Florida Statute 810.115 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Chapter 810
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F.S. 810.115

810.115 Breaking or injuring fences.—

(1) Whoever willfully and maliciously breaks down, mars, injures, defaces, cuts, or otherwise creates or causes to be created an opening, gap, interruption, or break in any fence, or any part thereof, belonging to or enclosing land not his or her own, or whoever causes to be broken down, marred, injured, defaced, or cut any fence belonging to or enclosing land not his or her own, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A person who commits a second or subsequent offense under this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) If the offender breaks or injures a fence as provided in subsection (1) and the fence or any part thereof is used to contain animals at the time of the offense, the offender commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) The court may require full compensation to the owner of the fence for any and all damages or losses resulting directly or indirectly from the act or commission pursuant to s. 775.089.

History.—s. 1, ch. 78-256; s. 35, ch. 88-381; s. 189, ch. 91-224; s. 5, ch. 93-37; s. 1234, ch. 97-102; s. 1, ch. 2003-50; s. 6, ch. 2007-244.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 810.115

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

S810.115 - DAMAGE PROP-CRIM MISCH - BREAK INJURE FENCE - M: F

S810.115 1 - DAMAGE PROP-CRIM MISCH - BREAK OR INJURE FENCE 2ND SUBSQ OFF - F: T

S810.115 2 - DAMAGE PROP-CRIM MISCH - BREAK INJURE FENCE CONTAIN ANIMALS - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 810.115

Total Results: 3

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

700 (Fla.Dist.Ct. App.1987). Additionally, section 810.115, Florida Statutes, makes willfully cutting

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2012-09

122 So. 3d 263, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 617, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 1893, 2013 WL 4734579

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 4, 2013 | Docket: 60234660

Cited 5 times | Published

Dissemination under Fla. Stat. 810.115(3) for an image created in violation of Fla. Stat. 810.115(2) (a) and (b)

Barlow v. State

171 So. 3d 777, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 11321, 2015 WL 4557000

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 29, 2015 | Docket: 2679086

Cited 2 times | Published

fences *778 used to contain animals, § 810.115(2), Fla. Stat. (2013), was based on this episode