Florida Statute 800.101 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 800
LEWDNESS; INDECENT EXPOSURE

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800.101 Offenses against students by authority figures.—

(1) As used in this section, the term:

(a) “Authority figure” means a person 18 years of age or older who is employed by, volunteering at, or under contract with a school, including school resource officers as provided in s. 1006.12.

(b) “School” has the same meaning as provided in s. 1003.01 and includes a private school as defined in s. 1002.01, a voluntary prekindergarten education program as described in s. 1002.53(3), early learning programs, a public school as described in s. 402.3025(1), the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, and the Florida Virtual School established under s. 1002.37. The term does not include a facility dedicated exclusively to the education of adults.

(2) An authority figure shall not solicit or engage in:

(a) Sexual conduct;

(b) A relationship of a romantic nature; or

with a student.

(3) A person who violates subsection (2) commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(4) Subsection (2) does not apply to conduct constituting an offense that is subject to reclassification under s. 775.0862.

(5)(a) A person who is required to report a violation of subsection (2) and who knowingly or willfully fails to do so, or who knowingly or willfully prevents another person from doing so, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(b) A person who knowingly or willfully submits false, inaccurate, or incomplete information while reporting a violation of subsection (2) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(c) A person who knowingly or willfully coerces or threatens another person with the intent to alter his or her testimony or written report regarding a violation of subsection (2) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 4, ch. 2018-150; s. 4, ch. 2022-154.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 800.101

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S800.101 3 - SEX OFFENSE - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9065 - F: S

S800.101 3 - SEX OFFENSE - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9066 - F: S

S800.101 3 - SEX OFFENSE - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9067 - F: S

S800.101 2a - SEX OFFENSE - AUTH FIGURE SOLICIT ENG SEX CONDUCT W STUDENT - F: S

S800.101 2b - SEX OFFENSE - AUTH FIGURE SOLICIT ENG ROMANTIC REL W STUDENT - F: S

S800.101 2c - SEX OFFENSE - AUTH FIGURE SOLICIT ENG LEWD CONDUCT W STUDENT - F: S

S800.101 5a - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - FAIL OR PREVENT REPORT OFFENSE AGAINST STUDENT - M: F

S800.101 5b - FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENT - FALSE INACCURATE REPORT OFFENSE AGST STUDENT - M: F

S800.101 5c - OBSTRUCT - COERCE THREATEN PREV REPORT OFFEN AGST STUDENT - M: F

Cases Citing Statute 800.101

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Bryan Shane Teet Vs State of Florida (Fla. 5th DCA 2022).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

...t was acting in loco parentis at the time of the charged offense, we are compelled to reverse. 8 REVERSED. LAMBERT, C.J., and EVANDER, JJ., concur. 8 We note that had Teet been charged with the same conduct today, pursuant to section 800.101, Florida Statutes (2018), custodial authority would not have been an issue. 13

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