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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 810
BURGLARY AND TRESPASS
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F.S. 810.06
810.06 Possession of burglary tools.Whoever has in his or her possession any tool, machine, or implement with intent to use the same, or allow the same to be used, to commit any burglary or trespass shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.s. 30, sub-ch. 4, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2439; GS 3286; RGS 5120; CGL 7221; s. 804, ch. 71-136; s. 32, ch. 74-383; s. 22, ch. 75-298; s. 1232, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 810.06
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S810.06 - BURGL TOOLS-POSSESS - WITH INTENT TO USE - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 810.06

Total Results: 76

Green v. State

604 So. 2d 471, 1992 WL 205518

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 27, 1992 | Docket: 1686572

Cited 100 times | Published

terms "tool, machine, or implement" as used in section 810.06, Florida Statutes? We have jurisdiction pursuant

Borges v. State

415 So. 2d 1265

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 8, 1982 | Docket: 459270

Cited 89 times | Published

02(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (1977) (burglary while armed), § 810.06 (possession of burglary tools), § 790.23 (possession

Floyd B. Hutton, Anna v. Hutton v. Sheriff Thomas Strickland, Individually and as Sheriff of Holmes County, Florida

919 F.2d 1531, 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 22233, 1990 WL 194407

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 27, 1990 | Docket: 203880

Cited 70 times | Published

guilty of a felony of the third degree.... § 810.06, Fla.Stat. (1985). Trespass on property

Toole v. State

472 So. 2d 1174, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 367

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 11, 1985 | Docket: 1793845

Cited 41 times | Published

possession of a burglary tool in violation of section 810.06. Petitioner was alleged to have made several

Thomas v. State

531 So. 2d 708, 1988 WL 89767

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 18, 1988 | Docket: 2568948

Cited 36 times | Published

doubt the corpus delicti of a violation under section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1985), Florida's burglary

State v. Thomas

362 So. 2d 1348

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 21, 1978 | Docket: 1363706

Cited 23 times | Published

charged with possession of burglary tools under Section 810.06,[1] is it necessary to instruct the jury on

Jones v. State

608 So. 2d 797, 1992 WL 324894

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 12, 1992 | Docket: 1449692

Cited 16 times | Published

used by him or someone else to commit a burglary. § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (1989); Estevez v. State, 189 So.2d

Hierro v. State

608 So. 2d 912, 1992 WL 333231

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 17, 1992 | Docket: 1449684

Cited 15 times | Published

possession of burglary tools in violation of section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1991). That statute provides

Hernandez v. State

784 So. 2d 1124, 1999 WL 1062502

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 24, 1999 | Docket: 1744076

Cited 14 times | Published

crime of possession of burglary tools under section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1997). The statute criminalizes

Borges v. State

394 So. 2d 1046

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 18, 1981 | Docket: 1692086

Cited 14 times | Published

v. State, 334 So.2d 99 (Fla. 3d DCA 1976). Section 810.06 of the Florida Statutes (1979) defines the

Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-No. 2005-1

953 So. 2d 495, 32 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 113, 2007 Fla. LEXIS 559, 2007 WL 924203

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 29, 2007 | Docket: 1332678

Cited 9 times | Published

and 2007. 13.2 POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS § 810.06, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Possession of

Calliar v. State

714 So. 2d 1134, 1998 WL 390560

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 15, 1998 | Docket: 461507

Cited 7 times | Published

one criminal episode with a unified intent. Section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1995), provides in pertinent

Karp v. State

698 So. 2d 577, 1997 WL 422770

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 30, 1997 | Docket: 434903

Cited 7 times | Published

effectuate the burglary of the restaurant. Section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1993), provides in relevant

Jordan v. State

171 So. 2d 418

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 4, 1965 | Docket: 1238120

Cited 7 times | Published

possessing burglarious tools in violation of F.S. Section 810.06, F.S.A. This statute provides in substance

Calliar v. State

760 So. 2d 885, 1999 WL 1080462

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 2, 1999 | Docket: 1324884

Cited 6 times | Published

possession of burglary tools in violation of section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1995), as well as burglary

Preston v. State

373 So. 2d 451

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 1, 1979 | Docket: 1772123

Cited 6 times | Published

of possessing burglary tools in violation of Section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1977), notwithstanding the

MH v. State

936 So. 2d 1, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 14722, 2006 WL 860974

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 1, 2006 | Docket: 1651083

Cited 5 times | Published

be guilty of a felony of the third degree...." § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (2004)(emphasis added). What makes

