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Fla. Stat. § 810.15 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
810.15 Residential picketing.—
(1) As used in this section, the term “dwelling” means a building, structure, or portion thereof which is occupied as, or designed or intended for occupancy as, a residence by one or more families.
(2) It is unlawful for a person to picket or protest before or about the dwelling of any person with the intent to harass or disturb that person in his or her dwelling.
(3) A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(4) Before a person may be arrested for a violation of this section, a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), or a local, state, federal, or military law enforcement agency must go as near to the person as may be done with safety and shall command any person picketing or protesting before or about the dwelling of a person to immediately and peaceably disperse. If any such person does not thereupon immediately and peaceably disperse, he or she may be arrested for a violation of this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2022-118.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 810.15

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§810.15(2)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESPICKET PROTEST NEAR DWELLING HARASS OR DISTURBM · 2nd

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·Jose Jimenez v. Florida Dept. of Corr., 481 F.3d 1337 (11th Cir. 2007).

Cited 74 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 6803, 2007 WL 866226

interpretation of the burglary statute. Fla. Stat. § 810.015. This statute was effective retroactively to February
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·Bradley v. State, 33 So. 3d 664 (Fla. 2010).

Cited 45 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2010 WL 26522

[18] Ch. 2001-58, § 1, Laws of Fla. (creating § 810.015(1), Florida Statutes (2002)). [19] Bradley's
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·Aguirre-Jarquin v. State, 9 So. 3d 593 (Fla. 2009).

Cited 44 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 299, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 467, 2009 WL 775388

judgment of acquittal on the burglary charge. Section 810.015(3), Florida Statutes (2004), provides, “It
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·Fl. Dept. of Env't Prot. v. Contractpoint Florida Parks, LLC, 986 So. 2d 1260 (Fla. 2008).

Cited 44 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 493, 38 Envtl. L. Rep. (Envtl. Law Inst.) 20173, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1240, 2008 WL 2678812

override a prior judicial construction is seen in section 810.015, Florida Statutes (2004), in which the Legislature
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·Johnson v. Florida Dep't of Corr., 513 F.3d 1328 (11th Cir. 2008).

Cited 39 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 997, 2008 WL 152181

premises need not remain surreptitiously and adopted § 810.015, which expressly stated the legislature's intent
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·Floyd v. State, 850 So. 2d 383 (Fla. 2003).

Cited 24 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2002 WL 1926223

Governor approved House Bill 953, which created section 810.015(2), Florida Statutes (2001). See ch.2001-58
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·Fitzpatrick v. State, 859 So. 2d 486 (Fla. 2003).

Cited 14 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2003 WL 22097432

consent may be proven by circumstantial evidence. § 810.015, Fla. Stat. (2001); see also ch.2001-58, § 1 at
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·Delgado v. State, 948 So. 2d 681 (Fla. 2006).

Cited 12 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2006 WL 3313734

dwelling surreptitiously. Id. at 242, superseded by § 810.015, Fla. Stat. (2001).[2] At Delgado's new trial
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·Carter v. State, 980 So. 2d 473 (Fla. 2008).

Cited 12 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2008 WL 382710

not broaden, the definition of burglary. See § 810.015(1)(2), Fla. Stat. (2002); ch.2001-58, § 1, Laws
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·State v. Ruiz, 863 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 2003).

Cited 11 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2003 WL 22964652

2001-58, LAWS OF FLORIDA, WHICH IS CODIFIED AT SECTION 810.015, FLORIDA STATUTES (2002), APPLIES TO CONDUCT
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·Miller v. State, 828 So. 2d 445 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 31355463

the remaining was done surreptitiously. In section 810.015, Florida Statutes (2001), the legislature expressed
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·Delgado v. Florida Dep't of Corr., 659 F.3d 1311 (11th Cir. 2011).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 20747, 2011 WL 4840588

("Delgado I"), superseded by statute, Fla. Stat. § 810.015. B. A grand jury indicted Delgado for two counts
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·Foster v. State, 861 So. 2d 434 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 1285453

2001-58, section 1, Laws of Florida (codified at section 810.015, Fla. Stat. (2001)), does not render Delgado
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·Braggs v. State, 815 So. 2d 657 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 215474

2001-58, Laws of Florida, as follows: Section 1. Section 810.015, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 810
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·Mosley v. State, 842 So. 2d 855 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 31889990

the Florida Legislature subsequently enacted section 810.015, Florida Statutes (2001), which states that
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RC v. State, 793 So. 2d 1078 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001).

