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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 810
BURGLARY AND TRESPASS
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F.S. 810.0975
810.0975 School safety zones; definition; trespass prohibited; penalty.
(1) For the purposes of this section, the term “school safety zone” means in, on, or within 500 feet of any real property owned by or leased to any public or private elementary, middle, or high school or school board and used for elementary, middle, or high school education.
(2)(a) Each principal or designee of each public or private school in this state shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency to prohibit any person from loitering in the school safety zone who does not have legitimate business in the school safety zone or any other authorization, or license to enter or remain in the school safety zone or does not otherwise have invitee status in the designated safety zone.
(b)1. During the period from 1 hour prior to the start of a school session until 1 hour after the conclusion of a school session, it is unlawful for any person to enter the premises or trespass within a school safety zone or to remain on such premises or within such school safety zone when that person does not have legitimate business in the school safety zone or any other authorization, license, or invitation to enter or remain in the school safety zone.
2.a. Except as provided in sub-subparagraph b., a person who violates this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
b. A person who violates this subsection and who has been previously convicted of any offense contained in chapter 874 commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(c)1. Except as provided in subparagraph 2., a person who does not have legitimate business in the school safety zone or any other authorization, license, or invitation to enter or remain in the school safety zone who shall willfully fail to remove himself or herself from the school safety zone after the principal or designee, having a reasonable belief that he or she will commit a crime or is engaged in harassment or intimidation of students entering or leaving school property, requests him or her to leave the school safety zone commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
2. A person who violates subparagraph 1. and who has been previously convicted of any offense contained in chapter 874 commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(3) This section does not abridge or infringe upon the right of any person to peaceably assemble and protest.
(4) This section does not apply to residents or persons engaged in the operation of a licensed commercial business within the school safety zone.
History.s. 1, ch. 2002-192; s. 1, ch. 2013-80.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 810.0975
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S810.0975 2b - TRESPASSING - RENUMBERED. SEE REC #S 7511 AND 7512 - M: S
S810.0975 2b2a - TRESPASSING - WITHIN SCHOOL SAFETY ZONE - M: S
S810.0975 2b2b - TRESPASSING - WITHIN SCHOOL SAFETY ZONE 2ND SUBSQ OFFENSE - M: F
S810.0975 2c - TRESPASSING - RENUMBERED. SEE REC #S 7513 AND 7514 - M: S
S810.0975 2c1 - TRESPASSING - FAIL LEAVE SCHOOL SAFETY ZONE AFTER ORDER - M: S
S810.0975 2c2 - TRESPASSING - FAIL LEAVE SCH SAFE ZONE AFTER ORDER 2ND SUBSQ - M: F



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

GREATER BIRMINGHAM MINISTRIES, v. MERRILL,, 321 F.R.D. 406 (N.D. Ala. 2017)

. . . . § 810.0975. . . .

STATE v. RAND,, 209 So. 3d 660 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . .” § 810.0975(1), Fla. Stat. (2014). . . . See § 810.0975(2)(a), Fla. Stat. . . .

GRAY, v. E. KOHL, D., 568 F. Supp. 2d 1378 (S.D. Fla. 2008)

. . . . § 810.0975, Fla. Stat. Gray claims the statute is unconstitutional for vagueness and overbreadth. . . . persons engaged in the operation of a licensed commercial business within the school safety zone. § 810.0975 . . . Section 810.0975(1) defines a “school safety zone” as being “within 500 feet of any real property owned . . . Vagueness Gray facially challenges § 810.0975 (the “School Safety Zone Statute”) on grounds that it is . . . Subsections 2(a) and 2(b) of § 810.0975, Florida Statutes, are declared unconstitutionally vague. . . .

J. L. S. a v. STATE, 947 So. 2d 641 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . . appeals his delinquency adjudication for trespass in a school safety zone in violation of Section 810.0975 . . . J.L.S. moved to dismiss the petition for delinquency on thé' grounds that Section 810.0975(2)(b) of the . . . OVERBREADTH J.L.S. first argues that Section 810.0975(2)(b), is impermissibly overbroad because: (1) . . . Nevertheless, since any application of Section 810.0975(2)(b) which violates the First Amendment can . . . See § 810.0975(3). . . .