Moore v. State

324 So. 2d 690

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 14, 1976 | Docket: 1249075

Cited 5 times | Published

appellants possessed burglarious tools in violation of § 810.06, F.S. 1973. Furthermore, since appellants and

Estevez v. State

189 So. 2d 830

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 2, 1966 | Docket: 1697198

Cited 5 times | Published

the crime of Possession of Burglary Tools under § 810.06, Fla.Stats., F.S.A. They were tried together before

Burke v. State

672 So. 2d 829, 1995 WL 701628

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 27, 1995 | Docket: 2532478

Cited 4 times | Published

trespass to a structure. The applicable statute, section 810.06, Florida Statutes, provides in part: *831

Shennett v. State

937 So. 2d 287, 2006 WL 2612895

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 13, 2006 | Docket: 1513189

Cited 3 times | Published

be a "burglary tool" within the meaning of section 810.06, Florida Statutes (2005), one of the charged

Strachn v. State

661 So. 2d 1255, 1995 WL 621755

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 25, 1995 | Docket: 1526425

Cited 3 times | Published

Fla. Stat. (1993)] possession of burglary tools [§ 810.06, Fla. Stat. (1993)], and unlawful possession of

Cawthon v. State

486 So. 2d 90, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 861

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 10, 1986 | Docket: 1406745

Cited 3 times | Published

(1983). [2] § 812.014, Fla. Stat. (1983). [3] § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (1983). [4] §§ 784.021(1)(a) & 777

Ferguson v. State

420 So. 2d 585

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 9, 1982 | Docket: 1306888

Cited 3 times | Published

the offense of possession of burglary tools, section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1977). We found that possession

Keys v. State

949 So. 2d 1080, 2007 WL 258141

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 31, 2007 | Docket: 1719954

Cited 2 times | Published

guilty of a felony of the third degree . . . . § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). Thus, the statute

Nettles v. State

819 So. 2d 243, 2002 WL 1307481

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 17, 2002 | Docket: 1750083

Cited 2 times | Published

'" 604 So.2d 471, 472 (Fla.1992) (quoting *246 § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (1989)). Although the supreme court

Latimore v. State

753 So. 2d 690, 2000 WL 275814

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 15, 2000 | Docket: 1433838

Cited 2 times | Published

guilty of a felony of the third degree.... *692 § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). Thus, the statute

AJR v. State

726 So. 2d 326, 1999 WL 13032

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 15, 1999 | Docket: 1307493

Cited 2 times | Published

court concluded that the burglary tool statute, section 810.06, Florida Statutes, describes and prohibits

Mosco v. State

640 So. 2d 1219, 1994 WL 406603

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 5, 1994 | Docket: 998841

Cited 2 times | Published

[2] § 784.045(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (1993). [3] § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (1993). [4] § 812.014(1) and (2)(c)1

Mosco v. State

640 So. 2d 1219, 1994 WL 406603

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 5, 1994 | Docket: 998841

Cited 2 times | Published

[2] § 784.045(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (1993). [3] § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (1993). [4] § 812.014(1) and (2)(c)1

Lonnie I. Sloan v. State

248 So. 3d 290

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 18, 2018 | Docket: 7317160

Cited 1 times | Published

guilty of a felony of the third degree . . . .” § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (2016).

Dunn v. City of Boynton Beach

192 F. Supp. 3d 1310, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77088, 2016 WL 3256935

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 2016 | Docket: 64309357

Cited 1 times | Published

arrest Dunn for possession of burglary tools. Section 810.06 of the Florida statutes provides: “Whoever

Brooks v. State

23 So. 3d 1227, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 17234, 2009 WL 3837431

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 18, 2009 | Docket: 1181642

Cited 1 times | Published

be used, to commit any burglary or trespass." § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (2007). Brooks is correct that gloves

Remor v. State

991 So. 2d 957, 2008 WL 4224131

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 17, 2008 | Docket: 1400029

Cited 1 times | Published

use the miner's light to commit a burglary. Section 810.06, Florida Statutes (2007) states that [w]hoever

M.H. v. State

936 So. 2d 1, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 4951, 2006 WL 860974

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 5, 2006 | Docket: 64846196

Cited 1 times | Published

be guilty of a felony of the third degree ....”§ 810.06, Fla. Stat. (2004)(emphasis added). What makes

CW v. State

778 So. 2d 358, 2001 WL 10237

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 5, 2001 | Docket: 2531916

Cited 1 times | Published

be used, to commit any burglary or trespass." § 810.06, Fla.Stat. (1997). With respect to petit theft

