Florida Statute 798.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 798
ADULTERY; LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS BEHAVIOR

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F.S. 798.01

798.01 Living in open adultery.—Whoever lives in an open state of adultery shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Where either of the parties living in an open state of adultery is married, both parties so living shall be deemed to be guilty of the offense provided for in this section.

History.—s. 1, ch. 1986, 1874; RS 2595; GS 3518; RGS 5406; CGL 7549; s. 772, ch. 71-136.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 798.01

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

S798.01 - SEX OFFENSE - ADULTERY - M: S

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Cases Citing Statute 798.01

Total Results: 9

Lee v. Lee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-06-09

Citation: 544 So. 2d 1083, 1989 WL 61528

Snippet: would place their conduct in violation of section 798.01, Florida Statutes (1987). That section makes it

Miller v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-02-10

Citation: 520 So. 2d 80, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 575, 1988 WL 8444

Snippet: 362 So.2d 456 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978). . Section 798.01 prohibits living "in an open state of adultery

Purvis v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1979-11-21

Citation: 377 So. 2d 674

Snippet: distinction made by the statute is offset by section 798.01, Florida Statutes (1977), so that there is actually

Moore v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-10-06

Citation: 339 So. 2d 228

Snippet: (Fla.App.2d, 1974), 302 So.2d 206. [2] Section 798.01, F.S. 1975. [3] See DeLaine v. State (Fla. 1972)

Maszewski v. Piskadlo

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1975-07-25

Citation: 318 So. 2d 226

Snippet: the answer claims, requires a violation of F.S. § 798.01 which forbids living in an open state of adultery

Firestone v. Time, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1974-12-11

Citation: 305 So. 2d 172, 1974 Fla. LEXIS 4040

Snippet: conduct constituting a criminal offense. Section 798.01, Florida Statutes, provides: "Living in open adultery

Brown v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1970-02-12

Citation: 232 So. 2d 55

Snippet: 782.07, F.S.A. with living in adultery under F.S. 798.01, F.S.A., where each may serve only a few days in

Simkins v. Simkins

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1969-03-04

Citation: 219 So. 2d 724

Snippet: seen fit to interject itself. NOTES [1] Under § 798.01 Fla. Stat., F.S.A., living in an open state of

Puleo v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1959-02-06

Citation: 109 So. 2d 39

Snippet: S.A. § 799.01, relating to bigamy, and F.S.A. § 798.01 and § 798.02, relating to adultery and to lewd