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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 798
ADULTERY; LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS BEHAVIOR

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CHAPTER 798

ADULTERY; LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS BEHAVIOR

798.01 Living in open adultery.

798.02 Lewd and lascivious behavior.

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.

798.02 Lewd and lascivious behavior.—If any man or woman, married or unmarried, engages in open and gross lewdness and lascivious behavior, they shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 6, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2596; GS 3519; RGS 5407; CGL 7550; s. 773, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 2016-188.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 798

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

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

S798.02 - LEWD LASCV BEHAVIOR - MAN WOMAN MARRIED UNMARR ENGAG OPEN LEWD LASCV - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 798

Total Results: 20

McLane Foodservice, Inc. v. Elizabeth Wool

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-10-16T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: action), and Deaterly v. Jacobson, 313 So. 3d 798, 801 (Fla. 2d DCA 2021) (reasoning that punitive

Jerome Davis v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-10-09T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: of fundamental error. See Awolowo, 389 So. 3d at 798. AFFIRMED. LEWIS and NORDBY, JJ., concur.

Luis Sanchez v. the State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-09-18T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: (Fla. 3d DCA 2008); Irons v. State, 851 So. 2d 798, 799 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003). For essentially the same

Philip Regala, M.D., Philip Regala, M.D. P.L., F/K/A Philip Regala, M.D., P.A. and v. Michael McDonald

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-09-06T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: 114 (citing Feldman v. Glucroft, 522 So. 2d 798, 801 (Fla. 1988)); see also Columbia/JFK Med. Ctr

Kirk Taboada v. Rodrigo Chapur Duarte

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-08-14T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: also Atl. Coast Line R. Co. v. Beazley, 45 So. 761, 798 (Fla. 1907) (Whitfield, J., concurring) (“When a

Wendell v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-08-07T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: rejected this claim: Affirmed. See Bell v. State, 798 So. 2d 47, 48 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (holding that

Department of Children and Families v. L.W., the Mother

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-08-07T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: . Dep’t of Child. & Fam. Servs., 930 So. 2d 798, 801 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006)). “An appellate court may

TIMOTHY MERCER v. SADDLE CREEK TRANSPORTATION, INC. AND CARMEN RIVERA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-28T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: of action), and Deaterly v. Jacobson, 313 So. 3d 798, 801 (Fla. 2d DCA 2021) (reasoning that punitive

Pinellas County, Florida v. Gary Joiner, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2024-06-27T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: section 16. In Holbein v. Hall, 189 So. 2d 797, 798 (Fla. 1966), we said that “[a]ll statutes providing… with “public purposes.” Holbein, 189 So. 2d at 798. In my view, it would not be reasonable to

Crown Asset Management, LLC v. Judith Bribiesca

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-26T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: circumstances.’” Hastings v. Est. of Hastings, 960 So. 2d 798, 801 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007) (quoting Clay v. City of

Jovens Bob Angilot v. State of Florida, Department of Revenue, Child Support Program

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-19T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: Revenue, Child Support Enf’t Program, 249 So. 3d 798, 798-99 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (“Because Appellant failed

Linda O'Donnell v. James E. Lee, II, and Paige J. Lee

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-05T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: 4th DCA 2008); see also Haiman v. Fed. Ins. Co., 798 So. 2d 811, 811 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (“[M]ateriality

United Automobile Insurance Company v. LFC Medical Center, Inc., etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-05T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: resolution by a jury.” (quoting Haiman v. Fed. Ins. Co., 798 So. 2d 811, 812 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001))); Morley v.

Ronald Stuyvesant Boyd v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-05T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: supplied)); see also Tasker v. State, 48 So. 3d 798, 805 (Fla. 2010) (holding that “a claim of scoresheet

City of Hallandale Beach v. Daniel Rosemond

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-05T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: cases brought against municipalities, see Zamora, 798 F.3d at 332, and Stimpson, 186 F.3d at 1332, it seems… omitted)). 2 See Zamora v. City of Houston, 798 F.3d 326, 332 (5th Cir. 2015) (joining the 6th,

Sharnika Lashay Moore-Bryant v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-05-15T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: impressions of the victim’s body. Nardone v. State, 798 So. 2d 870, 873 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (“In Floyd, the

PARKS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-05-15T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: for our review. Cf. Bilotti v. State, 27 So. 3d 798, 800 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010) ("Because Bilotti asserts

Melissa Williams v. The School Board of Palm Beach County

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-05-15T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: Reeves v. C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., 594 F.3d 798, 809 (11th Cir. 2010) (en banc). Therefore, only

ALEX FINCH D/B/A FINCH LAW FIRM, AND FROMANG AND FINCH, P.A. v. AUTO CLUB INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA, BRESSLER, AMERY & ROSS, P.C., LINDA MICHELLE BERNS MASSEY

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-05-10T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: prior to dismissal. Arenas v. Smith, 315 So. 3d 798 (Fla. 1st DCA 2021); Greenberg Traurig, P.A. v. Starling

Jason Richard Baumann v. Sara Cardona Agudelo

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-05-08T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: support.” (quoting Armour v. Allen, 377 So. 2d 798, 799-800 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979))); Engelsen v. Landers