Adside v. State

722 So. 2d 228, 1998 WL 777451

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 6, 1998 | Docket: 1669252

Cited 1 times | Published

NOTES [1] § 810.02, Fla. Stat. (1995). [2] § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (1995). [3] § 856.021, Fla. Stat

Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases (95-2)

665 So. 2d 212, 20 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 589, 1995 Fla. LEXIS 1960, 1995 WL 716642

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 7, 1995 | Docket: 64761024

Cited 1 times | Published

verdict forms): (4) POSSESSION OF BURGLARY TOOLS F.S. 810.06 Before you can find the defendant guilty of Possession

KW v. State

468 So. 2d 368, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1017

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 1985 | Docket: 1402473

Cited 1 times | Published

charged with being delinquent for having violated section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1983), which provides: Whoever

Fortson v. State

179 So. 3d 414, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 16917, 2015 WL 7008171

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 12, 2015 | Docket: 60251754

Published

760 So.2d 885, 886-87 (Fla.1999) (holding section 810.06, Florida *415Statutes, “requires proof ‘not

State v. Platt

154 So. 3d 1200, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 396, 2015 WL 160715

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 14, 2015 | Docket: 2624297

Published

possession of burglary tools. *1202 § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (2012) ( Whoever has in his or her

Carbone v. State

98 So. 3d 657, 2012 WL 4448862, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16161

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 27, 2012 | Docket: 60312506

Published

charged with possession of burglary tools under section 810.06, Florida Statutes (2009). That section states:

Clark v. State

58 So. 3d 401, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 5342, 2011 WL 1414004

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 14, 2011 | Docket: 60299358

Published

overt act toward the commission of a burglary. See § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (2009); Fla. Std. Jury *403Instr.

A.W. v. State

920 So. 2d 845, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 2301, 2006 WL 398318

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 22, 2006 | Docket: 64842386

Published

possession of burglary tools. The motion was denied. Section 810.06, Florida Statutes, defines the crime of possession

M.F. v. State

864 So. 2d 1223, 2004 WL 136417

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 28, 2004 | Docket: 64827852

Published

delinquency for possession of burglary tools.2 Section 810.06, Florida Statutes (2002), Possession of burglary

State v. Stanard

859 So. 2d 572, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 17654, 2003 WL 22735193

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 21, 2003 | Docket: 64826492

Published

concur. . § 810.02(1), (4), Fla. Stat. (2002). . § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (2002).

Piloto v. State

842 So. 2d 1055, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 5684, 2003 WL 1916706

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 23, 2003 | Docket: 64822205

Published

used, or were intended to be used, in a burglary. § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (2001). Because the State’s evidence

Dukes v. State

796 So. 2d 1265, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 14707, 2001 WL 1230770

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 17, 2001 | Docket: 64809402

Published

while possession of the latter will not. See also § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (1999)(“Whoever has in his or her

C.W. v. State

778 So. 2d 358, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 50

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 5, 2001 | Docket: 64803755

Published

be used, to commit any burglary or trespass.” § 810.06, Fla.Stat. (1997). With respect to petit theft

A.R.M. v. State

769 So. 2d 1092, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 12239, 2000 WL 1362803

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 22, 2000 | Docket: 64801212

Published

See Desin v. State, 414 So.2d 516 (Fla.1982); § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (1999). The officers only saw A.R

Sanders v. State

775 So. 2d 314, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 5572, 2000 WL 571393

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 12, 2000 | Docket: 64802919

Published

convicted of possession of burglary tools. See § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (1997). While Sanders’s appeal was

M.A.P. v. State

755 So. 2d 802, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 4412, 25 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 938

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 14, 2000 | Docket: 64796785

Published

§ 812.014(2)(c)(6), Fla. Stat. (1997). . See § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (1997).

A.J.R. v. State

726 So. 2d 326, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 254

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 15, 1999 | Docket: 64786227

Published

court concluded that the burglary tool statute, section 810.06, Florida Statutes, describes and prohibits

Cox v. State

687 So. 2d 25, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 13229, 1996 WL 729753

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 20, 1996 | Docket: 64770616

Published

Probation Order. HARRIS and GOSHORN, JJ., concur. . § 810.06, Fla. Stat. . § 893.03, Fla. Stat. . § 893

T.H. v. State

658 So. 2d 1161, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 8264, 1995 WL 456258

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 2, 1995 | Docket: 64758139

Published

within the definition of burglary tools in section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1993). Green v. State, 604

