Florida Statute 812.037 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 812
THEFT, ROBBERY, AND RELATED CRIMES

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F.S. 812.037

812.037 Construction of ss. 812.012-812.037.—Notwithstanding s. 775.021, ss. 812.012-812.037 shall not be construed strictly or liberally, but shall be construed in light of their purposes to achieve their remedial goals.

History.—s. 13, ch. 77-342; s. 294, ch. 79-400.

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Senfeld v. Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Co.

450 So. 2d 1157, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 13078

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 1, 1984 | Docket: 1433305

Cited 96 times | Published

retroactively.[13] The statute itself, in Section 812.037, states that "notwithstanding s. 775.021 [strict

State v. Camp

596 So. 2d 1055, 1992 WL 68964

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 9, 1992 | Docket: 1707730

Cited 12 times | Published

021(1), *1057 Fla. Stat. (1989). Moreover, section 812.037, Florida Statutes (1989), expressly requires

Roush v. State

413 So. 2d 15

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 8, 1982 | Docket: 1344201

Cited 9 times | Published

practicable." Given the remedial nature of the act (section 812.037), we find nothing unreasonable about this directive

Goddard v. State

458 So. 2d 230

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 6, 1984 | Docket: 1452364

Cited 8 times | Published

to achieve their remedial goals." Fla. Stat. § 812.037 (1983). Thus, to determine whether section 812

Snyder v. Bell

746 So. 2d 1096, 1999 WL 770781

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 10, 1999 | Docket: 1715023

Cited 6 times | Published

remedial, rather than punitive, in nature. See § 812.037, Fla. Stat. (1995) ("Notwithstanding §§ 775.021

State v. Guthrie

567 So. 2d 544, 1990 WL 145591

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 3, 1990 | Docket: 1721549

Cited 3 times | Published

to be construed in light of its remedial goal. § 812.037, Fla. Stat. (1983). On the other hand, section

State v. Telesz

873 So. 2d 1236, 2004 WL 1074014

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 2004 | Docket: 1732907

Cited 2 times | Published

to be construed in light of its remedial goal. § 812.037, Fla. Stat. (1983). On the other hand, section

YAIR BARAK v. ACS INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS, LTD., etc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 6, 2021 | Docket: 60627020

Published

synonymously with “compensatory damages.” See § 812.037, Fla. Stat. (“Notwithstanding s. 775.021, ss.

Alvarez v. Striegel

471 So. 2d 1356, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1632, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 14880

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 2, 1985 | Docket: 64612876

Published

sections 812.012-812.037 is not exclusive, section 812.037 states that section 812.035(11) “shall not