. 2d 688, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 276, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 294, 1989 WL 4301

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 26, 1989 | Docket: 64640064

Published

keeping a house of ill fame in violation of section 796.01, Florida Statutes (1985). She pled nolo contendere

Health Clubs, Inc. v. Englund

376 So. 2d 453, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 15693

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 31, 1979 | Docket: 64572618

Published

notwithstanding the tenant was not convicted under Section 796.01, Florida Statutes (19.77) even though the statute