Mitchell v. State

657 So. 2d 943, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 7425, 1995 WL 407778

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 12, 1995 | Docket: 64757640

Published

to be used to commit any burglary or trespass_” § 810.06, Fla. Stat. (1993). The state merely offered an

Green v. State

591 So. 2d 965, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 12224, 1991 WL 257733

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 9, 1991 | Docket: 64664405

Published

the section 810.06 terms “tool, machine, or implement” to include a common glove. Section 810.06, Florida

L.B. v. State

564 So. 2d 607, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 5628, 1990 WL 107808

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 31, 1990 | Docket: 64651887

Published

Thomas v. State, 531 So.2d 708, 710 (Fla.1988); § 810.06, Fla.Stat. (1989).

Thomas v. State

531 So. 2d 708, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 464, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 870

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 18, 1988 | Docket: 64637313

Published

doubt the corpus de-licti of a violation under section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1985), Florida’s burglary

State v. Thomas

508 So. 2d 1287, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1427, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 8738

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 1987 | Docket: 64628119

Published

to commit a burglary. The pertinent statute, section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1985), states: Whoever has

K.W. v. State

468 So. 2d 368, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1017, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 13482

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 1985 | Docket: 64611744

Published

charged with being delinquent for having violated section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1983), which provides: Whoever

Desin v. State

414 So. 2d 516, 1982 Fla. LEXIS 2425

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 13, 1982 | Docket: 64590241

Published

question as one of great public importance: Does section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1979), encompass: (a) only

Desin v. State

414 So. 2d 516, 1982 Fla. LEXIS 2425

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 13, 1982 | Docket: 64590241

Published

question as one of great public importance: Does section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1979), encompass: (a) only

Desin v. State

404 So. 2d 181, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 21230

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 1981 | Docket: 64585244

Published

statutory or common-law, within the ambit of section 810.06. This conclusion is not reached without great

Davis v. State

356 So. 2d 1252, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 15592

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 21, 1978 | Docket: 64563709

Published

and possession of burglary tools contrary to Section 810.06, Florida Statutes (1975). After a trial by

Thomas v. State

351 So. 2d 77, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 16623

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 25, 1977 | Docket: 64560880

Published

crime of possession of burglary tools under Section 810.06 Florida Statutes (1975) is in and of itself

Biggs v. State

329 So. 2d 415, 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 14081

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 2, 1976 | Docket: 64553026

Published

possession of burglary tools proscribed by Fla.Stat. § 810.06 (1973). Upon review of the briefs and record we

Burnette v. State

258 So. 2d 470, 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 7256

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 29, 1972 | Docket: 64524578

Published

a sentence entered thereupon, he appeals. See § 810.06, Fla.Stat., F.S.A. We reverse and order that he

McMichael v. State

258 So. 2d 26, 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 7178

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 15, 1972 | Docket: 64524424

Published

possession of burglarious tools made unlawful by F.S. § 810.06, F.S. A. Appellant’s points on appeal urge the

Greene v. State

237 So. 2d 46, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6076

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 18, 1970 | Docket: 64515150

Published

brought pursuant to the provisions of F.S. Section 810.06, F.S.A., which is as follows: “Whoever * *

Mesenbrink v. State

231 So. 2d 852, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6959

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 24, 1970 | Docket: 64513341

Published

Possession of Burglary Tools, in violation of § 810.06, Fla. Stat., F.S.A. (1967). He pleaded not guilty

Schwam v. State

222 So. 2d 790, 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 5866

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 20, 1969 | Docket: 64509942

Published

trial to prove that Schwam violated Fla.Stat. § 810.06, F.S.A. In Estevez v. State, Fla.App.1966, 189

Koenig v. State

214 So. 2d 627, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 5010

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 15, 1968 | Docket: 64506966

Published

possession of burglarious tools in violation of § 810.06, Fla.Stat., F.S.A. The appellant urges that the

Bonamy v. State

205 So. 2d 707, 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 6129

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 9, 1968 | Docket: 64503611

Published

“possession of burglary tools” in violation of Section 810.06, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. After a careful review

Cappetta v. State

155 So. 2d 185, 1963 Fla. App. LEXIS 3384

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 1963 | Docket: 60213729

Published

of possessing burglary tools in violation of section 810.06, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. Only two questions

Diaz v. State

82 So. 2d 135, 1955 Fla. LEXIS 3879

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 27, 1955 | Docket: 64487228

Published

possession of burglary tools in violation of Section 810.06, F.S.1951, F.S.A. Defendant was also charged