Florida Statute 810.061 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 810
BURGLARY AND TRESPASS

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810.061 Impairing or impeding telephone or power to a dwelling; facilitating or furthering a burglary; penalty.—

(1) As used in this section, the term “burglary” has the meaning ascribed in s. 810.02(1)(b).

(2) A person who, for the purpose of facilitating or furthering the commission or attempted commission of a burglary of a dwelling by any person, damages a wire or line that transmits or conveys telephone or power to that dwelling, impairs any other equipment necessary for telephone or power transmission or conveyance, or otherwise impairs or impedes such telephone or power transmission or conveyance commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2003-84.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 810.061

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Cases Citing Statute 810.061

Total Results: 2

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

DWELLING TO FACILITATE OR FURTHER A BURGLARY § 810.061, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Impairing or

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-05.

257 So. 3d 925

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 21, 2018 | Docket: 8221108

Published

DWELLING TO FACILITATE OR FURTHER A BURGLARY § 810.061, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Impairing

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