Cited 8 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2001 WL 883156

J., and SILBERMAN, J., Concur. NOTES [1] Section 810.015, Florida Statutes (2001), nullifies Delgado
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·MacKey v. State, 83 So. 3d 942 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 832836, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 4063

not have consent to enter the home. See e.g., § 810.015(3) Fla. Stat. (2010); State v. Hicks, 421 So.2d
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·Schrack v. State, 793 So. 2d 1102 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2001 WL 985784

(H.B. 953)(West)(to be codified at Fla. Stat. § 810.015). This nullification, however, operates retroactively
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·Robinson v. State, 989 So. 2d 747 (Fla. 2d DCA 2008).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2008 WL 4180266

he entered the house as Wechman's invitee. See § 810.015(3), Fla. Stat. (2005) (stating that consent is
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·Ruiz v. State, 841 So. 2d 468 (Fla. 3d DCA 2002).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2002 WL 214760

NOTES [1] We are aware of the creation of section 810.015, Florida Statutes (2001) by which the legislature
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·Ducas v. State, 84 So. 3d 1212 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 1192035

§ S10.02(l)(b)2., Fla. Stat. (2008); see also § 810.015(l)-(6), Fla. Stat. (2008) (stating that Delgado
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·Harris v. State, 48 So. 3d 922 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 17699, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 2562

dwelling, structure, or conveyance surreptitiously. § 810.015 Fla. Stat. (2007)(emphasis added). The legislative
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·Alexandre v. State, 834 So. 2d 344 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2003 WL 49528

of overturning Delgado by the enactment of section 810.015, Fla. Stat. The statute contains a provision
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·Armen J. Pilafjian v. State, 210 So. 3d 738 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2017 WL 539855, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 1645

421 So.2d 510, 510-11 (Fla. 1982); see also § 810.015, Fla. Stat. (2015). If a defendant meets his burden
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Burnes v. State, 861 So. 2d 78 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2003 WL 22455284

(and that Delgado survived the enactment of section 810.015) was recently confirmed by Fitzpatrick v. State
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·Sharpe v. State, 941 So. 2d 1190 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 17824, 2006 WL 3020081

particular, the trial court noted that under section 810.015, Florida Statutes (2002), even if appellant
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·Patrick Albert Evans v. State of Florida, 177 So. 3d 1219 (Fla. 2015).

Cited 2 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 700, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 2538, 2015 WL 7008526

State, 9 So.3d 593, 605 (Fla.2009) (quoting § 810.015(3), Fla. Stat. (2004)). In circumstantial evidence
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·Ray v. State, 933 So. 2d 716 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 12402, 2006 WL 2057278

decision in Delgado, the legislature passed section 810.015, Florida Statutes (2001), in which it stated
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Wiggins v. State, 933 So. 2d 1224 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 1982601

superseded the supreme court's decision. See § 810.015(2), Fla. Stat. (2001). Because the jury instruction
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·Sturdivant v. State, 84 So. 3d 1044 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2010 WL 3464410, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 13314

inadequate), superseded on other grounds by statute, § 810.015, Fla. Stat. (2001); Mackerley v. State, 777 So
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·Smith v. Crosby, 872 So. 2d 279 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2004 WL 574427

noting that the Legislature's language in section 810.015(2) nullifying Delgado did not apply *282 because
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·Skellie v. State, 849 So. 2d 1220 (Fla. 5th DCA 2003).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 11143, 2003 WL 21713785

structure, or conveyance surreptitiously. See § 810.015(1), Fla. Stat. (2002). While consensual entry
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·R.C. v. State, 793 So. 2d 1078 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 11074

NORTHCUTT, A.C.J., and SILBERMAN, J., Concur. . Section 810.015, Florida Statutes (2001), nullifies Delgado
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Volvick Vassor v. State of Florida, 244 So. 3d 1121 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

was decided, the Florida Legislature passed section 810.015, Florida Statutes (2001), which amended the
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Patrick Albert Evans v. State of Florida Corrected Opinion (Fla. 2015).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

State, 9 So. 3d 593, 605 (Fla. 2009) (quoting § 810.015(3), Fla. Stat. (2004)). In circumstantial evidence
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State v. Robinson, 936 So. 2d 1198 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 2505175

chapter 2004-93, Laws of Florida, codified at section 810.015, Florida Statutes (2004). We disagree and affirm

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